Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-09-27
Local Intelligence
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October Magazines at Felton's, 2 Brooks |
House.
New and seasonable books at Cheney
& Clapp's.
"A var ETY. of new Chromos lust receiy-
ed at Felton's.
$. l.. Spear has sold his dining saloon,
on Il liot street, to VIM. Baker.
The woods are full of 'em-hunters and
gray squirrels, in about equal numbers.
For samples Of the rarcst and most de-
licious traits of the season, go TO Clark &
Wizards.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Library Association occurs next week
Wednesday.
p. ID. Francis has sold to Samuel IL.
Webster the old bowling alley building on
Spring street, for $500.
Rev. l.. II. Cobb of Springfield, VT,
will preach morning and evening at the
Centre church next Sabbath, in exchange
with the pastor.
Thompson & Ranger have been adding
to their large stock Of Scissors Of the English
and German manufacture. Ladies in want Of nice,
nne bclesOrh can ma them at Their store.
Those of our readers who receive pic
lures as premiums for the various maya
zines and papers can have them neatly and
promptly framed at Cheney & Clapp's.
Lyman Bliss, proprietor of the well
known Bliss farm, in the north part Of the
town, has been putting up new and hand
some dwelling house this season, which is
now nearly completed.
Tho Good Samaritan meeting last Sun
day evening was quite well attended. Mu-
sic was furnished by the Baptist Sabbath
school, and remarks were make by L. w.
Hawley, Geo. L. Higley. n. p. Chase, w.
II. Alexander, b. +. Bingham, and Rev.
L. j. Matteson. Officers for the coming
quarter are to be chosen at the next meet
ing.
Tho warm, wet weather of the last two
or three weeks has done good deal of in
jury to tobacco, both in this vicinity and
elsewhere. Such weather is unfavorable
for curing the weed, and pole sweat and ii =
nally rot is in many cases the result, par
tcularly If hung too closely. Some farm
ers report their crops almost entirely ruin
ed from this cause.
Humphrey Stephens, prominent citi-
zen of Greenfield, Mass, and brother OF
j. A. Stevens of this place, dropped dead
in that town on Monday, while en- his way
home from his office, which he left in his
usual health. Mr.. Stevens was born al
Warwick in 1922, was elected Register o
Deeds for Franklin county in November
1856, and has held the office ever since.
The announcement of the lecture com
mttee appears in another column. Neve
before has such an array of talent been pre-
scented in this place as is offered in tn,
coming course. Scott-Siddons, Anna Dick
inson, Cough, Collyer, Murray, Chaplin
Parsons, Barnabee-the very kings ant
queens of the platform, and all may b,
heard for $500. If any lecturer fails to ap
pear, the money will be refunded.
Rather less than the usual crop of rat
tlesnakes has been gathered on Wantasta
quet mountain this season, though not
probably, in consequence of any scarcity
of yield. Jabob Marsh has an interesting
pair on exhi bition, which he captured alive
on Monday. They measure about three
feet eight inches in length, have seven rat.
ties apiece, and vary considerable in color
one, evidently the male, being of much
darker hue than its mate.
John NJ. Joy of this village was acct
dentally shot on Friday afternoon of last
week, by pistol in the hands of his son, a
lad about 10 years Of age. The two were
| firing at a target on Il o fiat near MILESTONE
brook. and Mr.. Joy had just stepped away
from the target, the boy being about to fire,
when the pistol was somehow accidentally
discharged. The ball entered the back
near the spine, passed through the lower
portion Of the right lung and lodged in the
breast, just outside the ribs, whence it was
extracted without difficulty. Mr.. Joy is
now in quite comfortable condition, and
| his wound is not considered particularly
| dangerous.
"A Chicago paper of recent date pub
fishes full statement of the liabilities oil
Messrs. p. r. Chandler q Co., provision
brokers OF that city, whose failure was re-
ported some time since. The list embraces
the names of many Eastern creditors, a.
mong which we notice the following
Windbam Provident Institution for Saw.
ings, Brattleboro, $4,000 (secured by col
laterals) b. d. and +. w. Harris, Brattle-
boro, S23S.75; estate of l.. G. Mead, g, 200
Samuel knight, Putney, 81, 46O.l6; l.. II.
and C. Reyes, Putney, (bal.) $1,000; J. II.
Williams, Bellows Falls, $1,000; Claremont
National Bank, Claremont, N. H., $50, 900
(sl5,OOO secured by collaterals); ]. b.
Knight, West Milan Depot, N. H., sl651.-
20. The total liabilities of Mr.. Chandler
and of the firm with which he was con-
nected are estimated at about 81, 500, 900.
The Vermont Baptist State Convention
meets in Brattleboro, Wednesday and
Thursday Of next week, Oct. I'd and Sd
The opening sermon will be preached
Wednesday A. NJ, at 10 o'clock, by Rev
NJ. A. Wilcox of Burlington. On Wednes
day p. NJ. there will be a memorial service
for Rev. Elijah Hutchinson, deceased. I
is expected that DIR. Thomas Of Brandon
and DR.. Hovey of Newton will take part
in the service. Wednesday evening DIR
Lorremer of Boston will deliver an address
on "The Regeneration of Rome" DIR. l.
is one of the most talented pulpit orators o
gospel work in Rome. Those who fail Il
hear this discourse will miss rare oppor
tunity. Rev. j. ID. Fulton of Boston ha.
been invited TO attend the convention and
has given encouragement that he will come
The meetings will probably close with {
sermon on Thursday. The public are cor
daily invited TO all the meetings.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village
Thursday, Sept. 90:
Gents-Darleno Clare, Ephraim Graft, II I
Davis, w D Davis, N A Gilmore, Machlnis
ellison, d. +. Goodhue, f. A. Morgan, ]
NJ. Mungon, Willie c. Hortaln, Philip Pot
ter, G. c. Tyler, Geo. c. White.