Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-01-07

IL represented III BrdtlleDOro by MgSSrs,
Moody Howe.
Mr.. Chas. II. Mansur, assistant post
master, has furnished ~ with the following
statistics Of the business Of the Biattleboru
post oilico for 1876:
No. stamps sold, 2O54I5, amounting to IS, 7O6 20
" tnNPs Wrappers oi,s25, 2,l2O 20
Amt postage collected from newspaper pub
fishers, 1893 60
Total amount Of receipts, sio,525 90
No. registered letters in transit and fer delivery, g.
10. money orders fsued, 1850, nmte to $4,000 90
" " paid, 1902 " 4G,o51 90
Total amt money order tusiut,e, sso,0G7 Is
AT the annual meeting Of Council NJ.
10, Sovcrcicns u Industry, OF this town.
held Dec. .. TIC following officer, were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
4. c. Perkins; Vice President, Mrs l.. y.
Davis; secretary, II. o. Leonard; troasur-
or, Il. n. Davis; lecturer, l.. NJ. Howe;
steward, G.. Il. llarwopd asst. steward,
Mrs. y. y. Wyatt; inside guard, L. i. Adj
ans; outside guard, u. j. Muran; musical
director, II. II. Grout; asst. musical dircc.
tor and oIganist, II. a. Reynolds cores
pouding secretary, l.. NJ. Howe; rcprescn-
tative to State Council, l.. l.. Cook exccd-
tive committee, +. c. Perkins, \. y. john
son, y. n. Wyatt, $. r. Ncaw, ID. II. Grout.
~ prominent merchant Of Bra,tlcboro
holds a paid up endowment policy for
$4,000 in the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany Of New York, payable 10 him in 1888.
This policy was taken out in 1855 and the
last annual premium, almost 500, was
paid in 1875. Tho cash dividend on this
policy January 9th Of this year, j. Sl3377,
and the total policy and additions now
amount to G,1l5.22 OF course there are
10 more premiums to be paid, but the as
suGed will got six more cash dividends be-
fore the policy natures. We are not adj
vscd whether any dividends have boon
used in payment of annual premiums. 4
prominent lawyer Of this village also holds
policy IN said company upon which the
dividend credits for the past seven years
amount TO only six dollars and sCvonty-siX
cents less than his annual payments.
The fourth annual reunion OF the Con-
neclcut River Valley Masonic Union will
he held at Brat.ebOrJ on Friday, Jan. lith
inst. Annual business meeting at aMsouic
hall in the afternoon at four o'clock. At
eight o'clock in the evening Il grand prom
enadc concert will be given, with music by
Carriers band Of Boston, Mass, and
lIough's band Of Lebanon, y. II. At
O'Clock an address vii! be given 10y W.
Rev. Edwin Whcclock, Grand Chaplain Of
the Grand Lodge of Vermont, to be follow
ed by ball, with banquet at the Brooks
House. Tho arrangements for the occasion
have becu made on very liberal scale and
every thing points to one Of the largest and
most brilliant fes i've gathering, ever held
here. \ cordial invitation is cAicuded to
all member, of the fraternity 10 be present
and TO appear in full regala Parties de-
string TO secure hotel accommodations in
advance will 90 well to address the chair
man Of the committee Of reception, y. $.
Howe, of BrattleborO.
Ann Eliza Young, Brigham's nine
teenIh wife, gave lecture at the town hall
on Thursday ev ening o. last week. II was
mainly a narrative of her own experience
n a disciple of Mormonism the daughter
of Mormon raren.s, and the wife of its
chief prophet and potenlate. The picture
She presented may doubtless be taken as
wi tt- tpItstIlaL!ou OF MOTluODl>U; II
certainly was not one likely 10 make CON
verts 10 the system. She represented
Brigham As 4 hard hearted, selfish, avali-
cious mlu, aud therefore not a model hus-
band. 1t was mainly his GOODNESS, neglect
and mctumoss that at length opened her
eyes To the lalsity Of his pleicnsions as
prophet and Of the Mormon religion itself.
Mrs. Young is lady-lilie and prepossessing
in her appearance, aight-iorward, plain
and earnest in her address, and the repe;i-
Ii II Of her story throughout the country
will do much to overthrow the "twin relic
of bafbarisn" which is even now lettering
to lis fail.
Tie dissolution Of the long. established
firm Of Thompson & Ranger, jewellers and
watch makc rs, is announced in our adyer
Using columns to-day. This partnership
has, we believe, been Of nearly or quite
twcuiy-seNe en- years duration, and, If space
permitted, it would be Interesting to note
the changes aud up and downs which the
firm has Witnessed in this village during
its existence. The present change is ne
cessitaied 10y the i'll health of the senior
partner, and Mr.. Henry II. Thompson
succeeds to bis fathers interest in the bus
mess the style Of the now iirm being Ran
ger ~ Thompson. 1t is only justice to both
the members of the old firm to say that
their manner OF dealing with the public
has from the FIRST, and always, been such
as to merit the large measure of success
which has attended their united efforts.
While we regret to lose Dea. Thompson
from the ranks Of our active business men,
it is at the same time satisfaction to know
that he has taken care TO make his place
good by a son who is too well and favor
ably known 10 need an Introduction to the
public at our hands.
The following is the list Of letlors re-
naming in the post office in this village,
Jan.G
Gents-Geo. \. Arms, G. \. Allen, c. G.
Bartlett, Willie ). Cutting, Charlie Coltlo,
VIM. b. Ellis, Frank l.. Grout, Newton
Griswold, John Lehnen, Thos. q. May
nard, Charlie Il. Nichols, Charlie w. Sler-
ling, Julius \. Wilbur.
Ladies-Jeunie Il. Arthur, Maud f. AL
len, Mrs. Mary Fenlon, Mrs. Hannah
King, Mrs. Susan II. Knapp, Mrs. NJ, f.
Lawton, Ann Murphy, Mrs. Nancy Muir
ply, Mrs, Sybil Mixer, Jennie Shepard
~, Nellie Wilson,
Held for Postage-Jos. b. Davis, Octora-
70, Lawrence Co., Pa, j. G. Whitney, w.
rattleboro, VI, John n. Baxter, Rutland,
VI, job II Miller, w. Brattleboro, Vt.
AT the annual meeting of the Bickrord
Knitting Machine Manufacturing Compa-
ny, held Dec. 81, tue following persons
were chosen directors; j. Estey, d. Bick-
ford, b. d. Harris, +. Goodhue, c. f.
Thompson. The directors chose J. Estey,
II 4. w.
C. f. Thompson, Clerk and Treasurer.