Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-08
Local Intelligence.
HrattlebOrO.

at o'clock, z. NJ.
Tho trees are now looking handsomely
in their high-colored garments.
p. r. Barnum opens the lecture course
at the town hall this Thursday evening.
The Congregational Sunday school hold |
heir auiumnal concert next Sabbath eve
ming Exercises in the church.
John Hare, formerly conductor on the |
Conn. River Railroad, is now proprietor of
the Newark Hotel, at Newark, N. j.
The Wilmington stage will adopt the
winter arrangement next Monday, arriv-
ing here at 10 o'clock, AM, and leaving at
2, PM.
An in stalment of the new postal cards
was received at the post Office last Friday.
They are a wonderful improvement over
the old style.
Mr.. James Fisk proposes to deliver IA
temperance address at the town hall nett
Sunday afternoon, at o'clock. We De-
speak good attendance.
Geo. L. Walker, ID. D., has teen en-
gagged to supply the pulpit OF The Centre
Congregational church in this village for
three months, beginning Nov. l.
-Sprague Clough, keeper of saloon in
Fisk block, was brought before Justice
Newton on Saturday, for selling liquor,
found guilty, and fined $40 and costs.
Nearly all the horses in this vicinity
are affected with the "opizootic," but in a
milder form than prevailed when the dis
ease first made its appearance, few years
ago.
We have on our table several nam
moth specmens Of the Blessing apple,
grown by Mr.. Luke T. Bond of Dummers-
ton. The two largest weigh precisely 10
ounces each, and measure III inches in
circumlerenc
Our new temperance hotel, the Brattle-
boro House, is doing so well that the pro-
prietors propose TO enlarge ii by the addi-
ton of "a thr ty- five foot wing on the east,
which will give about thirty additional
rooms.
A striped snake which Will. Waite
Killed in the road at the foot Of Wantasti-
quet last Saturday morning, was the largest
reptile of tho kind that we have ever seen.
lie was three feet in length and large
around in proportion.
We learn that Dir. Holion mentioned,
in the lie tier referred to last week, that in
case Mrs. Holton grew alarmingly worse
he should Immediately telegraph the fact.
As no further news has been received it is
hoped that Mrs. ii. IS condition is favorable
for her recovery.
The Phoenix Hose Company did not
win at the Brandon tournament last Thurs
day. They have since challenged the win
| ming comprehensive Stevens and NOlun-
| teer of Nergennes-to Iun for a purse of
800 TO $500 side, but both have declined
the challenge.
Miss Lizzie Smith, formerly Of this
town, in renewing her subscription TO the
PhGnir, mentions that she is about open
| ing a school for girls in the rooms of the
College of Music. Milwaukee, wis. Her
many friends in this vicinity will be glad
| TO learn of her whereabouts.
The "mee ting" at the Brooks House,
| Saturday afternoon, TO decide in regard TO
| holding a town fair, did not transpire as
announced. 4 few farmers and other peo-
| pie stroiled into the house about the hour
| appointed, TO see about it, but nobody re-
NAMED 10 organize or appeared TO take any
leading interest in the matter, and hence
the meeting was a failure.
| belonging TO the late David Goodell, last
week Tuesday, eight horses were sold for
| the aggreg sum of s2,49j, the highest
| price paid being 81, 900 for the chestnut
stallion MAJOR" which was bought by
| G. Is. Goodell. len head of cattle were
also sold for a triflr over $500
Tho Phoenix hose company boys will
probably appreciate the point of the fol-
lowing item, which we clip from one Of our
| State dailies: 1.-The baby hose cart, which
won both prizes fer the Vergennes compa-
MES at the Brandon muster, has been pur-
chased by Water Commissioner Hayes and
| CHIEF Engineer Maldoon, of Vergennes,
for young hose company in that city,"
The Directors Of the new p copies Ma
tioual Bank have decided to locate it for
the present, over the Vermont National
Bank, in the rooms now occupied for Of
flee by f.. Crosby & Co., who will remove
to the room over Van Doorn's stole. Mr..
| VIM. T.. Faulkner OF Chicopee, Mass, has
been chosen cashier. Fi1y per cent. of the
capital stock has been paid in, as required
| by law, and operations will begin as soon
as the necessary arrangements are com
pleted.
The casket which Ii. ID. Soue, of this
place, furnished for the burial OF Mr.. HI
ram johnson of Vernon, two weeks since,
was one of the finest specimens of under
takers work ever sent out of Brattleboro.
The material was solid black walnut, with
rounded paneled corners of French walnut
the silver trimmings were very rich and
massive, and the lining was of fine white
broadcloth, with deep satin fringe. The
friends of the deceased must have been well
| pleased with the good taste and skill shown
by Mr.. Soule in lis production.
The first number of W. II. II. Muir
RAYS new paper, "The Golden Rule" has
made its appearance. 1t is issued in a very
neat and attractive style, and gives good
promise of becoming-what it is intended
to be-the leading religious family journal
in New England. The contents embrace
able religious and editorial articles, music
al, agricultural and news departments, a
sermon by Murray, and other matter, both
original and selected. The price is $3.50
per year in advance. DIR. A. d. Putnam of
this village is agent.
We were not the only person who
thought, in coming out of the town hall
last Sunday morning, "What if the build
ing were on fire! What then would be-
come Of these 1900 people p We know
this, because we heard the subject remark
ed upon on all sides. Atleast fifteen minutes
were occupied in clearing the hall, and If
The crowd had been terror-stricken by
sudden alarm of immediate danger, it
would have taken much longer. Perhaps
after there has been a fire, and q panic,