Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-05
Local. Intelligence,


The man who says he "hasnl been |
down this winter wasn't on the street |
Wednesday.
Tho Record and Farmer is reported to |
have been sold to Mr.. y. Leonard, from |
Fair Haven.
Lecture in lne Univcr IA isl church |
next Sunday evening. Subject: MAN |
Finding Himself"
Mr. Elnathan Whitaker Of thi, town is
taking orders for enlarged photographs. |
Sec his advertisement.
Owing to The absence Of he pastor the
Baptist pulpit is to he supplied next Sun
day r. m Newton Theological Seminary.
The young people Of the Uni,crsalisl |
society will present the twO.act drama en-
titled "Among the Breaker" at Harmony |
Hall on Wednesday evening, 10Th inst.
The most familiar Emusic in the air." |
nova days, is that Of the snow shovel. |
Somehow here is a saneHcss 10 il that al
most makes one sigh for the season OF hand
organs.
The second lecture OF tho Harmony
Hall course is tn he delivered on Tuesday
evening next, by Rev. Mir. Collins of the
Episcopal chuic1. Subject, Queen Elz-
abeth.'
--Au aggravated case Of cruelty to AMI
mails il reported to us in letter from some
one in GulfOrd but a. the writer nCglects
| TO give Us his or her name, We withhold IL
from publication.
| Revival meetings have Leen continued
ut the Congregational church during the
present week, under the continued minis
tralions Of Rev. Mr.. Mears, aud the inter-
est seems 10 he undated.
r.. G. lIardic, Jr., the young Braltlcbo-
70 artist, who is now pursuing his studies
at Cooper Institute, New York. has recent
~ been admitted to the membership of the
National Academy of Design.
That long looked-for thaw sci in
Wednesday molning with rain, which
lasted until midnight causing leaby roofs
and bad travelling; but the next morning
the weather had chan, ed about, and there
is no prospect of an immediate improve
ment in tho water supply.
The second night of Queen Esther
was equally successful with the first, al
though the weather was stormy. The
members OF the Choral Union are 10 be
congratulated on the result OF their efforts,
!
tinue in tho good work they have 50 well
begun.
"Wednesday next being "Ash Wedncs-
day, or the first day Of Lent" 81. Mchacrs
tEpis.) church will he open for divine SER
vice in the morning at l0l O'Clock, and in
the evening al y o'clock also on Friday
evening at y o'clock. After next week.
service every Wednesday and Friday eve.
1 ningS, and on Friday mornings during
Lent.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris opened the new
course of lectures at Harmony Hall on
wednesday evening. His discourse was
upon Character" and was chiefly adj
dressed to young men. lis tone was earn
est and iuvigorsling, and its presentation
Of the elements, possibilities. importance
and durability OF character was both hrci-
BILE and eloquent. Unfortunately the wealth
er was no; favorable for large audience.
Miss Martha S. Picketie, an esteemed
maiden lady, who for several years has
been engaged in the millinery business in
Crosby block, was found in her room Fri
day afternoon in senseess condition,
from stroke OF paralyais-a disease of
which she had previously felt the indica-
lions. She fingered until Saturday after
noon, when death interviewed. Funeral
services were held at the Episcopal church
on Monday.
The Overiurning Of kerosene lamp
at |. n. Thorh's Ie,idence, Monday eve
ming, came near being The occasion of
fearful disaster. The contents of the oil
fountain were deposited in the lap OF Miss
Bullock tIeacher OF the High street school,
who boards tbere) and as she sprang 10
her feet the oil ran 10 the floor and all took
fire. With rare presence of mind, Mrs.
Thorn-who, with boy, were the only
persons Iresent-suCceeded in smothering
the flames so effectually that pail OF wa
ter brought hy the boy completed the work,
and nobody was much injured. Had II
not been that the dress Miss Bullock wore
was heavy wool one, the result to her
must have been serious. The damage To
the carpet and furniture Of the room is es-
timated at about SO.
The new Bick ford knitting Machine
Manufacturing Company commenced OPP
erations at their factory on Monday, begin
Ming we believe, with comparatively
small force OF workmen, which will be in
creased as the bushes becomes establish
ed and things are got into satisfactory
working order. 1t is probable that no new
enterprise has ever been established in
Brattleboro having at the start better
premise of success than has this, and from
the fact that the article To be manufactured
is of genuine and undoubted merit. While
everybody knows the sewing machine to
be a household necessity, but very few
persons have more than vague idea as TO
the practical use Of the knitting machine.
For this reason we commend the advor-
tisement of the Bick ford machine, which
appears in our columns to-day, TO the care
fu perusal of all our readers. We believe
that trial of the machine will fully sub
stanliate all that is claimed for it, while
the names of the persons having its man
uIacture in charge is guarantee of good
faith, and Of tho quality Of work which
purchasers may confidently rely GU.
The following is the list OF letters re-
naming at the post office in this village,
Feb. 4
Genls.--J. j. Atwood, Joseph Albert, o.
l.. Bennett, n. c. Beckwith, Rev. Reuben
Bartlett, +. w. Clark, James Conner, Ros-
sell Fisher, Thos. Fitzgerald, Warren Fes-
sender, Peter A. r. Gill, G. i. Kingsley,
Il. q. Halliday, George d. Hadley, w. Hes
cock, j. G. Johnson, Asa Lawtou, A. p.
Lay, John Lynch, james Leray, Pat Mo-
ran, II. l.. Rcdd, Jacob Retail, A. G. Sher-
man, John w. Serbs, NJ. W. Sage, VIM.