Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-16
Local Intelligence.



gone to Georgia TO spend the winter, on ac-
count of ill-health.
H. A. Kilburn has gone TO Maine, having
taken the agency for that State of new
patent measuring glass.
Tho work of repairing j. j. Estey's tene-
ment house, on Green street, is going rapidly
forward under charge of Mr.. +. II. Harris.
The ladies should make note Of the fact
thR n. l. Hawley returned from market last
night with some special bargains in several
departments of his trade.
The job of removing the ruins of the old
stone building connected with the Revere
House has been let to Thomas Knight who
has commenced work thereon.
Davenport. the grocer, has just received
a car load of the famous Missouri Geniton APP
pies whose reputation is already well estab-
hshed here as q rich, pleasant and always re-
liable fruit
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Methodist Episcopal church next Sabbath
morning Rev. J. d. Bceman. presiding cl-
der of the Springfield district is expected 70
be in attendance.
C +. Allen has curiosity at his green
house in the shape of Texas horned toad.
His toadshp resides in a box with glass COW
er. and if not attractive. is at least the object
Of considerable interest.
Rev. J. Marvin of ST. Paul, MINI,
preached a very able and pointed sermon on
Christian Rest " in the Unversalist church,
last Sunday morning. Mr.. Marvin is taking
IA vacation OF IA few months here in New Eng
land.
We learn that Mrs Charlier and oldest
daughter returned from Europe last week
Miss Winona has improved much and thrown
aside her crutch, but is yet obliged to use a
cane There is fair prospect of her ulti-
mate complete recovery. Brattleboro people
were so kind to.her after her accident, three
years ago. that many will be glad to hear of
her.
Tho announcement Of MIR. ID. Leonard,
the well-known book and commercial job
printer. which appears in our advertising col
umns should attract the attention of all per
sons in search of work in his line. Mr.. Leon
ards facilities for all classes Of work are unus-
ually complete and we have often taken
pleasure in referring to the skill and good
l1hlt hlohu III tic Nlh.ofh VI lbbh lSoltN
from his Office.
by new arrangement on the Fitchburp
road the afternoon train by which passengers
reach Brattleboro from Boston, does not leave
Boston until O'Clock and only reaches Nil
| ler's Falls at G:34-more than AZ hour after
the departure Of the New London train-sc
that passengers for this place mus, wait Their,
until the arrival of the owl train. 1t is init
/ mated that a train will soon be r1ilr~SSer tn,
| New London road so Is to connect with tn,
| Fitchburg train. reaching Brattleboro. proba
| bly,, about 7:35.
On passing 10y the charming cascade OIL
the premises Of Col. john Hunt, Fort DUN
mer farm. few days since, We were pleased
to notice the improvements which have beei
made Of late in the surroundings Of the fall
| The thick underbrush which formerly covered
The space between the fall and the road ha
been entirely removed. trees and oyerhanginl
limbs which hid the view Of the cascade have
been cut away, and the smooth open spac'
thus secured has been sowR 10 grass, giyinl
| promise of beautiful thick turf another sea
son Not the least of the improvements i
the little brook as II winds away from the fal
toward the road. Somebody with quick ey
and a genius for painstaking work has eyi
IDENTIFY been trying his hand in that vicinit
during the past few weeks.
The following is the list Of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, Nov. II:
Ladies-Mrs. E. c. Barber. Mrs. Ellie
n,,,ab,,r Ifga rot. 4 fatl
crime L. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Olive Fisher, Mis-
Carrie +. ellison. Miss \. A. Kelsey, Mis-
Mary l.. Reed.
Gents-Rev L. j. Butler. T. b. Brown
Michael Brosnahau. John Duggan. John L
lis, VIM. II. Farnsworth, c. H. Huntington
L. J. Heilbrun, Nathan J. Hale S. H. Hissi,
L. knights, Elroy A. Kenney. b. S. Nichol,
Charles f. Pinney, j. Rcidel, John Turner
f. j. Wood.
| Howard, prop. Larkin House, Palatka Fla
in winter season.
Mr.. RoGERs's LYCEUM ENTERTAINMEST.
Stuart Rogers's entertainment last Thur
day evening drew an audience, which, if NJ
so large as the very admirable entertainer
deserved was Mt least appreciative and syn
pathetic to very encouraging degree. Will
the presentations given by Mr.. Rogers wei
all of a high order of merit, it is only justiC
to say that in several instances his effor
arose almost 10 a positive genius, and while
is evident that his talent lies more especial
in the direction of comic define alton, it shoul
also be said that in his rendering of Cardin
, Wolsey from Henry VIII We We're given
fine specimen of dramatic action and elocl
ton as is often seen on n lyceum platform
Perhaps the most thoroughly lifelike and a
tistic number of the evenings programme WI
seen in Mr.. Rogers's version of Trowbridge
''Vagabonds, - in which the lights and shad
of the thirsty old rover's character in who
heart a genuine, though dulled and bluntt
spark of emotion and human feeling yet r
j mains were brought out with remarkable vi
e idness, and one could almost see the faithf
S dog as he ''shouldered arms" and went throul
e the manual to earn his own supper and h
masters grog. The "'bridged version" of
1 Green's wonderful adventure with his 'hyiI
f machine was in the main capitally done, L
+ pacially was this the case with the scene
e the barn where Reuben alternates his pee
. ing through the chink in the old barn do
with frantic and tremendous gestures of ca
70 ton to the other boys who are hiding in ne
a vous anticipation of Darius's genuinely va
4 kee exploit We doubt however, wheth
q any of the family ever exhibited such exa
:. Grated peculiarities of speech or manner
5 Mr.. Rogers put into certain parts, ''Gr
5. FitZfoodle' and Miss Priscilla were DO
good though somewhat oyerdrawn.
doubt if there was High school youth in t
It hall, present or graduate, who did not see
IT own photograph in some shape in the very l
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