Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-01-30
Local Intelligence,

What n winterl

See notice Of fur sale under head Of
"New Advertisements"
DIR. Harmon of Stowe is one Of the lat
est arrivals at the insane asylum.
Some items If local correspondence
will be found on the fourth page.
Rev. Mr.. Bemis (Methodisl) preached
in the Universalist church last Sunday
morning.
Lecture in the Uniyersalisl church next
Sunday evening. Subject, esprit Of Re
form"
-Spalding's bell ringers are announced
to give a concert al the town hall next Mon
day evening.
"A person who has run on the railroads
in this vicinity for the past sixteen years,
says that travel is the lightest this winter
that he ever knew IL.
The Drattloboro ice company have their
crop about half gathered, and the ice is Of
excellent quality. They have storage for
some 1900 tons.
Last Thursday evenings repetition of
the dramatic performance at the hall OF tue
Universalist church drew a good house,
and the playing wa, even better than on
the previous occasion.
The Univcrsalsts are to hold their oath
annual fair and festival at the town hall
next Wednesday evening. THE usual at
fractions will be offered" say the bills, and
all know that means much.
--Pcttec & Green's fish market is to be
sold at auction next Monday, Mr.. \. X.
Green being about 10 remove TO Ware,
Mass, where he is going into the stove and
tin business with one Of his brulLes.
The revival at the Baptist church is still
in progress, with very encouraging results.
Rev. Mr.. Graves, under whose ministra-
lions the meetings arc held, will close his
labors here next Sunday, on account of 9TH
err engagements.
THE Choral Union" adjourned on
Wednesday evening to the Congregational
church 10 attend the old folks concert.
The next meeting will be on Thursday eve
ming instead of wednesday, at lower town
hall.
The Unitarians held their first sociablc
for the season at the Brook House on Fri
day evening last. over seventy persons
sat down 10 supper, and the young people
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a dance.
AT the annual meeting Of the New Eng
land Manufacturing Company, Wednes-
day. nothing was done beyond the hearing
of the Trcasurers report ana the elecuen
Of O. l.. Miner rs director in place of II.
c. Shepardson.
IL. n. lloughtOn has received a patent
for his wind ami cider press. Olher pa.
tents have lately been granted to Vera
els a. follows: On washing machine 10
Fred l.. Smith, Montpelier; on umbrella
to Langdon Sawyer, Springfield; reissue Of
device for shearng sheep TO a. J. Fullam,
Springfield.
The annual meeting of the Northeast
ern Mutual Life Association was held by
adjournment on the 18th inst, when the
Old boald of officers were reelected as fol-
lows: +. ilolbrook. President; 5. NJ.
Waite, Vice President; +. \. Nash, Treas
urer and General Manager; James Dalton,
Secretary; Henry c. willard, Assistant
Secretary.
Mr.. L. b. Campbell, of the firm of
Campbell & Cudworth, insurance agents,
has sold his interest in the business to T..
II. Davenport, Esq, Of Wilmington, who
takes possession March lst. Mr.. Camp
bell has been in the insurance business for
twenty years, and leaves it partly on ac-
count OF poor health. He will probably
spend the coming season at theWest.
The officers of the old Vermont Savings
Bank make hichly credita5le showing
this year, as will be seen by the auditors
report in another column. The amount
now standing to The credit OF depositors is
Sl,3sj, Gll.47, against 81, 273, 9jl.j7 one year
ago, an increase of Sill, $500; while the
surplus profits, amer paying like divi-
dend of seven per cent, have increased
from Sj,Sis Oh to SIS, 36O.35.
We have time to but barely allude to
the "Grcato olde Folks Concerto" at the
Congregational Church last evening, which
we learn is TO be repeated this Thursday
evening. Tho crowded house last night is
sufficient testimony of the public apprecia-
ton of such exercises and the difficulty of
saliating the public taste in this direction
is known by the three crowded holses on
these occasions within the last twelve
months. Evidently the shades of the IA
theirs rest upon this society of time honored
associations, and the new music-present-
cd from time TO time by their veteran choir
leader-proves to us that reverence for the
past Is essential to. the highest progress of
to-day.
Geo. L. Colgrove, formerly of this
place, who was sentenced to the Spring
field, Mass, house of correction some time
ago for adultery, and afterward received an
additional sentence for escaping from the
institution, with Parker, the pick pock ct,
attempted TO commit suicide on the eve
ming Of tho 2lst inst, by hastily swall ow-
ing the contents of a bottle of laudanum,
which Sheriff Bradley handed him to use
for pretended toothache. Implying tn 0
bottle he made a dash for the hospital, ap-
parently intending TO fssten himself In and
thus prevent any attempt to save his life.
He was caught, however, before reaching
the door, and Dr. A. II. Rice, who was at
once summoned, pumped him out. His
term will expire in about twenty-five
months.
-Bratteboro is really becoming quite a
central point for literary publications, its
latest venture in this line being "1he Leis-
ure Hour" an illustrated monthly for
Young America, published by Durfee &
Libby and printed at the Household office.
The first number was issued last week and
lis appearance is highly creditabe to its
proprietors. 1t is neat and tasteful in de-
sign and execution, its reading matter is o +
satisfactory character, and an attractive
aud valuable feature is its two full pages of
illustrated fashions for the young. The
price of The Leisure Hour is sl.25 per ear,
and each subscriber is presented with one
of the finest chromos which we have ever
seen given as a premium. The picture,
which is appropriately named 1.-THE Hap
nv DAYS of Childhood y is veru r,lan,inr. ~