Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-11-04
Local Intelligence.


llE INV ithiAlhuNi VI AAiio gths
Tho Wilmington and North Adams
stages now leave for their respective places
of destination at o'clock, p. NJ, instead of
o'clock as heretofore.
--Mossrs Campbell and Cudworh have
sold Dana +. Brackets house and lot on
Clark street to IL. G. Davis for S22OO aud
MIR. Bracket has purchased Fred Harris
place on Canal street for $500,
The machinery of the Stanley Rule and
Level Co. in their mandatory in this viii
lage is this week being removed to their
main works at New Britain, CT. Some ten
or dozen of their workmen here are to re-
move to that place.
Neither Josh Billings nor the Old Far
mers' almanac gave warning of the thun-
der shower that came upon us before day
break on Thursday morning. The heavy
peals and vivid flashes which followed
each other in quick succession, were equal
to any ordinarily experienced during the
hot months.
Last Friday evening, oct. 2sth, shortly
after o'clock, the barn Of Maurice Austin,
on Elliot street, was discovered to be on
| fre, and an alarm being raised the engines
were promptly on the ground. The dis
covery being prompt, the fire had gained
but little Roadway, and was easily sub
dued. Cause unknown.
ON tho night Of Sunday, Oct 3Oth, we
had copious fall of rain. accompanied
with snow so that on Monday morning the
ground was white with SHOWS but as the
weather grew warm during the day, it van
shed away, and the fields assumed their
wonted green. The autumn has been thus
far a propitious one for business, the storms
occasoning but slight Interruptions to out
| door work.
"A fatal accident occurred near the de-
pot in this village on Thursday afternoon
of last week. Michael Griffin, boy about
II years Of age, while playing about the
cars, was caught between moving car and
the engine house, receiving such internal
injuries that he died shortly after. A sin
gular circumstance connected with this sad
event is that il was in the hands of this lad
that the gun was held, the accidental dis
charge of which killed the young Ferriter
boy only few weeks ago.
Apples being so plenty that it becomes
question with many what to do with
them, we give the following recipe for
making picked apples, which will be
found on trial to be a most excellent side
dish: Select nee, fair sweet apples, and
pare, quarter and core them as if for dry
ing. To pound Of sugar add quart of
strong vinegar, in which cook the apples
for a few minutes, until thoroughly done.
Glove inserted in each quarter will i'm
prove the flavor.
We have received from Daniel b. Mills
of Syracuse, y. Y, a can of non-explosive
burning fluid, for which he is agent, and
when ~ having an extensive sale IN that
region Mr. Miils' VINO Is Nermonter by
pir'h' was formerly IN the employ OF ). W.
FROST oil this Nlliage' ana Is now proprietor
OF an extensive hardware store III syracuse.
lie expresses his design OF visiting Brattle-
Doro sometime during the present month,
ana establishing agencies Tor the sale OF his
non-explosive oil. From thorough trial,
we Judge the article to DO an excellent sub
sutuie tor Kerosene' ana an that the Proprl-
etor clt ms lor u.
! -Whe'her purchasing clothes line OF a
cooking Stove, most Peop'e uesire 10 get
inc oeSt, rs, asiuc from the rear economy Oh
the lhlng' there Is deai OF satisfaction IN
knowing that your helshoor over the way
has MT better one Emphaticaily Is TINS
true III se!ectihg piano; anu we ACTUALLY
suppose that oil all the nrsl CLASS pianos
male III thls coun'ry-Hhu we leau the
worId III thls prahch Oh ihahuiacture-h
clearhess ana purity oil tone, III thorough
ness o. WORK mahshiP ana general periec-
uoh oil ue'all' the--puI men, we ooh
desire to call names All we ask is, read
inc advertisement OF toward OIark IN an
other coIuhh' ana Juuge 'or yourself
The officers and members of Fountain
Engine Company, No 4, on Wednesday
evening, Nov. ID, presented their clerk,
Mr.. L. r. mpleman fine silver watch and
chain of American manufacture, on the oc-
casion ofhs removal to New Britain, Conn,
where he goes in the employ of the Stanley
Rule and Level Company. Mr.. w. II.
Alexander made the presentation speech.
Mr.. Templeman has held the Office of clerk
of the compapv for some wears. in n man.
ner highly accountable TO the company
whose good wishes for his future nrosperi-
tv and bonniness wore tbus fttinoIv and
horaso,,.oi,, ox,ro.sod
/ Tho tonrororco ,,eot;r, la.t Sunday
o,,o,irc y,os ,yolI attended, Chos 7. Nfeod
90 W pr;,,i,, r., aao,,r-;od ~, h,,,r iii,
~ ;ntoros,inr, oooa,,,,t - t,1o to,,,nororco
ro,,rr, ,.hioh has rar coma ,in,o hoon in
rronross ~ No,, pri,ai, nnd ,rhior in it's
rhorac,er and rosmI,s rnrnishcs a striking
conntornort 70 tho wash;ngtonion move,
man, Of o,to,. dave rho snoal,or oxnress
~ ,t.aoIr hi..,,I,. ,,oaaod - ,ho nro,,ross
atnaad,. ,,,,aa IT,, H. cood sar,oritan or
oaniaa,ion IN this ,,laoa ord sou M rc,sor
',.,,,. Ill, ta,,ato,,t ,.os,,,.. sI,,rld NOT
c,Ii,,,. H., ,.ear, t,oro ,,,,t fort, prier re-
,,an,'s ,.ono n,nda ~, "a II pinoh,,n and
/, r,.Ion and han1so,,o ollioctior ,yas
bon Of tho c,oso nr tho meeting to dofrov
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