Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-08-19
SO Year, Ago
Happenings of August, 1871,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

About 30 couples from this place
joined the Odd Fellows excursion to
Montague on Thursday. They were ac-
cQmpaned by the cornet and quadrille
bands.
Mr. Henry Glover of this village has
handed us a Northern Spy apple of last
years growth which Is sound and APP
parently in good condition to keep till
next spring. 1t is the last of a parcel
that were kept upon boards i'll the Gel
lar.
A party of three or four persons from
this place accompanied by others from
Springfield, Mass, returned on Saturday
from week S visit to Martha 5 Vine
yard The account they bring of the at
tractiveness of the locality, backed up
by the fine show of buciish presented to
friends on their return, are of the most
enticlng nature.
The prospects of Firemens Muster
the first of September are highly en-
couraging. The necessary funds have
been raised and several companies from
a distance have already signiiicd their
intention of being present No pains
will be spared to make the trial Il first
class affair. The playing will be hor
zontally through 800 feet of hose, with
ten minutes allowed each machine.
The genuine Colorado potato bug has
not yet made its appearance in this vi
cinity so far as we are aware although
many people have found what they sup
posed to be it. Mr.. {. {. Frost of this
place has received from Illinois some
specimens of the genuine article, which
may be seen by calling at his shoe store.
They much resemble the common squash
Inn. hut a, la
George w. Harris of Melrosc, Mass,
while attending the horse trot on
Wednesday lost $40 contained in an
envelope in an inside pocket, and two
men were arrested on suspicion of hay
ing taken the money. On examination
the following day it was found that the
Rawson of this place, who on proof OF
ownership being presented promptly re-
turned the sum to- Mr.. Harris, receiv-
ing 800 bill for his honesty.
Stone & Murray : circus, on Thursday
of last week, drew a pretty fair at
tendance and the performance, with the
first class. The assembled crowd, which
at clock prepared to see the ''dar-
ing aerorant make his perlous jour
ney above the clouds, were obliged to
restrain their curiosity until o'clock
when the monster llnaccompanied by
the Professor, rose to height of a few
hundred feet and Immediately de-
scended, landing in the meadows below.
Brooklne correspondent informs us
that party of fishermen hailing from
Greenfield, Mass, passing through the
south part of this town on Wednesday
on their way from Marlboro, took "A coll-
pie of rubber blankets from wagon
without consulting the owner They
were followed by Constable Osgood and
Mr. l.. Bush through Putney to the
neighborhood of Chesterfield, n. H.
pond. where their teams were found and
the blankets recovered. We WITHHOLD
the names of the parties out of regard
for their families.
East Dover-The hay crop this season
proved to be below the average yield.
West Dummerston-Mr Bailey has
recently returr.1 from a visit to Al
bany, \. V, where he went to present
the good quality of Dummerston granite
as building material for the new capitol
Mr. Bailey was we'll received by the
commissioners and had his visit beer
made at an earlier date it is probabl,
that his offers might have been accepted
for large amount of Granite. There il
no better granite in the country thar
that from the Dummerston quarry.