Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-09-22

Althbt agent a. l. Euuy anu lhullly
have gone on trip to Ohio.
Last Tuesday was the anniversary of the
death Of President Garfield.
The band will give a concert from the
Brooks House balcony tomorrow evening il
the weather is favorable.
Col II. E. Hill and family OF Boston
have been winding up their summer vacation
by few days at tho Brooks House.
Gen. w. w. Lynde has been confined to
his bed for a week or more by severe attack
Of congestion of the lungs, but is now improv-
ing.
Mrs. Charles Warder, y. L. French and
G. II. Pratt are in attendance on the national
conference of Unitarian churches at Saratoga
this week.
Rev. S. NJ Crothers of tho Unitarian
church returns from California this week and
will occupy his pulpit next Sunday morning
as usual.
The Vermont Asylum has completed its
new retreat" on the location formerly oc
cupied by Col. Miless military school, aud
will open it to-day.
"A subscription paper in aid of the Foley
boy who lost his hands at the Keene muster
is in circulation by C. T. Miller About 500
has already been obtained
"A new comet has made its appearance in
the heavens 1t is about five degrees. from
the sun, and can be seen by daylight 1t will
soon become n most brilliant object.
The front wall of Leonard's block is now
completed, and when the staging is removed
will present very tasteful Appearance, being
surmounted by handsome iron cornice.
Work has 80 far progressed upon the
Hinsdale bridge that the submarine divers
whose operations have excited much curiosi-
ty during the past two weeks, are no longer
at work.
The Brattleboro rifle club have their an
nual fall shoot at Oak Grove next week Satur-
day. Prizes will DO given for three bost
scores. An entrance fee of % cents will be
charged
The announcement is made that the Me-
tropole Fire Insurance Company of Paris is
to retire from the American field and has
transferred its business to the City of London
Insurance Company.
Miss Minnie Clarke, for the past three
years a teacher in Miss Dana's young ladies'
school at Morristown, N j., now holds the
position of lady preceptress in the public
schools of New Brunswick, N. j.
As a result of the action OF the nailk con-
sumers' meeting last Saturday, all the local
milkmen but j. G. Newton have reduced
their price to six cents. Mr.. Newton claims
that his milk is worth more than that of the
| other dealers, as he keeps Jersey stock.
The annual Vermont Episcopal Church
| Choir festival will take place in St. Michaels
church on Wednesday and Thursday Oct
| 11th and 18th. This will be an occasion of
great interest to all musical people. Due no.
tice will be given hereafter as to particulars.
One of the most attractive exhibits at the
| county fair was that of Scott Dunklee of this
town, agent for the Wilcox and White organ
and the New Home sewing machine. Among
| the organs was handsome plano-cased in
strument, which was purchased by Palmer,
Mass, party.
The annual fall meeting of the Fort
| Drummer Rifle club will be held at their range
in Vernon on Monday Sept %. The fore
noon will be given to competition for the
club medal-distance POO yards; the after
noon to competition for the Hooker" medal
distance 400, 500 and GOO yards.
The "Caligraph" type writer, for which
Mr.. I. w. Goodner is agent is now in use by
Messrs. j. Estey & Co., Rev. w. II. Collins,
Messrs. Z. Crosby d Co.. @. E. Allen, and
assistant postmaster G. W. Wilcox. II is an
nounced that the prices of the Caligraph will
be raised after Oct. LIST to S75 and 800.
| Commander Allan D. Brown, U. s. NJ,
in an article published in the Popular Science
Monthly for October, entitled Explosions
and Explosives" furnishes some valuable in.
formation regarding gunpowder nitroglycer-
| inc, dynamite, and gun-cotton, their proper
ties and methods of making and using them.
Oscar Frink, of Chesterfield, uncle OF
Jeweller U. w. Frink, who was lately wound
ed by the accidental discharge of a shot gun,
is now reported as likely to recover. 1t seeml
that he took up the gun, which he supposed
to be unlosded and was in the act of loading
it when it went of, the charge striking hin
in the shoulder.
The grange picnic at South Londonderry
last Friday was thinly attended in consequence
of the change of date and uncertain weather
Had Thursday been fair there would have
been large turnout from here and othe
points along the line. The proceedings con
sisted of a meeting at the town hall with re
marks by Col A. b. Franklin and others.
Engineer Mitchell's map of the prelimin
airy survey of the Brattleboro and Whining
ton railroad has been completed and placed il
the hands Of the citizens chiefly interested il
the enterprise. Next week the Nickerson gap
so called between Wilmington and Marlboro
is to be surveyed TO determine the feasibilit,
of that route, which is shorter than the Jack
sonville route by some six miles.
On Tuesday Melen Goodenough of West
Brattleboro hitched his team, having coupl
of calves in the wagon, in front of Shepard
sons wagon shop at Centreville, when the
horse, frightened it is thought, by the calves
suddenly broke away from the wagon, and
with the hitching post dangling, Jumped tn
fence, and run through the lots in a south
easterly direction to the bank of Whetston
brook, which at that point is very PERCEPTIONS
down which it plunged to its death on the
rocks below.
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, "Pa
tience," as rendered last week at Mortified
Mass, was given at Crosby hall on Monda,
evening, and proved very pleasing success
Mr.. L. X. Willis as Col Caverly aud Mr.. NJ
A. Nc Kee as the Duke-the only Brattle
boro rtoipants-acquitted themselves will
much credit, as also did Miss E. 1. Stebbn
as Lady Jane, Miss Ruth Brown of VeI
non as Patience, Mr.. II. O. Parsons o
Mortified as Bunthorne, and Mr.. William
Field of Boston as Grosvenor.
The visit of Post Sedgwick G. A. r., +
Bellows Falls, next Wednesday, as guests o
Post e. II. Stoughton, is one of much antici
patsd pleasure. The services of the militar
band have been engaged for the occasion, AM
the Keene post and band will also be present
. together with other invited guests. The exeI
cises will include parade in the Afternoon
and banquet and campfire in the evening
, The Brattleboro post have engaged a specia
train for the occasion, which will leave her
, at 1870 p NJ. Members are desired to assem-
BILE at G.. A. Il, hall at l o'clock, sharp, i
full uniform.
/ "A meeting of citizens opposed to the re
cent 'strike" of the local milkmen for seve
cents quart was held at Grand Army ha
last Saturday evening. About 100 person
were present, and the discussion of the sub
ject resulted in the choice of two committee
one to see what can be done toward obtain
ing an immediate supply of milk at lowe
rates, and the other to prepare a set of rule
and regulations looking to the formation of
! permanent cooperative company. These CON