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LADIES, UNDERyyEAR.

CHEMISTS at 45c., 6Oc., Csc, T5c., 81, el.25,
sl.5O, 81. 50. 81 and So
NIGHT6OWNS at 75c.. 81, 25. $3.50, S1.75.
81. 81 so, So II and SIS.
SKIRTS at 5Oc., 75c H. 30, 81 SO, 81, 49, 81
and s..
DRAWERS at Sec, 7sc.. 81, SIPS, 81. 80. SO and
IS.
These goods Gre Of the best manuf -cture. Also,
an elegant assortment OF
FRENCH HANDY MADE UNDERWEAR.
Of our own importation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-15

We offer the following ppecially attractive assort
ments, suitable for
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
namely
$50 DOZEN LADIES HEMSTITOHED INITIAL
HANDKEROHIEFs. at 20 cents esch, or 81 90 per
! dozen.
300 DOZEN LADIES' ALL-LINEN HEM
STITCHED INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFs. at IS
cents each, or 81. 80 In 4 dozen box.
$50 DOZEN LADIES' EXTRA FINE HAND-EM-
BROIDERED HEMSTITCHED INITIALS, at 50
| cents each, or So 30 in '4-dozen box.
| 100 DOZEN GENTS ALL-LINEN HEM
| STITCHED HANDKERCHIEFs AND OoLORED
| EMBROIDERED INITIALS at 37a cents each, or
| 200 per l4-dozen box.
100 DOZEN GENTS FINE HEMMED HAND
KERCHIEFs, WITH HANDSOMELY EN-
DID
dozen In a box at 1925.
! 10 DOZEN GENTS EXTRA FINE ALL-LINEN
| HEMsTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS. BEAUTI-
| FULLY EMBROIDERED INITIALS. at rs cents
each or i'll 6-dozeR handsome boxes, at a. Is per
| box.
| ALSO IN LADIES' MAGNIFIOENTLY EN-
BROIDERED SHEER ALLLINEN HANDKER-
| CHIEFS Sc,lloped, Hemstitched. and Diced
patterns, we offer superb lines never before shown
Washington.
OUR SPECIAL BARGAIN IN LADIES' AND
| apNrs, .,y-s1tK u.NnKFRcHrREs At
| ONLY s1.OO EACH, DESERVES INSPECTION.
ALSO SEASONABLE GOODS IN MUFFLERS,
| NECKwEAR, GLOVES. ,LKGGINs. &c.
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of superb tone and finish. and made by the hes
makers In the country, for only $50, upon easy
monthly payments, at
SIDNEY T. Niw1IO's.
decl5 433 9Th 81. northwest
HOLIDAY GOODS,
A large assortment of Porcelain, Parlor and Ii
brary LAMPS. DROP LIGHTS and DECORATED
SHADES. CABINET MIRRORS and SCONCEs
BRONZES. FANCY STUDENT LAMPS and DEC
GRATED SHADES. All Of the above goods sold a,
R5'ifred Prizes.
E.E. BROOKS,
decl6 o3I 18th ST. Corcoran Building.
II gPhIaaT GRAND PIANOS. -
WORLD RENowSED AND disqualified. %
HAR f5sIi n r fiiisFhtfd PIANO. WV"
made s ens H. T. STR sOe hr DRh'
sepI6 81 9TH st. northwest.
SAM'L LEWIS SONS.
JEWELERS. AND sILvERsMITHs.
have LARGE VARIETY OF
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
WHICH THEY OFFER AT
UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES
WATCHES. DIAMONDS,
LACE PINS. SCARF PINS,
STERLING SILVER, PLATED WARE.
CLOCKS. OPERA GLASSES. &c.
AT PRICES WHICH DEFY COMPETITION.
sAM'L LEWIS SONS,
deel3-lm I2ln Pennsylvsnia ave.
n JUGLA,S
IL. PARIS KID GLOVES
REDUCED 25c. PER PAIR
S-Button. sI;72,
p GENUINE MONOGRAM Rid I'D GLOVES.
Button, sIOO.
iButton, sl.2s.
6-Button. 81. 80.
J. p. PALMER,
IMPORTER AND DESIGNER OF
FASHIONS IN MILLINERY.
decls NO ITO. I. st.
WAS HOLIDAYS. 1850.
--''-' f'-''''
fAoSh' hiLLhhEiS' oALt AND.hCsSiA
fortioiio>' inksiands,
Card Cases,
Letter Gases,
Jewel Cases.
Glove and Handkerchief Boxes,
r.,,
fstDies. prayers
,.d uvu,,,,.
ana hsHhai.,
,,,o,;,.s
HOIIDay AIT po0us
len PER CENT. DISCOUNT ON ALL FANCY
ocorC r,>rrr,, nrI-r,,,nr,, ,,----
JAS. j. CHAPMAN,
metropolitan hook store'
soo,, ON p
~,Yyu1sr,. . sUc..Uswrows
ELEGANT BLACK AND C0L0RED BROCADE
BLACK SATIN DE LYON, from 81. so to SO. so.
BLAOh AND SOLCnED SIN PLDSHES
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

