Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-03-11
Local Intelligence.


j. Estey Co. have notice today,
which is Of special interest to the business
community.
Tho spring term of Miss Bliss private
school will open in Crosby block on Monday,
March 20. Tuition Sc.
H. E. Taylor has resigned the jantor-
ship of the town hall, and W. Z. Eason holds
the place till permanent appointment is
made.
The lecture at the Unitarian church
next Sunday evening will be by the pastor
on Constantine, the first avowed Christian
Emperor"
Rev VIM. A. Pratt Of Ludlow will
preach in the Universalist church next Sun
day in exchange with the pastor. Subject of
the evening lecture; 1.-THE alleged infidelity
of great men,"
The Grand Army campfire held last eve
ming was attended by q goodly number of
veterans aud visitors, who passed very
enjoyable evening in reviving the memories
of the war.
The "Oofty Gooft" New York combina-
ton will present the well-known sensational
drama, "Under the Gaslight, at Crosby hall,
tomorrow evening, with full company and
all necessary accessories.
We don't wonder that the Defdmer youth
feels sore over the result of the town meet
ing but il is strange that he invariably takes
such pains to advertise to the world his cha
grin and discontinue.
The Fifth Avenue Theatre Company are
booked for an entertainment at Crosby hall
on Monday evening, March 2S, Boston COM
pany for IAN the Rage" April 10, and Dem
man Thompson in Josh Whitcomb, at the
same place, May 81.
"A middle-nged man frantically and vio-
lently insane, was brought here from Hyde
Park on Tuesday, but for lack Of the necessa-
~ papers could not be admitted TO the asy-
lum, and was kept in this raving state, the
terror Of everybody, in an upper room in the
Brooks House till this morning, when the pa
pers arrived.
The friends of the Methodist society Ia
dies seemed determined TO "eat them out" at
their social on Wednesday evening, but did
not succeed, and these same ladies dare them
to try it again at the same place in just two
weeks. The proceeds will apply toward the
furnishing of the new church.
We can't help being amused when we re-
member how exceedingly lively the "louse
of THE PHRNIx" has made it for those frow-
zy and unkempt Davenport heads during
the past year. II the boy hasn't had enough
of it, however, his Grandmother will see that
he gets enough, even if it costs her 800 TO
administer the dose.
The narrow-gauge passenger record for
this week, to date, is as follows; Regular
passenger train, Monday 20, Tuesday so,
Wednesday 40, Thursday 90 Friday morning
22-total 2G2; mixed train, Tuesday "a,
Wednesday 46, Thursday 5O-total $50. To-
tai for both trains 412 Mr.. Severance, the
passenger conductor, has been made express
messenger and mail agent, and finds his
hands full with these added TO his other du-
ties.
The winter term Of the public schools
closes day. The examination of the Gram
mar school senior class, conducted by three
resident clergymen who gave out a series of
questions of which neither teachers nor pu-
pills bad any previous knowledge, shows a
very satisfactory degree of proficiency, and
this school, we are sure, has never accom-
plished better results in all its classes than in
the term just closing. In the High school,
Also the term has been one of earnest and
faithful work, and an unusually high standard
has been main tanned.
As briefly announced by US last week,
the "Jollities' combination will give their
delightful musical extravaganza, ''The Elec-
trical Doll, at the town hall next Wednesday
evening for the benefit of Sedgwick Post
G. A. r. Those who were fortunate enough
to see the company in their entertainments
| given here some two or three months ago
| will bear us out in the assurance that the
evening will be such an one Of clean, rollick.
ing fun, delightful music and good acting, as
it is not often the lot of our Brattleboro PEG
pie to enjoy. All the old favoriies are re-
tanned, and the company will bring their own
new scenery painted expressly for ''The Elec-
trical Doll" presentation.
We learn from the Bath On. Y. } Courier
of the 25th ult., that Mr.. Olivet Rowell OF
that place went to Niagara on the Monday
| evening previous for the ostensible purpose
of buying house and making arrangements
to move to that place, taking with him some
$500 in cash. He put up at the Niagara
House, where the next morning he left his
overcoat and q note for his wife, and disap
| peared. Tuesday morning his wife received
a dispatch from him saying: bad luck
money all gone don't come; will write
Nothing has since been learned of his where
abouts, and it is regarded as almost certain
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is q carriage painter by trade, and for severa
years lived in this village.
MIR. George A. Bliss, well known in thii
town as president of the reform club, having
returned from his visit to Washington
where he was present at the Inauguration Of
President Garfield, will tell the story OF his re-
cent experiences in lecture at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening, March 18th, at 7:3C
o'clock, entitled "A poor mans troubles, oil
two weeks in Washington" As a fellow
townsman whose personal struggles and Ia
bors for temperance reform have won the
\ sympathy of all OF our citizens his story
cannot fail to awaken widespread and gen.
erous interest. Mr.. ]. A. Markham and 9th
ers will add to the interest of the occasion by
contributions of music. An admission fee Of
ten cents will be taken at the door.
Sunday before last the Rev. p. A. Sc
gum, for fourteen years q French Roman
Catholic priest, preached in the Congrega
tional church in this village, and the Baptis
churches of this and the West village. Hi
story, told in somewhat hating English, ellie
tied the sympathy of his hearers, while hil
gentlemanly department, both in and out o.
the pulpit, increased the faith of his hearers
in the truthfulness of his statements. Nor,
of the full signi fcance of the so-called indie
pendent movement in the Romish churel
was made clear TO those who listened to the
speaker, who, taught by experience, the bes
of teachers told US what the movement is in
tended to accomplish. The lecture given
week ago Monday evening, was a we'll writ
ten and forcible presentation of the inheren
difference between the education of the Ro
mish church and the Protestant. Coming
from such source, it ought to have tn,
wider influence of publication.
The eighth lecture in the citizens cours
was given on Wednesday evening by Rev
B. Green on "a Visit to London" Tn
lecturer gave a graphic description of severa
features of the great city-the modes of con
veyanee, the lighting which is by nine differ
emit gas companies, and the gas, excellent a
the low figure of SO cents per thousand feet
the water, furnished by eighteen diferen
companies, also cheap, but poor. The Lon
doner, however, is not much given to water
drinking he prefers porter andale. The Zoo
logical Garden was described, the Crysta