Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23
Local Intelligence.


take place at the High school room, next Sat
urday morning, at . O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs Hannibal Hadley returned
last week from six weeks sojourn among
friends in New York and Ohio
--Tmmps are becoming more numerous as
winter approaches Half dozen were lodged
at the lookup on Tuesday night
The village schools will close their fall
term tomorrow, Friday, and viii have their
usual Thanksgiving recess during next week.
Bishop DE Goesbriand will administer
the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation at st.
Michaers Roman Catholic church next Sun
day
A petition to Congress in the interest of
woman suffrage is in circulation in this town.
and has already obtained several hundred sig
| natures.
e VI. Fisk at the Brnttleboro fish mar
ket, has large variety of beautiful sea shells
which lac thinks are quite fine enough for ho-
iday presents
! Several young horses of the Young Amer
lea stock, belonging to John Tyler, were sold
at auction on Tuesday at prices ranging from
| SlO2 down to less than $50.
Lovers of hulled corn or hominy should
try that made and sold by Mr.. c. H. Eddy
| who delivers these articles to customers in
this village every Wednesday and Saturday.
| Orders may be left at Thorns drug store.
Pratt Wright 4 Co. have one Of the
most complete stocks Of winter goods ever Of
| fercd TO the Brattleboro trade. partial emu
merntion is given in their new advertisement
| which appears in our columns to-day.
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| day The PHHN1x will go to press one day ear
/ lier than usual next week Correspondents
and advertisers should bear this in mind and
send in their favors on Tuesday at the latest
The warrant for the annual village meet
ing has been issued. to be held on Monday.
Dec % at O'Clock, p. N. There is no unus-
nal business TO be transacted. 10 far a. ap-
pears by the warrant. and the chief interest
viii attach to the election Of officers
We are informed that the Choral Union
have decided to bring out the canta,a of Ruth
the Moabitess at an early day, and that their
first rehearsal takes place this evening. Thurs
day, Mt Kindergarten Hall cordial invita-
ton is given to all singers. whether members
or not. to join the chorus for the season.
Mr.. C. W. Stewart, the energetic dealer
in musical instruments, has recently removed
to rooms in Granite Block and has fitted up
a commodious front apartment over O. J.
Patt's store for the suitable display Of pianos
and organs 4 fine parlor grand Decker pi-
ano now on exhibition there is worthy of ex-
animation by persons interested in musical
merchandise.
between the hours Of two and three o.
clock last Sunday morning we were treated
to the unusual phenomenon, at this season, of
u heavy thunder shower. the rain falling il
torrents and the electric display being as Wv
| id a. in August The shower seems to have
marked the boundary between fall Of un-
usual mildness and the first touch Of genuine
freezing weather On "Wednesday morning
the mercury marked Il above zero.
Mr.. j W. Hosfords great picture sale
announced by advertisement this week, will
attract attention. The pictures he Offer are
very fine ones for the price. and many, doubt
less will avail themselves of the opportunity
to purchase, especially rs they thereby stand
a chance TO obtain an organ or Il sewing ma
chine gratis. The advertisement as printed
on our fourth page, contains an important
error. Instead of Il, and nobody else but the
cashier, know" read Neither l NOR anybody
else but the cashier knows" etc.
The Edwards Brothers art building new
carriage shop on a lot recently purchased by
them just west of the Retting furniture man
ufactory on Flat street. The building which
is 20 by q feet. and two stories high is al
ready covered in and the inside finish is rap
Idly progressing. A new S-horse steam en-
CINE will furnish motive power and viii also
heat the building. The two-story - by 10
blacksmith shop standing near Rays barn,
and owned by the Edwards Brothers. is 10 be
removed to the rear Of the new building and
connected with it by platform. Manufac-
turing operations will begin in course of a
fortnight
DR.. Walkers remarks at the Congrega-
tional chapel last Sunday evening were de
voted to a consideration of the recent councils
at Southampton and Indian Orchard, Mass
which have aroused wide spread interest.
A careful statement was given in regard to
Congregational church polity and government.
and the difference between "a mutual and al
ex-parte council was explained in detail. Re
ferring to an editorial in the Springfield Re
publican Of the day previous, DIR. Walker went
on, in vigorous terms to show that there Is
and has been no retraction or falling away
from the cardinal and essential points Of Con
gregational theological belief The Republi-
cans statement that there is a large detection
in the Congregational ranks from the vital
points of denominational doctrine was pro
nounced entirely without foundation in truth
The Greenfield Gazette of this week
throws the following additional light upon the
professional" record of the doctors" Sweet :
The "Drs. Sweet" exposed in Brattleboro.
n few days since, are, We stated some weeks
ago, no connection of the famous Connecticut
bone settlers" Alexander Hamilton Sweet.
the father. belongs in Plainfeld, where he
has spent most of his life as "A farmer and
blacksmith, varying the mOnotony of his sec
ular duties 10y preaching on Sundays. He is
well known in Savoy and neighboring towns,
where he has frequently conducted religious
services "A Baptist minister. II was only a
year ago last September that the elder Sweet
whom the printed circulars claim has had
forty years study and practice. - commenced
his career as doctor He at that time Join
ed his son al Waterbury, CT. and was by the
latter instructed in the rJle he has since tried
to follow, The son supplied him with writ
ten recipes and the old gentleman went forth
TO relieve the suffering and-fll his pockets.
When consulted. he would refer TO his receipt
book and prescribed the remedies there laid
down He has not, however. been very sue
cessful, and has spent half the year at home.
"Orrin,' as he is Familiarity known or DIR.
Preston Sweet as he advertises himself, il
'smart and good-looking," the possessor OF
unlimited cheek, and tries to live by his wits.
He was for four years connected with a trav.
cling minstrel troupe, and is recognized by
many as a basso they have seen perform in