Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-06


feoted the kidneys az TO produce dropsy.
The @. L. S. @. was very pleasantly on
/ tertancd last evening by Mr.. and Mrs l.. W.
! Uawlcy, at their homo on Western avenue.
/ After a discussion Of tho remaining ques.
| tions in English history three. minute biogra-
| phies Of persons eminent In England's annals
| we're given, after which an hour was agree-
ably and proftably spent by the members in
getting acquainted with each other. By in.
| yitation Of Mrs Wella and Miss Barnard, the
next meeting will be held in the parlora Of
the Centre church, on Thursday evening,
18th inst. when ii is expected that q more
than ordinarily attractive program will be
presented, and as it is the last meeting Of the
season, II is hoped there will be large at
tendance.
The following is the list of letters remain.
ing in the BrattebOro post office, June G
Undesirable Adams, Minnie /. Adams, Emma
! G.. DOwd, Fannie Dunklee, Mrs John Grimm, Mrs
! Addio Hosford, Mrs VIM Kingman, Mrs Della
Lane, Mrs Daniel Meaningless Enot-st, olive J
Root Mrs II stlckney, Mrs L 4 SARGENT, Mrs
John White, Miss w Willard.
Gentemen-C ID BlOdgett, VI Barden-2, Chas
Cutler, Il Cheney Willard Chapin,Dr Dlckerman,
T. n Eddy, John Fox, Herbert T. lilll, Y j Uigglu-
son NJ D, Vim II Hampstead, + II King, William b
More, A NJ Prouty, Delphuc Pattenandc,L Swain,
X Spaulding NJ ID, j Brewster Turner, Warren fay
or W w Wilcox, W Williams A Yeum, Leslie
MlsceiIaneous-Bo Agency, Mcssrs Morce
Barrett, Mr. Evans, Button Mfg.
TIE DAMAGE BY THE FHOSTS.
1t is impossible to arrive at an estimate
in reliable figures of the damage done in this
section by last weeks freezing nights. Moth
ing like such a freeze has been known SO late
in the season for years. 1t will undoubtedly
prove that the most serious damage inflicted
was to the fruit crop. Strawberries which
were in full bloom, or on which the fruit had
Just SET arc practically total loss but the
buds on some plants, which were just coming
on, are uninjured. On some large beds it is
found that in spots the plants were badly nip
ped, while only few feet away they are not
perceptibly hurt. In general way II may be
said that the crop is set back a week in ripen-
ing and that it is cut down from one-fourth
to one-hRlt in bulk, according to location.
Grapes we're almost universally cut down.
Not only we're the fruit-buds frozen, but the
young wood was frozen. Except in here and
there place, no native grapes can be looked
for this year for, though new wood and new
fruit-buds may grow, they will be so late as
10 afford little hope Of their ripening That
the apple crop has been seriously hurt there
is no question, but it is yet too carly to say
that it has been entirely ruined The bios
SONS were blighted and the young fruit was
killed of by the Wholesale, but should it turn
out that one in hundred OF the fruit bios
SONS comes to maturity, the crop will be an
ample one. Probably the same curious state
now and then witnessed-that of the crop
running in ''streaks"-here and there a belt
of country with no fruit, and here and there
one with good yield. The pride of those
whose gardens we're in ali advanced state haa
had a fall; many Of them have been obliged
to plant over, taking new start with their
less onterprising neghbors. Many farmers
who had corn and potatoes up have planted
their fields over, while others are taking their
chancag M the crOpg aoaip Tho
West River valley the freeze WAS far more Sc
we're than here or on the Connecticut river
bottoms-even the leaves of trees like butter
nuts, oak etc, being blsckened and made 10
drop of. From the published accounts it is
evident that a lower temperature was reached
in Massachusetts and Connecticut than as far
north as this; for we are told of the forma-
ton Of icicles eight inches long and an inch
round, and Of ground frozen hard enough to
bear mans weight The results were also
more disastrous there, because the crops were
further advanced. How much the fruit and
other crops were damaged through the Middle
and Western states we have no data from
which TO judge.
An UGLY AFFAIR AT DOCTOR DIAMONDS.
An affair occurred at DR.. d. P. Dear
born's, Wednesday evening, which will tend
to put our citizens generally q little more
upon their guard o'nights. About half-past
10 or IL O'Clock two men appeared at the
door of the room occupied by the doctors
hostler George Downer, and called him out
He had got to bed, but stepped out Of the
door partly dressed with light in his hand,
when one Of the men presented folded slip
Of paper, and said to him that he would find
out what they wanted by reading that. The
paper dropped, apparently by accident, and
he stopped to set the lamp down and pick up
the paper, when he was felled to the ground
by blow from one Of the men. He lay in a
partly conscious condition for some time
during which he remembers hearing voices
and sundry noises, aud hearing somebody ex-
claim, 80, my face" as though the watch
dog had bitten him. When he came to his
senses and got back into his room be was too
much used up to raise an alarm. On investi.
CATION in the morning nothing was found to
have been stolen, but the natural supposition
is that the fellows were after one of the doc |
tors horses, and that but for the dog they
probably would have succeeded in their at
tempt. Young Downer bears the marks of a
heavy blow on his side, besides injuries to
one knee and a cut in one OF his toes caused
by the lantern being broken in the fracas
Aside from the scrap Of paper left and the !
probable fact that one Of the men bears the
marks of dogs teeth, there is no clue TO
the perpetrators, and it is not likely that any
arrests will be made.
THE W. c. T. Z. FLOWER MISSION.
June 9th has been appointed by Miss
Jennie Cassidy, the national superintendent,
as Flower Mission day. Under the manage. |
ment Of this invalid woman this department |
Of the w. G. Il. L. has become most i'm |
portant means of doing good. The plan this
year is for each state to send committees |
with flowers to the prisons, jails and aims |
houses upon this day and, if feasible, to hold |
short services. Local unions can do this |
work by visiting the poor sick and bereaved, !
individually, and carrying a bouquet Of flow |
ers tied with the distinctive white ribbon. |
and an appropriate text of scripture. We |
trust every member of our union will try 10 |
call upon as many as are within her reach |
and knowledge, not only for the sake of do. |
ing good, but also a testimonial of love TO |
Miss Cassidy, whose birthday it is. Although |
wasted by disease and suffering, she has a
spirit large enough to send her thought and
prayers over the length and breadth of our
land. Ladies wishing for white ribbon and
printed texts will have both furnished them
by calling upon Mrs. John Orion, Main
street. Cow
EXAMINATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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