Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-02-06
Local Intelligence.


close every evening except Saturdays, at /
o'clock.
Lieut.. Commander Allan d. Brown has
been nominated by the President to be Com
mander.
The Btattloboro Gas Company have re-
duced the price Of gas to $3.50 per thousand
feet with 10 per cent. of for cash.
Deaf people will find practical audi
phone" suggestion in a paragraph printed on
our first page to-day.
Tho February term Of the Supreme Court
for Windham County will be held at Brattle-
boro beginning on Monday, 10th inst
Rev. Mr.. Green's discourse next Sunday
evening will be on Immortality Reasons
for believing in it,
Rev. DIR. X. S. Howard Of Greenfield,
Mass, will ofliciato at st. Michaels Episcopal
church Oh Sunday next, morning and even
ing
MIR. Dorman b. Eaton's lecture in the
citizens course this evening will be one
which no intelligent citizen can afford to lose
the opportunity to hear.
Rev. E. w. Whitney will give the third
lecture of his series to young people ut the
Universalist church, next Sunday evening.
Subject, Reserved Power"
Another leap.year ride of nine couples
went to Winchester N. H., last Thursday
evening The young men say that the ladies'
did the honors in splendid shape"
A special meeting of the Windham Coun-
ty poultry association will be held on Tues
day evening, 18th inst, at the Brooks House,
for the transaction Of necessary business.
1t was found necessary to postpone the
entertainment, announced by the Charming
club for Wednesday evening of this week, TO
Wednesday evening of next week.
Mr. Wizards new ceiling harmonizes
admirably with his drug store fixtures. and is
one of the handsomost in town. The deco
rators are now at work in the Peoples bank
apartments in the new block.
The next meeting of the Murray club, a
newly organized society Of the your 6 people
connected with the Universalist church, will
be held at the Bratlleboro House on Monday,
Feb. ., at 7:3OP. N.
Mr.. Joseph W. Whitney of this village
while at work for Mr.. c. p Whitney in MARI
boro, some two weeks ago, was thrown from
load of wood and had three ribs broken.
He is now doing as well as could be expected.
The sale of the collection of paintings
and charcoal sketches, belonging to the es-
tate of the late WIN. NJ. Hunt, began at Bos-
ton on Tuesday, the proceeds Of the first
days sale amounting to over S34 900. The |
sale closed on Wednesday, the total receipts |
being upward of SOS, 600.
The Board Of Civil Authority will be in |
session next Monday at room No. D. town hall |
building, to hear claims for the abatement of |
taxes. All parties having any grievances con
corning their taxes are requested to appear
before this board with all the evidence nee
essary to have such errors corrected.
"Wednesday next, 18th inst, being the |
frt day of Lent, commonly called Ash |
Wednesday, st. Michael's (Episcopal) church
will be open for divine service in the morn
ing at II o'clock, and in the evening at 1870.
On Friday evening the rectors Bible class
will meet at the rectory at o'clock, to which
all Pensioners are invited
Tuesdays snow storm was one of the
heaviest of the season, continuing without in
Ierruption about ~ hours. Railroad trains
and stages were somewhat delayed. For
once, Vennor the Canadian weather prophet,
guessed right, he having foretod the storm
for the very day it occurred. According to
mis- prophecy cold snap was to follow the
storm, then mild weather, big thaw, and,
IN the 10Th or 10th inst, n repSition of the
programme. For March, he promises us
more snow than during any other month of
he season.
AT the village meeting tomorrow even
ng the subject Of buying a heater for the
Iillage steamer, so that low pressure of
team can be preserved at all times, will prob
IDLY be brought up. Such an apparatus
would greatly increase the efficiency of the
machine. Another appliance, which would
'e OF great value in many cases, is trip
alive and nozzle for the steamer by means
# which the pipeman can control or shut of
he stream, throwing it back into the cistern
when not wanted As the meeting chiefly con
ems the fire department, these and other
imiar matters should have careful attention.
Last Saturday night, about 10 O'Clock,
ire was discovered issuing from the barn at
nched to the dwelling. house of Mr.. David
.eahy, on Cedar street, the first floor of
'hich was occupied by his own family, and
he second by that of Mr.. John Murphy The
occupants, who with the exception of Mrs.
ieahy, had all retired, were at once aroused |
nd general alarm was sounded. Owing to
he distance, twenty minutes or more elapsed
efore the first engine company (Active, No. |
} arrived on the spot and the flames had in
ne meantime acquired such Roadway that
ne barn and ell part of the house, with most
their contents, were totally destroyed and
ne main building much injured. Mr.. Ieahy
as out of town at the time, but arrived on &
he 1910 train from Boston during the fire. (
he cause of the fire is unknown, bnt incen- {
larlsm is suspected. Leahy's insurance is i
1000 ON the house and 1925 on personal t
roperty. Murphy's insurance was $500 on |
ersonal property, in the WATERFOWL COMMA l
y of New York, whose agents, Messrs. Sher- C
ian Jenne, settled his loss on Monday for
2375O.
The seventh lecture of the citizens 4
purse was given in Crosby hall last Thurs. il
~ evening by Rev. Geo. f. Martin, his II
lbJect being the Sermons Of Shakespeare" C
lie hall was well filled with a sympatbetie r
ldienee After the usual prelude of song o
the Apollo club, DIR. Gale introduced the +,
ctursr' who, upon coming on the platform, t,
gan by pleasant alluson to what Mr.. h
reen said IN choosing the kitchen scene as G
'ckground from which to speak of Burns, Il
'cause Burns did large part of his think ii
g and writing in the kitchen but" said u
r. Martin what will be suitable as a back A
ound for lecture on Shakespeare, for he il
I'd AL the world for a stage, and here the il
eturer approximately recited the Seven CT
ses' of the poet. The lecture was an effort II
show the chief moral point of each play, h
d. to do this, lengthy extracts were read al