Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13
Local Intelligence.


Brdfffeboro.
Mrs. Henry Dunklee has sold her place
on Clark street to Jason A. Mann of Mon
tague, Mass, for $4,000.
AN adjourned meeting of the Brattlo-
boro East Congregational Society will DO
held on Wednesday evening of next week,
Jan. 18th.
Meetings are being held at the Baptis,
church every evening this week. There
il good attendance, and much interest il
manifested.
Everybody wants the best goods at tho
least price. We advise everybody to call
on Douglas & Hawley before purchasing
their furniture elsewhere.
"A foot bridge is being built over Whet.
stone brook some distance below the Birpe
street bridge, for the accommodation Of
Estey's workmen.
The fourth and fifth lectures of the as
ISOLATION course will be given by Prof. w.
G. Richards of Pittsfeld, Mass, on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, Jan. % and "a.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris will give the fiflh
lecture of the course to young men, in the
Universalist church, next Sunday evening
Subject-Amusements All are cordially
invited.
We tender our thanks to Judge Po-
land for Senator Summers spicy speech on
the San Domingo subject, and for the ami
able and plausible speech of Representa-
tive Tillman of Tennessee, on the question
of Amnesty.
Two hundred and eighty-seven menh
bers were present at the Baptist SUNDAY
school on the first day of the year. We
doubt whether greater number were
ever present at an ordinary session of any
school in Brattleboro.
The failure of the Homo Fire Insurance
Co., of New Haven, Ct, was announced
few days since. Policy holders will be glad
to learn that an assignment was effected ON
Monday of this week, and the probability
is that premiums due will be returned in
full.
| The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. III
tus, Jr., gave them genuine surprise on
| Wednesday evening of this week, the fifth
anniversary of their wedding. The arti-
clos of wooden ware, ETC., presented were
numerous and valuable, and the occasion
was altogether happy one.
Mrs. A. Boyd of this village, lady up
wards of GO years of age, fell and broke her
thigh on Friday evening of last week,
while descending the steps of the VESSEL
hmft house. Her injuries were at once
cared for, and we understand she is now
in quite comfortable condition.
The voters and ax-payers of this vii
lage are reminded of the meeting to he
held at the Town Hall on Monday evening
next, Jan. 18th. As business of import
ance having special reference to the pock-
cts of our citizens is TO be transacted, full
meeting is desirable; every voter should
be present.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Vermont National Bank of
Brattleboro, held on Tuesday last, the fol-
lowing officers were en:-President,
Wells Goodhue; Cashier, Geo. A. Dowlcy;
Teller, Charles II. Smith; Directors, La
iayette Clark, w. II. Rockwell, Jr., c. n.
Davenport, w. p. Cunc.
| 1t is expected that the Rev. Jonathan
Blanchard, President of Wheaton College,
Illinois, will deliver discourse in the
Town Hall, on Sabbath evening next, on
the relation of secret societies to the Chris
tian religion, TO begin Immediately amer
the close Of the temperance meeting. All
are respectfully invited TO attend.
The middle Of January approaches,
and still no sleighing. Heartily MS our far
mers and merchants are praying for spsS,
perhaps the worst sufferers are the li'ht-
lords of our village-all three of our hotels
having had their supply of water cut of
by the freezing Of the aqueducts. The frost
is said to have penetrated our streets to
the depth Of about two feet.
Mr.. n. S. Whitcomb of Fitchburg, Ms,
mail agent on the Vt. & Mass. railroad, who
was so severely injured by the railroad ac-
ciGent in June last was the recipient of a
New Years call from Postmaster Goodrich
of Fitchburg and his assistants, Mcssr~
Marshall and Sargent, who ON behalf Of a
few Of his friends, presented Mr.. Whit
comb with the sum Of 500.
Tho Sabbath school connected with the
Centre church held their annual concert on
Sunday evening last. The old board of Of
flcers were reelected as iollows:-Presi-
dent, c. b. Rice; Librarians, +. C. Crosby
Geo. III. Clapp, Fred. Keuch, w. w. Walk
er. This school was recently made the re-
cipient of gift of $50 from c. c. Waite 1i
New York, for the purchase of books fi
the library.
The annual meeting of the First Ma
tional Bank occurred attheir banking house
in this village on Tuesday last, when The
following officers were chosen for the en>u-
ing year:- President, n. b. Williston
Cashier, S. NJ. Waite; Asst Cashier, n. e
, Sawyer; Teller, VIM. S. Guild; Directors
N. b. WIllston, F. Tyler, o. II. Post, +
Sawyer, w. p. Richardson, c. +. Thomp
son, F. Goodhue, d. S. Pratt, $. NJ. Waite.
Dennis (Rebekah) Lodge, No. /, |, O
o. f., installed its officers for the ensuing
term on Tuesday evening last, and are as
/ appended:-D. r. Perry, n. c.; Mrs. j. w
Simonds, V. c.; Mrs. j. A. Stevens, Sec'y
Mrs. @. NJ. Colt, Treas; c. II. Briggs, w.
Mrs. III. Anterior, c.; ii. +. Bond, o. q.
G.. NJ. Colt, l. c.; Mrs. c. II. Briggs, X. S
r N. G.; Mrs. S. Morse, l., s. n. c.; Mrs. J
r +. Willard, L. S. V. c.; j. w. Smonds
Chaplain.
The dry house connected with the ole
l shop of j. Estey n Co., on Fiat street, tool
fire about half past eleven o'clock, Monda!
5 forenoon, and was totally dcstroyed-a re
I suit occasioned by the combustible nature
1 OF its contents and the extreme coldnUys 0
the atmosphere, which prevented the salts
factory working of the engines by the fir
department. The building was PARTIAL!
filed with pine lumber. The fire proba
, bly, caught from the furnace, in which
had been kept for several days. Loss from
% | ~. = 4 III. NJ. ft,.st
ance.
y We are glad to learn from an oditoria
in the Boston Traveller, that the firm O
: Melondy, Dexter q Co., jobbers in boots
: shoes and rubbers, having removed TO spa