Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-01
Local Intelligence.


AFaNNAFAoEes
w. C.. Atwood Ia. bough; the johnson
hous. on Forest Sllare.
-Rsv. l. L Burlaut for ten years d res
ideut Of Turkey. viii give a lecture on that
country in the town hall next wednesday
evening
An persons wanting any thing in the way
Of cigar clippings should call on Leonard
Roess. This firms goods ARE Of their own
manufacture. and ar Of vsry nice quality.
Rev WINS. Heyvood Of Holyoke. Mas,
vin preach in the Universalist church next
sunday morning and lecture in the evening.
Subject Of lecture Paradise Lost"
Van Doom 4 Tilson arr closing ont their
bushes, at Greenfield. Mas. and viii remove
TO Rutland They are to be succeeded at
Greenfield by Mr. ChAs. Van Doom Of this
place. in company with Mr.. Baldwin Of
Lebanon. y. II.
The Fitchburg sentinel records the death.
on THURSDAY last. Of Mr. Tyler louuglove.
who had been O resident Of Fitchhurg for a.
YEAR. but who Was born in Vernon. and spent
Ii. early YEAR in that town and Brattleboro
The town auditors report places the
amount paid for support Of the poor the past
year at S3&l31l. For a proper understand
ing Of the matter it should b. said that some
500 or sea- Of this amount j. chargeable 10
tie account Of $50 and ls-G.
The young people Of the Uniyer-ali,t No
ciety presented. on "Wednesday evening. Ba-
ker's comedy. The Flower Of the Family"
at the tovu hall. The play was very success
fully given to an approciative audience. and
was followed by social dance with music by
the Brattleloro orchestra.
The ladies Of ST Michaers Episcopal
church viii give mum party az Kinder
g4rteu hall next Monday evening. Mum 5
the word from 10 dancing from to IL
The admission to the hall viii be 10 cents
and it has been couhded 10 ~ that very young
children are not expected.
With tie exception Of the article relative
10 obtaining the assent Of a majority Of the
grand list and taxpayers to the late railroad
vote. the warrant foI next Tuesday', annual
meeting calls for the transaction Of very little
business beyond the usual routine Of the cleo
ton Of officer. appropriation Of money. etc
More than majority. il amount. Of the
grand list has already been obtained in assent
20 th@ towns vote u aid 70 the Battleboro
Whitehall railroad. and les than Loo names
Of Taxpayers remain 10 h. secured in order 10
complete the towns action and put the matter
beyond question. The work win undoubted-
ly be finished before the Close Of this week.
Oscar ;. Carr. q Holyoke. Mas. oar7,en-
ier. who has commenced a suit for divorce
from his wife. received a carefully construct
ed internal machine by express from New
Haven on Monday. but suspecting plot
took measures which saved his life. The box
contained thrse-fourths Of a pound Of powder
and nearly i've pound, Of shot and slugs. The
NEWSPAPER accounts Of the affair state that Car
and his wife at one time lived in Brattleboro
The school in district No l Of this town.
taught the past year by Helen NJ Gibbs.
closed Feb. -. Number Of different pupil,
during the year. 70 total attendance. 2I3g
Most Of the pupils have been very puuctual
Fred C. Sargent has been neither absent nor
tardy during the year Eddie F French was
absent one day but not t4rly during the year.
Others having no marks during winter term.
Gaius b. Frost Walter Murphy. Mary T.
Murphy. Jerry A Frost. absent one day each.
Prom an announcement which appears
farther on IN this column. il will be seen that
the teacher, Of the High and Grammar
schools with their pupils. have kindly con-
sented 10 aid the lAdies in their work of OBJ
tanning library building. No one who was
fortunate enough to be present a; the musical
and rhetorical entertainments given by these
schools lat year would be willing to neglect
this opportunity Of passing a delightful and
improving evening, even were its object one
Of less general interest.
Here l. q cat-and-nouse story which We
have every reason TO believe to BE- true. On
Tuesday afternoon a maltese cat belonging to
Francis ". Taylor who lives on " f. Rich
ari-on, farm. caught seven full-grown mice
in succession without dropping any Of them
from her mouth till the whole seven were
dispatched The mice were in a box Of cat
chaf. and after taking care Of the seven. pussy
returned to the fray and disposed Of five more
the balance Of the family il the same way.
4 very enjoyable little musical was gwen
at kindergarten hall on Monday evening.
through the kind efforts Of Mr. Schuste-. who
presides at the Unitarian church organ. and
who took this means Of giving the children
Of the Sunday school connected with that
church an evenings pleasant entertainment
The programme was Of about an hours
length. and embraced the 'children's SYM
phouy' and the merry sleigh-ride. vocal
solos by member, Of the school. piano solos
by two Of Mr.. schustsr's pupils, and singing
by members Of the school in chorus social
dance for the space OF an hour at the close
was entered into with much spirit by the
younger children.
From an article published in last Satur-
days issue Of the Meriden. Conn, Daily Re
publican, We learn that the new Wilcox d
White organ factory Of that city. is now prac-
tically completed and that the company cele-
brated Washington's birthday by shipping
the first instrument Of their manufacture to
their Boston agents. The Republican says
that the company's buildings ARE of brick.
constructed in the most approved manner
with a special side railroad track laid to the
door, aud with every modern improvement in
machinery, and labor-saving appliances. for
the construction Of perfect reed organ"
The officers Of the concern are as follows:
President. Horace C. Wilcox president of the
Meriden Britannia Company; treasurer, Eli
Butler, president of the Home bank; seere-
tary, J. II. White: manufacturing superin-
tendent. H. X. White
Last Friday the selectmen and Lailifs is
sued an order forbidding dogs to be allowed
10 run at large in the village and requesting
citizens to kill all dogs found OF their owners
premises. Whether or not a point of the law
was strained in issuing this order. the general
public sentiment approves of it, spirit, and
dog owners have generally taken care to com.
ply with it. Last Friday some excitement
was caused on account of peculiar ailment.
with which dog belonging to Chester Fisher
Of Centreyille was affected. and although
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