Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-31
Local Intelligence.


John Works has sold his job shop in
Harmony block to e. f. Emerson.
%. J. Pratrs Spring announcement is
worthy the attention OF the ladies'
Pratt, Wright q Co. announce full
stock OF Spring goods in great variety.
Cheney & Clapp offer exceptionally low
prices TO purchasers of sterescopes and
views.
The Choral Union are rehearsing mu-
sic for a concert to he given about the mid
die of April
The salo Of bankrupt stock Of boots,
shoes and rubbers still continues at Cut
ler's old stand.
Fletcher d Noyes have dissolved part
nership. MIR. Fletcher will continue the
meat business.
The suspension Of two OF our livery
men, Mr.. John w. Smith and Mr.. Lewis
Putnam, has been announced during the
past week.
The Brattleboro Forest and Stream
| Club, for the protection of fish aud game =,
will hold its annual meeting al the Brooks
| House next Monday evening.
AT the Republican caucus on Monday
evening S. NJ. Waite, Jacob Estey, II. d.
Harris, +. Tyler, f. Crosby and X. Has
kins were chosen delegates TO the Burlng-
tou convention.
The service in st. Michael's (Episcopal)
church on Sunday afternoon will be held
at $3.50 instead Of O'Clock. The rector will
preach at Guilford at . p. M, and in his
own church at o'clock.
Rev. c. C. Harris, formerly rector Of
ST. Michaels (Episcopal) parish in this viii
lage, and recently of Guilford, has accept
ell the charge Of a parish at Lincoln, the
capital of Nebraska, and takes his depart
ure this week.
F. c. Edwards has moved his book
bindery and stationer's store TO the stand
recently occupied by T. Resented as a
grocery store. Mr.. Geo. ii. Salisbury in
tends TO fitup the apartment vacated by
Mr.. Edwards, together With that now occu-
pied by Mr.. Weber, as ladies' and gen.
uemen's saloon and dining room.
The collection of horns of South Afri-
can animals which Rev. l.. Grout exhibit
ed at the Centennial entertainment last
week was very large and interesting one,
and ii was, in consequence, a provoking
Typographical error which made us speak
of them as collection OF "bones" Of ami
mails from South Africa.
Scott 81 Sons horse ran away Thursday
morning with the forward part Of their
store sleigh, and at the High street corner
overturned i. c. Blauchard's sleigh, of
Gulford, throwing Mr.. Blanchard TO the
ground and iD1icting an ugly cash in tho
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all right, aud no further damage was done.
We are glad TO see here in attendance
ON the Convention, Col. Geo. w. Hooker,
who is now residing in Brattleboro. Col.
Hooker found plenty OF friends, last eve
ming, among his old comrades in the ser
vice, and The proposition that lie should
order out picket guard and have guard
mounting, this morning, found high favor.
- Burlington Free Press.
We learn that, under date of the 18th
inst, Judge RedGeld, whose death is else
where announced, addressed letter to &.
X. Field, Esq, of this village, making
known his desire to purchase a residence
for himself in the vicinity of Brattleboro,
and arrangements had been Instituted look
ing TO visit from Mr.. Redfield, on tho
opening OF the spring, with view to such
purchase.
Daniel Kellogg, several years postmas-
ter al Brattleboro, and afterwards landlord
of the Bates House at Rutland, is now pro-
pretor of the elegant Croker House, at
New London, CT. "Dau." is a superb ca
terer, and whoever stops at the Crocker
will sit al an epicurean table, in addition
TO having well furnished and well kept
room, accompanied by courteous attentions.
Argus.
We learn that the Bick ford Knitting
Machine Manufacturing Company have re-
Gently received an order for 1000 OF their
mac hines 10 be sent to Russia in install
ments Of $50 each. The company has also
just filed an order for 90 machines to go to
G ermany. Both these foreign orders were
received by Atlantic cable. What with the
knitting machine trade, and with Estey &
Co. shipping 40 organs TO Europe every
week, Brattleboro wares are coming to be
well represented abroad.
The following is the list of letters re-
naming in the post office in this village
March 81:
pNHAss-i@uNdlu IDuuhSt EIduCih AhDOtg
S. Johnson, Geo. p. johnson, Luther New
ell, DIR. John ]. Powers, Warren Page,
Rev. David Shurtleff, f. w. Warner.
Ladies.-Miss Matilda J. Aver, Miss Eliz-
abeth Bardwell, Miss Nellie f. Boynton,
Miss Cora Coats, Mrs. Mary Lyon, Mrs.
Louisa p. Niles, Miss l.. NJ. Root.
THE SCHOOL MEETING.
The annual meeting of school district
No. ., which was held at the high school
building on Tuesday evening, was entirely
harmonious throughout, and little beyond
the usual routine business was transacted.
]. NJ. Tyler, Esq, chairman of the pruden-
tial committee, presented an interesting
oral report of The progress of the schools
during the past year. The committee feel
that the general condition of the schools
has never been more satisfactory. Mr..
Tyler spoke in terms of earnest and sincere
appreciation OF the labors of Miss Thomas
in the Canal street school through so many
years, and said that she had never brought
her class through for entry into the Gram
mar school on better footing than in the
year just closed. The successful and salts
factory labors of Miss Knight in the Chase
street school, during the past ten years,
were also spoken of with warm approval,
as were those of Miss Bullock in the
Ugh street school, and Miss Baldwin in
the Reed street school. The committee
feel, also, that the other primary schools
are in good hands, although the labors of
their teachers have extended over less
period of time than those just named. The
progress of tho Grammar school under