Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-29
Local Intelligence.
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Pictures carefully and neatly framed
at Cheney & Capp's.
Village meeting next Monday evening.
Let there he full attendance.
Union services will be held at the Bap-
tsl church Thanksgiving day, at II o'clock,
A. NJ.
Mr.. G. w. Bond is authorized to re-
ceye subscriptions for the PHGSIX in
Wiadham County.
Hanging brackcts-a very neat article
of ornament for the parlor-arc made by
Fisher & Cook Of West Brattleburo.
Roy. James Eastwood is in town, look
ing halo and hearty, having just returned
after Il lengthy soiourn at the West.
-Rev. Geo. Walker, u. D.. of New IIa-
ven Conn, will preach at the Centre church
next Sabbath, Dee. /, on exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Mighill.
A $500 monument has been erected at
tho cemetery over the grav' of Geo. c.
Hail. II is of Rhode Island grnutc, and
twenty feet in height.
In order 10 keep Thanksgiving in an
appropriate manner, we go TO press this
week on Wednesday. We are therefore
ceived from our correspondents.
With this issue we conclude the very
interesting continued story which has oc-
cupicd the fourth page of the PuGNrx for
some weeks past. We hope to be favored
with further contributions from the same
source.
A-1nteresting and pertinent remarks were
made at the Good Samaritan meeting. Sum
day evening. by Rev. Mr.. Rose Of Michi-
gan w. II. II. Pierce of Rochester, Min,
Henry Glover and c. u. Rice. The house
was well filed.
Ray the livery man, lost another horse
one day last week. but not from the new
form Of epizOoty, rs some repo rts have il.
The horse, which was weak from sickness
became cast in the stall, aud died from in
iuries received in attempting to rise.
We have received from Mr. Isaac A.
Grout Of Vallejo, CAL, II present of n coup
le Of canes made from the original timbers
of the noble old ship "Kearsage," which
sank the pirate Alabama The Kearsage
is now being rebuilt at the Mare Island
navy yard. Mr. Grout Will please accept
our thanks for the valuable Gift.
The granite CURLING for Fisks grave
has been laid and the grounds prepared for
the monument, which is now in the hands
of the artist Mead at Rome. 1t is to be
completed next spring, and will be erected
under the immediate supervision of the
artist himself. Its height is said to be only
nineteen feet
The village schools commence their
winter term next Monday, giving only a
weeks vacation, but the holiday vacation
Will be OF two weeks. The only change in
teachers for the coming term is caused by
temporary retirement of Miss Crosby, as
sistant at the high school, whose place will
he supplied by Miss Jennie Howe, assist
ant at the intermediate, Miss Susie f.
Knapp of Dummerston taking the place OF
Miss Howe.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris will commence a
series of Sunday evening discourses with
n course of five lectures devoted especial
to the young women Of Brattleboro. The
first lecture of the course will be given in
the Cniversalist church next Sunday eve
ming at o'clock. Subject, "Woman." A
special invitation is given to all the young
women of our village. All who feel an
interest in our young people are cordially
invited.
Officers of Fountain Engine Co., No.
4. elected at their annual meeting, Nov. 10
Foreman, l.. =. Higgins; LIST Assistant
Barna Cannon; I'd Assistant, f. Il. At
wood Clerk and Treasurer, John orion
LIST Engineer, j. g. Howard; I'd Engineer
A. y. Johnson; Sd Engineer, VIM. III.
Smith; 4th Engineer, Mason Lamb; Isl
lloseman, Warner Atwood; 20 Hoseman,
f. c. Crosby Sd Hoseman, II. l.. Meach-
am ; 4th Hoseman, Fred Simonds Axe.
men, 4. w. Bannister, w. G.. Rock well
Stewards, L. ii. Barrett, ii. ii. Joy.
Prof l.. Touriee, director ofthe Boston
Conservatory of Music, will spend mex
Sabbath in Brattleboro. At Z. NJ, he
will give lecture in the congregational
oh urch upon emusic in Public Worship"
The attention of choirs and singers gener.
lily is Invited 10 this lecture. At p. NJ
he will hold Praise meeting in the Bap.
list church. Prof. IT. accepts no persona
compensation, but collection will be tax.
en- for the "North End Mission" His prin.
cipal object is to promote congregational
singing in the churches. A rich treat is ex
pected. All are invited.