Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-13
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Fuller Battery will have their June drill
next week Saturday.
The Moosehead fishing party started on
their annual expedition Monday.
Both savings banks have declared semi
annual dividends of p per cent.
Post Sedgwick will picnic at the Bern.
ardston grove ON Saturday, July 10.
Two interesting items of local news will
be found in our marriage column.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of a cottage to rent on Walnut street.
All unlicensed dogs should be reported to
Constable W. E. Eason or the seleotmen.
Seals and wax, with full instruction in tho
art of sealing letter, at Cheney q Olapps.
Rev. E. A. Read of Hinsdale, n H., will
preach in the Universalist church next Sun
day.
We hope to see a large attendance of
voters at the Republican caucus tomorrow
evening.
-Paul's Zone Thing will be the subject
OF Rev. Mr.. Towers sermon next Sunday
morning
-Aonzo Starkey has resigned his Office of
first constable, and the seectmen have APP
pointed W. e. Eason in his stead.
Fifteen thousand young Lake Superior
trout were placed in SpalTord lake last week
In the list OF patents issued under date
of June . is one to c. p Nash, Brattleboro,
for combined cOtbed litter and chair"
Rev. Mr.. Collins is in St. Adams this
week, in attendance upon the annual convon-
tion of the Episcopal church Of Vermont.
Potato bugs are plenty, and no mistake.
j. E. Jacobs picked recently in one day over
100 OF the hungry insects from one hill Of
potatoes.
Rev. Mr.. Collinss sermon before the
High school graduating class will be given at
the Baptist church on Sunday afternoon,
June 20. Other cergymen will assist in the
devotional services.
Kilograms of inquiry lately received by
several parties in Brsttleboro indicate that a
prominent st. Louis church has designs on
the Rev. Geo. E. Martin, formerly Of this
place and now of Brockton, Mass
BY invitation OF Mrs. Wells and Miss
Barnard, the G. L. S. G. will meet at the par
lors of the Congregational church on Thurs
day evening, June 2G. As it is the last meet
ing of the season, full attendance is hoped
for.
E b. Campbell has sold the Jonathan
Austin house, corner of Green and School
streets, 10 Thomas Pentlaud for $4,000, and
the g. II. Dennison house on North Main
street, now occupied by n. l. Hawley, to A.
7. Eddy for $500
Mr.. c. L. Brown was in Buffalo last
week in attendance upon tine annual meeting
Of the New York State undertaker's assoca-
ton. free excursion TO Niagara Falls was
among the hospitable features Of the occasion,
which also partoOk of the character of an ex-
position.
Col. Hooker, as the temporary secretary
of the Republican national committee, took
the first formal step in the Rfter-convention
canvass on Wednesday by issuing call for q
meeting of the committee at New York June
20, when permanent organization for the
campaign will be effected.
The ladies Of the Congregational society
served a very excellent supper, with abund-
snce of fresh Strawberries in their commo-
dious church parlors last evening. few
fancy and useful articles were on sale, the at
tendance was good, and the occasion was
pleasant one in every way. The receipts
reached S20l.
The Phnuix and the people of Brattle-
boro in general are under obligation to Mr..
Bardwell and his assistants in the telegraph
Office for nows promptly and cheerfully fur
nished of the Chicago convention proceed
ings The fact of Mr.. Blaine's nomination
was known in Brattleboro seven minutes at
ter il was buletined on the convention build.
ing.
During last week Mr. Wilcox Of the post
Office enjoyed a carriage drive, by invitation,
with his boyhood friend, Rev. IL. NJ. An
drews, from Bethlehem, over the Francona
range. through the Notch and down the Penn
igewasset valley to Plymouth and thence TO
Franklin, n. H., where Mr.. Andrews has Just
taken a settlement. 1t was an ideal outing, and
one long to be remembered.
The disease of which our townsman, MIR.
Henry F. Houghton, died was an exceedingly
painful one, being disease Of the nervous
system and especially of the lower part of the
spinal cord and the sciatc nerve. Mr..
Houghton was universally respected by the
business men OF this place, who closed their
stores and attended his funeral in a body
on Friday afternoon last.
Mrs. Dorothy Scott, wife of Rev. Al.
son Scott of PlAinfeld, wandered away from
her home last Saturday and was found drown
ed in pond in Orange Monday morning,
several miles from home. She had been in
sane for several years. Her husband is a
brother OF Martin Scott the grocer, and both
husband and wife were natives of Halifax
and we'll known in this county.
A party of a dozen members OF the I'm.
itaran society attended the June meeting of
the Connecticut River conference at Bern
ardston on Wednesday. The proceedings,
which were Of unusual interest included an
essay by Rev. j. F. Moors of Greenfield,
and addresses by Rev. Edward Everett Hale
of Boston and Rev. Grindall Reynolds of
the American Unitarian association.
Recent negotiations with the railroad
authorities now give positive assurance that
the local freight rates to Boston and other
points, to correspond with those of neighbor-
ing places located on direct lines of railroad,
will soon be adjusted on satisfactory basis
by mutual concessions on the part of the diff
ferent roads This is a settled fact which
should be borne in mind in connection with
next Mondays town meeting.
On Thursday evening of next week $50
pupils from the public schools will give con-
cert at the town hall under the direction of
Miss Mozart. The children will be seated in
body on the stage. and a special feature of
the evening will be q chorus by 20 children
from the primaries. The Philharmonic or
ohestra will furnish instrumental music, and
Mr. Markham and Mrs F. E. Drown, contral-
to, recently of Springfield, Mass, will give
solos.
Fred Greasy was the victim of the worst
bicycling accident Tuesday evening, that has
yet occurred in town. While returning from
West Brattleboro he took "header" in which
his left forearm was given such twist as to
wrench the elbow out of its socket and tear
the ligaments from their places, inficting an
injury compared with which mere fracture
of the bone would have been insignificant.
We hope for better luck for the young man
next time.
The Estey Guard went to Vernon for
their spring drill, Saturday, accompanied by
several honorary members and invited guests
Lieut. Col. j. j. Estey performed the duties
of inspecting officer The ample grounds in
front of the Vernon House afforded a fine
field for performing the evolutions in which
the Guard displayed their old time discipline.
The dinner was one of Squiress best, and
was the occasion of the usual complimentary
speechifying and gustatory happiness.
On Tuesday of this week Fred Waite be-
gan marketing the crop from an acre of Cres-
cent Seeding strawberries which lie under
the protection of pine grove and so escaped
injury from the late May freeze. The fruit
is large, firm and of excellent quality. Two
acree of berries which were exposed to the
full grip of the cold wave were damaged at
least one.third The local crop commands 80
cents per quart at the start, and will hardly
fall below 25 to 20 cents during the season.
DIR. @. S. Blakeslee and his bride were
thrown from their carriage Monday afternoon.
at the corner of Elliot and Main streets, and