Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-24
Local Intelligence.



The weather was never finer for work
or play than for the grester part Of the
time during the past fortnight.
"A Good Samaritan meeting WAS held
last Sunday evening, but, AZ usual, mt this
season, the attendance was not large.
The greater part Of the annual drive OF
logs belonging to the Holyoko company
passed down tho river on Saturday last.
The concerts by tho Flyers sisters last
wook wero not very fully attended, but tho
performances we're Of A high order OF mer-
It.
BY reference to our advertising col
ums II will be seen that Mr.. John Rettlng
has admitted his son, Leopold Rettlng, to
partnership in his furniture business. We
wish tho new frm abundant success.
Police matters have been wonderfully
quiet for the last week or two. Since the
roughs found out how long II ha, been
since TINT bod was made mp they don't like
TO get into the lock. up any more.
Rev. Mr.. MIehlll OF tho Centre Con-
gregatlonal church IL now away on his an
nual vacation or four weeks. On next
Sunday aud tho Sunday following Rev. V.
o. Mssrs OF Csmb-IhrN, Mass, will oecu-
Ply his pulpit
AT the recent session n the American
Medical Association at Detroit, DR.. Henry
u. Holton Of this village was appointed to
be the Vermont member NJ the Commit
tee on Rank OF Medical Department OF the
Army" A high honor worthily bestowed.
Any person who may he thinklug Of
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pedia, now being published by d. Apple
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first six volumes, by calling al this ONCE.
Work upon tho new Unitarian church
edifco IL progressing very rapidly. The
laying Of tho foundation and the placing OF
the granite underpinnIng was completed
last week and this woek the walls are stead
lily going up.
The now sewer, through High street,
running from the house OF Carlos Newton IN
Main street, and thence into the main sew
er near DR.. Deatborn's, WINS completed last
Friday. Its length Is 1853 rods, and the
cost was about $2l00.
Picnic and excursion parties from this
vicinity to Chesterfield lake are more NO.
merous this season than ever before. we
! are glad to learn thst our old friend Her
rick IL meeting with fine success IN his
new role as proprietor and lAndlo ID OF the
Prospect House"
&C. L. Howe has recently made a very
fne Photographic view OF J. Estoy & Co.'S
organ shops. Quite large number have
been ordered, and when appropriate J
mounted and framed the pictures viii
make handsome and attractive adver
tisements for distribution among the or
gan company's agents.
) John Rettlns 4 Co, lessees o! the Brat
tleboro Furniture CompSny's factory. ar,
apparently doing very prosperous bust
ness for these dull times. They emplo,
between thirty and forty hands. and ar
, turnin: out some Of the finest blsck walnu
chamber SETS that we have ever seen.
new style OF dressing case, Of which they ar
now making quite largo number, is par
ticularly noticeable as an elegant and taste
full piece OF work. Their goods thus "a
o ind ready market.
The vacancy at the Vermont Asylur
d for the Insane, caused by the desth:of D.
lenuey, uhs oeen ulieu oy tnc hppolntuer
Of DR.. Clark to Or. Tenney's place, and D
J. Henry T. Whitney has recently come
j. the Institution as assistant physician In ii
l. position made vacant by DR.. Clark's PR
o motion. Or. Whitney Is, We believe. q nj
@ tive OF Massachusetts, and has, for sever
IS years. been personally known to rs as
young man OF studious habits and exec
lent character. He graduated last sprir
e at the medical department OF the Unive
= sity OF New York, and anerward had Il
- advantage OF several months experient
4, AZ the Wards Island Insane Asylum, an
e he therefore comes to Brattleboro appa
70 emily well fitted flor tho duties which wi
70 devolve upon him.