Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-08-05

BrattIebOrO.
"A cleaning fluid OF real merit is adver-
tised this week by Miss Gertrude Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. Il. Sargent are at Sara
toRa for the benefit Of Mr. Sargents health.
-Vennor predicted that the 4th and 9TH of
August would be cold and the evenings fall
likel
Judge Tyler and family and Rev W. II.
Collins and family are home from months
vacation 'down by the sea-.
Rev. DR.. Geo. P. Tyler will occupy the
Congregational pulpit next Sunday and the
Sunday following.
The young people of the Catholic society
will picnic at the Bernardston grove to-
morrow.
Col. Estey and family go to Oakland
beach Warwick, II. L., to-day for fort
night.
Mr.. y. @. Robbins, distinguished law
yer of Washington, ID. c.. is stopping at the
Brooks House, with his wife,
Il. NJ. Price, agent for the stockholders,
is in town this week on business connected
with the First National bank affairs.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dalton go to Ocean
Bluff (Kennebunkport), Me-, to-day for a
fortnights needed rest and recuperatiou.
-Chas j. Richardson Of Princeton ILL.,,
and DIR. j. II. Richardson of Medheld, Mass,
Brattleboro boys, and brothers Of w. +.
Richardson, are in town for few days.
The members of Post Sedgwck, G. A.
r., propose to attend n campfire to be held
by the Jamaica post this evening, returning
by morning train tomorrow
This weeks hot weather has set the
faces Of city folk toward the mountains. The
White Mountain train carried up $50 passen-
gers on Wednesday aud 1873 on Thursday.
Frank Wells has ripe peaches raised in
his garden, the first of which was pickod
Aug. Sd, from a tree set out in the spring Of
1880. They are of the Alexander variety
An Oak street four-year-o awakened
by one of last weeks thunder storms, told it
all in a few words when he called out NAM
ma, can see right through the sky when it
lightens -
The cigar makers formed themselves into
two mines and played a matched game Of base
ball last Saturday afternoon, the score stand
ing 20 TO 2. II you ask us which was which
we cannot tell.
John +. Vinton, machinist, has sold the
machinery in his shop 10 a Massachusetts,
man who will remove it for his own use or
for sale. Mr.. Vinton will probably take a
Job in Boston
ut NOW AOuhbh EhllIOdu tOul-
pany has erected a commodious depot or COW
cred platform at its lake Pleasant station
and built plank walk the entire distance OF
about one-fourth mile TO the lake.
The Methodist Sunday school enjoyed
their ANNUAL picnic at Simon Brooks's farm,
Wednesday. Upwards of 200 persons attend.
ed, special train having been run from the
depot for their accommodation.
COL and Mrs. Hooker and son, ''of Lab
rador. returned home Tuesday night. Their
trip Of three weeks was one of unqualified
delight, with the exception of trouble expe-
rienced from dense fogs during the last three
days on their way down the coast.
Persons troubled with defective eyesight
will be interested to learn that Trip the jew.
eler, has lately placed upon his counter an
instrument known as the "optometer," by
means Of which the focus of the eye is oh.
tanned and the strength Of glass required in
each case determined as readily as it could be
done by an Optician.
The Baptist Sunday school have arranged
| for picnic excursion to South Londonderry
next Tuesday. The band has been engaged
for the occasion, and the Baptist Sunday
schools of Yves. Brattleboro and South Lon.
donderry have been invited to join.
Those of the resident clergymen who
are in town met the Rev G. W. Hawley at a
| pleasant breakfast party at his brothers, N
| l. Hawley's, on Tuesday morning The Rev
| Hawley has recently come north from two
years of work among the freedmen at Allan.
| Ia, Ga.
The ladies of the Unitarian society as
| sure their friends that their annual fair and
| festival, TO be given next Tuesday evening
shall be no less attractive than their many
former gatherings of the kind. Posters are
up giving full particulars.
Last Monday night our friend Daniels
who holds the throttle OF the ~. L. Martin
on the Brattleboro & Whitehall road, made
his run to South Londonderry inside of ar
hour and - minutes. This will do very wei
for speed on a new and crooked road which
some people don't consider safe"
A motion to become auxiliary to the Yer
mont State Women's Christian Temperance
| Union was unanimously carried by the ladies
Of the Brattleboro Union at a regular meeting
| held July 26th. The meetings of this organ
| ization are held at the usual place every Tues
day afternoon from to 4 O'Clock. All ladie,
are cordially invited to cooperate.
The patronage OF the Brooks House has
never been so large as during the present
season. Nearly every night finds the house
full, many of tue guests being persons or
families en- route to or from the White Noun
tains The fact that the house is so admira.
bly, managed that every guest says good
word for it to his friends probably has much
to do with its success
About IS persons from Brattleboro Joined
the New London Northern excursion last Sat
urday, and the company numbered $50 wher
New London was reached. The afternoon wa
agreeably spent in trips to the various point
of interest in the harbor. On its return tn,
train reached Brattleboro shortly after mid
night no accident or unpleasant incden
having marked the trip.
d. E. Tasker reports having seen large
rattlesnake, Sunday, on Pratt's hill, north O
Elbridge StockwelPs. Being thinly shod a
the time, Tasker did not make a vigorous at
tack upon the reptile, and it escaped TIL,
locality is one much frequented by children
after berries, and has hitherto been supposed
to be entirely free from rattlesnakes.
In the bicycle race on Cemetery hill
Saturday afternoon, for the club medal, th,
only contestants were A. w. Childs, o. A
Marshall and w. S. Underwood, Childs max
ing the half-mile and winning the medal il
2;5. A couple of Boston bicyclists, riding sc
inch wheels, were present at the race, one O
whom afterward went over the course il
1857.
We regret 10 learn that Mr.. ]. G. Davis
proprietor of the Brattleboro House ant
breeder of fancy horses, is in financial trouble
suits for debt having been brought agains
him by several parties and attachments levie,
upon his property. 1t is believed that an az
rangement will be made with the creditor
whereby Mr.. Davis will be permitted to con
tinue his business.
"A line of telephone posts has been Sc
this week from BrRttleboro to North Hinsdal
and the telephone wire removed to them frou
the Western Union posts, on which it ha
heretofore been strung for a mile down tn
river. The new posts follow the highway, an
will have double wire, one for the Chester
field and one for the Hinsdale line, giving a
independent line to each place G. l.. Clary su
perintends the work.
The Odd Fellows picnic at SpofIor
lake, Wednesday, was very agreeable sue
cess. The weather was favorable, and tn
attendance good, members of the order wit
their ladies beinp Drasent from MANY of IN