Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-12
Local Intelligence.


Clapp.
Diaries closing out cheap at Fcltons, 3 |
Brooks House.
-Fisk's age was 80. His 9th birthday
would have occurred next April.
-PUng's Chronos-a full variety; also
picture frames made TO order at prices to
suit, at Fcltons, 3 Brooks House.
No better Gold Pens can be obtained
than Farchld's. a full supply can always
be found at Felton's, 3 Brooks House.
"A. b. Simonds has sold the building on
Elliot street known as Simonds's block, to
John l.. Simonds of Guillord for $1,000
Cheney & Clapp offer very fine lot of
English chromos and first class steel en-
cravings for immediate sale at extremely
low prices.
Roy. NJ. II. Harris will give the last
lecture of the course to young people next
Sunday evening, in the Universalist church,
at o'clock. Subject, Martin Luther." All
are invited.
IL. X. Field, son of Chas. X. Field of
this place, aud graduate Of Amherst COL
lcge, class of 1869, has become associated
with c. j. Gleason Of Montpelier in the
practice of law.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Methodist church next Sabbath morning,
sermon by the pastor. Love feast at 30
p. NJ. j. w. Guernsey, Presiding Elder,
will preach at 10, after which the srcra-
ment will be administered.
The engravings in w. ]. Holland &
CO.'S, illustrated Bible cost $4,000 instead
of $1,000 as stated last week. The figures
then printed looked large, but multiplied
by ten greatly increased the inducements
offered to men out of business.
The Congregational society held their
annual meeting Jan. |, and elected the fol-
lowing board of officers: Trustees, c. b.
Rice, \. II. Wright, C. l.. Howe, Il. w.
Clark, w. \. Dutton; Clerk, NJ. Moody;
Treasurer, n. i. Williston; Auditor, ID.
Il. Thompson.
The stockholders of the Vermont Ma
tional Bank, at their annual meeting on
Tuesday, reelected their old board Of Off
GERS, namely, Wells Goodhue, President;
Geo. S. Dowley, Cashier; Wells Goodhuc,
Lafayette Clark, w. p. Cune c. n. Daven-
port, w. II. Rockwell, Jr., Directors.
The stockholders of the First National
Bank, at their annual meeting on Tuesday,
chose the following board of Directors:
n. Il. Willston, L. Tyler, w. p. Richard
son, o. II. Post, Francis Goodhue, c. f.
Thompson, J. NJ. Tyler, II. c. willard, 5.
NJ. Waite. The other officers remain the
same as last year.
-Rumors of a small poX case on Green
street have been ailoat for the past few
days, but without foundation. No case of
the kind has yet occurred in town but the
/ l., Of 10, IL,
not far distant, admonishes us to be on our
guard and adopt precautionary measures
against so dreaded foe.
; "A movement is on foot for n county
temperance convention TO be held in this
place on Wednesday, Jan. 9th, afternoon
, and evening. Such convention would
, doubtless be productive of good, and we
) trust the friends Of temperance in the diff
ferent towns will tax steps TO secure full
= represcntion. Further mention OF the
meeting will be made next week.
f The Centreville people are awake to the
interests of their locality, and with others,
0 are subscribing literally for joint stock
company to engage in the manufacture OF
furni ture, with shops to be located on the
= site now owned by Geo. II. Salisbury, and
Q formerly occupied by Wheeler's axe facto-
, ny. Thirty thousand dollars is the amount
10 he raised, of which over Sl7, 600 is alrea-
dy pledged. Douglas and Hawley are at
the bottom of it. There is abundant room
for two companies here, and we hope by all
. means the scheme will be carried through.
Il. The young people of the Unversalist
. society will give grand entertainment at
the town hall on Friday and Saturday owe
G nings of this week, consisting of an allie
) gorical representation Of Joseph and his
y Brethren, under the direction of G. ). Frost
It of Providence, II. /. Concerning this ex
hibtion as given by Mr.. Frost in other
places, we quote from the Nashua, On. H., )
Telegraph, Of Dee. II:
notwithstanding the storm and the fire,
a fine audience gathered in the City Hall
last evening TO witness Mr.. Frosts ALLIE
b, CORY and TableauX of Joseph aud his
Brethren. 1t opened with splendid tab
leau of jacobs dream. Angels are seen
+ in mid air, music is heard in the distance
s. and Jacob awakes to revcrcntly acknowl-
It edge GOd's presence and builds an altar of
G the stones which were his pillow. Joseph,
in smother taLleau, is east into pit and
rescued 10 be sold to Il wandering tribe OF
q Ishmaelitcs became Governor of Egypt.
d General tlblcauX independent Of the lore
o going exhibition ale added. The magic
e lily, from which the baby butterfly ac-
J. tually springs forth. and recitations by
Nellie, with other parts, were repeated
>, amid the cheers of the audience"
II We anticipate a delightful entertainment
J.. and crowded houses.
The following is the list of letters re-
Is naming at the post-oflice, in this village
II ON Thursday, Jan. II, 1872;
. Gents-Fred Durham, Barney Cole
!, brook, Frank Kellogg, Chas. \. Miner,
Edward Morris, Horace Newton.
Ladies-Jessie NJ. Adams, Mrs. Louisa
y Alexander, Mrs, T.. G. Belding, Miss Eta
s. Burnham, Mrs. G. }. Burret, Mrs. h. How
10 ard, Mrs. T.. c. Hayward, Mrs. Mary John
son, Mrs. o. Johnson, Miss Helen Mack
Mrs. Elvira L. Smith, Miss Emma Stod-
dard.
- THE LYCoMINa FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
,, As honest adjustments are not the in
n variable practice Of gentlemen who repre-
I. sent our insurance companies, it is truly
k refreshing and alleviatcs much ofthc bitter
ness of our misfortune when we lind an
honorable eXception-we have an instance
y in the Lycoming Fire Insurance Company,
Is who have, to the letter, carried out their
= contract. The adiuster, w. a. KRoUsE
Esq, is gentleman of the strictest integri-
ty, who, while carefully guarding the inter.
ests of his Com any, by closely scrutiniz-
l.. ing all doubtful claims, has, by the honor
obla and strai rht -forNarl cDursp uursu1 a
5, in the adjustment of the losses OF his Com
lie pany, wou'goIdon opinions Tor himself and
b. secured the esteem and affection Of all with