Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-23
Local Intelligence,


ltAA SUNNY
The Estey Guards propose to perform
the Cricket of. Leave Man" at Greenfield
early next month.
The first thunder aud lightning Of the
season occ urred last Friday evening. But
few persons noticed 1t, however.
$. n. Herrick has sold his farm at West
Brattleboro to David Perry, formerly Of
Shelburne Falls, Mass, for $4,000.
If you desire anything in the line Of
paper hanelngs or window shades call on
NJ. Y. Van Doom a Son. They arc selling
at very low prices.
The selectmen have decided 10 fall
back on the old price paid for labor on
highways previous to the food of 1869. for
the coming year.
The Vermont Conference Of NJ. T..
churches is To be holden at Bellows Falls
next week, beginning on Wednesday,
Bishop Haven presiding.
--Brattleboro is now the cmanating
point Of six periodicals., the last being the
american Free Press a monthly sheet
recently established by o. 4. Libby Il Co.
MAN aud His Masters is the subject
OF Coughs next and last lecture in Brat
tleboro. which is TO he delivered at the
town hall on Wednesday evening of next
week.
Joseph uilson Potter, nephew of the
late Deacon Arson Barber, and formerly
student at Miss Barber's school, is now ed
iting the Weekly News, published at Ne
hraska city. Neb.
--Chas. y. Davenport, Esq, having de-
clined the office of Superintendent of
Schools, to which he was elected at the last
town meeting, the selectmen have appoint
ed Rev. y. Nights to fill the vacancy.
The grounds Of the wndham County
Park Association have been rented for the
coming season by Mr.. ). w. Jones, who
will devote them to purposes OF horse
training, etc. lie proposes TO have races
| about once month during the summer
and fall.
Ambrose Arnold, assistant superin-
tendent of the Central Vermont railroad.
seems 10 know how to breed cattle as well
as To run railroad. We lately noticed
| three very superior cattle slaughtered by
| w. II. Richardson, that came from his
farm at Westminster.
] NV VI wv W. EHlll = L h-t
/ day discourse was, CONFORMITY 10 the
| Christian law as tending TO the conserva-
! lion of the state The subject was con-
( sidered with reference to the law of tenn
/ perancc, that of false witness, and that Of
/ the supreme good aud supreme authority.
! The attendance was fair for the weather.
May Alb is the date fixed for the dra-
matte entertainment by the young people
! Of the Universalist society. In addition 10
the drama blow for Blow" the farce
! "Michevous Niger will be presented
/ The entertainment will be given at the
! town hall and some of the members Of The
Estey Guard will assist.
We are enjoying ~ a slice Of March
weather sandwiched into the nominally
| mild month of showers and flowers, and
warm, sunny hours. On Monday morn
| ing the mercury careleSsly fell to the near
neighborhood of zero. and Boreas coollv
seated himself in the northwest and has
blown great guns for three days. Won't
] somebody arrange for another excursion t.
/ Florida?
The regular spring examination Of
! persons proposing 10 teach in the common
schools of BrattleGuro the coming year,
will lie held, pursuant TO law, at the High
school room in Brattleboro, on Saturday.
May lst. The written examination will
begin at nine o'clock a. M, the DIAL at >
o'clock p. III. Citizens are respectfully and
cordially invited to attend.
d. 5. Pratt, the well known breeder of
Durham cattle, has lately been on TO Chi
cago with six head OF young cattle, which
were sold at handsome prices. One, a
three year old, brough, S4iO-the highest
| price obtained during the sales. Mr.. Pratt
also attended the stock sales Of s. NJ. ia.
cobs at West Liberty, lows, on the 18th
inst, where he bid of the four year old
COW MAUD" of the celebrated Princess
family of short horns, for 5000, which was
also the highest price paid for any animal
at that sale. MAUD" will arrive at Brattle-
boro in few days, when, no doubt. she
| will he the observed of all observers.
| by way Of awakening more general
interest in the subject of the preservation
of fish aud game in the State of Vermont.
we publish this week copy Of the Consti-
tuition adopted by the Forest and Stream
| club lately organized in this place, tOgeth-
er with a copy of the laws now existing on
our statute book relating to this subject.
| 1t is to he hoped that farmers, and all 9TH
ers who are affected thereby, will take an
interest in this matter, aud do their part
toward having the laws in this regard fully
and promptly enforced, whether they Join
this organization or not.
Rev. Dir. Mattesou preached his fire.
well sermon at the Baptist church Sunday
morning. The attendance on the occasion
was very large, aud many went away una
BILE to obtain admission. The sermon was
brief but affecting, plain, rs befitted the
occasion, and few were the eyes that re-
manned fearless during it's delivery. In
the afternoon three persons were received
into the church by baptism, and II praise
meeting was held in the evening at the
vestry, in which about seventy-fve per-
sons took part. The farewell sermon is
published in full on the lst page Of this
paper
AIR. Moses Ware, long time resident
Of Brattleboro, died quite suddenly on the
night Of the 10Th inst, at his residence on
High street, aged II years, Mr.. Ware was
native OF Gilsum, y. H., and after learn
ing the shOemaker's trade at Keene, came
TO this place about 1873. In company witt
another gentleman he engaged in the boot
aud shoe trade, but the concern was bought
out in three or four years by Mr.. G. c.
Frost, in whose employ Mr.. Ware has since
continued. For nearly this whole period
he has suffered from paralysis of the lower
limbs, and for thirty years has been una
BILE to walk. His misfortune, however.