Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-12
BRATTLEBORO.

A large number of logs are now passing
down the river, and the usual boom has
been put in from the ''cove" down to the
bridge. The rear of the drive has Just
reached McIndoes Falls, and it will probably
be six weeks or more before all the logs
have passed BrattlebOro. This is the
largest drive which the company has ever
sent down the river, and about 600 men
are employed.
A number of young people attended
Goodrich's Opening at Spofford lake
last Friday evening, and a jolly time is
reported. About 100 couples were in at
tendance. The Philharmonic orchestra
furnished music.
New paint is making a noticeable i'm
provement in the looks of the Universalist
church.
Two bicycles, both the first of their kind
ever brought into town, are attracting the
attention of wheelmen at f. A. Hubbard
store. One of these is a Featherstone
pneumatic bicycle that is, it has the pneu-
matte or inflated tires. The tires are only
one-fourth of an inch thick, and are blown
up with an ordinary air pump. When full
of air they are several inches in circum-
ference. There is no question but this
style of tire will within two years be gener-
ally adopted. With it the vibration is
imperceptible. On this machine a wheel
man blindfolded cannot tell whether he is
riding on hard sidewalk or a rough road.
The machines are several seconds faster per
mile than those with the ordinary solid
tire. This wheel is owned by Howard
White, Mr. Hubbards clerk. The other
machine is one of Sterling Elliots hickory
wheels, in which almost no iron or steel is
used.
A correspondent writes from Rutland to
the Burlington Free Press as follows: "In
considering the coming firemen's muster at
Rutland July 4, the question has been
mOoted what was the best record of any
hand engine at a firemen's muster in Yer
mont. 1t was 1852 feet inch, thrown by
Alert engine company of Winchendon
Mass, at BrattlebOrO, September 20,
1873" This correspondent is away off.
Several records of upwards of 200 feet have
been made in Brattleboro by hand engines.
The best record was that of Fountain
steamer company No. 4, 226 feet 2 inches
made at local muster July 4, 1878.
the same company made a record of 225
feet in big tournament at Keene, tying
the Gardner, Mass, company for first place,
In this latter contest the Western engine
company of the West village took third
place, with record of 211 feet.
Mrs. w. F. Mixer is the possessor of an
ancient cupboard which has been in her
family for five generations, having been
first used by her great great grandmother
$50 years ago. 1t is in good state of
preservation, and is a genuine curiosity.
f. j. Bailey & Co. have this week com
pleted the sale of the Miner house on For
est street, owned by Crowell and Titus, to
parties from Connecticut. The price is
understood to be about $60O0
The annual picnic of the Roman Catholic
society will be held at Bernardston on the
18th of July.
A majority of the corporators of the
Brattleboro street railway company met at
the Brooks House on Wednesday and voted
to open the books, S. N. Herrck being
appointed TO receive the subscriptions.
Mr.. ellison makes announcement in our
advertising columns of the fine lot of horses
which have arrived at his Brattleboro and
Wset Chesterfield stables.