Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-06-17
50Ys.r. Ago
Happenings Of June, 1871.
Taken from the Files Of
The Phoenix

Cheney & Clapp offer an elegant stock
of family Bibles.
Strawberries are selling freely at the
stores for % cents q quart.
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A strawberry festival is to be held at
Crosby's hall Thursday evening for the
benefit of the reading room.
o
Hydropath Engine Co., No. 3, pro-
poses to attend the firemen's muster at
Rutland on the coming Fourth of July.
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NJ Moody and n. S. Howe have
formed a co-partnerShip in the insurance
business. They will make strong
team.
About 80 persons left town on Mon
day afternoon to attend the Odd Eel
lows demonstration in Boston on the
both inst.
Miss NJ. A. Spraguc assisted by her
friends and pupils will give a concert
at the town hall next Wednesday eve
ming, June 21. Among the attractive
features will be the performance of
Roots cantata, the Flower Festival, by
60 misses and Juveniles. That they will
be greeted with full house is fore
gone conclusion.
There are no new developments of i'm
portancc in relation to the robbery of the
First National Bank of this village on
the 9TH inst. The team of white horses.
the driver of which was suspected of
completely with the robbery, was traced
to North Adams where it was found to
belong. The driver. however. who rep
resented himself as Il drummer" had
disappeared. Two men were arrested at
Saratoga on Saturday on suspicion. but
an examination proved them innocent.
In addition to the $4,000 currency re-
ported last week as stolen, several
thousands in bonds owned by different
individuals which were on deposit for
safe keeping were also taken. The bust
ness of the bank remains unaffected.
The Windham County lodge of Free
and Accepted Anti-Masons are requested
to meet in Crosby's hall at half past
one O'Clock p. IN. on Saturday the 18th.
All who are not afraid to come are re-
specially invited to attend. No fees
for initiation and no tyler at the door.
The religious interests among the
Methodists in District No. 10 and vicin-
ity continues with remarkable results.
May 9th 23 persons were baptized and
last Sunday 10 were baptized on Dunn
merston hill, while many more arc ION
the road"
s. a. Smith. manufacturer of baby
carriages at GuilfOrd. has lately added
Il circular saw to his establishment,
which. we take it. means business. lie
employs five hands.
On Monday. June 9th. Mrs. John I'm
dcrwood of Putncy with her little
daughter of six or seven years returned
from Brattlcboro on the five O'Clock
train and in walking from the platform
of the car to the platform of the depot
at the Putney station-which is done on
n plank laid from the car to the station
platform-the little girl fell from the
plank striking her arm in such a way rs
to break it below her elbow.
James Willard of Halifax, who ad-
vcrtised his wife last week, now states
that the act was done under the inhu
cnce of liquor and the advice of others.
Having come to his right mind he wishes
to rctract and a notice TO that effect
will be found in our advertising col
umns. We understand that he has also
bid IL final adicu to Intoxicating bevcr-
ages.
The village library is to be removed
July / to rooms on the second floor of
Crosby block. There will be a reading
room in connection with it and the
whole will be under the charge of Ii
brarinn. The arrangement strikes us as
an excellent one and we are confident
that it will prove a source of increased
attraction to our young people.
COUNTY UNION TO MEET.
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