Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-04-08

Tho Brattleboro bakery was sold at auc-
ton on Thursday TO G. b. Dickinson, for
5000.
The Band of Hope enjoyed societle
and supper at their room in Union block,
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Stockwell is doing the village good
service by covering the muddy sidewalks
with coarse sand and gravel.
Miss Slason, Miss Palmer and Miss Alex
ander have gone to Cuttingsville to-day to at
tend the funeral Of Miss Thomas.
The listers viii be in session in the room
opposite the post-office, Saturday afternoon,
to receive the individual lists of taxpayers
A. u. Gregg Il Co., iron founders, are
employing oil the help their shop will accom-
modate and have more orders than they can
fill.
The auction sale of the library Of the
late John @. Tyler, which took place at the
town hall last Saturday evening, realized
about 500.
The entire receipts from the sale OF tick
cts to the citizens lecture course were about
S24j. The expenses will probably be 500.
The treasurer's account will be published at
an early day.
The April number of the Household con-
taius a song entitled Friends that have left
u.s." the words of which were written by the
late Rev. n. Mighill during his passionate here.
Music by Edward Clark.
Soluble Pacific guano stands in the front
rank of commercial fertilizers. and o. L.
Miner is agent for the article this year, as
usual Mr. Miners announcement in our
columns to-day will attract the attention of
all the farmers.
"A subscription paper is in circulation,
with its success already assured, to raise the
balance of $3.50 needed for the purchase OF
new uniforms for the military band. The uni
forms, which will cost some $780, will be or
dered At an early day.
State Auditor Powell, who was in town
on Tuesday to audit state accounts, stated
that he had audited the accounts of seven
sheriGs. and Sheriff Melendy's was the first
one he had found which required no altera-
ton or cutting down.
Elbridge Sugland, the negro who made
the murderous attack on Van Astne last
week, was brought to Brattleboro Friday al
temoon, waived examination and was com.
mitted to jail in def ault of $500 bail TO await
the action of the or and jury.
Nearly all our local musical talent was
represented in the very meritorious concert
with which the citizens course closed on
Wednesday evening. 1t only needed the
crowded house which tho entertainment fully
deserved to make the occasion great sue
cess.
Rev. Mr. Cows next lecture on the au-
thority of the Bible will be postponed until
the fourth Sunday evening in April Next
Sunday evening there will be preaching at
the Baptist church by the pastor with the ad
minstration of the ordinance Of baptism.
Service at o'clock.
AT the regular annual meeting of Pros
pect Hill Cemetery Association, called for
Tuesday evening last, the attendance was so
small that no business was transacted, and an
adjournment was had TO Monday evening
next. 1t is very important that there should
be full attendance at that time The place
of meeting is VIM. S. Newton's store.
Next week is known in the Church as
Holy Week, each day being connected with
some event in our Saviour's human life Sun
day is Palm Sunday, or the day commemorat-
ing Christ's triumphal entrance into Jerusa.
lem Friday is Good Friday, or the day of the
crucifxion. Daily services will be held in
st. Michaers (EpiscopaD church, at 1870 A.
NJ. aud 7:30P.M.
One hundred aud twenty-six dogs were
licensed by Town Clerk Newton up to April
lst-about one-third, probably, of the num-
Der of dogs in town-but the other two-thirds
will be allowed to live Just the same as though
they had the legal right, and the essential
part of the dog law will remain a dead letter,
as usual and help to bring all law into con-
tempt.
The Rev. Father Cunningham of Middle
bury has been assigned to the charge of the
Roman Catholic parish in this place, and it is
understood that his labors will begin next
Sunday. Mr.. Cunningham has been at Mid
dobury for 10 years past and has been very
successful in his work there and in the parish
at Vergennes, of which he has also had
charge. He is spoken of as an agreeable gen
tleman of fine education.
-Roadmaster Clark of the Vermont Val.
ley railroad thinks that his old sohoolmates at
Port Huron, Mich. who used to ridicule one
of their number for his brooding over some
subject so much as to prevent his taking an
interest in their sports, will laugh out of the
other side OF their mouths, now that Thomas
A. Edison has made his name famous in the
world of invention with his telephone. -
Springfield Union.
AT the annual convocation of Conneeti-
cut Valley Council No 16 of r. and s. Ma
sons, held last evening, the following officers
were elected F. A. Walker, Il. !. NJ. II. ].
Basseit II. /. NJ. 4; w. II. Vinton, p. @. OF
w. L. f. Brooks, Treas @. l.. Piper, Re
corder /. X. Allen, @. of c.; g. Il, Lund-
burg, @. of O.. H. Haskins, Marshal; Harry
Rowe, Steward.
The presentation of the Pirates Of Pen
saRoe by the Boston English Opera company
at Crosby opera hall on Tuesday evening
called out one of the best audiences of the
season. This opera by no means possesses
the bright and taking features which made
Pindtore so popular, but it nevertheless has
many good hits, and for the most part the
rendition on Tuesday evening was satisfao-
tory and the parts well sustained The kneel-
ing scene aud the by-play Of chatter by the
young ladies were as effective as anything re-
Gently Been on our local stage.
Tho sales of stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards at the Bratileboro post Office
during the three months ending March 3lst
amounted to SO, 473.22, n gain of $7S7 over
the corresponding quarter last year. OF this
amount 81, 1881 were received for 81, 900
stamped envelopes, which, owing TO their
convenience and cheapness, are coming into
quite general use. The net earnings of the
office for the quarter turned over TO the De-
partment were 81, 1881, against 81, 6G7 43
for tho same quarter of 1880. The money
order transactions for the three months
amounted TO $40, 40G. u, and 2, 1886 registered
letters were handled.
-Ex-Gov. Smith, with some other of the
Central Vermont officials, went down the rv-
or Wednesday afternoon to attend a confer
ence with the officers of the lower roads at
Hartford and returned by special train on
Thursday afternoon. 1t is confidently expect
ed that some amicable arrangement like that
referred to last week will be consummated
but no fects in regard TO the matter have yet
been made public. With regard TO railroad
matters in the north part of the state, it is
known that an amioable arrangement has
been reached by which the fight between
Bradley Barlow's Southeastern road, the
Passumpsic and the Central Vermont will bo
stopped and the business Of these roads con-