Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-07
Local Intelligence.


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w. Il Young has sold his meat market
Mr. Hadlev's old stand-to W. ]. Richard
SOL.
The lady who lost fur cape on Western
avenue last Monday morning can obtain it by
calling at this office.
Thomas knight has the contract for
building J. Z. Jucobs's house Oh Western
avenue. and has begun the work.
I'm pHuN1x will be sent to new suDscri-
ber- from this date to Jan. list. 1851, for
the annun subscription price
There will be ID meeting on -four evenings
of next week beginning Tuesday, at the
Methodist place Of worship Preaching at
$50 O'Clock, followed 10y q social meeting
The local telegraph company had an in
gtrument in the Brooks House office. Tuesday
evening where the election returns were re-
ceived and read to tho waiting crowd until
midnight
Mr.. A. V. Cox wa- severely injured on
Tuesday by falling through a trap door ID bis
stove store A rib was broken and other iu-
tarna injuries received but be seems 70 be
in a fair way to recover.
-Carpenter. the news agent has made an
Arrangement by which be receives the Boston
Saturday Evening Transcript by the last train
ur Saturday night, and has it on sale Sunday
morning at the Brooks House.
The Liliputiau Opera Company. which
proved such a success here last April has
been reorganized for the present season and
will visit Bratueboro again OIL the l4tl inst,
NOV ~
"Focahoutas
in accordance with orders from the de-
partnent at Washington, the post Offices all
over the country are til, week counting the
number Of letters AID keeping record Of AL
other matter which passes through the malls
tine object being to get al lie ayerage Of the
work done ia one day 10y the postal service
AT tho annual meeting Of the Nindham
County Poultry and Pet Stock Association,
held Oh Tuesday evening tit old board Of
officers were reelected entire Tie executive
committee viii meet next Monday evening to
arrange details il regard to the annual e1hibi-
ton. which occurs the third week in January,
1850.
A reunion Of reformed men. and mas
meeting Of friend, Of total abstinence, Will be
held il Washiurtol hall Greenfield. Mass.
o.~Ilursday Of next week. day and evening,
the Invitation to which is general Leading
temperance speakers viii be- present, and the
Connecticut River and FucAuurg raiIroads
VIII carry tor LAlf-far,
The trustees Of the UuiyersAlist society
received O communication from Rev /. W.
Whitney OF Peabody, Mas. Oh Wednesday
evening announcing Lis acceptance Of the
society call to him 10 become their pastor.
His labors will probably begin Jan. lst The
salary fixed upon Is $500 MI Whitney will
preach for the Brattleboro society OF Nov.
10Th and 2y5
A few days more Of favorable weather,
such as We are sur, 10 have before winter
comes TO stay. will see the walls completed
and til, roof on the new building on the Re
we're House site It is evidently to be a sub
stautial affair and an ornament TO the village.
| Howe tht photographer, L. 10 occupy the
| third floor. where he viii have unsurpassed
I accommodation for his business.
The renovation Of the Unlyersailst church
will be completed this week, and the congre-
! CATION will find the audience room looking a.
/ good as new next Sunday morning The
wood work has been rspAluted, the walls and
/ ceiling have been tinted a French gray. and
| nandsome new carpets have been laid.
! Changes have also been made in the heating
( apparatus. 10y means Of which II Is believed
/ the church will be warmed much more salts
factorily than heretofore
KEY Sumner Ellis, late Of Chicago. viii
I preach at the Universaiisi church next Sun
! day morning, and at Guilford Centre III tho
/ AFTERNOON. Mr. Ellis. VINO ranks as one OF
/ the most learned men il his denomination,
| returns IL visiting TINS region. to the scene Of
/ his early education and his first appearance
! IN the puipit-Ae having been a student al
/ Melrose seminary. Yves: Brattleboro, when
/ that institution WAS il existence. Rev. Or.
| McCollister. vino mas Just accepted call 70
4 TIM Bellows Fails Unlyersalls, society. Gen.
/ W W. Lynde Edwin Earl. ChAs \. DaveI-
/ port. T. j. l. Cudworth, and other we'll
/ known local men, were members OF the school
/ at the same time.
The statement from key. ". h Collins,
/ for the committee. published farther on IL
/ this column, gives full information il regard
| to the arrangements for the coming citizens
/ course Of lectures. The plan IL regard to
/ prloe Of tickets, reserved seAts and free seats,
/ seems 70 be admirably adapted 10 meet the
/ wants or needs of al classes who may desire
/ TO attend the lectures and the proposition 10
! devote such funds a may remain after paying
/ expenses 10 public library purposes will meet
with universal appreciation. The selection Of
! DR.. Draper the Superintendent Of the Yer
mont Asylum, as the suitable person 10 open
the course, was happy thought OF the part
! Of the committee, and an honor il every way
worthily bestowed. We are glad TO learn
| that the doctor has accepted the invitation
Key. J. Is. Green viii preach a series Of
evening dIscourses IL the Unitarian church,
| beginning next Sunday evening, 18Th inst
| The following Is a list of the topics
J. Nov s-The province of reason il re-
linoL
.. Nov lG-WhRt reason would lead US to
| think of the Bible.
3. Nov 23-The Bible, continued
4. NOV. aO-The Bible, concluded
.. Dec. What reason would lead us TO
! think Of God.
g. Dee l4-What, in reason, ought We to
/ think Of ourselves
:. Dec 2l-What reason would lead MS TO
! think Of Christ
8. Dec. 2S-What ought We to think OF the
! mission Of Christ
/ The oldest inhahitant" mas refreshed
! his memory and logged our elbow until We
are heartily tired Of him, but be persistently
rises to say that he can really recollect moth
ing like this heavy snow-storm on the first Of
November Everybody hereabouts knows
all about it without the telling, but for the
benefit Of friends at distance we are obliged
10 chronicle the fact that between Sunday
night Nov. ., and Tuesday morning, Nov,
T. about . inches Of snow on a level fell, fol
lowed by zero weather on Mednesday-the