Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-07-28

A. II. Coombs and Mr.. Adams, of the
asylum, left yesterday for Texas, TO engage
in sheep raising.
An excursion to Block Island via New
London Northern railroad is proposed for
week after next.
Rev Samuel II. Webb of Providence,
II. l., will preach ut the Episcopal church
next Sunday.
The Bratteboro Oddfelows contemplate
an excursion to Londonderry some time in
August.
S. II. Shermans two double tenement
houses on Forest square are up and will soon
be ready for occupants.
Will Carpenter has sold his job printing
business at Amherst, Mass, but remains in
charge as foreman.
The advertisement Of DIR. Prescott, the
well known optician now at the Brooks House,
will be found in another column.
Mr.. Wayne Bailey, railroad commission
or, made his first visit of inspection OF the
Brattleboro and Whitehall road yesterday.
Mrs. N. J. T. Brigham, the inspiration.
al speaker, will lecture in the town hall on
Sunday July 80, at 3 and u p. NJ The
public are invited.
Mr.. d. Leonard and wife attended the
Vermont Editors and Publishers excursion TO
Ausable Chasm last week, and were well pleas
ed with the trip.
Archibald Mellen Of Guiford was brought
before Justice Newton yesterday on charge
OF peddling cider ON circus day, and fined
$40 and costs, amounting to $i7.41.
Fred Taylor will resign his place as ex-
press messenger on the narrow gauge road
Sept. LIST, in order to complete his studies in
stenography.
WIN. LeonRrd's monkey made another
savage attack upon him last Saturday, in con-
sequence Of which the animal was made TO
suffer the extreme penalty Of the law.
MIR. II. NJ. Burt, formerly editor Of the
| Vermont Record who now publishes the
White Mountain paper among the Clouds"
has lately started another summer sheet at
Lake George, called ''rhe Canoe"
The open-air concert given by the mill
tary band last Monday evening was one OF
unusual excellence. Their next concert will
be given from the Brooks House balcony
next Wednesday evening
-Jeweler Frink has an elegant stock Of
spectacles and eye glasses in all grades and
styles aud makes the proper fitting Of them
specially Our readers should call and look
ever his case Of optical goods.
The friends OF Mr.. Lucien Howe will be
glad to know that he contemplates giving u
free organ recital at the Unitarian church
/
which all musically inclined people in the
community will be invited.
The Brattleboro delegation to the district
convention at Montpelier on Wednesday was
as follows; b. d. Harris, X. Haskins, L. X.
Fuller Geo j. Brooks, X. w. Clarke, f. W.
Brooks, A. Starkey, b. I. Bingham, II. w.
Walker E. b. Campbell, ]. II. Wright.
On circus day thieves broke into the
houses of Messrs. George Spaford and Ha-
zelton Rice, in Chesterfield, during the alb
seuce Of the occupants, aud stole q few arti-
Giles of jewelry, etc, but in their haste over
looked other articles Of greater value.
Mrs Farley Starr suffered an alarming
attack of strangulated hernia last Saturday
at Fishers Island Long Island Sound, where
she had gone for the benefit of the sea air.
DIR. Holton was called and performed a sue
cossful operation, and we are glad to know
that Mrs. Starr is now in the way to full re-
covery.
Mr.. G. b. Rice has accepted the position
of treasurer aud farm manager of Talladega
(Ala.) College, an institution devoted to the
education of southern blacks, under the
management of the American Missionary As
ISOLATION. Mr. Rice, with his family, will go
to his new field of labor about the middle Of
September.
Prolonged absence of rain has made the
OF INC BtOuuu Hulte IN THIS Sec
ton, but farmers have never had better sea-
son for securing their hay crop than during
the past three weeks, and the most chronic
grumbler among them hasn't yet found time
to utter growl.
Mr.. George Z. Lyon, proprietor of the
Dummerston granite quarries, has just con-
cluded contract with the Connecticut River
railroad company for furnishing 800 carloads
of granite. He also has a contract to furnish
5000 feet of paving stone for the city of Hol-
yoke. The filling of these contracts insures
a busy fall at the quarries.
Mr.. G. G. Allen, while engaged Wednes-
day morning in oiling the windmill at @. E.
Aliens greenhouse, made a misstep and fell
to the ground, distance Of about u feet, re-
ceiving some severe bruises The oil can
which he held in his hand struck against his
breast, producing dangerous conclusion, but
did not penetrate the skin. He suffers most,
however, in the region of a once-broken
shoulder.
There was an attendance of over 800
persons at the Catholic picnic on Saturday,
at the Bernardston grove. The military
band was in attendance, and the party went
by special train, returning at about 6:30P. NJ =,
after day devoted to the usual pastimes,
with music and dancing. G. p. Lynch won
all the FIRST prizes in the jumping matches
with the following record standing jump,
II feet 81 inches; running jump, II feet 3
inches three jumps, SO feet inches The
running race and sledge throwing match
were won by Thomas L. MeCaughern. The
base ball match was abandoned.
Mr.. Frank Brazor, for some time past a
tuner at Estey Co.'s, has left town to take
place in the American organ works at Bos-
ton. Last Monday evening, previous to his
departure, he was presented by his fellows
of the Estey Guard with a valuable sard cam
60 ring, and he was also the recipient of q
gold pen and pencil and pair of napkin rings
from Mr.. @. II. Stevens in recognition of his
services in the Methodist church choir. Mr.
Brazor has been favorite with the young
men of the town and his departure is gener-
ally regretted by them.
Vacation notes j. L. Hall aud family
are visiting friends in the vicinity of Buffalo
and Niagara Falls.-Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Davis,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Otis Edgarton, and Mr. aud
Mrs. Geo. e. Greene are breathing the salt
sea air at Oak Bluhs.-H. w. Simonds is on
trip to Dakota and other points in tho West.
H. +. Houghton and family are at Kenne
bunk, Me,-Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Plummer
have Just returned from a trip to Troy and
Saratoga.-Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cheney, Mrs.
Emery Ohamberlin and Miss Helen Streeter,
of West Brattleboro, are at Old Orchard
beach.-Russell Bigelow, son of W. II. Rige-
low, in company with three other members
of Yale college, is on pedestrian tour in Nor
way.
THE CIRCUS.