Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-18
Local Intelligence.


Brafffeboro.
New hooks, new music, Mt Fclton's, |
Brooks House.
The crop or cho4lnuls hcroabouts is I'M
usually large.
New stock of chromos and picture
frames ut 'cllon's. 2 Brooks House.
There was an unusually brllia mt dis
play Of Northern lights, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Scott Siddons will open the lee
turc course after all. Her coming is TO be
Nov. 4th.
Rev. J. w. Guernsey, presiding elder,
will occupy the Methodist pulpit next Sab
bath afternoon.
DR.. II. d. IIolIon of this place was elect
ed President of the Vermont Medical Soci-
city at the annual meeting held in Montpcl-
Ter last week.
Fifteen thousand dollars is the sum
subscribed by J. Estcy & Co. to the endow-
mcnt fund of the Vermont Baptist Acado-
my, to be located at Saxtons River.
Arrangements have been made with
the railroads to carry delegates aud persons
attending the District Convention at Write
River Junction, on the 23d ms. for fare
one way.
-Messrs. j. Estey & Company, manu-
facturers of cottage organs in this place. arc
now making, on an average, one instru-
ment every twenty-five minues during the
working day of ten hours.
AT the annual meeting of subscribers
10 tho Home for Destitute Children at Bur
lington, held last Thursday, Mrs. Daniel
Kellogg of this place was re-elected os man
ager for WiDdham County.
Among the new chromos received this
week by Cheney q Clapp, we notice two
views in the Yosemite Valley at lower
prices than those first published, and sew
eral new ilu minated notices for framing.
-Four races-the last of the season-are
announced by advertisement TO come off at
the park ground on Saturday Of next week,
for purses OF $3.50, SIS, $50, and $50 respec-
lively. The last purse is for running hors-
es, open to all. Some fun is expected.
A Millerite lecturer at the town hail.
on Thursday and Friday evenings of last
week, demonstrated, by the aid of chart,
to the satisfaction Of those who were al
ready convinced, that things sublunary arc
doomed to general smash up next year.
Miss Minnie Swayze, who lectured in
this place so acceptably last winter on "Wo-
man and Her Abilities" demonstrated her
own ability the other evening, by Greeley
speech at Cooper Institute, New York,
which created something of sensation.
She was lately teacher at Vassar College
The Republicans of this place INDUCED
in something of a glorification last Satur-
day evening, over the recent victories.
Fifty guns were fired, and a meeting was
held at the town hail. at which appropriate
speeches were made by Representative
Haskins, j. NJ. Tyler, Esq, Edward Cros-
by, l.. X. Fuller and c. III. Stevens.
The board of civil authority announce
that they will be in attendance at Room
No. 8, in the town hall, on Friday, Oct.
%, at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, to attend to the reg
istration of voters, in anticipation of the
coming Presidential election. Let no one
who intends to vote neglect to have his
name upon the list, if not already there
- The S trngtield District Preachers AS
ISOLATION will meet here next week. Preach
ing Tuesday evening by Rev. ID. Il. Mil
Ter of Windsor, and Wednesday evening
by Rev. j. ii. Gaylord of Wilmington.
During the days Of Wednesday and Thurs
day essays will be presented and discus
sions held upon various subjects of Chris
tian doctrine and work. AT 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ. Thursday, an address will be given by
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, a missionary to China
in the interest of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society. Place ofmeetng, low
er town hall. All the exercises will be
public.
The fireman's muster at Orange, Mass.
on Wednesday last, was attended by
Fountain Engine Co.. No. 4, of this villag,
and Western, No. |, of West Brattleboro
Western took the third prize, of $50, 70
hand engines, in play of l4li feet. Foun
tain had the misfortune to burst her hose
of $500 was taken by Erving, No. l. of Erv
ing, Mass, in play OF 100 feet; the I'd OF SlOC
by Tiger, No. !, of Baldwinsville, Mass
$50 feet. Sixteen companies competed. Tn
; pla ying was perpendicular, through 50
: feet OF hose. The weather was bad, an
the wind blew so strong during the the tri
al as to break the pole upon which tn
plays were made, at the height of 1876 fee
so that no accurate register could be made
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ever, the boys enjoyed the sport and re
turned in good spirits. The Western boy
were served with a collation. at the room
of Phoenix, No. 6, on their arrival. TIL
band and drum corps accompanied the eN
e cursionists.
!. Tho following is the list of letters re
i naming at the post Office in this villag,
) Thursday, Oct. II, 1872:
u Gents.-Orson Alexander, d. 5. Bond, "
A. Blossom, +. NJ. Dodge, A. II. Eames,
Wallace Ford, Alonzo Goodenough, ] IVES
ley Hall, Moses johnson, Charles Keith,
c. NJ. Lovett, Frank w. Lowell, g. "
Lam b, Henry =. Morse, John Maloney,
NJ. Mungon, Benjamin Newell, Albert i
y Perrigo, j. w. Perry, ii. A. Sawyer, job
5 d. Stevens, S. o. Thompson.
l. Ladies.-Mrs. j. S. Adams, Jennie /
Clayton, 2, Mrs. Mark Cook, Seraphena A
o Colburn, Florence Fuller, Mrs. Catharin
= Grady, Ella l.. Horton, Sarah S. Howard
o Mrs. Alice NJ. Jones, Ida NJ. Morrow, Mr.
Ella NJ. Pressey, Madame Diana Rassell'
: Mrs. Catharine Sheldon, 2, Mrs. Margar,
: Stewart, Emma l.. Ward.
Miscelaneous.-Messr Wilson & wis
well, Messrs. ID. A. Stearns & Co., Messrs
Stanley Il Lippncott.
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