Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-09-22
Local Intelligence.


NY holds its first meeting at the Brooks
House, Saturday.
Rev. DIR. Walker will resume the du-
ties Of acting pastor Of the Centre Congre-
galional society on the first Sunday in Oc-
tober.
Taxpayers should remember that they
can save i've per cent. discount by paying
their town tax on or before the first day OF
October.
On the first of October Cooper will re-
move his dining-room TO the stand in I'M
ion Block formerly occupied by the 100
cent" store.
A fire has been smouldering in Knapps
swamp at Centreville for several weeks
past, but it appears to have been extinguish-
ed by the recent rains.
Prof. o. $. Fowlers chronological lect.
urcs, last week, were fairly attended. Few
lecturers impart rs much solid and valua-
BILE instruction 10 their hearers as does Prof.
Fowler.
Posters have been issued for the 31st
annual fair of the Windham County Agri-
cultural Society which will be held at New
fame, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 4
aud 9.
Rev. Dr. Bingham OF Dubuque, Iowa,
brother of Mr. Il. +. Bingham, principal of
the Bratlleboro High School, will preach
in the Centre Congregational church next
Sunday morning and evening.
The Braiteboro COrnet Band has been
recognized, and with Mr.. Geo. w. Clark
as leader and c. L. Newman as solo b flat
cornet, and other good talent, our citizens
may expect some flrst-class music.
Miss Helen Potter has been engaged to
give a reading here tho coming season, aud
the Flyers Sisters Combination company
will ais perform their great moral musical
drama entitled "out Of Bondage"
physicians assure us that there Is no
OCCASION for alarm in regard TO the spread
Of diphlheria in this village. There have
been but very few cases OF the disease and
it has no appearance Of taking an epidemic
form.
The terrible storm Of wind and rain
which wrought such havoc in the Middle
and Southern states reached Bratlleboro on
Sunday morning minus the wind, and in
The shape OF a gentle and refreshing rain
which continued through the day and night,
as well as during the greater part OF Mon
day aud Tuesday. 1t was a welcome in
terfuption OF the almost unprecedent drouth
which had prevailed for fully three months.
ON Wednesday we noticed half dozen
wedding loaves in =. L. Cooper's show
case which were models OF elegance and OF
cha-te and tasteful decoration. Two OF
| them were, we believe, destined for i'm
mediate use in this town and two or three
are going TO Mortified, Mass. Last week
a beautiful loaf was sent to Keene,-all OF
W hich shows that Cooper's skill and good
taste are appreciated both at home and
abroad. Glad oft.
DIR. ii. ID. Holton OF this town perform
ed ovariotomy upon Mrs. Henry Billings
of Greenfield, Mass, on Wednesday OF last
week. The operation was perfectly sue
| cesSful, and there is now every reason to
| hope for the speedy aud entire recovery Of
the patient. The tumor weighed forty
| pounds. DIR. Holton, we believe, is the on
| ly surgeon in this section of country who
has attempted this difficult operation, and
much TO establish his reputation in this
field OF practice.
| MIR. Moody's religious labors were con-
tin ued at the town ball on Sunday morn
| ing last, and also on Tuesday forenoon and
afternoon, additional interest being mani
tested from the presence OF Mr.. Sankey
Moody's co-lsborer. The attendance Sun
day morning seemingly exceeded that al
any OF the previous meetings: Tuesday
| Of al Gt-a
for prayers. Mr.. Moody announced thai
his labors here would positively conclude
next Sunday morning, when he will preach
at the town hall at the usual hour, 8 A. NJ.
In another column will be found au
announcement of course of six lectures tC
be given in the new Unitarian church on
successive Thursday evenings by Rev. j. F
Moors, of Greenfield, Mass. Mr.. Moors is
| well known as a man of marked strength
and ability, in the profession which he
adorns, as well as Of large culture and wide
experience in the affairs Of the world, and
as these lectures are the result OF his own
recent travel aud experience they will fur
| nish such a combination of entertainment
and instruction as is not Omen enjoyed
| The organ performance by Prof. Schuster,
with which each lecture will be prefaced,
will furnish an additional attraction, and
the features thus offered, together with the
remarkably low price at which the tickets
have been placed, ought to secure a full
house throughout the course.
We have more than once called the at
tention of our town authorities TO the need
Of providing better means of exit from the
town hall. This need was never more
manifest than during the recent religious
me etings held by Mr.. Moody, when at
times the hall has been packed to its ut.
most capacity. When thus filled the time
occupied in clearing the hall Is full hdJ
hour; and one cannot but reflect upon the
terrible results which would follow in such
a crowd in case the building should take
fire, or even If an alarm OF fire were raised
upon the street. What The results probably
would be, we well know from the many
sad casualties which have occurred else
where under like circumstances. Since
the fault can be easily remedied by the
erection of siaircases al the sides or rear oil
the building, at a small expense, there Il
no esson why the selectmen should moi
attend TO the matter at once, and possibly
save thereby q score Of human lives.
The following Is the list OF letters re-
naming at tue post office in this village
Sept. 81:
Gents.-Edward Bliss, Thomas ]. Burke
Michael Connor, James w. gill, Dwigh
w. Mather, II. f. Macher, James McMa
hon, d. L. Perham, Willard Packer, f. p
Smith.
Ladies.-Miss Ella w. Crane, Miss Mar
tina Cook, Julia L. Green, Bridget Mogna
| hen Mrs G. Nichnls Miss Hannah Schns