Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-12-26
Local Intelligence.


--Starkey & wellman, having rcGpened for
business, are Offering great bargains in goods
damaged by water
A midnight mass will be celebrated at the
Roman Catholic church this. Wednesday,
night as usual on Christmas Eve.
We are glad to see Postmaster Mansur,
who has been confined to his house for fort
night able to be out again.
1t is rarely that Main street is so closely
packed with out-of-town teams as was the
case last Saturday afternoon.
The PHOENIX Office will be open for the
transaction of any necessary business from .
O'Clock until 10 on Christmas morning.
At the Unitarian church, on Christmas
Day, there viii be a children's service at II
o'clock, to which all are invited
The subject Of Rev. j. i. Green's next
Sunday evening lecture will be, "what would
Reason lead us to think of the Mission of
| Christ ?"
The incubator, which will positively
be on exhibition, in full operation, at the
coming hen show, has already arrived in
! town.
1t will be safe for the careful and statis-
teal man to set it down in his note book that
settled sleighing for the winter of ls70-sO be-
gan Dec. Is.
The "Rulos and Premium List" for the
coming poultry and pet stock exhibition have
been issued in attractive form from Leonardo
press.
Mrs. J. b. Green, wife Of the Unitarian
pastor, sustained badly spraiued ankle from
misstep and fall down stairs on Monday
evening.
The children of the Unitarian Sunday
school will have their annual Christmas festi-
val at the Brattleboro House this, Wednes-
day, evening.
Tho Christmas concert given by the Con-
gregational Sunday school last Sunday eve
ming, was one of most pleasing and success
full occasions of the kind ever held by that
school.
The usual Christmas services of the Eps-
copal church will be rendered as follows
On Christmas Eve, Divine service at 7:3O;
on Christmas Day, in the morning at II
o'clock.
The asylum patients will have their usual
Christmas dinner Of roast goose, with all nee
ossary and desirable "fxings, tomorrow,
and the festivities Of the day viii close with
dance in the gymnasium in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Harris landlord and
landlady Of the old Revere House at the time
it was burned, have just come into the happy
! possession Of nineteen pounds Of twin boys
at their home in Bradford.
We hope none of our village readers will
forget that they have chance to conclude
the enjoyments Of Christmas Day in very
happy manner 10y attending the Centennial
jubilee Singers concert at Crosby hall in the
evening.
-Shrkey " Wellman, having got at a set
Element with their insurance companies,
moved their goods back to their store on
Monday, and rcopened for business on Tues
day. They receive $500 for loss and dam
age on stock and fixtures
Rev. G.. f. Martin will be unable to de-
liver the fourth lecture in the citizens course,
as announced, for the reason that that lecture
occurs during the annual week of prayer.
Rev. L. Grout of the West village will speak
| in his stead
Rice and Billy Boyce, at the town hall last
Friday evening, Boyce took lead of half
| lap at the start and held it until the eighth
mile, when lie began to get discouraged and
| finally fell out on the ninth mile with a
stitch in his side Rice completed the
race, and won the money, in hour, 30 min
utes.
| -Whitmore 4 Clarks MINISTRIES played to
far-sized house at the town hall on Satur-
day evening, and their entertainment, as
whole, was the best thing they have ever CIV
Ell here. The company keep up to high
standard of excellence in their line, and are
always sure of n cordial welcome when they
| appear here.
Lovers Of negro minstrelsy are sure of
rare treat in the appearance here of the Cali
| foruia minstrels on Tuesday of next week.
| The company is made up of performers Of I'M
usual merit in their specially. and We are as
surcd that it contains and will bring here, all
the special features and attractions which are
mentioned in the announcement in our adyer-
tisiug columns.
Mr.. Crosby wishes to have his hall
known hereafter simply as Crosby Opera
Hall sensible conclusion, We think, and one
which accords with our own thought and
usage in the matter from the first To call
the handsome little audience room an "opera
house" strains the use of words and conveys
a wrong impression to parties from abroad
desiring to engage it for operate, dramatic,
or other purposes.
Mrs. President Hayes has been visiting
Mrs, A. d. Shepard formerly Miss Mead of
this village at her home in Plainfeld, N. ].
Mrs. Hayes visited the schools in Plainfeld,
aud, at reception given by Mrs, Shepard,
met many of the prominent families of the
city and vicinity. The local newspaper, in
describing the visit of Mrs. Hayes, says, 1T
| is enough to add that here as elsewhere all
hearts were won by the cordial and womanly
ways of the Presidents wife"
The citizens lecture course is proving
very complete success in all respects and, if
we may Judge from the exceptionally large
audience which filled the hall last Thursday
evening, the lectures are fulfilling their real
and primary object in becoming genuinely
popular with all classes of people. very
| pleasing and attractive feature at each of the
lectures has been the singing by Mr.. Alexan-
ders Apollo club. These young men are ev-
| Identity pursuing thelr vocal studies TO good
purpose and we are are glad to see that they
choose to devote themselves to high order
of music
The Brooks House loss by fire and water
has been appraised and settled at $500 on
the building and 800 on the carpets, The
appraisal of the damage to the building was
made by Mr.. Fred Harris, acting for Mr..
| 4. -.
ing the companies their agreement in the
matter to be final In the same way the loss
on carpets was adjusted by Mr.. John Retting,
representing Mr.. Brooks, and a furniture
man from abroad representing the insurance
companies, The repairs will be begun at
once, and pushed forward as rapidly as DOS