Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-09-12
Local Intelligence.


stopping nj the Brooks House.
-Four persons united with the Baptist
church, last Sunday, by immersion.
Sunday school concert at the Congre-
gatopal church next Sabbath evening.
Extra copies Of the PnGNIx may al
ways be bad at Carpenters, or at this Office.
Rev. N. Mehill will preach at East
Guilford next Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The High school opened Monday with
about 100 scholars. The intermediate num-
bers lis.
The new Washington street school is
under the charge of Miss Ella Bacon of
Putney.
twenty-five children received their
first communion ut the Catholic church on
Sunday.
Frank G. Howe comes out in our adj
vertising columns this week in way that
means business.
Special bargains offered in books, mu-
sic, chomos, and fancy goods, at Feltons,
Brooks House.
-Messrs. Estcy, Frost & Co. received 40
car loads of flour, meal and grain during
the month of August.
The Joseph Clark place, corner Of High
and Oak streets, was sold at auction last
Saturday, to George II. Clark, for $685.
Gen. N. p. Banks of Massachusetts
will deliver one of the lectures in the win
ter course TO be given at the town hall.
The attention of any party having
good tenement to rent to a responsible per-
son, is called to an advertisement in anoth-
er column.
Though we have had considerable ma
ny showers within the last two months,
the ground is still quite dry, and streams
are very low.
Mrs. Edward Clark of this village has
presented the First Congregational society
tf Morrisville-her old home-with one of
Estey's cottage organs.
The Second Adventists of this vicinity
will hold a camp meeting at Northfeld,
Mass, commencing OH Saturday OF this
week and continuing over two Sundays.
-Messrs. Holden & Cox formerly Hol-
den & WillardD are removing their stove
and tin shop to the location in Revere
House block lately occupied by Barna
Clark.
The age of hevenerable gentleman re-
fcrred to in the communication last week
headed "a Veteran should have been
given as sevcnty-Scven years, instead OF
seventy-one.
Thompson & Ranger have for sale this
season large and valuable assortment CT
goods. Purchasers will find the greatest
variety of elegant gold and silver ware from
which TO select.
LEONARD d Roess made, during Au-
gust, 900 cigars, and during the last
week of the month 5O,000-all fine goods
ranging in value from $50 TO 500 per thous-
and. They now give employment to 50
hands.
John Tyler, an employe of T. f. john
son, while unloading stone near the Amer
lean House, on Wednesday, had three fin
gers of his left hand so badly jammed as TO
require surgical aid, but no bones were
amputatcd.
Senator Sumner has so far recovered
his health as 10 feel justified in making lee
ture engagements for the coming season.
His subject will be the "The Unity of the
Republic" and our lecture committee will
| 'endoavor to secure him.
! w. A. Miner, for several years employ
cd at the valley mills in this village, and
Edward c.. son of John w. Frost are now
engaged in the grain and commission bust
ness at Peoria, ILL.,, under the firm name of
w. II. Miner & Co.-Record.
The number of Summer boarders in
Brattleboro has been smaller than usual the
past season, while the number of transient
| hpap p1nnb ORE Than
mon-and the Summer travel has been
marked by the same popularity throughout
| the country.
Prospects for the hremen's muster,
which is TO occur on tho Goth inst, are ia
vorable, several responses having already
been received from companies outside OF
the State. The playing will be horizontal
through 300 feet of hose, and will take place
| Oh Frost's meadow.
j. q. Taylor. of the firm of Taylor &
Noycs, grocers, has become associated with
b. NJ. Buddington in the flour and meal
business, and the new firm have opened a
store in Estey's building, near Main street
bridge. Mr.. Taylor has not yet severed
his connection with Mr. Noyes, but will
probably do so.
Asher Spencer, an old and well known
reside nt of Brattleboro, died quite sudden
ly on the 4th inst, of apopexy. Mr.. Spen-
Ger was a native of Westminster, VT, but
removed TO this place from Greenfield. For
some years he was associated with Daniel
| Kingsley of Springfield, Mass, in the stag
ing business. He was postmaster in this
village during Buchanan's administration,
and was lifelong Democrat. His age was
little short of II years.
The wounded victims of the White
Mountain stage coach disaster, which oc-
Cured on the 18th ult., passed through
Brattleboro on the afternoon train on Sat.
urday last, en- route for New York, in 1
Wagner drawing-roo car which lad beer
sent through to Littleton, n. H., for their
special accommodation. The occupants o
the car, some twelve or fifteen in number
were in good spirits, and had apparently
nearly or quite recovered from their injur
les.
is il possible that there is in Brattlebo
ro a person so lost to all sense OF decency
and propriety as TO steal those visible tok
ems of affection and remembrance which
the living place upon the graves of thu
dead 1t would seem so from an adver-
tsement which appears in another column
and we are informed, furthermore, tina
thefts of like character from the cemetery
have been not uncommon occurrence o
late. This species Of thieving is so utterly
mean and despicable that words fail to ex
press our detestation of it, and we aop'
that proper means will be taken to put {
stop to it.
Henry G. Field is making alterations
| l.. Ii, bouga on Nactarn ayanna which