Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-13
Local Intelligence.
RrattIensoro.

be urlNen DOWN the connecticut tnis Sea
sou.
F. A. Whitney has sold building lot
on Harris Place, in the rear of his residence,
TO G. i. Howe.
Six persons were received into the Bap'
list church last Sunday, five by baptism
and one by profession.
Shipments Of maple sugar per express,
from this town, indicate about an average
crop. The farmers hereabouts have mostly
finished making.
The tramps appear to have "thawed
OUT Of late, and applications TO the select.
men for lodging and assistance now aver
age six or eight per day.
The Methodist fair and festival,
Wednesday evening, passed off very pleas
antly. The table of fancy articles was un-
usually fine. Receipts about sl75.
1t Is not often that the dust flies so bad
ly on Main street as TO require The services
Of the sprinkling cart before May but last
year il began its rounds the last week in
April, and this year on the 10Th.
-Fullers Battery, at a meeting held on
Wednesday evening of last week, was or
ganized as a regular artillery company, in
accordance with the law of the Stal0. The
old officers were reelected, aud the mem
bership is essentially unchanged.
-Messrs. b. d. Harris and L. Goodhue
have sold to the Vermont Valley railroad
the blum Of land, or gravel bank, lying
east Of the railroad track and in the rear Of
the estate formerly owned by Wells Good
hue. Price, $500.
We learn that d. 5. Pratt has recently
sold his years old Young America colt,
Bismarck, to New York parties for the
handsome sum Of $1,000. Mr.. Chas. Harris
has also sold his valuable Young America
mare, of the same age, to d. L. Moody, the
evangelist.
II any OF our young men, or taxpayers
Of small means, fear that, 10 vote aid to the
Bratlleboro and Whitehall railroad would
impose too heavy tax on them, they can
satisfy themselves on this point by refer
euce to paragraph in another column un-
der the head OF RAILROAD Notes"
Charles Dunklee, Charles b. Fairbanks
and Geo. W. Hooker, under the firm name
Of Dunklee, Fairbanks q Co., are about
commencing The manufacture OF sewing
silk, in all its varieties, in what has been
known as Harmony hall. Their machinery,
which they are now setting up, combines
all the latest improvements, and the works
will be put in operation next week.
j. Estey Il Co., have brought suit in
chancery before Judge Barrett to prevent
c. L. Brown from building his new block
near Main street bridge, the foundations of
which were laid last fall, alleging that it
will obstruct the natural flow OF water in
Milestone brook, 10 the injury of the
bridge and their building opposite. Mr..
Brown, we understand, claims that he has
planned no greater obstruction ihah pre-
viously existed.
1t will be seen by advertisement else
where that we are to have two dramatic en-
tertainments, next week, by the Agnes
Wallace-Vila Combination. Miss Wal
lace is an English actress, who first appear
ed in This country at the Broadway Theatre,
New York. She has achieved an excellent
reputation and always delights her audi
ences. Mr.. Villa is a New York actor Of
superior talent, aud they bring a compe-
tent support, including orchestra and band.
The Rt. Rev. W. II. \. Bissell visited
St. Michsefs (Episcopal) church on Low
Sunday" April oh, but was unable to
preach on account Of recent illness. In the
morning the Rev. Thos. p Tyler b. d.,
preached in his place; at p. N. the Rector
calechised the children aud the Bishop adj
dressed them. The sacrament of Holy
Baptism was administered in the evening
and three persons were confirmed, the
Bishop delivering brief address.
On Tuesday morning the six criminals
-Woolley, Lewis, Townshend, Stone,
Hurd and Howard-were brought from
Newfane to Brattleboro aud taken by the
1880 train 10 Windsor, in charge OF Sheriff
Willard and his son and Deputy Esterbrook
OF Guilford. Their presence attracted
large crowd both at the Revere Hoase,
where they were at first aken, and at the
railroad station, but the sight was by no
means an agreeable one. Townshend's
little boy, five years old, was brought here
at his fathers request, that he might take
final leave of him. The prisoners were de-
livered over 10 the State prison authorities
without accident or incident OF any kind,
and they are described as having been
sorry looking set after they had been shaw
ed, clipped and dressed ready FOR their
prison routine. There was no prison suit
large enough for Townshend, but he was
told TO have patience and he would be fit
ted out in course Of few days. Wooley
has pale and consumptve look, and APP
pears like man not likely to live for a
great length of time under confinement.
Much sympathy is felt for him among his
neighbors and friends in Grafton, although
it is not questioned that he should be pun
ished for his crime.
On Friday morning last the control OF
the Vermont Valley railroad, running from
this point TO Bellows Falls, passed into the
hands of its stockholders under the cor
poration of 1871, in accordance " it'll the de-
cree of the United States circuit court, and
is now being operated and managed by its
officers, whose names are as follows:
q. Morris, w. c. Robinson, d. l.. Harris,
S. NJ. Waile, Frederick Billings, L. A.
Nash, w. II. Rockwell, directors; G. Nor
ris, president; S. NJ. Waite, vice president !;
f. A. Nash, clerk and treasurer. The head
quarters of the road are at Brattleboro and
all business is transacted in the name of
S. NJ. Waite, vice president. All the roll
ing stock belonging to the corporation still
remains in the hands Of the Central Yer
mont company, as the officers of that road
claim that they have no authority to give il
up under Judge Johnson's decree. Loco
motives and other rolling stock. sufficient
for the operation of the road, have been
loaned to the Valley road by the Connect
cut River company, and for the present the
Connecticut River employees run through
from BralIlebOro 10 RallnMs Falls and re-