Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-21
Local Intelligence.


Congregational chapel next Sunday evening
"A. V. Cox has so far recovered from his
late injury as to be able to return to his store
Rev. Z. W. Whitney will preach at tho
| Universalist church next Sunday, morning
and evening.
Rev. J. i. Green will deliver the second
lecture in the citizens course, and DIR. Bruce
the third.
Canal street people are to have their
| prayed-for street lamp between Scwall Morse's
and Harvey Houghtons.
Crosby hall was lighted up on wednes-
day evening and thrown open for the inspec-
] ton of all who cared to look in
Our snow storm of Tuesday was severe
along Lake Champain, and extended through
| New England to Maine and the provinces.
Rev. Mr.. Green, in his next Sunday
evening lecture, will examine the popular
theory of the inspiration Of the Bible.
! -Messrs. Davis & Haskins, the well-known
jobbers in woodwork, have gone into the
manufacture Of children's sleds
Mr. Geo. NJ. Fisk has retired from the
firm of Fisk 4 Eddy, dealers in oysters, ton
! ic beer, etc, on account of i'll health.
The new iron bridge on Elliot street has
been completed and is now passable for
teams, though the grading is not entirely
finished.
j. G.. Smith has rented the room in CoX's
building lately occupied by E. NJ. Douglas,
for the better accommodation Of his under
taking business
%. L. Crawford for several years past
express messenger between Brattleboro and
New London, is soon to change to the Boston
and Albany road
The proposed lecture by President HUI
bert of MddleLury college, on Wednesday
| evening, was abandoned in consequence Of
! the college difficulties.
-Chanfrau, notwithstanding bis national
reputation drew only small house on Sat
urday evening. The tickets were too high,
| for one thing
Thanksgiving services will be held in the
! Unitarian church on Thursday the 27th, at
II o'clock. Rev. }. b. Green will preach.
Union services will be held at the Con
gregationRl church on Thanksgiving day
morning at II o'clock, Rev Mr.. Martin
! preaching the sermon.
Correspondents and advertisers should
remember that The PHOENIX goes to press a
day earlier than usual next week, and send in
their favors on Tuesday at the latest.
A street report has it, this morning, that
George Arnold Of IIinsdale, man well
known in BrattloJoro, committed suicide by
| shooting at - o'clock last night.
There will be a dance at tho Vernon ho-
tel next Wednesday evening, and to accom-
modate Brattleboro parties wishing to attend,
special train will leave here at half past
seven returning at the close Of the dance.
-Apropos Of the mud in that locality. some
body was wickedly sarcastic enough to stitch
up n placard in front Of Marshall 4 Ester
brooks block, near the bridge on wedaes-
day, with the legend, Fishing allowed here :;
bait behind the block"
The telegraph brought the sad announce
ment on Monday that Mr. VIM. f. Yelling
| ton, prosperous farmer Of West Randolph,
who married Miss p. c. Stoddard Of this vii
lage only two weeks ago, had committed sui
eide by hanging Mr.. Wellington was I'M
| doubtedy insane
The Anthony Il Ellis company gave
very good presentation of Uncle Toms Cab
in to a moderate sized house on Tuesday
evening. The parts of PAineds FItcler and
! Gumption cute, MARKS, the lawyer, Era and
| ToPsy, were especially well taken, and one
might go far to see them surpassed.
Mr.. Harvey Whitaker has lately invented
an improved siphon for bringing water from
springs and wells for which lie has received
letters patent. He is now engaged in con-
structng one with the working parts of glass,
in order that its operation may be visible to
the eye. The apparatus is claimed to work
very satisfactorily.
Tho Mirror Of the World" which is to
be given at the Congregational chapel on
Saturday evening Of this week promises to
be fine entertainment. The views, to be
shown by means Of a stereopticon, with
| powerful lime light embrace a great variety
Of noted scenes, both American and foreign,
and We have every reason to believe that they
will be brought out in q very perfect and en-
| joyable manner.
| The use Of the word handled" in last
weeks item, giving figures of mail count at
the post office, perhaps conveyed a wrong
impression to some readers, Is, 935 being the
total number Of pieces Of all classes, sent
from the Brattleboro office, instead Of all
matter handled, The average number Of
pieces of first class matter, letters and pos
tails -haEdled per week, mailed, received and
in transit, is about 1000, or $3.50 per day.
All Of the little folk, and good many
children Of larger growth, will be de-
| lighted to learn that the veritable and genu-
inc General and Mrs. Tom Thumb (Hee La
| -. VI. ~
of other little people, will visit Brattleboro on
Thanksgiving day, giving performances af-
ternoon and evening. The troupe have re-
Gently completed a tour Of the British prov
inces, and have also played successful en-
| gagement in Boston, where their enthusiastic
reception proved anew the fact that the en-
tertainments given by these diminutiye spec
linens of humanity have a charm which is
"ever new and never old"
The young Italian, Angelo Gavlarino.
who has his nut stand by the town hall en-
trance, deserves the thanks and liberal pat
ronage of our people for the faithful and uu-
ob;rusive way in which besides attending to
his own business, he keeps the pavement
swept, and the post Office steps free from
mud, snow and ice, to say nothing of a
sweeping of the floor about the entrance two
or three times day. This is the first time
| within our recollection that those awkward
town hall steps have been kept in such condi-
ton in snowy or freezing weather that aged
or infrm people could get up or down them
without imminent peril to life or limb. Pat
ronize the boy, and give him pleasant word
j. J, Estey's bay pony, "Prince," met
with a singular accident last Friday evening
Mr.. Estey was driving home with his little
boys, from the vicinity of the post office, af-
ter dark, and when passing the Brooks House
stable entrance on High street, teaming
wagon backed towards him, from the rear of
which hay-pole projected, unnoticed. The