Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-04-18
Local Intelligence.


for vi at Felton's, Brooks House.
The ice in the Connecticut river above
Bellows Falls went out last Saturday.
Family Bibles. New styles for % and
upwards, at Felton's book store, Brooks
House.
L. X. Fuller has received the appoint
ment of aide de-csmp, with the rank of
Colonel, on the staff of Gov. Converse.
The teachers examination for this town
will be held at the High school house, Sat-
urdsy morning, 10th inst, at 10 o'clock.
DIR. c. A. Gray has bought of ]. ]. Es-
tey the house on Elliot street now occupied
by him and known as the Asa Miller place.
Terms private.
Maple sugar comes into market very
slowly. There has been no good run of
sap and few farmers have made any sugar
"to speak Of" Caked sugar retails here at
from IS to 25 cents.
New music received from Cheney &
Clapp: "Merry Girls galop, by Florence
Kinkel "Think of me sometimes, Mag
gie," song and chorus, by James L. Stew
art; "Clrcling Waters" by Oh. Kinkel.
--Messrs. Clark & Franks, hardware
merchants, have sold their stock and bust
ness 10 Il. A. Clark, who will occupy the
old stand in Revere House block until his
new store In Tyler's block is completed.
Last Saturday was the day appointed
by certain Millerites In this section for the
end of the world. If that event actually
transpired according TO program, there was
a remarkable lack of display in the per-
| Torrance.
Fast day was we'll observed here, the
stores, shops and places of business being
| quite generally closed. The weather. was
unusually pleasant, but the customary ball
playing by the boys was omitted, snow and
mud being the Astounding elements under
foot.
AT the Easter meeting Of st. Micbael's
(Epis.) church, last NJ onday, Royal Tyler
and F. A. Nash (wardens), H. c. Willard,
w. H. Rockw ell, Jr., WIN. s. Guild, N. &.
Sawyer, Asa Reyes, X. Haskins, Geo. F.
Gale, Geo. w. Folsom and F. W. Brooks
were elected vestrymen for the ensuing
year.
! AT st. Michael's (EpiscopaD church the
usual Easter services were held, with a
large attendance. Bishop Bissel made his
annual visit on Tuesday evening and con-
firmed a class of FIVE persons. His sermon,
able and eloquent, was listened TO by a
large congregation with much interest and
satisfaction.
The Burlington Free Press of Wednes-
day has the following among its personals {:
Charles N. Davenport, the eminent law
yer of Brattleboro, is to represent the OPP
position 10 the present management of the
Vermont Central railroad before the session
of the legislative investigating committee
to be held at st. Adams on the 2Sth inst.
He will also appear before the committee 10
investigate the Vermont Asylum for the In
sane, in defence of that institution.
AT the adjourned school meeting of the
village district, held at the high school
house on Tuesday evening, it was voted to
raise tax Of so cents on the dollar of the
grand list, to pay current expenses and
past Indebtedness, with a discount Of 10
per cent if paid before July LIST. A CON-
mittee was appointed to consider plans, To-
cations and cost of a new school house Of
the higher grade, and also to ascertain in
regard to the location for a new primary
school house on Cemetery Hill. The com.
mittee will report at an adjourned meeting
to be held next Tuesday evening at
o'clock.
"A very large congregation gathered al
the Universslist church last Sunday morn
ing to witness the EASTER Services" which
we're of the most impressive character
The church was decorated very deliberately
with callas, hanging baskets, bouquets and
plants of almost every description. Over
the pulpit an "Easter cross was suspend
ed. On either side we're two large plate:
of Easter eggs tastefully arranged with ev'
ergreen and cut flowers. Two large
ivies twined their waving branches uI
over the pulpit arch. The pulpit remind
ed one of being in green house. The ser
vices were as follows: First an Easter an
them, then the Easter service from The
"Glorid Patri," both OF which were rem
dered beautifully by the choir. The ser
mon for the occasion was founded upon thu
passage of scripture taken from LIST Cor. XIV
40. "There are also celestial bodies" Tit
two main points Of the discourse were: II
what Is the spiritual state after death dis
tinguished from the material state before
death and how and when are human be
ings changed from one state TO the other
After the sermon the rite of baptism wa
!. Administered to three young ladies', max
ing the whole service one of the most sol
emn and impressive we have ever witness
ed. No one could have feelings other thar
those Of sanctity. The day was one loni
to be remembered.
The following is the list of letters re
naming in the post Office in this villag
April II, 1878:
Gents.-W. G. BuZzell, Chas. p. Foun
tain, c. 8. Holman, Edward Jeffrey, Thos
Mercier, Sam'l Oaks, Geo. N. Putnam, J
N. Rugg, j. P. Raymond, j. Sargent, J
T w. Stoddard, Rufus Stearns.
, Ladies.-Miss Jennie Butler, Miss Jen
, ME Brooks, Miss Ida Frost.
Mscellaneous.-M essrs. Horton q Arm
old.
Held for postage.-Mrs. F. W. Benson
Troy, N. Y.
Picture framing receives special atten
ton at Cheney & Clapp's.
1.-THE Mystery of Metropolisville," th
new volume by Eggleston, is now read
= at Cheney & Clapps, aud will probabl
= prove the most successful book of the sea
son.
, ArRosPE RoUs SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Baptist Sunday school held its an
nual meeting for reorganization last Sun
day. The reports Of the officers Shove
that the school had passed through anothe
r year Of great prosperity. After erasing tn
names OF all absentees, and after dismiss
ing between forty and fifty members to al
tend the branch Sunday school organize