Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05
Local Intelligence.


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The next Sunday evening lecture Of Rev.
j. Is. Green will be on "Pardonable and I'M
pardonable credulity.'
The subject of Rev L. W. Whitney's
lecture next Sunday night will be, The
Tongue its Abuse and Use
Quarterly meeting next Sunday morning
at tho Methodist church love-feast at 800;
communion after sermon by the pastor.
COL Nick Roberts's Humpty- Dumpty
troupe kept their audience in a roar for full
two hours and gave unbounded satisfaction.
On Wednesday evening 10th inst, the
Charming club will give musical in Crosby
hall. The entertainment is now in rehearsal
under the guide of competent leadership
-Mayhowers in February are novelty,
but several clusters in full bloom were never
theless picked one day last week Bluebrds
and robins have come, and now If only the
spring would come and stay
The town superintendent desires the dis
trict clerks to send the registers to him as
soon as possible after the schools are closed
in order that he may forward the statistical
report to the State superintendent.
Protector Hook and Ladder company
No. /, held their annual meeting March 1st
and elected W. H. Kinson foreman, N. Lind
sey LIST asst, c. C. Clancy ID asst, Albert
Willis clerk and treasurer, A. II. Davis stew
ard.
The next sociable of the Universalist So
ciety will be held in Crosby hall on Thurs
day evening Of next week The Guilford
parish have been invited to be present on the
occasion. and social dance will close the
evening
The March ST. Nicholas contains an eH-
oeptonally neat and well-written child's story
by Miss Katharine Ritter Brooks Of this vii
lage and the publishers have paid the young
author the high compliment of giving her
story two illustrations by the celebrated Sol
Eytinge, Jr.
The tickets for the entertainments to be
given by the Reeves Park Garden opera
company, on Saturday afternoon and evening,
are having an unprecedented sale. A very
large part OF the house is already sold for the
BELLS of Normandy to be given in the eve
ming, and those who are thinking to attend
cannot secure their seats too soon. The
"Pinafore" matinee will also have a full
house.
AT the annual meeting of the Brattleboro
brass band, held Feb. I'd, the following Off
GERS were elected President, A. d. Wyatt :
vice president, F. W. Bridges musical direc-
tor, Fred c. Leightsinger; secretary and
| treasurer, o. W. Bartlett: drum major, f.
NJ. Applin steward, c. X Jones 1t was
voted to change the name of the organization
TO the "Brattleboro Military Band" The
band is in a very fourishng condition, and
is ready to give q series Of outdoor concerts
on the coming of warm weather provided
the citizens will do their part by furnishing
place for such entertainments. At present
the organization numbers 81 members. and
its condition was never more promising
The Langdon a Curtis patents (machine
screw machines) heretofore owned by Henry
Devens and Francis Curtis have been con-
soidated with the interests and patents &c.
| NJ. Spencer of the Hartford Machine Screw
| Co, Of Hartford Conn. This company 50
far as patents are concerned, virtually monop-
Ollie tho manufacture, automatically of ma
chine screws turned down from the rod,
thus securing the greatest amount of strength
|
| The ordinary machine screw being swage-
headed, the head is the weakest part, and up
on a slight tap the head breaks of BY the
| Curtis machine the screw drops from the ma
chine nicked, with the burr removed. BY
the Spencer the same kind of screw is not
nicked, nor the burr removed but this ma
chine, in the variety of work it can do, has
the advantage Of the Curtis, making, as it
can, automatically, sewing machine bobbins,
agraGes, sheds, as well as all other articles
turned from steel. iron or brass wire. By
agreement Mr.. Curtis has had reserved a
fixed number of machines. This industry
| will, therefore, be continued at the West viii
lage. In the particular of labor saving these
machines in their specialties are unrivalled,
one operator doing the work Of several on
| other machines
| Mr.. Sidney Miller returned from Grand
Island, Nebraska, with the body of Mr.. Chas.
G. Lawrence, on Tuesday morning. The
body was Immediately buried, with appropri-
ate services at the grave, followed by ser
vice at the house of Mr.. Geo. Lawrence Mr..
| Miller brings home nothing essentially new
| or interesting in regard to Frank Lawrence's
case. The spring term of court meets at
| Grand Island this week, when Frank will be
formally indicted by the grand jury. 1t is
confidently expected, however, that the trial
will be put over to the fall term, as fair tri-
al could not now be had. Mr.. Miller believes
strongly in Franks innocence, as do also the
young mans attorneys, who will use all pos
sible efforts in his behalf. They are not sat
ished with the work Of the chemist who re-
ported prussic acid enough in the liver to
cause death This chemist is not an acknowl-
edged expert in his profession, and the Rttor-
neys will make an effort to have an analysis
of the other vital organs made by another
chemist. A marked feature in Franks bear
ing and appearance is the almost total lack Of
feeling and emotion which he manifests In
this respect Mr.. Miller reports the young
man entirely changed from the Frank Law
renee of year or two ago. Neither when
Mr.. Miller first met him, nor when he took
final leave of him, did he manifest any emo
ton. At times, in conversation, he seemed
TO partially lose or forget himself, and the
change can only be accounted for on the sup
position that his habits and career Of life in
the past few months have, for the time being,
somewhat unsettled his mind The young
mans quarters in the jail are comfortable,
and he expresses full confidence that be shall
come out all right"
THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
The day was fine and there was moder-
ate attendance of voters at the annual March
meeting on Tuesday After the call to order
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