Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-22
Local Intelligence,


Post Office hours Thanksgiving day to
- A. NJ, and to sP. NJ.
The village schools will have their usual
Thanksgiving recess during next week.
Read a. C. Davenports advertisement in
to-dny's issue. If what he says is true, it
must be of interest to ALL
The Leominster band, Of Lcominstcr,
Mass, are booked for concerts here on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Dec. II
and -.
On account Of the annual Thanksgiving
which occurs next Thursday The PHUNix
will next week go TO press on Wednesday,
one day earlier than usual Correspondents
and advertisers should bear this in mind and
send in their favors on Tuesday ut the latest.
We learn that Mr. J. II. Elliot recently
Of West Bratteboro, has taken editorial charge
Of Art and Society, weekly journal for Che
beau agoHdc recently started in New York.
This new venture makes o very handsome mp
pearance, and Mr.. Elliot has the ability, as
well as the native tact and taste, which emil
nently Git him to make such paper readable,
attractive and successful. In company with
many other friends hercabouts, we hope TO
see him and his journal prosper.
Mr. james i. Coffin Of this town is about
to remove. with his family to Nantucket.
Mass. his former home. Mr. Coffin has been
a resident of Brattleboro for some fifteen
years, during which period lac las been an
active, useful and respected citizen, and his
present discrimination to leave town is a mat
ter Of genuine regret.
A stranger giving his name Higgins
was found drunk by the side OF the road near
Centreville Sunday, and taken to the lookup
by officers Starkey and Hcrrick. Having
testified that lac obtained his liquor at the no.
tel Of S W Jones, in West Brattleboro, MIR.
Jones was brought before Justice Newton on
Monday. and fined $40 and costs.
At the Annual meeting Of Fountain En-
CINE Co.. No I. held at their hall Nov. 10Th
the following officers were chosen: Fore
man. Geo. a. Hines; lst Assistant, John G.
Howe 2nd Assistant. Oscar H. Butterf I'D:
Clerk and Treasurer, John Orion; LIST En-
gineer. J. c. Howard ind Engineer, Vim.
Smith 3rd Engineer i. NJ. Clay Ith En-
gineer. Elmer Reed; LIST Hoseman, Horace
AIeacham, md Hoseman, Fred Simonds
3rd Hosanan L. V. Atwood 4th Hoseman,
A. c. Brooks Steward. c. H. Sargent; LIST
Axemau, Carlos Jones 2nd Axeman Wm.
Booker Surgeon DR.. Holton.
The committee, consisting of the select
men, F. II. Harris, and W. /. wilkins, to
whom the town last Spring delegated tine
work OF providing an additional exit from the
town hall, after considering various plans,
have decided upon the construction Of an
iron stairway at the end Of the building
as being the most expedieut and economical
way Of accomplishing the end III view, and
the work is now in progress. A door is to be
cut through the northeast corner Of the hall
opening outward to the stairway level
with the floor The stairway viii be easy
and safe, the structure will be very durable.
and altogether We think the committee have
arrived at a very satisfactory solution of their
task The cost of the improvement will not
exceed $500.
The concert given by Mr. J. A. Markham
last Thursday evening, assisted by talent from
Keene, n. H., and Miss Lane of Westminster.
although not so fully attended a. It's merits
deserved, furnished al exceedingly pleasant
evenings entertainment for those who were
present. The singing by the quartette from
Keene showed careful training the part of
its individual members. and the blending of
the voices very fine. The ladies, Misses
Maynard and Merrill, and Mr. Scoville. the
tenor, each appeared in solos and were warm
ly received. Mr. Ramsdells cornet solos
were among the best amateur performances
Of their kind which We have ever had here.
Miss Lanes piano solos Won her enthusiastic
encores, and Mr.. Maxham's song. Man the
Life-boat," toward the close, was also warmly
eneored in response to which he gave 20
where are the friends of my youth" with ex-
cellent effect.
The WindhaM County Poulgry and Tet
Stock Association, iutimatious il regard to
which have heretofore been made in our col
umns, was formally organized on Monday
evening by tie adoption Of a constitution and
bylaws and the choice Of the following Off
c,rs:
President-Dr. Geo. T. Gale.
Vice Prrsideuis-D Stewart Pratt Rich
ards Bradley, Levi X. Fuller Edward Crosby.
W II. Rockwell. jerome Ward. Brattleboro
b. A. Strseter, Vernon, j. L. Simonds. Gull
ford, II. 4. Titus, Bellows Falls, j. Henry
kIdder, Wilmington, Geo. Is. johnson New
fame, !. L. Martin, So Londonderry.
Secretary. Henry Pratt
Assistant Secreiaries-H h. Chambcrlin
F. X. Whit.
Treasurer-M Malcolm Moody
Directors Geo. W. Hooker, john c. Howe
II. c. Willard, G.. VI. Taylor, h T. Bin glam
Il. +. Smith, J. G. Smith.
The first exhibition of the Association viii
be holden at the town hall, Brattleboro on
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