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

giullhe oDserNtu Oh Ie occasion embraced IA IT
service of song prayer and supphcation ri.
bic reading personal remembrance. rorf.r.
ence and conversation. promises Conservation
As the clock struck the hour OF undni,,l., u,,
whole assembly knelt, and as the last stroko
died away the hymn, Nearer nv God a.
Thee was sung in minor key. with beau-
ufui effect The gathering WAS dismissed
with the singing Of Coronation
On the evening Of last Friday HOLY In
nocents day the children Of IN Epissopal
Sunday school had an appropraa service
with Christmas carols, in the church at 7
o'clock, after which the school. with many OF
the older people OF the parish. repaired to
kindergarten hall for their annual Christmas
festival a brilliantly lighted Christna, trsa
awaited tie gathering and after the distrihu-
/ ton of the gifts and mementoes which it bore
refreshments of cake and coffee were served
labeauX, dancing and other amusemeuts fol-
lowed, and filed up a pleasant and ioyous
evening
We are glad to learn that plan 4, ON
foot for M excursion Of residents Of til, West
River valley, Brattlcboro included. to visit the
Billerica and Bedford. MISS. narroV-gap,,e
railroad. for the purpose of making person.
al examination Of the road, its manner of con-
hruction and equipment. and It's practical op-
/ Grafton. Tho excursion will probably 90 to 4
Boston on Thursday of next week and on Fri
day the examination of the new road will he
1 made. The party will be made up of two or f
three prominent residents of each town on the (
line OF our proposed West River narrow-pauee
road
Since Kindergarten hall has been end
larged by the fitting up of the north room or
the same floor with thu kindergarten school
room, and the connection Of the two rooms bvi
WIDE folding doors the ample space thus Sc
cured forms one Of the pleasantest and most
convenient places which the village has everf
possessed for holding moderate sized social
gathering. Of whatever kind Tie three
rooms now embraced in the hall which NAV
be virtually thrown i'll one. give opportunity
Tor variety OF amusement and entertainment,
without interference one with another and
the effect Is altogether cosy and homelike
The three tramps whose arrest and bind /
ing up for trial our Hinsdale correspondent
makes mention Of, are evidently bad lot.
Their thieving operations at North Hinsdale
were bold and reckless. and when officer But
Ter, who lives on the island and is commision-
ed as police officer Of Hinsdale as well as of
brattleborO. having been warned of their ap.
proach, met them Just beyond the ''little
bridge. as they were coming this way. they
were at tirst inclined TO be ugly and bellger-
ent. but the exhibition Of seven-shooter by
Mr. Butler mad quoting effect and theyI
were loaded into wagon and driven back to
Hlnsdaie. Their present residence is keene Z
n IT,, and the chances are that their next
journey viii be to Concord III the same State
The walking mania induced by Miss Let
Francs visit begins to show tangible results
On Tuesday afternoon several young men
made a trial Of their speed in walking FROM
Ii, lard i Hoesss cigar store to Chas Law.
renee farm. situated on the Putney road
Just above A. T. YATES Two Of then uade
the distance up. which is supposed to be- q
miles and 20 rods. III 2Gf minutes. and, after
resting few minutes made the return walk IN
23s minutes Later in the same afternoon
Mr. Charles Newman. in acceptance Of q chal4
/ lenge offered him to walk the distance 10 the
Lawrence farm and return IL less than an
hour accomplished the feat IL - minute "a
seconds and won a purse of - thereby
. "Wednesday afternoon another purse Of : was
raised which two amateur and hitherto un-
known pedestrians contested for in tiye-
mile walk on the common. The distance
around the common was found 10 be - feet
less than a third Of a mile requiring little
more than l. circuits for a five mile walk.
Billy Boyce and young man named OBne1
were the contestants. and Boyce easily mada
the - circuits III A. minutes winning the
FIRST purse of $500; O'Brien made the dis
lance il jll7 and took the second purse of
! $500. Boyce's time was exceptionally good, Z
and, until beaten. he must stand as our chAgnp+
, ion local walkist. His five miles We're made
! in 900. 9:43. I:46. 9:42 and 1917, respect
lively. O'Brien walked 10 miles in the tOwu
hall. Tuesday afternoon III hour, 50 minutes.
- seconds
The Mother Goose Entertainment I
p given al the town hall on Monday evening. by
the members Of the Universalist Sunday
school under the lead Of their able and eff
cient superintendent drew good-sized audi
encc all Of whom found abundant entertain7
{ ment and amusement in the various PERFORM
ances of the young people The preliminary
recitations and songs by the little people were
well and promptly rendered vocal
| quartet by Mir and Mrs Harlow. Mrs Howe
and Mr.. Hale. and the duet by Mrs. Howe and
Miss Stevens. were both well received by the
I audience The chief interest of the evening
S conferred in the production Of the fairy play
The Kingdom Of Mother Goose. in whicl
, some forty Of the younger members of tn
school were introduced. The arrangement o.
the stage for this little play was very tasteful
q and elaborate. the costumes Of the children
were unique and appropriate. and the perform
/ ance throughout was very satisfactory and
showed q great amount Of careful and WE'LL
= directed work in It's preparation. The tab-
leaux at the close of the different scenes werd
10 especially fine The Auction of the Chill
S dren' was exceedingly well given, and thf
young auctioneeer. who welded the hamms
on the occasion. evidently has brilliant futuI
before him If he continues III his new profess
ion. The entertainment closed with the ref
- dering of Miss Ingelow's Songs of Seven
70 trecitations and tableauxJ. Owing TO ting
s smoke and gas caused by the burning OF ING
colored lights III lighting the various tableauX,
it was found necessary 10 omit the vocal SCI
. lections announce d for the second part Of ting
D programme. Instrumental music was turT
j nished by the Brattleboro Orchestra,
r The following is the list of letters REMAND
r ing at the post Office in this village, Jan
i Ladies-Mrs q. c. Beekman Emma Med
T. berry Mrs. Thomas O'Connor Mrs SaraA
4 Parmeuter
Gent,-C. W. Bemis, A. Farnsworth J. N.
= Knapp, Vim. /. Kimball, c. w. Lord o. AZ
b Libby Peter Morgan, W c. McIntire, Z. q.
l. Daniel Henry II. Prouty.
a HAPPY NEW YEAR"
Certainly to the writer this is yert
t. pleasant greeting, both to receive or Givs
and such opportunities that come but once
: year ought not to be forgotten but It seenf
TO me there never was so little of this frieudlg
g and timely greeting among us as on "Nev
e Years day just past. New Years callA
20 which in years past have had III them p
much OF pleasure. at least for the genueme1
: seem the present year to have been almof
u entirely neglected Shall such q pleasar
+ practice be given up in Brattleboro: lop
humble servant spent the time from to ~
r. p N, on New Years day, as he has done
the same period for several years. in calm
" upon the ladies. and he can certainly tesuf
j. TO the enjoyment received and possibly 81
e en- Let nus not content ourselves Il speak