Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26
Local Intelligence.


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on Elliot street for $500.
The Liberal Association have adjourned
their meetings till October.
On and after Wednesday next the post
Office will be open at o'clock A. NJ.
| r. A. Weber closed his saloon Satur-
day night, and is going to Centreyile to live.
The first thunder and lightning Of the
season came with the rain in the small hours
Of Sunday morning.
Rev. w. f. Bacon Of Chelsea, Mass,
formerly principal Of the Hmttleboro High
school, will preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday.
The listers report 9l5 cattle, 32l horses
3s2 sheep and 1928 hogs, or about three-quar-
ters of all the live stock in town, exempt from
taxation on account Of debt
The listers have completed the individual
list for the present year, and will be in SEES
sion ut the town clerks Office, May I'd, for
the purpose of hearing appeals and correct
ing errors
If the person who stole lady's shawl
last Saturday from Vina Keith's wagon,
while standing under the town hall shed, will
return the same to this office, we know of two
individuals who will be made happier
Mr. II. L. Brooks is fairly entitled to rank
as a veteran in the commercial traveller ser
vice. Last Saturday morning he began his
thirteenth year with the well-known house of
Thomas Dana & Co. of Boston, wholesale
grocers
1t may not be unworthy of note, as arec-
ord of the unusual forwardness of this sea-
son, that the grass in the little park in the
rear of the Brooks House. much of which had
already reached height of six inches was
mown for the first time on Wednesday, 9th
inst
Everybody is glad to see Mr.. A. c. Dav-
export, who has been severely i'll for some
weeks able to be ON the street and at his
store once more. Mr.. A. A. Cheney, who has
been confined TO his house for some time past,
is, we are glad TO learn also ON the road to
recovery.
The Catholic society have bought the
Miner house, next their church, on Walnut
street, for a parsonage Rev. Mr. Lane has
already occupied the property, and on Mon
day evening Bishop de Goesbriand came to
town to complete the purchase. The price
paid was $500.
The meeting of the Centre Congrega-
tional society on Monday evening resulted in
a vote 20 to Is. in favor of calling Rev Geo.
Z. Martin of New Haven, Conn, to the pas
torate of the society. The matter must now
come before the church for their vote OF con-
currence or rejection.
At the annual meeting of st. Michaels
Episcopal society, on Monday evening, F. A.
Nash, W. II. Rockwell, Henry Devens Vim.
Austine, F. W. Brooks, II. c. Willard, and
W. S. Guild were chosen Nestrymen F. A.
Nash, W. II. Rockwell. wardens N. C. Saw
yer, clerk and treasurer.
Those present at the Congregational
church last Sunday morning had the rare
privilege of listening to Rev. N. G. Clark,
d. D., Foreign Secretary of the American
Board of Missions This was the Sunday for
the regular annual missionary collection and
the sum raised amounted to $40
MIR. Vim. c. Elliot of this town has taken
the local agency for j. b. Ford d Co S new
publication, entitled Woman in Sacred His
tory" The work is one of the finest of its
class, splendidly illustrated, and will undoubt-
eddy have a large sale. 1t is furnished either
entire or in semi-monthly parts, as desired.
--Chas. h Field, ESD, celebrated his 18th
birthday on Wednesday. amid the hearty con-
gratulations of his family and other friends.
pleasant feature Of the day was the unex-
pected arrival by the afternoon train of Mr.
Henry Field of Montpelier, who brought his
two little SONS to tender to their grandpa their
dutiful regards. The PHOENIX heartily wishes
the Jolly Old Squire many happy returns. "
We are glad to call the attention of our
readers to the card of Mr. Lucien Howe who
has recently returned home from course of
musical study in Boston, and who announces
his readiness to receive few pupils in piano
and organ playing. Mr.. Howe has the warm
recommendation of his Boston teachers Eu-
gene Thayer and W. II. Sherwood. and his
services can be cordially recommended to the
patronage Of those seeking musical instruc-
tion.
The meeting Of the Reform Club at the
Baptist vestry, last Thursday evening, was
well attended and thsre were interesting re-
marks from Mr.. J. B. Walker, Mrs. f. Has
tings, Mr.. James Fisk, Rev Messrs Burchard
and Perry, Mr.. A. Pettee, President Putnam,
and others, and among the songs was an orig
inal temperance piece composed by Mr.. ]. f.
Hall and sung by Mrs. Davis and Mr. Max
ham. The meeting this week will be at the
lower town hall.
A very pleasant gathering of the Masonic
fraternity, with their ladies, was held at Ma
sonic hall on Tuesday evening when the Off
GERS of the lodge, chapter and commandery
were publicly installed The ceremonies Were
intespersed with music by a quartette con.
sisting of Messrs. Taft and Taylor Miss
Spngue and Mrs. Howe, and several cornet
solos were finely rendered by Mr.. Ira Bur
nett. AT the close a general social reunion
was held, during which refreshments were
served by Cooper
In the Springfield Republican of March
10, 1873, is notice of Justin Harvey Smith.
who graduated from Dartmouth in the class
of 1877, at the head of his class, the only grad
nate who has ranked perfect since Rufus
Choate finished his course, and the fourth
since the organization of the college. He
goes to Paris as private secretary to J. D.
Philbrick, recently appointed commissioner
ON education by President Hayes at the Paris
exposition. He is a son of the late Rev. Am
brose Smith of Boscawen, N. H., and grand
son of Mrs. Abigail Proctor Egerton, a cousin
of Judge Keyes of this place. Y.
Two young Irishmen who hired one OF
Burkes livery teams to go to West Brattle.
boro, Monday afternoon, got more stimuli,
on board than was good for them, and, re-
turning through this village by way of Flat
street, continued their journey through Hins-
dale, Winchester, and Swanzey, N. H., tC
Keene, whittier Mr.. Burke followed them the
same day, and found them lodged in the lock
up for drunkenness and abuse of the horse
The next day they We're taken before magis
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