Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-10
Local Intelligence.


was entered last Monday night by some
body who stole and carried Off about 400
cigars.
Prof IL. Il. Parker of Dartmouth Col
lege will occupy the pulpit OF the Centre
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The school examinations are all fin
shed with the exception of that Of the
High school which began to-day, Thurs
day, and ends this week.
Eli Perkins's lecture, which concludes
tho course of 1910, comes on Thursday
evening Of next week. or course no one
will neglect this opportunity to laugh aud
grow fat.
The Grand Army Of the Republic will
give their annual festival at the town hall
next wednesday evening. Among the at
fractions will be "Centennial Museum,
and Relics of the War"
Last Sunday seventeen additional mem
bers were received TO the communion of
the Baptist church. Since November over
fifty have been received into this church,
most of them by profession Of faith and
baptism.
A meeting will be held al one Of the
hotels on Saturday OF next week to insu-
tuto measures for holding a Brattleboro
town fair next September. Notice of the
time aud place of the meeting will be Civ
on next week.
"A party Of ton couples from Winches-
ter, NH, took a leap-year ride to Brattle
boro on Tuesday morning, dined at the
Revere House, and returned home in the
afternoon. The ladies of tho party con-
Quoted themselves very gallanlly.
Gen. Garfield OF Ohio met with quite
"Comedy of Errors" last Monday in his eff
fort to reach Keene, n. H., to deliver po-
ltical address. IIavinggot len at Spring
field, Mass, he chartered an engine which
overlook the train at Holyoke, but when he
reached So. Vernon he failed to change
cars and came on 10 Bratteboro, feeling,
probably, that he had made bad job of ii.
He was soon assured, however, that we had
a livery man who was equal TO all such
emergencies, and few minutes past six
| saw him on his way to Keene iD one of
Rays teams. 1t is hardly necessary 10 add
that he reached his destination in ample
| time to begin his address at eight O'Clock.
Mr.. s. n. Herrick, Brattleboro's first
seeetman, may well feel compimented by
the vote which elected him on Tuesday.
Though avowedly in favor Of the project
which the majority of voters present were
intent on defeating, he was trlumphantly
reelected to serve his ninth successive
term in an office which brings little honor
or profit, but plenty of hard work, care and
curses. Like a certain other public officer,
Mr.. Herrlck has "no policy to enforce con-
trary TO the will of tho people," but means
10 discharge his duties to the best of his
ability and as the public interests require,
and the people honor him accordingly.
The North transept window in the
| Unitarian church has been put in its place
this week, and the new editice is now COM
| plete in every particular. The window is
in memory of Rev. William Wells, ID. D.,
first pastor Of this village, and Of Ebenezer
and Mary Wells. 1t was presented by
| VIM. ii. Wells, Esq, Of New York. The
coloring OF the window is rich and harmo-
Nous, and the grouping of the figures is
| very effective. The same is equally true
of lis companion in the South traDsept, and
together these windows present a very
beautiful appearance. Their subjects, as
well as those of the other windows in the
church were given in our issue of October
18th last.
THE PROPOSED CENTENNIAL ENTERTAIN
MENTs.
The ladies of Brattleboro have taken
the work Of raising funds for the Centen-
NAL Exhibition earnestly in hand, and we
cannot doubt that their labors will be
crowned with complete success. An or
ganization has been effected by the selec-
ton of an executive committee, consisting
of six ladies from each religious society in
town, who will max e the necessary arrange
ments for and conduct the entertainments
which it is proposed TO hold in aid of this
worthy cause. This committee will soon
issue a call which will state that, under
their auspices
at is proposed to hold, at tho town hall,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, March u and
%, an exhibition of centennial relics, &C.,
and a social reunion. All persons possess
ing any of the following articles are invited
TO place them on exhibition, being assured
that the greatest care will be taken Of every
thing loaned for this purpose:
LIST. Centennial relics of any kind-arti-
cles that have descended TO the present pos
SCISSOR through two or more generations.
I'd. Articles of women's manufacture,
such as needlework, &c. If desired by the
owners, these articles will be sent TO the
Centennial Exhibition, subject to the de-
cision of the county and state managers
On Tuesday evening, March 81, will be
held Centennial Tea Party; on Wednes'
day afternoon, March %, an exhibition fol-
the children, and on Wednesday evening 9
Centennial Hop will probably form the
chief attraction.
Let the women of Brattleboro emulate
the example of their sisters in other parts
of the State, and let us have an exhibition
to the results of which we may point with
pride!"
The rules which will govern the exhibit
ton may be learned from tho circular
which will soon be issued by the commit
tee. The general programme of the enter
tainments will also be duly announced.
TOWN MEETING.
Town meeting, last Tuesday, was un.
usually lively, in consequence Of the con-
test over the question of building the "cavC
bank road" which the old board of select.
men-consisting of S. N. Herrick, Farley
Starr and Henry Akley-had laid out anC
were in favor of building, but which many
citizens Of the town were opposed to. The
opponents Of the road held a caucus Mon
day evening, and nominated a board o.
selectmen known TO be uniavorable TO the