Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-12-19
Local Intelligence,


is i'll and unable TO be at her post this week.
The Methodist ladies are planning to
hold their annual festival about the middle of
January.
The pev-rental at the Centre Congrega-
tional church will take place on Thursday
evening, 25th, at . o'clock
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Green's next
Sunday evening lecture will be, What in
reason ought We to think Of Christ z"
Cheney n Clnpp report a lively holiday
trade For the convenience Of their custom
ers they have recently added "2j-cent coun-
ter"
Hop" Rice of Rutland and billy"
Boyce Of this place are announced to walk a
ten mile match at the town hall Friday even
ing. for purse Of $50
Paul at Rome, or the power Of the Cos
pei to cleanse" will be the subject Of the ser
mon at the NJ. T. church next Sunday even
ing-the eighth of the series.
Rev. Sumner Ellis will occupy the Uni
versalist pulpit next Sunday, morning and
evening The subject Of his evening lecture
will be Religion and the Worlds Art
At the Univ ersalist parish meeting, last
Tuesday evening, 7. Barrows was elected
president ". H. Esterbrook treasurer. W
u. Perry clerk, and 7. J. B. Cudworth, Ed
win Earle and A. A. Stoarns trustees.
F. X. Barrows has just opened one Of
the finest lines Of silk handkerchiefs, for both
ladies and gentlemen, ever shown in town.
These are handy goods to have about at
Christmas time
The Centre Congregational Sunday
school will hold Christmas concert next Sun
day evening and on this nccount Rev. Mr..
Martins next lecture on Romans will be post
poued to Sunday evening, 2sth inst
An awkward and senseless typographical
Llund,r i'll our last weeks notice Of the Park
Garden "Piuaiore' was copied rerjdti1H 1t
Msratiu into local sheet which never, no,
no,r, steals anything from TIT PHGNII
A Burlington boy who last week tried
the game Of getting an outfit Of clothing Oh
forged order, like that which was successful
ly played here q few weeks ago, vas suspect
cd, arrested, and is now il Jail under $500
bonds
A telegram to Mr. Geo J Brooks, al
nouucng tie FIRE at the brooks House. reach
cd him at Omaha on Tuesday, he being tn
route for San Francisco. He Immediately
turned his face back toward Brattleboro, and
telegraphed that he would reach here on Sat
urday.
Some people arr so hard TO suit One
Of our noielbors was surprised TO find any
water left IN the Connecticut river OF Wedues-
day morning, aud another was looking soon
after midnight for material with which to
safely anchor the Brooks House for the rest
Of the night.
Mr. Geo. NJ Fisk late Of the firm Of
FIX 4 Eddy Of this town, died suddenly at
Athol Mass. last saturday He had brok-
Ell vein near bis heart, which physicians had
told him would require absolute quiet and il
Is supposed this caused his death. His re
ma ns were taken to New London CT
One Of the men on Tuesday night who
could appreciate the situation make d +, uai
BE suggestion, and quietly carry it out, was
Col. j. J. Estey. II he can always carry that
sort of 4 head on his shoulders under like
circumstance We should like 10 see him
dFqd hs ana PS sS q t4G L BEatsoro FIRE
--N We IAhl lLAl our TthltFh 40 nDl uttl
reminding that the third lecture in the citi-
zeus' course will be given tins evening 10y
Or Holton. on the subject. The Old and
the New" During the holidays the lectures
will be omitted. The fourth one will Dc Civ
en- on Thursday evening, Jan. ., 1850, by
Rev. Geo Z Martin, the subject being The
Sermons Of Shakespeare
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to appear il Crosby hall on Christmas even
ing, have achieved reputation which should
assure them full house Organized at
Hampton. Va, in 1876, they lave charmed
hundreds Of audiences with the melodies pc
cul!Ar to their race, and they have already
appeared il nearly every important town in
this vicinity except Bratteboro. An hour or
two Of their music viii furnish an agreeable
winding up Of the delights Of Christmas Day.
The popular comedy. Our American
Cousin, presented on Wednesday even
ing n, Crosby hall, by the young people Of
the UniverSalist parish. Except for the de-
lays, etc. incident TO amateur performances,
the play was admirably presented Mr. b, C.
Colby personating Lord Dundreary to perfec-
ton, while Mr. L. X Willis a. Asa Mr.. c.
T. Stevens as Sir Edward. Miss A. p laugh
ton as Florence, Mrs. L. K. Willis as Mary
Meredith Mr.. W F Howe as Murcott, Mr.
d. l. Tasker rs Coyle, and Mr.. o. NJ. Thorn
as as Binny. sustained the other prominent
parts with much credit The hall was well
filed
We take pleasure il announcing that Mr..
Vim. H. Sherwood, the eminent American
pianist will give a concert in Crosby hall on
Monday evening Dec. 10Th. Mr.. Sherwood
will be assisted by the celebrated child VIC
linist, Miss Edith Christie of Boston. Re
garding Mr.. sherwoods playing the Royal
Prussian AuzciQer says He can stand side
by side with the best living pianist" The
New York Times has the following He
plays with the taste and finish that dstin-
guish him as a musical scholar of the first
rank" The Chicago Tribune says Piano
performances, if unrelieved by vocal music,
easily grow dry and tedious, but Nj Sher-
wood never fails TO hold his audience as if
spellbound from the first note to the last ="
OF the child violinist who will appear with
Mr. Sherwood the Boston Transcript
remarks that, But little above eleven
years of age she executes most fHultlessly
and beautifully the compositions of Bach,
Vieu1temps and Mendelssohn. Mr. julius
Eichberg, her teacher says that be has never
had more remarkable student"
The Boston Journals Vermont cores
pondent, in reviewing and summarizing the
recent report of the State Inspector Of FL
nance on Savings Banks and Trust Companies,
for the year ending July LIST, last, finds occa-
sion to say some very complimentary things
Of our two BrattleborO savings institutions
1.-The banner bank of the State, the Yer
mont Savings Bank of Brattleboro, has NOT
reported any securities worth less than par OF
value on books. while its resources are appar-
emily worth SOS, GO more than they cost.
United States Western city bonds are prom
iuept feature Of its reEOurceg The dividends