Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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granted to E. b. Carpenter, OF Brattlcboro, and L.
~ Merriam, Of East Poultncy, for improvements
in the manufacture Of melodeons. BY means Of a
single series Of diagonal levers placed between the
Keys and reeds, any gisen tone together with its
octave, octave and fifth. octave and tenth, or oc-
ta'e fifth and tenth, may he sound at the same
time Thus the whole common chord, or part Of
it. may be played by tho depr es single hoy
This arrangement is sld to produce much va
riey and volume of tone with a single set Of reeds
as is usually obtained by the use of two or three.
and at much less expense. These Improvements
can also be applied to organs
/ SrAGrXG.--In most places in New England aud
even in the United States, especially the great
thoroughfares Of travel, railroads have superseded
stages. But on the route between Brattleboro and
Greenfield this operation has been partly reversed
In consequence Of the withdrawal of the sec, |
train on the Connecticut River railroad, a line Of
stages has been put on the route by Sidney Morse,
leaving Brattleboro at half-past six every morning
except Sundays in time to connect with the 94j
train from Greenfield to New York, and leaving
Greenfield on the arrival Of the afternoon southern
train for Brattleboro. By this arrangement per-
sons can 60 through from this place to New York
or return, in one day. The chursh action Of the
Connecticut River railroad managers has made this
course indispensable for the proper accommodation
of citizens. We trust this line will be proper
| ly encouraged especially MS it has originated in q
determination TO meet the just wants Of the public
Since writing the above we learn that this line will
carry the mail commencing this Friday afternoon
RETURNS or BIRrHs, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
We invite the attention of school district clerks and
all others interested to the sec ond and third Sec
tons of the act relating to registry and returns Of
births, marriages and deaths, They are follows :
Sec. 2. The clerks in the several school districts
in each town shall annually in the month of Feb
ruary ascertain from actual inquiry or otherwise
all the births and deaths which have happened in
their respective districts during the year next pre-
ceding the first of January, together with such facts
concerning said births and deaths as are required
by the first section of this act, and shall make an
accurate return thereof TO the clerk of the town in
which such school district Is situated ON or before
the first day Of March, and the said district clerk
or other person or persons authorized to perform
his duties and make such return, shall be entitled
to recover from the treasury Of such town five cents
for each and every birth and death 50 returned
And every person aforesaid who shall neglect or
refuse TO make the return required by this section
shall be liable to fine Of not less than three dol
lars for each neglect or refusal.
Sec. 3. Every justice of the peace or minister
shall make a record of each marriage solemnized
before him, together with all the facts relating to
marriages, required by the first section of this act,
and such justice or minister shall annually, in the
month OF February, or from time to time, return
copy Of the record for the year next preceding the
first day Of january, to the clerk of the town in
which the marriage solemnzed and every per-
as aforesaid who shall neglect or refuse to make
the returns required by this section shall be liable
to fine Of not less than ten dollars for each neg
lect or refusal.
We copy also the following paragraph from the
instructions of the Secretary of State:
To Clerks of School Districts, especially in popu-
lous towns and changing population, it is sug-
ges'ed that much vigilance will be necessary to as
certain all the births and death and requisite cir
cumstances occurring in their precincts and they
are directed to bring their Investigations at the
commencement of the year, and to make their rec
ord each month consecutiyey; and when practi-
cable to state " the apparent cause Of death upon
information derived personally from the physician
who may have attended the deceased
The object of the Statute is unquestionably good,
and the object can be attained only by fithfulness
on the part of the officials named. Cergymen and
physicians occupy position in society to diffuse
information in regard to the subject of Registration
and the advantages which it proposes; and it is
confidently expected that they will cheerfuly con-
tribute their influence TO promote an enterprise
which in its commencement especially calls for their
professional spirit in the advancement of the NOR
al aud sanitary improvements contemplated in the
Statute