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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

&C. A. Lamb is on the street again.
d. L. Stone of Philadelphia was in town
last week.
Rev. o. Smith supplied the Baptist pull
pit last Sunday
-Uriah Kingsbery is dangerously sick with
typhoid fever.
Rev. A. C. Field will occupy the Con-
grcgational pulpit next Sunday.
The farmers score the maple yield at
about half a crop, with more to follow.
1t is something new for Wilmington to
have the streets dry and dusty at the middle
of April, as they are now.
Rev. L. E. Rockwell baptized two per
sons last Sunday at the close of the regular
services, and received one member into the
NJ L. church. Mr.. Rockwell preached his
farewell sermon on that day, and on Monday
left town to attend the session of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference at Barton Landing.
He has not only filed the Methodist pulpit
for the full three years term, to the satisfac-
ton of the people, but for two years has also
supplied the Congregational church to their
equal pleasure. The union of the two church
es has been pleasing exhibition of Christian
fellowship. The people here to whom Mr..
Il. has endeared himself will esteem the
charge to which he will be sent fortunate in
having the services of SO able and devoted q
preacher. Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell will be
followed to their new field of labor by the
prayers and blessings of host of friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

ton from numerous friends of several articles
both useful and ornamental related to house
keeping Among them was a large extension
table, now loaded with inviting refreshments,
a stuffed easy chair and rocker, a marble top
flower stand a folding rocker, and other arti-
cles suggestive of needs, such as a baby
bath-tub, etc. Miss Hattie Brown and Milon
Davidson Esq, of Newfane, followed with
poems prepared for the occasion, which we're
overlooking with happy hits and quaint alu-
sions, and which the hearers were not slow to
recognize, as the applause which followed
each testified. Miss Mary Bliss, teacher of
elocution in Leland and Gray seminary, add
ed to the interest, by rendering selection
for the hour Rev. Mr.. Carpenter Joined
with congratulatory remarks, while the pas
tor responded for the honored and happy
pair, and Rev. Geo. Porter offered prayer.
Mr.. Winslow then invited the friends to help
themselves at the table 80 literally spread,
and it was heartily accepted, after which the
company withdrew, leaving Mr.. and Mrs.
Knapp happier by the greetings of 1jG of
their friends, and articles commercially valued
at nearly $40, which are above price to the
recipients, as reminders of their wooden
wedding
The Windham County Baptist Ministers
Meeting was held at the Baptist parsonage
on Monday, and consisted of interesting and
profitable discussions and essays. In the
evening fair audience gathered at the
Baptist church and listened to most excel
lent and effective sermon by Mr. N d. Par
sons of Putney. Both clergy and people
found the meeting a profitable one, and the
multiplication Of such services can but be
mutually helpful and valuable to the cause of
religion T. W.. b.
Public rhetorical exercises will be held at
Academy hall, Friday evening, April %, con-
sisting of debates, essays, music and prize
| speaking
Prof. Boynton has been offered the po-
stion of assistant principal of the State Nor
NAL School at johnson. The school is in q
prosperous condition, with 11G students now
in attendance Mr. b. decision has not yet
been rendered. but we hope he will remain
with us, continuing with the school which he
has done so much to build up.
T. G. Rand has just lost a valuable horse
which makes five horses and one colt that he
has lost in four years. T.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

The following changes of residences
have been made since April LIST Mr.. f. A..
Fessenden has moved to Wardsboro; Mr.. W.
j. Howe to Worcester, Mass. Mr.. f. w.
Prior to Ludlow, VT Mr.. F. w. Perry and
F. G.. Perry have come from Bellows Falls to
this place John Clark has moved into his
house on Water street Horace Sanders into
Mrs. Underwood's house Edgar Ballard into
the house with Mrs Amos Howard Milton
Howard into the house with Mrs. Addie
Smith Widow Sheldon Howard TO Miss
Sophia Whites house j. b. Muzzy into his
house on Mechanic street Herbert Water.
man into the Baptist parsonage; James Castle
into II. L. Felton's tenement house VIM.
L. Barnes into the hotel Eugene Phelps in
to VIM. l.. Barnes's house, upper story w.
W. Barry into VIM. L. Barnes's house; Geo.
Kellogg into his house on Main street Geo.
Barnes ntothe house with Mrs. Sarah Barnes
Myron II. johnson into the house with his
mother; Clarence Tory has moved to West
Jamaica. C.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
HE PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY


