Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01
Local Intelligence.


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Rev. WIN. J. Bait of Fall River, Mass,
will supply the pulpit of the Congregation
alist church during October
Owing to a crowd of fair reports we are
Obliged 10 cut down or defer portion OF
our local corr espondence, this week.
-The laying of the iron pipe for the
aqueducts of Isaac Hines aud the Brattle'
boro Water Company has been commenced.
Geo. II. Everett, NJ. D., Is TO give
course of health lectures at the town hall
next week, beginning on Monday evening.
The thlef who stole Calvin j. YIELDS
horse and buggy has been arrested at
Glens Falls, N. Y, and The property recov-
cred.
J. +. Estey has bought out the interest
of his partners, Mossrs Frost aud Brink,
in the Valley Mills, as appears by his card
printed elsewhere.
The eclipse of the sun, Wednesday
morning. was rendered invisible in this
section by dense clouds which brought a
cold rain from the northeast.
r.. Bradley has an apple tree in bios
som near his farm house, just north Of
West river bridge. The tree has already
| borne lew apples this year.
}. II. Flagg, chief legislative clerk of
the United States Senate has just return
| ed from six months residence in Cali.
fornla, fully restored TO health.
Phoenix hose company of this town,
which won the first prize at the North Ad-
ans muster, have voted lie attend the hose
mems tournament 10 be held at Brandon
on the 3Oth, in connection with the fair.
The dedication of the new Unitarian
church will be on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 18Th, al CLOCK. Rev. DIR. Bellows of
New York will preach the sermon. The
Connecticut Valley Conference will meet
the next day at IL o'clock in the church.
Some of our Bratteboro farmers have
been talking over the project of having a
town fair this fall and we are requested
to give notice tina. meeting for the pur-
pose Of deciding the matter will be held at
the Brooks House on Saturday afternoon
at O'Clock. A general attendance is de-
sired.
The first company 10 adjust and pay
its loss in the fire on Elliot street, was the
Phoenix OF Brooklyn, a settlement with
this company having been effected on
Tuesday. The losses by tie Windsor Coun-
ty and the ChamplaIn and VT Mutual COM
pauies have also been adjusted.
Charles Martin OF this place met with a
sad misfortune at Palmer, Mass, last FRI
day. He went out for q hunt, and while
getting over a fence accidentally discharg-
ed his gun, receiving The whole charge OF
shot in his right hand. He returned home
the same day, and the doctors found am
putation necessary.
j. a. Stevens, our enterprising team
ster, is not discouraged by the fire which
proved so disastrous to his property. He
finds that his wagons. as well as most of
his horses, were saved, ard lie purposes Ia
rebuild on his former site, with brick. Mr.
JOY aud Mrs. Allen, it is understood, pre-
fer 10 sell their premises.
The sale OF tickets for the citizens lee
ture course will take place on Friday eve
ming of this week. The course is one OF
the best ever offered, and we are confident
that our citizens will sustain it as it de-
serves. The sale is to begin at the hall al
half past seven o'clock, and those desiring
good seats should be on hand promptly.
The Montreal train, Thursday morn.
ing, on passing through the covered bridge
just north of the Brattleboro depot, ran in.
to caboose and stock car loaded with cat.
tie, which had accidentally become detach-
ed from freight train Just in. The caboost
was completely demolished and the cattle
car thrown off the track, but the animals
were unnjured. The locomotive lost It's
smoke stack and head light, but nobody
was hurt.
John Brosnahan, an Irishman some
sixty years of age, was seriously il not IA
tally injured last week Thursday. While
assisting in the raising of a small building
on Vernon street, near the depot, for re-
moval, the props gave away and the build
ing came down upon Mr.. Brosnahan, crush
ing him into the sand. On being dug gu
and examined by The physicians it wa,
; found that both legs were broker at thu
thigh, one of them being fractured in two
places and badly mangled. His recovery
is yet a matter OF doubt.
"A Private letter from DIR. Holton, writ
Ten at Munich, Germany, Sept 18th, says
Mrs. Holton is sick with typhoid fever
and has been since the 4lh. We arrived
here on the 80. She has been very sick,
but is now as comfortable as we could ex-
peci at this stage OF the disease. DIR. Ranke,
for some years connected with the German
hospital in London, but now resident here
visits her every day, and is very grea
comfort 10 me. We are at a nice hotel
where few OF the servants speak English
The U. s. consul has called and proffered
his kind sympathies and aid, and has pro-
cured me an English woman for a nurse"
BY special request Of the Congregation.
al, Baptist and Methodist churches of thi,
village, d. l.. Moody will address Chris
tian workers at the town hall next Sunday
morning at O'Clock. The committee hav
ing this meeting in charge, at Mr.. Moody
request, have issued tickets to the mem
bers of these congregations and others, anC
} in addition placed over 800 at the store o
Cheney Clapp for general distribution
theintention being TO accommodate all thos,
wishing to attend, to the halls full capaci
} ty. The doors will be open at 81 precisely
: aud if ticket holders are not in their seat
) by five minutes after o'clock, every sea
| will then be filled and all standing room
, be allowed to be used.
Prof. Denton continued his course o
, lectures at the town hall this week, closin,
T Thursday. The large attendance through
out proves the talent of the lecturer anc
the interest felt by the general public il
, the subjects which are occupying the alien
ton of our scientific men. These lectures
though intoxicating some ideas not generally
. accepted either by the scientific world o
by the public generally, are of much value
, displaying wonderful resources OF learn
, ing and Imagination, combined with
boldness and clearness of expression rare