Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-05-02
Local Intelligence.
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+. c. Edwards pays cash for white, |
brown and woollon rags, old books AID |
newspapers.
The concert by the Ingeside Troupe !
will occur on Friday instead of Thursday !,
evening of this week.
The new Miller Carriage NIanufactur-
ing Company, located on Flat street, have !
commenced operations.
Beautiful weather days, with a
healthy stimulation In the air and grow
ing greenness under loot.
REV" Richard Grogan, formerly Of
this place, has been engaged TO preach at
Rockingham Centre for a year, commence
ing last Sunday.
George Spauldlng, barber, of this place
had his horse stolen from one Of the North-
ampton hotels on Tuesday, while attend
ing Barnum's exhibition.
Another school meeting IL called in
this district, to meet on Monday evening
next, and take action with reference to
building a new primary school house.
Ten shares of stock of the Vermont
National Bank OF Brattleboro, advertised
in last Fridays PHOENIX (par value 500,
were sold the next day at the price named,
$3.50.
Jefferson Buruham had all the fingers
on his left hand taken Off by circular
saw. Wednesday forenoon, while employ
ed at the new ca riage factory on Flat
street.
The selcctmen have had two petitions
presented them for laying new street 10
connect Main and Oak, and it is expected
that such street will be laid nj an early
day.
Close upon the track Of the last sleigh
comes the watering cart. The streets are
becoming quite dusty, and warm soaking
rains would be acceptable both to humans
ty and vegetation.
Leonard & Roess arc preparing to oc-
cupy the new building on Market Square
which Mcssrs. Crosby & Co. have put up
for their use. The number Of their hands
will be Immediately increased.
The Methodist society Of this place are
fortu ate in the rc-appointmcnt by the
Conference OF Rev. L. c. Bass, as their
pastor for the ensuing year. He is expect
ed 10 supply the pulpit next Sabbath.
-Wantastiquet Lodge, I. o. o. F., cele-
brated the saith anniversary of the eslab-
lshment of the order in this country, last
Saturday evening, by supper and appro-
pirate festivities at their lodge room.
The destruction of young fruit trees by
mice has been quite serious bereabouts.
One Putney man reports that he has lost
300. An article describing how the trees
may be saved will be found on another
page of this paper.
E. S. Cook, one Of e stey's workmen,
had The middle finger of his right hand
nearly cut off by splinter flying from q
circular saw, while at work on Wednesday
and he will probably lose it. None of his
other fingers were injured.
Frederick Horner's spring catalogue o.
choice bedding and greenhouse plants, fol
1873, has been received. Mr.. Horner 1.
we'll known as a successful gardener auG
florist, and his collection OF plants is no
excolled by any in this vicinity.
New sheet music published by j. L
} Peters and for sale by Cheney & Clapp
"Our Little Pet" song and chorus, By
, Will s. Hays "The Signal" waltz, by Ii
Hache; "The Tender Chord" polka, b.
Kate L. Ducat; "Sweet Thoughts" b,
t Leone Tonel "Village Festival" "Sal
/ lies Waltz" aud "L'Aflicaine," by Charlie
| Kinkel.
| The steam engine formerly owned b,
2 S. NJ. Spencer. and which furnishes powe
= for several printers an ! mechanics on Mar
a ket square, has been purchased by Messrs
Q e. Crosby & Co., and will be placed in
r separate building, adjoining that occupies
| hu ard q A hcilar n
= larger capacity is 10 be substitute for tn
= present one.
q -Wo were shown, The other day, r yer
= handsome design for a hotel advertiser
. desk, by Mr.. j. w. Adams, who purpose
# placing such a desk in the Office of tn
y Brooks House as a permanent fixture, fc
i the benefit of the business men OF thi
: place owning the different sections. W
o believe in advertising, even in ways ID;
$ do not directly benefit the printer, and fror
what wo have seen and heard of Mr.. At
amss method we cheerfully recommend
as being first-class and worthy of patrol
:, age. The desk Is now being made b
Messrs. Higley & Church, and will be con
" pleted in few days.
. The Brattleboro East Congregations
y society have voted to make some needle
. Improvements to their church the presei
- season. The organ is TO be removed to II
:, rear of the pulpit, and the space now o.
). cupied by it will be taken up by pews. I'll
u present chapel will be transformed into
parlor and kitchen, aud new and larg
= chapel will be built on east. For this pu
pose the old bank building has been pu
=, chased for removal. The grounds in fro
=, of the chapel will be neatly graded al
- erased, the church re-painted, and who
/ appearance of the property much impro
"A ed. The entire expense Is estimated
$500, of which nearly all has been raised
Though the general interest in Il
p; Good Samaritan temperance movement
70 this place has very materially decrease
within the past year, the meetings are st
continued with very fair average atten
ance. Last Sunday evening singing W
H. furnished by the Baptist Sunday schoC
or and some excellent remarks were made
at Rev. Mr.. Daniels of Omaha, Rov. Mr.. NJ;
m teson and Ferdinand Tyler. Ii cannot
n doubted that much good has been accc
at plished through the agency of his soce
K In the (almosD three years of its ext
Us ence, and 1t is to be hoped that some mea
mt may be devised by which the interest
ut these meetings may be revived and I
mt work OF temperance receive new impuls
mt Tho Brattleboro Cornet Band has be
Or. disorganized-a fact which, we doubt moi
be large proportion of our citizens will be
ed sorry to learn as we are to announce. I
p reason is because OF a lack OF sufficient
d. enlargement on the part OF the publ
no Perhaps il Is ask ing too much of q man