Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-17
Local Intelligence


Sunday evening. Subject, "Who is the
Prosperous Manf'
-Messrs. J. Estey & Co. have finished
the construction of their new gas works,
and the hands now work until o'clock.
Col. George A. Merrill has assumed the
superintendency oftbe New London North
ern railroad vice G. T. Bened let, resigned.
AT the annual meeting of the Vermont
National Bank, held ON Tuesday, the old
board of officers was reelected through
out.
The annual meetlngo of the Conn. II. r.
Co. was held at Springfield, Mass, on
Wednesday, and the old board of directors
re-chosen.
The ladies of the NJ. +. church will
hold their annual fair and festival at the
lower town hail. Thursday evening, Jan.
23d. All are invited.
If any of our readers have not suppli-
ed themselves with diaries for 1873, they
can find a good assortment or get their old
one retilled at Cheney Il Clspp's.
Wells Goodhue, Esq, has sold his resi-
dence to Hon. b. d. Harris. Price s2O, 900.
This place is located on Main street, and is
The board OF directors for the First Ma
tional Bank, elected on Wednesday, are as
follows: N. b. Williston, Ferdinand Ty-
Ter, o. r. Post, w. p. Richardson, J. NJ.
Tyler, II. C. Willard Addison Withheld,
f. A. Nash, S. NJ. Waite. The other OFF
GERS remain as heretofore.
-Douglas's new stencil tool shop Is located
for the present at No. s, Crosby block, sec
ond floor. Mr.. Spencer, we are informed,
though he has removed his family to Bos-
ton, has not given up his manufacturing
business here, but will continue at the old
stand.
The new gas lately introduced into
Crosby block seems to be giving excellent
satisfaction. 1t Is manufactured from gas
oline, one of the many valuable products
of petroleum, and furnishes a light softer
than the ordinary gaslight and at less ex-
pense. The apparatus Is simple and near
ly self-operating, and is manufactured by
the Excelsior Gas Company of Warren,
Mass.
AT their annual meeting, Jan II, the
Centre Congregational Sabbath school elect
ed the following officers for 1873: Sup't, c.
b. Rice; Asst Sup't, q. II. Clapp; Libra
rian, +. c. Crosby. The annual report Of
the superintendent showed an increase in
membership, attendance and contributions
over last year. A donation of S25 was
made to the Congregational church at ia
| maica aud the same sum to the Congrega-
| tional church at South Wardsboro.
The lecture delivered on Tuesday eve
ming last by Rev. +. ii. Chaplin of New
York was listened to bya large audience.
mobility" was the subject of the address,
and 1t abounded in noble truths nobly ut
tered. Ability, substantially and earnest
ness, rather than smartness, show and wit,
are Mr.. Chapin's characteristics as a lectur-
or, and with these the lecture market of the
present day is not overstocked.
The praise meeting held by the Con-
gregational Sunday school, last Sunday
evening, was well attended and enjoyed.
The music was under the well-known lead
ership of Mr.. Edward Clark and the nstru.
ments brought into requstion were of 9
very agreeable though somewhat novel va.
riety, including flutes, violins, comets,
bass viol and piano. The singing was in
terspersed with prayer and the reading Of
short passages of scripture by Rev. Mr..
Mighill.
While several young people at Centre
vile were sliding on the crust, Wednes
day evening of last week, one of the sled,
ran into a rail fence, and Miss Fanni,
Howe, a young lady about seventeen years
of age, sustained a compound fracture o
| ~ ha. hs ha
bones were so badly broken as to protrud,
from the flesh, and the shock to the sys
tenn is, OF course, very severe, but we un
derstand that her condition at the presen
time Is quite favorable.
Among the improvements which oul
village is to witness the coming season ar
those marked out by the new owners Of tn,
Lawrence hotel property, on Elliot street
The dining hall IL to be separated from tn,
main buildings, which 1t connects, ant
turned around gable end p the street, max
ing three separate buildings with drive
ways between, and the whole will be con
veniently arranged and appropriated 70
tenements. Good accommodations will
thus be afforded for thirty families in on,
of the most accessible portions OF the vii
lage.
The death OF Mr.. Stephen +. Prouty o
this place, father OF one of the proprietor
OF this paper, and an old and esteemed res
ident of the town, occurred on the 9Th inst
while on brief visit to his son in Lyndon
The manner OF his death Is thus described
in the Lyndon Union of Jan. 10;
"On Wednesday noon of this week
stephen +. Prouty, man q years old
was aiscSvereu ueau IA n,s peu' al me res