Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-01

ing the place Of bis nativity - Mr. and Mrs
i. ". Childs have gone to Block Island IN
company with relatives FROM Chester WI
Childss family leave for Nautasklt Beach to-
morrow MIR aud Mrs J. II Van Doom re-
turned from Cape God Tuesday evening
Mr. aud Mrf J. ID. Morris arc spending
week nt Sponord Lake -- Rev. s.. H. LuC left
this morning for O. month vacation.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing iu the BrnttloDoro post office. Aug. j
LadieH-puufy Arnold. b. H. Huttofncd, Mrs. phI-
lena uardwolL Lizzie Wheeler, Mrs. M. %. Bartlett
Alma Jhnuncrlu, Mra. T.. bu0hu Mrs. dc1hie hstcf-
tcrbrouE Nellie Ferriter Joanna Terriicr, Cora faa-
tns, Mrs. Alfred Harris Mrs.. J.. j. Ives, MARY Mar
TN. Mrs John j.. Miller, MARY NJ. Howard, Mra.lt1rs
Phelps, Hose stewart Mrg. Julia spauldiur. Mrs
Herbert spaulding Miss Tabor Mrs. Geo. H. Wheeler.
Gentemen-Jouathuu Austin, Willie y. Brown, j.
s Bishop, Chas. Bolster Charles II. Below. George
Copeland, j. II. Cauhed, Fred DunkleC, George Han
ford, J.. D. Hathaway. Dr., ". J.. Lyman, Thomas a.
Morse Michael Manning, jas 8. morse, D. Pure Us.
Prouty J.. 81 richardson, y. S. Sheath, j. II sulIo-
way Jgs. @. smith, chas i. stanford. VIM Wilder,
H. D.. white, A. G.. WHITAKER, * y. D.
lackago-Miss Alice /. Howard.
BAND ooSCEHrg.
The First Regiment band gave their
open air concert on Wednesday evening 20
q larger number Of listeners than usual. with
the following well rendered programme
J March, Healys Reeves
- overture. Tho Dudes Of 1885 Buttpcr
o. Duet, two comets, Willie Polka, Guutermau
d. waltz, First Kiss Lamotho
0. Fecolo Solo, sfylarf Cox
Mr. Clap.
c. Patrol, Irish Iucruer
T. seronade, swedish wedding March
3. March, New Ideal Reeves
Weather permitting. the following pro.
gramme will be given next Wednesday even
ing from the Brooks House balcony
j. March, Bninos Muuu
2. Overture, Mariana Wallace
%. Song Some Day Weuiurs
g patpourri aye Oldeu Times" Beycr
o. WaltzeE, spring Flowers Bous1ue
q. Selection, hUmuumbula BrlInI
O. March, CieychudH Tyler
UNArrHECIATED ENTEErE1sE TIN DTFAAmBs
CAEiCATUHE or MI D1LLINGuAy.
Prom the Montpelier Waterman
"Thero BE- one consideration which ought 90 recon
Gle private citizens Co tnrlr lut they not
ger uf having spgaled pictures 0i themstycG thrust
upon l0ua-Fuherinr public nov the Heforrner is
one OF the best uf our exchanges, and appreciate
the spirit OF enterprise which prompts u 60 try Co.
publish pictures a. public men, uu 1t d terribly bard
on the men. Last week % had portrait OF Hon. W.
J. Dillingham; which must make BIN feel tired Even
tho blurmer itself plainly feels that there BE- some
thing wrong about t as % says; THE portrait give.
Nj Dillingham; tired and exhausted crpressi1u.h
natural result from hiE recent severe CnprtiuuF.'
THERE'S something slightly ridiculous about THE exc
cuse Co. thpso who know M. Dillingham; ana can BEE
that the pi1turg Wa taken tv three years ago.
Thus the Newport Express
"NI Dillingham; ought at ono. 90 prosecute che
publisher ui the brattebur1 Hciurmer for uuDl.
Islander or some other high crime, for publishing
such horrld likeness 90 him appeared BOO o., It-
sue oi July -. The only resemblance 90 bears o.
found i the TACT that IL purportz to Doe the picture o,
on convict, which D. % itself ubu0us."
