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


lecture next Ouuuhy evening"
The Charming club meets at Rev. j n
Green's. High street. on Friday evening
Rev. Geo L. Cow Of Millbury. Mass
has accepted the call given by the First Ban.
tist Society Of this place, and will begin bis
labors the first Sunday in May.
Hon. j. l.. Martin Of Londonderry. wbo
has taken leading and effective hand in the
railroad fight, was called suddenly hone On
Tuesday night by the serious illness Of hi,
little son.
C. II. Eddy is.putting in ginger ale an.
paratus in the basement Of the Miner a Bo,
rett machine shop building which be will
run the coming season in connection with bis
soda and tonic beer business.
Adkins Brothers, job printers at New
Britain, Conn, formerly Of this town. have
started new weekly paper in that city, call
ed the Herald. Judging from the appearance
of the early numbers, it is bound to deserve
success.
Cyrus Cooks house and barn, at Centre.
vile. were totally destroyedby fire on THURSDAY
evening o. last week, together with one COW
and most Of the other contents. The FIRE i,
thought to have originated from sparks from
a burning chimney. Loss about $500.
Uncle Harvey Whitaker Of CentroyiIe
has got his new-fangled hphon in operation
under glass, so that its method Of working
can be seen. Whether this invention will
prove bonanza" to its proprietor, or not
remains to be seen but il certainly shows
much ingenuity.
Edward Crosby offers for sale by adver
tisement his well known and very desirable
residence on Western avenue, his intention
being to occupy rooms in Crosby block To
any person desiring a fine, pleasant country
residence, the opportunity offered is rare
one, as the property will be sold cheap.
The Murray club will hold a mum socis.
bic in Crosby hall Oh Thursday evening.
April 22d, at half-past seven o'clock. An en-
tertaiument will be given during the evening
consisting of pantomime, music, a recta.
ton in costume, an original essay, and the
celebrated fan drill" by six young ladies'
Engineer Randall completed his survey
of the West New Hampshire line to Hinsdale
on Tuesday. He reports a very feasible and
favorable route, and is now at work on the
profile and estimates. 1t is understood that
meeting of the Connecticut River and Valley
officers will be held at Brattleboro this after
noon or evening to consider the subject Of
the construction of the road.
An Iowa paper, the Tama Herald, in the
report Of a large party given in lama City
recently. mentions among the noteworthy
guests present, Mr.. A. p. Starr and Mr.
Frank Baldwin from Brattleboro. The re.
porter adds that if Messrs. Starr and Baldwin
are fair samples of Green Mountain boys. he
is willing to 60 upon record in the opinion
that it is the maintains of that Yankee do.
main which are green, and not the 6oys
By the kindness of Rev. G. H. Merrill
We are permitted to publish this week, the
lecture which was to have been delivered by
him last winter in the Crosby hall course, en-
titled Work and Workers" II embodies a
mass Of information and anecdotes concern
ing some of the worlds most distinguished
workers such as can hardly be obtained else.
where in the same compass, and, while OF
special value to the young will prove inter
esting to all persons of literary tastes
Ash Smith, president of the Con1, River
Lumber Co, who has just returned from a
visit to the company's timber lands about the
headwaters of the Connecticut, reports the
snow foot deep up there and the ponds
and streams still locked in ice. The com
pany will run 40 900, 600 feet of logs down
the river this season. OF these 1000 900
will stop at Bellows Falls to be made into
wood pulp, and the balance will pass Brattle.
boro
The representation OF Pinafore given by
the BrattlebOro Opera Company last Thurs
day evening. for the benefit Of the benevo
lent fund of Sedgwick Post G. A. r.. was a
great success, the house being crowded with
good humored audience, ready TO look with
the greatest indulgence upon any little i'm.
projections which might appear in the rem.
dering of the opera. That this indulgence
was several times called for, during the even
ing cannot be denied but the slips were for
the most part Of 80 comical a nature that il
was vastly more entertaining with them than
1t otherwise would have been. ANY yaria.
ton in Pinafore is growing to be looked up
on as relief. The cast of the opera WAS
mainly the same a. during tn. past winter, at
which time we spoke of the presentation
at length Mrs. Holbrook how
ever, particularly distinguished herself Thurs
day evening, her voice being unusually bril-
liant. The song and chorus. introduced by
her added much to the enjoyment of the
evening.
MIR. Wentworth, the Boston architect to
whom the selcctmen entrusted the work of
plans for the proposed improve
ments of the town hall, is in town today
with his plans. They have been examined
by many leading citizens and there is but one
expression in regard to them-one of warm
appreciation. The leading improvements EN-
bodied in the plans are a portico for the
front II it. by 20 IT,, surmounted by bal
cony which may be used as a band stand; a
change OF the staircases so that they start al
either side of the front entrance and with one
landing near the bottom 90 directly up and
into the hall by doors at either side a change
Also and general encouragement of the stage,
by which 1t Is deepened six feet, and has
comfortable dressing-rooms attached. There
are various minor details which our space
does not permit us to now mention. If car
ned out these plans will change the town
hall building from its present unsiRhtly and
nnwholesome condition into an ornament 10
the town, and pleasure and convenience to
every person who has occasion to visit either
the post office or the town hall proper.
The following is the list Of letters remain
ing at the post office in this village, April
18th:
Ladies.-Miss Abhie Bates, Mrs. O.E.
chamberlain, Mrs. Roxena Goodenough,
Lena X, Hall, Mrs. f. A. Slmonds, Mrs Au-
rllla feaw, Mrs. Charlotte Wheeler.
Gents.-Noah w. Dunklee, Seth Eastman,
$ II. Fuller, Warren Fessenden, VIM. Brad