Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-20
Local intelligence.


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copies.
Cheney & Clapp's large assortment Of
Foley's Bank Gold Pens, is worthy the at-
tention of our readers.
M. N. Clark has bought of j. Estev a.
Co. one of the new dwelling houses recent
ly erected by them south of their now shops.
for $4,000.
j ohm w. Works has sold his two dwell |
lng-houses on Clark street to Il. A. Wild !
or. Possession to be given the first of
April next.
Rev. M. ii. Harris will give the sixth |
lecture of the course to young men, in the
Universalist church next Sunday evening. !
Subject, "Business." All the young men
arc cordially invited.
Our traditional "January thaw" came
duly to hand last week, despite the fact
that there was very little snow to melt
concluding with a moderate rain from the
northeast ON Sunday and Monday.
AT the village meeting held on Monday
evening last, it was voted to raise n tax of
25 cents on the dollar Of the grand list to
pay the expenses of the coming year. The
members of the fire department are to be
| paid the same as heretofore.
The ladies of the Universalist society
are making arrangements for their animal
fair and festival. to be held at the Town
Hall on Wednesday evening. Feb. 1. The
programme will include all the customary
attractions - which means, of course,
"good time" for all.
The number of depositors at the WIND
nam Provident institution for Savings las
reached 10, 900. The annual meeting of the
trustees of this institution was held on
Wednesday last, and list of the officers
chosen, together with the auditors report,
will be found on the next page.
Let none who possess a taste for the Gu
rious and wonderful in nature fail To he
prese mt at the lectures to be given by Prof.
Richards at the town hall on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of next week. The sub
jects chosen-Oxygen, 1.-THE Matter King"
and Hydrogen, 1.-THE Matter QUEEN
illustrated as they will be by numerous
and brilliant experiments, cannot fail to
interest and instruct. Wherever delivered,
these lectures have not failed to receive the
highest encomiums.
We see by the Rutland papers that
Henry Hall is delivering lectures in that
town and several ether places to the great
acceptance of his hearers. The Herald in
recent issue speaks thus of him: Henry
Halls lecture "IIelp Yourself" delivered
last Saturday evening nj Wallingford. was
an able and instructive one. having prac-
teal application to the youth of our land
Every young man in our land should hear
il. Wonder if some of orr lecture ossocia-
deliver his lectures?
The benefits of life insurance are well
illustrated in the case of Charles II. Rem
, ington. who recently died in this village.
At the time of his death he held n ii fe noli-
, cy of $4,000 in the Etna Life Insurance Co.
i, of Hartford. CT. obtained some six wears
since through Il. b. Campbell. During the
, past wear he assigned $500 of II to Miss E.
, L. Cassidy, who took care of him during
his protracted sickness. The claim was
, paid by Campbell & Cudworth during the
past week-the $500 to Miss Cassidy and the
e balance TO VIM. s. Foster, administrator.
9 This goes to Mr.. Remngton's aged father
at South Royalton, Mass, whose last days
= VIII be made brighter by this timely assist
b. ance.
we are glad to learn of the success OF
our Vermont boys, who have gone 10 dis
pant States, and are engaged in profitahe
anu honorable pursuits one OF our SUD-
scr'Ders' D. L. Robinson, who went from
c Newiahe 10 feoria, ILLINOIS, ana Is one oil
:. company extensively engaseu III t1e houi
e pusihcss' Oh Sehuiig us pay lor the fiH'
Nh, 'ne otner uay' "riteS' we nave no"
'aNeh tnc 1 hENiA fourteen years. since We
Q i09'uou hoio'-"re "'""ys siau 10 see II, w
Is utmost rs eoou Us reuter- from nome
anu 'no euItoria' lialer Is luilF UP III sen
t tilneht ana progress 10 the demands OF the
7 present 'lule' Although western man
D my INTERESTS are largely luehtical Win
yours as through our irlehds H. crosby
! Oo'' we lurhish your heiShDors some Zo,oO'
e p"rreis oil hour per year.
S "A discourse was delivered at the Town
Hall on Sunday evening, Jan. 10, by Pres.
ldent blanchard OF Wheaton College, Ill.,
ION the relation of Secret Societies to the
Christian religion preceded by remarks
from son of Mr.. Blanchard, who is EN-
+. ployed as agent and lecturer by the nation
al organization opposed to secret societies
!. recently organized at Chicago. The speak
3 ers ana subject were appropriately intro
r duced by Gen. j. w. Phelps of this place
v Masonry, being the "mother" of most o
It the secret organizations Of our country ant
n the most strongly organized of them all
: was, of course, the chief object of attack
i and the ground taken and maintained
: was that masonry assumed the character o
J. religion, and that its tendency and pre-
v cepts, as inculcated by the highest masonic
authorities, were at war with Christianity
@ As illustrative of the power of masonry, i
n was stated that, while the members Of tho