Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29
Local Intelligence,


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Rev. G. 7. Tyler, y, d., will preach in
the Congregational church next Sunday,
morning and evening.
Several prominent Bellows Falls Free
masons were in town last week to get the de.
grees preparatory to the organization of a
Council at the Falls
Rev NJ II. Harris will give his closing
lecture in the Universulist church next Sun
day evening Subject. "The minister and
the plague spots of modern life"
"A. L. Clark of this village has received
a commission from the Grand Master of the
Grand Masonic Lodge Of Missouri as repre-
sentative from that body to the Grand Lodge
Of Vermont
If any of our readers have any old Yer
mont Registers tucked away under the attic
rafters, or in other out-of-the-way places, we
ask their special attention to an advertisement
which appears in another column.
-Rev. S. S. Cummings from the Baldwin
Place Home for Little Wanderers is announc-
ed to speak in the Baptist church next Sun
day morning, in the Congregational Sunday
school at a quarter to l. and in the Methodist
church in the evening. Mr.. Cummings is ac-
companied by n choir of children from the
Home.
The sugar festival at the Baptist yestry.
last Saturday. given by the teachers of the
primary and intermediate departments of the
Sunday school, was well enjoyed. Mr.. Che
ney gave an exhibition of pictures with the
stereopticon, and the way the maple wax dis
appeared under the combined attack of 125
little mouths and 80 larger ones was an en-
couragement to sugar-makers.
The Thursday evening temperance meet
ings are increasing III interest, and several no
table additions have lntely been made to the
ranks Of the society. The meeting last week
was held at the lower town hall. and tonight
it will be held at the Congregational chapel.
1t is understood that Landlord Simons Of
Greenfield one of the new Murphy converts.
has accepted an invitation to be present and
speak at the meeting next week.
As Prof Cressy's evening lecture at Fay
ettevile, which was given in February last.
under the auspices of the University of Yer
mont was somewhat curtliled 10y a discussion
which arose relative 10 the State Agricultural
College, an arrangement has been made by
which the Professor will give lecture on
The Dairy Cow and her Diseases. at Union
Hall, Fayetteville next Monday evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
A span of horses belonging to David
Tucker of Halifax. attached to n wagon load
ed with sap-buckets. starting from the rear Of
the town hall Wednesday morning ran
AGAINST tha co,,,ar of VV;1l;,4o,,t, I'LL. II.
ing one fore wheel and went of M High
street, where they ran into and demolished
Ehoates meat cart, and by the time the team
was stopped at Centreville. the sap-buckets
had been mostly delivered" 10y the wayside.
Letters received from the Goodell family
at Cheyenne speaks of the great storm which
swept over that section about the Sth Of this
month as having been one of the most fright
full that has been known on the plains for
years While the storm was at its height it
was impossible TO see even rods distance
IN any direction, the wind blew with terrible
fury, buildings were blown down people dared
not venture out doors even to obtain needed
household supplies and sleep was a thing
hardly to be thought of At last advices Mr..
Goodel had not learned 10 what extent. if
any, the stock suffered upon his ranch
March lonized on Sunday afternoon and
night to the extent of sending the mercury
down from among the fifties where it stood
Sunday morning, to S above zero Monday
morning. In the extreme north part of the
State they had IA heavy fall of snow on Sun
day no less than l. inches in some places.
and the first, curiously enough. of any amount
during the winter At Rutland the thermom-
eter marked . below zero Monday morning
and the cold wave extended over wide ex-
tent Of country, reaching as far south as Del
aware and Maryland, where it has given the
peach growers a chance to raise their annual
cry of short crop and high prices.
Another pleasant little dramatic recrea-
ton was given at the asylum on Tuesday eve
ming, with repetition on Wednesday even
ing. The play was ''Meg's Diversion, and.
as has invariably been the case with the dra-
matte representations given at the institution.
the cast of the play was admirable and the
parts were given with spirit and artistic f.
deity which is unusual in a company of
amateurs On both evenings nearly every
available seat in the chapel WIS filled by the
patients, and their appreciation of every hap
Ply hit and good piece of acting was none the
less hearty than would have been the case
with an equal number of sane persons.
A movement is on foot for Poultry and
Pet Stock exhibition TO be held in this town
some time during the coming fall or winter.
Some forty of our leading citizens have al
ready joined the movement and signed IA
per agreeing to furnish an exhibit and to give
aid and encouragement to the enterprise The
plan includes not only poultry of the various
breeds but all sorts of pets and the people of
other towns are cordially invited TO Join in
making the show a success, as it now seems
evident that it will be. Exhibitions of this
character have proved popular elsewhere. and
there is no reason why one in this place NAV
not prove both popular and profitable. Per
sons wishing to join the enterprise will be af-
forded an opportunity by calling at the drug
store of |. N. Thorn d Son.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post office in this village, March u:
Ladies. Miss Emma Barker. Mrs Nina
c, Gordon. Miss Annie McDermott. Miss EI-
len Mack Miss Eliza J. McCatcheon, Mrs.
l. H. Thompson.
Gents,-Pat Cummings Thos Connors.
H. S. Dustin l. W. Doolttle, f. O. Farr. Ed |
ward Fitzgerald, John Hunter, H. 7. Has
kett, o. Ii. Jacobs r. NJ. johnson. Henry
Liscomb, Albert Stckney, George Tyler.
Held for postage Thomas Bradley, Hins-
dale, n. H.
Held for better direction. Mrs. Duling.
Bebee Il Holbrook Bros Paper Co.. Miss Ma !
ry T. Gordon, Holins Inst Va.
Although the "Wilkinsons" were strang-
ers in Brattleboro they met with a warm re-
ception at their appearance here last satur-
day evening, and their performance of Uncle |
Toms Cabin gave unqualified pleasure to an |
audience which nearly filed the hall The |
cast of the play was excellent and several of |
the parts were rendered with a skill and faith |
fitness not often seen on the provincial stage. !
We have rarely witnessed a conception of |