Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-10

accident policy In the Travellers, especially " travelling
for day even. The cost is comparatively small The
local agents are Cudworth aud Childs.
PIoruREFRAMEsa are cheap at Cheney & Clapp's.
BrastIebOrO.
Prof aud Mrs. Charlier sailed for France
on Wednesday.
Rev. O. p. Lombard OF Athol, Mass, Is
to preach for the Universalists 10 Crosby hall
next Sunday morning.
A large Balm OF Gilead tree near ID. y.
Pratts was blown into tho highway by the
high wind accompanying the shower Thurs
day afternoon.
Commercial travellers for New York drug
houses bring report that Ii. O. Willard has
bought or will buy drug store at Great Bar
rington, Mass.
Burr Taft arrived home from the West
early this week, and brings a fiattering report
OF the prospects GU the Vermont Live Stock
company's ranch.
MIR. Towers sermon at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning will be for the children.
In the evening Rev II. II. Jenkins for %
years missionary in China, will speak.
Mrs. Hutchinson of New York. wife Of
Barnum's associate owner in the great show,
Ia guest at Col. Fuler's and was with Col.
and Mrs. Fuller at the banquet Wednesday
evening.
John browns Fourth-of-July ride TO
Northampton was cut short by a header"
taken at Bernardston, which gave him a
sprainod arm and shoulder and disabled him
for few days.
H W. Simonds has sold his boot and shoe
store TO Durham Brothers Of Paris, Ne. who
are expected to take possession july 9th
Prolonged asthmatic trouble has led Mr.. ST.
monds to give up his business
r. +. Barton, one OF the three Seventh
day elders, has gone 10 Nowfane with one OF
the tents and will hold meetings there, Elders
Kellogg and kimball remaining on Frost' A
meadow with the other tent
The annual session of the Sauyeur aobool
OF languages opened at Burlington GU Mon.
day evening with addresses by President
Buckham Of Vermont University, President
Sauveur, and others. Miss Amy Aldis and
Miss Ethel Dalton are in attendance from
Brattleboro.
Rev aud Mrs. G.. f. Martin OF st. Louis
arrived in town Wednesday evening and have
received a warm welcome from their old pa
rishioners and other friends. Both are in OK
cellent health Next Sunday Mr. Martin
will preach at the Centre church morning
and evening.
The Baptist Sunday school voted last
nardstOn next Wednesday, the 18th. The
Methodist and Congregational schools ia this
village and the two Sunday schools at the
West village have been invited to ioin them
The train leaves at s:lj Wednesday morning.
Everybody will ba welcome.
A three years old son of Chaa T.. Chr
rier, the asylum engineer, who lives in the
cottage just beyond the Marsh building, was
badly scalded by sitting down in a pail OF hot
water last Friday. The scalds are extensive
and very severe, but are not necessarily fatal,
and the little fellow has thus far done AZ well
a. the nature Of the injuries will permit.
The railroad bank survey and improve.
ment il getting 10 be one of those cases of
hope deferred which make the heart sick
(The nose and eyes have been sick for a good
while) Mr.. CLARK, the civil engineer, was
unable to complete the running OF his lines
at the time mentioned last week. but now has
the stakes set aud the work completed up as
far az the narrow gauge car house. and is
ready for the proposed conference which
will probably DO arranged for aome morning
early next week
The sad news WAS received last Saturday
of the death from typhoid fever Of Orrin +.
Dean at Salisbury, N. o., whittier he went in
May last to enter the employ of an uncle
Mr.. Dean was an estimable young man. and
hhNlhB tuIoo years TbsluolCe In Brnttle-
boro made many warm friends He WAS a
member of the Methodist church and the Y
NJ. O. A, and also belonged to the Good TEN.
plars and Odd Fellows-all of which organi-
cations found in him ready helper in every
emergency. The beFeRved mother aud broth
or have the sincere sympathy OF all their ao-
quaintsnces In this sudden and great affection
The night of July Sd passed with less
general racket OF the Internal type than has
been the case for several years past, though
the boys made bonfres and kept up fire Of
small explosives until their ammunition was
used up. About midnight, by means of a
rope attached TO the Baptist bell and carried
down to the street outside, they raised fire
alarm, and then greeted the fremen with
jeers and fairly eestatic yells when they an.
peared on the scene with ths steamers. Be
fore the evening of the 4th all the squibs
and small crackers had been burned up and
the night was quiet by force of cireum
stances During the day there was pieniek
ing and driving in many directions, and A
considerable number of Brattleboro people
availed themselves Of the narrow gauge spe
cial train for an outing al South Londonderry.
The union picnic under the auspices of
the Unlversalist Sunday school took place ae-
cording to announcement at Sylvan grove
Bernardston, on Wednesday last. At $40 A NJ
Aho "NaA hA'h tAuAu VI hlA cars 1911 BFAllle-
boro. Between two and three hundred went
from this place, aud the attendants from
Vernon, Hinsdale, Winchester aud Bernard
stOn made the total number about 400 Ma
sic was furnished by the orchestra of the
First Regiment band, which WAS much en-
joyed by all. At the dinner hour bouptifuI
refreshments including hot tea aud coffee
were served to all present. Only ono acct
dent, and that of a slight character, occur
red. A Goodrich boy, residing in Bernard
ston, fell from see saw and received bruises
upon his head and back After a few mo-
ments he recovered sufficiently to be carried
to his home. The day was pleasant, and ali
in all the picnic was one OF the best ever
held by the school.
The localOycle club held their spring race
for the Ohilds medal on the old fair ground
on Thursday evening. The entries were: O.
Ia. sherman, o. X. Crosby, and f. Il. Reid
At the end of the first mile Reid was frat
Crosby second aud Sherman third; at the end
Of the second mile Crosby was first, Sherman
second and Reid third; at tho finish Sherman
was first, and Reid second, Crosby having
Withdrawn. Sherlnans time for the three
miles was l | minutes, 30 seconds, and this ia
the second time that he has won the medal
All the members of the club were present, be-
sides few spectators. After this race Ohas
Alexander OF Lsyden, Mass, rode an exhibit
ton half-mile in 1889, with a flying start. The
club was escorted down to the street and to
their rooms by tho newly organized 3. v.
drum corps. Tho membeTa OF the elub ra
paired TO Batohelder a SimOnds by invitation
OF Mr.. Sherman, where pleasant hour was
spent In discussing the race and cycling az
fairs In general, with ice cream and cake, and
songs and toasts agreeably intermingled.
EARLY this week intelligence was received
here OF the death OF Rev. A. O. Stevens. a
former pastor of the Methodist church in this
place, which occurred at his home in River
head, h. l., whore he had been preaching for
the last year or two. Mr.. Stevens began his
minisLeTial work In the YermnnL nnniarenna