Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-03-13
Local Intelligence.


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The masquerade ball has been post
poned TO Friday evening the 9th inst.
J. +. Stearns has bought the dwelling
house on Pearl street owned by the late Or
willie Earl.
The Bratteboro Carriage Manulactur-
ing Company have resumed work on The
ten hour plan.
The bill for the relief of postmaster
II. w. Clarke, passed the House Of Repre-
sentativeS on Saturday.
Lecture in the Uniyersalist church
next Sunday evening. Subject, Tho
Churches and the Church"
Extensive repairs aud improvements
are in progress on the old homestead, on
Main ST., Of the late Uriel Skies.
Nine more converts were baptiscd,
Sunday morning, at the Baptist church, as
the result of the recent revival.
IL. l.. Stevenson has bought the barber
shop adjoining his cobb'er shop, in Rays
block. and will run it on hi own account.
The village schools c'osed last week.
The examinations were very well attended,
and the condition of the schools, as a whole,
was never better.
Persons who are difficult 10 satisfy in
the line Of boots and shoes. are invited TO
read the advertisement of Mr.. r. A. Stew
ems, in another column.
The big-egg season is opened 10y Chas.
o. Reed of Dummerston, who has deposit
ed on our table hens egg weighing 4 o.,
and measuring Ct by 81 inches.
The maple sugar season Is o,iponed,
old winter having concluded not to vacate
just yet. The little sugar that has made
its appearance in market has sold at II to
20 cts, wholesale.
-"That Comical Brown" with his new
ly organized troupe, which is the largest
that lie ever had, will appear at the town
hall on Saturday evening, March l4th. See
advertisement.
Protector Hook and Ladder Company,
at their annual meeting held on Monday OF
last week, elected the following Off ,ers ].
+. Heustis. foreman; L. p. Dickinson, Isl
assistant; :. A. Miller, % assistant; w. :.
Guild, clerk and treasurer; c. II. Nash,
steward.
Elliot street was the scene OF dis
graceful fight, Tuesday afternoon, between
a young Braltleb1ro printer and a lengthy
fellow from Gill, Mass. Both were appar-
emily intoxicated, and blood flowed freely,
but the authorities, for some reason. made
no arrest.
me-. l.. !. Aattaaan, paaiar &c tI.o lap
list church at Brauleboro, who has been
unable by reason Of ill-health to occupy
his pulpit for several weeks, has been
toI 81. r
his society continuing his salary and sup
plying his pulpit during his absence. Rev.
l.. {. Cummings, ID. D., Of Concord, n.
H., has been engaged as regular supply,
and will begin his labors April lst
The proprietor OF one of our hotels.
who owns a Herring safe, thought, the 9th.
er day, tina, il would oe ad visable to change
the combination Of the lock, and did so
but next morning the safe wouldn't
open, and the consequence was, four DAYS
OF unsuccessful effort, inconvenience. and
LOFTY denunciation OF fes and sare-makers
in general aud Of the worthy Mr.. Herring
in particular. An expert from the city fin
ally opened the safe by drilling into il.
when the trouble was found 10 be-notbing
at all, only the proprietor had forgotten the
combination. Moral: A poor memory isn't
always convenient thing to have around.
The oyster supper and dance given by
the ladies Of the Unitarian society, last
Thursday evening, at the town hail. was
in all respects very pleasant and success
ful gathering. The supper was excellent,
and, once seated at the tables, the hungry
crowd found their every want supplied.
The Gypsy camp was entirely unique in
its way, and the highest praise is due those
ladies who had this attractive feature Of the
entertainment in charge. The net receipts
Of the evening were upward OF $500. The
lal es OF the society desire to express,
through ourcolumns, their heartfelt thanks
to those friends, who, though not of their
own household Of faith, so generously aid
ed them on this occaaiou, with valuable
aud timely gins of articles sold or used
during the evening. The flvUrs thus shown
by several Of our most prominent firms of
tradesmen were becoming acts Of Christian
courtesy and benevolence, which the do
nors may rest assured arc fully appreciat-
ed.
One Of Bratteboro's manufacturing
institutions" generally overlooked by dl-
recIory-makers and staiistlcians. is the
one-man-power violin factory of Mr. VIM.
A. Conant, who works at his re sidence on
Canal street. Mr.. Conant has been engage
ed more or less closely in the making of
Viohns Tor thirty years, and specimens of
his handiwork are scattered throughout
the Union. He calculates that he has made
600 or 700 instruments in his life lime and
he is doubtless good for many more. His
vlolins usually sell at from $40 to 500 apiece,
which is some indication of their quality.
They have been highly praised by Heine
and many other accomplished players. and
the manufacturer is in frequent recent of
orders from distant places where his instru
ments have long been In use. Years ago
Mr.. Conant was in the employ of the
Mcssrs. Woodbury. & Burdelt, who carried
on the manufacture and sale of musical in
struments in this place but of late no has
worked on his own account and sold diroct |
TO consumers.
The Northampton Gazette discourses |
pleasantly about the Old Folks Concert
recently given at Easthampton, by "sup- |
dry Of ye Old Folks" of this town. thus.
The old folks concert given at tbe tou,n
hall in Easthampton, last Wednesday eve
ming, was one of the most enjoyable of the
Kind that has ever been held there. The
company came from Drattleboro, and con-
sisted OF about 60 ladies and gentlemen, to-
eeiher win Two miniature Gen. Washing
tons, and baby not warranted renuinse
Their leader was EX-Gov. Holbrook. and
many OF the parties belong to The first FAM
lilies in that place. Generally when peonIe
come here TO give an entertainment. II
means business TO them-there is an air of
reserve, and they seem to say, You have al
ready paid your money which is what we
are after-but the performance is a bore to
US and we shall omit lust as much of whit
we PR missed on the bill as we possibly can