Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-02-23

and examined, and reflected on the subject and ,,o,
debated it with good deal Of ability. After tho AZ.
cussion the subject was submitted to board Of d.
cision composed Of three persons who decided that
the negative had the best Of the argument 1t is usu
al to have paper read at the meetings Of the yceum
but It was omitted that evening on account Of the
lecture.
We must in justice to the speakers say, that we
were greatly interested in the debate, and were con
nrmcd in our long-chershed belief, which we have
often expressed, in the great benefits resulting from
institutions Of this kind. They arouse the mind to
activity, lead to thought, reflection and study, and
help the people to discriminate between truth and or
-ror, good and evil right and wrong and qualify them
the better to judge of public measures and the fitness
Of men in office to discharge their duties. We are
very glad TO hear that a decided improvement has
been going in that neghborhood especially in re-
spect to temperance. It is said there is less liauor
drank than formerly. And no doubt this reform NAV
be traced in part to the yceum, which directs peo-
pies thoughts and aims to something higher and bet
ter than mere sensual indugence also to the abors
of Rev. Mark Carpenter, who for some time has been
aboring there as a Christian teacher. each Sunday
mpressng upon the minds of the people the necessity
Of yielding obedience to those laws which God has
stamped upon our being, whether they relate to the
material or the spiritual part Of our nature Let the
lyceum and the pulpit cooperate with our public
Schools to have more convenient schoohouses better
apparatus, more competent teachers, and more eff
Client committees and superintendent, so that Yer.
mont Shall have reason to be proud of her institutions
Of learning and be able to say Of them rs the Roman
ha'roh said OF her children, "These are my Jewels"
T o Ia,
ooro are hereby warned to meet at the Town Hall on
iuesu'y ON DAY OF March next ut 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
to transact the following business, namely
First 10 choose Moderator to preside at said
meeting.
Second To sec if the town will vote to accept the
law approved Nov 81, 1864, entitled, An Act to pre-
vent Illegal voting, and in addition to CHAPTER fifteen
of the general Statutes
Third. To elect all the Officers which the law
makes 1t the duty of the town to choose In the month
of March annually.
Fourth. TO choose county commissioner under
the act to prevent traffic in Intoxicating liouor an.
proved Nov. 90, 1882
Fifth TO raise money to pay expenses and liabili
ties Of said town.
Sixth. To see if the town will authorize their Sc
lectmen to give new note for the United States de-
posts and have the old notes cancelled.
By request.
Seventh. To see if the town will vote to nav some
compensation to Erastus Smonds, S. w. Wilder. and
Lerenzo Elmer, who were drafted and actually went
into the service of the United States under the call of
the President
Eighth 10 see if the town will vote to pay the su
perlntendent of schools compensation for his servi
ces in addition to what is now paid by the State.
Ninth To see if the town will vote to set off the
lands and buildings of Royal Mixer near the covered
bridge, West Brattleboro to school district No. 8.
Tenth. To see if the town will vote to refund the
sum Of three hundred dollars to each ofsuch persons
as paid said sum into the treasury of the town of
Bratteboro for the purpose of procuring substitutes
Tor such persons to in the armies of the United
States according to terms and conditions adopted at
duIy warned meetings of said town of Bratteboro
heid respectively July I'd August 9th and Dec. 18th
in the year 1864.
Geo. Newman Selectmen.
Samuel Knight of
Samuel Martin, Brattleboro
BrattebOrO, Feb. 20 1S6g