Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-01-13
Son.. Ago
Happenings Of January, 1872.
Taken from the Files Of
The Phoenix.

Our community was startled rather
than surprised by the intelligence re-
ceived on Sunday that James Fisk, IL.
had been murdered in cold, blood by Id
ward s. Stokes. The affair occurred lat
the Grand Central hotel in New York
city on Saturday afternoon tJanuary 81
Stokes firing three shots from d revol
the main staircase of the hotel.7A de
tailed account of the affair win be
found in another column of this mum.
Der of the Phoenix. go
A. b. Smonds has sold the building on
Elliot street known as the Simonds
block to John l.. Simonds of Guilford
for $4,000.
The stockholders of the Vermont Ma
tional Bank, at their annual meeting on
Tuesday, reelected their old board of
officers, namely, Wells Goodhue, presi-
dent; George $. Dowley. cashier; .direc-
tors, Wells Goodhue, Lafayette Clark
w. p. Cune, c. n. Davenport, W. H.
ROCKWELL jr.
The stockholders of the First Ma
tional bank, at their annual meeting
tuesday, chose the following directors
n. b. Williston, +. Tyler, w. p. Rich
ardson, O. II. Post, Francis Goodhue, G.
+. Thompson, j. NJ. Tyler, II. c. Will
lard $. NJ Waite. The other officers re-
main the same as last year.
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Rumors of small pox case on Green
street have been afoat for the past few
days, but without Foundation. No case
of this kind has vet occurred in town
but the prevalence of the disease in
other towns admonishes us to be on our
guard and adopt precautionary meas
ures against so dreaded foe.
A movement is on foot for a county
temperance convention to be held in
this place the evening of Jan. "a. Such
convention would doubtless be pro.
ductive of good.
The Centerville people are alive to
their interests of their locality and
With others are subscribing literally fol
n Joint stock company TO engage in the
manufacture of furniture, with shops
located on the site now owned by
George Salisbury and formerly occupied
by Wheeler IS axe factory. Thirty thou
sand dollars is the amount to be raised
of which over $1,000 has already beer
pledged.
The. young people of the Universalist
society will give grand entertainment
at the town hall on Friday and Satur
day evenings of this week, consisting OF
an alegorical representation of JOSEPH
and his Brethren, under the direction OF
c. s. Frost of Providence, r. l. We an
ticipate a delightful entertainment and
crowded houses.
On Thursday evening of last week, r
+. Hosford and wife of West Brattle
boro were agrecably surprised by large
number of citizens of the village, who
with many assurances of friendship anC
good will. presented Mr. Hosford will
a very valuable watch. He has for the
past three years been superintendent OF
the Sabbath school.g The gift, with the
Egopd fechRE which bipromptRd -it,- will
make this memorable occasion to Mr.
and Mrs. IIosford.
Putney: The new town hall is TO b,
dedicated on the evening of Jan. Is by
an address from the Hon. Sidney Smitl
of Worcester. Mass. The exercises viii
he followed by dancing and supper il
the hall. A general attendance is eX
pected.-
IIinsdale: Some of our active and in
fluential citizens are making an effort
to suppress the liquor traffic here. Fol-
the time being the effort appears 70 b'
successful. All vendors here of ntoxi
eating beverages have succumbed to The
majesty of the prohibitory law mos
readily, but not .cheerfully. We trus
the new order of things win be condu
Give to the public welfare-if continued