One of my friends in Iowa sends word that
when her brother-now q General in the
United States Army--was a boy, he was very
fond Of hunting and great favorite with the
grown-up hunters. One Of these took him
on a bright moonlight night to see strange
sight.
The pair crept through the cold, clear air
to the home of some beavers. At the dam
which the beavers had built, the moon was
reflected from the ice with n great glare, and,
in this light, the lookers-on saw the beavers
have a splendid game of coasting down long
slide from the top of the dam to the ice-cov-
cred stream below. The old beavers gave
the young ones rides on their broad, fiat
tails; all slid down as gravely as judges, and
then climbed up to have another They kept
it up until one of the watchers sneezed. At
this, the beaver sentinels sounded the alarm,
and then all was still-excepting that the
lookers-on went away laughing heartily at
what they had seen. -"Jdck. H-the- Pulpit, "
s. NjrhOl1s for Ap1W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Prudential committee in the village
school district; Harvey Stickney NJ. l.. Fox,
G. C. johnson.
Royal Wilcox, proprietor, has taken pos
session of the Glen House.
Several cases of pneumonia have recent
ly occurred.
Mrs. II. c. Barker the late landlady at
the Glen Hous, died on the 9th inst She
was inferred at Coleraine.
The sugar season has not been very ia
vorable and is apparently drawing to a close.
The funeral of Jabez l. Wilcox took
place on the 3lst ult
Working cattle sell for 81 per cwt.
Mr.. Howard, palm leaf man, has re-
Gently moved to this village.
Several families have changed residences
this season.
About $3.50 has been raised by private
subscription to defray the expenses of the
approaching centennial celebration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

A large and pleasant party of friends and
neEhbors gathered at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. N. H. Farr last Monday evening
to celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary of
their marriage.
Geo. Slate and wife returned home from
their wedding trip Tuesday.
-Babbitt & Hayes are selling large num-
bers of tickets for the West by the excursion
leaving here the goth. The rates are largely
reduced and all classes are avaiing them
selves Of the opportunity.
A. d. Gray has abandoned his idea of
going West, and has put large stock of
goods into the store recently vacated by
Royce & Dewey.
Work upon the foundation for the new
mills of Robertson, Moore & Co., and Moore
& Arms, is progressing rapidly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
West Chesterfield, N. IL.

q. p Gibson left Wednesday morning
for Canada to purchase car load of North
erirhorses with which he will return the first
of next week, and offer them for sale at his
stables at great bargains.
John w. Davis has bought at auction the
farm known as the Warren Barrows place, in
the edge of Westmoreland, for $7S5.
Mr.. Thomas Dunham's 10Th birthday
was the occasion of the gathering of numer-
GUS relatives and friends, on the afternoon
and evening of the sth inst A collation. was
served, presents valued at $50 to $40 were
donated, and an appropriate poem by Mrs.
Laura Prentice was read Rev. II. b. Nor
gan made the presentation speech, which was
responded to by Mr.. II. c. Farr for the recip-
lent. The young people closed the festivi-
ties with dance.
-Spatford Grange, P. of H., celebrated
its fourth anniversary on the 10th inst, by a
meeting held at the residence of the lately
deceased master of the grange, Ora Smith.
An interesting feature of the occasion was
the planting of memorial trees in honor OF
three deceased members. Mr.. Smith, Mr.. L.
P. Farr, and Mrs. Charles NJ. Davis; also
one in honor of the organization of the
grange. At one O'Clock the members repair
ed to the hall and enjoyed collation. follow
ed by instrumental music and singing,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
VERMONT ITEMS.

