Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-04
Local Intelligence,



have boon resumed for the winter.
Tho Drattlcboro Social club will hold
the first of series of six dances at the
Brooks House on Thursday evening next.
Owing to delay occasionod by the
connecting roads, the new time table ON
the New London Northern railroad does
not take effect until next Monday,
Nathan ID. Allen, who went from this
place to Turner's Falls, has lately purchas-
cd livery stable, In that place, together
with the stage line from there to Green
field.
Cheney & Clipp come out with col
umn advertisement thi, week which will
draw attention to the immense and very
attractive stock Of holiday good, which
they have to offer.
| Oasis Ehcanpment, /. o. o. f., are TO
hold grand promenade concert and dance
at the town hall on Wednesday evening,
| 10th inst, with music by the BrIttleboro
| quadIille band aud supper at the Revere
House
The next feature Of the lecture course
will be an entertainment by Miss Helen
Potter, whose readings and presentations
of living lecturers, in costume, are said to
foru, bill OF intellectual fare decidedly
rich and inviting. Sac comes on Friday
evening. Dee. Is.
A fine in the old Wesselhoeu water
cure establishment, Wednesday noon, de-
stfuycd the contents of closet containing
various articles of clothing belonging to
MIR. Baker, one Of the tenants, but was
discovered and subdupd before ing
further progress.
We call the attention of our readers TO
the insurance column Of b. X. JENNIE & Co.
on first page. They represent some OF the
oldest, strongest and most popular fire in
surance companies, both American and
European, and have been "tried in the
heaviest Of the fires aud not found want
ing"
Rev. NJ. II. Harris will commence a
series Of Sunday evening lectures in the
Universalist church next Sunday evening
at o'clock. Subject, 1.-THE True idea of
Labor These lectures are free to all, and
given specially to instruct and benefit the
younger people of BrattIebofo. All are
very cordially invited TO attend these lee.
lures.
A special meeting of the stockholders
Of the New England Furniture Company
is to he held at the Revere House or Fri
day evening at :! o'clock, for the purpose
Of considering "A proposition made by the
proprietor Of the Bickford knitting ma
chimes Tor an exchange or sale Of property
with view Ia the manufacture Of those
machines.
a parcel Of boys coa,ting with "trav-
crsc" sled on High street, Monday eve
ming, in violation OF the bailiG,' notice,
ran into Dr. Dearborn's team, which was
standing in front Of DR.. Chapln's residence,
and the horse beilg frightened ran home,
leaving the buggy wreck by tue roadside.
The consequences are a handsome bill for
certain parents to pay, and just now a ill.,
tie less sliding ON that street.
-ITydropath Engine Co., No. 3, held their
annual meeting last Tuesday evening. and
chose officers as follows: Foreman, W. d.
Perry; lst asst, +. Gibson "a asst, II
c. French clerk and treas. u. q. Cutler
engineers, W. Edwards, u. w. Pratt, VI.
= Thayer, Thos. Kane; hoscmen, G. L. End
Itch, T.. Mercer, T.. q. Howe, r. Ka.e ;axe.
men, q. w. Holion, u. Moran steward
= w. Edwards
: Phoenix Engine Company, No. Il, chose
} officers for the year on Wednesday eve
ming, 18th ult., Us follows: f.. Wales, fore
l man; u. W. Broshnahau, LIST asst; NJ. Au-
stn, foreman of leading hose; f., Wales
Jr., clerk engineers, T.. Putnam, J. Long
J. Hurley, T. Reed hosemen, d. Brosh.
nahan, J. Mcclure, c. Turner, II. McMin.
,men; steward, T. Il. Pratt asst, III. Ath
crton axemen, NJ. Dundon, +. Ncaw.
! e. T.. Allen of this place, and Ryan
; Bros. Of Athol, formerly of Syracuse nur.
i SERIES y. Y. > have formed a coparnershI
: for the purpose Of growing, buying and
] selling fruit and ornamental trees, under
the name of Allen & CO.'S Vermont Nur.
series. Mr.. Allen still continues the green
! house business alone, and has added the
past season some 1900 square feet of glass
and has now the largest amount of gas,
surface for growing plants in the state
With his increased facilities he will oper
for sping trade with a larger and finer stock
than ever before.
The new safe of the Vermont National
D bank, just placed in their vault, is, We
should Judge, about the safest kind of
safe that there is made. Messrs. Herring
& Farrell of New York are the manufact
urers. 1t weighs nearly seven tons. The
walls are five inches in thickness, and the
outer and inner doors four and three inch.
es respectively. The doors are secured By
r double dial Yale, Sargent and Dexter locks
t which are capable of being so adjusted that
the services of six men will be required tc
open them. The cost oflhe safe was some.
! thing over $4,000.
t Amos II. Collins, II simple minded but
:, honest and indus trious man about IS year,
!, of age, met with a sudden and terrible
Y death last Saturday night. lie was assist
e ing in putting new safe into the vault o
: the Vermont National Bank, and in re-
t placing the door and casing, weighing
h 1900 pounds, the propping gave away, and
o he was crushed beneath them. lie was
o native CT Hyde Park, but came to Bratte
/ boro eleven years ago, and has since lived
e alone, accommodating by his close habit,
p. quite an amount Of money. He leaves nj
family, we believe, but has a sister living il
Wolcott, and brother at Springfield, Mass
. 1t is announced that Adelaide Phillips
+, who is to appear here in opera mex
, Wednesday evening is about to retire from
: the stage. Appe ring first upoa the stage
as a child, Miss Phillips was danseuse,
=, soubrelte actress and Il vocalist for many
! years before her great musical abiitie,
were recognized. Sue made Der first APP
n pearance in opera in 1856, at the Academy
4 of music in New York, In the part of Az