Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-30
Local Intelligence.
RrattleibOrO.
CHUBCH DIRECTORY.


take the place Of the evening service on the LIST aud
I'd Sundays Of the month, respectively. Monday
aud Friday evenings, prayer meeting, $50. Thurs
day p. m, ladies' prayer meeting, O'Clock.
EPIscoPAL.-Man ST; Row. W. II. Collins, rector.
Bun lay setvic- Morning prayer aud sermon 1880
a. IN. evening pray en- aud sermon 80 p. m. Sum
day School I2:l5 p. m Holy days, 10 80 4. m, Holy
communion lat Sunday ia the month, and on all
great festivals The children OF the parish cat
e,hiscd on the LIST Sunday In every month at ?. m.
MErHoDisT ErIscoPAL.-Mcctings in lower town hall
days at 1880 a. m. Sunday school "a M prayer
meeting in the evening. y. =. Concert 9Th Sunday
of every month. Glass meeting Tuesday evening,
prayer meeting Friday evening. Seats free.
RoNAH cATHoLlo.-walnut s.. Rev. Henry Lane,
pastor. Sunday scrvicrs--lIigh mass 1880 q. IN.
Nespers aud Bcnediclion 1850 y. m.
UNI1ARIAS.-Main st. Rev. W. l.. Jenkins pastor
Services Discontinued until further notice.
FIRST UsIvHRsALIsr.-CanAl ST.. Rev. NJ. II. Harris,
PASTOR residence foot Of High st. Sunday sermon
1850 q. N. Services Monday and Friday evenings
1850.
A performing bear was on the street
Thursday.
Root 4 McKeand call attention this
week to their fine stock OF new spring
goods.
i. g. Wilcox has sold his dwelling
house nn Washington street to Geo. w.
Davenport for 5000.
-SilSby Il Co. are putting in larger
stock than ever Of new spring goods. New
advertisement this week.
Que Brattleboro man had the temeri-
~ to pillow his garden yesterday, but there's
no use trying to force things that way.
Tho coming of hand organ and
Punch and Judy show, on Wednesday,
prove beyond doubt that Spring is here.
rb,ga lao, g.,
or German, will be interested in an an
nounccmcul in uradverti,iny columns to-
day.
REV. l.. II. Stone of Castleton will
speak upon temperance at the town hall
next Sunday at $50 T.. NJ. Topic, Union
in Diversity"
Rev. T.. c. Bass (Methodst) has been
transferred to the New Hampshire Confer
cuce, and will he stationed for the coming
year at Plymouth.
The pastor Of the NJ. Il. church reports
a subscription of SIPS, raised in the last
three months u cancel the long standing
debt on the parsonage.
The Rt. Rev. w. II. \. Bssell, d. d.,
Bishop of Vermont, visited st Michael's
church on Monday April 25th, catechised
the children, preached, aud confirmed sew
en- persons presented by the rector.
In another column will he found some
facts in regard to the Home for Destitute
| Children in Burlington, an institution in
which many people in this vicinity feel a
deep interest
We learn that Mr.. George Folsom,
who, with his family, has been spending
the winter in New York, has recently lost
two children with diphthoria, both dying
while he and his wife were also prosifated
| 10y sickness.
The snow has not yet wholly disap-
| peared from the streets of this village, and
occasionally a drin three or four feet in
| height may he seen on the north side of a
| building or in some secluded corner. The
| hills are still white upon their northern
faces.
We notice that Root d McKeand arc
making some stylish suits for the gradual
ing class at Amherst, Mass. The Amherst
boys evidently know where To 90 tai get a
| good thing, aud we are glad to know that
the reputation OF Bratllehoro merchants is
becoming established abroad a. well ~ ut
home.
bout mis- 1.-The entertainment TO he
| given At the town hail next Tuesday eve
ming by the Young People, Dramatic
| Club. The program includes two plays,
elbow for Blow an English drama, and
1.-The Miscellaneous Niger" an amusing
farce. Performance begins nj s o'clock.
Mr.. John P.umner, whom everybody
| knows ~ c. +. Thompson x Co.'s right
hand man, is the happy owner of a speciuza
fuchsia which non has upon ii 100 perfect
blossoms and 25l buds. This isn't a
whopper, as anybndy can find out with
their own eyes 10y calling n, the store where
John prusidos with grace and dignity.
| The odd Fellows Of Bat,leboro celc-
| brated the Both anniversary Of their order
on Monday evening, by Il lecture ut the
town hall from the Rev. Il. NJ. Tiilotson of
| st. Johnsbury, and a collation. al Harmo-
ny hall, followed by a dance. An unusu-
ally large number of people were in attend
ance, and the proceedings were conducted
with entire success.
Since this is the time of year whep
| people shed their teeth freely, we invite
| special attention to the advertisement of
DR.. G. $. Clark, dentist, whose rooms are
in Crosby block. Tooth-drawing is rob-
bed OF half it, torture when the dentist
wears a look nf sympathy and a reassur-
ing smile, and the Doctor is C. rlainly one
of those of whom Shak espeare (wasn't ii p
wrote, he could "smle. aud smile, and he
a-Ellin' still"
The receipts of maple sugar nj the ex e
press office for shipment, during the past
week, have been light-much lighter than
| during the'week previnus--and the season
for making is nearly over except in the
hill towns. In the eleven days ending
| April y, the express receipts amounted to
| 1880 lbs, those of the 18th being the heav-
lest, viz, l0,sll lbs, or nearly five and
one-half tons. In this section the total
yield for the season will probably he about
an average one.
We regret to learn of the IN heath of
the venerable Mr.. John Hyde, who for so
many years has had charge of the Brattle-
boro cemetery, and to whose excellent taste,
good judgment and faithful performance
of duty, the unexcelled beauty and we'll
| kept appearance of that enclosure is so
largely due. We sincerely hope that the
warm weather will find Mr.. Hyde in con-
dition to perform his usual share of the
work to he done there.
Cough is still himself, and his lecture
on Wednesday evening was one of the
best we ever heard him deliver. His theme
was temperance; and for nearly an hour
and three quarters he held the audience,
drawing laughter and tears by turn and in
about equal measure, by his marvellous