Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-06-24
5OYsar, Ago
Happenings of June, 1871.
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

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The steady fall of rain Sunday cause
II TIM attendance at church and tn
meeting of the Good Samaritan tenn
perance society was given up entirely
The ladies of the Congregational 50
ciety Will hold strawberry festival a
the town hall ON Wednesday evening o
next wCek-June 2Sth-to which al
are cordially invited.
Rev. Addison Brown and lady left
town tuesday for Saratoga Springs
whittier Mr.. Brown goes for the bcnc
fit of his health.
The new bell for the Congregations
church arrived ON Saturday and la,
been elevated to its position. It is from
the foundry of IIolbrook 4 Son of Med
ford, Mass, and weighs 3,l54 pounds anc
cost little more than 81 200. The tone
SD fiat is agreeable and persuasive.
w +. Richardson received last week
car load of three year Odds from
Brighton, for the supply of his meat
market. They are Illinois cornfed cat
le and are said to make the incest beet
that has been seen hereabouts. We nm
derstand that Mr.. Richardson will re
ceive regular supplies from the same
source
Farr, the livery man, has lately
bought another saddle horse, Il very val
liable animal, which, with the addition
of II new basket phaeton and Il two
will add greatly to the popularity OF
his establishment
There is to be a grand excursion from
BrattIeboro next Thursday. June 18th
a special train will be run to Hart ford
Conn, stopping at all the principal sta
tiOnS to Springfield, with Il six hour,
sail on the commodious barge. Franci,
Wrisley. capable of carrying l.2O0 per
sons, with ample room for dancing anC
promenade, landing at Wclwyn park
one of the most beautiful spots on The
Connecticut. Good music Will be fur
nshed. The fare for the round tril
from Bratteboro is only 49,
The desired amount $500, has beer
subscribed for the use of the fire de
partmcnt at West Brattlcboro The en-
ginc procured by Luman Clark some
two years ago has been bought for $40
and 300 feet of hose has been ordered
Saturday. June 18th. was day com
memoratiVe of a happy event in the
lives of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Dutton OF
Dummerston. 1t was the 10th anniver
sary of their welded life and was made
n festive season of pleasant associat ior
by the gathering of Il joyous company
of friends and kindred at their resi-
dence According to custom the guest.
brought tinware for the marriage offer
ings. Long tables in the dining room
were loaded with many delcacies OF
rich food and ornamcnted with numcr
Gus bouquets of sweet fowers-thost
fragrant stars that grow in the greer
armament of earth. Thirty-two guests
were seated at the tables during the
hour of refreshment and after Il bolin-
tiful repast of good things the browning
course was served-the beautiful we'd
ding cakes of the bride and groom AT
the close of this season OF festivity
the company assembled in the parlor
and adjoining rooms and listened to the
expressions of gratitude rendered tC
them for their many tokens of regart
and kindness. The parting goodbye was
given and the company separated. feel
ing grateful indeed for this opportunity
for social entertainment and hospitablt
reception.
The Universalst society at Williams
vile wish to remind their friends tina
on the 2Sth and 29th the annual associa
ton will meet there. On the 2Sth vii
be the dedication of the church. Inter
esting services are expected.
Someone contributes the following t.
the Greenfield Gazette: "An old fash
toned family was that of Reubel
Stearns of West Brattlcboro. VT, wh'
died at the age of IS. He had y chill
dren, all of whom lived to marry anC
have families and eight of them ar
still living, whose names and ages ar
as follows: Ezra. 81: Ruth Sabins 81
with husband 50: Phoebe Ellis. S3; JOIN
f., 81: Betscy Richardson, 70: Henry
-: Daniel, 70; Emory, 20. If Il parable
case can be found we hope ii may be re
ported for the edficatiOn and reprOo
of the present degenerate generation.
Dr.. Virgil w. blanchard of Bridport
formerly of BrattlebOro, has recently in
vented an automatic sculpturng ma
chine which is now in operation at Mid
Register. who has seen it in operation
says: 1T is a wonderful machine bot
in it's conception and realization. III
machine was at work upon wood mod
81 of Il bust of Dan icl Webster, las
Saturday, when we had the pleasure o
admiring its beautiful and intricat
parts and of seeing its operat ions up
ON the rough block. and observing hoN
the features of the great Statesman
gradually came out under the delicat
touches of this wonderful machine.
is designed for stone work which it WI
do even better than wood. We. ca
hardly express our admiration of tn
genius which has brought to perfectlo
at one bound so delicate, so complicate
and so promising an invention"