Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-24
Local Intelligence,



pondent Of the Boston Advertiser
The asylum officials advertise for infor-
nation Of Joseph Legassy, Frenchman who
recently took French leave" Of the institu-
ton.
C. G.. Green has MT been appointed liq-
uor agent, and states moreover, that he will
not, under any circumstances accept the Of
fee.
r. X. Barrows takes the lead in the cor
set trade, as usual. His new advertisement
this week calls attention to several novelties
in this line.
At the Unitarian church the Rev. j. i.
Green, the pastor will preach next Sunday
morning at 1880 Subject 'Does II pay to
be n Christian 2"
Cheney q Clapp have a special exhibit
bition and sale for few days of a lot Of fine
do well to avail themselves.
1t will be seen by reference to our advcr-
Using columns that this falls teachers insti-
tute for this county will be held at Fayette-
vile Nov 9Th, eth and Sth.
As will be seen by reference to our nd
vertising columns, the valuable aud desirable
homestead Of the late DIR. j. p. Warren, on
Green street is offered for sale.
Miss NIargretta Scott will speak at the
close OF the service in the St Michaes Epis-
copal church next Sunday evening Her sub
ject will be, mission work in Africa"
Mr.. Geo. A. Hunt, for six years past dep
uty collector Of internal revenue in this dis
trict, and previous to that an assistant assessor
in that department, died on Tuesday. He
had been confined to his house by lingering
| illness for several months
j. A. Taylor lost the near horse Of his
bay span, u valuable and highly. prized animal,
on Monday morning, from kick from mate
while standing in the stable floor The kick
| fractured a fore leg so that the horse was
worthless and it was necessary to kill hun.
Miss EMILY Humphrey, who was princi-
pal of our Grammar school for the three
! years prior to Miss Slason's coming here has
this week taken Miss Slasons place, and will
remain until such time as the latter is able to
return to her duties, which, it is hoped, will
be in the course Of a few weeks. Miss Roys
returns to-day.
j. S. Brown and wife were peltcd with
| eggs on Elliot street last Thursday evening,
by party Of young roughs as they were re-
turning from a temperance meeting. 1t is
not supposed that any responsible person had
a hand in the affair, but it was an outrageous
| occurrence, aud one Of kind which is al
ways sure to stir up public sentiment against
the parties engaging in it.
A parish meeting of the Uuiyersalist So
ciety will be held at the vestry Of the church
on Friday evening at o'clock. 4 full and
prompt attendance is especially desirable
The audience room Of the church is this week
undergoing renovation, including painting,
tinting the walls, and the laying of new car
pets For this reason no services will be held
next Sunday.
1t is proposed to have a course of lee
lures by home talent this winter. in the new
Crosby hall, and a meeting of those interest
ed is to be held at the Office of Cudworth &
Childs next Monday evening. The PROPOSE
ton is good one. We have men of learning
and talent among US who, we doubt not will
be willing to contribute of their stores of wis
dom to the edifcation and entertainment of
their fellow citizens and make the undertake
ing a success. The hall will be ready for oc-
cupancy about Nov 18th.
Mr.. L. W. Frink, well-known to all our
people as an expert in the watchmakor's and
jewellers trade, 10 soon to open a shop in DIR.
Gregg's drug store, where he will give atten-
ton to everything in the way of fine watch,
clock, and jewelry repairing. Mr.. Frink's
long term of service with Mr.. Trip has Civ
en- him an intimate acquaintance with every
part of his business, while his excellent char
acter and pleasing manners have won him the
confidence Of all who know him. We cor
daily bespeak for the young man share of
the patronage Of the town and county.
The address delivered by Mr. Edward
Conant, State Superintendent of public in
struction. in the High school room, last
Thursday evening, was a sound and able pro
ductiou, the outgrowth, Enthusiastically, of
well maturcd thought, and much practical eX-
perience in educational work 1t is a matter
for regret that, with the ample notice given,
the parents of the village should not have
evinced an intelligent interest in the edu-
cation of their children by full attendance
upon the lecture.
Alt lbHtllldhltI-NItutThl Itluhth W
scind the obnoxious postal order referred to
last week but, rs taking off the curse, it is
announced that pOstmasters and route agents
will continue to exercise common sense in
forwarding letters, of whose destination they
are certain. The main object of the order is
TO prevent postal employees from guessing at
the destination or changing the direction of
lattars about ,pl1pl thaNs mr. tba,r
have heretofore been in the habit of doing.
Hereafter people who are careless in address
ing their correspondence must be so at their
own risk.
Tho Charles City (Ia.) Intelligencer of
last week contains an Rpprecative notice of
the late Hon. VIM. b. Fairfield, who died at
Hudson, n. Y, on the l4th inst.-a gentle
man who was well known to many people in
this vicinity. Mr. Fairfield's mother was a
native of Chesterfield, N. H. He was born
in Hudson, N, Y. in 1885, was graduated at
Hamilton College in 1855, admitted to the
bar in 1886, and in the latter year settled in
Charles City, In, where lie soon became a
leading lawyer and citizen. From 1864 I'M
til he resigned the office in 1870, he was
judge of the 18th Iowa judicial district where
he held high rank as an able, candid, and i'm
partial jurist
Kindergarten hall was filed on Tuesday
evening with music-loying audience, to lis
ten to the class exercises of Prof. Alexander's
pupils. The frequent and hearty applause
ELECTED testified to the pleasure and satisfac-
ton of the audience. Mr.. Alexander stated,
in justice to the young men, that no special
preparation had been made he proposed to
give no concert, it was simply specimen of
their weekly class drill The excellence of
the time in the singing, and the promptness
with which all the pieces followed each 9TH
er, bore evidence of the thoroughness of the
drill, and the gentlemanly, intelligent, yet
modest bearing of the young men showed