Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28
Local intelligence.


old Folks Concert, Thursday evening
Of this week, at the Congregational church.
The display of new chromos at Cheney
& Clapp's Is well worth the attention of our
readers.
Lecture In the Unive rsalist church next
Sunday evening. Subject, "what Is Chris
tianity7"
L. p. Weber has sold his dining sa-
loon on Elliot street, to NJ. II. Whitcomb |
of Templeton, Mass.
--Houghton, Spencer Il Co. offer an a.:
tractive line Of dry goods at prices which
cannot fail to please. Read their new adj
vertisement.
There were some 20 new dwelling hous-
es built in Brattleboro last year, at an av-
ei age cost of $4,000, making the total amount
invested over $500
The concert to be given on the 18th of
March by the Ingleside Quartet Troupe of
Boston, promises to he one of more than
usual merit. For particulars see posters.
Swedish help has supplied many New
England families with satisfactory service.
New Bedford alone called for one hundred
domestics last fall from Mr.. BergluDd.
whose card appears in our columns to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Harris gave a
reception on Tuesday evening at their res
idence on Western avenue, at which there
were one hundred guests. Cooper provid
ed the edibles, and the affair was one of the
most brilliant of the season.
Rev. Geo. w. Gardner ID. d. of Boston,
Cor. Sec'y. of the American Baptist Mis-
-sionary Union, will preach in the Baptist
Church next Sunday morning, with a mis-
sionary sermon in the evening. There will
be baptisms at the close of the morning
sermon.
The scholars of High street primary
school, about 40 in number, were treated to
a two hours ride last Thursday, by Ed
ward Crosby, Esq, after which collation.
was served at the school house. II was al
together very pleasant affair, and we pre-
sumo would bear repetition in other
| schools.
-Washington's birthday, Feb. 22d,
though legal holiday. received very little
recognition here. he lew flags which
we're displayed served, however, TO "take
the curse orr of business and show that
we were not altogether forgetful of the
memory Of one TO whom we are popularity
supposed TO be indebted for past favors.
No special interest is manifested as yet
In our town meeting. which occurs next
Tuesday. Nothing is expected to come up
outside of the regular order of business,
and no change is desired in our board of
town officers, so far as we know. Still it
behooves every voter to be on hand and
see that good men are chosen and right
measures adopted for the future.
Deacon Arson Barber, whose death &C.
CURED at the residence of his son in West
Townshend on the 10th inst, has been a
member of the Congregational church
in this place for half century, and for
twenty-five years was senior deacon. AT
the time he left Brattleboro, less than two
years since, he was the oldest native resi-
dent of the town. His health has been
gradually falling for some tive, and hi,
death was not unexpected
AS if in mockery at the miseries which
we Vermonters are suffering now a-days
Messrs. r. b. Peterson & Bros. of Phia
delphia announce by advertisement to day
the publication of an illustrated edition o
r the poem entitled 1.-The Beautiful Snow
Thank you, Messrs. Publishers! We will
take a copy, and retiring ION snow shoes
to some cool, delightful forest, where tn,
sultry moonbeam never enters, and thu
mercury marks 40 degrees below zero, w
will summon the silent denizens of thu
woods,-the fox from his den, the squire
from his hollow tree, the rabbit from he
burrow, and the owl and bluejay from
their retreat-and read, amid the chatter o
, their applause, the charming story''of eth
) Beautiful Snow"
The lecture by Rev. J. d. Futon, de
, livered last Thursday evening at the Bap
, fist church, was less fully attended than it
, merits deserved, although the audienc
room was tolerably well filled. "Edwi
, NJ. Stanton, the American Bismarck" wa
:, the subject of the lecture, and the accoun
, given of the great war secretary, on who's
shoulders the immense responsibilities c
n the nation in her struggle with rebellion S
, long and securely rested, was deeply in
teresting and instructive. If the erectio
n of high and costly monuments be the mos
fitting way in which the nation can expires
:, its gratitude to those who have rendered
=. the highest service, then surely the gray
@ OF Stanton shall not long remain unhonol
), ed.
We are wont TO think that our villap
fire department is in about as good, eff
cient working order as Is needed in vi
u lage of this size; and yet, should fiji
e break out at either extremity of the vi
u lage when there is heavy body of sno
y on the ground, as now, or at any time tn
- winter, what chance would there be Of ge
'' ting the engines in play in time to save Il
u building? Engines on wheels cannot
- dragged through snow and up our stet
grades at anything like a satisfactory ra
10 of speed, as we have had occasion to kno
from experience. Runners are the thin
10 for winter use, and is there any reason, v
=" want to know, why fire engines and no
carts may not be furnished with rune
=, for winter use?
% BY far the worst storm of the prese
stormy season occurred on Friday, the q
inst. The snow fell fast all day, accum
~ latlng to the depth of about fourteen inc
y es, and the high winds following on Satu
~ day and Sunday made bad work with Il
!, roads in this vicinity. The Friday afte
" noon trains did not arrive until tho ne
- day. On Saturday the case was no bette
~ and the passengers who were obliged to
,, out over night and on Sunday, had
- trying time of it. The Saturday afterno
~ train down from Bellows Falls got stu
~ in drift this side of Dummerston dep
and two engines were sent to its assistanC
~ but the engineers being blinded by Il
y. snow could not sec their way, and a coll
" ion was the result. All three OF the G
:, gines were disabled, and the track cou
~ . Io