Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26
Local Intelligence


Mrs. J. b. Walker has purchased the |
hoop skirt business of Mrs. ". Il. Evans on
Elliot street.
The annual report of the Brattleboro |
Savings Bank appears in our advertising |
columns this week.
The Kiuredgc house on Flat street, |
sold at auction last week Thursday, was |
struck off to Morris Bowler at s26l5.
The new steam gong of Mcssrs. j. Estey |
q Co. is decidedly musical, and n notable |
improvement upon the whistle which it |
displaces.
"A. b. Smonds a co. offer for sale |
cheap, two table counters, one show case,
thaee stoves, one cupboard, bedstead, and
parlor set, all nearly new. i
Mr.. Geo. French of Guilord, has re-
Gently presented the Universalist Sunday
school in this village, with AZ volumes of
nice books for their library.
"A meeting of the Douglas d IIawloy
Manufacturing Company will be held at
Crosby hall Tuesday evening, Feb. 6, for
the purpose of eflecting an organizations
The question of increasing the capital stock
will also come up for consideration.
The stealing of lap robes, buffalo robes,
whips, etc., from teams left at the town hall
sheds, is a matter of frequent complaint.
Wouldn't it be well to have Il watch sta
TONED near there in order that some of
these thieves may he detected and award
ed their deserts?
The engine of the passenger train going
south on Wednesday morning broke the
tire on one of driving wheels soon after
leaving this depot. and the train was oblig-
ed to back up and remain here until after
the arrival of the train from Springfield,
causing II delay of nearly two hours.
james +. Fields Of Boston. poet, mag
azine writer, publisher and general Mtcra-
tcur, has been engaged to lecture at the
town hall next Tuesday evening. This
lecture is in place of the one announced
from Prof. Hitchcock, and completes the
course, save the concert which comes in
February.
BY typographical error, the price Of
the New England Farmer, advertised in
this paper for few weeks past, was stated
at $500. 1t should have been $3.50 The
Farmer is one of the largest and most val
liable agricultural papers in New England,
and could not be afforded at the price or
roncously given.
The only business OF importance trans
acted at the adjourned meeting of the Brat
ileboro Manufacturing Company, held at
Crosby hall last Saturday evening, was the
adoption of a suitable code of bylaws.
The meeting was very we'll attended, and
additional subscriptions were received,
ma inc fbp totnl nnouut IF ginpls tal. on m
to the present time about $4,000.
The celebrated war drama entitled
1.-The Drummer Boy, or the Battle Field OF
SHILOH will be presented to the people of
Brattleboro on the 22d, 23d and oath of next
month, under the auspices of Company G..
Sd Regiment, V. V. NJ. This drama is con-
sidercd one OF the best, if not the very best.
which the war has produced, and the boys
of "Co. G" will doubtless do their best to
make it a success.
The Universalist church was crowded
last Sunday evening, on the occasion of the
lecture by Rev. Mr.. Harris on the History
of the Devil" The lecturer gave an inter-
csting account of the gradual development
Of the Satanic idea, which in its present
form is of comparatively recent origin
dating back only to the middle ages. Next
Sunday evening Mr. Harris will speak of
"The objectionable Sim"
Tile Baptists had leap year sleigh ride
on W cdnes day afternoon, which proved u
most successful and enjoyable affair. For
ty-iour couple participated, and the "turn-
OUT was one of the finest that ever left
Bratteboro. Guilford Centre was the OBJ
| jective point; and after a supper ut the
Springs House, and sOciablc time gcner-
ally, the party returned by early NOON
| light.
We are indebted to G. II. Stevens, clerk
Of School District No. 2, for the following
statistics of the village of Brattleboro for
the year ISL: Population, 39O9 children
under 20 years, lOG! between and 20
years, 73l; gain in population in 1871, 1877 ;
| gain in children under 20, AZ number OF
| Dir tbs, 6S; males 80, females SO; number
of deaths, 30; males -, females %. Died
Of consumption, 10; over fifty years of age,
| 81.
Our readers will be interested to hear
of the safe return of Mr.. Charles II. Crosby
and family from their trip to Europe.
They arrived at New York on Sunday
week in the steamer Russia, of the Cunard
line, after an exceedingly rough and pro-
tracted voy. &c of sixteen days. The only
circumstance which subtracts from the
| pleasure of making this announcement is
that in consequence of Mr.. Crosbys ro-
tn n, our readers will he deprived of a con-
tinuance of the very interesting letters with
which, through his kindness, they have
been favored.
The following is the list of letters re-
manning at the post-oflice in this village, on
Thursday, Jan. "a, 1872:
Gents.-Master Clinton Brooks, c. II.
Blodgett, q. +. Boyd, Jno. Barry, John
Butler, William Blake, \. Campbell, w.
j Conant, II. \. French, Chas. L. Gould,
| Croker & Hobart Coon, Geo. Haskell, VIM.
ii. Hart, Henry w. Jacobs, Benjamin Me
Clure, =, Geo. L. Mathews, Thos. n. Mo
ran, Henry Perry, Geo. II. Sargent, G. +.
Stockwell, Henry Shehan, Leroy Stoddard,
Willie b. Story, Aaron Wood, David Wor-
den, Foster IL. Whitaker, Ii. f. Weather
head, NJ. \. \. Wheeler.
Ladies-Eva Lucia, Mrs. NJ. II. Roode
Miss Mary J. Smith, Miss Sarah Weather
| head.
AN HONEST INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Lorllard Fire Insurance Company
of New York, which suspended in conse-
quence Of the Chicago Fire, has returned Ia
their policy holders in this place, through
their Agent Il. X. JENNIE, all on theAan,
earned premiums in full.