Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-25
Local Intelligence.


The accounting in the organ case was re-
sumed before ex.Goy. Stewart on Tuesday.
Mr. Martin will continue his course of
lectures on Romans at the Congregational
chapel next Sunday evening.
The first strawberries Of the season were
on exhibition ut Wizards last Saturday. lie
s,jd he raised them out doors and picked
them under the snow.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. G. b. Rices
health shows encouraging signs of mending
under the influence of the Southern climate.
lie is now in Aiken, S. c.
business is brisk at Estey u Co.'s, and
the case makers are working extra hours in
order TO bring their work up TO correspond
with that in other departments.
A town meeting is called for Saturday Of
next week at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to see what
instructions the voters will give the selcctmen
in regard to the rebuilding of bridges
Will that individual who picked up the
little boys miniature row-boat, accidentally
dropped on Main street, be kind enough to
leave it at the store of G. f. Thompson Coz
Rev. W. II. Collins, town superintendent
of schools, gives notice that the written and
oral examination of common school teachers
will take place in the high school room, on
Saturday, April 2Gth, at O'Clock A. NJ.
At meeting of the directors Of the Brat
tleboro & Whitehall railroad company. held
at Fayetteville April 10, it was voted to call
an assessment of 20 per cent, payable May
goth. and one of like amount payable June
both.
There is no longer any room for doubt
that the seasons crop Of maple sugar must be
very light. There has been little or no ''sug-
ar weather" for a week, and shipments by ex-
press do not average above ton and half
per day.
We undersiand that the Brattleboro rail
road bonds are selling quite readily as they
ought being a desirable security, with inter
est payable semi annually at the Office Of the
town treasurer. At the present rate Of sale
they will soon be disposed Of.
The attention of the farmers is called to
the card Of Mr. Harrison Aldrich. commission
dealer in farmers produce, Boston. Mr.. Al
drich prdcs himself on being Windham
county boy" aud is already known to many
OF our readers Us a responsible and energetic
business man.
The Eels brothers Of this town, Frank
and Geo. A., have rented the American House
at Greenfield Mass, for a term Of three
years, and have taken possession. The house
i, new and well furnished, aud ~ both these
young men are experienced in the hotel bust
ness, andcourteous aud energetic wiihnl, they
will undoubtedly make a success of their ven
ture.
People who remember the great enthusi-
asm awakened by Mrs. Scott Siddons on her
appearance here IN 1871, aud again in - and
~, win need no urging TO ensure their attend
ancc at her readings next Tuesday evening.
The lady's success on the platform has never
been greater than during the past winter and
we hope none of our readers will forget that
the privilege of hearing eminent an artist
within their own borders is one not often en-
joyed by the smaller country towns.
The narrow-gauge road seems to be fun
of life. We learn that over one hundred men,
all told, are now employed on the work with
in two miles of the mouth of West river, and
that the force will be rapidly increased all along
the line as fastas the snow, ice and frost disap-
pear. All the work to be sub-let has been
given out, except four miles of light grading
at the north end of the line and the entire
equipment, and all materials for the super
structure, have been contracted for. II is
evident there will be no lack Of energy in
pushing the work through.
Mr.. Geo. Lawrence has brought to light
the following memorandum of the weight of
distinguished military men of the Revolution
as tested on the scales at West Point, Aug. -,
1888:
Gen. Washington. 209 lbs. Gen Lincoln,
pa lbs. Gen. Knox, $50 lbs. Gen. Hun
tugton, 1872 lbs. ; Gen. Creation, 1866 lbs
Col. Swift, 2l9 lbs. Col. Michael jackson,
~ lbs. ; Col. Henry, 23s lbs. ; Lt.-Col
Huntington, 232 lbs. Lt.-Col. Cobb, 1872 lbs
1t. Col. Humphreys, POI lbs.
The total weight of the eleven men, it will
be seen, was 2355 lbs. and the average frac-
ton over 2l4 lbs. What a sight they would
have presented in platoon on horseback
Capt. and Mrs. S. f. Howard, with their
little daughter, have turned their faces toward
Colorado, where they expect to spend the
summer for the good of Capt Towards
health, which for long time has been seri-
ously impaired. After visiting friends in
New York State they will go to Kansas City,
and from thence they, or the captain, at least,
will drive through a portion of Nebraska to
his destination in Colorado. The best wishes
of many friends accompany the family, and
we hope in due time to see them back in
living examples of what Colora-
dos famous climate can do in the way of
health renewing
A copy of the Daily Register of Rock
ford, ILL.,, comes to our hand with an account
of the wedding of Mr.. Paul F. Schuster, now
of that city, but who is a native of Brattls
boro and son of Prof. Chr. f. Schuster. and
Miss Lizzie Butterworth, daughter of Hon.
Thos. Butterworth of Rockford The we'd
ding was private affair, the party being en-
tirely made up of family relatives, but the
floral decorations were very fine, choice re-
freshments were served, and many valuable
gifts were displayed. At the conclusion of
the ceremonies the entire company escorted
Mr.. and Mrs. Schuster to their new home.
where, the account says, they win SETTLE
down in a staid and contented manner"
This section got its full share of the
snow-storm which swept over Vermont, New
Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts, on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday last Herea-
bouts the snow melted nearly as fast as it fell, .
but in the hill towns it accumulated to a depth
varying from Is inches to more than two
in fact, on the higher lands. the
worst storm of the season, The Wilmington
stage which left here ON Friday afternoon be-
came blocked by the snow and did not return
until Monday, while the Jacksonville stage
got only so far as Green River Friday night,
and returned from that point the next day
The new April moon or some other benign
influence, seems to have instituted a new or
der of things in the heavens, and since Sun.
day the weather has been as fine as could be
desired
Nothing in the way of recent entertain.
ments here has awakened so much interest