Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-12

Henson Taylor and sister are visiting in
town.
The annual Fourth of July picnic Of the
Pixies and their friends was held at Joel
CIRCUITS. Forty seven were present, includ
lug Mrs. Sarah Pike Of Northbridgc, Mass
Ed Circuit and Lyman Bills of Orange,
Mass also relatives from Brattlehoro.
Wardsboro Marlboro and Stratton. There
was "a general good time in spite of unpro-
pitlous weather.
A late number of the Minneapolis Jour
nal speaks Of Eugene Field as the "Sharps
and Flats of the Chicago News, and men
tons that his father, r. NJ Field, VIII use
youth was spent in this town, was the attor
ney for the negro in the celebrated "Dred
Scott case"
w. G. T. u. meeting at Union hall next
Wednesday at O'Clock p. Nj.
lawn party 10y the library association
may he given soon.
Miss Lizzie Robinson of Peoria, H., a
niece of K, NJ, Newton, was 80 hours in
coming from her home Several hours ride
beyond Chicago,) to Brattleboro and six
hours were spent in waiting at Lansing
burg and Greenfield, leaving only BIB of act
tual travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rand, of Orange, arrived
last week TO spend awhile in the house own
ed for some years by the late Chester Rand
They found evidence of the house having
been entered by tramps or burglars, pre-
sumably the night of the store robbery.
There were the charred remains of old car
peting in pan, and the presence of kero.
sene oil nearby, left in the house by the
Rands, suggested IA primitive way of illumi,
nation. There have been later evidences of
marauding characters abroad at night and
secreted by day w. n. Chase found indi-
cations of his cow having been MIXED be
fore dawn. S. b. Higgins's stable door was
left open the same night. Mrs. Higgins,
hearing a noise outside, made some stir
which might have frightened away some
one. The next night their neghbors heard
unusual noises, and ON going out Mr.. Har-
vey heard a whistle, as il in signal After
two days Mr. Saunders, two miles out on
the Wardsboro road, found his cows had
been MIXED in the night. A sheriff from
Bennington county has been here to inves-
tigate, escaped prisoners having been trac-
ed from that county over the mountain this
way, and they lived in the woods several
days on the other side
1t is Charlie Miller who sells the Spring
field Union.
In the list of school district officers the
name of j. NJ Miller was by accident omit
ted two weeks ago
Mrs j. K Barney, who has lectured
here several times on temperance, is now
in England looking up prison reform inter
ests, and representing Rhode Island in the
International Sunday school convention
Dorr Hudson, native of this town, and
graduate of Yale college, is licensed to
preach while pursuing the theological course,
and is supplying "a church in Dover at pres
ent.
The school in district No. 10, taught by
Miss Winnie Sherman, closed June 30 with
picnic.
Miss Lila White, who has been at home
on a short visit, has returned to Riverside,
Mass-Mrs. w. ii. Goodnow is ut $. p.
Morse's.-The Taylors, children of Mrs
Elvira Taylor of Boston, are at Alfred
Patchs .-Mrs Ida Convey and children, of
Dummerston, are spending the week at q.
W. Parsons, and they report the prospect of
sweet corn from their garden as early as
next Sunday Mr.. Batchelder and Gilbert
drove to Peru last Saturday, and the latter
will spend a month there.-Mrs. Jane Ed
wards and daughter of Woonsocket, r. l.,
are visiting at A T. Edwards Mrs Ray
Pettee Of Jamaica, is visiting in town. 1t
was a singular coincidence that the latter
and Mrs Edwards, her niece, above men
toned, met in the cemetery, whittier each
had gone to visit graves on adjoining lots.
Each had been wishing 10 know Of the other,
and they had not met for "a years. Mrs.
G. A. Cowing, formerly of this town, is Wis
iting her brothers Austin and Louis Kelley
in Minneapolis. -Dr. Weston went to White
River junction Wednesday for day
John Burnham represents the Christian
EndeavOr society connected with North
church in Springfield Mass. at the national
convention in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs Davidson is in Burlington and Rich
mond this week.
VIII p. Eager was accidentally shot in the
head in Holyoke on the Fourth. The wound
is not serious, though it took half an hour
to extract the bullet.