Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-05
Local Intelligence.


0 'iA'lHNA lpt HtAAts f'tN III lAEts
The Unitarlan services in the Conare-
galional chapel will he omitted next sun
day.
Lecture in the Cniyorsilist church
next Sunday evening. Subject "The De-
struction Of Death"
The Bap'ists will have their next So
ciab'e at the Brattleboro House on Wcdncs-
day evening of next week.
Pratt, Wright & CO. arc just opening
some very desirable goods Tor the spring
trade. Read their advertisement.
The next lecture Of the Harmony hall
course will be on Monday evening, Sth
lust, by Rev. f. c. Bass. Subject, "work."
Cheeky to advertise "new spring
goods" 18th six feet Of snow on the ground,
and a fair prospect Of six feet more To
come.
AT least two feet Of snow has fallen
since last Friday. The railroads have been
badly blocked. anl trains run very Irreg-
ularly.
The friends Of Rev. Or. and Mrs. Mat
tcson purpose making them a friendly call
Monday evening, March sth. All friends
are cordially invited.
The Inua Cough Candy prepared 10y
c. b. Kingsley Of northampton, is an ex-
cclent thing for 4 cough or a sore throat.
To be had at Wizards drug store.
The Caiarrh Remedy prepared by d.
Newton ard for sale by Newton & Rose,
druggists, We find on trial to be really an
excellent thing in its way AMI worthy Of
recommendation.
All sorts OF thing pass through the
mails nova days. \ bundle was received
by us from Philadelphia, few days since,
which measured over five feet aud three
inches in length.
Next Thursday evening is the date
fixed for the lecture by Hon. Carl Schurz
OF Missouri. 1t will undoubtedly he one
Of the best lectures ever delivered here.
Subject, Educational Problems"
The Estey Guards are making prepar-
atoms to bring out the celebrated play en-.
titled "The Ticket-of- Leave Man" at the
town hall some time this month and We
expect that it will be- something well worth
seeing.
In our notice last week Of the contribn-
tions recently sent by the ladies Of the
Congregational and Episcopal societies to
the Home of the Destitute, at Burlington,
the types made Us speak Of Mr.. c. +.
| Thompson a. :Le manager Of the institu-
| ton for this county. We intended to say
| Mrs. G.. +. Thompson.
| March came in Monday morning with
| the thermometer at zero, aud during the
day and night we had the worst snow
storm OF the season. II is 4 very Stale
joke, but still we can't help saying that, If
the old saying about coming in like a Ii
on" etc, proves true this year, mutton
will he exceedingly abundant in thirty
days from now.
The attention Of everybody who means
to have a flower or vegetable garden next
summer is called to the advertise merit OF
Mr.. c. L. Allen, which appears in our col
umns to-day. Mr.. Allen shows a COM
mendable degree of enterprise IN the pros
ecution Of his business, and his facilitie,
for meeting the wants Of customers were
never so Grest as at present
Rev. Mr.. CIRCUITS lecture on "S0uih
Africa" last Thursday evening, afforded
much interest to an audience rendered nu-
merica!ly weak by the condition Of travel.
The subject treated Of by the speaker
whom fifteen years residence a. a mi>sioua.
rs among the Zulus had made familiar will
the country-was too vast 10 I've presented
with any degree Of fitness in single eve,
ming; and a desire was expressed by ma
ny 10 have lhc speaker continue the sub
jeci at another time. We trust he will be
invited to do SO.
The concert by the Boston Phiiharm On
ic Club i put down for he 10Th inst. The
talent embraced il this organization is o.
the first order, being as follows: Bernhard
Listemann, violin soluist, Fritz Listomaun
violil sO!oist, and Emil GramnI, violin 80
ioist, late Of the Thomas Orchestra; A1ol
Belz, French horn soloist, formerly OF the
famous Royal Orchestra OF the King o
WGrtemburg, and the Imperial Russian
Orchestra at st. Petersburg; Adolf Hart
degcn, violoncello soloist, late OF the En-
peror OF Brazil Eugene Weiner, flute so,
loist, formerly of the celebrated b. Bilse'.
tEuropean) Orchestra, ana late of the
Thomas Orchestra. Tickets at Wizards.
A meeting of the Connecticut Valley
Agricultural Institute (the association late,
ly organized at Easthamptonl is 10 be held
in ibis place on Wednesday the 10Th inst
As part Of the program there will be ad
dresses by the following gentlemen: Prof
Collier Of VT. University (subject not an.
nouncedJ T. S. Gold OF Connecticut, OF
Little Things in Farming DIR. Noal
| Cressey OF Massachusetts Agricultural
College, on veterinary Seienee;' Z. NJ
| Angler. State Pomologist of Connecticut
on Fruit Culture" The meeting will be
held at Harmony hall. commencing at E:
o'clock p. NJ, aud continuing in the eve
Mug. \ meeting of this character ought
to draw ont the farmers Of this section in
large numbers.
The winter term OF schools will close
next week. The program Of exercises il
the Grammar school will be as fellows
Monday A. NJ, 0 to l0l, Freshmen in geog
raphy; II TO IL, Juniors In arithmetic
p. NJ, /! TO 3, Seniors in Colburn 3:l5 Il
Il, Juniors in geography. Tuesday A. NJ.
Q to lOl, Fresh men in mental arithmetic
IL to II, Seniors in geography; p. NJ, II I,
8, Seniors in arithmetic; 3:l5 to ~, sen
Tors in reading. Wednesday a. NJ, 8 L
I0l, Seniors in oral grammar; IL to II
Seniors drawing upon blackboards and
Juniors in mental arithmetic. Wednesday
p. NJ, rhetorical exercises. The commit,
Zee, teachers aud children all extend c1l,
dial invitation to parents and patrons.
The following is the list Of letters re
naming at the post office in this village
March 4:
Gents.-Albert G.. Gleason, james Green
CLas. Holden, John ii. lIoughlon, Smith
Hall, c. c. Kinman, John Kane, X. p
Kidder, Thomas Maloney, \. c. Page, w