Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-04
Local Intelligence.


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lot of new things for Saturday afternoon and
Monday.
! DR.. o. Il. Post is making preparations to
/ build a new house near his present residence
| fronting ON High street
DR.. Holton attended the session Of the
| American Medical Association at New York
! this week aud received the honor Of an cleo
| ton as one Of the four vice presidents of the
organization.
Mr.. fisk gave his preliminary tent shows
last Friday afternoon and evening, and on
Wednesday his men and effects went north
en- route for Detroit. Mr.. Fisk himself follow
! ing on Thursday morning.
About sixty Bntteboro people, includ-
ing members Of the Grand Army, band and
| citizens, by invitation attended the decora-
ton exercises Mt Putney, Sunday afternooR
| But for the rain probably much larger num-
Der Of people would have gone.
A steady and gentle rain, Of twenty
! hours duration. increasing to a genuine
| pour toward tho last. was never more glad
| ly welcomed here than was that Of last Sun
day and Sunday night 1t is hard to tell
whose smiles are the broader this week
| Dame Natures or the farmers
-Inquiring school boy Your supposi-
ton is correct. The men who are now going
about taking the census are called 'numerators,
and the men by whom they were nominated
may rightly be termed denominators. 1t is
wrong, however, TO suppose that they form
| only vulgar fraction Of the community.
1t was carrying the "griud," on Col
| Hooker a step too far when that fotg. de
| spatch was bulletiued in the town hail en-.
trance on Thursday evening, misleading
many people as to the prospects at Chicago.
| Keep your jokes within legitimate bounds.
| gentlemen, or the gun will hurt at the wrong
end.
The services at the Universalist church
last Sunday morning were attended by the
members of the Grand Army in body. Mr..
| Whitney's sermon was founded on St Mark.
| l2:17-"Render to Caesar the things that are
! C.usar's, and to God the things that are Gods"
and was an eloquent and powerful presen-
tation Of the duty of patriotism.
Our euterprising undcrtakers, Messrs.
| G. L. Brown a Son. announce by advertise
ment this week that they arc prepared to en-
balm the bodies Of the dead in accordance
| with the latest methods aud without extrn
charge. In making this offer the Messrs.
Brown are taking an important step and one
which tile public, no doubt, will appreciate.
The seectmen have done a good thing in
building new and substantial fence on Rail
road street on the bank of the brook below
the Main street bridge. The little doors.
| through which the iremen may thrust their
suction hose in case of an emergency, were
happy thought and should prevent the struct-
ure from becoming so battered and dsmoral
lied as was it predecessor.
A lady from Boston has visited Green
field and Deerhtd the past week in behalf Of
the country work for poor children, and
has secured places for some forty such little
waits for week or more each in those towns.
1t is intimated that, little later. she may
visit Brattloboro on the same mission. We
believe she would receive a cordial welcome
aud generous response.
The news OF Frank Lawrence's acquittal
on the charge of having murdered his father
was received here on Tuesday morning with
universal expressions OF satisfaction. From
the first the young mans relatives and init
mate friends have believed him innocent.
and since all the facts and circumstances
have become known it has been impossible
for any one to see how he could be convicted
on the evidence presented
MIR Miller OF the Methodist church
preached sermon last Sunday morning on
the occasion of the Tooth anniversary Of the
establishment Of Sunday schools, by Robert
Raikos of England, showing the growth of
the institution, the obstacles it has met aud
which it must still meet, and also the de-
mands which our nation makes of it for the
religious training of the people.
At the great bicycle meet at Newport,
II. l., on Monday, when about 200 bicyclists
were present and organized the League of
American Wheelmeu," our Brattleboro club
was not forgotten, W. S. Underwood having
been elected one Of TIE directors The club
intend to 90 to Greenfield Saturday after
noon, returning by the 1890 train. Ou Mon
day they made q run to Putu,y in onc hour
and twenty minutes
Hereafter, neighbor r., We really wish
you would stick to the good old way aud call
us grandmother" when firing your pop gun
at the narrow gauge railroad. 1t is a much
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rowing to our feelings than the too familiar
and patronizing sissy" And by the way,
couldn't you work in something about ''ve-
nality" and corruption, in place of so much
"abject serSility' you lad last week.
The Old soldiers campfire, held at Grand
Army hall, last Saturday evening was well at
tended and the exercises quit, interesting
Commander II. E. Taylor welcomed the
guests in few remarks, and short speeches
were made or anecdotes related by Rev. b.
f. Miller, Major Wales, Rev. j. b. Green
Major II. r. Chase, Messrs. Cannon and
Brown of Bellows Falls and Rev G. E. Mar
tin. There was also singing by Mrs. Hol-
brook, Mr.. Emery aud Mr.. Willis.
The ladies of the Congre gational society
held their annual fair on Thursday evening
The attendance WAS large aud the receipts
somewhat in excess Of those last year,
amounting to $50. In addition to the usual
attractions in the way Of refreshments and
fancy articles, there was a juvenile "old
folkss concert" which added much to the
general enjoyment, the programme en-
bracing the singing of ancient tunes by St
lect choir in costume, dialect readings by
Miss Julia Brooks, songs 10y the little Crosby
brothers, Master Wright, and others.
Uncle Sans army of - OOO cnumerators
began their work of question asking aud cen
sustaining on Tuesday, work which they
are obliged to complete aud have their re-
turns in the hands Of the supervisors by the
first Of July. People who may be inclined to
be shy of answering any or all Of the multi
tudinous questions which these gentlemen
must ask are reminded that a heavy penalty
is provided for refusal TO answer, and
young % ladies who hesitate TO tell their
ages may comfort themselves with the thought
that this information is strictly confiden.
tial"
The Bratteboro bakery is doing a thriv.