Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-25

The Liliputian opera troupe drew large
house Monday evening, and gave the finest
little entertainment we have had for long
time. They are deservedly popular. Their
coachman arrived Saturday evening, and at
tended church on the Sabbath as reyerently
as if he had attained higher stature
Last Sunday, DIR. Samuel Nichols, our
Oldest and most widely known practitioner of
medicine, was stricken by light shock of
paralysis while attending the Unversalst SER
vices in Union hall. He has seemed for
few years past considerably broken down, and
all have felt that his days of active work were
drawing to close, yet all were panied at this
sudden breaking down, for although the
stroke is comparatively light one when We
consider his age and infrmities We can scarce
ly hope he will recover. or TO the extent of
being able to attend very much to his profes-
sion again. He is upward of 60 years old
and is one of our oldest residents. He seems
to be ralying somewhat this week and will
evidently soon be out again. He has been
able to attend to his duties fully until now,
and one cause of his present sickness is at
tributed to overwork.
The Blue store" are advertising largely
since their opening, and evidently doing
quite large business in the clothing line.
WIN. Dawes has transferred his interest
IL the new dwelling being erected by him ON
Atkinson street to Moses Miller, who is push
ing the building rapidly along to completion,
and 1t will soon be ready for occupancy.
LANG" Davis, the veteran passenger en-
gineer on the Cheshire road, had narrow es-
cape from an accident one day last week near
Westmoreland, u rock having become dis
placed and fallen across the track. 1t being
on straight piece of track he saw it in sea-
son to stop his train within few feet of it.
Mr.. Davis has run his engine, the "F. A.
Perry, since she was built in 1870, and has
never had a serious accident of any kind dur
ing the time He draws the afternoon mail
to Fltchburg and the night express back.
The walking match a week ago Saturday
came near ending in general row. Ayoung
man named HAekett came here and arranged
the match, agreeing to give prizes to the con-
testants -Four young men entered the ~
hour "go-as-you-p please" and three of them
continued their weary walk the full time
NAA' AoSAStt 0huvhNOreu 10 leave Town
and send the money to them" but they
could hardly ''see it," and about one hundred
OF their friends cornered and hustled him till
they made him shove out 500 government
bond for security, after which they allowed
him to depart in peace, but at the close of the
match 1t looked squally for him, the receipts
not having been large enough to cover ex-
penses and pay the amounts agreed 1t was
the most excited crowd We have seen for
long time
The Perley Comedy Co. PLAYED "Our
Boys" last Friday evening and Divorce" Sat
urday evening in Union hall They did not
draw very large houses, although it is a first
class troupe Of large amount of dramatic
talent Their receipts were not large enough
70 pay their expenses, and as they had no
ready money with them they had to leave the
Jewelry belonging to the ladies as security for
the payment of their hotel bill. 1t WAS gem
orally reported that Miss Perley, the proprie-
tor, was quite wealthy, but if SO she left her
cash at home this time. She gives a first
Glass entertainment however.
The Bellows Falls band are to give a con-
cert in Union hall May LIST. These concerts
have been deservedly popular and well pat
ronized heretofore, and doubtless will be now.
-hev, @. j. Fowler, the evangelist,
preached sermon in Union hall the last Sun