Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-25
Local Intelligence,
HrattlebOro.

Mr. +. Crosby has attached steam
whistle to the engine in Harmony block
chiefly as a fire alarm.
Somebody's boat lies frozen fast on the ice
in the middle Of the river opposite the Yer
mont Valleys car house.
-Messrs. searle and Taylor, the temper
ance advocates. closed their labors in this
place last Thursday evening.
Two good tenements are offered for rent
at low rates on the first floor in the block OPP
positc the Universalist church
Only 17i inches Of snow have fallen thus
far this winter against a inches during the
corresponding period Of last winter.
President c. Il. Hubert Of Middlebury
College will preach in the Congregational
church next Sunday, morning and evening
Rev John Shepardson Of Greenfield is
expected to aid Rev Mr. Burchard in the
meetings 10 be held at the Baptist church
next week
DR. Shiloh's remedies. the announcement
of which appears on our fourth page are find
ing ready and established sale with our To-
cal druggists.
The subject Of the lecture in the Uniyer-
salist church next Sunday evening will be,
Did Jesus Christ teach the doctrine Of End
less Punishnent;"
Those two Young fellows who were about
town last week selling powder for cleaning
silver ware. must have had poor success, as
| they left without paying their board bill
A Sadawga correspondent evidently needs
another hint on the subject Of anonymous
could have h4aYt
acceptable had a responsible name accomIan
led them in evidence Of good faith.
Cheney & Clapp are showing a fine line
| Of pocket knives in these days. and buyers
will find that their prices on these goods have
| been fixed with an eye to that true ''econo-
my which the euterprising firm are just now
talking about in their advertisements.
The chorus who are busily at work on
the beautiful Cantata Of Ruth, were last eve
ming supported by our new orchestra. and we
are assured that the coming concert will
eclipse any former efforts. With so many
new and fresh voices the results can but be
| very satisfactory.
Our first response on the .ftet.toot ques-
| ton comes from reader who says Such
| expressions as a ten-foot pole a twenty
cent piece a five-dolar note, etc, are prop
er bu; hyphen should always be used to
connect the parts The noun in such express
sions. being used as an adjective. loses the
| properties Of a noun.
Fire caught about chimney in the front
part Of the Wesselhoeft building on Elliot
street, about o'clock last Saturday morning
and the whole department was promptly out
in response to the alarm which was given
The boys company easily carried of the hon
ors Of the occasion, their machine having got
on the first and only stream which was used
in putting out the fire. Loss slight
Every man who desires to see Brattle-
boro's growth and prosperity assured, and the
West River valley in the enjoyment Of thoss
railroad facilities Of which it has 20 long stood
in need, should make it d point. come what
| will. to be pres, nj at the railroad town meet
| ing next Saturday. It should be remembered
that the hour al which the meeting is warned
| j. II O'Clock A n Carelessness and iudifIer-
ence alone can lose the day to the advocates Of
the road.
The Brattleboro Savings Bank, at their
annual meeting. elected the old board of Of
fcers throughout. As indicated in the an
nual statement published in another column.
| the bank is in a no less prosperous condition
than are our other financial institutions.
Dividends amounting to j per cent have
been declared during the past year. the bank :
surplus has been increased and the amount of
| deposits has increased in the sum of Sl0s,-
| 7ll.23
odd Honesty" was upon the boards at
the asylum dramatic recreations last week.
The leading parts in the play were admirably
taken, aud especially must the ubiquitous and
/ irresistibly funny "Tobey." be put down a.
having manifested a real genius in the define
| alton Of that character. The 200 or 800 pa
| tients who were able to witness the presenta-
ton were fully alive to all the good points of
the play. and put in their applause with the
| yigor and discretion OF veteran theatre goers
In Pittsheld. Mass last week Miss lie
| Franc successfully accomplished the feat of
walking 30 miles in II hours and 81 minutes.
and at Rutland, yesterday "Wednesday she
surpassed all her previous efforts, and outdid
any Ike feat ever attempted by a wo-
man, by walking - miles inside Of , hours
| She rested only PC minutes during the trial
and at the close had II minutes and II sec
onds to spare. The date of Miss l. Francs
| second appearance here has been changed to
| Tuesday Of next week. instead of Monday. as
originally announced.
! Judge Stoddard OF Townshend. Hon. T.
L. Waterman Of jamaica and J. L. Martin.
| Esq, Of Londonderry, are announced to speak
at the railroad meeting to be held at the town
hall this evening several Brattleboro gentle
men will also speak and it Is hoped that Mr..
George Z. Mansfield. the protector and pres
ent manager of the Billerica & Bedford road.
may be present. The meeting opens at 1880
and lively and spirited evening may be safe
! ly anticipated. There viii be full attend
ance, and We hope the ladies will remember
that they are especially invited to attend
The Universalist festival held at the town
hall Wednesday evening was very successful
in spite of the severity of the weather. The
tables Of fancy articles and refreshments were
well patronized and the festivities closed with
dancing, which continued from 10 O'Clock un-
til > A. n Several musical selections were
given during the evening by the Brattleboro
amateur band, an organization of young mu-
sicians under the lead Of Mr.. Fred Leight-
singer, who gainsd for themselves great credit.
The receipts Of the evening amounted to about
s495.
Mr.. C. H. Stevens, clerk Of school dis
trict No. >, has completed his annual census
Of the village, and reports as follows Popu-
lation Jan. l, 1875. 1929 decrease during the
! past year, III. Number of families, 1927 I:
! persons under 20 years, 1885 over > and un-
der 20, So; under years, $50 over > and
under 10 years, S44 over 10 and under u.
PSI; over II and under 20, PA. Number of
births, si-males -. females 4G. Number Of
deaths, 5j-males 80, females %. Decrease
in deaths, II; increase Of births, =. OF the
deaths, were from consumption. from old