Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-02-20
Local Intelligence.


Newman.
Rev Geo. II. vibbort will preach upon
Immortality in the Universalist church next
Sunday morning.
Mrs Hobrook's company is announced
to give the doctor Of Alcantara" at Keene
on Tuesday evening, March I'd.
Rev. E. W. whitney's fifth lecture to
young people will be given next Sunday
evening Subject, Mysterious Failures"
Rev Mr.. Green's discourse for next Sun
day evening will be on Everlasting Tor
ments, Annihilation, or Final Restoration
which p
Rev. Geo. II. Yibbert will give tenn
perance lecture in the town hall next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. His discourse will
merit full house.
The clerks of the several school districts
are requested to send list of their school
officers TO the superintendent before March
LIST.
We are glad to see Hon. Farley Starr on
the street once more, although still suffering
somewhat from the effects Of his recent fall
on the ice.
Railroad freghts are run ing very heavy,
necessitating extra trains both ways every
day. large amount of New York freight
for Montreal now passes up this way.
The post Office question-to be removed,
or not to be removed seems to have been
settled by Mrs. Avery's rental Of the store in
the new bank block.
Owing to the Rev. c. H. Merrill having
Withdrawn from the citizens course, DIR.
Bruce will deliver the closing lecture in the
course this evening, his subject being "You
and l."
Tho ladies of the Baptist society will
give supper at the vestry Of their church on
Tuesday evening next from till O'Clock.
Other attractions will be offered during the
evening and everybody is invited.
The sympathy of all the fathers and
mothers in the village goes out to Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. f. Greene in the sudden death Of
their little son of - years. which took place
last night, after an illness of less than a week
from brain fever
The ladies of the West Brattleboro vii
lage improvement society had bad evening
Wednesday, for their presentation of Neigh
Dor Jack wood, but were greeted with fair
audience, nevertheless, and gave, as usual
| very entertainment.
"Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Feb
- and 90, nre the dates assigned for the com
ic opera, The Doctor Of Acantara," the pro-
duction of which at Crosby hall, under the
auspices Of the Congregational Literary and
Musical Society, will no doubt prove one Of
the greatest successes of the season.
Mrs I. Avery & Co, milliners, have dis
solved partnership Miss Bullock being the
retiring member. Mrs. Avery will soon re-
move her business to the new bank block,
corner of Main and Elliot streets where she
will have very handsome and commodious
| quarters
--Reeves's Park Garden Opera company
will give the BELLS of Normandy" at the
town hall on Monday evening, March IL.
We wish the company could be persuaded to
stay with us two evenings. There are good
many people who could "endure" one more
presentation of ''Pinafore" at their hands.
The February term of the Supreme Court
for Windham county convened in Crosby hall
on Tuesday, with Judges Pierpoint, Redfeld,
Powers and Veazey in attendance. Several
cases have been heard, but, as usual, no de-
cisions will be announced until the end of the
session, which will probably be reached to-
day.
The Granville, n. Y, Sentinel Of last
week makes mention of the successful per-
Torrance of delicate and difficult surgical
operation on a Poultney lady by DIR. Tenney,
now Of Granville but formerly assistant to
DR.. Holton of this place. The operation con-
sisted in the removal of portion of the infe-
ia 1.pt al lol 1,
affected from neuralgia, and gave the patient
instant relief.
-Nennor's heavy snowfall predicted for
last Sunday, didn't put in an appearance
hereabouts, although the Canadas and North
ern Vermont had from six inches to foot Of
new snow on Saturday. This is the great
guessors programme for next week The
second cold period in February will reach us
on the 22d, 23d, 24th and 2jth days This,
it is probable, will be extremely cold along
the valley of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa
rivers northern United States and to the
westward. February viii certainly end cold
We have yet to get our heaviest snow falls of
the winter, and some of these are certain to
extend through March"
The caucus to be held at the town hall
next Saturday at o'clock for the choice of
delegates to the Republican State convention.
should call out full and interested attend
ance Of Republican voters. The occasion is
one which demands and should receive the
attention of the leading and substantial Re-
publicans of the town. If this class really
have any choice as to who shall be the next
Republican nominee for the presidency, as
We believe they have, let them see to it that
We send to Montpelier a delegation of relia-
BILE and representative men. There can be
no excuse for staying at home, and then find
ing fault with what was done at the caucus.
The questions which are to come up at
the village meeting on Friday evening are of
especial importance as regards the effective
ness of the fire department and the interests
of the village, With respect to the advisa-
bility of the sale of one or more of the hand
machines, and the purchase of another steam
er, there is a chance for an honest difference
of opinion. To us, the weight of argument,
SO far as the efficiency of the department and
real economy for the village are concerned,
seems to lie on the side of buying another
steamer. To this conclusion We believe the
village will come sooner or later, if not now.
But the matter is one which should be fully |
discussed, in good temper, in full meeting. |
and such We trust will be the case on Friday
evening.
In the death of Mrs Sophia Dwight |
Chaplin, which occurred early last Saturday
afternoon, Brattleboro loses one of its oldest |
and most notable landmarks. For the last
years of her life Mrs. Chapin's health mas
been such that she has been hardly known to
the present generation. But by those who
were in the flush of their young manhood |
and womanhood forty years ago. she is re-
membered as the centre and genius of a bril-. |
liant social circla and q yyo,oa,, 81 ,., |