Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-28
Local Intelligence.
HraffIeboro.

book store.
Photograph albums for 81 at Felton's,
8 Brooks House.
%. ]. Pratt announces special bargains
In dry goods and carpets, as per advertise
ment.
Mr.. l.. X. Fuller, of the firm of J. Es-
tey q Co., has received an honorary APP
pointment as commissioner TO attend the
worlds fair at Vienna.
Rev. M. ii. Harris will give his last
lecture for the season in the Universalist
church next Sunday evening Subject,
"Christianity and Socialism," All are in
vited.
Charles Durkee, workman at J. Es-
tey q Co.'s, had finger of his left hand
taken off and two others injured, Wednes-
day morning, by falling on a circular saw
during temporary dizziness.
The movement among the Good Sa-
maritans for holding monthly instead of
weekly meetings, was defeated by vote
taken at the last meeting. Officers for the
ensuing quarter are to be chosen next Sun
day evening.
The up freight train, Tuesday night,
ran off The track near Westminster station,
causing a stoppage of all trains until
Wednesday noon. There was also train
off the day previous near Putney. But
little damage resulted in either instance.
Sidney L. Morris of West Brattleboro
has been awarded the four years contract
for carrying the mail from Brattleboro to
Townshend; G. L. Rogers of Concord,
N. H., from Bratteboro TO bennington,
and Hiram Hill of Montpelier from Brat
tleboro to North Adams.
"A musical association is in process of
organizing among our singers with the
view of bringing out the cantata of 1.-THE
Haymakers." Some forty voices have been
secured, and the first meeting for practice
is TO be held on Thursday evening of this
week. The concert, 1t is expected, will &C.
cur some time in June.
j. j. Estey, of the firm of J. Estey &
Co., has bought Of Henry Willard of Wash
ington, d. c., the property in this village
formerly known as the Stoddard place and
lately owned by Henry Devens. The pur-
chase also includes two dwelling houses on
Green street, purchased by Mr.. Willard of
the Chase estate. Terms private.
AT the village school meeting, held on
Tuesday evening, but little business was
dono aside from tho election of new COM
mittee for the coming year, consisting OF ].
M. Tyler, s. NJ. Waite, and E. w. Stoddard.
The meeting was adjourned for three weeks,
in order that the tax 10 be voted may be
raised on the new grand list.
&C. E. Aliens spring catalogue of green
house plants has just been issued from the
press Of f. D. Cobleigh. 1t is a 40-page
pamphlet of creditable appearance; and
the list of plants offered by Mr.. Allen en-
braces the best varieties for cultivation in
this latitude. Persons doing business with
Mr.. Allen may be certain that their orders
will be filled with promptness and fidelity.
The manufacturers of thin MANILA pa
per held a meeting at the Revere House in
this place on Monday of last week. After
perfecting an organization, a discussion was
had upon the practice of putting up paper
with less number than twenty -four sheets
to the quire. 1t was found that quite a
large amount of paper was ordered by the
dealers at twenty and even sixteen sheets
to the quire, and that the consequence was
many bought and sold 1t supposing that
they were getting lawful reem ofAsosbeetsI
| 1t was voted to decline all future orders for
short counts. Another meeting is to be
held at Springfield, Mass, at an early day.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming in the post office in this village
| March q, 1873:
Gents.-Geo. c. Allen, Alexander Bill
ings, A. X. Bullard, Mia A. Barrett, Ar
thur L. Colburn, Hiram s. Goodwin, D.
Harrison, Cyrene Higgins, E. NJ. Hodge,
]. N. Howe, w. Hudson, Myron P. Jones,
L. Knight, Rev. Chester Long, F. N. Pea
ry, Philip Potter, Chas. Quigley, Chas. A.
Riley, Dana L. Robbins, F. d. Smonds
g. F. Sargent, Sears Smith, Abort Thayer,
w. N. Vickery, c L. Willard, II. O.
Wheeler.
Ladies.-Mrs. John Alvord, Miss Mary
e. Cook, Mrs. Mary s. Corbett, Miss Ida
e. Frost, Mrs. Ann Kidder, Miss Nellie
Lawrence, Mrs. c. P. Miller, Miss Hattie
B. Sumner, Miss A. Wheeler, Mrs. Lucy
Wyllie, Miss Emma Weston.
Miscellaneous.-A. w. Gray & Sons
Wheelock & Griffin, Robertson, Moore &
Co.
Held for postage.-Jacob w. Nash, VIII
Evansville, VT, H. w. Colender, N. Y.
Held for better directions.-Mrs. Johr
Ellison, Tompkins county, N. Y.
SCHOOL REPORT.
The annual report of our Town Super
intendent of Schools, Mr.. J. NJ. Tyler, in
dicates healthy condition Of our educa
tional affairs, but one which is yet suscep
tible of much improvement, especially il
the way of greater permanency in the en-
gagement Of teachers, and a manifestation
OF more lively interest in their school
by parents. The expenses of the school
in this town for the past year have amount
ed to sl1 ,36O96, Of which $9562 was 70
teachers board andIsaaries. OF the ia
persons in town between the ages of Fl
and twenty, only 773, or GA per cent, hav
attended public school-a proportion seem
ingly by far too small for the good of th
community, and suggestive of the need @
compulsory law. or the village school
the Superintendent says: "The grade
schools Of the village have maintained thei
high rank and reputation, and under tn
instruction of an efficient board of teach
ers are constantly going forward. Our eli
liens have abundant reason to be proud Q
their schools, and TO be grateful to thei
teachers who have labored so faithfully Il
their behalf. A grade between the prima
ries and grammar school has been adde
} the last year, which raises the grade {
scholarship in the latter and enables schol
ars to advance from that to the High schoo
, with better preparation than before. Gu
, High school, under the charge of its thol
: ough and skilful instructor, Mr.. Bingham