Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-23
Local Intelligence.
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/ Rev. n f. Perry, the former pastor
preached at the NJ. E. church last Sunday.
The Universalist ladies announce their
annual fair for Wednesday evening of next
week
-Hawley now offers extraordinary bar
gains in ladies' and children's cloaks to close
the season.
Rev. George II. Vibbert will give a free
lecture on temperance at Crosby hall next
Monday evening.
Owing to the absence of the pastor, there
will be no services at the Unitarian church
next Sunday.
Rev. Dr. Patton of New York, editor Of
the Baptist Weekly, occupied the pulpit of
the Baptist church last Sunday.
A false alarm of fire was caused last Sat
urday evening by the shouts Of boys who
were coasting on Canal street, or in that vi
cinity.
A sleighing party numbering score or so
of couples will go to the Valley House at West
Dummerston on Friday evening for n supper
and social time.
II. G. Choate q Co, have removed their
meat market to the basement of the new
block, where they have very handsome and
roomy quarters.
The remains of Mr. Frederick Franks,
who died recently at Upton Iud., arrived
here on Monday, and were buried in the fam
lily lot with appropriate services.
The young people of the Centre church
have changed their plans, and instead Of a
play, as originally announced, will give
Eichberg's pleasing opera, The Doctor Of
Alcantara, the last of February.
Next Sunday evening Rev. i. W. Whit
ney will give a lecture in the Uniyersalist
church on Dreams of Youth, the first of
a series of lectures to young people. All are
cordially invited.
The closing lecture of the series on st.
Paul will be given at the Methodist church
next Sunday evening. Subject Paul the
Conqueror." At the morning service the
subject of EMISSIONS" will be considered
AT the annual meeting of the Centre
Congregational society, held on Monday eve
ming, the old board Of officers was reelected
entire. At the annual meeting of the church,
held on the Friday evening previous, it was
voted, 80 to l. to hereafter use unfermented
wine at the communion service.
An exhibition of the paintings and char
coal drawings of the late VIM. M. Hunt is
now open at his Boston studio, No. /, Park
Square, and will continue through the month.
The collection embraces 1G7 works. among
which are some of the great artists best and
most individual productions.
The annual meeting of Windham Coun-
ty Pomona grange will be held in Grand
Army hall in this village, on Thursday, 10Th
inst, at 10 o'clock A N. The programme
for the morning will be hearing the reports
from sub oranges and comforting the fifth de.
gree. In the afternoon, election and installa.
ton OF officers.
The body Of George Bugbee, who died
at Glenns Falls, n. Y, on the 18Th inst, was
brought here ON Tuesday. Funeral services
were held on Wednesday at the house of Mr.
C. A. Trip, Rev. Mr.. Collins officiating
Mr. Bugbee was son of a former proprietor
OF the American House, and for some years
past had been in business at Des Moines,
Iowa.
Rev. d. f. Miller speaks in the citizens
lecture course this evening on How Many
CthN7 hhh' u Doiihi ~ tlhuke III llle pro-
gramme has been made, for the convenience
of the speakers under which Rev. G.. Z.
Martin will appear in the course on Thursday
evening of next week, 18th inst, his subject
being, The Sermons of Shakespeare" As
announced last week, Dorman b. Eaton of
New York will speak Feb. 9Th.
The purchase of the building lot on Ell
lot street was completed by the Methodists,
and the papers passed last Friday. The So
ciety have chosen A. c. Davenport, Rev. d.
E. Miller J. c. Howe, w. II. Geddes and A.
V. May a building committee, with A. c.
Davenport treasurer 1t is now in contem-
plation by the committee to have every thing
in readiness to begin work on the new edfice
with the opening Of spring. A lot of 80 feet
in width has been sold TO Mr.. d. Leonard. as
was intmated by us last week, and we are
glad to know that it is among the probabili.
ties that Mr.. Leonard may go on with the
erection of his building during the coming
season.
The Liliputian Opera Company will ar
rive on Tuesday morning of next week, their
pony team coming on Monday afternoon.
They will appear at Opera hall in matinee at
$3.50 P. NJ. and in the evening at 100 Those
who fail to see them will lose an opportunity
rarely enjoyed. Those who, not having seen
the troupe, only expect to see big giant and
several specimens of diminutive humanity,
will see, in addition, artistic costuming and
acting and hear fine singing. The operetta
to be given is "Pocahontas," and is said to
be charming. Tickets will go on sale at VIII
lard's tonight Thursday at O'Clock, and
whoever would get good seat should apply
early. Matinee tickets 90 and % cents.
Evening, 80 and so cents
The storm of alternate snow and rain
which fell on Tuesday, terminated with snow
and slight freeze during the night, which
had the effect Of presenting, in Wednesdays
sunshine, landscape scene, the beauty of
which could only have been surpassed in
fairy-land. Not only were the trees respen-
dent in their frost-jewels, but they were fair
ly over-burdened, and their limbs, in many
cases. bent to the ground, or broken of by
the clnging mass Of snow. Even the tele-
graph wires, which now span the village
streets in all directions caught the feathery
fakes and transformed themselves into huge
white cables stretching from point to point
(where not absolutely broken down, as in
some instances) adding to the weird beauty
OF the scene. 1t seemed, indeed, like Christ
mas come again. And what was remarkable,
too, the winds slept and the scene remained
intact all day long Who, enjoying this won
drous scene, and remembering the mildness
and the fine sleighing of the present winter,
could wish himself an exile in Southern
climes?
The Household begins its 18th volume in
a new dress, which gives it, to our eye, a
vastly improved appearance We are pleas
ed to see this evidence of the increasing pros.
perity of a journal which is a credit NOT only