Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-04-21
Local Intelligence.



week.
-There will be preaching at the Baptist
church noxt Sunday, morning and evening,
by the pastor.
is il possible that a quarteIle of our
prominent citizens went on a Dunning ex-
petition last Sunday2
The Bickford Knitting Machine Man
ufacturing Company are now running day
aud night TO complete orders which they
have on hand.
y. w. Smiths livery stock was sold at
auction by Mr.. Slarkey on Saturday last.
A large crowd was In attendance, but the
| prices ruled very low. The total amount
realized was $500.
Prof Mather OF Amherst, Mass, will
olliciate in the Centre Congregational
church next Sunday, morning and eve
ming. The evening discourse will take the
form Of a lecture entitled, "a Sabbath in
Russia"
j. Estey & Co. have purchased of Ciapp
& Jones, Hudson, N. ", now steam fire
engine, weighing 5000 pounds. This en-
| gino is capable of throwing two streams
through 1000 feet of hose, a distance of 200
! feet
1t is expected that a manufacturer of
knitting machine needles from HILLSIDE
rough, n. H., will soon remove his works
to Bfsttleboro, occupying portion of the
same building with the knitting machine
manufacturing company.
There will be no preaching at the NJ.
f. church next Sunday morning, the pas
tor being in attendance on tho session of
the Vermont annual conference held at ST.
Johnsbury. Sunday school session at -
IN. monthly concert at p. NJ.
- The Choral Union concert, of which
we spoke a fortnight SINCE Is set down
for Thursday evening Of next week, 9th
inst. The exercises will consist of chorus
es from the oratorios "Messiah" aud "The
Prodigal Son." and from hvorite operas,
interspersed with a fine selection OF songs,
ducts, quartettes, quintettes, &c.
ID. S. Pratt has recently sold from his
Princess hord pure bred Princess b. c.
eight weeks old, 10 G. ]. Hagerty OF Hano-
yer, Ohio. Mr.. IIaGeriy is n breeder of
over twenty years, experience and has one
OF the finest show herds ir the West Mr.
II. has bought the young bull with the
| w" VI ploNihrS nun w bhC AiNhN VI MS htlh
in the show ring as soon as he arrives at
the proper age. We understand the price
| paid was $1,000.
A tramp, named Titus, who has been
hanging about Williamsville during the
winter, stolo $50 from Emory Dunkleo last
Sunday and started for Braltleboro. He
rea ched West Dummefston in the evening
and hired negro boy TO walk down near
| ly TO this village with him. Monday morn
ing he bought n suit OF clothes, a pair of
boots and valise at the stores here and
took the seven o'clock train, saying that
he wanted 10 go to Rutland. The then was
not known 10 the Brattleboro officers till
Monday evening, and since then kilograms
to various points have failed TO elicit any
! information as TO the fellows whereabouts.
Mr.. James Houghton, formerly of this
town, died at his residence in westfeld,
Mass, last Friday. His remains were
brought here for interment and buried
from the Univcrsalist church on Mon
day afternoon. The services were attend
ed by tho Odd Fellows and tho members of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, Of both
of which orders Mr.. Houghton was men,
Der. Mr.. Harris made use simply of the
usual burial service of his church, the fun
eral proper having been held at westfleld
on Sunday. Mr.. Houghton was one OF the
original members of Co. +, 18th VT. Vols,
and several members Of his old company,
who now reside in Brattleboro, were pres
ent at the services on Monday. The exer-
cises at tho grave were conducted by the
Odd Fellows.
The sugar season is not favorable one,
and up TO this date probably not more than
half crop has been made. In the hill
towns, especially, the season is very poor.
Since the first of April only IS tons have
been shipped from the Brattleboro ex press
office, and the total amount shipped this
year is about 40 ions, while in Que of the
best Of recent years no less than 60 tons
were shipped in the first fifteen days of
April. Sugar of good quality now brings
from 10 to Is cents per pound, and syrup
from 90 cents TO one dollar per gallon.
Fast Day was very quietly observed,
and though several stores were open a part
Of the day, but little business was transact
ed. We saw one or two fish poles on the
street, but we doubt If an appreciable
amount of game was taken. The union
service in the Methodist chapel was very
fully attended. Mr.. Perry's text was from
st. John Xxx. 80: at is finshedr-the sub
Ject being the crucixion and the lessons
connected Herewith. Services were held
in the Episcopal and Universalst churches
in accordance with previous announce
ment. Owing to the indisposition of Rev.
Mr.. Lane the usual, services in the Catho-
lie church on the morning of Good Friday
were omitted.
1t is announced that Messrs. Osgood q
Drew, the famous temperance reformers
and reviyalists, will commence series of
meetings in our Town hall on Friday eve
ming of next week, 2sth inst. We referred
briefly, last week TO the success which has
attended the efforts of these men in New
Hampshire, and we only need to add that
it is largely and primarily due to their ef-
forts that great wave of temperance reform
has swept over that State and Eastern Mas
sachuSetts. We learn that in almost every
instance the reform clubs which they have
organized continue in earnest and success
full operation. Their method of work is
peculiar to themselves. aud we hope the
people of Bratteboro will give them a full
and enthusiastic hearing and lend a helping
hand to their efforts.
Two boys, brothers, named Chas. L.
aud Frank A. Ryans, who had been in that
vicinity for about three weeks, doing odd
jobs of work, stole $40 In money from Mr..
Truman Yeaw of Guilford, last Friday