The Windsor state prison now has liG
inmates.
A farmer of williamstown empted the
brine from his beef and pork barrels at the
roots of maple tree during the autumn,
This spring the tree was tapped for sap and
the first sugar made from it was so salt as to
be worthless
The Central Vermont railroad managers
have decided to remodel the passenger sta
ton in Montpelier, at an estimated cost of
81, 800. II will be reduced to a one-story
building, and the trains will run on the west
side and not on the inside as now, thus Civ
ing more room inside.
The State agricultural society has deci-
ded, at the instance Of Hon. Crosby Miller Of
Pomfret, to devote q good sum to making
the fruit exhibition at the next fair, in Sep
TENDER, one worthy of the State Particular
prominence will be given to fruit that has
been successful and can be grown at profit
in Vermont.
"A new depot is to be built at White Riv-
er Junction. President Raymond of the Pas
sumpsic road will have charge OF the improve
ments the Central Vermont and the North
ern corporations contributing equally to the
expense. Plans of structure worthy of the
place are in the hands of the architect.
A fire at West Pawlet last Thursday
morning destroyed the Avenue hotel, occu.
pied by A. E. Phinney, and dwelling house
and barn belonging to F. J. Nelson The
hotel was total loss, nothing being saved.
The contents Of the house were saved. Loss
on hotel is about $4,000 partly insured The
loss on house and barn is 81 500; insurance,
$1,000. Some of the inmates Of the hotel
would have lost their lives If it had not been
for Mr.. Phinney's dog, which first gave the
alarm by jumping upon Mr.. Phinneys bed,
bowling and barking until the proprietor was
aroused.
The Passumpsic railroad has reduced it,
local passenger rates to 3l cents a mile. On
the Central Vermont lines reduction in To-
cal and through passenger rates has gone in.
to etfect-the reduction being from 10 &c
| per cent from former rates, and local fares
are placed at about 81 cents mile
Up to the close of last week Lake Mem
| phremagog presented an unbroken sheet OF
| ice, and fifty men were at work harvesting Q
crop of clear ice Of an average thickness OF
fourteen inches, for storage at Newport. Al
| Crystal Lake, 20 miles this side 80, 600 tons
have been harvested and stored for shipment
| to New Nork and Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

WHAT AN OLD WOMAN HEARD.-A droll
mistake was made by an imaginative old
dame, who, having permitted a telegraph
pole to be placed on the top of her house,
waited upon the chief OF the Geographic com
pany concerned to complain that she could
get no sleep at night, being kept awake by
the messages passing over her head. Il
don't think you can be aware of all that
said along them wires. There's deal that
hadn't ought to be. l can assure you, sir
that very much that's said there, that have
to lie and listen to, is such as no decent wo-
man ought to hear; and hope you will put a
stop to it, The amused gentleman was
hardly able to meet the accusation with due
gravity but he did contrive to keep his coun-
tenance while he informed the old lady that
the young men who hitherto worked the
wires were under notice of dismissal, and
in future only young women of great respec-
liability would be employed so there would
be no danger of her propriety being shocked
any longer, Chdm6trs'S JourHdL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

At the annual school meeting on Tues
day evening, March 3Oth, the following Of
ficers were elected Moderator, Geo. NJ.
Scott clerk and treasurer, L. NJ. Woodward ;
prudential committee, Rufus Crosier collect
or, Elijah Green; auditor, A. II. Stone.
Voted to raise a sum of money not to exceed
5000 to defrny the expenses of the school.
Voted to have six months of school, three in
the summer and three in the winter.
Walter L. Wilder has vacated the Elder
Fish house and moved with his family to
Fitchburg, Mass.
-Houghton II. Ward is about moving
from the Isreal Cnnady farm on to L. A.
Worden's at Green River.
Jas. P. Fish is fixing the foundation to
move his barn nearer his house. Amos S.
GAllop of Green River is to have the job
A Mr.. Bixby has recently moved on to
the Peter Edwards place, so called.
Elder Fowler is expected to occupy the
pulpit in this place next Sunday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

WOODEN WEDDING AND SURPRISE.

