Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-10-12
Local Intelligence.


john FORK has the contract Tor building
+. X. Goodnll's $40 600 house over West riy-
err, and will put the frame up this fall
The Bratteboro Picked Nine beat the
Putneys for the third successive time in last
Saturdays base ball game. and won the purse
of S2j.
The latest novelty in stationers goods is
u triangular penholder, shown by Cheney
Clapp, which promises to prove both conven-
lent and sensible.
C. d. Barrett, card printer, publishes II
very neat little amateur sheet, called 1.-The
Advance" which has reached the eighth num-
Der of its second volume.
-- Ia the cases under the recent liquor pros
ccutions in this village the parties indicted all
appeared by counsel, pleaded guilty, and paid
the fines and costs provided by law.
Ladies in want of stylish wool dress at
very low figures, should examine Houghton Il
Kuech's new stock Of diagonal sergcs and bas-
ket woven goods in the favorite winter col
ors.
-Apropos Of recent item in the Brattle-
boro correspondence of the Springfield Re
publican, we learn that on Tuesday of this
week the register showed just three girls alb
sent from the High school.
N. l. Hawley returned from New York
last night with moro new dress goods, fan
nels, blankets, underwear and hosiery. and
on Saturday will receive more ladies', misses
and childreu's cloaks
J. c. Newton was thrown from his cx-
press wagon by the sudden stopping Of his
horse. while delivering apples on Main street
last Monday morning. and sustained an inju-
ry to the bones of the shoulder which disables
him for the present
The regular lyceum course for the season
of 1878, an announcement Of which appears
in our advertising columns. will open on
Thursday evening, 2jth inst. with a lecture
by Theodore Titon on "The Problem of
Life" In future issue we shall take occa-
sion to refer at some length to the various at
tractiye features of this course which gives
evidence Of having been carefully and Judi
ciousy arranged
Mr. W. H. Walker, formerly Of this town.
and now extensively engaged in shcep-raising
in Colorado, paid flying visit to his friends
in Brattleboro on Saturday night and Sunday,
having been called East by the death of his
fathcr-in-law. Mr.. Newton Allen. of Charles
town, N. H., which took place at Denver.
whittier Mr.. Allen had gone for the purpose
of accompanying home his daughter young
err sister of Mrs. Walker.
As may be seen by an advertisement in
another column, Professor Trip of Boston.
the wcl-known lecturer on Europe. is expect
cd to deliver in Bmttleboro. in the carly part
of next week. course Of his European lee
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French and European history, the information
being largely from personal knowledge and
original sources. The lectures have been ex-
tensiyely delivered in the principal cities of
the country, and are everywhere warmly COM
mended. Mr. Trip has recently given a
course in Greenfield, Mass, and has been in
yitcd by the leading citizens to deliver sec
oud course there
The furious storm which worked 80 great
disaster to the South and West of us. and
along the whole north Atlantic coast. last
week, only reached this section in the shape
of welcome soaking rain on Thursday fol-
lowed by smart wind on Friday and the first
hard, killing frosts of the season On Friday
and Saturday nights. After two days of bright
and beautiful weather another pouring rain
came on Monday night and Tuesday. and this.
Thursday, morning brought still more rain,
so that, in spite of the September drouth.
there is no present prospect Of winters wa
ter famine. We are bound to believe that the
delightful weather on Wednesday was arranged
for the especial benefit of our jacksonville |
friends ON the occasion of their annual fair.
The St Louis Globe-Domocmt of Sept.
IA cont .frsp V1gtf e ~ 4 Al.
Lydia A. Salisbury widow of the late Hon.
A. F. Salisbury, who died the day previous at
the residence Of her son-in-law. Col. w. Fl. |
Stark, after long and painful illness. super |
induced by stroke of paralysis. She was |
born in Champlain, n. Y January 1. 1871: |
moving to Burlington, Vt. when child, she |
was married there her husband being a ma
tive of Brattlcboro and brother of Mrs +. |
{. Edwards. With her husband. she was one |
of the first settlers Of Nebraska. in the year
ls5j She was an earnest. sincere Christian. |
having labored all her life in the Episcopal |
church. The first communion of that church |
in Nebraska Territory was held in her house
by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Kemper, assisted by |
RI. Rev. Bishop Lee. of Iowa, and the Rev |
Mr., Irish. Her charities were universal, new
er questioning sect or creed. There are many !
who will mourn her loss.
The status Of the proposed widening of
Main and Elliot streets at the Revere House
corner is, we understand, as follows: The Sc
lectmen have decided to widen the two streets
to the extent stated in our last issue. but they
have been unable to agree with Mr. Nash as
to the amount of damages and the matter is
hon I.r, q
three impartial men, nOn-residents of Bmttle-
boro, to say what sum the town shall pay Mr..
Nash for the property to be taken. This
course was deemed by the selectmen the most
advisable one, as in case an appeal was taken
to the county court the matter would be left
to three outside men the same as now and
the result would only be to prolong to next
September what will now probably be decided
at once. 1t is expected that the three men
chosen will meet to consider the subject to-
day, Thursday. We learn that Mr. Nash
places his damages, in case the improvement
is made, at $1,000, this estimate being largely
on the stone building, which, as it now stands,
he purposes to repair, while, if the street is
widened, the front viii be destroyed and the
walls will all have to come down. The Sc
lectmen, ON the contrary, regard the building
as not being worth repairing, and place their
figures for damages inside of $1,000
Our local amusement season is to open
next Monday evening with an entertainment
at the town hall which is entirely new and
original with its author, and which promises to
be the best thing of its class which has ever
been given here. Mr.. Alfred j, Knight who
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