Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-21
Local intelligence.


Br0ftIebOrO.
Ground has been broken for the new
engine house on Elliot street.
Those who are in arrears for THE PHG-
NIX, are requested to pay up at once.
Rev. Father Halpin has been recently
presented with an elegant silver tea service
by his friends in this vicinity.
The furniture of the Wcsselheft House
will be sold at private sale, commencing
on the oath. See advertisement.
New advance-payng subscribers for
1871 will receive the PHoENfx gratis dur
ing the remainder of the present year.
I X. Allen has purchased John b. 81
monds's house on Clark street, for his flu
ture residence. Possession given Jan. LIST.
-Estey & Co. are this week engaged in
completing the work of removal to their
new and commodious quarters on Birgo
street.
Tho collection taken ut the Universal
list church last Sabbath for the Centen-
airy fund, amounted to the handsome sum
of 1926.
Carpenter has Josh Billings Farmers
Allminax" for 1871. Go and bny it; il will
add to your avordupois.-- Cheney d Clapp
also have it.
e. +. Brooks has been making extern
sivo alterations and improvements TO- his
house on High street. which are u pcar-
\ ly completed. 7
The building on Elliot street occupied
| by A. G. Davenport as grocery, and by
f. G.. Edwards as n dwelling, has been
purchased by the latter, for $4,000.
WIN. b. Cutting has sold his interest in
the firm of Glover q Cutting grocers, to
Charles Noyes, n young man who has for
some time been in their employ. We are
glad to learn that Mr.. Cutting has no im-
mediate intention of leaving town.
There will be sold at public auction at
the farm lately owned by VIM. Buckley, ON
Friday, oct. 2Sth a lot of household goods,
farming TOOLS &c. There will also be sold
at the same time one good COW, lot of
poultry, four good stoves, and variety of
other property.
Our communications this week from
Jacksonville and Vernon indicate what live
correspondents may do in the way of Civ
! ing us local news. Could we have similar
contributions from every town in the coun-
| ty, our paper would be read with greater
interest by subscribers at home and abroad.
j. Rettine has begun the work of inn
provement by raising his furniture build
ing-formerly known as the Masonic build
ing-so as to finish off work room under
meath. lie has also removed the old build
ing in the rear, to give place new and
more commodious structure, whereby to
al Ia.
"A great blessing applc--weghing one
pound, was laid on our table the other day
by a lady friend of THE PHGNIX. Also a
blue pearnain Weighing III ounces. The
former is a Brattleboro production; the lat
ter was raised in Westminster. If it IS
"more blessed to give than to receive" our
worthy friend is indeed blessed.
The publishers of the Christian Union
| (IIcnry Ward Beccher's paper offer u copy
of Marshalrs "Household Engraving of
Washington to every new sub scribcr.
Aside from the merits of the paper-which
are probably second to none, in its sphere
this magnificent engraving is alone worth
the price of subscription. John NJ. Chase
of this village is agent
As Myron Corbett Of this village, with
his wife, children and mother, was driving.
down South Main street on Wednesday
last, with C. l.. Browns team, the forward
axle broke, throwing them from the wsg-
on, and all were considerably brihSd-the
old lady, it is feared, seriously. An ex-
animation disclosed a gross fault in the
make of the axle, and the only wonder is
that it had held up so long.
The temperance meeting OF Sunday
evening was addressed by Col. Thompson
of Indiana, who urged the duty of entorc-
ing the prohbitory law, and related in his
interesting and pleasing manner, asuccess-
full instance of such enforcement in a GER
tain town in his own State. Words Of en-
enlargement and counsel were also spoken
by several other gentlemen. The meetings
will hereafter commence at 81 o'clock in
stead of g.
We have received from the New Eng
land News Company (E. J. Carpenter,
agent,) the November number of llarper's
Magazine This number concludes the
4lst volume, and contains the usual variety
of illustrated articles, stories, etc. The
scientific record which appears from month
to month, gives a valuable resume of the
newly discovered facts in science and is
not the least of the many valuable features
of this magazine.
-Rev. \. Chandler of DummerSton is
state agent for the sale of the "Bible Hand
Book" new and valuable work for Sun
day schools and Bible readers. The work
contains $50 engravings and % maps and
plates and in the chronology, biography,
geography, geology and general history of
the Bible, comprises great amount Of in
formation in small compass. The work is
sold for the moderate price of Sl.50. Mr..
Chandler is now canvassing this vicinity.
and we trust will meet with the success
which his book deserves.
The aurora borealis on Friday evening"
18th instant, was of extraordinary brillian-
cy, and was widely visible throughout the
country. 1t made its appearance early in
the evening, attaining its greatest briliian-
cy about s! o'clock. A fame OF bright red
shot up from the eastern horizon, and a
corresponding one in the west, of little less
brilliancy, while between the two, along
the whole northern horizon, streamed the
white banners of the common aurora, the
| MnOlc ~ lcNRtH ~ u 1LAAthi ~ "
forming a vast tent beneath which the
world seemed about to repose. Its first
appearance in the east was by many taken
for fire. We remember to have seen
nothing equal to it.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post-oflice, in this village,
Thursday, Oct. 20:
Gents-Joseph l.. Andrews, Charles l..
Brown, Chas. $. Bond, John Canton, Jas.
Cutler, VIM. Richmond GARRISON, DIR ID. A.
Dodge, Mark Dwincll Chas. Folen, Pat
rick Fitzgerald, a. Ii, Hubbard, Charles
Howard Francis Hagan, Michael Kennedy,
III. b. Leland, Lewis Lynde, Augustus Il.
Priest w. +. Robinson, w. S. Riley, j. w,
Schermerhorn & Co., l.. Seymour, L. Town,
stephen Wheelock.
Ladies-Mrs j. Barnes, Mary Baker, Sa-
rah Il. Bardwell, Mrs Sibel Davis, Alice
Hall, Nellie Hunt, Almira Knight, Mrs j..
b. LOOMS, Mrs f. A. Williams, Jane