Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-05-05
Local Intelligence.


House on High street for sale. Enquire
Of E. Clark.
The farmers will be specially Interested
in c. L. Thompson q Co.'s announcements
this week.
The horses begin TO look with longing
eyes toward that drinking fountain at the
corner of Main and High streets.
The scissors grinder has already made
his spring visit, and we wait in daily expec-
tatlon OF tho appearance of the hand-organ
man, the harp aud violin, and the perform
ing bears.
"A steamboat isbcng built OH SpafTord
lake, Chesterfield, N. H., 10 run for the ac-
commodation of oxcurslonists. It's dimen-
sions are 40 by 10 feet-large enough TO car
ry rs or 100 persons.
-"Crazy Cook" who killed his son at
Hyde Park on the oath ult., was returned
to the Vermont asylum tho last of last
week. He is in highly excited condition,
although little more quiet than when first
brought back.
-Messrs. o. j.. Butterileld of Whining
ton, Aurelius Howard of Townshond, and
Addison Withheld of Vernon were appoint
ed by the county court commissioners for
deciding in regard 10 the proposed grading
of High and Green streets in this village.
Mr.. G. w. Smith manifesis a commend
able enterprise in the pursuit Of his boot
and shoe business. lie is now ready for
the spring trade with large stock of frosh
| goods, and we commend his new advertise
ment this week to the attention of our road
ers.
Bishop Dissel of the diocese of Yer
mont will visit st. Michaels (Episcopal)
church, Braltleboro, on Monday, May 18th /;
Christ church, Guilford, May l6, and the
Mission at South Vernon, May l7lh. No
tice will be given next week as TO the hours
of service, etc.
We learn that T. Harmon, an omploye
of j. Estey & Co., has invented a new
'lung TESTER" by means of which one can
ascertain in what condition his lungs are
without recourse 10 the physicians aid. II
has boon tested and proves TO be good
thing. Patent applied for.
j. A. Church has the contract for build
ing l.. X. Fullef's barn, which will be of
wood, 81 by ~ feet on the ground, and con-
tanning all the modern conveniences, Mr..
Church has also engaged TO build house
for J. A. Stevens on Elliot street, and one
at Fayetteville for Geo. A. Downs, Esq,
retired Philadelphia lawyer.
Mr.. j. j. Ray reports the spring hat
and cap trade as opening very favorably,
his last Saturdays sales having been larger
than on any previous day since he has been
in the business. Mr.. Ray is wide awake
and up TO the times, and is this week open
ing large lot of new goods. See his adj
advertisement.
| AT the annual parish meeting of St.
Michaers Episcopal church of this village,
on the evening afler Easter Sunday, the
Rev. w. II. Collins presiding, tho follow
| ing officers were elected for the year ensu-
ing, viz. /: f. a. Nash, senior warden; DIR.
| w. IL. Rockwell, junior warden; ii. c.
| Willard, +. w. Brooks, Col. Austine, II.
C. Devens and w. S. Guild vcstrymen L.
A. Nash, clerk and treasurer.
Officers Of Fort drummer Royal Arch
Chapter, No. II, were installed last Friday
evening, as follows: A. l.. Clark, high
priest G. l.. Piper, king; d. A. Abbott,
scribe; Il. ii. Putnam, captain of the host
Hiland Haskins, principal sojournor; c. II.
Stevens, Royal Arch captain +. G.. Howe,
master of 81 veil 4; G. ii. Burns, master OF
I'd veil NJ. l.. Corbett, master of LIST veil
| A. c. Davenport, treasurer; w. c. Perry,
secretary; o. n. Stoughton, sentinel.
The members of the Grand Army will
observe the annual Decoration day, May
Both, and invite all old soldiers and the pub
lie 10 join with them in performing the
sad rites which commemorate our heroic
dead. The ceremonies this year will DO
less imposing than on previous years, but
probably not less sincere and heaetlelt on
the part Of surviving comrades. Sedgwick
Post has appointed committee 10 make
arrangements for the occasion, and lhoir
programme will be published in due time.
May Day was as much unlike the ira
diional character Of that spring festival of
which we read in the British poets and
noyeliss, as a cold, raw wind and hurries
of snow could make it. The village schools
had holiday, but the Queen of May was
kept at home by u cold in her head, dried
catnip took the place of trailing aroutus,
and basket picnics were not attempted 10 a
great extent. We may, however, thank
our stars that wSDescaped crop OF ice half
%
such as was the lot of various points 10 the
south and west of us.
-BrattlebOro printers do not sustain the
proverbial Reputation of the craft for intem-
peratc habits. or the twenty-four men
employers and mployes-connected with
the five printing offices previous to the
commencement of the present temperance
revival, only two were addicted TO the use
of ardent spirits 10 excess. OF these, one
has left town and the other has signed the
pledge. OF the present twenty four, only
two drink anything stronger than cider,
and those two seldom. What is more ex-
traordinary, out of the twenty -four but
three use tobacco in any form. Can the
printers of any other town in Vermont, or
any where else, show as clean record as
this? Only modesty for bids The further
question we would really like to
have answered-can any other trade or
profession in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mercantile, legal, medical or ministerial
excel these figures?
The lecture which Rev. ]. II. Wiggin
of Boston delivered in the Unitarian church
last Sunday evening was very admirable
effort. While the address had timely and
appropriate bearing on the moral condition
OF our own country, it was not in any re-
spect TRADE against American politics or
American society, or even against the NOR
al condition of modern times. On the con-
trary the speaker showed by statements
of fact and by numerous historical refer
ences that moral and political corruption
in high places have existed from the most
ancient times, and that it has existed and