Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15
Local Intelligence,


-HawlCy is just home from New lork Win
specialties in cambrics. prints. etc.
The post Office and most Of the stores
will be closed on St. Patrick's day this year.
Rev. G.. T. Martin. Of New Haven. will
preach at the Congregational church next
Sunday.
The Sarah King place. on Green street,
was sold at auction Saturday, to DR.. J. ~
Clark, for SASS.
Sugar makers got good run Of sap the
last Of last week. and syrup and cake sugar
are in the market in small quantities and at
reasonable prices
E. c. Crosby, who with his wife, went
/ to Florida short time since for his health,
continues his trip this week to Nassau, the
Florida air not proving beneficial.
John Retting has disposed Of his retail
| furniture business in this town to his sons,
Leopold and John Retting jr., and his store
/ in Bellows Falls to his son Charles.
1t is expected that Rev Simon Goode-
| nough Of Belfast. Maine viii lecture IN the
/ Uniyersalist church next Sunday evening.
| Subject. The TRANSPORTATION. or Absolute
! Beauty
The robins put in an appearance with the
coming Of the warm bright days with which
this month opened. and for the past few
mornings the carly birds have made the air
as musical as the state Of the weather has per-
mited
The promised entertainment by the New
| Orleans minstrel troupe Tuesday evening.
was prevented by an attachment placed upon
the goods and chattels Of the troupe by an
out-of-town party-the result Of temporary
run Of bad luck
"But;or-fies-at st. Adams" was the
jocular announcement of Boston paper some
weeks since but real. live lonest butter
hy was seen by one Of oar villagers last sun
day. and he didn't seem at all discouraged in
his fruitless search for flowers. but was as
lively al, in midsummer
The outcome thus far. OF the disgraceful
private eUsiiie on North street, last Saturday
morning which has awakened such a general
feeling Of indignation, is a suit for tTespass in
the sum Of $500 which was begun on Monday
by the party who was attacked in his own
house
Here is al atter-Lsnt suggestion with an
evident local application
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Wallace Bruce, known as the orator in
literature is announced to give his lecture,
The Landmarks Of Scott at the town hall.
next Tuesday evening. Mr. Bruces engage
meuts the past season have numbered one
hundred evenings, and be has received IN
qualified praise from the highest sources.
The mind Of one Of our local business
men Is so beclouded that be thinks he sees
something inconsistent in freight bill which
he has just paid in which the charge on a pack
age Of goods from Columbus. Ohio. to South
Vernon is aj cents and from South Vernon TO
Bntteboro. on the same goods. 81 cents.
We have received from p Lorillard &
Co., Of Jersey City, a sample of tin-tag plug
tobacco 1t Is nicely done up in tin foil.
looks well. and has a pleasant smell but as
We do not chew, nor smoke. we cannot test
Its merits. We shall. however. turn il over
to some experienced masticator OF the weed.
IN whose judgment we have confidence and
let him grind 1t up.-NortAamBtoH Gdze,t..
Same here.
Mr.. Z. y. Davis has just completed
handsome and substantial black walnut desk
and book case, at his shop in Harmony block.
which does him and the workmen engaged on
it much credit The cabinet work was chiefly
done by l.. W. Newton, and an artistically
wrought head Of Shakespeare. which sur
mounts the case in front. was the work Of
Chas Henkel.
The liabilities of J. G.. Taylor & Co. are
stated at Sli, 500. Of which 5000 is in mar
ket debts and the balance is on account Of
capital furnished by friends. At a meeting
Of creditors held last week a compromise at
30 cents on the dollar is understood to have
been offered. but some Of the New York cred
itors refused to accept these terms. We learn
that the firm have now filed petition in vol
uniary bankruptcy.
The town clerk begins to question with
himself as to whether any dog licenses are to
be taken out for the coming year or whether
the community is to be blessed 10y having all
the ours killed Of The law provides that all
dogs shall be licensed on or before the 3lst
day Of March, but up to this time only one
license has been taken out If every dog
N"+4N4 vans t.AA VIC AisA my Oh iuc llUllu
some Of the animals will have to stay out in
the cold
Prof. Cecil gives his expose of spiritual
ism at the town hall on Saturday evening. OF
his performance when in Rutland the Rutland
Herald and Globe says Professor Cecil ap-
peared at the town hall to a good house last
evening and explained the mysteries of mod
ern spiritualism, illustrated by the Eddys.
Holmes, Katie King and others The exposi-
ton was capital; the tricks performed out
Eddying the Eddys for dexterity and neat
ness. The exposure is perfect and the per
Torrance well worth seeing"
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, March II:
Ladies-Mrs. Norah Cummings. Mrs. Lu-
cy DOwney, Mrs. J. W. Hale Ellen Mack.
Rhoda II. Pike, Mrs Jennie Stockwell. Mrs.
Julia A. Smith.
Gents. D. d. Cole. Geo H. Howe. o. II.
Halliday Willie c. Hall, W. c. Langworthy,
I. Thompson.
ALMOST A BIG ACCIDENT.
The 5:45 train over the Vermont Valley
road last Monday night met, before it reach