Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-05
Local Intelligence
Brdfffeboro.
nj Cheney q Clapp's.

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headquarters for oysters at Pettee &
Green's, South Main street.
Try the male berry coffee for sale at
Noyes's. Best in the market
Many items of local interest are una
voidably crowded out this week.
Judge Kellogg and wife have gone TO
Washington TO spend the winter.
Fancy articles suitable for holiday pres
ents at cost, at Felton's, 3 Brooks House.
Ballads for Little Folks by Phoebe and
Alice Cary, charming volume, at Cheney
& Clapp's.
A full assortment of hats and caps at J.
}. Rays new store, opposite American
House.
--Thanksgving services at the churches
were thinly attended, the weather being
very stormy.
Monday, Dec. 1st, was cold day, the
mercury at 2 O'Clock, p. NJ, rising only
TO l0o above zero.
Corn and other grain has taken sud-
den rise, on account of The early close of
navigation.
Rogers latest group of statuary, Co
ing for the Cows has been received by
NnCutN ~ OiuIps
Rev. VIM. b. Buxton of Worcester,
Mass, will preach in the Unitarian church
next Sunday morning.
Rev. Thos. l.. jenkins of the Unitarian
church has been granted a four months
leave of absence, on account of ill-health.
Mrs. j. w. Whitney is about TO remove
her millinery establishment to Ryther's
block, next door north of Prouty's jewel
~ store.
A large variety of standard books, also
verv many juvenile books. selling off at
greatly reduced prices at Felton's BOOK
store.
Friday morning, the 2sth ut., was
cold one for November, the mercury in
this vicinity ranging from to 10 degrees
below zero.
AS our winter set in remarkably early,
so has our January lhaw," which began
on Wednesday and threatens to bring us to
bare ground again.
The cold weather of the last few weeks
is creating panic among the farmers, who
behold their fodder and fuel disappearing
with astonishing rapidly.
w. L. wilkins has removed his re-
naming stock of goods to room No. 1, Saw
ings Bank block, where he is closing out
his stock at very low prices.
AT Cheney & Clapp's will be found the
most desirable articles for the holidays, in
Guiding many novelties. a great reduc-
ton in the price of many goods will ne no.
tced
II. L. Taylor advertises clothing, hats,
caps, flIrs robes, ETC., at panic prices. He
also notifies all persons indebted TO him
that their accounts must be settled before
Jan lst.
Rev. NJ. Ii. Harris will commence a
series of Sunday evening lectures in the
Universalist church next Sunday evening.
Subject of the first lecture, "The Cheap
Literature of the Day" All are welcome.
The owl train TO Boston has been dis
continued, and on Monday next the Cen
trail line will adopt a new time table, by
which the afternoon passenger train from
the south will reach this place about half
an hour earlier than al present.
Among the passengers on the lost
steamer Vile du Havre, were the oldest
son and daughter of Mr.. C. c. Waite Of the
Brevoort House, New York, brother of S.
NJ. Waite of this village. The son was
saved, the daughter sank with the vessel
She was IS years of age.
The annual meeting of Phoenix En-
CINE Company was held Nov. 26. officers
were chosen for the ensuing year as follows:
f.. Wales, foreman; d. w. Brcshnahan,
1st assistant; y. Stone, foreman of hose;
Il. Wales, Jr., clerk and treasurer; E. Put
nam, lst suction hoseman c. Barrett I'd
NJ. sumner Sd; J. Long, 4th ; NJ. Austin,
lst leading hoseman c. Breshnahan, I'd; j.
Lilis, 3D.; d. Bresnahan, 4th T. r. Pratt,
steward G. Bliss, asst steward; Fred
Yeaw, NJ. Dundon, aXemen.
Thomas Carey and Pat Mcclure went
into the store OF Thomas Judge on Monday
evening, for tho purpose Of buying some
boots. Mcclure, in the course of CONVEX
sation, used insulting language toward
Judge, who responded in like manner and
ordered both Mcclure and Carey out of his
store. After a while they went and Judge
after them, with club in his hand, with
which he struck Carey a severe blow on the
mead. Judge was fined for the assault by
Justice Newton, on Wednesday, Slj and
costs, from which Judgment he appealed.
Among our obituary notices this week
will be seen that of Thomas L. Miner of this
place. As proprietor of our village coach
for more than twenty years (unti his health
failed him some three or four years since)
TON Miner was one of Brattleboro' s
"inslitutuns''-a man whom everybody
knew and liked--oblising, gentemanly
and kind in departmental man who len
dered faithful though humble service in
his day and generation. For many years
he shrugged with the fell destroyer, con-
sumption, which at last has gained the vic
tory. The funeral services were of ma
soni' character, and were held at the Uni
tartan church on Tuesday afternoon. We
are requested in tnis connection and in be-
half of the widow of the deceased, TO thank
those who in their kindness and sympathy
have rendered service 10 the deceased or to
the afflicted relatives.
Our annual village meeting was held
OH Monday evening last. The reports oil
the Treasurer and Chief Engineer were
read and accepted, after which officers
were elected for the ensuing year as FOL
lows Clerk, G. +. Thompson; BailifIs, T..
w. Stoddard, John W. Frost, j. Is. Coffin
Henry Holden, Frank w. Brooks; Chief
Engineer, John w. Burnap; Treasurer, c.
+. Thompson; Collector, :. n. Herfck
Auditor, George $. Dowley. S. NJ. Waite
who has served as Chief Engineer for sew
eral years past, was re- elected TO that Office
by a unanimous vote, but positively de
clined TO serve another term. 1t was voteC
TO pay the members of the hook and ladde
and engine companies the same as las
wear; following which the question cam,