Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-29
Local Intelligence.


at the BAPTIST church ON Thursday, ut II
A. II.
Mondays storm, which was rain hcrea-
bouts, was snow ia the north part of the
State.
The interest on all loans made by tho
Vermont Savings Bank is due on the first day
of December
Rev. W. o. White of Keene, N, H., oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Unitarian church
last Sunday, morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Burchard Of the Baptist church,
and Rev. Mt Martin of the Congregational,
exchanged pulpits last Sunday morning.
Alfred L. Sargent has sold his farm in
the west part of the town, known as the
mixer place, to Barnabas Fitch.
There will be Thanksgiving services in
the Uniyersalist church on Thursday at II
o'clock A. NJ. Preaching by the pastor.
There will be service in the Unitarian
church next Sunday evening at o'clock
The seats are free and all are cordially invited
BERTHE lie Frame who first brought the
pedestrian fever to Brattleboro, nearly year
ago, has become the happy mother of little
girl
WI btbs - DIbbhh lelt vi luthNltN
morning for New York, whence he viii go,
next week, TO San Francisco for his annual
winters residence there.
-Signor Patrizio, who, we are assured, de-
serves his title as "the greatest Of all coniur-
ors, and ''MC thaumaturgist of the 10Th centu-
ry," is to appear at the town hall on Monday
evening, Dec. 9th.
Rev. NJ. H. Harris will commence his
ninth winters course of lectures in the Uni
versalist church, next Sunday evening at 7
o'clock. Subject, "The criminal what we
owe him." These lectures are free to the
public, and all are very cordially invited.
-Hawley last week accomplished his re-
moval TO the Brooks House corner store,
where he is now fully established, and his
| skilfully and handsomely dressed windows
present one of the most attractive sights on
the street. We are glad to see him prosper.
The Leominster band have changed the
plan of their proposed concert tour, so TINT
they now contemplate giving only one enter
tainment in Brattleboro, instead of two, as
stated last week-and that one will be on
Monday evening" Dec. ..
A consignment of fowls on their way to
Canada attracted some attention at the ex-
press Office, Tuesday, by their remarkably
fine appearance. They were raised by John
NJ. Miller, of Fayetteville, whose exhibit at
the recent county fair received the first pre-
MUM.
Interest in the proposed poultry and pet
stock exhibition is on the increase, and there
is no doubt that the number of entries will
be very large Should all the classes be filled
the cash premium paid will aggregate $1,000,
and in addition many special premiums have
been offered by our business men.
The work on the construction of the
Brattleboro 4 Whitehall railroad is becoming
well organized, and not less than q hundred
laborers are now at work. One gang of men
struck in at Harmonyville on Monday, two
gangs are at work in Fayetteville, two oppo-
site Jamaica, and one at Jamaica bridge We
learn that the Howe truss bridges have all
been contracted for, and that much of the
masonry has also been lot
From the village financial statement,
which we publish to-day, it will be seen that
the tax of 80 cents, voted a year ago, has been
sufficient to pay running expenses for the
year and leave balance Of little more than
500 on hand. Matters pertaining to the an
nual village meeting which occurs next Mon
day evening, are very quiet on the surface,
and there is no good reason apparent why
there should be any general overturn in the
management of our affairs.
On Monday l.. H. Reed was arrested on
complaint Of j. A. Stevens, special agent of
the society for the prevention of cruelty TO
animals, on a charge Of starving or under
feeding two horses, colt and a COW, which he
kept in A. H. Ryans barn Oh Reed street, and
was taken before VIM. S. Newton, Esq, and
fined $500 and costs. The evidence showed
that the animals had been fed only little
meal and bran for some time past, and that
they were in n very reduced condition Reed
claimed that it was only by accident that he
was out of hay, and took an appeal to the
county court.
Six days of constant rain, out Of a week
and day, constitutes a weather item worthy
of putting ON record, and is what we had
between Sunday evening, 18th inst, and
Monday evening of this week-the two days
of intermission being on Tuesday of last
rain which fell during this time was probably
not less than five inches, and the winter wa
ter famine, which the farmers and manufac-
turers had begun to apprehend, is thus hap
PLY averted The perfection of clear, cool
and beautiful weather-weather fit to be re-
membered in making up our Thanksgiving
day list of blessings-sucoeeds the long and
thorough soaking.
We need not offer our readers an apollo
gy this week for the five columns of space
which we give to the great organ case. In
printing the opinion of Judges Blatchford
and Wheeler in full, together with a brief but
careful summary of preliminary facts show
ing the claims made by the plaintiff, and the
points set up by the defendants in their an
swer, We have given the local public their
first, and, we believe, their only opportunity
for arriving at an intelligent understanding of
the issues involved in this long-contested
case, which by reason of the large interests
involved, and the prominence of the parties
concerned in it, has come TO be matter of
deep and general interest not only in Brat
tleboro, but throughout Windham county.
Prices for poultry are ruling consdera-
bly, lower this season than in any preceding
one since the war. The best turkeys retail at
the markets for lG cents and the best chick
ems for IL, while the poorer grades bring cor
respoudngly lower prices. The prices paid
by dealers have varied all the way from to
10, - and II cents per pound, according to
the quality. The supply of turkeys is notice
ably less than usual, and all which have been
offered have found ready sale to dealers, so
that there has been little or no vending from
house to house. Chick ens are abundant and
generally of excellent quality. Much less
than the usual quantity of poultry has been
sent by express from this point, the ship
ments on Monday and Tuesday only aggre-
eating about four tons, as against six or sew
en- tons in the same period last year. o. l..