HEv. MI. MAET1N CALL AND REFORMATION.
The Brockton Daily Enterprise. in the is.
sue following that from which We quoted
concerning Rev Mr. Martins resignation Of
bis Brockton passionate and his departure for
81. Louis, contains these corrections from
Mr.. Martin
!. It is iutimated that went as q csndi-
date TO the ST. Louis pulpit. This Is not the
case. My call was pure surprise to me and
most spontaneous and unanimous on the part
Of the people
.. 1t is said the St. Louis church will dis.
solve u do not accept their call This is
not true The church Is very strong in many
ways What was said and is true is this
I'VE shall suffer seriously, for while at
least, If you do not come
3. Tho salary offered me has never been
nearer s6OOl than $4,000.
The council Of disInissiou which met Il the
Brockton church IN the following resolutions
highly endorse Mr.. Martin Fl work and Chris
tlau character
voted: that THE pastoral relations b. dissolved
in coming o. this cuuciuEi1l We desire o. express
our siucerr conviction that the circumstance which
entirely uusuueht by him, and have been urged upon
Doe cuusder4tou by very marked providence. &.
which We feel compelled tn yield uur own Judgment
probation ~ the Christian spirit our brother has man
Hestel ~ Tue tryluc position % which be has been
placed. We further express our most thorough en-
uorsemcut ui tue good WORK Bru. Martin has been
peruitiec 10 acc9mplsn during the brlc pastorae
this church A. al attractive preacher. devoted pas
TOR, warn hearted spiritual workman 10 the Lords
vineyard, we most heartily commend him the church
Of our Lord JesuE Christ. We give min orr best
YER Oh III
ms new nei1 % labor this rhureh IN their uren-
pected tri4l. We extend our moot sincere sym1athy
rejoicing % the spirit o. love with which they have
met this trying event, praying that thu LORD may
comfort them IN this experience. sancfy them by H.
tor
1t wa then moved aud voted that the council ad-
jour J. c. LABASE, Moderator.
Brockt1u, Mass July 25tL, 1854.
KEW ToEE EAG-rIcEus LUCE-HE F1SDs
An OLD LETTEE WITH 4 CANCELLED BEAT-
TLEEoEo sTAEI, POL WHICH III GIFTS $500
ISev Yoft World, July 21th.j
Tuesday morning while John Harking, a
rag picker, was sorting over q pile OF waste
paper, he picked up an old letter directed to
Henry Rawdou, Boston, Mass. 1t was one
OF the old-fRshioned kind. folded and turned
II. without envelope. bat had been sealed. IN
the upper lefi-haud corner was dark brown
rectangular stamp, tueiy engraved, reading
"hratileboro, Vi. J. o., . cents. with the
initials +. NJ. J. ' IL the centre. Il WAS can
cellsa and had the postmsrk "Brattleboro,
VI. to its right Thinking the stamp was
. Of some value be took II Wednesday to Hen
~ Collin OF 20 Nassau street ana asked him
what It WAS worth. IN give you $500 for
IT, was the reply. Harkins was positive
that Alr. Collin Vas a Iunatic and was con.
irmed iu the belief when the money was
placed IN his hand He did not wait to count
it. but boited
Mr.. Collin has Won the pAiiatelIc blue rib-
Dol uy securing the raresi stamp on the Am
erlcau catalogue, and that means in the whole
world 1t Is the only cancelled BrGttleboro
stamp known 20 be IN existence Eight IN
cancelled stamDs-''l leftover stock arc III
COLLECTIONS, and are CHASED as gems At
the last sale where one was put M az auction
lit was given away for S275' but a stamp
collector II this city who has one Of the eight
values II o. $1,000. This cancelled stamp
found by Harkius Is almost priceless, and the
bidding for it among the philateiomaniacs Of
the world will be spirited. Even the sixty
thouaand-iolAr collection Of Baron Edward
kothschild and the score Of almost equally
valuable collections IN this country and Eng
land will lose ouo-half their interest withou,
this 'eye OF the peacock throne