Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-17
Local Intelligence,


! The public schools VIII have holiday
vacation Of two weeks.
The milkmen have gone back TO thsil
old price of . cents per quart.
"A Mackinnon pen is II useful present
S old by Cheney & Capp.
Romans lecture by the pastor at the Con
gregational chapel, next Sunday evening.
Cheney a Clapp have sold thousands Of
Christmas cards. but still offer good assert
ment.
Go T.. Crowell has bought the Sails
| bury tenement house at the head Of lligl
street
The Murray club will give dance at
Crosby hall on Tuesday evening Of mex
week.
Read Seltcks advertisement. LIo La
some beautiful cards for the childen, and yer,
cheap.
A large assortment Of Christmas toys
etc, may be found at Miss Hatch's, on For
est square.
The next Sunday evening lecture at tn,
Unitarian church will be on "Thc moral dan
gers Of life"
We shall be happy to publish a commun
ication signed M, - If tho writer will give u
! his name.
When buying your Christmas dinner
call at A. G. Davenport'a for the best good
aud all the novelties.
Rev. j. X. Richarl,on OF Rutland
preached at the Baptilt church last Sunday il
exchange with the pastor.
Fred Cutler leaves next Monday to &,
into the Office Of A. f. a J. L. Kelley, bank
crs, of Minneapolis. Miun.
The Legislature paid Col. Hooker
handsome compliment ON Tuesday by unani
mously electing him Judge Advocate General
A now side track is to be Immediately
laid down through the freight ward, DO rs t,
| partially relieve the crowded condition o
things there
-Rev 5. II. McCollestcr D. d., Of Bel
lows Falls, will occupy the Universalist pulpit
next Sunday. Subject of the evening lecture
From Jerusalem to the Jordan"
A. Is. Clapp Il Co. have sold all but -
out Of 200 nickel alarm clocks since Sept LIST
Buying them in large quantities enables then
to sell at prices within the reach of all
j. Q. Newton talks business about
the milk problem this week. His announce
ment in our advertising columns is worthy
the attention of housoholders.
The annual fair of the ladies Of the Meth.
odist society, on Thursday evening, was
very pleasant aud successful gathering. The
net receipts were about $40
johnson, Clarke d Co., Manufacturers
of the New Home" sewing machine, have
something to say to our Windham county
readers this week Dunklee a Fay likewise.
Tho Brattleboro d Whitehall manage
ment have built a wood-shed under the banl
in the rear Of the Harris G oodhue property,
and are saving wood there this week
II you are trying TO decide on an accepta.
BILE present for gentleman friend read Pratt,
Wright Il Co.'S new advertisement, and then
call at their store aud look over their large
stock OF goods.
The citizens lecture course opened Oh
Wednesday evening with lecture by Rev.
G.. II. Merrill Of West Brattleboro, whose
topic, Work and Workers" was treated in a
very interesting manner. For full report
OF the lecture our readers are referred to The
PHRNIx of April 16, 1880.
joel Butterield of Marlboro was arrested
by Sheriff Starkey ON Wednesday and brought
to Brattleboro charged with violation of the
fish law. Complaint is made that, although
he has been repeatedly urged and advised to
de,ist, Butterfield has persisted IN catching
trout IN large quantities from the spawning
beds in Marlboro pond He was advised IL
plead guilty to one offence and promise to
stop fishing, aud so get of with a small fine,
but he refused to do this, and his trial is in
progress to day before Justice Newton
Thursday, January 18th next is the date
fixed for the sherif's sale by auction of the
Hnsdae bridge. Our suggestion of last
week that the towns of Brattleboro, Hinsdale
and Chesterfield ought to unite and buy the
bridge and make it free meets with universal
approval. We have sufficient statutory pro-
visions to enable the selectmen to act in the
matter, aud it is evident, from the tone of pub
lie sentiment, that those officials will be up
held in any action which they may take in
the matter looking toward making the bridge
free.
From j. w. Hobart, Esq, General Su.
perintendent Of the Central Vermont railroad,
who Was in town in the early part of the
We, k We learn that the Central Vermont and
n " London Northern officials have plans
AINtI AhItlNl COMMUNICATION Tor the entire
remod-line and Encouragement of the railroad
grounds at this place, and for the construc.
ton OF new passenger station. The details
of the plan have not been arranged, but it
has been definitely determined to give the
people Of Brattleboro the depot and other ac-
cOmmodatiOus which they have 30 long
stood in need Of, next season.
Tn statement of the receipts and expen
dtures Of the Brattleboro a Whitehall rail
road company, which Hon. James H. Phelps
of Townshend WAS instructed by the stock
holders at their last annual meeting to pre-
pare and publish, has been printed in pam
phlet form, and will be ready for distribution
to the stockholders tomorrow. Judge Phelps
has performed his work with great care. The
exhibit which he makes of the receipts and
payments involved in the construction work
up TO the first day of January, 1880, is clear
and explicit, and other interesting details are
given. Lack of space compels us to defer to
another week a summary of the facts present
ed in the pamphlet.
An arrangement has been concluded be-
tween the Central Vermont management and
Mr.. Knowlton, the proprietor of the Towns
bend stage line, by which Mr. Knowlton will
carry his mails aud transact his express bust
ness on the Brattleboro * Whitehall railroad.
The arrangement goes into effect next Mon
day, when the stage between Brattleboro and
Jamaica will be discontinued. Knowlton
will make his first trip up Monday night.
Under this arrangement only closed pouches
can be carried, and it is not yet known wheth-
or it can be so arranged that pouches can be
sent from one town to another on the line, or
whether it will be necessary for all mail mat
ter between the several towns to come
to Brattleboro to be made up. The es-
Establishment of this new railroad line will
eventually necessitate the entire reorganiza-
ton of the mail service of the West River
valley and tributary country from London
derry down. Whether this reorganization
will be ordered by the department before the
expiration of Mr.. Knowlton's contract next
July cannot, however, now be said.
S. NJ. YATES CONDITION.