Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-08
Local Intelligence.
nrattleiIOrO.

Cheney Clapp have tricks without
Straw" Judge Tourgee's new novel, on sale
Work has at length been commenced on
the now street running from Forest square to
Asylum street.
The "Jollities Combination are an
nounced for entertainments here-Eoy. 18Th
and goth.
The farm belonging to the II. C. Aldricb
estate was sold at auction Tuesday, to War
rem Doolittle, for $500.
There will be vesper service in the
Uniyersalst church next Sunday evening AZ
o'clock. All are cordially invited
p. b. Francis is laying 700 feet Of iron
pipe at the lower end of the aqueduct which
supplies his tenement houses on Elliot street.
Charles Sargents place, which failed to
sell at auction on the 10Th, has since been
sold to II. X. Chamberlain. Price $1,000
Additional portraits of Garfield and Ar.
thur have been received and are now ready
for distribution at Chamberlain's store.
The Guard and Battery boys reachedlome
bv special train about midnight last night
They report very pleasant time at the mus
ter
The annual meeting Of the shareholders
of the Brattleboro Library Association will
be held at the library next Wednesday even.
ing.
Mr. George Edgar, who played here in
Othello last spring, will appear two evenings
next week at Crosby hall with his Shakes.
pearian company. This is the best news Of
the season for amusementgoers.
j S. Austin, the champion corn.husker
busked - bushels for A. F. Waite one day
this week. This is four bushels better than
his record in 1876 and 1877, in each Of which
years he husked 20 bushels in day.
The White Mountain express train was
taken of for the season last Saturday. The
afternoon mail train from the north returns
to its old time of 430, and the Wilmington
and Jacksonville stages leave at O'Clock
p. Nj. instead of s. as heretofore.
Have you seen the cometI Its position
is near Alpheta in the Northern Crown.
which is u short distance above the beautiful
red star, Arcturus, low down in the north
western sky. It's head is very bright, and
the tail is estimated to be degree in length
West River valley real estate already be.
gins to feel the good effects of the new rail-
road A Jamaica farm, the holder of a $3.50
mortgage on which has been afraid to fore.
close lest he should lose part Of his money
has now been sold for S10O0-and all on &c.
count Of the railroad.
The affairs of the Bratteboro cemetery
association are said to be badly mixed, deye
opmcnts showing that in some cases Waite,
who had the management in his hands sold
the same lot to different persons. The lot
given TO Mrs Burchard year ago proves to
have been previously sold 10 a man who paid
for it and took deed.
The Detamey editor concludes TO wear the
epithet which We gave him two weeks ago
that of IAN inscriptions, braggart boor, and
an upprncipled, contemplate liar" The coat
seems to fit him well. 1t is an interesting
position for young man to be in who claims
TO be an exponent of independence and
reform
In a series of Sunday evening lectures at
the Unitarian church, Rev. Mr.. Green is to
give a sketch of the theology and religion Of
some of the races and nations of antiquity,
contrasting these with the theology aud 7eli.
gion of more recent times. These lectures
are TO commence at O'Clock on each Sunday
evening.
DR.. II. d. Holton performed ovariotomy
upon the person of Miss Hattie Amsdsn Of
Londonderry, who is now with her sister in
this village on Wednesday. The operation
was successful, and up to this time the con-
ditoa OF the patient Is favorable for her re-
coyery. The weight OF the tqmor was 81 lbs.
This is the sixth time which DR.. Holton has
performed this delicate and difficult opera
ton.
A story is current that whes Col. J. %.
Mead was en- route to Wilmington on the
stage last Tuesday afternoon he left that con-
veyGnce at West Brattleboro because the
driver stopped at Jones's hotel in order, as he
(Col. Mead supposed, to let certain passen-
gers go in and brace up" The rigidly tenn
perauCe colonel couldn't endure this, and he
therefore took his travelling bag aud waited
over to the next morning when he took pri-
waite conveyance and went to the Wilmington
fair to deliver his address
The second annual festival of the parish
choirs of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont,
which was held last week in St. Paups church,
Burlington, was largely attended, and was in
every way a profitable and successful occa-
sion The choir of St Mchacrs church of
this village was present, accompanied by the
rector-Rev. Mr.. Collins assisting the Rt
Rev. Bishop Bissell in the service of evening
prayer on Thursday afternoon. The next fes-
tival will probably be held with the church at
Woodstock.
The delegates from the Bra .tleboro Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union, who were
in attendance on the State convention OF the
Vermont branch of this organization, held at
Montpelier last We, k, bring home very inter
esting reports of this sixth annual convention
The appearance of Miss Frances f. Willard,
BIthluFul VI the NhAlOnhl woman n temper
ance Union. an organization of CO. 900 ladies,
was greeted with great enthusiasm, At the
closing session of the convention on Thursday
evening Aiqs Willard gave q very effective
address in the Methodist church
Somebody pulled down every one or tns
posters which John nunleyy put out thia
week, advertising his house for sale. This
isn't the frsa case Of the kind that has come
to our knowledge; the Democrats have been
good deal troubled to keep up their bils
this summer The sneaks who engage in
such business should be detected aud pun
ished neutrality-suspicious. Of last 'oeek
il is our own impression that the posters
we're pulled down by our local Sixth Ward"
Democrats, to enable them the more elIectu.
ally to deface the town with their "999"-the
figures which represent the number of cents
paid per pair by Gen. Hancock for his corsets.
''Sneaks" who pull down auction bills are bad
enough, but they are not always the worst
which infest a community.
A PROCLAMATION ON THE LIQUOR QUESTION
a continual complaint from both parties
about the sale Of spirituous liquors, oblges
me to issue this suGgesiian and proclamation
First, that all persons wishing TO purchase
the article would do we'll to Obtain a supply
ho"i anu hii persons having supply on manu-
for sale, would do well to sell or otherwise
dispose Of it prior TO Saturday night, Oct, 90,
1850, being assured that, prior to that time,
shall take no notice of any sale so made but
at that time the unlawful sale Of liquor will
cease in Brattiebors
The above means business. The seleotIel,
will please take notice that the law makes i
their duty to appoint, and the commissioner
to commission, a man to furnish such an arti-
Gle as the people want. The agency was aban-
doned many years ago, being unable to com
pete with outsiders. As the outside business
will positively cease on the 93l instant, the
sooner the appointment the better.
W, II. ALEX AMBER, Grand Juror.
RrAttlehoro, Oct. 7, 1850.