Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-15
Local Intelligence.


this Thursday evening ut the town Fall.
Judge Kellogg returned last week from
Washington, where he has spent the win
tel.
Subject of sermon ut Methodist chapel
next Sunday evening, "The Needed Rclig-
ion."
The street sprinkler began its rounds
on Tuesday under the "directorship" Of II.
Horton, Esq.
Rev. N. MigIill wall exchange pnlpts
next Sunday, with Rev. $. 4. Seeley, ID. d.,
of Easthampton, Mass.
The base Of the Fisk monument, four
or FIVE tons In weight, arrived last Friday,
and the remainder is expected to-day.
A bill for the relief Of Postmaster
Clarke, whose office was robbed of money
and stamps in November, has passed both
houses OF Congress.
1t Is reported that the Rev. Father
Lane, formerly Of Burlington, is to sue
coed Father ST. Ongo in charge Of the Cath
Ollie society in this place.
Bishop DE Goesbriand Of burlington
gave an interesting lecture before the Cath
Ollie temperance and benev, lent societies
at their hall on Sunday evening last
George Brooks, Esq, proprietor OF the
Brooks House In this place, returned last
week from San Francisco, where he has
spent the winter. lie reports that the sea-
son in California is later than usual, but
business is active and the prospect hope
full.
-General superintendent Hobart, of the
Central Vermont Railroad, has issued an
order TO conductors, station agents, &c, TO
see that no liquor is either carried for OF
delivered by them to unauthorized receiv-
ers. Offenders will be held strictly ac-
countable.
The school meeting was held Saturday
evening according to adjournment. Rev.
NJ. ii. Harris declined To serve "a mem
Der OF the prudential committee, aud II.
w. Clarke was chosen in his stead. After
some discussion and explanation, it was
decided TO levy tax OF 20 cents on the dol
lar of the grand list for school purposes,
tie same To be payable on or before July
lat.
The first touch of summer was felt last
Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday the
mercury rose TO 81 degrees in the shade.
No rain has lalleu since the snow disap.
peared, and vegetation is holding back for
lack OF moisture. Trees are just begin
ming to show Their leaves, and grass has
made little Roadway. The hill farmers
have at length gathered in their sap buck
cts, while those in the valley have begun
their ploughing.
A new musical organization has been
formed in this village, composed of twelve
Of our best male singers. They arc under
| the mu steal direction Of Prof. Schuster
and are now in practice for the coming dec
Grafton day. No name for the organization
has yet been adopted. The list of mem
bers is as follows: Chr. +. Schuster, n. c.
Sawyer, Emil Appclbaum, Geo. NJ. Taylor,
J. L. II. Charter, l.. G. Warren, l.. W.
Hawley, G. w. Putfer. Chas Newman, O. w.
Smith, +. w. Childs, VIM. Wooley. d. l..
| Herrick.
The bailifis of the village have rented
a strip OF land belonging TO the Frost es q.
tate, and lying along Milestone brook, for
the use of the fire department during the
coming season. 1t is arranged tina, persons
desiring 10 see the companies practice shall
enter upon and leave the portion of land
thus rented, by the same route as that pur-
sued by the various companies, the cross
ing OF any part rot rented for this purpose
being strictly prohibited. This action on
the part of the bailids is seasonable and
will remove from " ain street a frequent
source OF accident and inconvenience to
public travel during the coming summer.
Frank DenniSon Coblegh, for the last
four Or five years editor and proprietor OF
the Vermont Record and Farmer, died OF
consumption at his residence on Elliot
street, Saturday night, May 9th. He was
confined 10 his bed for only Il few days pre-
vious to his decease, but had not been in
good heal III since last summer. Mr.. Cob
leigh was, we believe, native of this town,
where his relatives now mostly reside. He
was but 10 years of age, and leaves a moth
er, wife and four young children TO mourn
his early death. The funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at the Congrega-
tional church, Rev. Mr.. Mighill officiating.
The remains were escorted TO the grave by
a procession composed Of the Masonic and
Ode Fellow societies and Engine Company
No. 4, OF which the deceased was mem
Der, the whole being under the direction OF
BE auseant Commandery of Knights Tenn
par, by whom services were conducted at
the grave in the usual form.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village,
May IA.
ents.-Iion. John J. Allen, VIM. Ad-
ans, Leroy Benson, S. f. Clark, Chas. A.
Davis, C. C. Doolittle, A. FarHsworlh, Lew
Is Hall, Thomas +. Leahy, +. s. McKen-
zie, VIM. II. Nevens, Eugene o'Donnell,
Mid n f. r. Poland, II. II. Randall, II. L.
Ray, E. Slade, Geo. Wardner.
Ladies.-Misses Bradley, Mrs. Joseph
Clement, Mrs. Betsey Higgins, Miss En-
ma Lamberton, Miss Esther A. Rowell, 2,
Mis-. Josie L. Ripley, Miss Abbie Sparks,
Mrs. r. w. Smith, Miss Emma Smith, 2
Mrs. Maggret Stuart, Mrs. J.J. Wakefield,
Lizzie West.
Held for postage. II. Newcomb,
Iiinsdale, n. II.
SHOCKING CAsUALTY-Two LITTLE GIRLS
FALL FORTY FEET INTO MILLPoND-
ONE OF THEM DROWNED.
A singular and distressing accident &C.
Cured at Centreville, one mile west OF this
village, on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Two little girls, daughters of Bir-
ney NJ. Buddington and VIM. b. Tenney,
aged respectively six and five years, soon
after the close of school at night, entered
an clubhouse attached TO the rear of an I'M
occupied shop which stands upon the bank
of MILESTONE brook, few rods below the
building owned by the New England Furn-
iture Company and near the centre Of the
village. II appears that the door OF the
Clubhouse, in closing, shut by lis proper pc
sition, and they were unable to open IL,