Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-03-20
Local Intelligence.


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George Hines has sold one of his new |
houses to j. d. Roess, Oh private terms.
Rev. DIR. Cummings will begin his la
bors with the Baptist society next Sunday.
The entertainment given by THAT |
comical Brown" was well attended and |
gave good satisfaction.
The best sample of maple sugar we
have seen this season was made by John
lIoughtun OF Dummerston.
--Rov. j. +. Gates of Springfield will lee
turc in the Unlversaist church next Sun
day evening. Subject, "What is Man2"
--Workmen at Estey's shops assert it as
a fact proven by their winters experience,
that eight hours of work are just as good
as ten.
The church bells Of this village were
tulled, and the Brooks House flag hung at
half-mast, Monday afternoon, in honor of
Sumner.
Tickets for the masquerade ball 10 be
held on the 9th, may be had at Wizards
drug store. The ball, judging from pres
cnt indications, will be grand success.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Mighill's lee
ture at the Congregational church, next
Sunday evening, will embrace some les
sons drawn from the public life Of Charles
Sumner. Service begins at o'clock.
The new women's movement was talk
ed up at the Good Samaritan meeting last
Sunday evening, and ii was suggested that
the ladies of Brattleboro be invited to bestir
themselves in the matter, but no motion to
that effect was adopted.
Most of the workmen at J. Estcys &
Co.'s shops began on Monday TO make
their nine hours per day. In one shop
they are working ten hours, and the rest
will follow suit in a few days iforders con-
tinue to come in at the present rate.
Twelve hundred tons OF ice have been
cut this winter by the Brattleboro Ice Com
pany. Reckoning what has been cut by
other parties, our ice supply for the com
ing summer amounts TO some 1900 tons,
which is equal 10 the supply Of last year
and greater than that Of any year previous.
We had the pleasure, few days since,
of receiving a call from Mr.. f. b. Carpen-
ter of MENDOZA, Ill.,, former resident of
| this place and constant reader of the
/ PHENIX since its start in 1884. Sixteen
years ago he left Brattcboro for Illinois,
and at the present time is at the head of a
firm employing about. sixty hands engag-
ed In the manufacture Of cottage organs at
Mendoza. The old acquairtances Of Mr..
! Carpenter will tc slud TO loarn of his health
and growing prosperity.
st. Patrick's day, March 18th, was OBJ
served by the Catholics OF this place in
becoming manner. In the afternoon pro-
cesson consisting OF the members of st.
Michaels TEN perance and Benevolent So
ciety, headed by several Catholic dignita-
ries and accompanied by the Bratteboro
cornet band, paraded through the prnci-
pal streets Of the village. The march end
ed, the company proceeded to the society's
rooms on Walnut street, where supper was
served by the ladies of ST. Mary's society,
and the evening was spent in social recrea-
ton. About 300 persons Joined in the cell
ebration, which was conducted with entire
order and success.
The new chief engineer OF the village
fire department, Mr.. John w. Burnap, was
presented with n handsome speaking
trumpet on Friday evening last, by En-
| CINE Company No. 3, of which he was for
merly member. The presentation occur
red at the hall of the company, IN the pres
ence of a goody assenblage OF members
ana invited guests, and ex- chief engineer
s. NJ. Waite made the pre- cntation speech,
to which the worthy recipient, though TAX
en- by surprise replied in an acceptable and
inUiting manner. The trumpet is Of the
Merden Britannia Companvs manufac-
ture, procured through +. II. Holding, and
was valued at $50.
We published last week an account OF
the Bralteboro 'old folks visit TO East
h ampton, in which the writer INDUCED in
some reflections upon the Central Yer
mont railroad management in not giving
the party the benefit OF half-fare rates. In
reply we have been shown a letter written
10y Superintendent Hobart, from which it
would seem that no proper application was
made for such reduction. There is a regu-
lar arrangement on the Central line by
which excursion parties of twenty-liv or
more persons are allowed 10 pass foa half
fare, and in the present case the manage
ment offer TO refund all money paid in ex-
cess Of that rate.
The following is the list of letters re-
uldlhihS AT inc post once IN ms village,
March, Is:
Gents.-Wm. Hale, Asa +. Kelley, Ed
ward Miller, w. A. Munroe, Wellhelm
Stellman, Francis Woodland.
Ladies.-Miss Mary J. Anderson, Mary
a. Burnett, Mrs. Caroline Clark, Mrs. Fa-
TINA S. Goodnough, Miss Myra Graves,
Mrs. e. NJ. Hong hton, Rosa A. Rockwell,
Miss Ella Smith, Miss Florence Whltacar
Mrs. Mary A. Warren.