Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-05

preaching in two neighborinp parishes con.
fesses to the pleasant anticipation of some.
time spending part Of his vacation in Nav
iano. Arethusa Newton, for many years
known ON the old hill farm as the cheerful
cripple, who was bedridden for years and
under bonds TO crutches for the rest of life
iavorite with old and young, a pleasant
talker OF ready intelligence, self-instructed
from early youthby reading and observing
picking up the rudiments of music with
sufficient skill and perseverance, 10 plav
agreeably ON the VIOLIN flute, banjo and ac.
cordeon, with a genius for making prettv
things by needlework, etc, and the Van.
kee talent of using a jack knife effectually
IN producing toys and useful household ar
tlcles, IN fact an uncommonly helpful per
son despite many physical infirmites,
makes her home with sister, Mrs Emma
Moore, in Northboro, and is still her old
cheerful, brave, entertaining self, cultivAt-
ing mowers and interested in farming,
though often suffering from sickness.
Independence week began 10 celebrate
on Monday by travesty ON that little
drama, How doth the busy bee improve
eacil SHINING hour, If we accept as cause
and effect four years old Florence's version.
that a bee stinged the oxen and they ran
which suddenly whirled defiance at Arte
mas Wards description of their kind as
horned beasts that skasely seem TO move"
and broke into wild stampede, taking a
wide turn into the bank yard with seeming
intent to uproot every washington elm"
lmaple) lately set out there. The owner
promptly ran ON, using all his force to stop
the team, hut was as promptly knocked
down, and the wonder was that he escaped
unhurt. The "horned beasts" we're slack
ened at Widow Aliens, aud soon relapsed
INTO the familiar gait that "skasely seems
| to move"
A. V. Mays store was entered by bur
glars Tuesday night, by means of breaking
| through a side window near the desk with
tools supposed to have been taken from
the railroad water house, which was en-
tered the same night. Cash from money
drawer, considerable jewelry, some cloth
ing, shoes Nos and ~ and satables were
taken in all between 800 and 5000 value.
| MIR. Batchelder's shore was not robbed
probably because Of the adjoining rooms
being occupied by the family. His barn
was entered through window, and but
for the buggy being securely locked in its
| place, team might have been missing,
though it is not certain that the burglars
had no team. DR.. Terrell of Townshend,
returning from Williamsville, noticed a
| light in the store at midnight Mr.. May,
at the hotel, thought he heard the sound of
breaking glass about that time, but, after
listening, concluded all was right. Others
heard the Worster dogs barking.
Mrs. A. V. May was sent for Thursday
on account of the sudden illness of her hus
band
The Fourth was notable for failing to
produce the usual midnight bell-ringing
and the day was more quiet than usual
Mrs. Hannah Osgood of Worcester is at
Mrs. Morgan's. G. w. Lawrence of
Medfeld, Mass, is at A. b. Chase's Miss
Carrie Bruce comes home this week from
Toronto, where she is taking a course at
the conservatory of music Miss Myrtle
Eason closed her school with an exhibition
last Friday.-AIss A. f. Fitch has return
ed from her school in West Wardsboro
The example of Windham county. wheth-
err good or bad, in choosing a school super
visor from another state, has been follow
ed by four Massachusetts towns, which
Join in choosing Mr.. Dartt of Vermont, for
merly our state superintendent Of schools,
as their school superintendent
John NJ Mellen's young son Charlie sells
the Springfield Union in the place and de
livers several copies to subscribers.
A party of ten Philadelphians are ex-
pected to board at the Worster house. n.
The school in District No 3 closed June
2Sth, with Miss Winnie Carpenter teacher.
Number of scholars, nine average at
tendance, 8 % 80. Neither absent nor tar
dy, Eta and Bertha Gage Eta and Angie
Carpenter absent only one day, Johnnie
Skinner and Willie Gage. The exercises at
the close were quite interesting. c.