Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-07

Brattleboro and Bellows Falls on the 25th
inst, will be a largo one numbering two or
three car. loads hy the time Montreal Is reach
cd Arrangement for the excursion arc in
the Joint charge of r. r. Brooks of this
place and L. s. Hayes of Bellows Falls Mr.
Hayes will 90 through to Chicago with the
party and all who join the excursion may
feel assured that every prooaution will be
taken to secure their pleasure and conven-
fence.
The cause Of the trouble with the Brattle-
boro gas company's High street main, in con
sequence Of which escaping gas found its way
into several houses, endangering the lives OF
the inmates killing houseplants ETC.. has
been found and remedied. Some growing
tree roots near the foot Of High street had
crowded against the strong iron pipe with
such force as to cause a breakage and disloca-
ton, and the ground being frozen to the depth
Of about three feet the escaping gas could
not rise to the surface and hence followed the
adjacent lines Of pipe to the houses connect
| ed Herewith.
Tho pine grosbeak, an arctic bird which
rarely comes so far south as this. has been
| seen in this vicinity in considerable numbers
/ during the winter, and the past week several
Of the hardy little fellows have made them
selves quite at home about the village, forap
| ing on maple seeds and any other vegetable
! food coming in their way. They are robust
comiortable.looking birds about tho size of
/ robins, the females clad in tidy suits of
! Quakerish gray and brown, and the males
! showing splashes OF carmne about the neck
and under the tail coverts They have so.
ciable little way with them with low. pleas
ant voices, and coming from the wilderness,
they in their innocence, reproach our "civli-
cation by showing not the least fear of man.
The following item from the Boston
Waterman will be Of interest to those Of our
readers who remember that it was chiefly
through the evangelical labors of Elder An
drews that the First Baptist church Of Brat
tleboro was organized in 1910:
con sunday, Feb 18th, there were services in the
flrst baptist church AZ Saratoga Springs n y con.
nected with the burial, on the previous day, Of the
| remains Of Rev Emerson Androwa, who had died al
/ NeWbern, n C., on the preceding Tuesday after a
snort illness OF the age Of II years Several Of tho
pastors IN the place participated IN these services tho
deceased having long resided IN Saratoga during tbs
summer months, and having had his place of buria
IIepaIsu tneIe Ior many yearsi with the monument
ERECTED anu lhscruedi ~ that only the date Of his
death remained to be added for completing the In.
scrption. He was native Of Wcstmoreland, n II
anu Erauuate OF Union college He served ia two
or three brief pastorates but his ministerial labors
nave been mostly as al evangelist, aud iu some IN.
stances they have been attended with coppidnr, III,
HuccesH, especially tho early part of hs career To-
several years he has spent his winters ia tho soutb
ho2rinR among the coored people, 90 whose welfare
y III
is understood that he has bequcathed a considerable
amount OF money 60 several benevolent Institutions
The following is the list Of letters remain
ing IN the Brattleboro post office, Mar. Z.
LAdies-Phebe j. Aklcy, Mrs Alta NJ. Burnhau
/ Minnie blanchard Mrs. Helen L. Dargeu AIrl mai.
tie T.. Franklin, Emma l. Hall
Genuemen-John Aher, G.. ". Bemis c. Burdptte
brainerd, Loring Burgess-2, G. l.. Chase Geo. Col
ms, CT Collins James Cau1elu, j. w Crowell Pat
flck cummings, William j. Currau, John J. Dlr. Wi.
lis Ellis, Byron i. Hal, y. S. Herrick Herbert NJ
houEhton, Kari ]. johnson, George Jones c. Know
4 b. Tufts ' '
VIZ GIVE IT UP.
-Editors PhHHiz Perhaps the farmers
IN this part Of the state are not aware how
far they are behind the rest of mankind in
regard to dairy stock l learn by the
last number Of my favorite journal. the Re
former, that + Hartman Of Poacham. Vt.
has edt that is making I lbs OF butter a
day Now If calf Of that breed will dc
that, what may reasonably be expected Of a
co" A FAHMEE
TIE RECORD MATCH AT OAK GROVE RANCE