Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-12
Local Intelligence.


Rev. DIR. Caldwell Of Newton Theolog-
ical Seminary occupied the pulpit Of the
Baptist church last Sunday.
We are requested to say that none of
the present board of selcctmen wish 10 he
considered as candidates FOR reelection.
Rev. NJ. II. Harrls's lecture in the I'm
iversalist church next Sunday evening
will he upon the subject OF "God Finding
Man"
The pulpit Of the Baptist church il to
be supplied next Sunday by member of
the senior theological class ut Newton,
Mass.
The ladies' benevolent society of the
Centre church have sent three barrels of
clothing, the present week. to the Home of
the Friendless in New York city.
We are having another cold snap. Sum
day morning the mercury ranged from l5o
10 25o below zero, and has scarcely been
above zero since, even at midday.
David Burrows and Frank Ellis orthis
village were brought before Justice New
ton on Wednesday, for a breach of the
peace in using boisterous language and
thereby distul bling the slumbers OF certain
peaceful citizens a night or two previous,
and were fined each s. and costs.
Mr.. Frank Clatur, formerly a popular
engineer of the Central Vermont, and for
some time master machinst at the Rolling
mill here, has gone to Brattleboro to take
charge of the engine house of the Central
Vermont at that place. Our best wishes to
him in his new position.-IH. Adams paper.
Fuller Battery is recruiting to IS men
and is TO have four guns. +. $. Bracket
q Co. are TO make the uniforms, which are
patterned after the 9Th Massachusetts Bat
terry. The helmets are of the Prussian pat-
tern surmounted by red flowing plume,
Style now coming largely into Use with
American artillery companies.
The Choral Union propose TO repeat the
cantata of Queen Esther at the town hall
within two or three weeks. The Union
have taken up for practice selections from
the opera glee book arranged by tue late
Prof c. NJ. Wyman. Meetings for the
next two or three weeks will he held at the
lower town hall.
Vital statistics of The town Of Bruttle-
boro for 1871: Births, 1910 males, 60
females. Deaths, 50 Al males. AZ females.
Deaths at the insane asylum, % Is males.
IL females. Marriage licenses granted. -.
The figures for the village district are ::
Births, 900 males, 80 females; deaths.
Gi-33 males, 81 females.
The 2jlh annual lair aud festival by
the ladies Of the UniveI salist parish is to be
held next Tuesday evening, Feb. 10. Tue
usual attractions will be presented, and il
il safe to say that the usual crowd will be
in attendance. Doors open at O'Clock.
Dancing will comm ence at o'clock. Mu-
sic by the atlloboro quadrille band.
The thiid lecture of the free course at
Harmony hall Is 10 be delivered by Rev.
DIR. Matteson next Wednesday evening,
aud the fourth ~ Rev. Lewis Grout on the
following Wednesday. Mr.. CIRCUITS sub.
jiect will be early Discoveries, Natural
History, and Personal Adventures in South
Africa" Mr.. Matteson's subject is not an
nounced, but it will undoubtedly he one of
interest to all.
Key. DIR. Medrs concluded his lAbors
with the Congregational society last Thurs
day. This week there IL 10 he preaching
on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and
social meeting on Friday evening, with
conversational meetings during the half
hour previous, as heretofore. The interest
in these meetings has been OF a deep though
undemonstraiive character, and is we'll
sustained. About 80 persons have found
hope in Christ, and nearly as many more
have asked for prayers.
The two-act drama entitled among
the Breakers" was presented at Harmony
hall on wednesday evening by the young
people of the Universalist society. The
east of characters was as follows: Dave
Murray, Dennis Tasker; Bruce Hunter.
Byron Colby Larry Devine, Albert Will
lard; Peter Paragraph, Fletcher Barrows !;
Clarence Hunter, c. W. Alden Scud, c.
F. Miller; Mother Carey, Nellie Perry !;
Biddy Bane, Cora Siearns; Bess Star
bright, May Simonds; Minnie Daze, Luz
ella Gale. The hall was well filed with
spectators, and the play was perf1rmed in
manner highly creditable to all.
Rev. w. II. Collins delivered the second
lecture in the Harmony Hall course on
Tuesday evening, his subject being Queen
Elizabeth" The view taken OF this re-
markaLle historical parsonage by the lee
turer was the one which we believe is now
usually accepted, namely, that while she
exhibited some faults and weak esses in
the conduct of her long and eventful reign
partly, however, occasioned by the sent
iment of the times in which she lived-xhe
was still woman of remarkable natural
endowments, of powerful intellect, OF good
judgment, of great courage, and of sterl-
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mighty nation, and one of the best that
England or any other country ever had.
Some Of the more noteworthy incidents of
her life were portrayed by the speaker,
and the matters OF chief importance occur
ring during her reign were touched upon
in a manner that held the attention and in
tert ST Of the audience 10 the close.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post office in this village,
Feb. Il:
Gents.-J. r. Allen, Levi Ballou, NJ, ].
Chamberlain, George James, S. f. Leonard
2, Samuel +. do, Elisha Morrison, f. II.
do, John w. Pierce.
Ladies.-Miss Mary Ames, Miss Elmira
Dion, Miss Bridget Fitzgerald, Mrs. Cor
nelia Martin, Mrs. Abbie Perry, Mrs. F.
A. Ryan, Miss Nellie Robear, Catharlne
Tyler, Mrs. Fred Thomas, Miss Florence
Trenchard, Mrs. NJ. II. Tyler, Clara c.
Whitaker, Mrs. Chas. w. Wood
Miscellaneous. C. Sialey Il CO.
Hold FOR postage. The Howe Machine
Co, Concord, n. II.
Athens.
The diphtheria has broken ont in this
town. Eleven cases have been reported
thus far, hut none have proved fatal