Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-24

mend us 10 the Defdmer's account Of the
High school graduating exercises last week.
II must be a rare qualification 10 Jacopone,
author Of the Std6dt Mater, and dead
900 years ago, to know that his grand old
Latin hymn, De COntemptu Mundi, has, in
these days Of reform" and independent"
journalism, become school girls Latin sal
utatory very well written and finely deliv-
eredl"
With the beginning Of the early. closing
movement on the part Of the stores we hope
the military band will find IL in their way to
fix upon one of the early CLOSING evenings for
an outdoor concert as q regular thing each
week. We are satisfied that, when summer
weather really comes, nothing would be more
agreeable 10 the people than TO have such q
concert given once each week On the com
mon instead OF in the hot, dusty business
street. Let the experiment be once or twice
tried, at least, with suitable previous an
nouncement and arrangement, and see how il
works.
The White Mountain express, which goes
upon the road for the season next Monday,
will leave Philadelphia at 1886 A. NJ, New
Yorkat 1880, Springfield at 300 p. NJ, Brattle-
boro at 4:42 and reach Fabyan's at 10 o'clock.
Returning, leave Fabyan's at 0:30A. NJ, Brat
tleboro at 300 p. NJ, Springfield at 800, and
at ~ o'clock midnight The time of the
train, it will be seen, is considerably changed
from previous years. the hour OF passing
Brattleboro, going up, being an hour and a
half later, and, going down, about an hour
earlier than heretofore. The trains will meet
at Deerfeld. Mass.
BY mutual agreement an arrangement
has been effected under which, beginning
next week. the dry goods clothing, millin-
cry, hat and cap, crockery, and boot and
shoe stores will all close at O'Clock on Tues
day and Friday evenings. This movement is
in accordance with the practice in other of
the large New England towns, and we believe
the community will give il their approval as
being in the right direction. While, as a
rule, mechanics, artisans, professional men
and office employees close their days work at
G o'clock at the latest, store clerks aud their
employers are compelled TO put in an extra
two or three hours. If there is a mutual I'M
dersianding in the matter nothing is lost by
an early closing on two or three evenings Of
the week, the remaining evenings giving per-
sons employed in shops aud factories ample
opportunity TO make their purchases. We
hope this movement will prove a permanent
one, and no harm will be done il third
evening per week is added in due time for
early closing
Ch"AASo "a CAhAh hhh ihhlh) VI IIuilB-
ton, Iowa, formerly of this town and Dunn
merston, we're among the victims Of a terri
BILE cyclone which visited northern Iowa
June 1lth. Mr.. Cark's house, which was
built OF logs, was entirely destroyed, not one
log being left upon another. The family Of
five were all in the house, but fortunately es.
capped with only slight bruises. Their little
girl was up stairs when the storm came and
was blown some ten or twelve rods, and when
found log was lying ON her clothes, holding
her down, but she was not hurt. One of
their neighbors was killed and many others
received serious if not fatal injuries. Four
teen or fifteen dwelling houses were swept
out of existence in twinkling. Mr.. Clark
lost not only his house, but all his buildings
with most of their contents, including house
hold furniture, clothing. and even what mon
ey he had on hand. His family found shell
ter with their neighbors, the Miller brothers
(sons of the late Church Miller, who were
more fortunate and escaped with only the
loss Of a chimney. Mr.. Clark was formerly
a member Of Co. b, 10th VT. Vols, aud his
wife was Miss Farr OF Chesterfield, N. H.
The family are left quite destitute by the ca
lamity, aud any assistance which their old
friends may see fit to send them will, no
doubt, be thankfully received. Contribu-
tions left with Mr.. Thomas Clark, Dummer-
ston, or at The PHOENIX Office, will be prompt
ly forwarded.