Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-24
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

J. II. Chamberlain has an auction sale
of 30 horses at Keene next Thursday.
The Artillery band will give a concert
from the band stand in Esteyvile next
| Thursday evening
A party of about 100 young people are
planning to attend the corn roast at David
Perrys next Tuesday evening.
A reunion of Co. | of the 4th Vermont
Volunteers will be held at Newfane the
3lst, at the time of the county veterans
reunion.
The Battery will hold a special meeting
next Tuesday evening. All uniforms must
be returned. Payment will be made for
muster work.
A. F. Wilder has the contract to furnish
the frames for the pictures and the pedes-
tails for the statues to be used in beautifying
the High school room.
Lewis II. Lynde is the Republican NOM
inee for town representative in Dummers-
ton, George E. Houghton in Guiford and
II. NJ. Adams in Marlboro.
Ice cream has been served freely by a
representative of the "Royal freezer COM,
pany in Van Doom d Morrs's store. The
cream is frozen in 80 seconds.
Windham County Pomona grange will
in Westminster Thursday, August 30.
The public is invited to the afternoon
session
May IL Crown have sold building lot
on Southern avenue, owned by Gates Es-
tabrook of Gardner, to Charles f. Mason.
Mr. Mason contenplates building a house
this fall.
Fine diamonds and clusters of stones in
nrla L. 81,
ing much attention. Among them are
canary diamond and smoke pearl, both
of which are very rare stones.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Leavitt's SER
mon at the Unitarian church on Sunday
morning will be "The test of your religion"
The church will be closed during Septem-
Der, when Mr.. Leavitt will take his vaca-
tion.
The concert given by the. High school
banjo and guitar club at Westminster
Wednesday evening was a great success,
and was listened to by a crowded house.
A number went up from here to attend
he concert.
t A. E. Thurber's Main street bakery has
been sold through the agency of May &
Crown to D. n. May of West Dover. Mr..
Thurber has carried on a very successful
business, but feels compelled to retire on
account of ill health. Mr.. May has been
in the mercantile busine IS at West Dover.
County Examiner H. D. Ryder reports
that 36 candidates were examined recently
at South Londonderry, Jacksonville and
Newfane. Eleven second grade certifi-
Gates and IL third grade were granted and
IA applications refused. Mr.. Ryder will
hold examinations in Brattleboro next
Thursday and in Bellows Falls Friday.
Gardner S. Howe, successful merchant
of Hinsdale, n. H., who has served in the
| house of the New Hampshire legislature,
is a candinate for senator in the 14th dis
| trict, which includes Hinsdale, Winchester
and ten other towns. Mr.. Howe has
record as an able and conscientious legisla-
| tor. He is 50 years old and native of
Dover in this county.
Gov. Fuller and Department Command
er Branch will be among the speakers at
| the annual reunion of the Wndham coun-
| ty veterans in Newfane next Friday. Half
| fare tickets will be sold from Brattleboro
& Whitehall railroad stations. A special
train will leave Brattleboro at 9:25, and
returning will leave Newfane at 4:15, con-
Meeting at Brattleboro with the 5:20 train
north.
Harry, the nine-yeaT-old son of Spencer
Knight, was severely bitten by dog at his
uncle's in West Mortified Wednesday.
The boy started to get into a wagon in
which the dog was lying when the animal
seized him, inficting a severe wound on
his face. The nose was torn badly, the
cartilage being exposed. DR.. Ward of
Mortified dressed the wound, and the boy
came home on the evening train. The
wound is very painful, but DR.. Pratt, who
is attending the boy, trusts that no perma-
nent Disagreement will result. 1t is also
stated that the dog was not mad, and that
there is no danger from hydrophobia.