Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-11
Local Intelligence.


Very comfortable weather for Dece m
Der thus far. Sleighng-in spots.
Don't fail to attend the reading by Miss
Helen Potter next Wednesday evening.
-Buddin2tons gristmill at Centreville
1t again closed, owing TO financial embar-
rassments.
Thompson q Ranger have fine as
s1rtment OF holiday goods. Particulars In
advertisement.
An argument for woman sutlrage-the
scandalous talk and behaviour at tie viii
laye meeting Monday evening.
Lecture in the Unversali.t church
next Sunday evening. Subject, "Mutual
relations OF labor and capital"
Bishop DeGoesbriand will administer
the ceremonies Of confirmation at the Cath
Ole church next Sunday morning.
Miss Wheeler, teacher in the Estey-
! vile primary school, fell on the ice, Satur-
day, break ing one Of her limbs.
The bliliT, are making preparations
| for again lighting the streets, in accordance
with vote taken at the village meeting.
-Chief.ensineer Burnap has re-appoint-
ed his last years assistants, namely, J. II.
Simonds, w. II. Vintcn, l.. L. Davis, and
| O. o. Wbeelock.
The ladies benevolent society OF the
| Centre church have just sent two bbis. Of
clothing, valued at slGO, to tho destitute
sufferers in Kansas.
The Catholic Father 81. Ouge, late OF
this place, has returned from Europe and
has been assigned 10 the raslorale of the
Catholic church in Rutland.
William Kelley, an Irish youth OF
! quarrelsome disposition, got a severe maui
! ing at the hands of some unknown parties,
| Tuesday night, on Flat street. in consc-
| queuce OF which he is now on The retired
list. No arrests.
A Bratleboro man was tried before
Justice Newton, Wednesday, Tor an as
SAUL committed last Saturday upon Josiah
Powers, an insane man living in the west
part Of the town. lie was found guilty
and fined $50 and costs. amount n t. SOL
"a.
IF paierfamilias is think ing about max
ing the lady who sits opposite him at table
Christmas present of a nice china dinner
or tea set, he had Letter call around al Van
Doorn's and make his selection without de-
lay. Once inside the establishment he will
will find whole storeful OF new goods "A
partial enumeration OF which is given in
our advertising columns to day.
The meeting Of the y. L. Furniture
Company at the Revere House, Friday
evening, resulted In the choice Of a COM
mittee consisting Of c. F. Thompson, b. b.
Harris, Shepard Knapp, l.. X. Fuller and
l.. w. Hawley, who are 10 examine the
matter of efTecting an arrangement with
the proprietor OF the Bickford knitting ma
cl ine and report at future meeting.
The barber OF Seville was performed
at the town hall on Wednesday evening by
Miss Adelaide Phillips Opera Troupe, be-
tore a large and appreciallve audience.
During the second act Miss Phillips sang
the Laughing Song" by Berdelarie, also
THE Rose Bush" aud Coming thro' the
Rye" As musical treat the performance
was Of the highest order, and one which
we never expect TO hear surpassed.
Last Tuesday was the day of the I'm
maculate conception" held sacred by the
Catholics, and the Catholic children attend
ing the public schools Of the village alb
senled themselves by command Of the
priest in order TO 1bserve the day. Leave
u
the school eommi tee and refused, and for
persistins in such absence the prudential
committee have again refused TO let them
return. As the schools had only begun
the second week ola twelve weeks term,
the consequences to the children especial
ly are to be deplored.
VILLAGE MEETING.
The village meeting last Monday even
ing was attended by nearly 500 voters-a
number unprecedentedly large, and called
out mainly Ly the interest felt in the mat
tiers Of street lights and sewerage the action
OF the old board OF bailitis in LAYING ont
and assessing costs for the High street
sewer being strongly objected 10 by some
The meeting was called to order at :
o'clock by Il. w. Stoddard, Esq, first bal
lih. Amer the call for the meeting had
been read, the treasurer, c. +. Thomson.
presented in detail his report of receipts
and expenditures for the past year, with a
statement Of the present tlnarcial condition
of the village, as already published in these
columns. His report was accepted aud
adopted. Chief engineer John W. Burnap
then read his report of the fire department,
which he represented as being in excellent
trim, and in need of no heavy appropria-
ton Tor the coming year, though he adj
vised the purchase OF 500 feet of hose spe-
cially designed for use by the different en-
CINE companies in their practice He re-
ported but three alarms of fire during the
year, one Of those being without the village
limits, and the total losses not exceeding
$500. The next business before the meet
ing was the election OF officers for the ensu-
ing year. &. +. Thompson declined to
serve another year as clerk, and 4. Z. Dl-
venpon was chosen TO that Office bv accla-
nation, For first bailih. Il. w. Stoddard
declined a reelection and S. NJ. Waite, l..
X. Fuller and others were nominated. A
division Of the house to decide Mr.. Waite's
election was ordered, which was finally
abandoned for a ballot. Much time was |
consumed in getting a vote, owing to the
confusion, the want of check list, printed
ballots, etc. The result Of the FIST ballot
was rs follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 407
Necessary for choice, 2O4
S. NJ. Waite had 1877
l.. X. Fuller 1876
Scattering Is
No choice. A second ballot was there
Tore ordered aud taken with the following
result:
Whole number of votes cast, 457
Necessary for a choice 229
S. NJ. Waite had 235
Il. X. Fuller 2l5
Scattering
Mr.. Waite was declared elected, and
coming TO the stand he thanked his friends |
for the compliment shown him and assum- |
cd the chair. The ballot had to be resorted |
to in the election of each of the other four |
bailiffs. The gentlemen finally elected |
were second bailih, E.W. Stlddard, third, |
II. Il. Smith Thy majority OF one) fourth, |
]. b. CONN; filh, George A. Hines |
Messrs. Sloddard and Coffin being men,
bers OF the old board. For chief engineer, |