Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-13
Local Intelligence.



Charles L. Simouds. proprietor of the
Fitch Hotel, Northampton, formerly of
Brattleboro, has gone into insolvency.
-Fuller's battery was out for parade Sat-
urday afternoon for tho first time, aud at
tracted considerable attention.
We are having long, delightful Indl-
an summer. We doubt IL the like Is re-
membered by the oldest inhabitant.
e. Il. Atwood has snapped his dwell
ing house on South Main street for the farm
Of Il. +. Reed near West Brattleboro, aud
has removed thereto.
Spite OF the "clussness" IN money mat
ters, about twenty new dwelling houses
have been put up in our village this sea-
son.
Rev. Mr.. Collins will ofIiciate al st.
Michael's prot. Epis.) church, on Sunday
next, at l0i o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock, T..
NJ.
Last Monday was a dark day so dark
that stores, newspaper offices, Iand other
places of business had to "lght up at
midday, in cider to do business. The ex-
pected rain, however, ended mostly "in
smoke"
Mrs. Livermore's lecture on Thursday
evening next, 18th inst, will lie one OF the
best features OF the course-probably the
best, so far as concert cal solid subs ance,
the subject OF her lecture heiDg an answer
to the query, "What shall we do with nur
daughters7"
Rev. Mr.. Henry, the son IF an Eng
lish missionary and n native of the South
Sea Islands, preached in the Baptist church
last Sunday morning. and at the Sunday
school concert in the evening he gave a
very interesting account OF those distant
Islands, where, having been converted to
the Baptist faith and taken unto himself a
Vermont wife, he is about to establish the
first Baptist mission IN that region.
He has just cilled-the man who
changes his county paper every year for
the sake If receiving the gin of 1.-TWO
months free,' offered by each to new sub
scribers. Glad to see him? or course we
wcre-we always are. He gives US such
hearty shake of the hand and praises our
paper so warmly, and ABUSES the editor Of
tOther sheet 80 unsparingly, that 1t is al
ways pleasure to welcome hm-to see
his biennial smile and add his alternate
name to our subscription list.
r. j.. Rose, druggist, of this place, has
in his posse sion an interesting Revolu-
tionary relic being copy Of the "Con.
necticut Gazette and the Universal Intelli-
eencer," newspaper printed in New Lon
don, Conn, and bearing date Sept. -, l775.
He also has a book. printed in 1904, EMIT
led The Voice Of God in Stormy Winds.
Considered in two sermons, occaSioned ~
the Dreadful aud Unparalleled Storm in
the European Nations, Nov. 9th, 1903. BY
Increase Malher;' also a volume giving
"a Snort Account of the Holy Life Of Mr..
Henry Gearing, &c." the dedication Of
which bears the date London, Feb. l6,
lG9S-i.
The Odd Fellows Mutual Relief Asso-
citation "f the Connect ut RIVER Valley,
held their annual meeting in Brattleboro
on "Wednesday last. About tihy members
were present from other places. The by
laws Of the association were amended in
some minor points and the old board Of Of
ficcrs was reelected as follows: President,
John NJ. Wood. Springfield, Mass. Vice
| President, II. \. Bowen, Shelburn Falls,
Mass. Treasurer, W, =. BealS, Chicopee,
Mass. Secretary. w. W. Gardner, Spring
field, Mass; Director of Wanlastiquct
Lodge No. >, John RettinP, Brattleboro,
| VI. The association has membership u
800, and j. increasing at the rate OF IS per
| mouth. II is in h,a thy condition, only
four members having died sin Q it started.
sociLbe was held ut the Brooks House
| in the evening.
Last Friday was bad day for forest
fires, being so terribly windy and dry.
! The wind Ie kindled the fire on Wantasti-
! quct mountain opposite this Village, but
the scarcity Of material to feed ON prevent
ed it from becoming unmanageabie. In
| the west part OF the town a fire which had
been set by some squirrel hunters on Ran
ney hill, hurned over about 100 acres,
mostly woodland, belonging to Samuel
| Sargent, Luther Dustin and Alfred ABB
bot. the former was the heaviest loser,
Though Mr.. Dustin reck ons his loss at $500.
Both AbbOtts and Sargents buildings
were considered in danger, aud a large
force Of neighbers turned out To uuel the
flames, which they partly succeeded in do
ing. fire in Marlboro at the same time
burned over large tract of land belong
ing to Messrs. Bishop aud Charles Hale.
Some 300 logs were burned, besides much
standing timber.
The following is The list of letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village,
Nov. Il:
Gents.-Geurge w. Haker, George NJ.
Lee, L. C.. Mercy, John Rourke, ]. w.
Scott, Martin Sumner.
Ladies.-Miss Ella Burrell, Miss Mary
Duling, Miss Flora .Gudy, Abbie l.. Per
kins, Miss Alta Pease, Sarah NJ. SimOnds,
Miss Monte Turner.
Held for better diiection.-Mrs. Mary
Dowd, $50 Elm st.
Held for postage. X. Healey, Keene,
n. H., Marble l.. Horton, New York.
West BrattIebOrO.