Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-09


are OF the Early Rose variety
The annual meeting Of the Windham
County Baptist association will be held at
south Nmdham Aug 9Sth
Thirty seven would. he teachers took their
examinations before County Supervisor
Hall at Townshend, July Did one passed
IN the first grade, Is IN the second. rs in
the third, aud two failed
W. r. Phillips has raised two cotton
plants from seed planted last March The
largest plant is five feet high. contains one
blossom aud several buds. and probably
Will yield few pods of cotton
The Christian Science association will
meet next Wednesday evening with Mrs
NJ. l.. Morse 81 Spruce street
Elder S Cook Of Vernon will preach in
Grand Army hall Sunday, at . 30 p. ST.
The Man Of u, or Jobs Enigmas" will
be the subject Of Rev +. L. PhAlens ser.
mon at the Unitarian church ON SUNDAY
morning Everybody is welcome
c.. +. Allen. whose advertisement of
strawberry plants for August and Septem.
her setting appears elsewhere has issued
catalogue of strawberry plants, pansles.
roses, and the earlier varieties of bulbs
which customers may have upon application
Eugene A. W ebster of Orangeburg. south
Carolina who mas been appointed collector
OF internal revenue for his state, Is a broth
er OF DR. ID. P.Webster, and native of
Montpelier He is II lawyer by profession
Frank IalhHm who came here from North
Adams as agent of the Singer sewing ma
chime company, conducted his business IN IA
desultury manner, and was discharged hv
the company Without giving receipts he
then collected money of persons to whom
lie had sold machines. and skipped town.
leaving his bills unpaid The company.
through the Bellows Falls agent. has set
tied with Talhams customers
The twice postponed picnic Of the Uni.
Versalist Sunday school was held at Fairy
Dell Charlestowu n. II Tuesday about
two hundred attending The weather was
delightful. aud the outing wa. much enjoy
ed toy all Various sports were INDUCED in
and the First Regiment orchestra furnished
music for dancing
The annual Catholic picnic will he held at
bernardstou neat week Saturday The
sporting events will consist of running aud
standing jumps. lOu yard, handicap foot
race, shot throwing. wheelDarrow and sack
races
W. II Webb "a compostor IN the Reform.
eI Office, while suffering from heart trouble
with temporary arrangement OF the mind
wandered about the village last FRIDAY al
ternoou and evening, his absence from nome
causing considerable anxiety Search was
begun, aud he was found on Canal street
tie mas now recovered So a. ~ Ice able to
return Ia work
The Methodist SUNDAY school picnic was
held al Highland park Wednesday There
was ii large attendance and an enjoyable
time Is reported by all
Tenth concert by the First Regiment
band from the Brooks House balcony next
Wednesday evening If weather permits
The whole number of pieces Of mail mat
ter handled at the post office for the year
ending Aug ! was .;Eil .3S1. or an aver
age of III, 1873 per month This Is an Ia
crease Of Ala, 3IS pieces over the previous
year The local postage collected for the
year was ; loBG 20 The amount paid car
rlers was over S4uOU The gross receipts
for the fiscal year ending june 30, 1888
were Sl1.4lIs1.
party including DR. Cunand, A. ".
Chllds, John q Davis. g. H. Davenport
%. Jones, +. =. Carpenter, c. L Crosby
aud W. II Bracket leave next Monday af-
ternoon for week yachting aud fishing
IN the vicinity of Block Island
There will soon be IA new telephone line
to Boston via Bellows Falls The line Is
beng constructed of double copper wire
one of winch Is for the return circuit
Letters can now be mailed here for the
keene and south Vernon route to 20 on the
4:iO e.. Nj train. Formerly such letters
posted after p. NJ. were sent 10 Bellows
Falls arriving at their destination the next
day BY the present arrangement letters
received from keene way on the g. 10 mail
can he answered the same day
At the regular drill OF the Estey Guard
last night the appointment OF the following
non commissioned officers was announced
sergrants W T Haigh ". : Pine. e.. l.. spaf
ford II q Pratt, n. n Hadl-y
Corporals. Geo. J. Root, II X knight. e.
ksteY, u. +. Curtin, j K. Perry
SIX new members have been taken into the
company.
The case Of W. j. GoOdenough Of Spring
field, Mass, VS.. II c. Squlres of the West
village 10 recover rent for holding over
lease of farm ten days was heard at the
office Of Waterman, Martin x Hit, Mon
day Verdict for plaintiff, S1G4
Hawey has received great quantity of
his new fall goods and is opening the cases
today.
Last Friday evening two men named
Moody and Haley, who came from North
Adams and Boston, and who had been shov
cling bitches for several weeks for Mr.
Crowell. were seen on the streets in d
drunken condition by Officer Mcclure, who
induced them to 90 home Mcclure watched
the men, who went ~ Vernon street, where
they began fighting Mcclure stepped M
and told them TO come along with him to
the lock cup. They were not inclined to
obey orders, and Mcclure asked men who
happened 10 Toe near by for assistance
Moody and Haley resisted and were thrown
down and finally handcuffed They refused
To walk 10 the lock up and were put into Il
team and drawn up and placed in a cell.
In the morning Mcclure let the men out of
tine cells while he went after their break
fast and to consult Lawyer Hit abouta trial.
John Clarkson has u key 10 the lock up and
has been accustomed for some time 70 let
out m the morning tramps who have been
shut up over night There was an under
standing that the tramps should be IN the
front part OF the lock up, while men under
arrest should be ia the cells During Me
Clures brief absence, Clarkson came along
ana seeing the cuiprts out of the cells,
supposed they were ordinary tramps and
released them The men at once crossed
the Connecticut river bridge into New
Hampshire and have since been heard from
at Athol, They will hardly dare to return
10 town, and as the state was saved the
cost of prosecuting them their escape was
not serious matter.
team belonging 10 a Mr. Townsend of
Putney was left standing at the end of
Harris place IN charge of boy, when the
horses became frightened and backed the
wagon over the railroad bank Considera-
bic farmers produce was spilled out of the
wagon aud part OF the hedge was broken
over, but no serious damage was done.
The Baptist ladies will hold their sewing
meeting next Friday afternoon at two
o'clock at Mrs. DR. Holton's An are in
vited
Prudent Rate has bought the last lot Of
the CharlIer property bounding on Elliot
street The only lots remaining are three
low priced ones ON Union street and one
south Of the Charler grounds
Mrs. f. W, Chids aud daughter return
from Chester today Mrs r. A. Fullerton
aud other relatives accompany them.