Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-24
Local Intelligence.
Hr0fffeboro.

Society at the lower town hall this (Thurs-
day. evening.
Lecture in Universalist church next
Sunday evening. Subject: "Oi that there
were but one way"
The old Methodist church on School
street Is advertised to be sold at auction on
Saturday, Feb 1.
The average attendance at the Baptist
Sunday school during the last concert
month was 3s8. Amount of collections for
the month, S09.95.
-Messrs. J. Estey & Co., our well known
cottage organ manufacturers, report up
wards of 5000 instruments turned off dur
ing the year 1872.
-Messrs. Higley & Church have COM
pleted their dry house, and are now pre-
pairing 20 enlarge their shop by putting up
a two-story addition, rs by 40 feet.
"A thaw on Thursday and Friday of last
week, with some rain, settled the snow
considerably, and has been followed by
more moderate weather and-a little more
snow.
In consequence of his extensive pr ac-
tice, and the instability of his health, our
popular physician, DR.. Holton, has lately
procured an assistant in the person of Mar
tin Bruce, M. D., late of the city hospital at
Hartford.
The deposits in the Brattleboro Saw
ings Bank, Jan. Is, amounted to S145, AL
81. At the annual meeting held on Thurs
day last, $. N. Herrick was reelected sec
rotary and treasurer, and the other officers
for the most part remain the same.
The entertainment TO be given next
Wednesday evening by Frank Bradford
will be well worth attending. Mr.. Brad
ford possesses superior talent as a recita-
zionist, and his list of selections embraces
some of the choicest gems of English lit
erature.
Rev. Thomas p. Tyler d. d., has COM
pleted contract with Higley 6 Church
for the erection Of dwelling house on Ty-
Ter street, to be completed Aug. 1st. 1t is
to be modelled after house built by the
U. s. government on Newport island, and
will cost $4,000.
Over fifty tickets have been sold at
Clark & Wizards for the concert to be Civ
en- by Thomas's orchestra at Springfield,
Mass, on Monday evening next. An ex-
ira train will leave Springfield at the close
of the entertainment to accommodate peo-
pie from this direction.
Accordingly our statute books, district
clerks are required to make return of the
statistics of their several districts to the
town clerk during the month of January;
but with the exception of District No. 3,
in this town, no returns have yet been re-
| ceved at the clerks office.
One of our New York subscribers
whose newspaper account had become
| somewhat in arrears, has handsomely atom
ed for his neglect by making an advance
| payment which carries him to May, 1876.
All remaining delinquents who desire to
initiate so noble an example will please
| come forward.
The thaw of last week caused break
| ing up of the ice in West river, which
would have cleared itself had not the ice in
| the Connecticut prevented. A lodgment of
| the ice below the residence of Samuel Mar
| tin caused an overflow of the river road,
| which for about thirty rods was bockaded
| with ice in some places to the depth of ten
| feet.
1t is reported that one of the patients
| confined in the insane asylum in this viii
| lage, recently addressed letter to Govern
| or Dix of New York, making a strong plea
| in behalf of Edward S. Stokes on the
| ground that he (Stokes) is not the murder
er of Fisk, Jr., but that d eed was commit
| ted by the present overseer of the asylum
during tit of temporary insanity. Where
is lawyer Start of Burlington
&C. II. Stevens, the efficient clerk of
School District No 2, has completed his an
nual census of the village of Brattleboro,
and gives the following as the result: Pop
ulation, Jan. l, 1873, 1878. Increase last
| year, 1863. No. of families, $50. Persons
under 20 years of age, 1905 over and I'M
der 20 years, sll; under 8 years, 394. No.
of births in 1872, 93-males SO, females Al.
No. of deaths, 5l-males 26, females 25.
The population of the village has increased
500 in the last two years, which, assuredly,
may be considered a toleraoly healthy
| growth.
The tannery of l.. G. Warren, Jr. &
Co., one mile west of this village used for
| the manufacture of card leather, was total
| ly destroyed by fire on Thursday morning,
% inst. The alarm was given at about half
| past II A. NJ, and the fire was then under
too great Roadway to be subdued with the
means at hand. Village fire engine No. 8
was carried up on runners at about three
O'Clock and assisted to save the stock in the
vats, which constitutes the entire property
| remaining undestroyed. The building was
new having been put up since the freshet
of 1869, which carried away the old tannery.
| The building and machinery were valued
at $40, 900 and stock at $4,000; amply insured
in the Phoenix of Hartford, and the Ger
mania and West Chester companies of New
York. Origin Of the fire unknown.
One of the objects OF the organization
known as the Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie and not its least commendable feature,
| is that of furnishing aid to the widows and
orphans of diseased soldiers, as well as to
brother soldiers who from decrepltude or
other cause are incapable of self support.
The amount of funds expended in this
manner by Post Sedgwick is by no means
small, and in order to increase its charity
| fund, the members propose, with the aid
of such OF our citizens AZ feel disposed to
assist to hold fair and festival at the town
hall on Tuesday evening of next week.
Doors will be open and supper furnished
at o'clock. Among the features of the
| evening il TO be a museum of war and an
cient relics, wi ich cannot fail to be interest
ing. The Brattleboro Cornet Band will be
in attendance, and vocal music is promis-
ed. Persons having articles to contribute
may leave word at l. N. Thorn & Co.'s or
II. f. Taylors, and they will be called for.
The committee in charge are Messrs. Geo.