Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-04
Local Intelligence,


every evening next week.
The subject Of Mr.. Harriss lecture in
the Universalist church next Sunday evening
will be Sowing and Reaping.'
The Temperance lectures by Mrs Malloy
will be given ut the town hall on Thursday
and Friday evenings Of this week
The village banks, both discount and say
ings, will unite in opening at o'clock A. NJ
and closing at p NJ. without closing at noon
beginning on the 10th inst.
Attention is called to the notification, IN
another column of the annual meeting OF the
Brattleboro Manufacturing Company, which
takes place on Wednesday evening. 9th inst
Considering the small cost, nothing more
satisfactory in the line of pictures is to be had
than the helotype A fine variety Of these
engrayings may be found at all times at Che
ney q Clnpp's
Something like two score young people
spent a delightful two hours inst Thursday
evening. in the Brooks House parlors and
dining room on the occasion Of Master Frank
Goodhue's tenth birthday.
"A r. Dunklee and wife left town Mon
day morning to take up their residence IN
West Meriden Conn. where Mr.. Dunklee
will have charge of the finishing department
Of the new organ mandatory.
Special prices this week at Hawley's on
wool blankets. cloaks, and fancy dress fabrics
Mr. Hawley is determined not to carry over
any winter goods and makes clearing out
prices now New advertisement next week.
p. S. Eames of Guilford was considera-
I.r,,,..l ,I.,,t tio baad o,1 .nottllprA aud
temporarily stunned Tuesday 10y being
thrown from his wagon by sudden start Of
ms horse when opposite the American House.
No bones were broken.
u d, expected that Miss lie Franc and Mr..
Avery will return 70 Brattleboro on or about
90. lHjl inst when Miss It Frame will walk
81 mI.- .u iy, hours. and Mr. Avery will at
t.- same time. attempt a walk Of 10 miles in
H.. l.ar and forty minutes
Il. officer, of the Centre ConGre Fatioual
irr the coming year. recently elected,
ha..a.m Moody clerk 4. II Wright,
b. Clarke. William a. button. Barna A.
Da-L oea o. Clapp. trustees 5. L. How
a-I treasurer II II. Thompson. auditor.
Ih. Bickford knitting machine manutac-
turing company report that their business
prospects were mover more satisfactory than
at the present time. Several orders for ma
chimes nave recently been received from both
Russia and Germany.
The festival by the ladies Of the Metho-
dist society. on "Wednesday evening. was well
ATTENDED d, and proved pleasant social occa-
sion. A large number Of guests patronIzed
the supper tables, and the fancy, fruit and
flower tables presented a handsome appear
ance. The receipts were Slli.
Vim. 5. Dady. who is supposed to have
stolen q team and quantity Of butter from
parties in South Windham on the 9th Of No
yember. was arrested at Chester Harriss il
Dummerstou, by Sheriff Starkey Wednesday
night The prisoner has his examination be-
fore Vim. 5 Newton. ESD, to-day.
--Farrs ferry was closed for the season.
and the boat withdrawn, on the LIST inst.-a
date at least a month later than IN usual years.
During the month Of December there were
but very few days when ice floating in the
river or frozen along the banks interfered in
the least with the running of the boat
New Year, calls by adult gentlemen were
| less numerous Oh Tuesday than il several pre-
/ yious years, but among the young gentlemen
| of ages varying from seven OF eight years 10
! twelve or fifteen, even more than the usual
/ number We think, presented their cards and
the compliments Of the season. il person. 10
| their lady friends
! --Iramps who seek accommodation at the
| towns expense are few and far between Of
! late. and the nights when one Of the fraterni-
| ~ graces the lookup with his presence are
| the exception 10 the general rule. Lack OF
/ appreciation OF these gentlemen of the road.
| on the part of the authorities, IN the shape Of
/ good meals and comfortable lodgings, probn-
/ bly, accounts for the marked diminution Of
J their visits
Mr. Il X White now of West Meriden.
! Conn. who paid Christmas visit to Brattle-
! boro last week reports that the new organ
mandatory is rapidly nearing completion il
all its interior arrangements, and the work OF
getting out material III some departments mas
already begun He hopes TO have Instru-
ments completed and ready for the market il
course of another month. Thus far about IF
teen Brattieboro men have gone 10 MerideI
TO work in the new establishment
We are IN receipt Of printed copy of q
sermon preached at the First Unitarian churcl
III Buffalo, n y, On the 10th ult.. 10y Rev
Fredk rockingham formerly Of Bratte-
boIo, IN which the reverend gentleman takes
al earnest and decided stand against the il
iquitous Bland silver bill. in terms of severe
and intelligent denunciauon. and on the
ground OF public morality and common hon
esty. The text of the sermon is appropriate
ly taken from Proverbs XIV Il: Picture,
of Silver"
The article on adulterated confectionery
which appears on our tirst page, comes from
a reliable source. and Is worthy Of a careful
perusal by everybody. Perhaps the Older
people may be willing to take the risk. foi
themselves, of consuming terra alba and poi
sOnous coloring matter, in the gulse Of can
| dy. but the children should at least be saveC
from its deleterious effects. Dealers III con
fectionery ought TO be interested, no less thar
the retail buyers in keeping for sale an hon
est and genuine article.
-December's beautiful and mild weather
continued until the last day of the month
when. as if the Old Year somehow owed hu
manlty spite, a raw, BustN' anu cnllIlht
wind prevailed, which caught up every loos'
particle Of aust and dirt and sent it whirline
in dense clouds throughout the day. The
New Year came in with bright skies and some
what milder airs Wednesday evening brought
a light snow fall of perhaps an inch, anc
Thursday morning found the mercury mark
ing down TO about above zero.
&C. X. Field. ESD, got bad fall las
Thursday evening while attempting to ente
Mr.. AIansurs residence for a friendly call
We are glad to observe however, that th'
genial and worthy Squire shows youthful Wig
or and elasticity in the rapidity with which
he is recovering from its effects. In TINS con
nection we may mention that MIR. Field re
calls the fact that the winter of of lS2S2