Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-24
Local Intelligence.
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hobrook arc IN
leave for Boston next Wednesday
-Barna Clark will be established At his
new quarters in Crosby block the first of pe,t
week.
The Murray club dance, Friday evening
was attended by 81 couples and was fpap.
cial success.
The afternoon mail for towns on the
line Of the Brattleboro a Whitehall railroad
closes at $50.
Mr.. Mansur has suffered a severe and IN.
favorable attack during the past week, but IA
again improving.
COL Haskins has been in Montpelier this
week on business connected with his U. s
District Attorneyship.
The third annual exhibition Of the Wind.
ham County poultry and pet stock association
will be held Jan. 4th, 9th, 9Th and 7th.
Misses Cutting of the Grammar school
and Bullock of the High street Primary have
been detained at home this week by illness
The festival Of st. Michael's Epis par.
ish will take place in Crosby hall, on "Hoy
Innoconts," Tuesday evening, Dec. 2sth
joel Butterfeld Of Marlboro for viola
ton Of the fish law, was fined by Justice
Newton 81 and costs, amounting TO 5000.
Among citizens who have lately adopted
the telephone are DR.. Gale, l. N Thorn, Par.
Icy Starr, w. A. Faulkner and E. G. Or osby
The annual rental of the pews in the
Universalist church will be held at their
church on Thursday, Both inst, at O'Clock
p. NJ.
The Baptist Sunday school are to have
supper on Christmas Eve, after which pres.
ents will be distributed by Santa Claus in
proprid persona.
Sunday school concert at the N. E.
church next Sunday evening will be of char.
acter appropriate to Christmas, but no special
holiday observance will be held.
The second lecture of the Citizens Lee
ture Course will be given by Rev. W. II.
Collins ON Wednesday evening, Dec 10Th.
Subject, 1.-The Great Pyramid"
The sad intelligence has been received OF
the death, on Monday, from pneumonia, at
st. Paul, Mimi, Of Mr.. T. A. Budd who
married Miss Hattie Cults of this place
The Congregational Sunday school are to
have a Christmas tree aud supper, with music,
etc, at the chapel on Saturday evening
and Christmas concert on Sunday evening.
-"Amusements, Wise and Otherwise" is
the subject of Rev. L. W. Whitney's lecture
to young people, in the Universalist church
Sunday evening The morning service will
be appropriate to Christmas.
Capt. A. Armand a soldier who lost a
leg at Spotsylvania Court House, is canvass
ing this town for "Lossing's Field Book Of
the Civil War" work which many of our
citizens will be glad to possess.
christmas services in St. Michael's (Epis)
church will be held as follows On Christ
mas Eve Friday at o'clock Christmas
Day Saturday at 1920 A. N. +; Sunday after
| Christmas, at 1870 A. NJ, and T. P. n.
The public will be glad of the opportun.
ity to be furnished them on Friday evening
of'ne1t week to see the town hall in its new
dress and to at the same time enjoythe pleas
| ing opera of Martha" announced in our ad-
Vertsing columns
Elijah Walker and VIM. F. Howe have
bought out Albert ]. Simonds, grocer, and
taken possession. With their personal pop
ularity and experience in the business, the
new firm ought TO be able to draw large
| custom.
The annual meeting Of the UniversaSt
parish was held Tuesday evening, when P.
Barrows was chosen president; W. D. Perry,
clerk w. II. Esterbrook, treasurer I.
]. Il. Cudworth, F. Ii. Harris and A. A.
Stearns, additional trustees
Hon. George Howe of this town, who is
spending the winter in Washington, has been
employed by General Walker, Superintendent
OF the Census, to make a careful report on
the Poor Laws of Great Britain, as compared
with those of the United States.
AT the Unitarian church next Sunday
morning the services will be suitable for
| Christmas. The children will take part in
the singing and service, and sermon will be
preached to them. In the evening the lee
| ture will be suitable for the last Sunday of the
year.
A correspondent who has travelled on the
Boston and Lynn narrow-gauge railroad says
that the passenger cars on the BrattleborO
and Whitehall road are as much superior to
those of the former road, both in appearance
and comfort as the incest upholstered chair
is to an old cane-seated one.
At the meeting OF the creditors of Perry
& Greasy, held last Saturday, Alonzo Starkey
was chosen assignee. Claims to the amount
of about 30 600 were proved; but by agree
ment those of Parker Greasy, George Perry,
H. w. Simonds and the Peoples National
bank we're postponed until another meeting.
Hon. ]. L. Martin, Speaker of the House,
discovered by accident, few days ago. that
a movement was on foot among the members
to raise a sum of money for testimonial pre-
sentation to him and promptly vetoed the
project, urging on his friends that the money
would much better be given to the crippled
assistant Door-keeper of the House.
At the annual meeting of the Baptist So
ciety, held Tuesday evening, o. II. Post was
chosen president Jacob Estey, vice presi-
dent; H. B. Chamberlain, secy; E. II. Van
Doom, treasurer; s. Ii. Sherman, collector
E. W. Stoddard, auditor; ]. J. Estey, H. D.
Holton, B. N. Chamberlin, L. H. Dearborn
j. Henry Pratt, trustees. The society is
now in an excellent financial condition, having
raised over So, 900 in the past year cleared of
its debt, and got a surplus Of $500 in the
| treasury.
The adjourned village meeting last Mon
day evening was quite fully attended, and the
voters appeared to have come prepared for
business but the point having been raised
that no legal action could be taken upon the
new village charter, since the charter had no
legal existence at the time the meeting was
called to act upon it, and that the bailiffs
must call new meeting for the purpose, the
meeting was dissolved after passing vote to
have a certified copy of the amended charter
published in the two village newspapers:
The date of the new meeting has been fixed
at Jan. 9th.
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St. Michaers (EpiscopaD Church will be as
follows:
Christmas Carol TuekermAn
| Christnas Song Adams
Gloria Patri, BeethoNsI
BOnum est, hAhue'
M. &c.