Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-03-16
Local Intelligence.


night.
Rev. p. NJ. Frost OF Putney will preach
at the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing.
The ladies will notice Meningitis an
nouncement that his sale In the town hall
b uilding closes March 3lst.
The subject Of the lecture in the Uni
versalist church next Sunday evening
will be, "Shall we know each other tbefe7'
Mai. b. r. JENNIE, the well known in
surance agent, has taken a new associate in
the business, Mr.. S. II. Sherman OF this
place, formerly of East Dover.
The warrant for n town meeting TO see
If the town will vote to aid the Brattleboro
and Whitehall railroad is published in full
in our advertising columns to-day.
"A sister Of Mr.. L. d. Thayer, living at
his house, fell upon the ice, Monday, while
hanging out clothes, and broke both bones
Of her right arm below the elbow.
Owing to the indisposiiion Of Rev. DR..
Walker, President Clark Seelye Ct Smith
College, Northampton, Mass, preached at
the Congregational church last Sunday.
The historical sermon preached by
Rev. L. Grout at West Brattleboro, Deem
Der 31st last, has been published in PAM
phlet form and copies may be.oblained at
Cheney & Clnpp's.
M. 7. Van Doom d Son, crockery
dealers, in company with j. L. Tilson Of
this town, are about to open a branch store
in the new Americas House block, Green
field Mass. The firm name will be Van
Doom & Tilson.
II. T. Smith Of GuilfUrd, student with
DR.. Gray, has just graduated from the JEFF
erson Medical College at Philadelphia.
"Dr." Smith is a young man OF excellent
paris, and, we doubt not, will honor the
| profession which he has chosen.
The ice went out OF the river at this
point, both below and above the bridge,
| during last Friday mornings rain storm.
| Friday afternoon the ice came down from
the West river and blocked, for the time
being, against the piers of the bridge, but
no damage was done, and the channel was
entirely cleared during Saturday night.
The heavy raiu-storm, which prevailed
| here last Thursday night and Friday morn
! ing, was accompanied by heavy gale OF
| wind at points south of US and on the AT
lantic coast. 1t was also the most extern
siye storm OF the season. II begun on the
| Pacific coast on Monday, five days before
Wednesday night it had reached Missouri
and Illinois; Thursday night its centre
was over Lake Eric, and its extent was
| from Canada to Savannah, S. C., and from
Eastpori, Me-, to ST. Louis.
Owing TO the limited accommodations
which the High and Grammar school
rooms furnish TO visitors on examination
days, it has been decided to hold this year s
examination OF those schools at sha town
hall, and farther on in this column we give
the programme for both days. We repeat
the hope there expressed that all the friends
OF the children, both men and women, will
embrace this opportunity 10 see and judge
for themselves As to the character of the
schools, The methods pursued, and the gen.
eral results OF the years work.
The lottery swindlers are busy at their
old games again, and several parties here
aoouts have lately received circulars con-
tanning the interesting intelligence that
they have drawn valuable prizes, W hich
will be forwarded on receipt Of the 10 pei
|
charge. As these circulars are frequently
sent to persons who never have invested
in lottery tickle it would seem that few
would be likely to be caught by such trans
parent hnmbuggery but that "the fools
are not all dead YETI is proven by the per-
liuaciiy with which this game is followed.
The following Is the list OF letters re.
naming at the post Office in this village
| March Is:
Ladies.-Mrs. Aun Atwood, Mrs. c. II
Brown, Mrs. Lizzie Buck, Mrs. II. p. Cox
Mrs. L. II. Dunklee, Mrs. Julia A. John.
son, Mrs. Martha Rood, Miss Nellie Roy
ers, Mrs.. Henry Streeter, Miss Mary Sulli-
van, Miss Clara Whitaker, Miss Eliza
| Walker.
Gents.-L. L. Burton, W. a. Baker, sd
Crouch, Geo. Coborn, James Fitzgerald
Geo. Il. Kenney, VIM. Kelley, John NJ Don.
| ey, Geo. A. Streeter. Willie Starkey ..
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