Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-31
Local Intelligence.
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| process of thorough re-fitting.
Blank books of every description can
be found at Cheney & Clapps. --
| Read notice of Powers Institute In on
advertising columns this week.
Lecture in the Universaiist church next
Sunday evening Subject, "Deathbed Re-
pentance."
"A free exhibition OF pictures will open
at the Brooks House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, clos
ing on Saturday.
The Universalist society will hold their
23d annual fair and festival at the town hall
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11th
Thursday morning of this week, Jan.
30, was the coolest of the season, the mer-
curry in different localities indicating from
20 to "a degrees below zero.
Orwell Il. Adds of this place, a mem
Der of the present Junior class in Yale
| College, is on the editorial board of the
Yale Literary Magazine for the present
year.
The total amount OF Insurance on War
ren's tannery, burned last week, was 5000.
The Phoenix Insurance Company OF Brook
lyn settled their claims i've days amer the
| fire, on a basis Of $500.
The railroad bridge over MILESTONE
brook caught fire from passing locomo-
| tive, Tuesday afternoon, and village fire
engines Nos. and had TO be called out to
prevent Its destruction. Damage slight
The fair of the Methodist society, held
on Thursday evening OF last week, was
very successful. The attendance was be-
tween four and FIVE hundred, and the net
receipts were in the neigbborhood of $2l2
The board of civil authorities will be
in session at room No. 5, town hall, on Sat-
urday morning next at 8 O'Clock, to listen
to applications for the abatement of taxes,
etc. The Auditors will meet at the same
place on Tuesday evening next.
The Windham Association of Congre-
gational ministers is to meet with Rev. Mr.
Mighill Of this village on Tuesday next, al
o'clock p. M. 1t is expected tibet there
Will be public service in the evening.
with preaching by Rev. Mr.. Olmsted of
Townshend.
The question has been asked of us.
whether our local authorities are prepared
for the small pox, in case 1t should break
out here. We are assured by Mr.. Herrick
that ample facilities are at command for
the safe treatment of persons who may
have this disease, as we'll as for the proper
protection of the community,
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the New England Furniture
Company held on Tuesday evening, a new
board of directors was chosen, namely: L.
Wing Packer, L. w. Hawley, q. H. Sails
bury, c. H. Stevens, II. c. Shepardson.
An adjourned meeting will be had Friday
evening, Feb 7.
The dramatic reading by Frank Brad
ford, on Wednesday evening, was of
highly creditable character, the only fault
being that it was so brief The selections
embraced "Scenes from Macbeth" 1.-THE
Vagabonds," by Trowbridge and "Ma-
bel, by I. b. Aldrich, of which it would
be difficult to decide which gave the best
satisfaction.
An alteration occurred Lear the depot,
Monday night, between George f. David
son and Orison Wells, railroad employees,
in which the former struck the latter on
the head with billet of wood, infiicting
severe injuries. Davidson was brought be-
fore Justice Newton the next day, pleaded
guilty, and was fined to the full extent of
the law-s2O and costs.
The attendance at the meetings of the
Good Samaritan society continues good.
At the last meeting Geo. L. Seleck was
chosen President in place of l.. w. Haw-
ley, the latter finding himself unable to at
tend to the duties of the Office. The Bap-
fist Sabbath school sang, and remarks were
made by Rev. l.. J. Matteson, l.. II. Dear
born, and several others.
We learn that new carriage manufac-
tory is about to be started in one of Waite's
shops on Flat street, formerly occupied by
Higley Il Church. The parties interested
are Asa Miller, founder of the old and well
known establishment on Elliot street, his
son Sidney A. Miller, and Mr.. Edward
Edwards, formerly Of this place and now
of Keene, N. II. The Messrs. Miller have
for the past few years been engaged in bust
ness at New Haven, Conn.
The special train bringing home the
up-river attendants upon the Thomas con-
ceIt at Springfield, Mass, last Monday
night, met with an accident at Holyoke,
which resulted in the death OF brak eman,
and severe bruises to several Of the passen-
gers from this place. The forward car, con-
tanning the Brattleboro Q xcursionists, jump
ed the track at the switch just north of
Holyoke bridge, and was hurled off against
a pile OF lumber, while the two rear cars
rushed by on side track and the engine
went on to the depot. Charles Kingsley, a |
brakeman, was thrown against telegraph
pole and injured 80 that he died shortly af-
ter. He was about IS years of age, and be-
longed in Vernon, where his mother re-
sides. The train left Holyoke at 1880,
AM, but at South Vernon no engine had
been provided for bringing the Brattleb oro
passengers home, and they were obliged to |
wait from half past 4 until about 10 O'Clock, |
when the engine which brings the o'clock |
train from the north went to their relief
The cigar mandatory of Messrs. Le)n-
ard Il Roess, which was established here
some three or four years since, has come 10
be one of our most hourshing "institu- |
TONS" The headquarters are located at |
No. T. Brooks block, and from 30 to 40 |
hands are employed, one-thrd of whom
are girls. These, at present, have their
work room in the basement. Their occu.
patton consists In stripping the stem from
the leaf, and their wages are from 81 to $40
per week. The men employed are mostly
Germans, and they earn from SIS to $50 per
week, according to tn cir skill. Their quar-
tiers are in the rear Of the salesroom. About
&c, 900 cigars are made weekly, all of the
better grades, which wholesale from $50 to
$50 per thousand. The present location is
inadequate to the demands OF the business,
and, as soon as the season will permit,