Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-10-20
A BOLD uoRsg rHrEv1SG OPERATION.

Lewis Higgins OF this place and A. n
Kingsley of South Vernon are each out a
horse through plausible thief who turned up
at the latter place last Monday morning and
hired team to go TO Guford to 'get his
family" He returned to Kingsley's Monday
night, saying that he did not get his family,
as he found they had gone to West Brattle
boro. He staid over night, paid his bill, and
next morning said he would take the team and
go TO West Brattleboro and get his family
He appeared at Brattleboro about 10 O'Clock.
and went to Ray and afterwards TO Burke in
search OF a carriage suitable to bring five or
six people" home. Neither of them had any
suspicion of him, but it happened that they
could not accommodate him, and he finally
went to Higgins with his plausible story, got
him to hitch up a horse by the side of the one
from kingsley's and, taking Kingsley three
seated covered express wagon, started osten-
sibly for Marlboro ''to get his family, saying
he should probably be back that night. When
he did not appear that night or the next fore
noon MIR. Higgins began to feel anxious, but
telephone message from Marlboro telling
that the team had been seen passing through
the village, he felt treasured and rested COM
paratively easy until night when man from
kingsley's came up and the result was that on
Thursday morning Kingsey's man started on
in pursuit, while Mr.. Higgins telephoned to
Jacksonville and found that the team had
been seen to pass through that village by
Sheriff Brown. Brown was instructed to
start after the thief, and Mr.. Higgins went
Thursday afternoon to North Adams to put
officers there on the watch. The team is
said to have been heard of on Thursday four
miles this side of North Adams. We hope
before the end of the day to hear of the re-
covery OF the property and the capture of the
thief.
AN INTERESTING MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont
has issued pastoral letter, addressed to his
clergy and the congregations committed to
their charge, giving notice of a solemn me-
mortal service to be held in st. Paul's church,
Burlington on Tuesday, Oct. 81, 1882. This
service is a semi-centennial commemoration
Of the existence of the Protestant Episcopal
church in Vermont, and also of the fiftieth
anniversary of the conservation of the first
Bishop of Vermont, the Ri Rev John H.
Hopkins, d. D., D. c. L. An historical
sermon will be preached in st. Paul's church
at 1880, A. NJ, on the day above mentioned.
1t is expected that several of the New Eng
land Bishops will be present, that the differ
ens parishes will be represented by their sew
eral Rectors and lay delegates, and that the
occasion will be one of great interest TO all
SANhSHAAoh thAOuBuout tno blhte.
BBATTLEBoRo PRE- LIBRARY.
For the better understanding of the pub.
lie in taking out and returning books at the
Free Public Library, the following directions
are given:
Return all books at the left side Of the librarians
desk giving your registered number aud number Of
book returned, which written down by the libra
riAn. Then, If you wish to draw another book or
books give your list Of numbers (which YOU have
previously selected from the catalogue and written
plainly upon small slip Of paper placing them in
the order of your choice9 to the librarian, aud so
avoid the noise aud confusion Of calling out numbers
Upon the right Of the desk will be found blanks for
charging books taken out. Each person is required
to NIL out one of these blanks upon receiving book
wrllng upon H. hrst, the date, second his name or
the name OF the person upon whose registered num-
Der the book is drawn, then the registered number
and last the number Of shelf and book as found on
the inside label Of each book The blank is then left
IN box placed to receive it at the right Of the desk
Upon no account must a book be returned and left
upon the desk without FIRST giving the Registered
number and number Of book; for, unless it Is re-
ceiyed and checked OF by the librarian the person
having taken out the book is still held responsible
Those persons who depend upon selecting their num-
bers at the library will be furnished with Sins of
this at the reading table rather than al the desk IN
on the inside label Of each book the length of time II
may ne kept out Is given Any book kept over time
without renewal involves a hne Of two cents a day.
If these directions are carefully noted and
followed, much confusion and trouble will be
avoided. The librarian will at all times take
pleasure in giving any information or assist
anee required in connection with the library.
The public are making extensive use of the
library, and the number of persons taking
out books increases daily; but it will be i'm,
possible that they derive all the advantages
OF such an institution unless there is a ready
compliance with the rules and regulations of
the library on the part of every patron.
RECORD MATCH AT OAK GROVE RANGE, sArUR.
DAY, OCT a.