WOODEN WEDDING AND sUhFhlsE'
A very Pheasant affair occurred in Towns
bend on the evening of the 9TH inst, in the
form of a surprise visit to the residence OF L.
j. Knapp, Esq. The pair, whose fifth ami
versary wedding day was being celebrated
with relative several miles from their home,
instead of being joined by their parents, who
were to spend the evening with them, we're
Informed by hasty courier that they would
be expected Immediately at their house, as
something had happened" With no little
concern they fastened back to find their resi-
denee occupied by neighbors who were having
It their own way. After the salutations that
followed, and an hour of pleasant converse
Hon. 5. D. Wipslow, 3D. called to order and
announced Rev. Mr.. Field of Dover, uncle OF
the host. Mr.. Field followed with a felicit-
Gus congratnlstory speech and the presenta-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

A TEST or LIFE OR DEATH. -According 10
the London Medical Press, those timid beings
who are haunted by apprehensions of being
buried alive, and who make testamentary
provisions against such a contingency may
now take courage, for science has supplied an
infallible means of determining whether or
not the vital spark has quilted the mortal
frame. Electricity enables us TO distinguish
with absolute certainty between life and death,
for two or three hours after the stoppage of
the heart the whole of the muscles of the body
have completely lost their electric ercitabili-
ty. When stimulated by electricity they no
longer contract. If, then, when Faradism,
as the treatment with induced currents Of
electricity for remedial purposes is called, is
applied to the muscles of the limbs and trunk,
say five or six hours after supposed death,
there be no contractible response, it may be
certified with certainty that death has occur
red. for no faint nor trance, nor coma, how
ever deep, can prevent the manifestation of
electric muscular contractlity. Here there
is no possibility of mistake, as there certainly
was when the old tests were employed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Rev. Mr. McCollister will lecture on
temperance at the town hall next Monday
evening the lecture will be free, and it is
hoped there will be full house, as Mr..
McCollister is one of the most interesting and
eloquent speakers we have in the field upon
any subject, and lie is sure to interest any au-
dience.
-Putney has been very much afflicted as
respects sickness during the winter and spring,
the death rate being very large. W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Spring is surely coming, for the crocuS
has been in blossom for a week.
Mrs. Lamb is to teach in Guilford, to
commence the first Monday in May.
A letter from Vicksburg, Miss, of 4th
inst. speaks of Strawberries plenty there, and
weather warm.
Geo. w Redfeld can not only handle
boot or shoe and teach singing school, but al
so farm scientifically. Last fall he put into
his cellar $50 bushels of Rose potatoes, and
when he distsibuted some this spring every
open mouth said, excellent
Mr.. A. C. Dickinson, assayest, has gone
to Canon City, Colorado.
E Spaulding is the name of the new
blacksmith.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

About the pathology Of rheumatism, its origin, aud
whether it be hereditary, but rrefragible testimony
proves that when tendency to 1t develops itself,
, Hosettcrs Stomach Bitters is a reliable means Of
subduing that tendency. Some Of the prescribed
remedies for the disease decidedly Objectionable
from the danger attending their others nttet
y ne ctua the best the safest check is the Bitters
This very obstinate malady the more ehectually to
overcome 1t, should be grappled with at the outset.
Every knows what terrible what ceaseless pain II
can infct. Why, then, should this atrocious, often
fatal complaint be allowed to gain headway through
Indifference to its earliest symptoms when safe,
long tested aud strongly recommended medicine pre-
sents itself In addition to suggesting this means Of
relief 1t seems not inappropriate 10 caution the rheu-
matte against exposure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
waterro~n Union Live stock Market

TUESDAY, April -, 1880.
Market Beef-Choice s. 25a7 so; eAtrz f67t9T;
FIRST quality COaG IS; second quality Ct0 90 (;
third quality UO@i rs,
[NB.-Choice includes nothing but stallfed 100 to
1900 10, hulocks. Extra and hrst quality include the
best fat oxen Second aud third quality include
and two and three year old steers.l
store Cattle-Working oxen, q PAIR, from 500, so
0l7O. Mich Cows and Calves 2Oa 50; extra 5Od65.
Farrow Cows 1925. Yearlingf 7@l4; two years old
1926; three years old 20 G37.
Swine-Western fat live, lac.
Sheep and Lambs-In lots - OO@5 80 each extra
OOys675 each, or from sd sac p ID. Spring lambs
G 3-Ad8
Veal Calves, 4a l-2c.
Brighton Hides l-2cFh. Country Hides 20 : lie ,
Country Tallow AGA l-4c.
Pelts 81 5O@2 80 each. Calf Skins ~ lac { n.
Poultry lOc b n.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

