Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-04-23
Local Intelligence.


Henry c. Nash, one of the selectmen of
the town, has removed from this village to
West Brattleboro.
Rev. II. N. Richardson has been on
gagged to continue the supply of the Unita-
rian pulpitin this village for three months.
The examination of teachers for Brat
tleboro this season will take place at Cen
treville school house on Saturday, May LIST,
ten o'clock, A. M.
Joseph Clark of this village has sold
out his business to Geo. IL. Clark and Fred
eric Franks, who will continue the same at
the Old Stand, under the firm name of
Clark q Franks.
Our thanks are rendered to Senators
Morrill, and Edmunds, and to our Repre-
sentative, Judge Poland, for various i'm
portant public documents which they have
been so kind as to send us.
The season for making maple sugar has
been more favorable than was anticipated,
and fully an average crop has been gather
ed. There were sent from this village by
the express alone, from April 9th to the
10th, 1851 pounds, over 1854 tons.
The churn advertised in our paper by
G.. w. Holton, has been tried at Richards
Bradley's farm, and pronounced a very SUI
perior article, making more butter than
other churns from the same amount of
cream, and In much shorter time.
The season for cleaning and repairing
| has fairly commenced. George Howe has
been making important repairs in his
dwelling house, in which the skill and
taste OF Sewell Morse in making stair rails
and bannisters, and of Messrs Baker d At
wood in painting and papering have been
well displayed.
On the 18th inst, II brilliant auroral
display was seen by many OF our citizens.
The newspapers East and West, North and
South at least as far as Richmond, Va, CON
tain notices Of this respondent phenome-
non, which is described by some as being
of the most brilliant colors and covering
the whole sky.
Rev. ID. ii. Ranney, agent of the Yer
mont State Temperance Society, gave an
able lecture at the Centre church, last Sun
day evening, going over the past history OF
the temperance reform in the State, its sue
ccsses and failure, and drawing thereirom
many pertinent suggestions, useful TO the
friends of temperance in reference to pres
ent and prospective action.
The concert given by the singing school
at its close on Thursday evening, the 18th
inst, was highly commended by those
present. Several of the pupils exhibited
musical talents of high order; and under
the tutorship of Prof. Wyman, the progress
made by the entire class is highly satisfac-
tory. The concert was worthy of a larger
attendance.
Our village readers will be panied to
learn of the death Of Zenas Dillingham;,
for some years business partner with Mr..
Peleg Barrows, in this village Mr. Dill
lingham was young man of good charac-
ter and fair ability, and his early death,
though not unexpected, will be read with
regret He died of consumption, on Sum
day, April 18th, at Edgartown, Mass.
Monday next, April Goth, will be OBJ
served throughout the United States as a
day of Thanksgiving by the Odd Fellows,
in commemoration of the filtieth anniver-
sary of the establishment of that Order on
this continent. The Brethren in this town
and vicinity contemplate observing the day
by an address b. Brother c. 4. Miles, at
the Hall of Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 5, and
a supper at the Revere House.
THE Montreal train due here at AS Sat
urday morning, 17th inst, ran into guam
tity of earth that had washed upon the
track, about mile below Bellows Falls.
The engine and tender were thrown from
the track and badly wrecked. The baggage
and smoking car was also thrown from the
track and the passengers badly shook up,
but none seriously injured. The engineer
and fireman saved themselves by leaping
into the mire, where they sank to their
waists. The train was under full Roadway
at the time.
The following letters were advertised
at the post-oflice, in this village on Thurs
day, April p, 1901
Gents-J. Atwater, a. b. Barrett, d. Il.
Burrell, l.. w. Boxer, John Bingham, VIM.
+. Bennett, Horace Cole, II. W. Dunton
Warren Doolttlc, George s. Gage, c. IL.
Hopkins, Daniel b. Mills, Charley Pierbe,
+. w. Potter, J. w. Pettis, J. T.. Scott, Da-
Vd B. Wyatt, James Warden, John w.
York, 5. IL. Willis,
Ladios-Annie j. Gains, Mrs, May Cogs-
well, Aunice Il, Harris, Sarah W, Ingalls,,
Emma l.. Lester, Mrs. Maria f, Lawton
Mrs. Hattie Persons, Belinda Small, Mrs
Dollie +. Stewart, Hattie T.. Sawyer, Geor-
ga Starke, Maria Sholdis.
Held for Postage-Mrs. Cynthia A. Bar
rctt Fayetteville, VT; Teuman f. Buck
Poultney, VT
Returned for Better Dlrection-Samuel
Ballinger, Eldridge Hill, 7. o., New Jer-
scy,