Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-08

BrattIeoOro.
Henry A. Wood has bargained his house
recently advertised in this paper, TO Geo. b.
Goldman.
There will be preaching at the Baptist
church next Sunday evening, followed by
the ordinance of baptism.
Rev Henry Spaulding a native Of tins
town aud resident here during his boyhood,
will preach at the Unitarian church next sun
day
Three children were baptised at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday evening, by the
pastor, the church being handsomely deco
rated for the occasion.
The Baptist lawn party is TO take place
next Tuesday evening if the weather IL IA
vorable, otherwise on the evening following,
on the grounds of Dr. o. r. Post.
At the close of the Centreville school,
July LIST, the pupils presented their teacher
| Mrs. Jennie T. Warren, an elegant rosewood
writing desk completely furnished with sta
tionery, AZ a token Of their love and respect
| Cornelius Sullivan got riotously drunk
Monday night and was locked up The next
morning he settled without trial, paying -
fine, and costs amounting to 81. -, making
| S1t.7j in all.
| About 80 persons from this place attend
| ed the temperance celebration of the Fourth
at Lake Pleasant The proceedings at the
lake passed off very agreeably aud quietly,
no rowdyism being seen despite the large at
tendance.
Rev. Dr. Anstice Of st. Luke's church,
| Rochester N Y, will preach at sc. Michaels
| lEpiscopaB church next Sunday. On the
| eth Rev Dr. Potter of Grace church, New
| York, viii preach.
The narrow gauge train had load Of
over 100 passengers up last Saturday night
/ On Monday. the Fourth the regular train
/ carried about 90 passengers each way ana
| the excursion train 40. OF the latter about
| l2j were from Townshend.
From items in some Of the papers up the
| state it appears that Waite is talking 10 peo-
! pie who call on him that as soon as his health
/ will permit he means to sue the First National
bank stockholders for the 800 900 which
| they owe him. Modest, as usual
For some time past there has been COM
/ plant of stone and mud throwing, broken
| windows. etc, on Elliot and Flat streets. Last
/ Saturday arrests we're made on account Of
/ windows being broken in the old melodeon
/ shop, and two Cavenaugh and two Llllis boys
we're let of with fine of 81 each and costs,
under a promise Of better behavior in the fu-
ture.
The Estey Guard held an election last
1 evening to fill vacancies caused by the cleo
ton Of Capt Estey to be Lieutenant Colonel.
| The elections we're all in the direct line Of
promotion and were A follows Captain, Ct.
/ H. Bond first lieutenant, F W. Childs
second lieutenant C. X. Stevens. Capt.
Bond appointed Frank Stickney to be first
sergeant
-G T. Shanks of South Londonderry has
compiled and printed a neat little pamphlet
| describing the business opportunities and nat
ural attractions Of the upper terminus Of the
| Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad. South
| Londonderry certainly has a bright business
future before it, and it would be difficult to
| overstnte attractions which it offers 10 the
tourist and summer visitor.
There was a large gathering of people At
Spotford lake on the Fourth, many being
present from this place In the afternoon
there was a boat race in which two boats con-
tested, one manned by c. A. Harris and E.
B. BarrowH, and the other by F. W. Putnam
aud ". II. Hall, all Of this place. The race
was very close and excited much interest.
The first named boat made the distance in
1888 and the latter came in only two seconds
behind.
The White Mountain express carried up
one of its largest loads of passengers last Sat
urday, the number on board being ~. One
hundred Of these we're members Of one of T.
B. Pugh's excursions, in charge Of Mr.. L A
Whitcomb. we'll known AZ an excursion con-
ductor On Friday, the day previous, there
were I35 persons IN. On the first three DAYS
of this week the loads were comparatively
light, numbering only 80 or 20 each day but
yesterday the hot weather did It's work and
sent III passengers on quest Tor cool AIR
and mountain brsezes.
The deep feeling awakened among our
citizens by the murderous attack upon the
President fouud axnression in A uuion aravar
meeting held at the Centre CONGREGATIONAL
church on the evening of the Fourth. Re.
marks were made bv the pastor and nv Rev
Messrs Cow and whitney C. F. Thompson-
Prof Blake and others. Mr.. Garaeld's dec.
larstion upon the occasion Of the assassina
ton Of President Lincoln God reiyns and
the government at Washington still lives. 81
expresses the general sentiment of the meet.
ing
of Morristovu. n. / OF which Miss Mary w
Clarke. daughter OF Cant. r. w. Clarke. i,
A member with Julia Mast a daughter az m,
artist, as head. cook. gave a cooks ball III,
other evening in celebration of the society.
fifth anniversary. The ballroom was deco
rated with kitchen utensils and garden vege
| tables. and the girls wore miniature sauce
pans. quart measures. etc. The society ha,
held meetings quite regularly in Mrs Mast
| kitchen. and the custom has been for aaci
member to eat after a lesson what she hal
cooked during the exercise. and thus learn Il
correct her own errors in cooking.
- III =,
II uoiltiion WIN ;ne Hhole ~
We, We are uliu ps uiAns 0nngAtohA 70 non D.
have special and Trustworthy Dispatches sen
from Washington every few hours durip,
the anxious DAYS of this week. These des
patches we're sent direct to THE PHnNrx of
eeived. During Monday and the early mar
! of TUESDAY the news was in a hopslsssl,
mixed condition, but with the arrival an,
= posting Of these special dispatches the publ
knew where they came from and at wha
hour they were sent. and were able to piI
their faith to them accordingly. Should an,
unfavurable change occur in the President