Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-20
Local Intelligence.


ground.
The new drug store, Newton & Rose
proprietors, was opened last Saturday, and
an advertisement of the concern appears
in another column.
At the Grand Army charity fair, next
Thursday evening, silver trumpet now
on exhibition at Holdings jewelry store, is
to he voted TO one Of the FIRE compa.ies.
The homestead of the late Marshall n.
Clark, on Canal street, which was to have
been sold by auction, March 9TH, has been
sold at private sale TO Alanson NJ. Carlton.
Price $500.
j. d. Plummer of this town has taken
tho contract for laying the trick in the
building Of the new insane asylum at Wor.
cester, Mass. The number of brick requir-
cd is estimated at 100000.
Albert J. Simonds is closing out his
grocery business in this village, and in
tends 10 leave town. L. r. Haynes is also
closing out his retail grocery business, but
will continue tho buying and shipping of
farmers' produce.
There is an article in the warrant for
the approaching town meeting 10 see what
instructions, if any, will be given the SO
lectmeu in relation to grading the High
street hills or Strengthening aud widening
the Brook road TO Ccntrevilc.
Dillon & Co.'S Directory Of BrattleJo-
70 for 1s7l-5is ont. Its typographical appear
ance is OK cellent, and, although containing
moro or less errors, is probably as early
correct as could be expected, and will
| prove very valuable for reference.
Lafayette Huchins escaped from the
asylum on the night Of the 10th inst, by
letting himself down from window with
the aid of his bcdclothing, and Sumner
Titus of SouthVernon found him the next
morning in his woodshed, hanging by the
neck dead. 1t is supposed that he started
for Boston, where he had formerly lived.
but, having no money, hung himself I'M
der sudden impulse rs the shortest way
out Of a difficulty. Mr.. Hutchins was n
resident of West Fairlee and had been in
the asylum four months.
Gen. n. p. Banks OF Massachusetts,
gave the closing lecture Of the course at the
town hall on Wednesday evening. His
subject, "Will it Endure?" was a consid-
Grafton OF the probabilities in regard to the
perpetuity vr Vut .Sf.~.L li~. 40 would nat
urally be supposed, he regarded the matter
in hopeful light The Democratic idea
that governments derive their just powers
from the consent Of the governed was
traced in history, and found to have been
generally acknowledged principle; and
the establishment of our republic was sim
ply the elimination of that idea. Our
present dangers-arising from the aggrega-
ton ofcaptal, and corruption in high nlac-
es-are elements of no real danger. The
pcrpciuity of the government rests with
the people. The masses are pure, and they
can and will cast off or control these evils
and all others which may threaten The
lecture was well attended, and gave excel.
lent satisfaction. The winters course, thus
closed, has been a most excellent one
thr ouehout, and, for the times, has been
well patronized.
The auditors OF the town OF Brattlsbo.
70 have made their annual report for the
year ending Feb. Z. The expenses OF the
town for the past year, as stated, include
sl4,7C0.l9 for highways and bridges, OF
which sum $500 was paid to o. s. Howard
in completion Of the $4,000 outlay on the
west River road through Dummerston,
and S2,544.S6 was expended in the building
Of the Elm street bridge. The cost of sup
porting the poor during the year was $780,
So. Town officers received sjss. 80. The
total amount of payments made by the
treasurer foot up SIS, 66s.72. The present
Indebtedness of tho town is S32, 636. IA, but
this is more than Offset by property belong
ing TO the town, which inventories (value-
ing tie town hall at its original cost $780,
5l0.s3. The expenses for the current wear
are estimated at $780, which will neces-
state the raising of Sll,lOO by tax. The
present grand list Of the town is 500 723.
To raise the amount deemed necessary will
require tax Of 60 cents on the dollar,
which the auditors recommend.
CATHOLIC LEcTURE-"THE CHRISTIAN So
GETTY"
The town hall was filled to Overlooking
on Monday evening last, by an audience
composed of all religious denominations.
to listen to lecture by Rev. A. Louis
Rosecrans, one Of the Paulist Fathers of
New York, and son of Major General Rose
Grams OF the United States Army. The mo-
tive which induced the lecturer to appear
in the town hall was the interest manifest
ed by number of non Catholics in the
mission services which have lust closed in
the Catholic church, and the belief that a
public statement of the Catholic doctrine
on good subject would lead TO a better
understanding between the various denom-
nations. lie came in the name of peace
and good will to speak undisguisedly as a
Catholic priest, and be gged the sympathy
and attention of his audience to The sub
Ject in hand, viz, 1.-THE Christian Society,""
He began by stating and illustrating the
general truth that all great works are ac-
complished by means Of association. A
society he defined as an organization of in |
dividuals, constituted so as to maintain its !
own integrity and secure its end. He re- |
ferred 10 stock companies, political orgaui. |
zalions, and civil society, in illustrating |
The definition. He asked II any could sup
pose that the Founder of Christianity was |
ignorant OF these truths? IT. then, He |
wished his doctrines 10 remain and his dis
ciples to be united after his death, he prust |
have organized them. And IT, as Chris
tians believe, his work was for all time.
that society must exist to-day by his au- |
thority, capable of delivering his doctrine
and settling all disputes concerning il. He
asked If such a society could be found in
Professionalism, and answered negatively.
The organizations Of Professionalism, as
such, were purely human. Not ono Of them
could pretend to have received its orgaui-
cation and authority from Christ himself
He then said that Professionalism not only
lacked a divine organization, but by its
very principles rendered any such organi-
zation impossible. For if Martin Luther
could win partisans TO his personal inter-
probation of the Word of God and found n