Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-02-16
Local intelligence.


Londonderry, too, says amen to the
Bratlleboro and Whitehall railroad project.
Five persons received the rite of bap-
tism at the Baptist church last Sunday eve
ming.
The receipts Of the Town hall during
the past year have been but S6s9.97, against
sO34.15 the year previous
The town auditors recommend lax Of
60 cents on the dollar for the coming year.
Last year it was 50 cents.
The town Of Bratteboro holds property
valued at S42s3l.S4. with an Indebtedness
of SIS. 14Os2.
The post office clerks report this poor
year for valentines. The young folks are
growing sensible.
-Rpv. c. l.. Waite Of Orange, Mass, will
lecture in the Universalst church next
Sunday evening. Subject "Hiding the
| Talent"
The Unitarian society held a largely at.
tended and exceedingly pleasant sociable
with Mr. and Mrs. Boyden at the Amed-
can House on Tuesday evening.
| The February term Of the Supreme
| Court for this county begun at Newiane on
Tuesday. About twenty-five case, are, we
| believe, on the docket.
1t will be seen from a card which they
| have sent US for publication that the people
| OF East Guillord fully appreciate the ser
vices Of No. 6 engine company on Monday
/ evening.
Edwin Earl has leased Of Major John
! Tyler the grist mill formerly managed by
/ L. NJ. Buddngtou, and is about to convert
the old Lawrence livery stable building in
TO a meal and feed store.
The drama Darkness and Daylight
will be given at the town hall tonight and
tomorrow night by Mr.. c. w. Henry, as
sisted bv members of the Estev Guard Ora
matte Club. Music by the Brattleboro
Orchestra.
j. Z. Halls hired girl gave his little
daughter, about three iyears of age, dose
Of medicine from the wrong bottle, con-
tanning laudanum and NORWOOD, a few
DAYS since, but the mistake being promptly
discovered, The childs life was saved.
Temperance Reiormer J. X. Osrood Of
| Maine, whom Braltleboro people remem-
Der with pleasure and interest. is now at
work with good success in New Jersey.
lie got 1000 names on the pledge at TreH-
ton week before last.
Mr.. c. ". Stewart, whose advertise
ment appears in our columns, has been
very successful in his business as agent for
organs and pianos. lie is careful and iu-
dicious in tire selection Of instruments, and
we are confident that his customers will al
ways find themselves well used.
During Lent there will be services IN
St. Michaers (EpiscopaD church every
| Wednesday and Friday evening at 7.3O
o'clock. and on Friday mornings at II
O'Clock with daily services during Holy
Week. Lectures upon the Liturgy" and
Confirmation viii be delivered bv the
rect or on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
We regret to learn that one or more
sneak thieves infested the ladies cloak
loom on the night of the Episcopal enter.
tainment last week. Two, at least, of the
articles taken can be identified at sight, and
if IeH AT our office door, will be returned 10
their owners and no questions asked.
We are glad to notice that our neigh
Dor, Mi. Malcolm Moody, OF tine old saw
ings bank, has nearly recovered from the
effects OF severe fall which he recently got
on the ice. We presume his recovery was
FASTENED by the G1ntca furnished by the
Travellers Insurance Company, Of which
he is agent.
The Windsor County Mutual Fire ln-
surance Company, whose advertisement
appears in our columns to-day is one of the
oldest, soundest and most carefully man
aged OF cur Stale companies. Moody aud
Howe, agents, will give any information
that may be asked for in regard to its bust
ness and standing.
The Springfield Union takes \. p
Childss little joke at one OF lhe railroad
meetings in sober earnest, and grayely an
nounces that ''some of the most ardent ad-
vocales Of the project hope the road will be
bulk and running by August u, so thai the
people Of southern Vermont NAV 70 by
that route to the bennington centennial. -
Most OF folks hereabouts will be satisfied If
next Thanksgiving or Christmas sees the
Brattleboro and Whitehall railroad COM
plele and ready for business
Mr. Davenport, tine village clerk. made
a good point al the meeting last Saturday
evening when he said that he should here
after insist that all important motions be
reduced to writing before they are acted
upon. Some misunderstanding has here.
tofore arisen on various points because of
the loose way in which votes have been
passed, and Mr.. Davenports rule should
be adhered to, not only to prevent criti-
cism of the clerks record, but also to max e
sure that the voters know what they are
acting upon.
The following IS the list Of letters re-
naming at the post office in this village
Feb. Isl
Ladies-Miss Jennie Hapgood, Mrs.
Nellie G. Morton, Julia \. Smith, Mrs. l..
d. Thurber, Mrs. NJ. p. Townshend. Mrs
Mrs. r. o. Upper, Miss a. d. Worden.
Gents-J. 5. Austin, Arthur Blanchard
II. a. Bailey, W. n. Dickinson. Lyman
Harding, Sol. Martin, Tim Minor, Herbert
Reed.
Miscellaneous-H. S. Reed & Co.
Held for better direction Charles Cut
Ter, Dodge Co., Wis.
Package for Mrs. Walter T. II. Moore.
PANToMIMEs.
The entertainment given at the town
hall last Thursday evening, by the ladies of
the Episcopal society, furnished most
agreeable evenings paslime Tor an audi
ence OF some 400 persons. The costumes in
the pantomime Of the Mistletoe Bough,
with which the evening opened, were of
great elegance, and the spectacular effect
was one OF the finest ever seen on our local
Stage. The acting in the three scenes rep
resenting successfully the minuet, the
hiding Of The bride, and the discovery of
her skeleton in the old oak chest, was
spirited, and merited the warm applause
| which il receivpl Tho audianca saap,al