Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-22

who expressed great satisfaction will
efficiency and solderly precision exhibi
ed The battery put in seven hours Of steady
work during the day. A finelot Of horses
were employed on the occaslon-the ami
mails being the same that have been enaag-
ed 10 take the guns TO Bennington. The
Guard closed their days work with dress
parade in front of the Brdttleboro House.
On Tuesday afternoon Prof. A. NJ. Loo
mis- of Springfield, Mass, closed a very
successful course Of dancing lessons here
with class embracing upward Of thirty
young gentlemen and ladies OF ages vary
ing from six TO Twelve or thirteen years.
A very gratifying degree Of proficiency was
attained during the eoursc, and the scene
on the floor al the closing lesson. when the
| young people went through with the waltz
and the various changes in the Lancers and
other quadrilles withRuch grace and pre-
cision, was very charming, aud was wit
messed by a large number OF admring spec.
tators. Amer having spent the past eight
seasons at Saratoga in his professional ca
| paciiy, MIR. LOOMS goes for the present sea
son 10 Cape May. lie leaves an excellent
| impression here, both as an accomplished
and efficient teacher and as genial gentle
man. II is hoped that be may return in
September TO continue and complete the in
struclion of his class in this branch Of their
education.
The foOtings of our grand list for The
current year show the personal estate of
tue town debts deducted) to be S52s ,927 f;
real estate. 81 ,6sO, 94s making a total valu-
| 60 % gDD
valuation. The whole number Of polls is
1857 Of these 3O5 are exempt from taxa
ton, which places the amount assessed on
polls at S2l04 add this to the reduced val
uation Of personal and real estate and we
have a total grand list for the year of S24,-
202.75. Last years list was S23, $685. So
which shows an apparent increase Of val
ualion in favor of this year OF about ST.
600. The actual increase of property vau-
| alton Is, however, upward of $50, 900, as, un-
der the new law, the dogs (g72 in number,
representing valuation Of 81 200 are not
included in the list, but pay, instead, a d.
rect license tax OF $500 each. This in
crease is due 10 the fact that property which
has heretofore been exempt from taxation
comes info the list this year for the first
time.
The following Meriden, Conn.,, para
graph Is of local interest:
1.-THE new manufacturing enterprise in
which Meriden and BrattlebOro, VT, are
interested takes shape with the prospect of
the completion of the new organ factory, in
the north part OF Meriden in August. The
! buildings to be OF brick three stories high
800 feet long by 40 wide. and will have ca
pacily for $50 hands. The name OF The new
firm is the Wilcox q While organ COM
paDy, aud the principal members of the
company are Horace Wilcox of the Meriden
Britannia works, George Curtis or the
same concern, Eli Butler the banker, Mr..
Lewis, MIR. Hamilton of Waterbury, aud
Henry kirke White for II years superin-
tendent OF the tuning and action works at
the Estey organ factories OF Brattleboro,
| Mr.. White is to have charge of The new fac
| tory. and his associates embark in the en-
terprise with good hope of success. They
have every facility to aid them, including
branch tracks from The New Yorx. New
Haven and Hartford railroad 10 their
works. The capital stock is 100000. This
new enterprise with the new glass works
Just established in the same section will
bring about 400 mechanics to the city"
The following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post Office in this village
| June 81:
|
Alice l.. Carter, Mrs. c. s. Champney, Ella
j. Daniels, Mrs. Matilda Gallup, Mrs. Geo.
Hodgkins, Mrs. Mary Houghton, Mrs.
Abby Mcguire, Mrs. Sussnnah Quimby,
May Sherman.
Genis-E. S. Belknap (2), Henry Bow
man, Victory Brown. Michael T. Conner,
| Michael Garvey, G. w. Holland, L. Jones,
| Eugene O'Donnell, j. L. Pontin, Chss. II.
Richardson, Rev. j. F. Simmons, F. w.
Package-M. C. E. Mills.
| "CHILDREN's SUNDAY AT THE UNIVERSAL
LIST CHURCH.
Last Sunday was appropriately observ-
ed as "Children's Sunday" at the Univer-
salist church, and the exercises were of an
exceedingly pleasing character. A great
variety of cut flowers and floral designs
were massed about the altar, and the
church was otherwise handsomely deco
rated for the occasion. A floral shield al
the back OF the ehancel' bore the figure s.
in black, in memory of the five children
who have been removed from the parish
| by death during the past year. Fifteen
canaries hung in different parts of the au-
dltorium aud lent their best efforts during
the morning service. -Four children, three
Of them infants, received the rite of bap-
tism. Mr.. Harris's sermon was from the
text, Consider the lilies," etc, and al
though his remarks were upward of half
an hour in length, he very happily sue
ceeded in holding the close attention of his
young auditors TO the end. The concert
in the evening was OF the usual interest
ing character, showing the result of stu
dious preparation and earnest work. The
little ones-and the larger, as well-went
through with their recitations in a man
ner both pleasing and praiseworthy the
lesson brought out being symbolized by
the words Childhood" Youth" and
MANHOOD" disclosed upon floral shield
The exercises occupied nearly two hours,
and closed with the quartette, "Now 1
lay me down to Sleep" by Messrs. L. X.
Willis, II. F. Brooks, F. W. and Arthur
| Childs.
West BraStlebOrO.
The summer term of Braltleboro Acad-
| amy closad Iaaf Tho eav-