Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-05-05
Local Intelligence


caps. Call and sec them.
New stock of ties and other Gents fur |
nishing goods, at Taylors.
The Musical Society have adjourned
their meetings till September.
Five persons were baptized last Sunday
evening at the Baptist church.
Town meeting next Monday, at 2 o.
clock p. NJ Let all voters be present.
Taylor sells goods as low US anybody.
If you doubt 1t, call and see for yourselves
The Hinsdale Arms place, on Canal
street, has been sold to Smith u Coffin, for
"about $500.
The walk in front of Crosby block, just
completed, is of chestnut plank, firmly laid
and protected by curbng of granite.
judging from Cheney d Clapp's extern
sive preparations for the croquet season,
this game is losing none of its popularity.
Charles +. Simonds, formerly of the
American House in this place, isto he land
lord of the new Fitch hotel at Northamp-
ton.
DIR. George Wood has charge of the well
known stallion Bratteboro. This horse
will make The season in Bratteboro and its
vicinity.
Postmaster Clarke has made a very ac-
ceptable improvement in his office arrange
ments, by the addition of "a new lock boxes
of approved design.
The Vermont National Bank have their
new rooms, corner of Main and Elliot Sts.,
nearly ready for occupancy, and will re-
move thereto in Il few days.
The Rev. Saml Longfellow will preach
in the Unitarian church the two last Sun
days of this month. There will be no SER
vices for the next two Sundays.
The Wilmington, Townshend and North
Adams stages now arrive here at S.30A. NJ,
and leave on arrival of the southern anu
eastern trains in the afternoon.
The Probate Office and the Office of the
the County Clerk have been removed from
the Savings Bank block to the room over
Potter& Barnard's store, in Crosby block.
Rather more than the usual amount of
spring improvements are in progress in our
village, involving, in the aggregate, no in
considerable outlay Of capital, but too nu-
mcrous for special mention.
The account of "How an English Burg
lar was Outwitted," published last week,
was erroneous in placing the bank robbed
at Grafton, VT, instead of Grafton, n. H..
The error, however, was not our own.
BY the closing up of business by Il. c..
Simonds, on account Of his health, Carpen-
ter now has an abundance of room for his
news Office. He has also removed the Ii
brary to the first floor, where it is much
more accessible than formerly.
-May-day was well observed by the
young people in this vicinity, who thronged
the hillsides in search of flowers or secured
the brooks for the "speckled beauties"
The Cornet Band went to Fayetteville, par
| took of dinner at the hotel, and returning
! by way of Williamsville arrived home in
the evening, after II day Of rare enjoyment.
The Good Samartans had very inter-
esting and spirited meeting last Sunday
evening. There were six or eight different
| speakers, and all spoke to the point. Up
wards of twenty new names were added to
the pledge. BY special request, Miss
| Sprague with her class OF juvenile singers
occupied the platform, and though blt re-
Gently organized, acquitted themselves with
credit.
ding, dong, bell r. DR.. W. IL. Rock
well, Jr., has presented the fire department
I of this village with a 300 pound alarm bell,
which was formerly used at the asylum in
that capacity, and is to be placed upon the
tower Of the new engine-house on Elliot
street in a few days. 1t has a deep, rich
tone for bell of its size and weight, and
] fnr &c
donation.
Colorado is destined to be one OF our
nobest States in the future, if the character
of the emigrants it receives from this quar-
ter of New England be an index of its pop
ulation. Quite n deputation of our young
men-mostly married-left town on Mon
day last, for that land of promise. Among
those who have already gone, or are going
we learn the names of John Works, w. H.
and NJ. b. Walker, IL. ID. Bliss, James O.
Hazen, Newton Phillips, II. b. Brush
Charles W. Stewart and w. \. Reyes Of
Brattleboro, and james Sergeant of Dunn
merston. The emigration movement bids
fair to be more extensive this season than
for many years.
Thorn & Company, druggists, have re-
moved to their new location in Crosby
block, which, when fully completed, will
be one of the finest and best appointed drug
stores to be found anywhere outside of tn,
large cities. In our brief notice last week
we failed to mention the lettering, which i,
really elegant, and which-together will
that of the other occupants of Crosby block
4 l.. N
the firm of Lawrence & Blackmer of Bos
ton, Mass. The interior arrangement o
the store was from plans drawn by Mr.
George A. Hines of this village, and, Will,
faultless to the eye, is in every respect sat
isiactory to the proprietors. The Arctic
soda fountain, with its unique accompani
ment for washing the glasses. forms one o
the most attractive-as it soon will one o
the best Observation-Disclosures of the store
The apparatus for charging the fountain /
Of the most approved make, and, togethe
with its belongings, involved an outlay o
about $500. AS the soda fountains in man,
of the surrounding places are sent here I,
be charged, this feature will doubtless b.
Tmlly appreciated.
The following is the list of letters re
naming at the post-oflice, in this village
Thursday, May 4, 1871;
Gents-Chas Bacon, David II Bems, Ge
l. Brown, Michael Brosnan, Mason b Gun
ningham, John II Davis, n c Day, l. !
Frost, Lewis III Howell, Harlan p Knowl
ton, Alexander G Lawton, c A Miller, Ad
Olson Rood, Geo f. Stockwell.
Ladies-Johanna Brislen, Margret Bros
nan, Salina Derby, Mrs Helen + Green
Mrs Addie A Howe, Harriet Sanders, Mr.
Julia Shepard, Sarah Stearns.