Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-24
Local Intelligence.
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Grandmother speaks to you AMIN
Charles
H. w. Simonds aud family start to.don
for a home in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sermon next Sunday evening nj H..
Methodist church. Subject, Peter, the in
consistent"
Gen. w. w. Lynde has so far recoveroa
from his recent severe illness as to DO bropol,
home on Wednesday.
Intelligence has reached the friend. IL
this place Of the death Of Charles II. Fulton 90
Marysville, Tenn, husband Of Annie J Etor
formerly Of Brattleboro.
Unless Grandmother is greatly inis,sl,,
she will teach the DJamey boy before sbs
gets through with him, that children wbo
play with fire are pretty sure to get burned
Bellows Falls Times says Westmiprs,
had a grand torch planting at late hon,
Monday night, and in due time her meadow
are expected TO produce and present sold
mass of illumination
At the first annual session Of the New
England Undertakers' Association, held a,
Boston last week, G. L. Brown of this place
was chosen member OF the executive com
mittoo for Vermont.
According to the Almanac summer end
ed and autumn began at four minutes past II
O'Clock Wednesday forenoon. That probable
accounts for the cool weather and slight frost
of Wednesday night.
The astronomers say that the big planet
Jupiter will reach its perihelion, its nearest
approach to the sun, tomorrow, and few
days later it will be as near the earth as il
can come Then we are to look out for great
storms and sudden changes of temperature.
Several members Of the Unitarian socie.
ty, including the pastor, Rev. J. b. Green
are in Saratoga, NJ Y, this week, in attend
ance on the biennial session Of Unitarian and
other Christian churches. The conference
opened on Tuesday evening with sermon
by p. w. Clayden, editor of the London Da
ly News and a preacher at the Unitarian
chapel at Kentishtown.
1t is safe to predict that there will be
developments, il Waite concludes to open
his mouth when he gets here. Def;imer Fl.
trd.
Perhaps be will tell what the consideration
was by which the Defdmer became his sub
servient tool and mouthpiece last spring, in
his attempt to crush the Brattleboro IL White.
hall railroad
Col. Hooker has done a very kind and
generous act in sending on to Brattleboro
1000 sets Of fine photographic portraits Of Gar
field and Arthur for free distribution to every
Republican voter in town. Five hundred
pairs of these pictures were sent to H. b
| Chamberlain, and 800 to +. p White. Per.
sons who have not already received copies Of
the pictures can obtain them by calling on
| either of these gentlemen.
If there is any man to whom the Reform.
or is indebted for the solution of its prize
problem in 1873, we wish he would cali and
get his dues. -Defamer Of last neek.
You will please consider this our "call, 70
Charles for the prize money due us on &C..
count of an assignment from "a fellow by
the name Of E. p White" When you hand
us the little sum you might also enclose q
certified check for 500, with interest since
| July 3Oth last.
A special train of two cars carried the
Brattleboro Democrats up to Bellows Falls Oh
Monday evening to join in a torchlght pro.
cessiOn and help Democratic representative
elect Smith Of that place celebrate bis cleo
ton to Office. According to the Times the
parade passed of in an orderly manner and
TO the satisfaction Of all concerned or what
happened afterward however, Mr.. Swain
says:
ION the return to the depot of the delega
ton from Brattleboro, some twenty-five OF
thirty would not get aboad the train The
conductor, after vainly trying to get them tC
40 So gave the order 10 start, when grand
rush was made and several were thrown down
and six or eight left. While ON their way
home, after trying TO get up fight Que Of
them went TO the rear platform of the hind
car and kicked of a barrel of torches which
was standing there, the torches being scatter
ed along the track for about ten rods, anC
were badly smashed and broken. There car
be no doubt about these 'reformers' ant
that they need reforming"
THE TARGET PRACTICE AT OAK GROVE RANGE
LAST SATURDAY.
Some excellent records were made, anC
on the whole the shooting was very even
Hawley and Walker were tied for the medal
but under the Creedmoor rules it was taken
by the former.
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