Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-01-02
Jacksonville.

The last mceiiaE of the JacksJuvill G
| Farmers aad Mechanics Club was held
Dee. 80, nj q p. NJ. The cub listened t. a
most practical essay prepared and read by
| Leonard Blown, E-q. Mr.. Brown gave
the IAbprer, bpih farmer and mechanic,
some very cxce,lon: advice, which if they
| would heed We should have no more
"slrkcs' and such like waste of the poor
mans money. The pfopr.ety of having a
permanent society and h1ldn. fair in
this place was fully discussed by Mcssrs,
J. w. Hllch, II. ID. Brown, Leonard Brown.
\. \. Buttcrticld, II. c. Milllnaton and
Hiram Plumb. II seemed to be the pre-
vaillnS opinion that han manv would pre
vail in town if We started an agricultural
society and held annual fairs here. Neyt
meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10. Question for
discussion, Resolved, that it is the duty AS
well as for The interests OF the farmers in
this community TO orGlniza Grange of the
Patrons of lIusbandry. Rev. II. Eastman,
essayist; II. c. Millinstou, L. S. Allen,
leaders in the discussion.
The exhibition Of the jacksonville Car
net Band, Christmas eve, was success. A
large and apprecia,ive audience were in al
tendance and every thing passed or very
much to the credit of those who participant
ed in the exercises, especially those who
took part in the plays. The exhibition
closed with a social dance in which ahont
hlty couples enjoyed the strains of the
Jacksonville quadrilc band Among The
agreeable things to be noted was the sur
PRISE visit Of the Readsbcro brass hand
who came armed and equipped and PLAYED
some pieces very finely. They were warm
ly received IL our band and well cared for
by the committee of arrangements.
Giving way 10 the exhibition Of the
band, the Univrrsalst Sabbath school and
their friends held Christmas festival ot
the Univcrsalist cl urch, Wednesday eve.
Dec %. The Jacksonville coruet band were
Invited, hut at SO late an hour that bnt
Few OF them received word. Those who
did attend met with a 1r1lm receptiop. and
two trees were laden for their especial BEN
cit. The exercises consisted of remarks
by Rev. J.. Clifford, Il poem by Rev. II.
Eastman, singing, music by the band. and
various dialogues and declama,ions. One
dialogue by thirteen little girls was very
intel esling. The Rotations and declama-
lions were all very fine. Among the no.
ticeable ones were thos6 given by Nellie
Cullor, Eva Roberts, Fred Roberts, Wal
lace Allen, Henry Allen, ard last but not
least, little Clinon PEBBLES. The number
OF presents were large and some very val
liable. 1 should judge ono family had as
much as four square feet of goods on the |
trees.
The annual meeting of the North Riv-
er Agricultural Society will be held at viii
lage hall Tuesday eve, Jan. 9th, at 7 O'Clock.
All the citizens of this vicinity are mann
bers OF that society, and II is to be boped
there Will be large attendance, The di-
recIors met at the Office of A. A. Butter
held' Esq, Saturday, Dec. 27, and arrang-
ed the hnances Of said sucety, and will be
able TO make report at the annual meeting.
The little by little process brought us
much snow and more wind Sunday, Dec.
Is. Very little travel that day or the next,
Yet Notwithstanding that, few drifls COM
were made,