Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-14
Local Intelligence.


] ANN'S SiA 4 Aoot hNiNtAs
Appearances indicate a full house for
Chanfrau on Saturday evening.
Deputy Collector II. T.. Taylor has his
office with Col. Haskins, in Crosby block
The Bible class conducted by the Rev.
Mr.. Collins meets every Monday evening at 8
o'clock.
Rev. E. W. Whitney, pastor-e elect, occu-
pies the Universalist pulpit next Sunday,
morning and evening
Lewis Higgins is about putting up a barn
near his residence on Oak street, to accom-
modate his livery business.
Rev. Mr.. Green's subject at the Unitari-
an church next Sunday evening will be,
"what would Reason lead US to think Of the
Bible ?"
The public examination of teachers for
the winter schools will be held in the High
school room on Saturday, Nov. 10Th, at .
O'Clock A. NJ.
Prof. IL. w. Alexander and the Apollo
club will furnish musical entertainment be-
fore and after each lecture in the citizens
lecture course.
The rock. cutting near A. L. Doolttle's,
on Western avenue, is "A bad place to pass on
n dark night, and q street lamp near this
point is called for
Pratt, Wright Il Co. were never better
prepared than at present to meet all the
wants Of their customers. Their new adyer-
tisement tells the whole story.
The Old Farmers Almanac. as wise. ac-
| curate and complete as ever, and with Robert
b. Thomass own signature as a guarantee of
its genuineness, is at hand from the press Of
VIM. Ware Il Co. of Boston
With eggs selling at % cents a dozen,
and the farmers all holding them back for
Thanksgiving, there is pretty good chance
that they will be a drug in the market at 10
cents or less by the time the 27th inst ar
rives.
President Hubert OF Middlebury college
will deliver lecture upon educational mat
tiers, in the chapel Of the Congregational
church on Wednesday evening, 18th inst. 1t
is hoped there will be good attendance on
the part Of the citizens.
On account Of the storm last Sunday
evening the concert 10y the Congregational
Sunday school was postponed to next Sun
day evening. In consequence of this mr.
rangement Rev. Mr. Martins next lecture on
Romans will not be given until Sunday, 23d
inst
Mrs. J. +. Moors Of Greenfield, Mass,
wife of the wel-known Unitarian clergyman,
was in town few days ago and secured sub
scriptions to the amount Of $3.50 among
members Of the Unitarian society. toward
the endowment Of tho Prospect Hill school
for young ladies at Greenfield.
Miss Slason, principal Of the Grammar
school, is slowly recovering her health and
strength, and was able to pay her old charge
visit on Tuesday morning, for the first time
in nearly two months. She hopes to be able
to resume her place in the school at the be-
ginning Of next term.
Owing to the fact that Chantr au was
billed for the next evening after their pro-
posed appearance here. the Liliputian Opera
Company withdrew their Bratteboro engage
ment, and will appear in Greenfield, instead.
on Friday evening. They will probably Wis
1t Brattleboro sometime in January next.
The telegraph announces that the L. S.
postal authorities have stopped the delivery
Of the mails Of the Denver Land Company,
hLbht hhNNiAlht AANLlA uIlthIS OL our IOuTIu
page, and caused the arrest Of the parties con-
nected with it. The character of the con-
Germ was discovered too late TO prevent the
insertion of the advertisement this week.
Canal street residents, these dark nights.
bemoan the lack of a proper illumination of
that thoroughfare and wish the village faith
ers might be induced to place light near
Sewall Morse's residence, where the bend in
the road renders the lights at the church and
school house of no service, and travel in that
vicinity unpleasant, if not dangerous.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church next Sunday, with sermon and sacra.
ment in the morning by Rev. H. A. Spencer
presiding elder. There will be sermon in
the evening by the pastor. Subject: Paul
in the storm, or character predominant, -
the seventh Of the series on the great apostle
The special meetings will be continued next
week, beginning with Tuesday evening, the
presiding elder assisting
In order to give the teachers a chance to
attend the institute at Fayetteville last week.
no session Of the public schools was held on
Friday, and the teachers, suitably sedate
and dignified load, were driven up in one of
Knowlton's coaches on the morning of that
day, returning on Saturday evening Mr..
Bingham's half-hour practical talk on Satur-
day afternoon is spoken of as one of the most
instructive and entertaining features Of the
session.
During the week ending Friday last the
total number Of pieces of mail matter handled
at the Brattleboro post office was 1885. OF
these there were G0GG letters and postals. and
II, 1913 Of second class matter, regular news
paper publications. This shows an average
per day Of lOl1 letters. A weeks count in
September gave an average per day of llO4
letters mailed The total footings of pieces
mailed at the st. Adams office during the
first week in November were 10, 400; at Rut-
land IL, POO; at Keene, n H., l4.474-
which shows an amount of business, as be-
tween the four offices, largely in favor of Brat
tleboro.
The committee having in charge the
complimentary testimonial to be rendered to
Mr.. Crosby on Thursday evening, 10Th inst.
desire ii TO be understood that the invitation
for the evening is general, and that no for
NAL invitations to persons in Brattleboro
"iI Do i''"1N' Auyi Hu"o'cIi VINO may de-
sire invitations TO send to friends out of town,
can obtain them on application to the COM
mittee. The promenade concert will begin
at 8 o'clock Orders for carriages are to be
left at Wizards and tickets may be obtained
at the same place. Music will be furnished
alternately during the evening by the Brat
tleboro orchestra and the Bnttleboro brass
band.
Geo. A. Boyden for eleven years the
genial and popular landlord of the American
House, has retired from the proprietorship.
and is succeeded by Mr.. Frank f. Reed, who,
as clerk of the house for the last five or six
years, is well and fAvorably known to the
travelling public. Mr. Boyden, on the ooca-
sion of his retirement, was presented with