Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
Local Intelligence,
nrattleboro.


few days.
At the vcsper service in the Universalist
church, next Sunday evening, the pastors re-
marks will be upon "a full reward
At the Unitarian church next Sunday
evening the Rev. Mr. Green's lecture will be
on 'iwhat Jesus promises TO do for man" !
--Battleboro village numbers ten or
twelve more dwelling houses than year ago,
and several new ones arc in course Of con
struction.
As will be seen by reference to tho ad-
vertisement NJ. L. Boynton has been APP
pointed station agent at Jamaica and A. N.
Butler at Wardsboro.
The annual count of all mail matter
originating at the Brattleboro post office for
one week, by order Of the Postmaster General,
begins next Wednesday, Dec. !.
Col. Hooker has returned to the state
treasurer his pay for tho 20 days during
which he was absent in New York as Il mem
Der Of the Republican National committee.
The backsmiths have had lively and,
no doubt thankful Thanksgiving this week.
The cold weather and icy ways have given
them regular drive of shoeing and sharp
ening.
Nov order your newspapers and maya
zines for the coming year The subscription
agency of O. w. Wilcox (st the post Office
offers special inducements in the way of low
prices for all the leading periodicals. See
| advertisement.
j. A. Church has gone into the milling
business at his planning shop on Frost street.
having put in portable mill with 3O-inch
French burr stone, and a corn cracker. His
| 30horse power steam engine furnishes am
pie power for the purpose.
The next meeting of the professional
club is set down for Wednesday evening, Dec.
sth, at Kindergarten hall, when DIR. Draper
will read paper on 1.-THE relations and duties
| OF professional men to themselves and the
| public.
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 7th the ladies
| Of the Unitarian society propose giving an
| oyster supper at Crosby hall, on which coca
| sion they will offer for sale a variety of fancy
articles suitable for Christmas gifts. The
evening will close with u social dance.
- John E. Stevens, young man well and
favorably known in this village, win succeed
to G.. W. Holbrook's place as bookkeeper for
| Crosby a. Co., Jan LIST next. Mr. Stevens is
q son Of Ms. J. A. Stevens of this village,
but for three years past has been in the EN-
| ploy of Potter 4 Nash OF Greenfield Mass.
--Knowlton has reduced his stage fares to
a point Just inside the railroad rates, and
seems determined to give the narrow gauge a
lively competition. The people enjoy the
fun and hope this action may be one Of the
| factors in bringing the marrow gauge manag-
| ers TO a more reasonable frame OF mind on
the passenger fares question.
| A union oarvica hall Thaukggiyinu
day Of the Methodist chapel with a sermon
by Rev. d. E. Miller. His text was from
| Paul's epistle to the Romans: The powers
that be are ordained of God :" and he aimed
to prove from the facts Of history that the
religious element in man is the most power
| full, as it is the most important, and that 10
it all political, social and moral considera-
tions are secondary and subservient.
The citizens course Of lectures Is in Il
forward state of preparation. 1t is hoped to
be able to open on the evening of the 18th
| Of December. Let the gentlemen who are
willing to give their time and strength to the
| preparing aud delivering such lectures, be
| encouraged by the citizens coming forward
at once and purchasing tickets. Reader, this
| means you. Go to Wizards Cheney i
Clapp's aud purchase your tickets at once.
We are glad to learn that there is pros
peot of the revival of the Choral Union. 1t
| is proposed to meet for a first rehearsal on
Thursday evening, Dec 3D. in Crosby hall
| All persons who are interested in sustaining
| the society cordially invited to join at that
| time. The officers for the ensuing year are :
| President, Geo NJ. Taylor vice president, W.
II. Taft secretary and treasurer, Annie Ste
VEINS; executive committee, L. W. Hawley,
| @. X. Stevens, Z. y. Parker.
| Letters bearing these addresses have re-
Gently passed through the Brattleboro post
office Bratelberoey and Bratel Boura for
| Brattleboro Balls Fols for Bellows Falls
| Cohouse for COhoes; Grizleville for Girls
wOldyille South Dairy for South London
derry Ashahulott for Ashuelot AlAston for
Allston Middlebuery for Middlebury Holy
Yorke and Hoyleyoke for Holyoke; West
west Minister for West Westminster; Fitze-
burg for Fitchburg; Lemester for Leomin-
ster Newslam for New Salem.
Miss Cutting of the intermediate school,
will succeed to Miss Blanchard's place in the
Grammar school with the beginning of next
term, and Mrs. Morse, of the Canal-st. school,
| will take charge of the intermediate depart
ment. Mrs. Morse's place will be taken by
Mns. Gilbert Lamb, teacher of well-tried
| experience. We learn that the committee
wrote Offering Miss Thomas her old place on
Canal street, but that she replied saying that
she could not again assume charge of the
| school,
Upward of 75 couples participated in the
military bands benefit dance al Crosby hall
on Thursday evening, these, with the large
number of spectators present, filing the hall
| A promenade concert was given from & to
O'clock and the dancing followed, with an
| oyster supper served from 1l:3O onward, in
the vacant store lately occupied as a Repub
lican club-room. The occasion was highly
| enjoyed by all present, and q snug sum of
money was realized for the band, though the
exact figures have not yet been ascertained,
Tho entertainments given by the "Jolli-
ties" combination on Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week we're among the most
entirely delightful in point of pure genuine
fun, of any ever presented in Brattleboro.
The plot of the play abounds in the most
| grOtesque and absurdly funny situations, the
music is eminently taking" and the acting
is capital throughout. The whole perform
ance possesses the rare quality of being one
into the enjoyment of which the most cultivat-
ed listener may enter with entire abandon
with out an after thought that he has been
laughing at something which is unworthy of
him.
On Wednesday evening of last week the
military band paid one of their members, Mr.
| w. W. bdIilctti stTonhuo, IN recognition OF
his recent marriage. The hospitable domi-
cile of Mr.. Lewis Higgins, where Mr., and
Mrs. Bartlett have rooms, was thrown unre-
servedly open on the occasion, the serenading
party were invited in, handsome spread
from Cooper's was served and pleasant eve
ming was spent. On Friday evening the band
paid their popular and efficient drum major,
Mr. E. NJ. Appliu, and his wife a similar com
pliment, and were again taken in"
|
where made, to the satisfactory and success
| full operation Of the narrow gauge road, we