Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-15
Local Intelligence.


Congregational Chapel on Thursday eve
ming, 18th inst.
DIR. Hoton and family arrived in New
York on Wednesday, from Europe, and
are expected home Friday.
The chestnut crop this year is fail
ure, the nuts having been so late in matur-
ing that the September frUsts nppcd them.
Tho subject Of the sermon at the Con-
gregational church next Sabbath evening
will be; "How shall we treat opposition
in our religious work."
Memorial services will be held in the
Universalist church next Sunday morning,
in memory OF those who have died in the
parish during The year.
j. d. Tan is building new dwelling
house on the site of the one destroyed by
fire last spring. 1t Is to be one story, with
French roof and pazzas.
There will be services in the new Uni
tartan church every Sunday morning at
l0l o'clock. The seats are all free and the
public are cordially invited.
Oasis Encampment, I. o. o. F., Of this
place are TO visit the Monadnock Encamp-
ment of Keene on the 22d, when there will
be a parade and review, followed by
dance at Cheshire hall.
The Fisk Temperance Guards and
all who love the cause, are invited 10 meet
at the town nall Sunday p. m, Oct. lib, at
O'Clock. Mr.. Fisk and others are to adj
dress the meeting. Arrangements have
been made for singing and full attend
ance is requested.
Fred Childs, local agent OF the associ-
ated press, has done good thing 10 es-
tabl ishing a bulletin board at the foot of
the stairway leading TO his insurance Of
flee in Crosby block, wnereon he gives the
public the most important telegraphic
news in advance Of The daily papers.
Mrs. Thomas O'Conner, living on
Canal street, died Wednesday night from
lockjaw, oeca stoned by stepping on rusty
nail about a week previous. Little was
thought of The injury at the time, although
some pain was felt, and no physician was
called until she was seized with lockjaw
several days after. Several physicians
were called, but nothing could be done to
give more than temporary relief. y
Mr.. James Fisk addressed the mem
bers of the Sacred Pledge Society at theI
bers, embracing seyenty-five or Que hum
bred chill dren and young persons, march
ed in procession from the Braltleboro
House TO the hall, bearing a handsome
banner presented by Mr.. Fisk. The add
dress was a very excellent one, and was
calculated to produce healthy influence
upon the minds Of the young
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Library Association was held on Wednes-
day evening, when last years officers were
reelected, and vote passed making an
assessment ofslOO per share for the pay
ment of current expenses, said assessment
to be payable within thirty days. By by
law of the association, members refusing
or Deglecling 10 pay their assessments
within three NOM hs of the limo they are
due, forfeit their shares, aud It is the pur-
pose Of the prudential committee, hereafter
to establish a rigid enforcement of this law.
-Barnum's lecture last Thursday eve
ming was about what people went expect
ing to hear-a string of anecdotes connect
cd mot always very visbly) by a string of
common-sense philosophy concerning life
and the pursuit Of happiness. The audi
ence, finding plenty of plums, were not
generally disposed to question the quality
OF the puddiug-which he critical might
have adiudged a little thin for grown peo
ple-and were evidently we'll satisfied with
the lecture, or at least, with having seen
the lecturer.
In the case of ii. L. Smith aud others
against the village of Brattleboro, (the
High street sewer easel heard at the Sep.
TENDER term of the Windham County
court, Judge Royce rendered a decision in
accordance With the report of the COM
mittee appointed at the April term to in
yestigate the subject and re-assess the dam
ages. BY this decision the action Of the
baiiffs is practically sustained. The plain
tifis took exceptions to the judges ruling,
and the case will go to the Supreme Court.
In the case Of S. w. Frink and wife VS..
S. NJ. Waite, judgement was rendered for
the defendant. In the case of Carter, Rice
& Co., Of Boston VS.. r. L. Hosford-an ae-
tion of assumpsit on prommissory note
and account, judgment was rendered for
plaintiffs to recover a sum amounting to
about $500.
The autumnal concert of the Centre
evening, was largely attended, and was an
occasion of much interest TO young aud
old. The concert consisted in an exercise
appropriate TO The time OF year, called "Our
Father Gives the Seasons" The pulpit
was removed from the platform, and in the
rear stood large white screen, bordered
with evergreen and bearing the words at
the top "Our Father" in very large ever
green letters. The central feature of the
concert was the placing upon the screen, by |
different classes, of the letters necessary TO |
make the remaining three words-"Gives |
the Seasons" The placing of each letter
was accompanied by appropriate scriptural, |
poetlcal and prose Rotations. These were, |
for the most part, credilably performed. |
The two closing parts, "1he Four Seasons" |
and Railing Leaves" and "ImmorlalIty," |
were specially pleasing and were graceful |
ly done. AT the close of the exercise Miss |
Sprague sang the solo, "Immanuels Land" |
Mr.. Clapp, the conductor of the concert,
in giving out this part, said that the words |
were made up from those which fell from
the lips of Samuel Rutherford, noted
Scotch divine, when on his dying bed, and
the music was composed by the late c. NJ.
Wyman OF Keene, N. Ii. To those pres
enl who had the pleasure Of personal ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Wyman, this part was
a sweet, though sad reminder, of one Of The
noblest men who ever became prominent
ly Identified with the profession of music
in this country. Rev. Mr.. Bait delivered
a brief address to the children in the form
of pleasing allegory, and the concert
closed with the benedietion.