Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-03-02
Local Intelligence.
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Ivy MISS BULLOCK, ~ 10 nave an eAhlDltlOh
on Friday OF this week.
Everything indicates full house and
the finest entertainment of the season at the
concert by the Braitleboro orchestra this
evening.
The subject Of the lecture in the Uni
versalist church next Sunday evening will
he 1.-THE doctrine OF endless punishment
unscriptural."
Cheney & Clapp have an unusuelly
full stock of Bibles to which they call the
attention of the public in our advertising
columns.
Edward Crosby, Esq, conIemplaes
spending the next three months in Calllor.
MIA, for his health, and will go as far as ST.
Louis next week.
In the action, Abner Allen of this
place Us. George johnson OF Guilford, for
assault and battery, Justice Newton has
rendered judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of 800 aud costs.
The members Of Sedgwlck Post, G. a.
r., will hold their annual festival about the
middle of March. As usual, dance will be
part OF the programme, and the Bratleboro
Orchestra is 10 furnish the music.
The big egg season Opeus auspiciously
with specimen which was produced
last week by a pullet belonging to WIN.
Brown of Dunn nerslun. The egg meas
ures st by ct inches, weighs the merest
fraction less than ounces, aud was uu-
doubleday intended for the nourishment of
the faithful during Lent.
We have that colony of GuilfUrd grass
hoppers happily domesticlted in a sunny
window aud are glad to report them as
lively and growing. That we may not be
thought behind the times we have placed a
part Of them under blue glass treatment
and patiently await developments.
AT the burial Of Henry McMiniman,
which took place last Friday afternoon, the
Estey Guard acted as escort and the Php-
nix Engine company and the Meacham
Drum corps were also in attendance. The
young man was a member of all these or
CARNATIONS, and was a general favorile.
The armory Of tue Guard is draped in
mourning in respect to his memory. Ow-
ing to the absence of Father Lane the full
funeral ceremonies did not take place at
the time of the burial, as intended.
She lived on Green street, and her
mind was on other things intent as the
milkman enptied the mornings measure
into the pan she held, and inlerestedly in
quired if the rosy-cheeked two-year old
by her side was a boy or girl. "She's a
boy" she lhoughllessly responded and
then, seeing from the comical smile on the
mans face that she had Numbered, she,
quickly corrected herself by saying, mo
| mean he's girl !" Then she saw sue
had put her foot in it, again, and she
slammed the door in his face. Fact!
We are glad to announce that a rail-
road meeting will be held at the town hall
next Saturday evening, the leading feature
Of which will be an address by Hon. Il. d.
Harris. This meeting was originally APP
pointed for last Saturday evening" bu: ow-
ing TO he lack Of gas ii was necessarily
postponed. With the additional notice
thus given ii is TO be hoped that there will
be a full attendance of both ladies' and gen.
tlemen. 1t should be remembered that
Mr.. Harris has given such careful study
to the science Of railroading in all its de-
tails, that he speaks on this subject as an ex-
pert, and even if his hearers feel no special
interest in the Brattleboro and Whitehall
railroad they cannot help being instructed
and entertained by his exposition of the
merits OF the narrow gauge system Of rail-
roads, in regard to which so little, compar-
atively, is generally understood.
Tho animal fnwn fpaaiinU npcurS pawl
Tuesday. The most important business to
come up will be the election Of officers, and
on this subject we hope the voters will be
prepared to act intelligently, and for the
best good of the town. The choice of "a
highway surveyor for the village district
should especially be carefully and wisely
made. The office is responsible one, which
involves the expenditure OF large amount
of money, and it is important that its occu-
pant should he man Of sound judgment,
who will in all cases act for the best good
of the public. There will be an opportuni-
ty for the display Of a wise economy in the
use Of The peoples funds in this depart
ment during the coming year, and as it is
understood that the present incumbent
TO the office, it is 10 be hoped that the right
man will be found to succeed him.
-Trotting on the ice on the Connecticut
just above the mouth of the West river has
furnished no end of amusement to many of
our citizens during the past few days. On
Tuesday there was sweep stakes race for
a purse of $50, which drew a large crowd.
Tho hnrSng H..
b. NJ, by j. g. Davis; Lnpo, b. M, by
VIM. Leonard; Helen, b. M, by VIM.
Robinson OF Pulney and White Stocking,
C. M, by Henry Smith Of Guillord. The
first money was won by Lady Wilmoth,
the second by Lupo and The third by Hell
en-. Time IL, 49,, 4Ol, mile heats. Mr..
Leonard's fine young mare, which has new
er been trained for the track, was the OBJ
ject of much praise and admiration on this
occasion. We regret that the facts in the
case W i'll not warrant us in going "behind
the returns" to speak of the high character
OF the efficient track judges, who lent the
crowd their aid, TO say nothing of the sci
entific ''pool-selling," and other special
features which helped 10 make the affair
success.
The following is the list OF letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village
March L:
lIadies.-Mrs. Catharine Baker, Kitty
Burns, Mrs. Lucretia Baker, Mary Cum
mings, Mrs. r. II. Crawford, Fannie II.
Gregory, Angie Hall, Mrs. Clara Jane
Johnson, Mrs. Samuel Jackson, Maria
Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. Eliza
Martin, Mrs. Alpheus Stewart, Nellie NJ.
Smith, Loltie Wheeler.
Gents.-Wm. +. Wheeler, Albert S. Col
burn, Peter Demars, w. F. Forbush, Ed
ward t. Geer, Geo. Goodell, Edward A.
Leavitt Hunt, c. W. Rice, Oscar