Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-21

six inches more OF snow Tell on Sun
day.
st. Valentines day was appropriately
observed by the young folks.
Fifty picture photograph albums, fine
binding, for 81 at Felton's book store.
John Foley's bank gold pens-the best
iu use-can DO had at Cheney Il Clapp's.
Thursday evening, Feb. 20: Lecture
by Rev. J. II. Fulton at the Baptist church.
Wood & Marshall have a large supply
Of sap buckets on hand which they offer to
sell at less than usual prices.
The subject of the lecture Ia the Uni
versalist church ne Nt Sunday evening, will
be THE Religion Of The Present."
Mr.. Wells Goodhue and wife, being
about 10 remove from their old residence
on Main street, gave agrand reception on
Tuesday evening last, wLlch was attended
by over one hundred guests.
The ladies Of the Congregational socic-
tv are masking engagements for an "old
folks concert" to be given at the church
ON Thursday evening Of next week in con-
nection with their sociable. No doubt they
will succeed in getting up very agreeable
entertainment.
--Rnmor has II that the managers of the
Vermont Central railroad have decided to
build new depot here the coming spring.
They couldn't do q better thing or one that
would give greater satisfaction to the peo-
Pile OF Brattlehoro. We fear, however,
there is little foundation for the statement.
Tho funeral services of George Butter-
field, who was killed In Marlboro on the
18th inst, by bcing thrown from a load of
wood, occurred at the Methodist chapel in
this place on Friday last. Mr. Buttertield
served honorably through the war as a
member Of Co. c, "a Reg't Vt. Vols, en-
listing May Is. 1861, and re-enlisting Jan.
&c, 1864. lie was about 80 years Of age aud
unmarried.
Father st. Ongo. our new Catholic
priest, promises to deliver al the town hall
on 81. paricll's day, March II, public
| lecture descriptive of his eight years. resi-
dence among the Snake Indians of Ore.
! gon. An account of the characteristics,
mode of life, customs, ETC., of these mo-
! madic relatives of ours, coupled with q
narrative Of the personal experiences OF
ono so long and intimately associated with
them, cannot but be Of very general inter.
! est.
ID. L. Milken of this place has taken
the agency for the Christian Union, edited
| by Henry Ward Beecher. Every new sub.
scriber receives not only the paper, which
is one of the very best religious newspa
| pers in the world, but also beautiful
French telegraph called Little Runaway
and her Pets" which is alone worth the
price of the subscription. Miss Alcott, the
author of Little Women" is writing q
continued story for TIE Union, and slip.
| containing tho early chapters can be pro
cured by those who desire.
The town hall floor caught fire las
Sunday from defective stove in which
hot fire had been left for warming prepar
atory to the meeting Of the Good Samarit
an society. The discovery was made abou
halfpast twelve o'clock by the Methods
Sunday school, which was in session in tn,
lower hall, and a general alarm was raised
4 couple of pals of water, however, suf
feed to extinguish the flames, and a hol,
in the floor some two by four feet il
Dimensions comprised the principal dam
age
The auditors report, just published
gives statement Of the affairs OF tho tow
which, VI presume, will be deemed salts
factory. The tax Of Is cents Oh the dolla
of the grand list, voted last year, proved
sufficient to defray the ordinary expense
OF the town and about $4,000 over, whicl
was applied in payment of previous in
deDtedness. Five hundred and eighty tiv
dollars we're paid for land damages (most
ly on old claims) 81, 592.9o for new high
ways $4,000 on West River road; sos 70
damage on highways; s7lS.s7 for supper
of poor; and $500. 6S for town officers. Tn
receipts of the town hall above expense
amounted to sl,6l5.e9 The present actua
Indebtedness of the town, in excess of tn
money in the treasury, is s1s,733,92. Tn
estimate of expenses for The present yea
includes $1,000 for the rebuilding Of Els
street bridge, $500 for repairs on the Mari
boro road, and S65OO to complete the Wes
River road. To pay the expenses of tn
town for the coming year, together wit
present Indebtedness aside from the tow
hall notes, not yet duel would require
tax of sl.23 on the dollar.
The following IL the list of letters re
manning IN the post Office in This villag
Feb. ~, 1873:
Gents. Ned Armes, Dr. W. IT. Allen
Chas. Blood, Sewell Butler, ChAs. w. Ds
w, Roscoe Fisher, G. w. Hin, 2, Henri
Holmes, Lewis Hall, G. NJ. Livingston, {
s. Phillips, Lewis Penard, 4. C. Strong
Chas. y. Smith, H. y. Sanders, Laurin NJ
Wakefield.
Miss Alphene Burnham, Mrs. Sarah .
Cutting, Nancy A. Holland, Miss Sara
Jefs, Ann Kidder, Mrs. Mary King, Mr.
G. Lynde, Lucy II. Morse, Mrs. p. /
Nose, Mrs. Mary A. Rolean, Miss Ami
Smith, Mrs. y. NJ. Stock well, Miss Mar
Whitney.
Held for postage. Kate I. SafIort
Keokuk, Iowa, Mrs. Geo. W. Knapp. Dun
merston, w., Mrs. Oran T.. Randall, W
Chesterfield, n. II.
Held for better dlrection.-A resta Fame
Burnham Co., Conn.