Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-06-26
Local Intelligence.


The prospect for summer visitors here
this season is not nuttering.
The work of laying the foundations OF
the Unitarian church began on Monday.
A strawberry festival will be held at
the Baptist vestry this Thursday evening.
-Only about dozen new dwelling
houses will be put up in BrattleborO this
season.
Pipe for the Hi eh street sewer has been
procured, and the job Of laying II will at
once be commenced.
The BrattebOro Cornct Band has been
engaged to attend tho centenary celebra-
tion at Newfane, July 4th.
DIR. Duproe, the chirOpOdst, will return
TO Brattleboro July Sd, for four days only.
"a word TO the WISE" etc.
Tom Thumb and his troupe drew good
audiences at the town hall on Thursday of
last week. They always do.
Some twenty car loads of Canadian ex-
cursionists have gone northward through
this place within few days.
The Centre Congregational society are
TO hold their annual strawberry festival
next Wednesday evening. Particulars Civ
en- in advertisement.
An Advent preacher has been holding
forth one or two evenings, on Main street,
10 incredulous hearers. lie sets forward
the date Of the end" to 1873
The band serenaded George Howe at
his residence, on the evening after his nom
ination as Senator His response was cor
dial, but his speech was brief
Rev. l.. J. MaIleson, pastor of the Bap-
list church in this village, had the honora-
~ degree of ID. ID. conferred upon him, by
Madison University at Hamilton, N. Y, at
lis commencement last week.
Mrs. W. q. Wheaton, NJ. d., Of Kala-
mazoo, Mich, will give a free lecture in
the town hall next Thursday evening at u
o'clock. Subject, The True Woman"
The lecture is understood to bear upon the
subject of woman suffrage, TO which Mrs.
w. is strongly opposed. As a lecturer she
is spoken OF in very high terms. Let vii
go and hear her.
The services at the Universalist church
last Sunday morning were Of a very inter
csting character Tie decorations were not
elaborate, but exhibited a great deal OF
taste in the arrangement of the flowers.
The church was filled in every part The
services were specially for the children.
Twelve children were consecrateG, and
three adults were baptized into the church
As usual, the Universalist church
proved itself altogether too limited in ca
pacily 10 accommodate all who wished TO
attend the SUNDAY school concert last Sun
day evening. \ large number had to go
away who could not get into the church.
The concert consisted OF one exercise or
piece, entitlcd "The Childrens Missio /, or
Coming TO Jesus of which Mrs. Harris,
the superintendent, is the author. The con-
cert was pronounced a very line one.
The Baptist Sunday school held their
3itb anniversary concert last Sunday
evening. The principal exercise was en-
titled lessons from the Floral Wreath, ="
which was very finely presented. A solo
by Miss Weston was particularly well re-
ceived, and there was also fine singing by
male quartette. The report Of the super
intendcnt showed 742 names now on the
roll of membership, while the average at
tendance OF the school is my more than
last year.
The application OF the parents Of the
Catholic children who have been ex-
Glued from the public schools, for an
injunction, set for hearing Thurs
day morning. The motion was brought
before Judge Wheeler. The defendants
; moved for a continuance, on the ground
that they had not had time 10 draw and file
AN answer TO the bill. The motion was
heard by the court, and inasmuch as de-
cision could not very well be had until the
vacation Of the schools occurred the case
was continued until the middle Of next
week. The case was pronounced by the
court to be one OF so much importance,
and of 50 novel n character, that an early
hearing was desirable.
The Greenfield Gazette of Monday last
says: "An old lady was found in the de-
pot the other evening in demented, be-
wildered state of mind. One of our select
men fourd upon inquiry that she had come
from 4 distant town in Vermont, and that
she wanted TO 50 TO Holyoke. She was
Kept here over night aud as she had no
money, her fare advanced to Holyoke. II
seems she got or at Northampton, and
coming To The notice of the Fathers OF the
r town, they promptly sent her back to
Greenfield, TO avoid, we suppose, the ex
, penses of her maintenance. On arriving
here, and after the proper medical examin-
alton, she was pronounced insane aud tax
en- to the Norha mpton Asylum by officer
Kimball. He found upon arriving there
that she left the institution only few DAYS
before, being sent to Vermont where she
had brother whom 1t appears had sent
her of on her wandering journey evident
ly to get rid of her."
Tho nrnaaadinuS nj tho ,,,oo,s..a- - a -
Good Samaritan Society, last Sunday eve
ming, were of unusual interest. BY re-
, quest, Rev. Mr.. Bass OF the Methodist
church repeated temperance sermon late
ly delivered from his own pulpit IN which
the subject was very ably and iorcibly
handled. Mr.. Bass was followed by James
Fisk, the father of James Fisk, Jr, who
gave an interesting account of what he had
seen OF the woman's temperance move
ment in Ohio. His remarks showed deem
and earnest sympathy with the subject, aud
were well received. Singing was furnish
, ed by the Congregational Sunday school,
and officers for the society were chosen for
the ensuing term as follows: President.
Geo. L. Higley; Vice Presidents, Rev. NJ.
II. Harris, A. Z. Davenport, c. II. Stevens +;
Secretary and Treasurer, L. NJ. Douglas /;
Executive Committee, l.. w. Stoddard.
Edward Clark, d. N. Tolles, Chester H.
Sargent, A. A. Stearns.
AT the caucus last Saturday evening.
one of the speakers, commenting upon the
exposure of the anti Howe ring, made a
t statement To the effect that at the preyi-
Gus caucus the nominating committee pre-
scented, and the meeting adopted, a list of
delegntes similarly ncook ed mn rlr The nn.