Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Faulkner returned
from their New Orleans trip on Monday.
Walter Goddard has bought the Jeremi.
alb Taylor place on Canal street for $24OO.
The happy Democracy fred salute of
100 guns, more or less, on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Several houses about town are minus
chimneys which the snow, sliding of the
roofs, took with it.
1T is the hit bird that futters," said the
town-meeting orator And then be immedi-
ately proceeded to hutter.
Divine Ethics and Town Politics" will
be the topic Of Rev. s. II. Lees discourse
next Sunday evening at the Centre church.
Alpha lodge, X. OF H., is to have So
cial entertainment, with literary and musical
features at Grand Army hall next Wednesday
evening.
j A. Jones, who has been employed at
Estey q Co.'S for six or eight years past, is
going to Ashuelot, N. H., to open BARRIERS
shop and pool table.
-Hawley, who has been in New York this
week, has arranged for q special sale next
week Of a large line of the best makes of
Lyons black silks at cut prices.
Rev. Lee S. McCollester of Claremont,
N. H-son of Rev. s. II. McCollester, D. d.
Sunday, morning and evening
The Good Templars' dramatic club will
present the drama, Better than Gold" in
Hinsdale to morrow evening, the First Rcgi-
ment band orchestra furnishing music
Mrs. @. @. Clancy, who has lain in
very critical condition since the birth OF a
child on Monday evening, shows improve
ment this morning and her recovery is hoped
for.
The dissolution OF the late firm OF c. F.
Thompson d Co. is published to-day, with
an announcement that the business will be
continued under the same management as
heretofore.
Another Of their series Of receptions was
given by Col. and Mrs Hooker last Monday
evening, the guests including the members OF
the Taurus club and Tyler Camp, Sons of
Veterans.
The building committee who have had the
construction Of the new school building In
charge are now making up their report which
will be ready TO be submitted TO the district
at the annual school meeting which occurs on
Tuesday evening, March 81.
The primary schools will close on Fri.
day, March 18Th, for a vacation of two weeks
The high, grammar and intermediate schools
will close on the Goth inst, for a vacation OF
one week, and all the schools will commence
on Monday, March 30th. This will bring
the school year to a close on Friday, June 10.
"A large audiencs assembled in Crosby
opera ball Wednesday evening by invitation
of the entertainment committee OF the ladies'
auxiliary OF the Y. NJ. @. A. After a social
hour, short but well-carried-out program
was presented, comprising music, readings,
Rotations and tableauI.
dummy" Manning, arrested on Thurs
day night Of last week for drunkenness, per-
sisting in his refusal to tell where he obtain.
ed his liquor, was on Saturday committed to
Newfane Jail His companion, Kelly, WAS
released from custody Friday afternoon be-
cause of Manning's refusal to testify against
him.
Thursday morning the railroad officials
carried Drs. Gale and Webster to Townshend
by special train to make an examination OF
Mr. Bemis, who was hurt three years ago by
falling derrick belonging to the narrow
gauge company, and who claims heavy dam
ages. The case is set for trial at the opening
of court next week.
The Bellows Falls Times says that DIR.
George II. Talbot, who was associated with
DIR. Dearborn in the practice of medicine in
this place for some months about year ago,
but who is now settled in Bellows Falls, has
been petitioned by 10 or more residents OF
Hinsdale to settle there. The Times adds /:
"While the doctor feels very much Rratihed
at this expression OF confidence on the part OF
his former patients aud acquaintance, we are
happy to know that be will not leave Bellows
Falls and his growing practice in this COM
munity."
The highest aud lowest temperatures re-
corded on each of the Ave days since March
came in are the follOwinQ,