Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-11

their annual lawn party July - aud II.
Persons having wringers to repair should
read T. N. Daviss advertisement in our col
umns to-day
Rev Chas A. Allen of Brunswick. Me.
will preach at the Unitarian church next Sun.
day
Republican caucus TO choose delegates to
the State convention, next week Saturday
evening
DR. Gale and W. H. Childs left Monday
morning for their annual fishing excursion to
the wild woods Of Maine.
Rev. Samuel b. Flagg of Bernardston,
Mass will preach in the Universalist church
next Sunday, in exchange with the pastor.
j L. Ray will furnish his four in hand
| picnic wagon for parties to Chesterfield lake
aud return, for Sl4, and pay his own eH-
| penses
The fortieth anniversary Of the Baptist
! Sunday school will be celebrated in the audi
| ence room Of the church next Sunday evening,
with appropriate exercises.
Fred Waite picked his first strawberries
on Monday, and is marketing some hand
! some berries of fine flavor this week. Thorn
has their sale
The first homegrown strawberries Of
the season, well ripened large and luscious,
came to u from Wizards counter on Monday.
eth inst They were grown by L. NJ. Wilson
OF Putney.
Next Sunday will be observed as Chill
dren's Sunday in the Methodist church. Mr.
Miller will preach sermon to the little ones.
and there will be excellent music 10y the
birds.
A delegation Of 20 from the Baptist
church in this village and - from that in the
West village attended the Windbam Co. Bap-
fist Sunday school convention held at Hines
burg on Wednesday.
The attention of the teachers Of the
county is especially directed to the announce
ment in our advertising columns Of the teach
ers' institute to be held at Wilmington next
week by Superintendent Couant
The occupants of Marshall a Ester
brooks block are loud in their complaints be-
cause the bailifs do not perform their duty
and take care of the offensive sewer opening
IN the edge of the brook behind those build
ings.
Ladies who's attention may be attracted
by the decorative art announcement in our
advertising columns will be interested in ex-
aiming the handsome specimens OF work of
this class now on exhibition in the window Of
MIS- Mhltt : millinery store.
DR. PRESCOTT patronage largely increases
with each succeeding visit TO Brattleboro.
and he will remain at the Brooks House dur
ing next week. His skill as al opticisn is i'm
phcitly relied upon by those who have had
longest experience with his services, and he
numbers many warm friends among our peo-
pie.
The temperance meeting at the reading
well attended, the room being filed TO over
flowing. Among the speakers were Rev Mr.
Parsons and Mr.. Bacon of Putney, whose re-
marks gave added interest TO the meeting
A handsome cabinet portrait of Gen Gar
field, sent to Col. Goodhue on Wednesday
evening by Hon. ]. NJ. Tyler, graces the
Brooks House counter. The likeness is that
OF strong, wel-cOnditioned whole-souled
man who can awaken the enthusiasm Of lis
friends and command the respect of his OPP
ponents.
A current news item says that Mrs W.
i. 5. Higgins, formerly Lucina Worden, an
adopted daughter of Francis Liscomb of this
village, has been murdered by Indians at
Etchetah, Mont, near the scene of the Gus
ter disaster. The motive for the crime. rs
stated, was chiefs wish to marry Mrs HiR-
Mn. Higgins in this vicinity heard rumors of
her murder fortnight ago. but We are not
informed whether they have learned positive
ly as to the truth Of the report
Rev. &. E. Martin and Dea. Thompson
have been in attendance this week on the An
nual session of the general convention of
Congre gational churches of Vermont held at
Chester Ex-Gov. Page presided and DIR.
johnson of Rutland preached the opening
sermon Oh Tuesday evening The eonven-
ton was very handsomely entertained by the
Chester people.
Rev. and Mrs. W. II. Collins, r. A. Nash.
and Col aud Mrs. Haskins have been in at
tendance this week on the annual session OF
the Epiccopal diocesan convention at Mont
Peher. Bishop Bissells address on the coca
sion show ed an encouraging increase in the
diocese IN both membership and parishes.
Col. lie Grand Il. Cannon Of Burlington gen
erously pledged $40, 600 toward the establish
ment of permanent fund for the support of
the bishop, provided the diocese will raise an
additional SO, 900 during the coming year
he'. MI Collins was chosen one of the four
cleric delegates TO the triennial convention To-
be held at New York in October
The gang of men who are laying ties ON
the Brattleboro Whitehall road will reach |
the Branch bridge by tomorrow night. and
during next week they are expected to com
plete the work as far MS Fayetteville. A pang
of men have begun at Jamaica TO put The |
road-bed in order, and will work this way uu-
III they meet the gang who are laying ties. |
IN tuesday one Of the Central Vermont en- |
gineers had the 'Brattleboro" locomotiv,. |
hred up and out on the track, under the di- |
recilon of F. +. Proctor, who has charg, of |
the locomotives and repairs at Bellows Falls. |
1 lie machine was found to work admirably. |
he operations upon her attracted an inter
eSted crowd during the day many of whom
q lor"ceu the opportunity for their first ride
on the marrow gauge"
The Western Union telegraph company
uld very generous and obligiug thing. dur
ing the session of the Chicago convention in
ihstructng its operators to take of any press
messages relative to the convention which
they might choose and give them 10 the pub-
lie free of charge. The favor was highly an
preeiated by our Brattleboro people. and the
dispatches were eagerly scanned aud discuss
ed rs they appeared from time to time on the
bulletin board. Saturday evening AN anxious
company of score or more gathered in end
"or'h Childs's office and patiently waited
. n'oi expectation OF the result of the !
mrs. ballot Their vigil lasted until midpirbt
omaha ume), but their only reward was The
INCOME message, received in the wee sma,
n ..2I OF the New England Sunday morning:
nomination of candidates completed ad.
lourhed to 10 O'Clock Monday morning
5oou night The progress of the ballotipp
Dn MohdAy afternoon and evening was eager.
y watched and scored, and on Tuesday after
noon, when the final result was Announced
mere was a general feeling of relief, and ex,
presslons of genuine satisfaction, that 80 nan.
by and suspicious result had been reached
4 bodwell, IN charge of the Brattleboro Of
nSe, showed himself very obliging during the
whole week, and the local telegraph eomnanv