Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-06
Local Intelligence.


-I5ighty-nine happy men in Brattleboroi
And some others who don't feel very
sorry.
--BaptiIt sociabe at DR.. Posts, this
Thursday evening.
The ground was slightly frozen Tues
day morning for the first time this Fall.
Rev. w. II. Collins will ofiiclate at st.
Michaels prot. Episcopal) church, morn
ing and evening, on Sunday next.
The post Office has been supplied with
the Estey gas. The light is wonderfully
pure and brilliant. We should like to see
low ii would look In the street lanterns.
-Myron Ward. a Westminster youth,
and at one time an employee Of J. Estey 4
Co. of Brattleboro, Is now in Paris study
ing the art Of portrait painting, for which
he has developed a iaro genius.
Hereafter our readers may look for tue
the usual miscellany on our first page, in
place OF the long "story" which which wo
have been obliged to place there for some
weeks.
The owl train over the New London
Northern Riilioad has been Discontinued
aud the early train from Bruttleborn now
connects only with the owl tiain over the
CONNECTICUT River road. A reduction has
been made in the pay or all the employees
Of the y. l.. y. II. II.
The mountain was fired gu Sunday
just below the village, and attempts to CON
quer the fire were unsuccessful until Tues
day night. The flames seemed to move in
paths as 1t were, in various directions, and
a
The Fisk, Jr.'s OF this place accepted
the challenge Of the Star base bal club OF
Pdwlet to play Il match game for 500, and
the game was played at Rutland on Tues
day, resulting in Il victory for the Stars by
the close tally OF 10 TO Is.
--"Xera" is announced to give entertain
mentS in the town hall on Thursday, Fri
day and saturday evenings and on Lur-
day afternoon of this week. The perfirm-
ances Will. we presume, he Of a magical
character, and they promise 10 he quito in
teresting,
The OailiTs request all persons having
bills against the village, 10 hand those
which relate 10 the fire department to the
chief engineer, j. W. Burnap, and all 9TH
ors to the bsiliI-. These bills should be
presented at once 50 that they may lie adj
iusted.
-Rumuis reach us Of approaching mn-
steal treats in connection with the reorgan-
ization OF the Choia' Union. 1t * expect
ed, we understand, that the Cantala Of Is
thor will very soon be produced, aud also
prominent chOruse], sacred and secular
We wish the organization the fullest sue.
cess.
Our lecture committee arc again oblig-
ed TO announce posiponement OF Mr.
Beerhers lecture. The following dis
patch received "Wednesday morning, ex-
plains itself:-
postpone everything trial next week !;
lawyers forbid his absence; he will sacred
Y keep your engagement at earliest mo-
ment"
The audience which attended the con-
cert by the Hampton cclored students on
Thursday evening was as lar-e as could
have been expected, considering the num-
Der Of entertainments which attract the at
tention or our people just now. The
young people composing the troupe pos
sess excellent voices aud their concert, as a
whole, was very enjoyable.
The novel feature OF the season will I've
the Corn Festival of the Baptist Sunday
school, held "wednesday evening, Nov. IL.
For this occasion n portion Of The seats IN
the church will be removed, giving room
for the tables Of prize corn raised bv the
children, and Of fancy articles. A walk
Will eXtcrd from the rear door OF the church
TO the parsonage, where the supper tables
will be sprea !. The products OF corn will
flourish largely here. Singing, instru mem
tai music aud other Interesting features
will be in order.
Rev. w. II. II. Murray drew a full
house on Tuesday evening, aud we speak
within bounds when we say that Braltle-
boro audience has only rarely oeen reward.
ed for their attendance by So tine lecture
as was given them on this occasion. MIR.
Murray's Poverty" is brimful OF good
Things, and his auditors were spell-buund
to the very end, AS well by the subject mat
ter of his discourse, as by his easy and
groceful manner of delivery. Whatever
constitutional cAvilers may say Of the rev.
erend gentleman love Of good horses and
of manly sports, as we'll a. Of his uncon-
ventional way Of doing things, ii is evil
dent that he is possessed of a native strength
aud originality of character which very
few public men, even, can lay claim to.
The following is the list OF letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village,
Nov. 5:
Gents.-B Carpenter, w II Converse,
Albert Doolitlle, Chester Elmer, q NJ Ed
wards, Stephen Fairfield, Warren Fessen-
den, L Greenwood, Edwin Goodell, Geo.
A Hitchcock, l. S johnson, J c Morse, l.
b Newell, =, o Negus, Pratt, Alton
so Sanders, F Selden, Orlando Sergeant, Y
ii Walker, Lewis Walker.
Ladies.-Mrs Il l. Curtis, Mrs Katie d
Cutler, Mrs Mary f Darling, Mrs A C
King, Miss Eliza Keare, Miss Lottie A
knight, Miss Mary Nichols, Mrs Hattie
Pratt, Mrs Henry Read, Miss Louie f
Reed.
Misce laneuus.-Messrs. George Stimson
& Co.
Held for postage.-W l. Horton, New
York, n. ", ID X Healey, Keene, n. ii.
Held for better directiOn.-Mrs Mary
David, $50 Etns st.