Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-28

morning the regular passenger train ran on
time, with only q common snow-plow, to Fay
etteville, and there met the big snow-plow on
its way up to clear the track over tho whole
line. Arriving in Brattleboro several minutes
ahead of It's schedule time, the "littlo" train
had some two hours or more to wait before
the standard. gauge trains from either direc-
ton put in an appearance. On Friday night,
also, the Valley aud River trains were badly
delayed. The storm, with the exception of
that of the 9th, was the worst of the season
thus far.
The receipts of the Brattleboro post
Office during 1880 we're $11,Ol2, of which
1888 was for 226, 800 stamps, 81, 2s3 for
$4,000 envelopes, and 1920 for 90, 600 postal
cards. Paid out on 3, 4O3 money orders 500,
1884, and received S22, 153.99 on l,9I1 or
ders issued. Registered letters handled G,G23,
Cagainst 6, 1i2 in 1870 of which number
3,437 were delivered here 59i more than the
previous year. Taking the average mail
count Of the week ending Dec. 9Th MS n basis,
$40, SG4 letters and cards passed through the
Office during the year, of which 314, 1874 orig
mated here. This is the distributing point
for the mail Of "A Offices in this and adjoin-
ing counties, "a pouches and from four TO
twelve paper sacks being despatched and 20
pouches aud sacks received daily.
n AAlH hAAAeHNt bhlhtAth w AIH Nph-
gregational church last Sunday evening to
listen to the opening lecture in Mr.. Martins
series on the English Bible. His lecture COW
cred the history of the several versions OF the
sacred text from the earliest attempted trans
lations down through John Wyckliffe's labors,
and those of the martyr Tyndale, whose self
sacrificing work laid the real foundation Of
| all subsequent versions. The discourse was
very happy in its conception and expression
| and showed the careful and enthusiastic study
Of a man whose heart is in his work. The
lecture on next Sunday evening will also be
historical and will cover the period OF bibli-
| cal revisions and TRANSACTIONS from Tyndeles
time down to the completion Of the present
standard version.
| NEXT MONDAYS VILLAGE MEETING.
From such information and Developments
as come to our knowledge at the hour of 60
ing to press, it seems probable that the first,
and, possibly, the only real question to come
before the village meeting TO be held next
Monday afternoon will be a legal one, viz ::
| Whether, the charter amendments having
once been voted on in legal meeting and re-
| jected, they can now be taken up and adopt
ed, or, should they be adopted, whether they
|
the opinion of an eminent jurist on this sub
ject who holds that the recent action on tho
amendme nts was final and that the vote re-
| jectng them cannot be annulled by later
vote. The opinion of lawyers in this town
on the matter differs, and as We have said
tho first question TO be considered will be
this legal one. Should it be the sense of the
meeting that the original vote was final the
only thing to be done will bs to quietly dis
solve. On the other hand. should the ques-
ton of the adoption or rejection of the
amendments finally come up, we hope TO see
it considered and decided on its merits with
out personal or partisan feeling.
THE TRKNDALL NUISANCE PROSECUTION.
On Tuesday Of this week. William Tren-
dali, an Englishman of precarious and uncer-
tain means of support, who lives in the fan
cifully- painted house on South Main street,
about mile below the village, was arrested
on complaint of w. II. Alexander, town
grand juror, for an offense under the amend
| ed nuisance law OF 1880 that Of keeping
and maintaining house as place of public
| resort, and selling, furnishing and giving
away intoxicating liquors contrary to law. /"
| The particulars of the specific offense under
which Trendall was arrested are related in
Mr.. Alexander's proclamation" which ap-
| pears farther on in this column-the events
there spoken of having taken place on Satur-
| day night 10Th inst. The case was heard
before Justice Newton, and jury trial being
demanded by Trendall, jury was impanelled
consisting of w. W. Lynde, j. W. Burnap
| +. W. Brooks, W. II. Esterbrook. Henry
Smith and II. w. Simonds. T. w. Stoddard
appeared for the prosecution and h Haskins
for the defense. The disorderly conduct and
other ofenses alleged by Mr. Alexander in his
proclamation" were proved by the evidence
and substantially admitted by the defendant
| but it was argued by the defense, and was
presumably held by the jury, that TrendAll
had the same right to have a social gathering
| OF his own class and kind at his house that a
man in a higher walk in life has to have
| party, with congenial friends and amusements
aud that if conviction was found in this
case, any man who should have a gathering
OF friends where wines or liquors of any kind
were served, would also be liable to prosecu-
ton. 1t seems to be a fact, in any case that
| TrendaIrs house. and especially the carry
ings-on there on Saturday nights, have for
long time been an ofIense to the respectable
| people of that neighborhood, and the result
| of this trial can hardly be favorable on the
low and rowdy element which is wont TO con-
| gregate there The prosecution held that
| the fact that strangers were in the habit of
congregating at Trendalrs without invitation,
showed it to be a place of public resort un-
| der the statute.
REV. Mr.. COWS LECTURE
The lecture given by Rev. Geo. B. Cow,
in the citizens course, on Wednesday evening,
on the theme, The Struggling Idea Of Human
Society" was a vivid, finished and scholarly
illustration of the great idea which has been
struggling for supremacy through the whole
history Of human society-the right of each
man to be and become the most and best DOS
sible for him. In the treatment of the theme
numerous illustrations were drawn from his
tory, showing how this great idea has been
struggling forth from the earliest times, when
written law and social custom were shaped by
the powerful few for their own advantage, let
| who might suffer down to the present time
when the right of the individual has got the
ear of the people in all the great nations, and
1.-THE people have laid firm hand upon the
| great social forces" CHANGING at the three
lines of thought which most attract the atten-
ton of thoughtful men in this direction, the
| speaker referred first to the fact that this
great idea Of individual right is fast becoming
dominant in the sphere Of international law.
| As well illustrating the progress which has
| been made in this matter of international
law, or international morality" as it has not
inaptly been termed, Mr.. Cow quoted, with
fine effect, the story of the battle of Blenheim,
as told by the poet Southey, in which old Kas-
par, sitting in the sun ''before his cottage
door, )" and piled with questions by his two
| grandchildren about the great battle fought
there, the thousands of men slain, and what It
was all about can only answer that
at was famous victory
till at last little Wilhelmine, with childlike
directness and simplicity, declares that twas
very wicked thing"
may, nay, my little girl" quoth he
1T was a famous victory"
| "But what good came OF It at lastYH
| Quoth little Peterkin.
| "Why, that cannot tell, said he
But twas famous victory"
No longer, as of old, may great nations be
plunged in bloody wars at the whims of jeal-