Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-15

very fine specimen ~ Vermont copper
ore has just been added u the natural his
tory society 3, collection iu the Brooks libra
~. IL came from the N-r~hirr mines
from a point 2SOO feet under ground and
was sent hos g. " Bliss uf West Fairle- al
tn" hand Of friend. j. K plummer.
Last wear the East drew largely on MIN
ne>"ta for It's potato supply 4 large pro
portion Of all the potatoes eaten Ia Brattl-
Dor" during the winter aud spring came
from that state This year the tables are
turned he dry weather burned up the
tops of the Minnesota crop before the tn
beers we're grown. Many of those now
coming into market are scarcely larger than
"auuts the price has already reached a
dollar bushel Ia Minneapolis aud 1T Paul
and Is likely To 20 higher While the local
crop suffers more or less from the dry
weather 1t l. good Ia quality and will doubt
less be up t" full average Ia quantity
j. Gray E,tey eldest son Of Col Estey.
was elected second lieutenant uf the E-tey
Guard Tuesday night u succeed Lieut.
George Ober, resigned
There was brilliant display Of shooting
stars last Sunday night
DR. George Leon Walker has returned
Ieutonic Of the White Star line which
arrived at New York Wednesday The
Ieutonic broke the ocean record and gained
the title Of the Queen Of the Atlantic "
The time from Que-nstoWu vas i've DAYS
10 hours aud five minutes. Is minutes
better than the City of paris's record and
over three hours aheai Of the CITY Of New
York, With whom the leutouic WAS racing
on this trip. On the third day the steamer
covered jl2 miles
The chorus choir at the Centre church
took vacation last SUNDAY and Mr. Max
ham led the congregational singing
The E.t,y Guard aud Fuller Battery will
leave next Tuesday at O'Clock on a special
train for the annual muster Of live DAYS at
Bradford. At Bellows Falls the, will be-
Joined by the companie, from Brandon.
Rutland and Bennington Bradford will be-
reached in season for dinner Both com
panles will 20 with full ranks Details IN
charge of Quartermaster Hadley aud Lieut.
Harmon wall leave today 70 prepare the
camp. G.. G. Miller, assisted by Henry
Reynolds and family and Mrs Turner, will
cater for the Guard
The entertainment season opens next
I Tuesday evening with the appearance Of
I Al. G. Field * Co : famous minstrels a
company which introduces a great variety
OF taking new business 80 The first part
Is given "a IA cabin concert on board the
Mississippi steamer "R r. Lee. " on a race
With the "Natchez The clio introduces
| numerous novelties which are mentioned in
[ the advertisement else here printed This
I company played IN Rutland Monday even
| ing and the Herald pronounced its enter
tainment one Of the best of its kind that
has ever appeared there
/ Postmaster General Wanamaker. in order
| to increase the efficiency of the free
/ delivery service desires to secure IA device
/ for "a letter box for the doors Of dwellings.
simple IN construction, low priced and
/ capable of adjustment without defaciug the
/ door Such device will materially aid the
/ carrier, besides increasing the securietv of
/ the mail 70 the householder. The post
master general asks for designs. models OF
suggestions for such box until oct /
/ 1890, to he sent to Postmaster Corse of
Boston or TO the postmasters at New York
+ St. Louis Washington or New Orleans
all Of whom are named as committee T.
report on the most practical box for adop
/ ton by the department.
Rev, Llewelyn Pratt, formerly professor
in Williams college and Hartford theological
seminary and now Of Norwich Conn
/ will preach at the Centre church next sun.
/ day morning and evening
Ranger X Thompson display a handsom,
/ ne" black and gilt sign this week
The sale Of j. H. Simonds's house on
| Canal street, announced last week in a
/ Democratic paper published in Brattleboro
/ took place only IN the imaginative brain OF
the writer.
/ The Episcopal society's annual fair anl
/ festival Will be held at the town hall OF
/ september /.
Commander Sturges was ready To ac
/ company Sedgwick Post to the national
encampment when he received telegram
announcing the death of his sister at New
Haven and he left for that place
The Bethel tent was shipped 10 Everett.
Mass last Monday and the Adventists vii
now hold their meetings in lower town hal
again. Elder ). Cook will preach Sunda,
afternoon at 2:3O. Prayer meetings sun
day and Wednesday evenings at 1870
The Baptist Sunday school will picnic al
Forest lake, Winchester, n. ii next We'd
nesdHy Aug 20 The train will leave al
A NJ, and the school will he very glad 4
have all their friends Join them.
AANNs o. =. l@rdflAA OF limos VIII preagl
at the Baptist church next SUNDAY morn
ing aud evening Mr. I.eavitt is a son d
Mrs. Leavitt Of Grove street, and is il
charge of the general work of the Baptist
publication society in his district He vii
also speak before the y. p. 5. G. + OF
Tuesday evening on the Missionary work
of that society.
The Bellows Falls Times of this week
says that all the water Of the Connection
river which now passes over the falls al
one place, goes through channel between
the lodges only six feet aud two inches
wide which is believed To be the lowest
pitch ever known At this place YESTERDAY
COWS we're standing midway of the channe
at the head Of the island
q. +, Allen has issued his fall catalogn,
of strawberry plants aud bulbs for fal
planting aud winter forcing
Joseph Perry, f Veet and John Peterson
have each added piszzas to their Esteyvill,
houses