Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-24
NEWS ITEMS.


decided TO Withhold the rites of confirma-
tion from Catholic children who attend the
public schools.
An aged couple of Branch, Mich,
were to have had their golden wedding,
one day last week, but in the morning the
good wife was found dead in her bed.
contributions are TO be asked for 10 fix
up the house and grounds at MI. Vernon
this centennial spring, so that foreign vis-
itors may find it tidy.
Southern strawberries, received by re-
frigerator conveyance, were offered in New
York, last week, at $3.50 per quart.
Brazil has started 1000 packages for the
centennial exhibition. The emperor and
empress leave Rio on the 25th inst, reach
ing New York about the end of April.
The elegant new building of the Young
Mems Christian union on Boylston street,
Boston, was dedicated, last week. Gov.
Rice, Rev. Robert Collyer, James FREQ
man Clarke and others took part.
There is ole thing that will be free at
the Philadelphia centennial, and that is ice
water. The Pennsylvania Sons of Tenn
perance have undertaken this enterprise
anu IL Is certainly gooQ one.
Two men named Irwin and Secrest,
fought a duel at Post Oaks, Texas, with
Winchester rifles, a few days ago, and
were both killed at the third fire.
An English stock company are buying
up all the wild pine lands in Georgia.
They will send over Immigrants, get out
the turpentine and then sell the land.
This will be busy year. Just think
of fit-366 days, SO Sundays, leap year, CEN
tennial celebration, and the presidential
election, and perhaps-the millennium.
One evening last week family in Ne
braska was surprised by their stove cover
going up with great velocity 10 the ceiling.
They had been using from the wrong wood
pile.
Mr.. James Partons petition TO the
Massachusetts Legislature for a special act
to legalize his marriage has been reported
adversely by the committee which had it
in charge.
"A very good trade is growing up be-
tween San Francisco and Australia. Yes
sells carry English goods from the old coun-
try 10 Australia, coal from there to Califor-
mia, and wheat from California to England
again, making a very nice round trip.
A remarkable natural curiosity is TO be
seen throughout Louisiana, nowadays. On
many orange trees is ripe fruit of last
years growth (Which is now most delici-
ously sweeD, partIy-grown green oranges
from blossoms of carly winter, and fresh
blossoms which have now appeared at the
proper period.
"A Sunday school speaker the other
evening used the word abridgement, but
Immediately pulled up and remarked that
as some of the younger scholars might not
know its meaning, lie would say that it
was synonym of epitome. The members
were affected to otears.-Nortoich Bulletin.
"A Protestant father and Catholic moth
er of Sioux City, Ia, quarreled as to wheth-
er minister or priest should attend the
funeral of their baby. Neither would
yield, and it was buried without any re-
ligious service, and then over the grave the
husband and wife bade each other farewell
forever and separated.
"A Fifeshire man recently took his
child to the minister 10 be baptized, who
asked him, "Are you prepared for so SOL
SuIu duu IulpOItdHI an OCCdSlOn - ''1're"
pared !" he echoed, with some indigua-
ton: ~ hae a firlot o. hammock baking,
two hams, an gallon o. the Highland
whiskey, an wad like TO ken what bet
ter preparation ye expeck frae a man in
my condition o. life?"
"A pious Newark girl recently discard
ed poor young man 10 whom she had
lnnn haan an0anad onl har TO
wealthy, gray-headed widower. She said
she had made the matter a subject of pray
er, and that God told her that with the rich
mans money she could do great good in
the world in the way of converting sinners,
and so she took up the burden. It is only
women who can so sacrifice themselves.
The Alabama Legislature, before ad-
journment, unanimously adopted resolu-
tion extending fraternal greeting TO all The
other States and territories of tho Union on
this, the centennial year, and calling upon
the federal and state administrations to
uphold the honor, promote the prosperity
and advance the glory of our common
country" The governor was instructed
to send copy of this resolution to the
President, and 10 the Governor of each
State and territory.
Medicine seems to be a favorite study
among Russian women. According 10
late advices from st. Petersburg there are
this Winter III lady students in the acade-
my of medicine and surgery in that city.
OF these a remarkably large proportion
Q02) are of noble birth. Seventeen are
daughters of merchants, twelve of clergy
men. AT first there were the usual fears
lest the association OF gentlemen and ladies
in clinics and at the dissecting table would
involve insurmountable difficulties, but
all these misgivings have entirely vanish
ed.
Gen. Sherman says: "Put the South
ern and Northern soldiers together, and
you have the strongest element, in a mill
tary sense, that could be gotten together
for any purpose. AS fighters, they would
be invincible. The Southerners arc impet-
uous, aud will fight quicker and fiercer,
bnt they give out sooner; the Northerners
are slower but they stay longer; they have
more endurance, and fight steadier and
more stubbornly. In fighting qualities,
the South represents France, and the North
England. Put the two together, and the
devil couldn't whip them."
"A terrible storm of wind and rain Wis
tied the region from Quincy, Illinois, to
Northern Iowa, Friday afternoon and eve
ming. 1t was especially severe near the
Mississippi river. At some places it
amounted TO a tornado, and considerable
damage was done. The town of Hazel
Green, Wisconsin, of about 1000 inhabi-
tanis, mostly lead miners, was struck by
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