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

The jelly works closed business on the
20tl inst.
"A. @. Bickford is teaching a singing
school at the Hatch school house.
Lewis Ingraham recently killed pig six
months old, that weighed 1868 lbs
Our young men and boys have organized
an archery club at Mechanics hall on River
street.
Twelve men from this place Joined the
great bear hunt at Wilmington on the 10th,
but returned minus bruin.
Examination of school teachers at the
school house at Sadawga on the 9th inst, at
0 o'clock, A. NJ
The unseating of Judge Barrett from the
bench of the Supreme Court finds no sympa-
thy in this section. His long experience, le-
gal learning and judicial ability eminently
qualified him for the responsible position
which he has long occupied and ably filed.
The school in district No. A. taught by
Miss Cora l. Tuttle closed a successful term
on the 18th inst. Number of scholars II
average attendance 10 31-40; names OF schol-
ars not absent or tardy during the term, Katie
E. Chase, Edith Fowler, Wayne L. Fowler,
Archie Fowler, Adna G., Fowler, Marcus
Chase and Ozro W. Parker, the latter having
attended seven terms with no mark against
his name.
The primary department of the village
school, taught by Miss Stella M. Stetson,
closed Nov. 18th. Whole number of schol-
ars 81, average attendance % 40-49; % alb
sent on account of measles. Those having
no absent mark, Clarence Corkns, Ellie Cor
kins, Johnnie Donahue; absent one day, Hal
bert Stetson; those having no tardy mark,
Lizzie Stickney, May Howard, Lulu Burning
ton, Hattie Jones, Maloa Brown, Effie Reed,
Eta Wilcox, Augustus Glenn. Lola Putnam,
Carrie Wilcox, Alice Butterfeld. Clara DIAL
rymple, Lucy Eastman, Lottie Pike, Lottie
johnson, Murray Pierce, Forest Pierce, Cliff
ton Murdoch, Halbert Stetson, Clarence Cor
kins, Ellie Corkins Martin Brown, BERTHE
Putnam. Ossian Butterfeld, Allen Howard,
Mervin Pierce.
About four inches of snow fell last Sat
urday Fair sleighing. On Monday morn
ing the thermometer fell to zero +; on Tues
day morning it was four degrees below at
daylight.
Hiram Plumb, a man considerably ad-
vanced in life, is quite feeble, not having re-
covered from the effects of fall from load
of hay last summer.
Our town representative, A. A. Butter
field, Esq, is at home this week. His young
est son, who has been quite sick, is recover
ing
e. L. Fuller has recently sold his noted
Bacon Down buck to r. II. Faulkner. Mr..
Faulkner has already large and very nice
flock of sheep, and is still intent on improve
ment
"A party of about 1876 perons assembled
at j. b. Chases on Wednesday, 18th inst. it
being the list birthday anniversary of Mr..
Lyman Kingsbury, relative now living with
him. The formal exercises OF the occasion,
with e. S. Allen as 'master of ceremonies"
were as follows
Dea L. A. Warren offered prayer, follow
ed by singing and Rotations by the children /;
the presentation of a silver-headed cane to
Mr.. Kingsbury in aPtly chosen words, by
Miss Cora l. Tuttle, a grandchild, in behalf
of the grandchildren. Mr.. Abraham Chase
felicitously presented an easy chair TO Mr..
Kingsbury, in behalf of citizens and rela-
tives. A cup and saucer by the great grand
children and also several other articles were
presented him as tokens of respect and es-
TEEN. After the presentation OF these gifts
Mr.. Kingsbury happily responded in appro-
pirate remarks, showing that he fully appre-
ciated the kind feelings of the donors, and
the value of their gifts as mementoes. Then
followed an excellent poem for the occasion
by Thomas Fowler, and remarks by Dea. >.
A. Warren, II. w. Brigham, Esq, j. w.
Morse and others. The exercises closed by
singing Coronation in the words usually ret
to that popular tune. Mr.. Kingsbury is a
native of this town, and has resided here
nearly all his life, is well known and much
respected by our people. This visit with
Uncle Lyman" as he is generally called,
and the estimable family with whom he now
resides, forms theme for pleasant recollec-
tions for all who were present, and the pleas
ant scenes and incidents of the occasion will
be remembered with much pleasure for many
years to come. II,
Thirty dollars is cheap enough for a
New Home sewing machine with five drawers
and all attachments. And this il precisely
the price at which Stickney q Hunt are sell