Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-05-14
Local Intelligence.


with their family for the summer, on Satur-
/ last last
The school brigade are drilling prepare.
tory to taking part in the Decoration. day
ceremonies.
Howe is having splendid success in max
ing negatives of the village from the mountain
this season.
F. W. Bridges, formerly Of this place,
has bought sewing machine business at
Springfield, Vt.
Ranger 4 Thompson call attention to a
new line of gold pens, which take rank with
the best in the market
Dr. J. f. Prescott the well known opti-
clan, will be at the Brooks House next Mon
day, to remain two weeks.
Every one who comes to Brntleboro for
dry goods is invited to visit Hawlcys before
purchasing. He is opening new goods every
day.
Rev Washington GLADDEN. Of Springfield,
Mass, will occupy the pulpit of the Centre
church next Sunday, morning and evening,
in exchange with Rev. Mr. Martin
Mr.. Fisks tent has been repaired and is
now pitched on Frost's meadow for rehearsal
and training preparatory to the start for the
seasons campaign.
Rev. Mr. Green will discourse next Sun.
day morning on Some important points of
agreement between the 50 called evangelical
churches and the Unitarian church"
On the 18th inst, c. Schneider removes
his barber shop from Elliot street to the room
on the second floor Of Crosby block, former
ly occupied by Crosby & Co. n5 an Office
One Of the Estey agents IA farmer writes
that for years he has saved his organ boxes
and that so many have accumulated that he
has sawed them into pickets and fenced his
whole farm with "Estey organ boxes"
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Frost returned
on Friday from their FIVE week, visit among
children and friends in the West Mr. Frost
reports the Western grain crop as having
never looked finer within his experience
A parcel of boys at play in Illness
woods, last Saturday, thoughtes,ly kindled
fire, Just for the fun Of it, you know :" but
it soon assumed dangerous proportions and
it took them two hours of hard work, with
some outside assistance, to avert what would
have proved a serious conhagraton. As it
was tut bO1h ltATltu Il lthSOl from RllCn
others would do well to profit
The sale Of tickets for the Boston Muse
um company's presentation at the town hall
on Wednesday evening next with William
Warren as the central attraction, has opened
briskly and the prospect is for the fullest
house of the season. The opportunity will
be one not often offered to see first. class
OF ~ = actor ~ lp,,1
Marshall NJ. johnson, who was employed
as a teamster at the asylum, and lived in one
of Mr. Thorns houses on Forest street. sud.
denly disappeared last week, Just after re-
ceiying his pay at the asylum, leaving a wife
aud lot OF unpaid bills to mourn his depart
ure. Johnson had been studying up guide
books of Western travel and the circum-
stances all indicate prem sditated runaway.
Madame Rentz's Ministries, with lady or
chestra and cornet band, who are booked for
Brattleboro on Friday evening, May u, are
youched for by the press, east, west and south.
as an organization of high order of merit.
The fun, witticsms and spccialties are said to |
be irreproachable, the cornet, saxophone and |
violin soloists are accomplished artists, and |
the programme is of such varied character |
as to meet all tastes in minstrelsy.
Special services will be held in St. Mi |
chael's Episcopal church on Sunday next |
( whitsun-DayJ. The bishop of Vermont will
be present He will catechise the children.
celebrate the holy communion, preach. and |
the apostolic rite of confirmation.
Services at the following hours $50 A. NJ,
catechising; 1890 4. NJ, holy communion
and sermon; P NJ, evening prayer, sermon
and confirmation. The bishop will also visit
Christ church, Guilford at 2;3O P NJ
We believe We may safely assure our
readers that there can be no question as to
the excellence of the performance of
joaquin Millers play, The Danites,
as it will be presented by Ben. Magin-
ley's company at Crosby hall, on Sat
urday evening. The company was so well
received in Keene, y. H., on their appear
auce there last winter, that they were brought
there second time by their manager, on
Wednesday evening, when they were greeted
by full house.
Messrs. Estey Il Co. have just received
the following from missionary in Africa,
Rev. Mr. Day: Our organ is doing grand
service in the chapel. We use it for opening
school, evening prayer and Sabbath service
The natives are delighted with it, and always
come when it is played 1t is well adapted
to the climate. and is very sweet. We had
with Us not long ago au English engineer. a
man who, when at home, plays in one of the
arge London cathedrals and a. fine a per
former Us have ever heard. He pronounced
Ia. Ia.
Everybody within hearing of E,tey 4
Go, 5 whistle can now have standard time ev.
cry day. A small bell in the engine room at
he organ shops has been connected with the
local telegraph circuit, and every day at pre-
,iscy II NJ. by his chronOmeter Mr. Frink
touches the key of his telegraph instrument,
which sounds the bell in the engine room,
md the engineer blows the gong on the in
slant, This arrangement will be a conven-
ence to a good many people in the country
who always take their time from
'Estey's whistle
After the close Of the present season,
Mr.. Sol Smith Russell, whose recent appear
lnce here, with the Berger family, is fresh in
'ur readers minds, will appear only upon the
dramatic stage, One of his two new plays,
he completion of which he has been super
Intending during the past winter, WAS written
~ the Danbury News man, and is said to be
7ery funny. The other is the work of Mr..
J. f. Brown, Boston journalist In this
new venture, Mr.. Russell will be managed by
Mr.. Fred q. Berger, and Mr.. w. w. Fowler,
Who has been for years connected with the
Berger family, will join the new party.
Sunday and Monday last were both days
With July emperature-Monday being the
hotter of the two, with the mercury away up
n the nineties in the shade. During the
whole week vegetation has come forward with |