Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-22

] Inc new 1Ofk nome JOURNAL announces
the engagement Of Miss Marie V. d. Char
lier, daughter of Professor Ellie Charlier, to
| Haughwout Howe"
A meeting of Windham County Pomona
grange will be held in Grand Army hall, Brat
tleboro, on Thursday, July 2Sth, commence
ing at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
An excursion from Brattleboro to New
London, with trip to some nearby point on
the Sound, is in contemplation for an early
day-Saturday of next week. probably
The bookstore in Steen Il Wilkins's block
| is undergoing a thorough renovation, and
will be opened about the middle of next week
| by the new proprietors, Messrs. Geddis &
| Newcomb.
Rev. DIR. Geo. p. Tyler will occupy the
Congregational pulpit on the first two Sun
days in August, and during the remaining
two Sundays of Mr.. Martins vacation the
church will be closed.
COL l.. X Fuller has fitted up a small
steam yacht which he will shortly launch on
| Spofford lake. Its length is Is feet over all,
breadth % inches and preliminary trial of
! its engine gives evidence of very satisfacto-
ry speed. 1t will probably be taken over to
the lake tomorrow.
Beginning on Sunday next the post-oflice
will be open on Sunday mornings from $3.50 to
| 1880. This will give patrons Of the Office an
| opportunity TO obtain mail matter arriving by
the 1880 train on Saturday night and will be
an especial accommodation to farmers and
others living outside the village.
DIR. Drew, having completed his years
engagement with Dr. Ioltou, left for his
home in Burlington on Thursday evening
! He leaves many friends here who hold him
in high esteem both professionally and So
cialy He is not yet fully decided where he
will locate
IL X. Lawrence and f. G.. Frost took a
| pike weighing 81 lbs. out Of the river at the
foot Of the rapids below the toll bridge, on
Tuesday afternoon. They were trolling for
bass when the pike struck the spoon and by
| good luck was taken into the boat with land
ing net 1t was one of the handsomest
catches of the season.
Fred Waite had an exceptionally good
strawberry crop this year, marketing 300
! boxes, of which A. q. Davenport had 1906
and all were sold in town. From bed of
| Crescent Seedlings, set out in the spring of
| 1850 with T20 plants on one-eighth of an acre
of land, he picked 3sG quarts, or at the rate
of BOSS quarts to the acre.
Julie, daughter of John Hail. had a mar
row escape from drowning at Chesterfield not
many days ago She was bathing in the lake
with other children, when she Unexpectedly
stepped in beyond her depth, and had gone
| down aud risen the second time when she was
bravely rescued by her cousin, Master Veddor
! Swift.
Mr.. $. T. Il. Cheney, the well known
! cultiyator OF small fruits, living at > West
| ern avenue. exhibits some remarkable rasp-
berries which he has this year fruited for the
first time. They are of the Gregg" variety.
| black in color, excellent in flavor, and in size
and productiveness superior to anything we
| have before seen. Only a limited supply of
of the plants win be ready for disposal this
| fall
1t is understood that the vacancies in the
| High and Grammar schools have both been
| filled, but the committee withhold the names
of the teachers for the present Miss Lula
Newton succeeds TO the place in the primary
| department made vacant by the resignation
OF Miss Schuster. According to the Spring
field Republican, Miss Ella Stevens Of the
| Grammar school has been elected assistant
principal of the Deerfeld academy. Our
committee, however, have not been notified
OF any change in Miss Steveus's plans.
The following item from the New York
| Home Journal will interest our Brattleboro
readers many of whom remember with great
pleasure Mrs. Osgood's services on the oeca-
sion OF the concert for the benefit of the vel
low fever sufferers two years ago:
"Mrs. T.. Aliue Osgood, now in England was recent
y presented with gold bracelet a token Of graft
tude on the part Of the workmen who attend tine sat
ufday eveulug meetings Of tbs Peoples Entertainment
Society Of London for whose diversion Mrs Osgood
has frequently employed her admirable vocal powers
Mrs. ossod will return to America for the season Of
lssl-2 in November
Travel by the White Mountain express
has been comparatively light for the past ten
days, averaging 20 to 30 upward bound pas
sengers each day. Yesterday, however, the
train had three parlor cars and l45 passen-
gers. Some of the fastest time on the whole
line this side of New York is made this year
on the Valley road. On one or two occa-
sions, when the train has been late the run
from Bellows Falls to Brattleboro has been
made in 30 minutes. This is at the rate of
4S miles an hour and is fast enough for a
road so crooked. A road-bed and steel track
in perfect condition make this speed entirely
safe, however.
The following paragraph is from the
Burlington Free Press
IS. NJ Waite seems to be improving in health since
his eommita to prison at Rutland. He has pleasant
quarters on the second floor, where he spends much
Of his time reading and writing, also being much in
the Shops where be likes to watch the less favored
eonVicts At labor So rapidly has he recovered from
the illness which at one time was carrying him to the
grave, that he hnds no difficulty in going up aud
down stairs aud wa ks about in the ia ward Several
prominent men, who were associates Of Waite in his
halcyon days furnish him with reading matter. In
asmuch he is prisoner Of the United States he is
not obliged to work with his fellow conycts mi is
only In confinement his time being wholly his own"
The Quebec Morning Chronicle of last
Tuesday had the following paragraph, headed
IAN American Yachting Party:
"The steam yacht yosemite" owned by VIM. Rel
den OF New York and built by John Roach 4 Son of
CHESTER Pa arrived here on Sunday morning from
New YORK, having stopped at New London Martha's
Vineyard, Boston, Prince Edward Island aud Halifax
This yacht probably the one aHoat she is 200
feet long aud $50 tons burden, and is ed up In the
most luxurious style. The woodwork in the cabin is
OF hirds.eye maple tulip and rosewood She is eom-
manded by Capt. Avery and has a crew Of ~ men.
Her speed has averaged II Knots hour; II Ia claim
ed that she can easily make a. She Is now cnaling
and Will leave to-day for the sAguenay and Labrador
The party consists Of Mr.. aud Mrs Belden, Col Geo.
W. Hooker, wife aud son, Miss Norford A. s. Gordon,
A. r. BurTas and A. p. Woodruff. The yacht cost up
wards Of S2OOOO0 and 1t Is Mr. Beldens intention TO
SHORTY leave with her on voyage around the worldn
j. L. Ray got an involuntary plunge in
the Connecticut river at Norcross ferry, on
Wednesday, for which new and untried
horse was responsible. Mr.. Ray drove on to
the ferry boat from this side and remained in
the carriage, a boy who accompanied him
having got out to inspect the working of the
boat The boat had only moved few feet
away from the shore when the horse made
sudden start and went of the boat into l9 or
Ia feet of water Mr.. Ray chung 10 the reins
and turned the horse back to the shore and
made safe landing, though the experience
was not altogether a pleasant one After
ward, while exchanging the harness at Eli