Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-11-25


secular character Of the discourse and its en-
inent applicability TO local needs 30 well
adapt il TO our columns that, instead OF at
tempting to present an abstract OF 1t this
week, we reserve IL for publication in full in
our next issue.
The members Of the Burleigh Corps have
passed resolutions thanking their patron,
| Hon. H. G. Burleigh, Gov Farnham, and
the officers of the Vermont battalion, for
many favors received during the Yorktown
| excursion, and expressing the most cordial
feelings Of friendship and pleasant remem-
brance for the officers and members of the
Ransom and Estey Guards. The Burleighs
may rest assured that all such friendly
sentiments are fully reciprocated by the Yer
monters.
Three young Irish fellows of this place
returned from an out-of-town scrape, Tuesday
night, in a rather sorrowful plight, one Of
them, Jimmy Boyce, having one Of his arms
broken in two or three places. Report has II
that they got into row with some OF the
workmen on Cheapside bridge, Deerheld,
and Boyce fell or was thrown of added to
which the latter only escaped being put into
the lookup on his arrival home, for non-pay-
mont Of railroad fare, by the iptercession OF a
friend.
-Mendossohn's Oratorio Of 'St. Paul. is
| TO be rendered in q very satisfactory manner
| by chorus of 200 voices at Northampton
Mass. next Monday evening. We learn that
q movement is on foot TO secure certain
number of our people-say 20 TO 25 as min.
imum-to attend and thus secure special
| train home after the concert Mr. L. W.
Hawley has the programme aud reserved seat
tickets, and as he must return all that are un-
sold on Saturday morning, immediate notice
| will be necessary The soloists vocal and
instrumental, are from New York and Bos-
| ton.
The steamers filed the new reservoir in
Forest square on Thanksgiving day-No
pumping from the brook near the dyke, and
No. taking the water from hogshead at the
top OF the hill and forcing It into the reservoir
Seven or eight hours were consumed in the
work, though II could have been done in
three hours with everything working right
The reservoir was not filled to its full capacity,
| IL being thought prudent not to give It too
severe trial at the start The water has
settled some eight or ten inches, but no more,
il is thought, than would naturally result
from absorption. The full capacity Of the
cistern is in the vicinity of 81, 900 gallons.
At meeting of the vestry Of St. Michael's
Episcopal church. held on Monday evening OF
last week, the Rev. w. II. Collins rendered
his resignation, 10 take effect next Easter, or
sooner, should the yestry so elect. The let
ter was accompanied with the explanation
that, while he CMr. Collins) had no other
place in view be did not wish the parish to feel
themselves burdened with his support against
their will. At the close of the morning ser
vice last Sunday parish meeting was called
when the vestry read the rector's letter and
explained the ground on which his resigna-
tion was rendered. We are glad to know that
there is no disposition on the part OF the
church TO allow Mr.. Collins to leave them.
The Episcopal society is thoroughly united
under him and he has the love and respect of
all its members, as. indeed, he has OF the
whole community. Mr.. Collins is now the
oldest resident minister in Brattleboro, his
term of service having covered a period Of
seven years, and the town can i'll afford to
lose a man OF such high character scholarly
attainment, aud ability and willingness to
serve the public in all possible ways.
The turkey crop in this immediate vicin-
ity is lighter this year than in any previous
year within the memory Of marketmen now
in the business Dealers have had birds
enough TO supply their Thanksgiving trade
but they have not all been obtained in Wind
ham county. The local supply has been
growing less for several years. and it would
seem that this year a minimum must have
been reached. w. T. Richardson thinks that
ten or twelve years ago so turkeys were raised
hereabouts where one is grown now. The
reason for the decrease he believes to be that
| n diseasa haa come IN aflict the birds which
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grown turkeys in few days, and the farmers
have for this reason become discouraged about
trying to raise them. o. L. Miner, who
formerly shipped anywhere from two to six
| tons of turkeys To market from this place
| tnls year mas shiPPeu Only One Smeh iot Vi
IoO VI <VV P1Inus, anu lnose, ne says Wei
poor ones ne mas SniPpee TINS year Spout
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| .rom u'hey, DeSiueS A"ou' m ll"ny moIo