Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-10
Local Intelligence.



Six persons were received into the
Baptist church last Sunday. by immersion.
The Windham County Courtwill begin
its April term at Fayetteville next Tues
day.
The Asher Spencer place on Asylum
street has been sold 10 DR.. Draper. Terms
private.
j. T. lIildreth has begun the manuIact-
ure of carriages at his promises on Western
avenue.
About four inches of snow fell last
Sunday night, and il has not yet disap-
peared.
Attention is called to advertisement Of
sale by auction Of G. II. Crosby's house
hold goods.
Sunday school concert and praise meet
ing at the Congregational church next Sab
bath evening. Singing under the direction
Of a. f. Barrett.
john Brooks died last Tuesday morn
ing, from spinal injuries received by fall
ing head foremost from loaded hay wag-
on on the 9th ult.
Edward Bushnell Of the Household Of
flee, has become associated with G. a. Dur
fee in the publication Of tho Leisure Hour,
in place Of o. a. Libby, as will he seen by
notice in another column.
Messrs. w. \. Dutton and j. II. Kath-
an, marble workers have dissolved part
nership, Mr.. Kathan taking the branch
shop at Sherbrouke, p. O., and MI. Futon
continuing the business here.
The wood. ON Wanlaslquet mountain
were fired IN several places, Fast day, by
mischievous boys; but, by considerable
effort, the fires were cXtinguished before
much damage had been done.
y APPLE sugar las come in slowly dur
ing the present week, though the season is
not likely to terminate in the back towns
FOR fortnight. Sugar of good grade is
now bringing from 10 to IA cents.
Owing to the fact that the Black Crook
Company, numbering some tifly or sixty
persons, will stop at the Brooks House this.
Thursday, night, the Unitarian sociable is
postponed to tomorrow, Friday evening.
IL y. Morey, proprietor of the Brattle-
boro House, was brought before Justice
Tyler last Saturday, for selling liquor to
parcel of boys on Fast day. Morey plead
guilty 10 five offences and was fined $50
and costs.
The Bratteboro Fur ituie Company
have given TO john Retting u three years
loaso of their shop on Flat street, and wo
may, consequently, expect to hear again
the "the busy hum Of machinery" therein
in very few days.
-Messrs. Iigley & Church have lately
added to their stock Of wood-y working ma
chinery large sized moulding machine.
and band saw, and arc, consequently,
better prepared than ever before TO receive
orders in their line.
The sermon lately delivered by Rev.
Mr.. Mighill, pastor of the CONGREGATIONAL
church, on Lessons from the Public Life
OF Charles SUMNER" has been printed in
pamphlet form, and is on sale at the book
stores Of J. Steen and Cheney & Capp.
A meeting Of the Street Sprinkling As
sociation will be held at the Brooks House
on Saturday evening, 18th inst, at o'clock,
for the election of a committee to take
c barge of this important matter the ensu-
ing year. All interested are desired TO he
present.
The Fisk, Jr., and Riverside base ball
clubs played a match game, Fast day, at the
fair grounds, the former scoring 81 10 the
latter %. The Fisk, Jr. club have since re-
organized the Lone STAR" and are
ready to play match games on invitation 10
| the Secretary.
st. Mary's (Catholic) Society is oflicered
as follows: Pre,ideut, Miss Anna Nc Der
mot; viceprosident, Miss Kate Brosnahan;
secretary, Miss Mary Sullivan; treasurer,
Miss Bridget Moran; librarian, Miss Mag
! gy Austin. Total membership, &c; increase
| since October l, 1879, %.
The officers Of the ST. Michael's Gath
| "lic) Temperance Society, elected at the
late semi annual meeting. are as follows:
President, Luke Ferriter; vice president.
Chas. Nc Mennimon; treasurer, Timothy
| Fitzgerald; assttreasurer, Joseph Fentun;
secretary, John Kane, Jr. librarian, James
Mack; trustees, Patrick Fenton, Timothy
Aher John Dunlayey. Total membership,
ll3; increase since Oct. l, 1873, ~.
We learn that Prof VIC. Richards, A.
NJ, Pin. d., of Pittsfeld, Mass, will give
three scientific lectures at the town hall.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. April
2lst and 22d, and matinee for children
Wednesday afternoon. We need not say
that these lectures will be well worth at
tending, for Prot. Richards reputation as a
popular instructor in science is sufficient to
ensure good audiences wherever he goes.
%. l.. Miners horse and buggy, valued
at about si00, were stolen from the horse
shed in the rear of the town hall, last Sun
day evening, while the family were at
church. The team was traced the next day |
as far as Ashuelot, n. H., and on Wednes- |
day word was received from Mr.. Miner |
stating that the stolen property had been |
found at Brighton, Mass, and n subse- |
quent dispatch from Fitchburg says that |
the suspected thief is now under arrest in
that city.
Fast day was quite generally observed |
by our citizens, though the observation was
not strictly in accordance with the Govern
or's recommendation, in all cases. The
services al the churches were tolerably well
attended the cold wind which prevailed
did not pre- event outdoor enjoyment of the
sunshine In sheltered places; ball-playing
was brisk among the boysi and even hill
side ramblings and t-door sugar parties
were not unknown. On the whole, Fast
day was tolcrable "success"-such as il
was,
The Easter concert given by the Uni
versalist Sunday school in their church
las Sunday evening, was one of great inter-
est. The crowd was immense, a great ma
ny going away for want OF standing room.
The Rotations embraced both single pieces
and dialogues. Among the latter was THE
Easter Offering" spoken by several young
ladies' and little girls, who brought wreaths
and bouquets TO decorate the cross, until it
was literally covered with flowers. The
concert was one of the hest n n scbooI hoe