Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-07
Local Intelligence.
Announceu enta

Announcement.
Eow go to Buss's for oysters.
New stock OF lacc-pins, ncck-chains aud bracelets
in latest patterns, just received by Ranger 1homp-
son.
TEsEMEsr TO RENT, rear of Miss Daltoua Asy-
lum street. Apply on the premises.
The old reliable Hartford, New York, Pennsylvania
and foreign FIRE insurance companies represented by
Cudworth & Childs afford absolute protection. The
bcstis the safest 40 the end.
PICTURE FRAmEs are cheap at Cheney Clapp.s.
EvrnY uousr.EEr1u should have bottle Of our
Enamel Furniture Polish. Sample free.
HESnY C. WILLARD.
ARTISTIC PIcrunE FnAMIso at Cheney Clarp.s.
BrattIebOrO.
-Hawley is Just home from New York and
beginning to open fall goods.
Judge Adds Of Washington is making his
annual visit at Mrs. Judge Keoggs.
Union gospel temperance meeting in the
rooms of the Y NJ. G. A. next Sunday at g +. NJ
Monday, Oct LIST. is the date set for the
opening Of the village schools Of the upper
grades.
The ladies of St. NIichaers Episcopal
church have decided 10 hold their annual fair
Sept Is.
The neat new sign which appears over
the door Of the free library was the gift Of
Dr. Draper.
On account Of the Colchester railroad
accident the Montreal train did not arrive
here last Sunday until 1880 T.. NJ.
The report Of the town librarian for Au-
gust shows a total VI 1882 books taken out, Of
which 1925 were works Of fiction.
Jack Frosts nip at the corn fodder Tues
day morning will considerably decrease the
amount Of live stock wintered by tue farmers
Of this section.
Col J. j. Estey aud wife arrived home
from Europe on Tuesday. having had a very
enjoyable trip and excellent health during all
Of their iourneyiugs.
Albert Chase, teamster for A. p Hall
aud brother OF Maj II. Il. Chase, died in
bed az an early hour this morning presuma
bly, Of heart disease.
The subject of Rev f. L Towers ser
mon next Sunday morning will be "Tue Cos
pei Breastplate." being the second in the
course on the Christian Armor.
The state branch Of tue Womau's Aux
ilary Missionary Society will meet with the
Centre Congregational society OF this village
in tue latter part Of October.
MIR L. b. Campbell in company with his
brOther-iu-law, Mr.. Thomas Reed Of DUN
merston, starts next week for visit to ILL
nois and other parts of the West.
MIR Leavitt Sergeant was stricken with
paralysis last Sunday, and the disease has
since progressed until his condition ha- be-
come quite critical.
Several matrimonial items Of local utter
est are Chronicled this week under their APP
propriate heading, aud If current gossip is
true others will soon be announced.
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panied the Boston Sir knights on their trip to
San Francisco. is home again, and has actual
ly grown feshy during his 1000 mile jaunt
II NJ Currier Of this town has resigned
his Office Of Grand Secretary Of the Grand
Lodge OF Vermont, l. o. O. f., and o. IL.
Henderson Of St. Johnsbury las been APP
pointed to fill the vacancy
Geo H. Thomas is building new dwell
ing house in district No. J., which will be one
Of the finest il al uncommonly tine neigh.
borhoOd, and he expects to move into 1t III a
few weeks.
Frank P.imptou has retired from tine
grocery firm Of II c. Cisbee d Co.. and
Geo. II. Burns: for the last I've years clerk
for NJ Scott ~ Son, has bought half inter
est with Clisbee.
u Estey a Co. are improving the oppor.
tuuity afforded by the absence Of ID large
number Of their hands at the St Johnsbury
muster this week 10 make some needed re-
pairs to their machinery.
Pat Lynch was arrested and put IN the
village lock up Tuesday evening for making a
disturbance IN the shooting gallery but the
proprietor failing to appear against him next
day Judge Newton let him of with fine of
; and costs for drunkenness.
The condition Of Hon. Farley Starr has
not materially changed during tn la; week,
though be is reported somewhat improved
and hopes are entertained that he will be
able to be brought home from North Adams
in week or two.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Clark were very
happily surprised last Saturday evening 10y a
company of about 80 friends and neighbors,
who called with numerous gifts to congratu-
late them on the arrival Of the 25tu anuiver-
ssry Of their marriage.
The committee having in charge the fund
now being raised for the sufferers 10y the Ca
nal street fire desire TO have it understood that
persons wishing to contribute to the fund can
have an opportunity to do 80 by calling at
room No. 3, town hall.
Mr. VIM Il Cobeigh, formerly OF this
town. whose remains were brought here to-
day for inierment has been for tho past lG
years an engineer on the Boston ~ Albany
railroad lie died at his home in South Bos.
ton on Tuesday, after brief illness.
In digging for Crowells reservoir, not
long since the workmeu discovered IA small
bed Of iron ore, accompanied 10y plumbago
No importance is attached TO the discovery
however any more than to the fact tina; traces
OF gold and other precious minerals sometimes
occur in our hills and streams,
AT the annual meeting OF the Woman +
Christian TTsrupprpurn -uiOrl q, ba hold
West Randolph Sept % and 81, Mr.. f. Has
tings of this town is announced to give an ad
dress on The Relation OF Temperance to La
Dor and Capital and Mrs. g. Robertson one
on prison and Jail Work"
The case of C. 4 Durfee against Asa
Aseltine of Swantou for assault aud battery
committed last June in expelling Durfee from
hs promises, was heard before W W Lynde
Justice of the Peace, on Monday. Defendant
called jury, who failed to agree whereupon
he submitted to judgment and appealed 10
county court
-Frinks show window never made SO at
traotive an appearance as now, when its ele-
giant background of scarlet lk-push drapery
suspended on heavy brass pole gives an ap-
propriate set.out.to the handsomest stock of
gold and silver finished fruit dishes, cake
baskets toilet SETS jewelry cases, etc, ever
seen in town.
Mr.. c. b. Rice, financial agent of ITALIA
dega Ala. college, returns to his charge
next week, after brief visit to his friends
here His health, which while living here
was very precarious, has been quite well re-
stored by his residence in Talladega, and he
represents the college as in prosperous con-
dition, and accomplishing great and import
ant work for the colored people of that re-
gion.
Andrew kezer, who had the sad misfor-
tune of losing his right arm by premature
discharge OF one Of the guns Of Fullers bat
terry, at Camp Preston, yesterday afternoon,
as related in our st. Johnsbury letter, served
through the war as a member Of the Third
Vermont regiment. He is unmarried, and a
good, faithful, honest fellow, whom his Brat
tleboro friends will not permit to want for the
neeessaries of life should he recover from his
injury.
Que Lyons, formerly associated with the
sewing machine works at Oentreville, is said
to be the scamp referred to in the following
paragraph from an exchange
sc. W. seiders OF Springfield, who, with Detective
Brigemau Of Boston, found his unfaithful wife at
Reading, Pa, with Lyons, sewing machine agent
with whom she had been living several years, found
his little daughter at North Adams Tuesday night
Mrs SeiderH viii not live with her husband, and All