Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
Local Intelligence.


OF Rev. T.. W. whitney lecture next ouhuay
evening.
Crosby & Co. have removed their -four
Office TO the rooms formerly occupied 10y Dav-
: export & Eddy.
Every owner or keeper Of dog can save
money by calling on the town clerk and pro-
curing license
The spring term of the Windham county
court convened at Fayetteville on Tuesday,
Judge Veazey presiding
Rev A. Walkley of Keene, N. H., will
preach morning and evening, at the Unita-
rian church next Sunday.
Wood & Marshall have dissolved partner
ship, Mr.. Marshall retiring and Mr. Wood
continuing the business. Particulars in ad-
vertising columns.
-Frink is having lively trade in Hamp-
den watches, and these favorto movements
are fully sustaining their excellent reputation
as close time-keepers, even in the lower
grades.
With full line of both the Diamond"
and the arundel Tinted spectaces, Ranger
& Thompson are prepared to meet all de-
mands Of the trade in that direction. See ad-
vertsement.
The hearing before Judges Batchford
and Wheeler on the Masters report in the or.
gan case took place in New York on Tuesday
and Wednesday, when counsel on both sides
were heard. The decision is reserved
Somebody has studied up the blood
curdling remark that the new game Of Eff
teen which has created such sensation, is
not original, because, three years ago, the
Electoral Commission was playing it-with
the uniform result of IS to Z"
The Murray club will give their first
public entertainment in Crosby hall, on
Thursday evening, March 18th. dramatiza-
tion of Dickens "Our Mutual Friend" will
be given, and vocal and instrumental music
will be furnished by members of the club.
The Danforth locomotive works, at Pat
erson, N. j., where the Brattleboro a White
hall locomotives were built, were burned on
Sunday. The "Brattleboro" and the Lon
dondery" were uninjured, however, and have
been ordered to be sent to Brattleboro next
week
&C. E. Aliens plant and seed catalogue
for 1880 is just out from Leonards press. 1t
has grown TO be q manual of nearly 100 pages,
with an elegant colored plate, and hundreds
of engravings, and gives gratifying evidence
of the extent and success of Mr.. Aliens bust
ness.
An item now going the rounds, relative
to decision in the Shurtlef- Stevens case, is
not correct, and is undoubtedly founded on
the Supreme Court decision of a year ago.
We learn from Fayetteville, this morning,
that the second trial Of the case has been
again postponed.
The Peoples bank has removed to its
commodious and elegant quarters in the new
building, and have been doing business there
since Monday. Howe, the photographer, is
also getting settled in his handsome apart
ments in that building. He made his first
picture under his new light on Wednesday,
ana found it eminently satisfactory.
-Adyices from Grand Island Neb, state
that Frank Lawrence was formally indicted
for the murder Of his father by the grand
jury last week and that he will be tried at a
special term of court to be held May 2lth.
All possible measures will be taken by the
young mans friends, both here and at Swan
ton, to furnish evidence tending to clear up
the grave charges against him. There have
been no new developments Of Importance in
the case during the past week
The musical entertainment under the
auspices Of the Claiming club, in Crosby
hall on Wednesday evening, was an enioya-
BILE occasion. A goodly audience of appre-
ciatiye listeners greeted the efforts of our 30
cal talent" and by the frequent and hearty
oY,,1a,,go 4. Al
given. The lowness of the admission fee
was no indication of the quality of the per-
formances, which were in fact, of a high or
der None could have felt they had not re-
ceived their moneys worth, nor that they had
listened to any thing trashy. The club are
to be congratulated on their success thus far
in furnishing eleyating and enjoyable enter
tainments, and at price within the reach of
all.
At the late annual meeting of the Wind
ham county poultry and pet stock association
the following officers were elected for the
current year President, Geo. F. Gale vice.
presidents, L. X. Fuller j. L. Martin j. J.
Ward, b. A. Streeter, J. L. Simonds II. A.
Titus j. H. Kidder, J. NJ. Miller, G.. d.
Wheelock, E. A. Pickering, p, F. Amidon, A.
Il. Baker treasurer, NJ. Moody; secretary,
j. II. Pratt assistant secretaries. H. h
Chamberlain, P. r. White executive com |
mittee, G. w. Hooker, j. J. Estey. John |
c. Howe, Henry C. Willard, j. NJ. Allen, G. |
NJ. Taylor, J. G. Smith.
THE NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE |
WEEK.
On Monday, Mr.. Shanks, the road mas
ter of the New London Northern road, and |
Mr.. Stafford, civil engineer of the road, came |
to Brattleboro, and in company with Mr..
Randall, engineer of the Bratteboro & White
hall road, passed up over the line of the new
road, walking over the whole of the road
bed aud making a careful examination of the
work in every respect, They returned TO
Brattleboro on Wednesday, and expressed
their entire satisfaction with the manner in
which the construction work of the road has
been done. Mr.. Shanks states that the mason
ry is better than the average of the masonry
on the New London Northern and both gen
Llemen agree in saying that the general char
acter and condition of the sub-structure is
better than that of the average of new roads
when they first go into operation. Mr..
Shanks says that the New London companv
Is ready to push the now road through TO
at the earliest possible day, and it
IS their present intention to have it ready for
operation by the first of July The road will
be completed and operated by the company
rs three-foot gauge.
Since Monday new development in this
railroad matter has arisen from the action of
he Vermont Valley road In moving its track
over on to the road bed leased to the Brattle-
ooro and Whitehall road. The work of re.
noval was begun at point just this side of
he West river bridge, near where the new
road strikes the Valley road bed, and in some
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