Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-05-21
Local Intelligence.


The weather could hardly be finer for the
Chesterfield lake opening.
The village tax is due June LIST, and the
collector is abroad, Textbook in hand.
DR.. j. f. Prescott optician, is at the
Brooks House in attendance upon the wants
of his wide circle of patrons.
Sermon ut the Methodist church next
Sunday evening. Subject: "Graceless Spleen
dor, the first Of five Bible characters.
The heart of the farmer was never made
more glad, we imagine. than by this week =
happy succession of rain, sun and showers
The Sunday school of St. Mchael's Epis-
copal church will be in session on Sunday
next Crrinity Sunday in the morning at $3.50.
The hour of the Tuesday afternoon meet
ings of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has been changed from 3 o'clock p. NJ
to o'clock
Mr.. A. H. Wright of the firm of Pratt
Wright Il Co., has been confined to his house
for some days with severe attack of rheum-
atism. lie is now improving
CLARK, at his barber shop, has just set up
a very rare and handsome specimen of the
fox family, which hunters know as ''cross
fox 1t was shot by Kecne, n. H., sports
man.
Mr. Fisk announces Il religious service to
be held in his tent on Frosts meadow next
Sunday afternoon at , o'clock Everybody is
invited, and comfortable seats will be proyid.
ed for ALL
sharp frost last Saturday morning.
which in some localities amounted to "A de-
cided freeze, reminded ambitious early gar.
deners that in this latitude is is never safe to
put confidence in the promise of early May
weather
The next semi-annual meeting of the
Connecticut River Conference of Unitarian
and other Christian churches will be held
with the Unitarian church in this place June
IL and l.
Mr. George J. Brooks reached Brattleboro
last Saturday, on his return from San Fran
cisco. His niece, Miss Lille Brooks, who
went with him to san Francisco last January
will remain in California during the summer
with friends of her fathers family.
The Brattleboro bcyclists took their first
extended run last Saturday afternoon. A par
ty of five left Brattleboro at o'clock P NJ,
and went to North Bernardston and back
reaching home on their return little before
seven
Hon. G.. w. Hendee, United States bank
commissioner for Vermont was in town on
Wednesday and Thursday in the performance
of his official duties. Three good banks.
BrattleborO national banks.
The band by invitation played on Oak
street, Monday evening, from the grounds Of
Mr.. Edward Clark. II is their intention to
play occasionally in different sections of the
village during the season. the better to ac-
commodate residents. Their visits will doubt
less be welcomed by ALL
The temperance meetings which are held
regularly on Wednesday evenings at the read.
ing room, from $50 to 9;4j, are developing
an unusual degree of interest of late aud the
attendance has largely increased. An earnest
effort is made to make the meetings pleasant
and profitable to ALL and all who attend are
Cordially welcomed.
The annual meeting Of the Central Yer.
mont railroad company was held at st. Adams
on Wednesday. The old board Of directors
was reelected, with the exception that Brad.
ley Barlow and ex.Gov. Stewart declined re.
election, and W. II. Dubois of Randolph and
W. II. II. Bingham of Stowe were chosen in
their place.
Mrs. Hollis Streeter, Mrs. A. r. Eddy,
and her son five yea r. old, were driving in
West Chesterfield last Friday, when the
horse became frightened aud ran the wagon
int h. all
out. Both ladies were badly bruised, Mrs.
Streeter having one of her wrists fractured.
The boy was unhurt.
A good many local readers who were
fortunate enough to be in the town hall on
the evening of the sd ult. will appreciate
the enthusiasm of the Obcrn o. students
who, last week, on the occasion of Remenyis
visit to tina. town for u second time, met him
at the station, took the horses from the cur.
riag4 and attaching long rope, themselves
drew him to the hotel
A Brattleboro lady treasures an elegant
note from the poet Holland, in which he thus
speaks of a beautiful floral token sent by her
as u member OF the Holland club: There is
no breath from the country that touches the
sense more gratefully than do those mayfow-
ers in April They always make me glad, and
they bear double fragrance when the hand
of friendship sends them"
Mr.. James Fisk's arrangements for his
travelling exhibition approach completion,
and he will probably be ready to give an ex-
hibition, prior to his departure on his sum
mer tour, on Tuesday or Wednesday next,
with preliminary street parade. When he
leaves here he will go direct by rail to the
west, probably striking Detroit, Mich, as his
first exhibition point He will be accompa-
MED by a band made up of six or seven of
our local musicians, under the lead of S. c.
Davis.
COL Butterfeld, the supervisor of the
census for Vermont, divides Brattleboro into
three enumeration districts, the first district
comprising that portion of the village lying
north of Milestone brook, the second that
portion of the village south of the brook, and
the third the town outside the village limits
Capt. r. w. Clarke, II. NJ. Currier and ]. S.
Cutting have been, respectively, commission.
ed enumerators for these districts. Their
work will begin June LIST, aud their returns
must be completed and in the hands of Col.
Butterfeld by July lst.
The bailiIs and selectmen united in or
dering the wooden awning, just erected in
front of the Williston stone block, taken
down a week ago. There is some question
as to how far the authority of these officials
extends in such a case under our village by
laws, and the matter hangs fire while that
question is under Amusement great ma
jOrity of our people would prefer to see the
matter settled by the quiet removal of the OBJ
jectionable structure, without regard to what
the exact letter of the law may say, We i'm.
agine the owners of the awning themselves
would hardly like to see a string of such
sheds erected the whole length of Main street
ON both sides