Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-07

No. 4 engine company have voted not
to attend the firemen's muster at Mont
pelier.
Our village bailiffs haye issued notices
prohibiting the firing of crackers, ETC..
on the coming Fourth, after the hour of
nine O'Clock a. m. Won't the boys make
the early morning hours hideous.
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Strawberries have been plenty through
the week at 20 cents quart.
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Arrangements for the races which com
mence July 81. are sufficiently complete
to indicate big time for lovers of the
turf. Twenty -four horses have been en-
tered for the various trots, among them
some of the noted speed, including the
bay mare ''Huntress," entered by A:
Goldsmith of CambrdgepOrt, Mass, and
Thomas Jefferson, entered by W. Il.
cason will draw out large concourse
of people may be safely anticipated.
The second year of the Good Samari-
tan Temperance society closed last Sab
bath and officers were elected for the en-
suing quarter as follows President. w.
II. Alexander: Vice Presidents, Il. w.
Secretary and treasurer, X. G. Hardic,
ir. Executive committee, Edward Clark,
U. W. Simonds II. A. Wood, ID. J.
Lamson, Henry Franklin. The roll OF
membership now embraces about 1,o0O
names.
We are having very hot weather with
frequent and heavy thunder showers.
One occurred on Friday of last week
(June PSI which was unusually terrific.
The rain poured for some minutes in per-
feet torrents. flooding the streets as a
matter of course, removing much OF
the loan with which our very intelligent
and far-sighted highway surveyors are
wont to patch up the roads. Consider
able injury was done to the tobacco
crop, and certain farmers, not gener-
ally credited with an excess of piety,
spent the entire Sabbath on their knees
in consequence. The lightning played
around loose and struck in two or more
places in the village. John Stebbins
barn adjoining his residence on Cana
street. was the only building hit, and
fortunately that did not take fire.
Putney: The barn of w. r. F. John
son in this town, was struck by light
ming during the shower of Friday, but
was saved without great injury
Stratton: Howard & Wilder recently
had a nice heifer killed by the bears.
about mile from the pasture where it
is thought she was chased before being
caught. Said heifer was killed near the
road leading to the Kimball meadow. so
called,
Westminster West: Rev. A. Stevens
has recently gone to Minnesota on a
vacation for a few months. He has been
connected with the church here for
nearly 30 years and this is the first va
cation of any length he has taken. The
desk is to be su. piled a part OF, The
time by studess s,sap AnaessEs ".
Westminster West. Dea. A.. 2. Ran
ney who bought the store last April, has
il well filled and is receiving good patron
age
Hinsdale: Messrs. Worden & Co.,
have opened communication between
Hinsdalc and Vernon by ferry The
boat which they have rugged is safe
and substantial one for teams whether
single or double. 1t will be great ac-
commodation to the public on either
side of the Connecticut and much
| nleasantcr communication with Brattle-
boro is thus established than before
existed.
Hinsdale: Monday, July lst. at one
O'Clock, p. m. the thermometer Indicated
| l0l in the shade.
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Londonderry: Mr.. Joel Todd of this
town has lost by disease and accident
no less than seven horses in about Ia
months.
Marricd-In Brattleboro, June 26
by Rev. n. Mighill. Orrin o: Ware OF
Wilmington and Lucy Nj. Richardson OF
Brattleboro.
PIERCE-WILLIAM