Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-02-16

large quantity Of freight has been brought
down.
Last week we made some ulusion to the
had state of the sidewalks about town. For
nearly the whole winter their condition mas
been scandalously bad and il grows steadily
worse The complaint from all over the wi.
lage is loud and with good reason. Resident
private property holders are very lax ABOUT
clearing their walks, and in the case of some
non. residents. whose houses are unoccupied
during the winter, no attempt whatever Is
made TO clear a path The authorities seem
profoundly Indifferent to the whole matter.
A few prosecutions for neglect would PROB
ably have a good effect. The snow-plow APP
pears to be running on schedule whlcn no
fellow can ind out It's appearances nave
been few and far between, aud it doesn't take
one with his ears open long to find out that
the people sigh for the good old times Wneh
Mr. Bailey superntendedthate essential orahch
of the service and ran his plow about prompt
" after or during each snow fall, his morn-
lug trips being always made before the com
munity was astir Last Sunday morning,
after the G.inch snow fall Of the night before,
the pillow put in no appearance whatever, at
least in the middle and northern part OF the
village, and women and children were obllged
TO either wade to church as best they might
or STAY at home--a fact which called out no
end of vigorous observations aud did not ttnd
to a worshipful frame of mind on the part OF
the congregations. It may be late in the sea.
son to raise this howl, but there are lots OF
people who will feel better at seeing their
own indignation thus mildly voiced
The Guard and Battery ball. to be given
at the town hall to night promisesto be large'
~ attended and a very enjoyable affair. The
promenade concert by the military band, be
ginning at 8 o'clock will be in accordance
with the following programme
j. March-2d Brigade. Recye
.. Oyerture-Bronze Horse. Auoer
g. Clarinet Solo-Ar Bomantique Thornton
L. G. LElGnTsisoEG.
g. Scotch Wedding March. Chrstern
.. COrnet SolO-Les Folies. Maldteuiel
A. D. WYATT.
g. Plccolo sclo.-The Wren. Dcmarc
W. COPELAND.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office Feb 1G
Ladies-Eita Bliss Mrs Cumming, Mrs II can
cdy, Matte Dinsmore, Mrs Doyle, ?, Clara j Math-
or, 3, Mrs Emma / Robbins, Olive Roberts, Mrs G o
sanford, Carrie NJ streeer
Gcnts-Wm Alexander, J Bellows, Erred Burnham,
G. A Barter, II G Crowningsheld, Walter Cook, j
Grauhering, p Gregg, Harvey Z Halliday
Howard, b McEnly, + standsh, G Williams,
Williams.
Held for rostage-A J Sands Chicago Ia, G
Ride1ut y. Y, True Co.. Augusta Me-, Geo Lee,
Louisville, KY Il Dewey, Cambridge Mass.
ADDITIONS TO THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
MISCELLANY.
N5ntaigncs Essays. Michael Monlasne
London, IA. d. 3435
Mrs. Candles Curtain Lectures. Douglass
Jerrod. Boston, 1880 1924
outdoor Papers T. W. Higginson. Boston,
1873 3A33
plutarchs Essays. Boston, 1881 1918
John Winters Prose Works. Boston, 1882. 34.32
THE SUPREME COURT.
by agreement Of attorneys the February
term Of the supreme court for this county
was held at the Brooks House in this village
instead Of converting at Newfane. There
were present Justices Ross, Neazey, aud
Taft. The Jamaica case, SylU6Ster H. Ra,c.
s0H Z. EiJridgC ". Prior, was continued TO
the general term. Ia the case Westminster
e. Warren, a pauper case, the judgment of
the lower court was reversed and the cause
was remanded to b. proceeded with in the
county court. In the Willamsville case,
CHarles w. Morse O. Georgc w. Lam5, an
action of ejectment in the matter Of land on
Baker Brook, the plaintiff claiming land by
adverse possession, the judgment of the
county court for the defendant was reversed
and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
and costs apportioned. The cases EduiH D.
Harris e. IOnHSdeHd and oscar r. Garfed.
assignee, q. Sulliraa F0skeH were heard and
are with the court" The Bellows Falls
liquor cases, Mary W. G02d O. CHas w.
Trims amt Chas. lSnliiJaH were continued TO
the general term on application of the de-
PENDANT The remaining four cases on the
docket were eth r settled or were not heard
The court completed It's business and reached
an adjournment on Wednesday afternoon.