Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Standard Tyms.-Ben. X. Chase, Jeweiler in
Cutters Block, has just Sc, up Regulator which,
governed by transit observations. will give the
standard time Of Brattleboro. This time is 8 min
uutes 81 aud four tenths seconds sioirer than Bos
ton time-a difference which those who travel on
Railroads will do well to note Such Efforts for the
general good will meet With their appropriate re-
ward.
Cold Weather.-Tuesday and Wednesday were
he cold days Of the season. Tuesday morning the
Thermometers indicated IA to ls degrees below
nero; at o'clock P. NJ, 10 degrees below; and at
0 P. NJ, 10 10 IS degrees below. Wednesday
morning opened with 20 to 2s degrees below, while
Mt West Dummerston ii was 30 below. Frozen I'm
gers. ears, noses and faces were much more numer-
than recollect seeing before. On weines-
day evening snow in very small quantities com
menoed falling
From our exchanges and telegnphic dispatches
we learn that throughout New England the Their
mometers stood all the way from zero to IS degrees
below.
Village SehoOis.-The Spring term Of the Pri-
mary and intermediate schools in this village COM
men'ei on Monday last The High School will re-
open On MONDAY next under the charge OF MIR VIII
son Aooott' oil Raymond N H. Mr. Abbott is q
graduate CT Dartmouth College of the class Of 1852,
and has since been engaged in teaching, a portion
Of the time as Principal Of the Academy at West
Minister MASS lie CONES well recommended, and
We 'rus' mat he will receive the assistance and CO.
- ~. 1s1 '"'',", 0' 'n'' 'hlage
+, % a'1-ouS uu''ss Us 'eacher'
- = '.r-,. la V4' 'e,'e"sn' are regaruea TOO
'"u'" IN Tue hgn' OF mere h'reings' having duties
Pe,'0'in '0r ~i'en 'ney are to receive siipulat-
cd salary, but in the discharge Of which no one is
Interested II we would have good schools parents
especially must visit them, manifest an interest in
the education of their children and in the school,
otherwise the best teachers will labor almost in
vain.
Of this village will be held at Revere Hall on saiur-
day evening, 10th inst, to see IL the village will
accept the amendments to their charter, made BY
the last Legislatures to sec what disposition win be
made Of No. Engine, and il the village will pur-
chase new engine, and 300 feet of hose; and to
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VermoRt Domesfie Missionary Soeieiv.--The
rcp.s 50 t..is soossty fos, this eS.u,. s;ucs .he
annual meeting, have been as follows, Brattleboro
East, sI79,7l; West Brattleboro, s59. 10; Dunn
merston. ss.ls; Fayetteville, s2I so; Grafton.
sio,62; West Halifax, s3s, so; Putney, s47.I2:
TOwnshend. 1892; Westminster East. s14. 80:
West; $ls, so; windham, s2l 90
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Closing peba,ine Lvcsuu,, :, w.s,.,. ~, ia
its last meeting (per notice. at the Congregational
Meeting House in the villarge Of North Warisboro,
on Thursday evening. February 22d. 1855. Qncs-
ton for discussion
'Are the principles of the Kansas and Nebraska
bill right. and was the passage Of the same. with
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, justiha-
BILE |"
EnAsnus PInrros is to argue the affirmative;
for the negative IAN who choose to come" Each
side to occupy 10 minutes, alternately, until either