Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-06
Local Intelligence.



Reform Club reading room, Saturday eve
ming.
The annual meeting Of the Brattleboro
Library Association comes next Wednes-
day evening.
-Ph@nix Engine Company No. 0, Of
this place, will take part in the iremen's
muster at Winchendon, Friday.
DIR. c. s. Clark has removed his dental
Office 10 the new and superior location, over
the store of Pratt, Wright & Co.
AT the recent session Of the county
court the Judge accepted the report OF the
commissioners in the matter Of grading
High and Green streets.
The Choral Union will resume its re-
hearsals for the winter next month. The
members will be notified by circulars of
the time and place of meeting.
j. S. Austin husked aud put into the
corn crib seventy bushels of corn, one day
last week, before o'clock p. NJ. on A. f.
waite's farm-a pretty good days work.
The game of ball played on the fair
grounds, Monday, Oct. 2, between the Un-
ions Of this town and the Vernon Boys OF
Vernon, resulted in victory for the I'm
ions by a score Of 20 TO Is.
The subject of Rev. J. +. Moors's Sec
ond lecture at the Unitarian church this
evening, will be Nazareth and Galilee."
Tickets at Wizards. Organ performance
at o'clock.
-Barrows bought large amount OF coal
at the auction sale in New York last week,
and those who have not put in their win
ter's stock will he interested in his new adj
vertisement to-day.
Cooper has removed to Union block,
where he is fitting up his rooms in very
tasteful and convenient manner. The pub
lie will find his new dining room cosy
aud desirable resort.
We learn that the invoicing of the Re
we're House property is in progress this
week, and if there is no slip in the negota-
tons it is probable that the change in pro-
prietorsbip may date from next Monday.
There have been some new cases of
dphtheria during the past week, but near
ly all Of them are of a comparatively mild
type, and there is as yet no good ground for
fearing that the disease will take an cpl
demic form.
AT the Franklin county fair at Green
field, Mass, last week LADY Willmoutb,"
owned by j. G. Davis of this place, won
the society premium in the race for travel
ing horses under five years. Time, 500
and 3.0I.
Rev. G. L. Walker, d. D., will preach
in the Centre Congregational church next
Sunday morning and evening. The time
OF holding the Sabbath school concert has
been changed TO the third Sunday evening
in each month.
Ray is opening a large stock of goods
for the fall and winter trade, and customers
will find his store good place to go for
novelties and fine goods, as well as for all
standard articles in his line. His new ad-
vertisement this week is brief and to the
point, as usual.
We regret TO learn that Rev. Mr.. Mig
hill, formerly of Brattleboro, has been una
BILE, from ill health, to perform his pastoral
duties at Worcester for some weeks past.
His pulpit has been supplied the last two
Sundays by Rev. Joseph Chandler of this
town.
The sidewalk committee have diligent-
ly devoted themselves during the past ten
days 10 the duty of experimenting the lay
ing Of the foundation for Browns new
building near Tor in) the brook. The wall
is being substantially laid in cement and
will undoubtedly stand until the food of
90 is repeated.
Mr.. Leavitt has consented to come TO
Brattleboro on the 18th inst. and give an
evening OF organ music al the Baptist
church. He will be accompanied by two
prominent singers from Boston. With Mr..
Leavitrs reputation as organist, composer
and director of music, we can safely assure
our readers of concert which has not been
exceled here.
DIR. +. w. Spauding, lately OF Bing-
ham, Me-, has been appointed ID assistant
physician at the asylum in place OF DR..
Whitney, resigned. DIR. Spaulding is man
OF experience, both in general practice and
in the speciality of asylum practice, and he
comes to his new post of duty with high
recommendations.
Tie porter and the bell boy at the
Brooks House "dusted OUT on the owl
train Tuesday morning and haven't been
heard from beyond So. Vernon. II seems
that they had thoughtfully got trusted
about town, for clothing, etc., preparatory
TO their departure, and that they had also
solicited mementoes from several of their
friends in the shape of loans of five or ten
dollars each.
Twill" Clark, whose pale, but pleasant
and cheerful face was SO familiar to every
body about TO wn, passed quietly away last
Friday evening, after long illness from
consumption, borne with the greatest pa
thence and forii;ude, and his funeral took
place at the Unitarian church on Sunday
afternoon. The floral display, the tribute
of kind and sympathizing friends, was
very beautiful.-At the time of the young
mans death that of his mother, Mrs. Jo-
seph Clark, from the same disease, was by
no means unexpected, and this, Thursday,
morning, we learn that the sad event took
place last evening.
MIR. II. c. Willard, the manager of our
citizens lyceum for several years past, has
this week sent circulars TO the former pa
irons OF the lyceum, in which he submits
list of entertainments, including lectures,
operas, readings, etc., and asks for an ex-
preston of individual preference in the
matter, with view TO deciding upon pop
ular course for the coming season. The
idea is good one, and it Is TO be hoped
that every person who has not already done
fortunate, as few other towns are, in hav-
ing wide-awake and public-spirited citi-
zen like Mr.. Willard who is willing to do
what he has done and purposes to do in
the way of providing first-class literary