Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
Local Intelligence


are being daily received at Felton's book
store.
Attention is called TO the prospectus of
the Boston Journal which appears on the
next page.
WIN. A. Baker has sold his dining sa-
loon in Market block to l.. p. webber of
Greenfield, Mass.
The mercury on Thursday morning of
this week ranged from zero to six degrees
below, at o'clock.
We acknowledge the receipt from SEN
tor j. $. Morrill, of the "Report of Depart
ment of Agriculture, for 1871" A
By the new time table, which wen t in-s
to operation last Monday, the first mail
train from the South is duo here ut 1850 A.
NJ, instead of 1923. No other change is
made.
g. II. Newman, formerly of Brattlebo-
70, has been elected president of the Ad-
ans national bank, North Topeka, Kansas,
of which II. w. Simonds, also from Brat,
tleboro, is cashier,
The best chance TO buy the very best
furniture at much below the original cost,
is during this week at n. Il. Furniture
Co.'S shop at Centreville. The sale is ON
foot rom the 9th TO the 10Th inst.
All the new publications, juvenile, mis-
cellaneous and illustrated, will he found at
Cheney & Clapps, their stock being adapt
ed to the taste of the most cultivated and
refined and within the reach of moderate
purse.
Rev. o. f. Vancise of Portsmouth, y.
H., will preach in the Universalist church
next Sunday morning and lecture in the
evening. Subject Of lecture, "Religion
and Politics." All are cordially invited to
attend.
Thompson * Ranger have been adding
several thousand dollars worth of goods
to their large stock of watches and .jewclry.
Purchasers can find one of the most extern
sive and elegant assortments TO select from
for their holiday presents.
Another Windham county boy has
come to honor. The newly-elected mayor
of Worcester, Mass, Hon. Clark Jillson, is
son of the late David Jilson of Whiting
ham. He has resided in Worcester for
many years, and has heretofore held i'm
portant Offices in that city.
AT the annual meeting of the First I'm
iversalist parish on Tuesday evening, Dec.
Sd, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year Il. w. Packer, modera-
tor; j. ID. Cudworth, clerk Geo. S. Dow =
ley, treasurer Fred ii. Harris, L. S. Hig-
gins and j. G. Taylor, committee.
Persons contemplating the purchase of
piano or cottage organ can undoubtedly
obtain the best satisfaction by buying di-
rect from some responsible agent. Mr..
Edward Clark, whose advertisement APP
pears in this paper, is an agent of that de-
scription, and any one buying of him will
be sure of Il perfect instrument.
Mr.. Perry, contractor for the building
Of the Bratteboro section of the Fayette-
vile road, has been obliged to suspend OPP
erations for the winter in consequence OF
cold weather. The road, however, is suita-
BILE for winter travel, and the selectmen
went on. Thursday morning 10 open it.
AT the Good Samaritan meeting last
Sunday evening, Rev. NJ. ii. Harris made
a vigorous appeal for increased wakeful-
ness and activity among the friends of tenn
perance. Rev. Mr.. Dickerson, the county
missionary, was present and spoke with
his usual zeal. Remarks were also made
by one or two others, and the Universalis;
Sunday school furnished the music.
The storm of Sunday was very severe
in some of the hill towns, and on Monday
the snow driited furiously, insomuch that
the Wilmington stage was unable to
get through to Brattleboro the next day.
Hon. Ashley Stone OF Wilmington came
near perishing while returning home on
Tuesday with his wife and child. He was
rescued, however, and taken to the resi-
dence of Frank Barnard, where he remain
ed on Wednesday.
Hon. VIM. c. Parsons, who is to deiv-
err the next lecture of the course at the
town hall on Friday evening of this week
was formerly member of the British
Parliament, and is spoken of as most in
terestug lecturer. His subject, George
Stephenson, as some of our readers may
not already know, Was one of England''
greatest inventors, and the man to whost
genius, chiefly, we owe our present system
of ralroading. This lecture, it is expect
ed, will be one of the most interesting o
the course.
The stores of Frank G.. Howe, l. n
Thorn, A. c. Davenport, Cheney & Clapp
NJ. T. Van Doom. b. n. Chamberlin, and
uad,o,,,s ,,,oo, ,,arl,ot ,,.ro o,,,orad ,y
i"u'oS "ie'' ,''"' Ne' "eie o''o'ou
burglar or burglars on Friday night of last
week, and an attempt was maze 10 enter
| e II Tbomnsor & co., lint tho sc,mn.
80 e.,N,'., ~
were irish'eheu away ny an ihhlate Oh tn'
building who heard the noise. In mos
| cases the burglars only gained access to the
IL 81 -, 80.
oeiiar' anu ho'nins seems 10 nave oeeh TAX
en- but few articles of clothing and lit
tic scrip. portion of the missing articles
were found on the person of mulatto THE
since arrested at Springfield, Mass.
On Friday evening of last week, Rev
Robert Collyer of Chicago delivered hi,
| lecture entitled "Our Folks and Othel
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