Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-27
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-O'Brien's circus will exhibit here July -.
F. M. Waite brought 10 bushels Of straw
berries 10 market on Monday.
Miss Jennie O. Morse was among the
graduates at Smith College last week.
The first and second classes of the Inter
mediate school pcnicked at the park to-day.
The subject of Rev. f. E. Towers sermon
next Sunday morning will be 1.-THE Dark Mys-
terry"
-Remember the Republican caucus to.
night for electing delegates to the county
convention.
Fuller Battery attended by the First
Regiment band, will visit Lake SpoTord to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. p. Nash are 10 spend
the summer at the Atlantic House, Wells
Beach, Me.
"A basket picnic is to be held on the Rice
farm July 4th. Ten o'clock will be the hour
Of gathering. The invitation is general
Next Sunday morning the service at the
Universalist church will be of n patriotic char
aoter. The pastor will preach upon The Ma
tons Creed"
We think we'll of any man who raises
lots of roses and keeps the editors desk lib
orally supplied. S. W. Kimball is that kind
Of man.
-Fullers Battery had their annual spring
drill last Saturday on the old camp ground,
aud were reviewed by Quartermaster General
Ide of st. Johnsbury.
His friends and brother merchants are
glad to see Mr.. E. A. Starkey, of the firm Of
Starkey Il Wellman, on the street once more
in improving health.
Gentle and abundant rains beginning
with a thunder shower on Tuesday afternoon,
have this week furnished welcome relief from
a drought which was becoming serious in this
vicinity.
Mr. p. b. Francis has so much improved
as to be able to remove TO Mrs. J. A. Stovens's
with his wife. He is steadily gaining and his
friends hope he will soon be able TO go to the
sea shore.
Tho name of Miss Nellie Marie Wright OF
Nstick, Mass, daughter of Dea. A. II. Wright
formerly Of Brattleboro, appears in the list of
graduates at Wellesley college at this weeks
commencement
"A lOyear-old Bracket boy living on Flat
street had both bones Of one forearm badly
fractured, Sunday, by coming in collision with
table-leg while drawing a baby-carriago
across the floor.
On the Hartford trotting course a few
days since the bay stallion Green Mountain
Boy" formerly owned by NJ. NJ. Miller of
this town, trotted q mile in 2.2si, winning
the heat and race.
st. GATHERINGS Hall, tho Maine diocesan
school for girls, an advertisement Of which
appears elsewhere, closed a very successful
and prosperous year Of school work last week
In spite of Berious losses in recent fresh
cts the people of Springfield, Vt, are to have
q rousing old fashioned celebration on the
Fourth, and Col. Haskns has promised to de-
liver the address.
Friday Of next week being the Fourth of
July, The Phoenix will go to press on Thurs
day one day earlier than usual. Corespon-
dents and advertisers arc requested to bear
this in mind.
There was almost fire in ono of the
Wesselhmft water cure tenements occupied by
d. I. Cowiug Monday morning. A hot fire
in a stove in the back kitchen gnited some
clothes that were drying and charred the wall
OF the building, but timely discovery pre-
vented further damage.
The Moosehead fishermen are now all
home with the exception of DIR. Gale. The
season appears to have been one of abundant
sport, and The PhWnix is glad, through the
courtesy Of Mr.. II. Il. Lawrence, to be able
to testify to the excellent quality of the
Moosehead trout.
-Childrens day will be observed at the
Methodist church next Sunday. At "a NJ
river, opposite the A. V. May place at 1870
a sermon to children by the pastor at 1880
z. NJ, concert by the Sunday school
The pupils of the High street and Estey-
vile primary schools, with parents aud friends
TO the number Of about 100, enjoyed picnic
at Highland park last Friday afternoon, one
OF the peaslutest features of which was the
presentation Of u silver card receiver to Miss
Barnard by her pupils.
Miss Minott Of Boston, who has lately
been in the service Of the WomAn's Home
Missionary society among the poor whites in
! Tennessee, will speak in the Centre Congre.
/ gational church next Sunday at 1880 p. NJ
Her narrative and address will DO of deep in
| terest to all who shall hear her.
Everett and Newell Willard, colored
| youths residing on the old camp ground, we're
arrested by officer Ais, Friday night, for intox-
ioation, and the next day were each fined by
Justice Newton 81 and costs, amounting to
/ Sll.2O. They testified that they obtained
their liquor at the hotel in South Vernon
-Brattleboro is likely to be deprived of the
honor of furnishing presidential candidate
/ this year. The American National (anti-Ma-
sonic) party held convention so delegates
strong at Chicago last week, aud nominated
ex-senator 5. O. Pomeroy of Kansas for Pres.
ident, and j. A. Conant of Connecticut for
Vice President.
The following item about Brattleboro
boy is from the Las Vegas, New Mexico, OPP
tic of June II; "The success Of Capt j. &.
Clancy of Puerto dc Luna in the sheep BUSH
ness THIS season is fair example OF what may
be done by intelligent effort. From 1900
sheep he clipped 81, 600 pounds of wool and
saved about 20 per cent of the increase. This
item will do to send abroad"
The one interesting and exciting occupe-
tion Of Brattleboro housekeepers at the pres
ent time is the fighting of the buffalo moth.
which appears in nearly every house, and at
tacks not only carpets and wooden articles.
but clothing Of all sorts, straw mating, and
even engravings and other articles of paper.
His appetite is Unsuitable for everything but
benzine.
In consequence OF the rain, the concert
| given at the town hall Wednesday evening by
the First Regiment band was thinly attended.
1t is needless to say that those present were
treated 10 some excellent music in fulhlment
Of the program which We published last
week. It is hoped that in its future concerts
the band will be more fortunate and our citi.
zens take greater pains TO manifest their ap.
probation of the worth of this most praise
worthy and creditsble organization.
james HRndlin, q New London Northern
brakeman, who lives with his mother in the
Brattleboro House, got severely squeezed
through the body while Stacking freight cars
at Palmer on Tuesday. 1t was a narrow es-
cape from fatal injury, and he will be laid
up for some time. On the same day Ed. Bra
ney, brakeman on the nsrrow-gauge mixed
train, was thrown violently back against the
car window by the giving way of brake, and
got cut in the shoulder.
The Ohildren's Sunday services at the
Universalist church last Sunday morning were
interesting and appropriate. Mr. Whitney,
the pastor, preached a sermon to the children
on Golden Keys" which was attentiveIy lis
tened to. Five children were baptized: Will
Quit Titus Bates, Beulsh Eta Bates, Annie
Ellen Richardson, John Perry Niles and Daisy
May Bishop. The church was Handsomely
decorated with flowers and ferns, the attend
ance was large, and there was evidently a
deep and appreciative interest in the service.
The electric phenomena of this week have
worked unusual mischief with the telephone
exchange. On Tuesday afternoon everything