Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-06-23
SO Years Ago
Happenings of June, 1872,
Taken FROM the Files of
The Phoenix

Judge Poland passed through Brattle-
boro Wednesday morning on his way
home from Washington. His rest, how
ever, will be brief, as he leaves for Utah
soon in the interests of the Emma sill
yer mine. Senator Morrill, will arrive
in Vermont this week and we read that
Judge Edmunds is fishing down i'll
Maine.
The Windham County Republican
convention was held at the courthouse
in Fayetteville on the 18th inst. With the
exceptions of Brookline and Somerset,
every town in the county was repre-
scented and nearly all by full delega
tons. A. N. Swain of Bellows Falls was
chosen chairman and ID. b. Stedman
and +. ID. Cobleigh of Brattleboro. see
rctaries. j. i. Butterfeld of Grafton
was nominated for senator from the
first probate district and Jacob Estey
from the second district. Tor assistant
Judges of county court, =. 7. Butter;
field of Wilmington and o. S. Howard
of Townshend. For states attorney
f.. l.. Waterman of Jamaica. For high
sheriff, Francis f.. Phelps of Grafton.
Fer high baililf, John Hunt of Brattle.
boro. For judges of probate, Royal
TYLER of Brattleboro and Abishai Stod-
dard of Townshend.
Brattlcboro is represented by four
singers at the Boston juhiee-Misss NJ.
G.. Cooke, soprano. Mrs. Kittrcdge Has
kins, alto; Gerry Warren, tenor, and
George NJ. Taylor, bass. Of the 100
societies present. six are from Vermont
What have become of the strawber.
RIGS? They have suddenly disappeared
from the market. Will our home pro-
ducers please hurry up their crops.
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The concert given on Thursday eve
ming of last week by the Arion Quin-
tcttc club of Amherst college was ono
of great merit. but we are sorry to say
that the attendance was not particu-
larly complimentary. They would DC
better second time.
t.
William Kelley, young man on
rloved as switchman at the depot, while
Stacking ears on Monday. was call"h
thought. was fatally crushed, his bod,
being compressed into the space OF
about three inches. Strange to say. h
not only survives but appears to have
received no serious injury.
81
John Fit2gerald. for assaulting
Thomas Conner with a loaded gun, sun
day morning. was the next day fined BY
Justice Newton 81 and costs. and 7. "
Titus. for selling the said John a quar-
cf beer last Saturday night. whereby
the assault is supposed to have beer,
insiigated. was required to pay $40 anC
costs to the same magistrate.
Favctteville: Ali of orr old friends
end former citizens will be glad t.,
loarn that the people hore have decided
at last to save the old Union church; =
suhecripton paper has been circulated
and funds to sufficient amount Sc
cured to justify immediate action.
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Favettevillr: A bear weighing 342
ro1,nds was shot in Audover June 18th
and many Of o'w citizens have beer
treated 70 n sight they never saw, be-
fnrc. The hind quarters of the bea'
have boon hanoirq in Mr., u. Chase
rroat cellar. and thew vie with anythin"
that was ever dressed for fairness.
Hinsdalc: Holton 81 Gall have taker
the contract 70 build NJ. f. Pratts fine
COTTAGE on Halle strpeet and are nov
huildino cottage for Lucius Stearn.
on Brattlcboro street.