Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-03-22
Local Intelligence
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heavy drifts.
The annual school meeting in district
No. 2, will be held at the high school build
ing on Tuesday evening next.
Campbell & Cudworth have sold Il. q.
Davis's house on Clark street to u. y.
Blanchard of Burlington, for $780,
The Connecticut river is now covered
by solid and very thick and strong sheet
of leo from Canada to Long Island Sound.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris will give lecture
in the Universalist church next Sunday
evening. Subject, "Unlversal Salvation
the Bible Doctrine
Prof. Huntingtons lecture on Friday
evening of last week was thnly attended
The chief interest of the lecture lay in the
views, which were fine.
-Wanted-a touch of that "etherial
mildness" which the poets sing of in con-
nection with the Spring months also a
"winged harbinger" or two, just to give us
some inkling of warmer weather.
Miss NJ. c. Cooke, teacher of vocal and
instrumental music, presents her card in
another column, and solicits her share of
the public patronage. Miss Cooke is from
Providence r. l., and comes with high
reputation as teacher.
j. w. Frost and wife returned on Tues
day from their trip TO the Southwest. They
report green peas, beets, and all sorts of
vegetables abundant in Mississippi, and
everything as forward as in June or July
with us. Just think of it--and shiveri
The Austin House, corner Eighth
90. 1. -
townsman o. l.. Austin, will prove a con-
venient headquarters fer Brattleboro peo-
pie when visiting New York. Read the
advertisement we publish and bear in
mind the location.
Prof Kimball's class of singers propose
to gives concert some time during the last
week in March, provided sufficient encour
agement is offered. The school has been
quite successful one, and embraces suffi-
cent talent to ensure good concert if un-
dertaken. We hope to see the project car
red out.
The few who attended the entertain
ment given by Rosa ID Erina on Thursday
evening of last week express themselves
well pleased with her voice; but for a sin
gle, unasssted artist TO hold the interest of
| an audience throughout an entire evening
is well nigh out of the question, and for
the artists sake, at least, ought never to be
attempted.
The Boston Traveller learns that the
report of DR.. Richards prostration with
softcning of the brain, at Montreal, was so
far incorrect as that his disease was simply
congestion of the brain, caused by the in
tense cold. He has returned home to Bos-
ton, IL rapidly recovering, and will in a
very few days resume the practice of his
profession.
George Allen, freight conductor on the
VT. and Mass. railroad, while passing over
his train on Monday, and while the train
was running at its usual rate of speed, was
struck by bridge about two miles west of
Asburnham Junction, and instantly knock
ed from the train. Mr.. Allen was for sew
eral years resident of this place, but has
of late been living at Fitchburg. 1t was at
first feared that his injuries would prove ia
tai, but on "Wednesday he was reported
better, with fair prospect of recovery.
| AT the Baptist church, last Sunday eve
ming, eight persons were baptized by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Matteson. About twenty
are to be baptized next Sunday and more
the Sunday following. These new con-
verts are some of the fruits of the revival
now in progress, the interest in which is
apparently on the increase. The labors of
Rev. Mr.. Earle have been ably supple
mented by those of the Rev. Mr.. Tilson of
bingham, Mass, who remained nearly a
week, leaving on Thursday. Other labor
ers will probably be called to the assistance
of the pastor and the meetings continued.
The miserably thin audience that as
sembled on Thursday evening to listen to
Rev. w. II. II. Murray of Boston, was
surprise-an unaccountable, objectionable,
disgraceful surprise. We can't explain it,
and won't try TO. Suffice it to say that the
lecture-"Deacons' was his subject-was
perfect gem in its way, and was richly
enjoyed by every one who heard it, dea-
cons as well as the rest. Mr.. Murray prom
Uses, if alive, to lecture here next season,
by which time, it is hoped, the people of
Brattleboro will be ready to listen to one of
the most entertaining lecturers and fore
most preachers of New England.
The efforts made at the Good Samari
tan meetings of late TO enlist the young
men into the service and throw upon them
a larger burthen of the work, are in the
right direction, and will tend to an increase
of interest on the part of those who most
need the benefits of the institution. We
are sorry, however, that the claims of the
ladies to a share in the work of the society
have all along been so persistently neglect
ed. Why is this? Have the women moth
ing to do but to sit and listen to what the
sterner sex have to say about temperance
Have they no word to offer or no part to
| perform in work which to them means
even moro than to others? Let the service
es of the ladies be actively enlisted in the
tee having specific duties to perform, or in
so me other way, and we will vouch for the
< God results of their efforts,
T. Mr.. J. A. Davis, inventor OF the Davis
sewing machine, manufactured at Water
town, n. Y, as many of our citizens are
aware, has for several months been en-
gagged in this place in perfecting new ma
chine intended to combine all the best fea-
lures Of the standard sewing machines
with certain improvements of his own in
vention. The result is machine which
for adaptability of work, strength, simpli-
city of construction, ease Of management
and durability, is considered superior to
any machine now in use. The machine
can now be inspected at the rooms in
Waite's shop on Elliot street, We under
stand it is the design of the inventor to
form joint stock company for the manu-
facture of the machines, and il there is
money in them-as we have good reason to
believe there is-we hope Mr. Davis will
not be obliged to leave town for want of
the necessary encouragement.
The following is the list of letters re-
manning ut the post-ofIice in this village on