THE VERMONT PHOENIX AND RECORD AND FARMER Friday, December 4, 1885 Brattleboro Rev. C. H. MERRILL of West Brattleboro will preach at the Centre church next Sunday. Rev. Wm. L. JENKINS will preach at the Unitarian church next Sunday in exchange with Mr. CROTHERS. The bailiffs have given a policeman's commission to T. W. EASON, the night watchman in CROWELL's building. E. H. PUTNAM was chosen commander of Sedgwick Post, G. A. R., at the annual meeting held Wednesday evening. the national board of fire underwriters has posters up offering a reward of $250 for the detection and conviction o fthe incendiar;y who fired the buildings at West Dummerston. Elroy STODDARD, an exoerienced miller, has fitted up the grist-mill connected wit BARRETT's machine shop. Next Sunday evening Rev. E. W. WHITNEY will give a lecture to young people. Michael HIGGINS, an Irish boy, whose home is on Elliot street, fell backward through a hatchway at the Estey shop yesterday and received a spinal injusry, though it is hoped that the case will not prove serious. The ladies of the Green street book club met with Mrs. A. H. HINES Wednesday evening for their annual supper and sale of books. E. P. WHITE writes from Sioux Falls, Dak., that one of the luxuries enjoyed by himself and family at Thanksgiving was Townshend apples at $3per barrel, and he says they found the quality far superior to that of the native fruit. The coal with which they keep warm costs $11.50 a ton. Mr. EDWARD's of the firm of Edwards & Lillis has spent several days this week in market selecting specialities in holiday goods for the firm's customers. A. C. DAVENPORT informs us that he has received about one-half of Littell's Living Age to complete the 68 volumes lately gven to the Brattleboro Free Library. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. ROGERS gave a party last evening at their residence on Clark street, in commemoration of their 13th wedding anniversary. At November meetings of the Chautauquan Loyal Circle Miss Nora PROSSER gave a summary of the first book of Caesar, and Miss WILDER a selection, "Virgina." Dr. WEBSTER returned Monday from his trip to Orangeburg, Sc., to leave his wife at this father's for the winter. Mrs Webster endured the journey well and appeared to receive benefit from the change. Mrs. EDDY reamains with her for the present. It was reported in the Boston Journal yesterday that Henry M. BURT of Newton, Mass. has been seriously ill with pneumonia for a week past. Mr. Burt is well known in Brattleboro as a former newspaper man here and the editor o f the little volume of "Attracctions of Brattleboro." The Rutland Herald says "Henry C. HARRIS of Centre Rutland goes to Des Moines to live. Mr. Harris will open a dry goods store with a cousin, Hardie C. HARRIS. Hardie C. Harris is a son of Chas. Harris of West Brattleboro and was brought up here. He is well remembered in this village as a clerk in the grocery store of Frost & Goodhue. The Centre Congregational church, at its meeting held last Friday evening voted unanimously to concur with the society in extending a call to the Rev. Chas. O. DAY, and chose Deas. C. F. THOMPSON, W. A. DUTTON and B. A. CLARK a committee to join with the committee from the society in completing and carrying out the necessary arrangements. The society at the adjourned meeting held on Monday evening chose James M. TYLER, D. D. HARRIS and E. C. CROSBY a committe to act with the committee from the church. Mrs. D. S. SHERWIN is going to Neponset, Mass. Miss Nellie YEAW has taken the local agency for John B. Gough's new book. Miss Mary DONNELL andher mother will occupy the tenement in Retting's building recently vacated by John RETTING, Jr. Mr. and Mrs CONNORS has moved from the Ranger & Thompson building into the DICKERMAN house on Elliot street, and C. B. PARK has moved from Tyler block to the tenement--(the rest missing) Mr. BROOKS has decided on the five trustees inwhom he will vest his proposed gift to the town, and the general plan fo the library building, which was submitted to these trustees on Wednesday evening, has taken Definite shape. The trustees whom Mr. Brooks names are, besides himself, Hon. B. D. HARRIS, Dr. Joseph DRAPER, Hon. J. M. TYLER and Col. J. J. ESTEY. (There is a lengthy description of the size and layout of the building.) -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT