Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-17
Local Intelligence.


The June training OF the E5tey Guard
and Fuller Battery takes place tomorrow on
the fair ground.
Fine weather and good fishing, is the re.
port brought by the returning members Of the
Maine fishing party.
Articles lost by persons at enter tain.
ments AZ the town hall may be inquired for
of A. Pettee, who has the hall in charge
Strawberries Of home production made
their appearance in market last Saturday
Fred Waite of this town and 4. NJ. Wilson
OF Putney being first on hand.
All persons who used saddles, brides or
horse equipments belonging TO the Fuller
battery are requested TO return them at once,
as they are needed for June drill tomorrow.
The bailifs issue a notice this week in
regard to the removal Of filth and nuisances
which every householder owes II TO his own
well-being aud that Of his family to heed
S. N. Waite was brought to Bellows
Falls this morning. en- route for Rutland this
afternoon He is professedly in good spirits
and invites his friends to Rutland to see him.
We learn that Mr.. P. b. Francis is to
take up his permanent residence with his
daughter at Hartford, Conn. His brother,
VIM Francis, is in charge Of his large prop.
erty interests here.
At the semiannual meeting OF the Con-
necticut Valley dental society, held at Green.
field yesterday, DIR. @. s. Clark of Brattle-
boro read an essay on THE teeth as affected
by the physical condition"
"A. P. Halls valuable four-year- colt
has been lying all the morning in a fit, with
commissions, on Green street, the animal hay
ing reared and fallen as II was being led up
the hill in the rear of Rettings.
--Barnums show is TO be at Greenfield
Mass, on Saturday of next week-the near.
est point TO Brattleboro, probably, which the
Colossal combination" will touch this season.
A pointed and effective temperance ad.
dress was given at the Methodist church last
Sunday evening Mr.. TruRx was attentively
listened 10 by an audience which filed the
house.
AT the annual meeting this week the
Vermont Valley railroad company elected for
directors: Gouverneur Morris, Henry G. Rob.
inson, Frederick Billings, John B. Page, A.
B. Harris, ]. NJ. Williams and Bradley Bar
low.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Wilcox returned
from their wedding journey on Saturday
evening, having experienced fine weather and
accomplished no end Of pleasurablo sight.
seeing in their absence of two weeks and q
half.
We advise customers not to be bluffed
Nutu Nuty thA lOE hOmNAhiuk OhhnDtT-
lain's hat store Charley Holman and one or
two other railroad boys found out all about it
one day this week, and John Ray can vouch
for the quality.
We learn that extensive arrangements
are being made for a grand temperance cele-
bration at Lake Pleasant grove, Montague,
Mass, on Monday, July 4th. They will I'M
doubtedly be completed so that particulars
may be given next week.
The White Mountain express train will
be put upon the road on Monday, 9th inst
The train will make quicker time than in pre-
vious years and, with a necessary transfer at
New York, will run through TO and from
Philadelphia the same day.
There seems 10 be not a very clear un.
derstanding in regard to the proposed action
of the Vermont Savings bank in reducing the
amounts due certain depositors next July.
No Withdrawals are called for except from
those to whom circulars have been sent
through the mail and who have $1,000 in the
bank.
Next Monday the running time of the
Bnttleboro d Whitehall passenger train will
be shortened 80 minutes. The train will
leave Londonderry in the morning at Z, and
arrive here at 9:35. Returning, il will reach
Londonderry at 1925. Beginning next week,
the mixed train will be run every day on its
present time.
The Burlington Free Press says that
Col. J. ]. Estey of Brattleboro has written a
letter declining 10 be candidate for the First
Regiment colonelcy against Lieut.. Col. Green
leaf Of Winooski, and saying that he will do
all in his power to bring about the election of
the latter. 1t seems to be generally admit
ted that Col. Greenlesfs election is assured
The new "Brattleboro" lodge. F. IA
NJ, was inspected last Monday evening by
Grand Master Reed, who expressed himself
much pleased with the condition and work
ing of the lodge. The attendance was large,
a party OF visiting brethren icing present
from Hinsdale, refreshments were served,
and the occasion was every way a pleasant
one.
Prof. Hiram circuit, well known in Brat
tleboro as the principal of Glenwood ladies
seminary at West Battleboro, but for l6
years past principal OF the seminary at West
Lebanon, N. H. ,fhas resigned that position
to become manager of the New England Bu-
reau of Education and New England Publish
ing Company Of Boston. .-.
The dangerous practices OF carrying CON
cealed firearms, against which so much has
been rightly said Of late, is not unknown in
Brattleboro, where boys OF scarcely dozen
years sport their pistols and revolyers-gen-
orally, however, without the knowledge of
their parents or teachers. greater watch
fulness should be exercised in this regard be.
fore some awful tragedy happens, aceiden-
tally or otherwise.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs. A.
d. French, the lessee, for grand opening
and complimentary dinner at the Lake Pleas
ant hotel, Montague, Mass, on Tuesday Of
next week. 21st inst. Through the courtesy
OF Superintendent Adams all Fitchburg rail
road traiua will 81 Iav
with the exception of the $3.50 Boston e1.
press, and free return checks will be given to
eKeursionists.
The enterprise" Of press reporters is
sometimes astonishing. Tho private note
which General Superintendent Hobart of the
Central Vermont wrote us about Sunday
trains, and which we published two weeks
ago, was pilfered without credit by the
great dailies" up the state, and last Sstur
day the item appeared in the Boston papers
as special despatch from the associated
press agency at White River junction
Madame Mondan, formerly of this place,
but Tor year past teacher Of modern Ian
guages and English literature in the Bridge
port, Conn, High school, has resigned that
position 10 enter next year on the principal
ship of st. Oatharine's Hall, Augusta, Me,
diocesan school for girls under the Episcopal
bishoprio Of that state. The position is one
Of much dignity and responsibility, and one
which Madame Mondan's many friends in
Brattleboro know her to be eminently quail
fed to fill
The new Sullivan railroad management
will lay its road-bed with steel rails through
out the present season. The rails have been
bought and the work of putting them down
has begun. II is understood, also that the
work OF laying the Valley road-bed with
steel, already well advanced, will be- com
pleted this season. Mr.. VIM. T. Clarke, the
efficient roadmaster of the Valley road, has :,
had tho Sullivan road added to his charge
and is now engaged in experimenting the
work on that division.
Friday of last week was one of the raini.