Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-22
Local Intelligence.


preach in the Congregational Church next
Sunday.
The Baptist Sunday School are to have a
sugar festival at the church vestry, Saturday
afternoon
A V. Cox a Co.. stove Dealers pending
the erection of their new block, have removed
their salesroom to the town hall building.
The Valley railroad company are blasting
awaya large portion of the ledge in Dummers-
ton where they came so near to bad acct
dent last week.
Rev c. II. Eaton of Palmer, Mass. will
preach in the Universalst church next Sun
day morning and evening. Subject Of owe
ming lecture Rest
Frank Mcguire of New York light
weight champion, " and Humphrey Moynihan
Of this place arc to have o wrestling match at
Kindergarten hall this evening.
The annual meeting Of school district No.
. takes place at the High School building
next Tuesday evening. statement Of the
financial condition Of the district appears
farther Oh in this column.
Our Main street is credited with being
one of the muddiost places between here and
Fayetteville, and a good many people would
like to see the scraping and carting-of opera
ton of year ago repeated.
Mr. L. A. Weber. who for the past nine
years has kept the popular restaurant i'll
Salisbury's block. retires at the expiration Of
his lease May LIST, and VIII be succeeded by
Mr.. G. II. Salisbury.
The Greenfield Gazette OF this week
makes highly favorable and complimentary
mention of the part taken by Miss Annie
Stevens Of this place in a concert given in the
Unitarian church parlor in Greenfield last Fri
day evening
The members Of the Active boys ell
gino company are trying to raise money by
subscription to buy uniforms. The company
promises TO be a valuable adjunct Of the fire
department and We hope the boys viii re-
ceivc the encouragement which they deserve
A curious accident made the Passumpsic
part Of the afternoon trainfrom tn north two
hours hate last Thursday At Lyudouyille the
air-brake air-cylinder on the engine exploded
and the force was suchas to lift the tender from
the track and utterly demornlize its running
gear
The Wilkinson company are TO give
Uncle Toms Cabin at the town hall on Sat
urday evening. The troupe are strangers in
Brattleboro. we believe, but We have many
assurances that its leading members possess
high degree Of dramatic ability, and that their
performance is an attractive one which de-
serves a liberal patronage.
Mrs. +. Goodhue and Mis- Mnvina
Brooks, who are spending a few weeks in
South Carolina write home that the weather
is warm and sunny, the flowers are in full
bloom, and the people are complaining loud
y Of hard times because the number of North
ern visitors has been much less the past win
ter than in previous years
Mr.. Homer has issued IL neat and attract
i've catalogue for his Spring trade which his
customers will ind great convenience in
making their selections Of plants and seeds for
the coming season. In answer to the request
of many of his patrons Mr. Horner is prepared.
this spring in addition to his regular plant
and flower trade. to furnish flower and veg
etable seeds in variety
Wallace Bruce's lecture on Tuesday eve
ming. on the Landmarks of Scot" was one
of the most finished and carefully studied lit
erary efforts which has ever been given il
Brattleboro. Mr. Bruce Is evidently filed
with a genuine and worthy enthusiasm for
his subject and his lecture might not iuaptly
be described an elaborate and sliillful piece
of word painting. Especially to those who
are thoroughly familiar with SCOTS writings !
in both prose and poetry, the effort furnished /
an evening of unmixcd enjoyment.
Maple sugar making has been in full !
blast for the past week, and the crop which |
Is now coming rapidly into market is of M
usually fine quality. -Four tons were shipped !
by express from tins place on Tuesday Owing
TO the bad state of the roads. little or none
has come in thus far from the more distant
hill towns. Wholesale prices vary from to
10 cents, according to quality, and retail
prices from 10 10 T. cents, with Il few very
choice lots selling at Il cents. One of our To- !
cal dealers retailed more than ton in box
lots on Wednesday
Prof Cecil gave hi- Expose of Spirit |
ualism" at the town hail on Saturday and
Monday evenings, furnishing no end of amuse-
mout to large audiences on both evenings.
His performances embraced al the more ia
miliar tests Of the most noted mediums III
GLIDING the cabinet ScCH5tcl, with rope-tying
playing on musical instruments when tied "a. !
the coat test, gag test pillory test, hand cuff |
test etc. \ very effective naturalization"
was given on Saturday evening and on Mon
day table tipping, floating table, and similar
demonstrations opened the entertainment
Later in the evening all the leading tricks |
were given openly on the platform, and the !
r,rl t,,1x.
was probably the case, many of his auditors
experienced an exceedingly silly and foolish
feeling on coming TO realize how simple all the
manifestations are-after one knows how |
they are done
A meeting of the directors of the Brat
tleboro and Whitehall railroad company was
held at Fayetteville on Wednesday, at which !
it was found that the total cash subscriptions |
to the capital stock Of the road which have !
been pledged up to this time amount to S173,- |
00o-leaving $27 900 to be raised Wards |
boro, Windhan and Winhall are yet to pledge !
their subscriptions and there is no doubt that |
the sum which they will give will amount in
all to At least $4,000. This will carry the
subscriptions by towns up to Slss,O 900 and |
the directors will try to raise the balance of |
So, 900. which must be secured before the
road can be put under contract, by private
subscription, The critical point in the enter
prise has evidently been reached, and the
time is one when no town or individual should
for moment delay the fulflment of pledges
which have been freely made We confident
ly believe that the full amount Of 5000, 600 in
cash subscriptions will be secured during the
next fortnight, and that at a reasonably early
day thereafter the road will be placed under
contract.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, March 81;
Ladies.-AIary j. Burton Mary A. Baker.
Mrs. Eliza X. Clark Mrs. Emeline Clark, Mrs.
phnha q Rich Rnsn SteNrnrt