Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-02-13
Local Intelligence,



will exchange with the rector Of st. Michaell
church on Sunday next.
The Rev. Mr.. Green's next Sunday even
ing discourse will be on "Some views con
corning the life after death.
The Brattleboro band went TO East Put
ney, Wednesday evening. to attend the COLDER
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Cobb.
Mr.. Leahy's loss on his house, ell, barn
and shed in the recent fire, has been settled
by Moody & Howe, agents, in the sum OF
81, 100.
-Messrs. Sherman & Jenne, insurance
agents, are to remove their Office soon, to the
new block on the corner OF Maiu aud Elliot
streets.
The tenth and last lecture Of the citizens
course will be delivered on Thursday evening,
February 18th, by the Rev. Q. H. Merrill, on
"work and Workers"
The ninth lecture in the citizens course
will be delivered this evening, by Col. Kit
tredge Haskins on the subject woman in
Politics"
Rev. f. W. Whitney's fourth lecture to
young people will be given at the Universal
lhl NluICut utAh Duhhh9 t'thAhbs A'e'lNeAf
"How to Win Friends"
-'Neighbor lakewood" will be played in
Crosby Opera hall Wednesday evening, Feb
18th, for the benefit of the Ladies Enterprise
Society Of West Brattleboro.
-Lenten services in St. Michael (Episco-
pail church on Wednesdays and Fridays dur
ing Lent at II A. NJ, and 1880 P. NJ, with lee
A. - L., 1,N ,tn
will meet every Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
1t is announced that the "Estey' sew
ing machine department of the Bickford
company's business has gone into the hands
of Connecticut parties, who will continue the
manufacture of the machines at the Centre
Vile factory.
1t is pretty evident, from the vote taken
last Friday evening, that the village believes
that it has authority to direct the location and
use of its fire apparatus legal opinion 10 the
contrary notwithstanding
A Willoughby, Ohio, subscriber, in re-
hitting for 1850, says weather is fine.
Farmers ploughed all through the month of
January. We had no snow, and no frost in
the ground until the third of this month and
what came llen Is ABOUT gone.
Vital statistics of the town of Brattleboro
for 1879; Births, 20 deaths, 81 marriages,
81. In this village the number of births was
As deaths, CT. In West Brattleboro (Digt.
No. ~ the number Of births was : deaths,
4. The IS deaths at the asylum are not in
cluded in the above figures
In accordance with the instructions given
last Friday evening, village meeting has
been called for Tuesday evening, oath inst,
TO see if the corporation will vote to buy an.
otL steamer to sell two of its hand fire en-
gines, to buy heater, trip valve and nozzle
for the steamer, and raise money for such
purposes.
We wonder if the chief engineer fully
weighed the import and meaning of his words
when he stated, last Friday evening, in open
meeting that he would not order a company
with heavy machine to step one side to let
a lighter machine 60 by to save a burning
building 1t has been generally supposed
that the primary object Of the fire depart
ment was to protect village property, and not
to nurse and crafty rivalries among the sew
sral companies.
The Springfield Republican of the 9th
INST says; Conductor H. d. Carroll of the
Connecticut River road has mainly recovered |
rom his long sickness, and expected to re-
sumo work last week, but has concluded, on |
sdvice of his friends, including President |
Leonard, to take a three-months rest after |
Is years of continuous service on the road |
He will probably take trip to Florida after |
gaining little more strength" We shall all |
De glad to sec Mr.. Carroll back in season for
service on this years White Mountain ex-
press train.
The funeral Of Charles C. Waite, late
proprietor of the Brevoort House, New York.
ook place at the Broadway Tabernacle last
'aturday, the services being conducted by
tev.ADr. Taylor, pastor of the Tabernacle.
SISTED by Rev DIR. Eustis of Springfield,
lass, an old and esteemed friend of Mr..
Yates, and his former pastor. In his ad-
ress upon the occasion Dr. Taylor paid a
ceiling tribute to Mr.. Waite's sterling md ad-
lirable qualities of head and heart which en-
cared him so strongly and tenderly to all
rho knew him. The company present at the
arvices included many prominent gentle
len.
Intelligence was received last Friday, by
7ends in this town, of the death, on the day
revious, at Grand Island, Nebraska. of Mr.
has. g. Lawrence, so well known as a form
hotel proprietor of this village, the alleged
ause OF death being conclusion of the brain
'om q fall received at Des Moines, Iowa. A
quest for further particulars brought the
QnOuQcpmnnt nv talavra Nh |
lg physician, who also sent the first despatch,
nat the body had been buried, and that Mr..
awrence's son Frank, with whom he was
aYeling was under arrest and in jail on sus-
lcion OF having poisoned his father. Street
ossip gives rise to a rumor about an accident
obey OF $4,000 on Mr. LAwrences life which
light furnish a possible inducement to the
lime limited at. The full particulars prom.
ed by mail have not arrived
The entertainment given by the Chan
ing club on Wednesday evening-"An even
lg with Longfelow"- called out an audience
some 300 persons, who were very happily
ltertained by the attractions offered. The |
'ngs by Miss Stevens and Miss Green were
larmingly rendered, and, as preliminary to
le main event of the evening, two scenes
ON the 'Courtship of Miles Standsh" were
ven in tableauI-"P Priscilla at her wheel"
Id why don't you speak for yourself.
'hnY '-the Priscilla in both cases being so
itirely bewitching that it is no wonder Door
lden's Puritan heart was touched and lost
he scenes from 'Keramos," which follow
l. accompanied by Mr.. Green's reading of
'e poem, were among the finest tableau
-esentations which we have ever seen-the
udies being, for the most part, faithful
les, in pose and costume, from real or ira.
tional life. The scenes, An Italian SIN '
o. the Greek group and 'Art the Child of
ature,' were especially notable as gems of l
enic taste and skill, Not the least pleasing I
allure of the entertainment was tbe ro,,;1;,e' =