Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-04-11
Local Intelligence.


iho Nhaheo hcnOOls re-Openeu on MOI
day.
Tho cheerful robin rejoceth in the
branches.
Flutes, flies, accordeons, violins, &C.,
at Felton's.
All kinds Of school books at Felton's,
Brooks House.
Union services will DO held at the Meth
odist chapel on Fast day.
Fine stationery, a great variety of ia
vorite tints, at Cheney q Clapp's.
Easter services will be held in the I'm
iversalist church next Sunday morning.
There will be services in the Univer-
sallst church Fast day, at II o'clock, A. NJ.
The Congregational Sunday school will
hold Its concert next Sunday evening at 7
o'clock.
Picture framing done promptly and in
workmanlike manner at Cheney q
Clapps.
"A lady on Green street Is raising pet
butterfly, of the common yellow species,
which was hatched on the Goth of March.
Seven persons were received into the
Baptist church last Sunday morning, four
by baptism and three by letter.
BY invitation of Mrs. Nash, Il ladies'
sewing society ofthe Congregational church
Will meet next Wednesday afternoon at the
Revere House.
ID. ID. Silsby d Co., of Keene, N. H.,
have rented the store No. 2, Brooks House,
and will open about tho LIST of May with
stock of dry goods.
But little maple sugar has yet msdo its
appearance in market, and according TO
present prospects but little will be manu-
featured this season.
-Barna Clark, late of the firm of Clark
q Willard, druggists, has rented two rooms
In F. Tyler's new block, where he intends
to open a hardware store.
Edward p. Rust, workman at ]. Es-
tey & Co.'s, had the two middle fingers of
his LEFT hand taken off near the second
joint by planning machine, on Monday.
The ice in the Connecticut river, in the
bend opposite this place went out on Tues
day with very little commotion. The peri
cd Of highest water will not occur for some
days yet.
1t Is announced that the Legislative
committee appointed to investigate the Ver-
mont Asylum for the Insane, will hold a
meeting at White River Junction at an car
ly day.
1t is estimated that over %, 900, 900 feet
of lumber, between North Stratford and
Connecticut Lake, awaits the going out of
the ice in order to be run down the Con-
nectiout river this spring.
Next Tuesday evening, April Is, the
piohorN will 10 lie -
st. Michael's (EpiscopaD church, and ad-
minister the holy rite Of confirmation. Ser
vices commence alta o'clock.
j. Woodbury. of Maine, who styles
himself the Temperance Threshing Ma
chine" addressed the Good Samaritan
meeting last Sunday evening, and again
spoke at the town hall on Monday evening.
He had good audiences and his remarks
were we'll received.
Next Monday being Easter, the SER
vices at st. Michaels (EpiscopaD church
will be as follows: Early service, o'clock
A. NJ. morning prayer, sermon and holy
communion at 1890 A. NJ. Sunday school
festival at o'clock P. M, evening prayer
and sermon at o'clock p. NJ.
Misses Withheld and Davis, graduates
| of the Boston Academy of Arts, will open
| a studio in Crosby block, room No. II, on
Wednesday, April 18th. Pupils will be re-
| ceived in pencil drawing, perspective, Sc
pia, water colors, and oil painting. Hours
| for instruction from IL o'clock A. NJ, until
The officers of the Good Samaritan So
ciety chosen for the present quarter are as
| follows: President, E. w. Stoddard; Vice
| Presidents, c. B. Rice, Geo. e. Higley,
VIM. H. Esterbrook Secretary and Treas
urer, FL. H. Thompson; Executive Com
mittee, A. III. Wright, B. F. Bingham, H.
| X. White, Edward Clark, Fl. NJ. Currer.
"A temperance society was formed at
the Catholic church March 9Oth, under the
name of st. Mchael's Temperance and Be-
nevolent Society. Officers: President,
| Luke Feriter; Vice President, Joseph A.
Sweeney; Secretary, John Flahive, Jr.
Treasurer, Daniel w. Brosnahan; Com
mittee, Thomas Martin, Michael Lillis, Jo-
seph Carpenter. The society has now 81
| members.
| Attention, soldiers In accordance with
an act passed by our legislature at its last
session, State Treasurer Page has prepared
a statement showing the amount Of money
due from the State Of Vermont to each SOL
dier i'm the late war of the Rebellion who
has balances yet remaining in the treasury.
Copies Of this statement will be furnished
to all the town clerks and county clerks, to
be kept by them fer reference. Among
the soldiers 10 whom money is yet due we
notice tho names of quite number in this
vicinity.
Wagons we're brought into requisition
In this village on the Sd inst, and the snow
on Main street has nearly disappeared.
Sleighing practically ended In this town
last week. In the hill towns the embargo
on travel is almost complete in consequence
| of the depth and softness of the snow. The
stage from Wilmington Tuesday morning
was six hours in reaching Marlboro, dis
lance Of ten miles, and for ten days there
had been no other team over the road. The
Jacksonville stags-driver makes his way
west from Guilford on foot.
Tho adjourned school meeting In Dis
trict No. 2, for the purpose of raising mon
| ey, Is to be held on Tuesday evening mex,
A special meeting of the district is called
the same evening to take action in refer
ence to building new school house. The
project in view is the erection ola new high
school building, providing suitable loca-
ton can be obtained, the present building
to DO occupied by the grammar and inter
mediate schools. The latter is now destitute
of suitable rooms for its accommodation,
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