Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-09-15
Local Intelligence.



One thousand cottage organs were ship
ped from J. Estey & Co.'s shops last month.
Temperance meeting next Sunday eve
ming at o'clock, instead Of $50 as former
ly.
i. X. Allen has gone into the lumber
business in company with Richard Law
renee.
Prof Crowell OF Amherst College will
preach at the Centre Congregational church
again next Sunday.
Persons having bills against the Hayes
& Wheeler Club, will please present them
for payment TO c. II. Mansur, treasurer.
III. w. Simonds has sold his boot aud
shoe business TO Messrs. Perry & Cressey,
and his millinery business TO Mrs. Avery.
e. f. Emerson has sold his interest in
the jobbing business TO his partner, Mr..
Davis, and gone back TO work at Esley's.
Prof. Caldwell gave two of his unique
ent ertalnments at Harmony hall on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings, a6ording
amusement to good audiences.
james Miller, for some years an EN-
ploye at the Valley Mills, has bought out
Il. ]. Jones q Co., proprietors Of the feed
store in Esteys block aud the Centfeyille
Mills.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the
petition or II. +. Smith and others in the
High street sewer case, - which means
that the assessments made by the commits
sioners must be paid.
At the Windham county association Of
Ba piists, held last week at Townshend, the
Baptist church of this place reported sew
eniy-three additions during the year and
about finy Of these by baptism.
Some miscreants, on Thursday night of
last week, took II. X. Chamberlain's now
ing machine from his shed and ran it or a
bank some twenty feet high into the brook
near his house, damaging II beyond repair.
1t was new SIS machine.
S. NJ. Waite, proprietor of the toll
bridge, has taken advantage OF the present
low water 10 blast out about twenty feet Of
the ledge just below the west abutmeut Of
the bridge, 10 prevent an eddy forming
there in high water by which the bridge
was endangered.
George Greeley, brakeman in the en-
ploy OF the Central Vermont railroad, run
ming between this place and Palmer, while
shackling cars here, Saturday morning, fell
before a moving car and one of his legs
was run over, necessitating lis amputation
a bove the knee. He is n married man and
resides on Clark street.
Tie wife OF Rev. Rufus Smith, living
in Deacon Higley's house on Elliot street,
one night last week, tripped and fell down
stairs with kerosene lamp in her hand,
where she was found soon afler unconscious
with her clothes on fire. Fortunately her
dress was not OF very inflammable materi-
al, and though severely bruised and burned
she is expected TO recover.
Those who have not already seen Prof.
Caldwell, as well as those who have, will be
pleased to learn that be will return to Brat
tleboro the last OF this week. He gives a
special matinee for ladies and children OH
Saturday afternoon; also a regular perfor-
nance on Saturday night. BY request, he
will deliver lecture on Sunday evening
at Harmony hall, upon "Spiritualsm,"
with mesmeric illustrations. The Profess
sor appears at Fayetteville on Thursday
and Friday evenings ofthis week.
Edward Kings Centennial letter in the
Boston Journal Of Monday, contained the
following, which must be a mistake, or The
BrattlebOro referred TO Is one that we know
not Of:
1.-THE parade Of the firemen yesterday
was an immense and orderly assemblage OF
the Ted-shirted boys. Such an one has
rarely, II ever before, been seen in Phila-
delphia. Among the curiosities displayed
in the line was the oldest hand-engine in
America-the Perseverance, from Brattle-
boro. 1t has tue date OF l60S upon It's heavy
and ugly Frame"
The College boys return to their studies
this week. Otis Atwater enters the sopho-
more class at Yale, and Joseph Chandler
the senior class Clifford Smith enters the
sophomore class at Hanover; aud C. II.
Davenport, OF the Windham County Re-
former, returns to Amherst. The only
Brattleboro boys entering college this term
so far as We learn, is VIM. Cabot, son of n.
f. Cabot, Esq, who enters the scientific
department at Yale. Ned Plummer, son Of
]. d. Plummer, aud r. \. Bigelow, son of
w. II. Bigelow of West BrattIeboro, are
fitting for Yale at the Hopkins grammar
school.
The revival meetings at the town hall
under charge OF ID. l. Moody, have Teen
continued with marked results. All-day
services we're held on Friday last and on
Wednesday of the present week, with ser
vices the previous evenings and ON Sun
day morning. Mr.. Moody's labors in this
place will close with sermon next Sunday
morning at o'clock. On Friday aud Sun
day morning, Mr.. Bliss, the revival singer
of Chicago, was present and sang several
hymns. The meetings have been very
largely attended by people from all the sur
rounding region. Many have had their at
tention awakened by Mr.. Moody's fervid
and impressive manner of proclaiming the
gospel tidings, and have remained for
prayers. Much good promises to result
from his labors.
The following is the list ofletters re-
naming at the post Office in this village,
Sept H.:
Ladies.-Mrs. Emma Bradshaw, Mrs.
Bridget csstleton, :.:Mrs. Mary Collagon,
Mrs. Sophia Clarke, Mrs. Jessie Dunklee,
Miss Sarah Hart, Mrs. Celia Lafontaine,
Mrs. A. S. Martin, Mrs. Carrie Stebbins,
Miss Lizzie Streeter, Maggie Savage, Miss
Myrtle Trevanion, Mrs. Chs. Waite, Miss
Eva Willy, Miss Nellie G. Wilson,
Gents.-Charles Bowler, L. j.. Baldwin,
4. s. Coffin, Mr.. f. Fenno, G. S. Fowler,
j. II. Fowler, Geo. ii. Harris, Thomas
Line, A. v. May, G. n. Linds, John Pres
ton, Eugene c. Rice, John L. Reed, o. NJ.
Reed, Lorenzo Tenney, Luclan Witt.
West BrattIebOrO.
The Congregational Sunday School pic
nieked at Spofford Lake last Saturday.