Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-01-29
Local Intelligence.


Baptist church next Sunday morning.
The knitting machine shop ut Centre
vilo will commence running mex; week.
Lecture in the Univcrsalist church
next sunday evening by Rev. NJ. II. Iar-
ris. SIhlcct, "Mo''ern Skcntici'm."
Tho orcau works Of Mpssrs. J. Estey
& Co. are running Ia tull force this winter,
Notwithstanding tho general depression In
business.
C. +. Thomn,un < TO. have Il new Ud-
vertisement this week. As usual they
have now ia stock fun line IF first class
good in every department.
The board Of civil authority arc TO
meet at room No. :. ipwu hall. next Snlur-
day, at o O'Clock, a. NJ, frr abatement Of
taxes in eases where parlies are aggrievcd.
a lady In I'linols writing to J. Esley
q Co.. expresses the opinion that "if lLere
is 10 he any musical instrument in IIeav-
en-, IL will be the Esley organ" Pretty EN-
pbutic endorsement
The historical January lhaw has only
two days len ia which tc pat in appear
ancc. The oldest inhabitan. says he new
err knew the thing ~ fail, though j, some-
times doe u come l'il Marcn.
We learn that Row. l.. j. Maltesun, u.
D., has decided TO sever his pastoral rcla-
lions with the Baptist society notN ithsland-
inc the strong desire of-t4le society - have
him remain. lie will leave in fow weeks.
Mr. ChaS. q. Wheeler Of Smith cJun-
~, Kansas, is now in town soliciting aid
for the prasshopper sufferers. lie has Gre
1onltal4 "a 81
Contributions may be leil with NJ. +. Van
Doom.
About eight Inches more Of snow fell
on Sunday, which the wind Of the next
day drifted so badly on the hills that the
Wilmington stage didn't come through
Tuesday, and railroad trains were consid-
eratly delayed. The snow is now 10 TO Is
inches deep on an average in this section.
Grand Patriarch John Relting has in
stalled The following as officers of Oasis
encampment No. >, 1. o. o. F.: e. r.
Briggs, G. p. 4. Harmon, ii. p. Ii. p.
Frost, $. w. II. NJ. Cook, scribe Ii. q.
Wllcutt, treas. ii. Atherton, J. w. j.
w. Knight, g.. ii. u. Bliss, s.; II. c.
French, 1st W., \. II. Coombs, 81. A. f.
Thurber All.
MIR. Thos. l.. Reed of Marlboro is the
fortunate possqssor oc a hen that evidently
has purpose in life. We have now on
our table one Of her latest productions in
the shape OF an egg measuring Ct inches by
inches in circumference and weighing
precisely ~ ounces. The first old biddy
that "scc,' this and goes one better Is
Invited 10 call around at our office.
The fourth annual report or the Brat
tlebpro Savings Bank appears on 81 page.
The report shows SOL ,O27.01 standing to
the credit of dero>itors, with surplus af-
ter dividends of S2,OS5.5O. The assets have
increased 500, O66.24 during the year. The
dividends declared since the institution
started, four years ago, average 3 per cent
per annnm--a remarkably good showing.
An unusual degree Of religious inter
est having recently been manifested in the
Congregational church and society, a series
of afternoon aud evening meetings have
been held at the chapel during tho present
week, In which the Mc.hodists have ioiu-
ell. Rev. ID. o. MoaI- OF Cambridge, Mass,
has led in The work. The meetings have
been largely attended, and the results en-
courasing.
The population % luis village during
the past year has decreased 81, while the
number Of families has increased ". The
following arc the statistics for Jan. !, 1875,
as returned tn the town clerk by e. II. Sic
vens, clerk of school district NJ. =: Popu-
lstion, 1850; No. Of families, 995; No. of
persons under 20 years, 1858 over and
under 20, sS3 under =, SO between 5 and
10, 800; between 10 and 10, 2GS; between
10 and 20, DO. NJ. Of births the past year,
| 90femlcs 80, males 40. No. OF deaths 81
females "a, males 80. or Consumption,
Is; fever, accidental, .. Under 20 years,
II; between 20 and 80, II; between 30 and
40, between 40 and 80, 6 between 80 aud
so, 2 between 60 and 20, 3 between 20
and so, 6; over 50. ).
The Harmony Hall course of lectures
has been 80 far arranged that VIC are able
to announce the following list Of persons
! engaged to speak, all OF whom are COM
priscd among uur home talent: Rev. W,
III. Collins, Rev. l.. J. Istteson, Rev. n.
Mighill, Rev. f.. c. Bass, Rev. NJ. II. Har-
ris, Rev. Lewis Groul, Kiilredge flask ms,
Esq, ]. NJ. Tyler, Esq, II. d. Hoion, NJ.
ID. Two or three other names will proba-
bly, he added 10 the list before lhe compile.
ton OF the course. These lectures are 20
be free to all, Messrs. Crosby & Rice Civ
ing the use of their ball free of expense,
and We doubt moi they will be largely at
tended. The course will ba'opened Wednes-
day evening, FEB. 81, 10y Rev. Mr.. Harris /;
subject, "Charac!er."
BY way of ieslifyiug their approval of
the course Of Messrs. J. Esiey & Company
in placing the Bratleboro House, of which
they are the owners. on temperance ba-
sis, about one hundred of the temperance
men of Bratileboro, comprising ladies and
gentlemen, took supper there ON Tuesday
evening last. The bill of fare was one Of
the most satisfactory ever placed before
Bfattlcboro guest, and I, Elected no small
credit upon The new manager, Mr.. Harry
kilburn. No speeches were made or toasts
oflered-from lack of time on the part of
some of tho best talkers-but all appeared
pleased with the manner in which they
were treated, and disposed TO regard the
new temperance house as well worthy
of success.
The Bra'lleburJ thoral Onion played
the clnIa;a Of "QIeen Esther" al the town
hall on Wednesday evening aud viii re-
peal II this Thursday evening. The per-
fOrnIance last evening was tine success,
in both an Artistic and financial point Of
Wow. Both hall and gallery were well I'LL
ed with spectators. The personal ons were
as follows; Queen Esther, Miss NJ. c.
Cooke Mordecli, Mr.. w. II. TAft Nor
decais sister, Miss Annie Stevens; High