Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-10

| IL was the lett-hhllueu pltcnluS oI the bclou-
tifc Foley that especially bothered the down
country boys. Some 200 spectators Witness
cd the sport.
The Connecticut River railroad company
has had six heavy new locomotives built for
its freight traffic on the Sullivan and Valley
roads aud has also bought two lighter ma.
chimes at second hand Of the Boston and Al
bany company. Five of the new engines are
Of the same pattern weighing 40 tons each,
and are as handsome and serviceable looking
machines as one could wish TO see. The fifth
one arrived direct from the shops and went
| up the line on Tuesday The machines are
al coal burners Like all other railroad com
panies at the present time the Connecticut
River company has experienced great delay
| in getting its orders for locomotives filled.
All locomotive works in the country are
pushed TO their utmost, with orders ahead for
months.
The new locomotive, ~. l.. Martini"
started on a trial trip with the Brattleboro
Whitehall passenger train last Friday night,
but met with the curious accident Of losing
its smoke stack Just above jamaica. II seems
that the saddle" by which the stack is at
tached TO the boiler was insecurity fastened
by the builders, and the lateral motion Of the
machine loosened the screws aud drew them
out so that at tho point named engineer Dan
iels suddenly found his smoke stack rolling
down into the West river. Another locOmo-
tive was telegraphed for and the train reach
ed Londonderry about midnight. The Mar
tin" was brought down by the train next
morning and her stack once more put on, this
| time properly and securely, and ON Monday
night she took up the passenger train and
has been running regularly since. She is
| found TO work well.
In reply to nterrogations from Col Full
| or at the adjourned town meeting on Tues
day afternoon, Mr. Stockwell, the highway
surveyor for this district, stated that he
thought the money TO be raised by the high
way tax Of 20 cents this year would be large
| ly in excess Of the necessities of the town for
current highway expenses. Agreeably to the
| petition which has been in circulation, we
learn that Mr. Stockwell contemplates expend-
ing about $1,000 in the construction Of side
walks the present season, the plan being TO
work out In all directions from Main street.
We believe this action will give satisfaction
TO the people without exception. After pay
ing for this and all other necessary work
some 81, 900 will probably remain, which, in
the opinion Of persons who have investigated
the matter, may next year be applied to the
reduction Of the debt of the town which has
been incurred on account OF highways and
bridges.
Although coming in the midst, Of sue
cession Of rainy and unpropitious days, the
ladies OF the Congregational society we're ia
| vored with delightful weather for their an
nual fair and strawberry festival on Thursday
evening. A large company Of people, repre-
senting all the religious societies of the town,
were present, the supper tables were throng-
| ed, the flower stands and fancy tables drove q
thriving trade, large mail was distributed,
and the evening proved in all respects pros
porous and satisfactory one. The japanese
bedquilt, an article OF unique elegance, which
won universal admiration, was bought at the
auction sale by Miss L. NJ. Brooks, who at
once performed the very graceful act of pre-
senting it to Rev. G. E. Martin, pastor of the
society. The sum of $40 or more had previ-
Ousy been contributed or subscribed by the
ladies on account Of the quilt and its total
proceeds will be upward OF $50. The gross
receipts of the fair were $5s4.3s, from which
the ladies will realize very handsome sum
TO apply toward the new church organ.
-Brattleboro had its share Of the frosts
which prevailed over a wide extent Of coun-
try in New England and New York on Sun
day aud Monday nights. AS usual, the frost
was unequal in its distribution, some sections
OF the village and town experiencing none at
all, while in others it showed white aud
crisp on exposed surfaces and was severe
enough to cut down tender vegetation. The
whole county was touched by the untimely
and in some cases water was skinned over
and the surface Of the ground frozen. Pota-
toes and beans were well blackened where
they had shown themselves above the ground,
but damage of this kind was mostly confined
to gardens. 1t is believed that the apple crop
| is so far advanced as to have escaped serious
damage for the most part. We do not learn
that the corn crop was injured, and although
the farmers are in some cases reported as
| % sa ,kak
age was sustained by any of the crops which
they will not speedily recover from. In the
north part Of the state the freeze was severe.
| st. Adams, Swanton, Essex Junction, North
Troy, Derby Line and other places report ice
an eighth Of an inch thick and garden vegeta-
ble5 nearly ruined. Throughout Eastern
New York and in New Hampshire there was
also heavy frost.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office, June 10;
LAdies-Mss L. N. Duncan, Mrs. Joseph Fenno
| Eva NJ. Howe, Mrs. Emma May, Ida N. Mather, Mrs.
Mary Martin, Eliza l. Pond Mrs. Z. d. Pratt Jennie
Pimnton-+ Mary Preston, Sarah Parker, Ella J. Tay
donts-M T. Bemis-2 Geo Bradshaw, John y.
Bridg, Laurence Barnes Rev. Austin c. Clayton, X.
Cooley, Edison A. Cooley, A. Q. Donaldson, George A.
L. NJ HartWell, J. A. Joslin Rev. B. T. johnson, T. p
James, A. H. Mills Jimmy N. Morgan, II. J. Mccarty,
Rev. n @. Robbins, Louis NJ Urban.
Held for Postage-JAs. Martin Son, ia CONNER
cial-at., Boston, MASS; Parker. Holmes 4 CO.. IGl
Federalst, Boston, Mass; Mrs. Amanda Rice, High
gate Centre, VT
THE FULLER-PIKRoE DIFFICULTY"
The village found material for q lively
two-days' talk in the frAoas which occurred at
the passenger station last Saturday afternoon
between Ira Pierce and L. X. Fuller. The
trouble, It is unnecessary to say, arose out of
the fact that the listers this year found them
selves justified in putting Mr.. Pierce into the
tax-list at $500 and then, according TO the
requirements Of tho law, doubling his list,
Mr. Pierce having as usual left the town and
state before the LIST Of April. II seems that
Mr.. Pierce had on previous occasions seen
the other members Of the board OF listers,
Messra. Boyden and Cutting, and talked with
them about the matter, charging the trouble
in which he found himself chiefly to Col.
Fuller, and to various persons had expressed
himself in way which led Col. Fuller 10 be-
lieve that he meant to ego for him" by word
of mouth at least, when he saw him. On
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Pierce had been nag
ged and joked about his tax list until he was
evidently under considerable excitement on
the subject. When he went TO the station TO
take the 4;l5 train he met Col. Fuller and
| addressed him some questions about the tax
business and tried to make him tell on what
information he (Pierce) had been assessed.
This Col Fuller refused to do telling him
that he wanted no words with him, and, as
he says, left him two or three times, but was
followed and the charge renewed, Pierce
growing abusive and using several very OBJ
probrious terms. Fuller again asked to be
lot alone, but Pierce persisted in block
ing his way when he attempted TO speak
to another party, and in a sudden exaspera-
ton on Fuller's part a melee began in
which Pierce got an ugly-looking eye and
cheek-bone. Ample apologies have since
been made and nothing further viii come of
the affair. 1t is impossible TO condone the
occurrence or do otherwise than strongly
deprecate it, but truth compels us to say that
in local circles whore all the facts are known,
Col. Fuller is given the benefit Of all extenu-
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