Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-29
so Years Ago
Happenings Of September, 1879,
Taken from the Files Of
The Phoenix

The woods are full of 'em-hunters
and gray squirrels. in about equal num-
bers.
r.. b. Francis has sold to Samuel Web
ster the old bowling alley building on
Spring street for S2,ooo'
LYMAN Bliss. proprietor of the well.
known Bliss farm i'll the north part OF
the town, has been putting up a new
and handsome dwelling this season when
is now nearly completed
The Good Samaritan temperance meet
ing last Sunday evening was well at
tended and remarks were made by J.. w.
Unwley, George Il. Higley, n. Z. Chase
w. ii. Alexander and Il. o. Bingham.
The warm wet weather of the last two
or three weeks has done good deal OF
injury to the tobacco in this vicinity.
s.
Never before has such an array of tai
ent been presented in this place as is
offered in the coming lecture course
Scott Siddons. Anna Dickinson, John d.
Cough. Collyer Murray, Chaplin, Parsons,
Barnabee-the very kings and queens OF
the lecture platform and all may be heard
for So. If any lecturer fails to appear
the money will be refunded.
Rather less than the usual crop, OF
rattlesnakes has been gathered on Wan
tastiauet mountain this season, though
NOT probably, in consequence OF any
scarcity of Weld Jacob Marsh has an
interesting pair on exhibition winch he
captured alive Monday. the 23d inst; Ihey
measure about three feet, eight inches IN
length and have seven rattes apiece
They vary considerably in color, one
evidently the male, being much darker
in hue than it's mate.
8
John Joy of this village was accidental
" shot on the 10th inst. by pistol IN
the hands of his son. lad about 10 years
of age The two were firing at target
on the fiat near Milestone brook and
Mr.. Joy had just stepped away from the
target the boy being about to fire, when
the pistol someway was accidentally DIS
charged The ball entered the back near
the spine. passed through the lower por-
breast just outside the ribs whence 1t was
extracted without difficulty. Mr.. JOY is
in comfortable condition and his wound
is not considered dangerous.
West Brattleboro A harness shop has
been opened over Perry 4 Howe's store
by Mr.. Wareham Morse, who lately
moved here from Canton, n. Y.
&
West Brattleboro: A few of our farm
ers have been experimenting in tobacco
this year and generally with good re-
suits. John Weatherhead has three acres
and has built 45 by 26 foot barn to
store it in. b. F. Stockwell has raised
about an acre and half and Charles
Harris and w. n. Whitney also have
small pieces, though the latter's was
nipped by the frost.
Guilford Center: Saturday afternoon
quite number of young ladies and gen
tlemef took horseback ride to East
Guilford where they were politely re-
ceiyed by the gentlemanly landlord, and
on their return TO this village they
treated the citizens to q few pieces of .ex-
cellent music, for which they have many
thanks.
Putney: DIR. Lamson, druggist, of this
place, is about to remove to Hinsdale, n.
H., to engage in the drug business in that
village.
Rockingham: The people of Rocking
ham Center are to have a grand tenn
perance jubilee on Saturday of this week.
s.
Wilmington: We have been unusual
ly free from accidents or incidents for
the last few weeks Would-be Governor
Gardner made Il very dry speech one even
ing in the Baptist church and Kittredge
Haskns of BrattlebOro made Il very bril-
liant one in the town hall few evenings
after.