Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

quish the pastorate Of the Congregational
church on account Of poor health. and las
returned TO Boston much to the regret of ov-
cry one.
Hon. o. L. ButterGed il in town for
few weeks
The Methodist church has given Rev.
Mr.. Arms vacation OF three weeks which
will be spent at Claremont Junction and Iiyn
uonville camp grounds in the northern part
OF the state and in Canada
The Univorsalist social at Mrs Stephen
Boyd's was well attended. Two weeks from
that date, Thursday, Sept ~ they arc to
hold another at tue no oil.
Rev Mr.. To uison breaches at Whining.
ton, Jacksonville and West Dover three more
Sundays, whom be will return to Tufts cot.
lege, Boston.
Tho annual conference of Wiudhnm
county (Oougregatonal) churches will be held
here on Wednesday aud Thursday Of next
week.
"A union temperance concert will be held
in the Baptist church next Sunday evening
under the auspices of the w. @. II. U. All
are invited.
The body of Mrs. Wilson of Soarsbure
was brought here for intorment on Wednes.
day.
Mrs. Mile l.. Corhett is seriously ill at
her mothers, Mrs. j. f. Orosier, where she
has been since June LIST.
The body of Mrs. Newton Morgan was
brought here from North Adams for burial
wednesday. Mrs. Morgan WAS a resident in
town for many years and is pleasantly re-
membered by many of our older people.
If there is any town OF it's size which
has suffered more from the ravnges of fire in
ten years than this, we do not know it, Oar
latest calamity of this nature was the burn
ing on Monday night of the new steam mill
owned by q. q. and A. b. Clark. The fire
was discovered about l o'clock Tuesday
morning and the building wns quickly con
sumed The loss, just nj the commencement
OF the threshing season, cannot fall much
short of LOCO; no Insurance. The own
ers have the sympathy Of the community.
The fire is believed'to have been Of incen-
diary origin. We sincerely hope il this is
true that the guilty party may be discovered
and punished
Among our late arrivals are Mr.. Spauld.
ing from Michigan Mrs. Newell, Miss Alice
| J. Boyd, Ormando and Wallace Cushmau
Mrs Ella @. Winchester aud Mr.. 4. Il. Mer-
rill from New York Miss Mabel Snow aud
Miss Anna Sprague from Jefferson county,
N. y, and Barney johnson, wife and daugh-
tiers.
1t is rumored that an old resident of the
| toMh Nhn i'N'ultN ulhEEltu III OulGhbO.
While we believe, with our nominee for
states attorney, that lit il terribly wrench.
ing to kick against nothing" we ARE getting
weared with this continued reteration by
the Defamer of the statement that "the Rs
publican candidate for states attorney has
had no legal practice never had a case in
county court, etc, etc, ana would refer the
curious to the records of the Wndham coun.
| ty court, where it will ba found that he has
appeared as counsel in several eases. one of
which. to the writer's knowledge, he won AZ
ter it had been pronounced hopeless by the
older lights of the law upon whom the De
famer suddenly seems to think the mantle OF
all legal lore has fallen. lie also has had a
comparatively large justice practice in which
he has met with a good measure Of success.
We notice in thu Womans journal that
Miss Lucy A. Douiiitlo, a former resident o
this town aud for several years teacher il
the kindergarten school in Florence, Mass.
has accepted a position IN a government
school in Parana, Argentine Republic, s. 4.
at salary Of over $4,000. She will sal
about Sept. 1st