Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-19
Local Intelligence.
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The December magazines are now to
be had at Carpenters.
Christmas services will be held al the
Episcopal church, as usual.
The monthly meeting of the Good Sa.
marian society takes place next Sunday
evening.
The variety of holiday goods displayed
at Cheney q Clapp's is entirely too large 10
specify.
Aiken, Lambert & Co.'s gold pens can
not DO excelled. Cheney & Clappare agents
for Brattleboro.
Oysters for Christmas or any other day
may be obtained, of best quality, at Peltee
& Green's, South Main street.
What can make better holiday pres
ent than set Of Cheney & Clapp's fine
Drattl eboro views in handsome case?
The third lecture of the course will be
given in the Universalist church next Sun
day evening. Subject, 1.-The impudence Of
the day.
Fine morocco and calf wallets, pocket
cutlery, backgammon boards, flutes, accor-
deems, &r., prices right, at Felton's,
Brook House.
Bibles and prayer books are always ac-
ceptable presents. 1t will pay TO look Mt
our stock. w. FELTON, & Co.
Books! books! A large line of iuve-
nile books at cost. Also new and desirable
books for Christmas. Orders promptly
filled. w. FELTON, d Co.
The stone work on the new tomb at the
cemetery was finished Wednesday, and
day or two more of favorable weather will
suffice TO complete the job.
The new bay windows of the Insane
Asylum have been completed, greatly adj
ding TO the exterior appearance of the
building as well as improving the halls.
We learn that J. NJ. Tyler, Esq, Of this
| place is about to locate at Greenfield, Mass.
in the law Office lately occupied by Col. w.
s. Il. Hopkins.
james Me NJ. Shalter, a native of this
county and brother to the late Judge O. l..
Shailcr is one of the Republican cand-
dates for the L. S. Senate in California.
| Their large wholesale trade enables
Cheney & Capp TO offer a great assortment
of holiday goods at prices which commend
them to the popular purse as well as a re-
fined taste.
We have large consignment of wall
pockets, brackets, slipper cases, hat racks,
towel racks, etc., in black walnut, all new
and fresh, which we shall sell at prices TO
suit our trade. w. FELTON, & Co.
MIR. Chauncey Guellow of Charlestown,
N. H., has bought the Simonds block on
Elliot street, with the intention of opening
new bakery. Tho price paid for the build
ing was sIlO0.
Cheney & Clapp have made ample prep
arations for the holidays in every depart
ment, as any of our reafers will see by
calling and we are confident that at no
other place will little money 90 so far in
procuring really satisfactory holiday pres
ents
The Baptist sociablc was held at the
parsonage on Tuesday evening. The at
tendance filled every available room in the
house and necessitated the opening of the
church TO accommodate the overflow. The
pastor and his wife seem to have hosts OF
friends.
Another village meeting has been call
ed on petition of several of our prominent
citizens, TO reconsider the action of the last
meeting in regard TO the tomb, and TO take
some definite action in relation TO the gas
and police questions. The call is issued
for Tuesday evening, Both inst
There is talk o. removing the post Of
dco, which is now in the town ball, to the
corner room in Brooks block. The propos-
ed location would he much more conven-
lent for the public than the present, and it
Is to be hoped that the department will au-
thorze the change.
A musical society was organized at the
lower town hall, Wednesday evening, with
Edward Clark rs president. Weekly meet
ings will be held, and the membership fee
has been liked al 81 for ladies and $3.50 for
gentlemen. The next meeting will be held
next Thursday evening, the 25th.
The Unitarian Society of this village
are making arrangements to build new
church next season. The plan has not yet
been fixed upon, but the structure will
probably be of Hinsdale stone, similar to
that used in Pratts block, and will occupy
the site of the present church. A meeting
will soon be held for the adoption of plan
and the choice of building committee.
Stanford c. Miller, a farmer about 45
NNe'o VI dSc, Niu5 ii lut Ntst part Vi Tue
town, died very suddenly at his residence
on Friday last, while seated in a chair. No
body was in the room at the time, but one
of the family entering found him dead. II
is supposed that he died from heart disease.
Mr.. Miller was a man of exemplary char
acter and member Of the Baptist church
in this village. lie leaves wife and six
children.
George c. Haskins Of this village has
taken the agency for the Christian Union,
published by J. b. Ford & Co. of New York
and edited by Henry Ward Beecher. The
chromos, 1.-The Dinner and "The Nap"
which are given to each subscriber, are real
beauties, and in our opinion far superior 10
those offered last year. In inducements
offered to subscribers, Messrs Ford & Com
pany still lead the van.
Men who have had the best chance to
watch the operation of the law of cause
and effect in the business world, are always
the firmest believers In the value of advcr-
Using. For evidence of this see Mr.. c. S.
Prouty's advertisement this week. He is
willing to have the public know that his
store containsa large assortment OF good
goods, at the lowest prices, and our readers
won't he likely TO forget the fact while out
looking for holiday goods.
The ladies' sewing society connected
with The Centre Congregational church met
for the first time this season, in their new
church parlors wednesday afternoon oil
this week, and goodly number were pres
ent. The rooms presented an invitingly
attractive appearance at o'clock, when