Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-11-26
Local Intelligence.


Teachers examination next Saturday.
The annual village meeting will occur
on Monday, Dec. 0.
Bills of the new peoples National
Bank" are already in circulation.
Mr.. Il. N. Knight of Turner's Falls,
Mass, has opener now hat store in Union
block.
A Sunday school service will he held
at the Baptist church next Sunday evening,
with an address by the pastor.
Million Knapp of Dummerston recent
ly sold to w. +. Richardson three year
old heifcr weighing AGO lbs, and yoke OF
oxen weighing 1850, live weight.
|. The work Of laying the iron aqueducts
on Western avenue has been nearly COM
pleted, and a new reservoir about forty feet
high erected in place OF the old one.
DIR. G. Adams Gray of Brattleboro has
received his appointment as examining
surgeon for pensioners. DR.. Gray succeeds
Gale, who resigned the office October LIST.
S. N. Herrick, who recently purchased
the old Dickinson place, next north of the
Congregational church, is making extern
sive alterations and repairs in the build
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modern and greatly improved appearance.
j. Estey & Co. have laid a gas main
from their works up on Western avenue
for the supply OF people desiring TO intro
duce gas into their dwellings. Two street
lights have also been put upon the avenue
by the baliffs, aud Messrs. ID. S. Pratt and
L. Crosby have placed lamp posts In front
of their residences
Rev. J. +. Moors of Greenfield, Mass,
will preach in the Unitarian church next
Sunday morning. In the evening at seven
o'clock he will deliver one OF his lectures
on his travels in the Holy Land, entitled
"a Visit to Jerusalem" In all the SER
vices in this church the seats are free and
all are cordially invited.
Albert NJ. Tenney, brakeman on the
Central Vermont railroad temporarily en-
| ployed at this station, while unshackling a
moving freight car near the depot, Wednes-
day afternoon, slipped and fell under the
wheels, and was instantly killed, his skull
being crushed in frightful manner. De-
ceased was young man about % years of
age, unmarried, and belonged at North
Charlestown, N. H., where his remains
were taken for burial.
Whatever may be thought Of President
Grants appointments in general, 1t must
be acknowledged that his Thanksgiving
day appointment, this year, was a success.
| The weather was clear, mild and beautiful,
with enough snow on the ground, in this
sec tion, to entice people out for a first sea-
sons sleigh ride, aud ice enough on the
ponds 10 give the boys some skating.
Church services were quite well attended,
and places Of business pretty generally
cl osed.
The fall term Of the school in district
No. 4, (Centreville) taught by Miss +. NJ.
Warmer, closed Nov. 18th. Whole num-
Der OF pupils ~. The pupils having nel-
Their absent nor tardy marks during the
term were Ida Strickland, Florence Ten
ney, Fannie Timson, Myra Timson, Eva
Wheeler, Ida Wheeler, Henry knight, Ira
| Knight, Frank Fisher, Charles Newton,
Willie Alden, Clarence Shepar dson, Charles
Abbott and BERTHE knight. Not absent,
Charles Brown, Walter Matthews, Willie
Matthews, John Gaines and Frank Dunk
lee. Not tardy, Lizzie franklin, Nettie
| Strong, Laura Cook, Grace Fisher, Sarah
Benson, George Fisher, Charles Cook,
Charles Fisher, Berthe Howard, Osmand
LOOMS, Vessie Miner, BERTHE Fisher and
Roy Cook.
The following is the list Of letters re-
naming in the post office in this village,
| Nov. "a:
Gents.-Ebenezer Alden, Joseph Albert,
Willard Almy, c. b. Field, Alonzo Goode-
nough, 9, c. +. Newton, Cass Parkess, Ira
b. Pratt, Amos 1hurber, Joseph II Thorpe,
2.
Ladies.-Mrs. Sophia Burton, Miss Liz
zIe II. Davis, Mrs. o. A. Filler, Sarah S.
Howard, Mrs. S. w. Miner, Miss Maria F.
Parker, Miss Mabel A. Roberts, Miss Ma
ry Potter, Lula L. Strickland, Miss Mary
A. Simpson, Mrs. J. +. Vickory, Mrs. A.
S. Walker, Catherine Walton, Miss Sylvina
| Whitfield.