Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-02-09
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pail church this evening at 1880 o'clock.
The clerk of Centreville district reports
nine births and only two deaths in the dis
trict last year.
The ladies of the Congregational society
are to have a supper and apron sale at the
chapel next Thursday evening.
The next assembly Of tho Estey Guard
and Fuller Battery will take place on Wednes-
day evening, 2sth, Mt the armory.
The ice was cut away around the Hins.
dale bridge pier last Saturday and was found
to he 81 inches thick below the pier and Is
inches above
The vital statistics of the town for the
year 1852 are AZ yet incomplete, the clerks in
districts and . having failed to make re
turns according TO law.
Next Sunday evening Rev f. W. Whit
ney will begin series of lectures upon Ma
ture aud God. The subject Of the first Ice
ture will be "lho Study Of Gods Works.
hon aud Mrs. Farley Starr were among
the 200 guests who celebrated the golden
wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Farms.
worth At Shelburne Falls, Mass, on Wedncs-
day.
The testimony in the ejsctment suit Of
the Methodist society against Orion Clark
was compl,ted last Saturday. An adjournment
was hhu 10 lnt lblu lllAl., Nntu lnt htkQ-
ments will be heard
G neral complaint is made that the side
walks have rarely been in As bad condition as
they are this winter Suppose We have a
procession Of the bailifs through the streets
and see what they think about it,
The Springfield Mass, aldermen, at a
meeting held last evening, revoked the liquor
license of II. c. Nash Of the Pynchon House
formerly landlord Of our old Revere House
on account Of his conviction for illegal liquor
selling.
The Supreme Court for this county con-
venes at Ncwfane next Tuesday. Eleven
cases are Oh the docket, not all OF which will
be heard. The most important case is the
Bellows Falls liquor suit. Mary NJ Good '.
Chas W. Towns aud Chas. Sullivan.
At the annual meeting OF the New Eng
land agricultural society, held in Boston on
Tuesday four trustees for each state were
elected, those for Vermont being J. d. Wheat
of Putney, J. H. Hazeu Of West Hartford,
jerome Holden of Westminster West and D..
5. Pratt of Brattltboro.
The house of Patrick Callahan near the
railroad Just above West river bridge, was
robbed Of some 500 or $50 in money, last
Sunday, in the absence Of Callahan aud his
wife The theft is supposed to have been
with the family aud who has since been miss
ing.
In fullilment of a promise made him by
Smith & Hunt, his employers, somethuglik
year ago, that firm have this week present
ID George w. Brown with one Of the best
childrens carriages made by them. An Incl
dent recorded under the head Of births
in last weeks paper may be read i'll this con
nection.
The grand military and civic ball to be
given at the town hall on the 10th inst, un.
der the auspices Of the Estey Guard and
Fuller Battery, with the military band aud
orchestra to furnish music, promises to be
one of the most successful social events of
the season. The very select concert pro-
gramme arranged by the baud will furnish a
rare treat for the music-loving public
- Col. Haskns is in Washington, d. G.,
this week for the purpose of taking the dep.
osition of Col. n {. Sawyer for use in the
hearing before Col Walker of Rutland, ref
cree on the claim OF the stockholders Of the
First National bank against tine estate of 81.
las NJ. Waite. This hearing is on an appeal
from tine report of the commissioners in in.
solv,ncy, and will take place at the office OF
Haskins u Stoddard. L. j. Phelps, c. b.
Eddy and L. l.. Waterman appear for Waite
and Haskins a Stoddard for the bank.
Philip Brinn, freight brakeman, wa.
struck on the head by the dry bridge at East
Putuey on the Thursday afternoon up freight
train and instantly killed. He did not fal
from the train, and the accident was immedi
ately discovered, but life was extinct. Brinr
was - years old, and has mother and two
sisters living ut Bellows Falls. lie was struck
on the back OF the head, which would ind
cate that his back was turned at the time Of
the accident, so that he did not notice the ap
proach to the bridge.
Under the act passed by the last Legislature
the officers Of the state militia are to assemble
at ST. Adams on the 22d and 23d inst for in
struction. Col. Greenleaf of the First Regi
ment will have charge OF the general arrange
ments of the school and has detailed Lieut.
Col. Estey to take special charge of company
and battalion drill and skirmisning Majol
Tenney will give instruction in guard mount
ing and Capt. Fuller in the artillery brauct
of the service. Lieut.. Tutherly of the regu
lar army will have the supervision of the in
struction in the school.
Oscar Richardson of st. Johnsbury, who
has been visiting for two or three days pas
at the house of his brother, VIM. F, Richard
son, attempted suicide during last night b!
opening vein in the groin with knife. A
breakfast time this morning he was found ly
ing on the floor of his room unconscious RnC
apparently dead from loss of blood. He re
vived. however, under medical treatment anC
some hopes are entertained of his recovery
Mr.. Richardson had been in i'll health anC
suffering from dependency for some time.
We learn that two petitions have beef
handed in TO the selectmen, one for a specia
meeting to be called to rescind tho vote t
aid the Wilmington railroad, and one for al
article calling for vote on the question to b.
put in the warrant for the annual Marcl
meeting. The special meeting will not b.
called, but the article will probably be put il
the warrant. What good such an article cal
do after the vote to aid has been completes
by securing the written assent of a majorit.
of the voters and majority in amount of tn
grand list, as the law requires, it is not cas-.
TO see.
Alvin Hescock's house, which was burnet
last week Thursday, was insured with Sher
man a. JENNIE in the Sun fire company o.
London, and the loss was promptly settled
on Saturday We regret to learn that tn
loss and excitement occasioned by the fire 81
woreu upon Mr.. Hesoook as to cause temporar!
arrangement Last Saturday night he attempt
ed suicide with small pocket-knife at tn
house of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Alfred Sar
geant of West Brattleboro, where he and hi
family are staying Mrs. Hescock discovers
sequences, but was cut in the hand in secur
ing the knife. A doctor was called and Hes
cock was placed under the influence of mar
cotics and is now much improved
The African Expositor for January, pub
lished at Raleigh, N. c., and the organ o
Shaw University, the college for colored stu
dents in that city, makes mention of impor
tant improvements and additions to the Uni
yersity which the board of trustees, of whiel
Col l.. X. Fuller is the chairman, have il
view. In speaking of these intended i'm
proyements, as detailed in letter from Col
Fuller, the Expositor says "We are glad l.
learn that Col. Fuller and Dea. Estey are t
have part in the enlargement of the wor
in connection with Shaw University. 1t wa
the firm of j. Estey Il Co., composed o
Dea. Estey, Col. j. j. Estey and Col. Fuller
that pledged the first money in the depomin
ton toward colored female education" Tn
Expositor is entirely the work Of oolored peo
pie and makes very creditable appearance
HARD TIME FOR THE RAILROADS.
The past week has been one of the mos
trying on record for railroads and railroa
men. The protracted cold weather sine
Dec. LIST had already converted the road-bed
| into a mass of solid ice and snow, leavin