Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-30

lite the American House.
BrattIsbOro.
A large amount OF current news matter |
8 printed on our first page to day.
The ladies OF the Unitarian society will |
hold their annual fair on Wednesday evening
Of next week. They will strive to make the
occasion az attractive az they have made all
previous ones, and hope to welcome all their
friends.
There is to be a horse trot on the fair
ground tomorrow between racers owned by
Chas Noyes, John Baker, Edward Chase and
possibly other flyer"
"A party OF seven Greenfield bicyclists
rode from that place to this village last Sun
day, and returned.
The local piscatorial artists, Ed. Rich
ardson, Fred Davis and Orland Ellis, captured
two remarkably fine specimens of fish in the
river near Glson's ferry last Wednesday,
The largest was pike measuring three feet
in length and weighing ten pounds, and the
smaller a pike perch weighing four pounds.
The latter fish is very rarely found and Is
probably the first ever caught in this vicinity.
As Mr.. S. Pratt, Turner's Falls ma
chinist on his way to'Windsor, was riding
on the Vernon road below the depot Wednes
day forenoon, his horse became frightened
at the cars switching in the railroad yard,
and ran, fell down the bank and rolled into
the barbed- wire fence. Mr.. Pratt WAS thrown
out, his clothing badly torn, and received a
painful though not serious spinal injury.
The buggy Was not much injured, but the
horse, valued at ! $50, was 80 badly cut and
lacerated by the barbed. wire as to be almost
worthless, and was sold to Putney man for
SIS
% j. Pratt will continue his closing out
sale of dry goods and carpets until Septem-
Der lst, at the same marked down prices a.
during the past month. He also announces
a still further reduction Of prices in many de-
partments.
The ladies' auxiliary will meet at the
rooms OF the Y. NJ. q. A. next Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock
Rev. Mr.. White Of CASTLE. N. Y will
preach at the Baptist church next Sunday.
The Greenfield justice bound Everett
Willard, the negro Salvationist, over to the
grand jury for horse stealing
C. L. Durham OF the firm OF Durham
Bros. is in Brattleboro for the vacation sea
SON. lie has been It elected to his position
in the Portland High school, but may decide
TO resign and remain here permanently.
The funeral OF W. II. Hamilton, the old
soldier, WAS held at Grand Army hall last
/ ouuuhy AhoNs l. ACAuu
| The post attended in full numbers and sever
al members OF the Woman's Relief Corps
were present. The burial WAS in lot bought
by the post for the purpose, just south OF the
government enclosure in the cemetery.
Henry Cudworth, son OF T. ]. b. Cud
worth, has gone to-day to Hartford, Conn.
to enter the shop of Pratt Il Whitney, thu
well-known machinists.
The copartnership between Lawyers j
l.. Martin a. j. G. Eddy has been dissolved
this week, Mr. Martin buying the good viii
and business OF the Office. MIR. Eddy's plan
are not made known, though it is understoo,
that he may go TO Omaha, Neb., where Ii. j
Davenport is located. To-day a copartner
ship has been formed between Mr.. Martin
and Hon E. l.. Waterman, making a stronI
and reliable firm.
The bailifs will not call a special villag
meeting at present under the recent petition
the ''soon az practicable" time having not ye
arrived in their opinion
Miss Minnie Clark, daughter Of Judge II
W. Clarke reached home for the summer las
evening. She has resigned her place ~ lad
principal OF the public schools in New Bruins
wick, N. j., aud has accepted a position i
DIR. Gardners school for young ladies in Ne'
York city, where her duties will begin OctC
Der LIST.
Frank Crosby, second son of L. c. Crol
by, who ia spending the summer with hi
mother and younger brothers and sisters
Cape Elizabeth, Me-, near Portland, mt
with an accident last week Thursday whic
will sadly interfere with his vacation plea
ures. moving machine was at work net
the house where the family are staying
Frank being at the time upon piazza som
distance from the ground. The machir
suddenly stopped and at the same momer
there was an outory from young Crosby'a Ii
tie sister two or three years old. Thinkin
: an accident had befallen her the boy spran
over the piazza railing and brought up in
ditch with one leg broken three times belo
the knee, the large bone twice and the small
3 or one once. surgeon was called fro
) Portland, under whose treatment the limb
3 doing we'll, and the young victim, who bea
] his misfortune bravely, hopes to be o
: crutches, with his leg in plaster mould, t.
days hence.
. Mrs. Devens and her daughters met wi
an accident by being thrown out while dri
ing one night recently, but fortunately
: not sustain serious injury.
The new photographic picture OF Brattl
boTo, drawn aud executed by L. Il. BurleiI
of Troy, N. Y, has been delivered to h
L subscribers, about 200 in number, this wee
= The drawing is correct in detail and the m
chanical execution is good, reproducing wi
fathfulness and with considerable artistic {
= feet the general impression of the village
perspective.
8 Postmaster Childs has been informed
telegram from the department that an
% speetoF will be sent here at once 10 conf
! with him az to the details OF the fittings a.
q arrangement of the new office.
Word WAS sent to the police at late no
: last Saturday night that two men were prov
!, ing about in a suspicious way on Canal sire
:. and house. breaking was feared. WilliaI
;. and Warren went over and found MichI
u Lynch, young Irishman of % or % YET
!. who lives on Elliot street, but his oompani
y had disappeared. Lynch was drunk and v
= locked up over Sunday. Monday morning
, paid fine aud costs Of $ll,2l. The Il
was that he had had too much good fello
D. ship with some Holyoke friends and had go
r. out TO sober of, being too much overcome
IL He refused to give the name of his co
panion.
x Judge Wheeler still refuses TO oondl
a Uncle Sans business ION tick" The Unit
10 States court met at Windsor Tuesday for I
second time since May 22i, and was ad jou
a ed to Aug. "a, Congress having as yet app
70 priated no funds for the support Of the
h dietary.
"A special car, with special rates of ia
Or will be run from Winchester and Hinsda
r N. H., via South Vernon and BrattlebOTo,
m Monday Aug, 8, for the benefit of those "
n wish to attend the second annual series
IN Universalist grove meetings to be held
" Queen City park, Burlington, Aug, 10th
10th. The car will go up by the regular To-