How OYSTERS GRow.-At the recent meet
ing of the Fish Cultural association in New
York, Prof. W. Il. Brooks of Johns Hop
kins university read paper on the artificial
propagation of oysters He has made a close
study of this subject at Crisfield. Md =, a town
on the Chesapeake bay, which, is practically
built on oyster shells. He began his expert
ments by securing the eggs, and inpregnating
them artifcaly. single oyster yields from
one or two million TO twenty or thirty million
eggs. An average sized oyster produces six
or eight million eggs He had no difficulty
in keeping the young oysters. When they
were first Matched he kept them in watch
crystal filed with pure water. There was
room for five hundred thousand to swim in a
in a small watch crystal He had found that
i. was impossible to change the young oysters
from one vessel TO another, without losing
them, and therefore, when it was necessary
TO change the water at the end of two or three
days, he placed the watch crystal containing
them in saucer and filled it with fresh water
At the end of a week he placed them in a tank
containing about four gallons, when he lost
sight Of them. He however had no doubt
that it would be possible to thus propagate
oysters and produce fine quality. The oys-
tiers when young are a swimming animal and
swim for some time after forming the shell.
Oysters form a shell from two days to a week
after emerging from the egg, according to the
temperature of the water aud the amount OF
brine it contains. The oysters when a week
old, cannot be seen without the aid of
powerful microscope, as one hundred and
twenty five millions would occupy only a cubic
inch Of space The oysters are sexually
mature at one year of age and at two years
are large enough to be eaten, though not fit
for marketable purposes. When three years
old oysters are fit for the market
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Mr. j. F. Ward has bought of Quincy b.
Newcomb his house and lot for SllOO and is
opening mp the old Kttredge brick yard at
the foot of Kittredge hill. If the materials
prove good for brick making the yard will be
conveniently situated for delivering brick
either by railroad or team TO Bellows Falls.
An effort is being made TO unite the two
village districts in the establishment of a
graded or high school. 1t is believed if the
union can be consummated the educational
interests of the village will be very much ad-
vauced.
AT the annual meeting Of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school society, Dea. George F.
Herrick was chosen superintendent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Mr.. Francis Murphy has received from di-
vers Philadelphia friends the gift of house
in that city. Mr.. Murphy took possession of
his new HON on Saturday, for the first time
in ten years gathering his six children to-
gether under one roof The last time they
were together, says the Record was year
after Mrs Murphy died, and when the father
had given up his life of dissipation, and had
begun, in a feeble way, to preach temper
ance. He was too poor then to support them,
and placing the girls in an orphan asylum
and the boys ON farms, he started out on his
crusade. When he had saved $40 he remov-
ed the girls from the asylum and placed them
in Christian homes, where he maintained
them"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
Relief for the Feet. and no RXtraVa-
EnnI Rricea.

DIR. J. J. Adams of Nashua, known as the
painless foot doctor has arrived in town and
taken rooms again at the American House,
Brattleboro for a short time, where he can
be consulted by those DESTROYS of having
corns, warts, bunions, and moles extracted
without pain, Also will treat club and in
growing nails, chilblains, or any disease of the
feet removing all soreness in few minutes
Let none who suffer with bad feet miss this
opportunity Office hours day and evening
consultation free.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

-Butterfeld & Smith have commenced
work on the soapstone quarry.
Mr. Haskell & Son from Cavendish have
rented the mill of Chas White & Co.
There has been good run of sap in the
last week, and there is promise of fair sup
ply Of maple sugar.
Rev. f. J. Ward gave a most acceptable
discourse on Fast day at the Baptist church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
NOMMTssTONERs NOTICE.
EsTATE on MERCY HOWE.

We the subscribers, being duly appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District Of West
minister commissioners TO receive, examine and ad-
Just all claims and demands Of all persons against the
said District, deceased, and also all claims and de-
mands exhibited in Offset thereto; and six months
from the 29th day Of March, A. D. $780, being allowed
by said court for that purpose do therefore hereby
give notice that will attend to the business Of our
said appointment at the Office Of 4. L. Waterman in
Jamaica, in said District on the FIRST day Of May
aud the fourth day Of August next, from nine O'Clock
AN. until four O'Clock PM, on each Of said days.
ABIJAH MUZZY,
SENECA HOWE,
LEWIS PHELPS, Admir-. Commissioners.
March 81, 1880. Is