Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17
Local Intelligence.



p H. d. Soule, undertaken, has taken the
room in Fisk block lately used as barber
shop, for awareroom.
The Drattleboro Library Association
have just placed new case in their rooms
and added about $50 new books.
Mrs. j. b. Walker has disposed of her
dressmaking business to Mrs. G.. w. Hud-
son and Miss l.. J. Crossett.
Ira Burnetps health having Obliged
him TO resign his position as leader of the
Brattleboro Cornet Band, Geo. w. Clark
has again consented to assume tho leader
ship.
For sale-a few dozens OF secondhand
brooms and rakes, little weather. beaten
and somewhat mud-slained. Apply at the
Democratic headquarters, Bratlloboro. The
labels will -bo thrown in.
People who come in from The hill
towns think that If some of the moisture
could he transferred from the roads 10 the
brooks and springs there wouldn't be any
further talk about water famine.
Two dollars In advance Is 10 be the I'M
varying price OF the PHOENIX to Braltle-
boro subscribers for the coming year; and
new subscribers can have the remaining
numbers of ihe present year gratis.
We are sorry that the school children of
the town and county don't wake up aud
show more interest In the metric system of
weights and measures, which is sure to
come into general use sooner or later.
The Hayes and Wheeler flag across
Main street got tired of waiting for the
election returns and came down in disgust
during Tuesday nights rain storm. 1t was
q good omen, but we can't explain exactly
how 1t is.
The latest musical organization in
town is the "Braltleboro Sextette," which
furnished the instrumental music at the re-
cent political meetings. Ira Burnett,
whose skill upon the cornet is well known,
is the leader.
Gen. Miles, who achieved the recent
victory over Sitting Bull and his Indian
warriors ON the Yellowstone, is a son of
the late Mr.. Daniel Miles of Westminster,
Mass, who was lately engaged in the lum-
Der business in West Brattleboro
Another free lecture by Rev. Mr..
Moors in the Unitarian church this eve
hih - DubJSNap AhoiJ CITY VI
The concluding lecture of the course will
be given next Thursday evening, Nov. %,
on the same subject. Mr.. Schuster will
play the organ at s. Seats free and all cor
daily invited.
The rains of the past week have helped
the IN alter of our water supply somewhat,
but the cry is still for more. We of this
section, however, are not alone in our anx-
iety on The wafer question. Streams and
springs in the North part OF the State have
rarely been so low as now and unless heavy
rains come before winter closes in, suffer-
ing and Inconvenience must result.
Miss F. L. Townsley, evangelist, has
recently been taking few days vacation
at the Brattleboro House. Miss NJ. A. Buck
of Wheaton, ILL.,, accompanies her in her
labors this year, as organist, and works, it
is said, with great wisdom and skill in the
inquiry room. Miss Townsley recently
labored at Sharon with marked results,
and also at Pennington, Me-, where great
work was wrought. We believe that she
has now gone to Dandy, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Putnam cele-
DRAFTED their golden wedding on Saturday
evening, 4th inst. The anniversary day
was Sunday, the 9Th, which was also the
thirty-ninth anniversary OF the marriage
of DIR. A. ID. Putnam, brother, and the
thirty. first of Mrs. L. G. Prouty, sister,
these three members of the same family
hav ing been married on the 5th of Novem-
ber Six out of eight children with their
families were present, including ten grand
children. There were some very valuable
tokens of regard, aud excellent music was
furnised by the Brattleboro Sextette.
We imagine that, If the truth was
known, little incident which is related of
that demonstration the other evening pref
ty nearly illustrates the feeling which the
more cool-headed Democrats carried along
underneath their torches. The story goes
that after part of the route had been trav-
elled over a well-known citizen who was
marching at one end of platoon stepped
over TO an equally prominent brother at the
other end aud said: "They say they have
just got dispatch that Hayes is elected"
The only reply was: "D-n you, go back
TO your place and stay there!" and all
hands trudged along.
Station agent Brooks's footings show
that $40 Centennial tickets were sold at the
Braltleboro Office. The record for each
month is as follows: May, IL; June, AZ ;
July 90 August, Go; September, 1914; Oc-
tober, 100; November, II. In addition to
these it is believed that upward of 100 per-
sons went 10 So. Vernon and bought tick
els while the River road was offering lower
rates than the Central. 1t is of course i'm i
possible TO tell what proportion of the whole
number of tickets were sold 10 residents of
Brattleboro, and how many TO people from
the outlying towns.
The public school teachers will be de-
voutly thankful when this presidential
question is once fairly decided. Party spir-
it runs at fever heat among the boys ia the
High and Grammar schools, aud the girls
are by no means without their political
preference and opinions. The subject as
sumes a comical aspect when, as has been
the case of late, one does not pass pair OF
lspng youngsters on the street without
hearing either "Hayes" or "Tilden" from
their lips. But on the whole we must give
the youngsters credit for being able, as q
rule, to give a reason for the faith that is In
them fully as well as their elders.
The free lecture by Rev. j. +. Moors al
the Unitarian church last Thursday eve
ming drew the largest audience of the sea-
son. Mr.. Moors began with brief de-
scription of the ruins of Balbec and then
passed on 10 give vivid glimpse OF Ma
pies, with its jollity and lis vice, and then
on 10 Vesuvius and the buried cities oil
Herculaneum aud Pompeii. The lecture
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