Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-12-05
Local Intelligence.


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cert in Crosby hall, on Christmas night.
Charles Harris Of West Brattlcboro o.,
hibits strawberry blossoms picked Dec LIST
Mr.. Thomas S. Hall and family bave
gone to Meriden, Conn. to spend the winter
The subject of DIR. Draper lecture this
evening will be "The Drift Deposits Of Civ.
ilization"
%. L. Miner shipped to the Thauksgiv.
ing market l59 boxes, containing a. 800 lbs
net Of poultry.
A dividend of sG5 per cent has been
paid this week to the local creditors Of the
late F. S. Bracket
Rev. Mr.. Green's topic for his next Sun.
day evening lecture is, 'The Rational Chris.
tian's Thought of God"
Mr.. Fife and the railroad men who were
hurt in last weeks smash-up, are all doing as
well as could be expected
Ranger 81 Thompson enumeratc Dor.
ton of their fine stock of holiday goods in
our advertising columns this week
"A free lecture on Temperance will be de.
livered at the Baptist vestry on Thursday
evening Dec. 18th, by Rev. Mr. ODER.
IlIh udo put III a btOCh OF hdmn1pf.
watches in connection with his repairing
business, which attract no little attention from
the pubic
The Children's service in St. Micbaers
Episcopal church will be held on Sunday
next, at $3.50 O'Clock P N. Evening praver
at o'clock.
Sometime before Christmas the young
people Of the Universalist society will pre-
sent the well-known and fayorite drama
'Our American Cousin, at Crosby hall
The second lecture il the citizens lee.
ture course will be delivered on "Wednesday
evening, Dec 10th by the Rev j. b Green.
Subject, An Hour with Burns. the Scottish
Bard "
Carpenter has a grand display Of toys
fancy goods, and diaries and almanacs. ready
for the holiday trade. The children will
spell out his new advertisement this week if
nobody else does
The interesting sketch Of Margaret Fuller
Ossoh, one Of the most gifted and famous Of
American women, which appears on our first
page to-day, is from the St. Louis SUNDAY
Republican of Nov. I'd
Editor Swain of the Bellows Falls Times.
and his wife, last Thursday partook Of their
twenty fifth consecutive Thanksgiving din.
ner at the residence of Mrs SWANS father,
Mr. John /. Putnam of this town
The committee having in charge the
matter of building new n. E. church have
secured the refusal of the lot OIL Elliot street.
immediately west of the new bank block. and
are now circulating subscription paper with
the intention of building another year if suf-
fcient money can be raised
We learn TINT there is a possibility tina,
Mr. Vim. II. Sherwood, the eminent Amer.
can pianist, will give concert in Crosby hall
the latter part of this month III case Of his
appearance he will be assisted by the cele-
brated child yiolinist, Miss Edith Christie OF
Boston. The date will be given later
Alpha Lodge, Knights of Honor, will
hold it, second anniversary celebration, which
occurs on Thursday evening of next week, at
Crosby hall As stated in our last issue, Rev
Francis Lobdell of New York will deliver the
address The banquet will be furnished by
Cooper at the close of the public ceremonies
-Last oHruruay AIr. Cnas. l. Alexander
meat-axe, in his market, when the axe
glanced, striking and almost severing his left
foot at the instep. Surgical aid was at once
summoned and he was taken to the residence
of his father, W. H. Alexander, on Canal
street, where he now lies on the slow road to
recovery.
The superintendent of schools held the
winter examination of teachers at his resi-
dence on Tyler street, last Saturday, the
High school room not being open, as il
should have been, owing to the negligence OF
the jauitor or the local committee. Certif-
Gates were granted TO the following appli-
Giants Wells S. Brooks, Mary E Barney
Annie /. Grout Myrom Mather Maud A
Stowe, L NJ Rice.
All persons having tickets for reserved
seats for the citizens lecture course will be
asked to draw numbers for the same, before
the lecture this, Thursday, evening, Dec. 4th
The numbers drawn this evening will be
placed on the tickets, so that ticket holders
can occupy the same seat on each evening OF
the course. An early attendance this evening
Is desirable on account of the drawing Per
sons desiring free tickets TO the lecture can
obtain them at the store OF L. j. Carpenter
The Massachusetts, railroad commission
ers lay the blame of last weeks smash-up OIL
the New London road on the conductor and
engineer Of the freight train, but significantly
add that
In palliation Of their fault it may well be
doubted whether any man who at this season
OF the year is required to begin work at one
o'clock III the morning and continue his labor
without interruption till six O'Clock, and then,
without any interval for rest, is required TO
start back upon q return trip is in a proper
condition to discharge his important duties.
During the next annual exhibition of the
Windham County Poultry and Pet Stock As
ISOLATION, TO be held on the 10th, 2lst and
22d of January next, an incubator will be in
operation Matching chicks, so that the public
can see the operation Of artificial Matching.
Ten dozens of eggs are solicited from those
who have good breed of hens One or two
dozen from any one party will be sufficient.
Eggs must be taken from the nest 1rdrm, and
handled with care. Communicate with l.
X. Fuller early, if you wish to avail yourself
of this opportunity.
j. HENRY PRATT, Sec'y.
The funeral services of the late Z. H.
Sawyer Of Easthampton, Mass, which were
held at his late home last Saturday afternoon,
were indicative in u marked degree of the
love and esteem in which Mr. Sawyer WAS
held by all classes of people with whom he
had been brought in contact during an active
business and political life. The business OF
the town was suspended, and the house piaz-
zas and grounds were thronged with neigh
bors and friends, the company including many
prominent people from out of town-several
Brattleboro people being among the number.
The services were simple and unpretentlous.
The pail bearers were selected from the relA-
tives and personal friends of the deceased
and comprised E. It. and N. C. Sawyer, his
brothers William b. Hale of Northampton,