Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-04

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business tomorrow. most If not all the
stores being closed throughout the day.
The main interest IN the celebration Of the
glorious Fourth centres in the Wilmington
reunion, II which a large number Of Brat
tleboro people have already gone aud many
more will follow TO night and tomorrow
morning The only home attraction. aside
from individual celebrations. will Ice the
ball game For the first time Ia several
wears the day of the publication Of the
Phunix has been changed frum FRIDAY %
Thursday
The undivided half interest Of the heirs
Of the late Farley starr in the building
known as the bank block has been sold to
the brsttleboro Savings bank II is gener
ally understood that the price paid was
about Sli 00u This sale OF course means
that the quarters where Mrs Averys store
Is will be used for banking rooms
1t is supposed that log man was
drowned Yesterday forenoon near the is
land above Farrs ferry lie was one Of
the party located here aud had gone each
day to the island 10 push OIL the logs, re
turning about noon. Yesterday he did not
come back aud search was made for him
but no trace could be found His compan
ions think he went to the island. and that
IA pushing off the logs was set at0at on
them and afterwards fell OFF into the water
tie could not swim HIS name was Tol
BOivin and his home was IN the Province
OF Quebec The river IN the vicinity Of
the island is 10 be dragged with graphing
irons today
The Household for July Is handsome Ia
IA complete new dress OF type
Woodcock. Magill Jones aud Messer have
arrived, aud the other players are expected
tomorrow Woodcock and O'Rourke will
be the battery In the game at home at ] /
O'Clock, and Hare and Cox will probably be-
between the points for the Greentields Ii
Is generally understood that the Greenhelds
have secured, for the day only bean aud
Bates, the HaryArds' heaviest hitter aud
pitcher. and that the latter will occupy the
box at Greenfield
The Hinsdale bridge company has sold
the island 70 some party whose name is not
given
The Christian Science association will
meet Wednesday evening with Mrs C.
! Streeter, - Grove street
About POO persons attended the Univer
salist Sunday schools picnic at Riverside
/ grove, near Springfield Mass, on Monday,
of the day The weather was perfect aud
| all plans were carried out like clock work
| the trains leaving and arriving on time,
and making the proper connections with
/ the steamer at Chicopee Out of-dOor
| sports were INDUCED in, foot ball and base
ball proving the greatest attractions The
/ dancing pavilion was deserted most of the
time and the musicians strove ia vain O.
entlce the Young people into the mystic
/ mazes
F. 5 Fenton, while at work ia the Val.
/ ley engine house Wednesday. cut OFF the
end of his thumb ON the left hand with an
/ AK
The Baptist Sunday school chose these of
| fcers last Sunday superintendent, l. W
| Hawley assistant superintendents, T. II
| an Doom, Mrs g. A. Davis; secretary
and treasurer, NJ. d. Circuit librarian, +
! H. Field auditor, II +. G. Toedt The
affairs of the school are in good condition
/ aud there is "A balance of $50 IA the treas
/ ury.
Advertisement and notice elsewhere give
| particulars of the performance 10 be given
/ on the base ball grounds next week
| Wednesday by Burk circus
L. F. Carpenter mas sent home IA Yalua
! BILE war relic IL is the trunk of "a tree IN
which a shell is imbedded 1t is said t.
/ have been cut on Lookout mountain
The Hinsdale Record says that d. Lover
On, the dye house man IN that place Is q
move his business 10 brRttleboro
last Sunday Mrs William Oonant, aged
81 while in one of the back rooms at her
home on Canal street, caught her foot on
the end of a board aud fell, sustaining q
bad fracture of the hip. Owing 70 her ad
vanced age aud the nature Of the injury
no attempt has been made to set the broken
bones. Mr. ConRnt, her husband, is suffer
ing severely with q earbuncle
During june the letter carriers delivered
30 057 mail letters, l24 registered letters
1874 postal cards, "a, 1893 papers, making
the total number of pieces delivered 60 254
They collected 20 227 mail letters, 1919 loca
letters, 1856 mail cards, 1913 local cards
7SSO papers total A S0j The total mum
Der Of pieces handled was l02 059
The game between the Amateurs aud th,
Winchesters at Forest lake 10 morrow (Fri
day has been given up.
The rear of the log drive has reache,
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Charles Ebblghausen, who lives IN one O
the cottage houses near the Little river
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chicken with three legs The extra appen
dage is perfectly formed but is not quite 81
long the others,
The Carpenter Organ works will shu
down 70 night Thursday until Monday
-Four or five teams met with accidents or
the streets Monday, hut no serious damag,
was done
The shaft for the new electric light dynA
mo, which has been on its way from Cleye
land, Ohio, ever since June ! ! making
side track excursions at various points
finally arrived last night, and the company
hope "a have the incandescent lights run
ming early next week
The New London Northern company
started its Block Island train this morning
The leaving time is changed from $3.50 q
oslo. IL reaches New London la season I,
connect with the boat for Block Island
Returning at night it reaches Brattleboro
. at 0;iS
Delta lodge, No. 445, Knights aud Ladie,
Of Honor, installed their officers Tuesday
evening with unusually large number OF
member present After a lively session
cake aud ice cream were served by the
committee