Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-28

Jared Briggs il quite seriously H.
w. o. Hunt has returned from tho Adj.
rOndacks
r.. d Brown has painted his barn lately
built and whitewashed the roof
Chester Briggs has a stalk Of corn in biz
garden that Is ten and half feet high there
are also three stalks coming from one kernel
Of corn which are all ten feet OF over In
height on one Of which nine ears Of corn are
set, the highest Of which is si1 feet from the
ground. II any one can talk taller corn bet
him say on
Our excellent painters. NJ l. Fox and NJ
NJ. Brown, have lately laid upon the Glen
House a rich and varied coat Of paint coui-
posed Of the following colors Body Of the
house, olive green trimmings, brick SASH
dark green some use OF blne overhead On
the whole the house presents fine appear
ance, and for good taste, nice arrangement.
and real ornament it could not well be sur
passed. Thislarge and commodious hotel, with
its genial host good order and excellent fare.
IL fine and pleasant resortaOr those who de-
sire agreeable entertainment.
"A fine base ball club-2I mines was Pc
Gently organized, composed Of the smaller
class Of young men and constituted As follows
W. F. Fuean, catcher and captain {. Bian.
chRrd, 3. s; Mervin Pierce pitcher d. Gal
lup, 81 B.; j. Roberts Il r.. q. Fox. l. T.:
Murray Pierce, "a b T. Brown. LIST b: f.
Pierce, G. f. The above constituted club Of
I'd Jacksonville mines played B sharp game
OF base ball with the LIST mines al L. D.
Browns on Saturday, the 22d inst-the "a
beating the lst on q score OF 2S 10 1G. They
are fine players for young class recently or
ganized, and are worthy Of much credit
They would not say it boastfuliy. bat are
willing and ready TO accept out Of town teams
About 100 OF our citizens met 10 witness the
above named interesting game At the same
time the young ladies working elub met for
picnic at Mr. Browns actively improving
the afternoon the proceeds 10 replenish the
Sunday school library 30 ladies' and gentle
men took supper aud the evening was spent
In happy social interview. On the whole it
was an unusually enjoyable occasion.
Farmers are progressing in gathering d
good harvest.
The English musket owned by Jared
Briggs, mentioned last week, has upon it the
British crown, and the full Accomplishments
are a bayonet having marks Of sabre cute
probably received in battle a cartridge box.
printing wire and brush.
Frequent rains are keeping vegetation in
fine condition
The lynx roaming upon the hills still
Siuuoe hIo 6eaIch VI tns bnhrpeht uunterh
Many OF our citizens attended the cen.
tenniRl celebration at Rowe, Mass, on Wed.
nesday, the PC inst
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell are stopping for few
weeks at the Glen House.
Otis Ii. Pike has bought of H. G. Shep
harrison a small piece OF land on the opposite
side Of the road in front Of his house.
Our village schools commenced on the
oath inst, the upper taught by Miss Kstiie
f. Whitney Of Marlboro, and the lower by
Miss Emma NJ. Hobart of West. bingham
Mass.
E. Z. Putnam and wife have returned
from jamestown, n Y, instead Of ST. James
as the types had it last week They visited
friends residing at Lake Chautauqua and re-
turned by way Of Niagara Falls, having a very
pleasant trip.
"A A. Butterheld, E.q, has been absent
this week attending the Baptist association at
Brattleboro.
From week to week some of our citizens
visit Lake Pleasant