Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-10


forts in the neighborhood that day had mai.
two political converts anyhow. BurljDota,.
Free Press
Good for "Jamesie."
Willie Hart, young man Of weak initial
lect, about 20 years Of age, son Of Mr.. Georgo
Hart of this town, attempted suicide last SIM
day by swallowing quantity of Paris green
which his father had bought for potato bus,
and left in the woodshed According 10 t5o
boys statement he had become discouragaJ
in consequence of not receiving wages dra
him and concluded that no had lived lons
enough. He took the poison in a cup of wa,
ter at roadside spring. on his way to the vii.
lage, and then went TO attend morning ser
vice at the Baptist church. During service
he was seized with vomiting and went ont
and on stating the cause Of his sickness was
at once removed TO DIR. Gregg's drug store
where means we're promptly taken to rid bis
system Of the poison. lie was afterwards
taken home, where he fingered until the nert
day apparently regretting his foolish act and
anxious to recover. But it was too late he
died about 6 o'clock Monday evening.
THE BUSINESS OF THE BRArrLEBoRo POST OF.
FICE.
The count of all classes of mail matter
originating with the Bratteboro post Office
during the week ending Tuesday last gave
the following results Number of letters and
postal cards, GOi2; newspapers from pub.
fishers and news agents, 2j,G71 third class
or miscellaneous printed matter, 81 fourth
class or miscellaneous packages, SO, weigh
ing "a pounds; total number of pieces 80.
442, being an increase of 10, 5O7 on the count
taken last year. During the same week the
total number Of letters and cards received for
delivery was 1880, and 4, 40 were handled in
transit making the total amount of first class
matter handled during the week 8, 1872 or an
average per day of g. O22 The largest days
business of the week was on Monday, when
,553 letters and postal cards were sent out,
exactly the same number received (curiously
enough) and ,Oj2 handled in transit total
letters for the day, A. 1873 The total number
or pieces Of all classes sent from the Office
! each day was Wednesday, Dec. lst $3.50.
| Thursday, ., 791 Friday, IL, 79G; Saturday.
| 1910; Monday, 4, 7jG; Tuesday, 3179. This
is very handsome showing for the business
of the Office.
NEW TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY
"A juvenile total abstinence society, to be
known as the Band of Hope" was organic.
ed at the reading room on Saturday, Dec. 4th,
composed of sixty members. The object of
this society is to induce the young to abstain
| from the use of intoxicating drinks including
wine, beer and cider, as a beverage, from the
use of tobacco in every form, and from all
profanity. The following named persons
constitute the board of directors: g. A.
Bliss LIST superintendent Mrs J. s. Brown,
2nd, Mrs. W. Il. Geddes 3rd, Mrs. j. Orion,
secretary, Mrs ODER, treasurer, Rev. Mr..
ODER, chaplain, Miss q. Z. Charter, musical
director. "Baud of Hope" officers: Berthe
Ward, president; vice presidents, Maud Gun
ningham, Nellie Cobb, Walter Geddes and
Norman Knight; secretary, Jessie Orton;
treasurer, Ella Brown; executive committee,
Matte Fuller, Rena Young, Effie Young,
Willie Strong Johnnie Drown aud Emma
Copeland; ways aud means committee,
J. Gray Estey, Frank Convey, Albert Tenney,
Maggie Rankin, Eliza Kenney, Nellie Hast
ings and Louise Pine; visiting committee,
Bessie Van Doorn Hattie Hapgood. Charlie
Downer, Belmer Bailey, Jennie Stoddard
Walter Piper and Carrie Bliss. The regular
meetings of this band will be held on Satur-
day at 3 O'Clock P. NJ. Of each week.
PERRY cREssY's FAILURE.
Perry & Greasy, shoe dealers at the old
Simonds stand, filed petition in insolvency
last Saturday. The announcement of their
failure was matter of general surprise, as
they were supposed to be doing a profitable
business. They claim to have lost heavily
through bad debts, and TO have been on the
down grade almost from the time they took
the store. On the 25th OF October their stock
of goods, with personal property belonging
to both partners, was mortgsged TO Geo. u >,
Perry of Chester and z. d. Greasy of Ches
ter6eld for a total sum of $l2,O Since
then they have bought largely of goods in
the hope, as they say, of good trade, which
would help them out of their difficulties. One
or both members of the firm have speculated
for some time in Wall street, and the final
trouble came through threatened suit against
Mr.. Greasy, by a Wall street broker, for the
payment of $500 sunk there. but which Mr.
Cressy claims that he does not legitimately
owe The liabilities of the firm appear TO be
upward of SIS, 900, and the assets about Sill,
600. With the exception of the mortgages
above referred to, notes amounting to SO, 100
at the Peoples Bank, and $500 in favor of
ii. W. Simonds, the liabilities are entirely for
market debts. S. r. Haywood ~ Co. of Wor-
cester, Mass, replevined eight cases of goods
on Tuesday, the purchase of which they claim
to have been fraudulent. A meeting OF the
creditors will be held in Boston to- morrow,
when the matter OF compromise will be dis
cussed.
PROCLAMATION NO. 3-NorICE TO SABBATH
BREAKERS.
-Cohplalht Is again maze that certain In
dividuals of the village of Brattleboro trespass
on the Sabbath with dogs and guns upon the
farms outside the village, to the annoyance of
good citizens, and also endaug-ring the lives
of cattle aud poultry | take this method to
inform you that promised to-day to move in
this matter on the first well authenticated
complaint made for Sunday trospass after
this date / will also notify the boys who
borrowed four turkeys last Monday to settle
the same to prevent me from having to intro
duce them to Justice Newton.
w. ii. ALEXANDER, town grand Juror.
Brattleboro, Thursday Dec. o. 1880