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lie owe as much or more in the way of useful,
instructive and genuine entertainment,
through periodical literature, as to all others
combined. Harper's MOntlly which has now
reached its Goth volume has from the first
been prominently the magazine for the fam
lily, giving always the best and freshest
thought of the times in current discussion,
fiction, travel, biography, and all other legit-
innate departments of magazine literature.
Strong and wide-awAke competition in recent
years has only stimulated the Monthly to keep
fully abreast Of the times and to-day it stands
unexcclled in quantity and quality of CON
tents, in beauty and wealth Of illustration,
and in everything which goes to make up a
firs,-class publication. The Weekly, as pic
torial nal Of current events, has no rival,
while. ~ IN educator in politics and public
mouls the extent OF its in fluence can hardly
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homo and the fireside, the Bdzar stands by
virtue Of its high literary character, careful
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

,.,,.,;,,,, ond ftund his father Allan Worden,
psanL Nontadio and two boys by the name
~ Gothic tearing down the building that ne
,ooL hold of his fathers arm and requested
him 10 leave. wbereupon Montague seiAeu MN
L,, Tho throat. and while he was struggling
IA, hin, VIM Cottle came in with CLUB
aud struck him upon the head. Complaints
,yoro made AGAINST Montague and Cot'le'
No,tagpo was arrested, but Cottle was not 10
no found. The case was heard before n
uoskins Tuesday afternoon. Allan "oruen,
Montague and Cottle all testified that DaViu
Wordep seized Montague as soon az he
reached the house and commenced beating
him. that Montague called for help, when
wp, Cottlo appeared with wooden Stat and
s,rrck Word,n' Allan worden further testi-
fed that he had purchased tho building ana
was there with help to remove it. Montague
was discharged
The cbild,en Of the Unitarian Sunday
school held their annual Christmas festival AT
the Brattleboro House on Christmas Eve
The exercises opened promptly at G;3O with
a Mother Coos procession through the par
lOrs, in which all inc ChiiuitH "l'P
costume. tho cheerful old dame herself I'm
the person of Miss Annie Siovens) grazing
the scene, and welcoming each member Of
her numerous emily with the rhyme set to
mifsic. which ea.h character illustrated. The
little people all ASHAMED their parts admira-
bly,, and won cntinuous applause from the
crowd of father, and mothers, "ssters cous-
ms and aupts' who looked on. Curiously
enough, this Mother Goose presentation,
which had its conception in the fertile BRAN
of Miss Wells, nd was decided upon carly IN
December, was almost identical with the
Mother Goose Christmas play by Edward Eg-
gleston, which appeared a fortnight later in
81. Nicholas following this entertainment
the children hi supper; then came the
Christmas tree with genuine jolly Santa
Claus to distribute the presents and at sea-
sonable hour IL company dispersed, having
never been merier or happier than on this
occasion On Christmas morning childhen's
service was heltin the church, the exercises
including responsive readings carols, and the
telling of ''TheStory of the Birth Of Christ
in poem writtn by the pastor and read by
him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

The New York Nation shows the absurdity
of the silver coinage law by calling attention
to the remarkable fact that, while thousands
of men are laboring to get silver out of the
bowels of the earth, the government steps in
and buries it again, at the rate of 50, 900, 600
a month. SO far as any usefulness to the
public is concerned, the pile of silver in the
treasury which the circulation refuses to take
up, might as well be thousand feet beneath
the surface of the ground in Colorado and
Nevada. Its coinage and storage by the gov
eminent are of no possible use to anybody
but the producers of silver at home and the
owners of silver abroad, while it costs the
people of this country the interest on its val
ne so long as it is kept out of employment
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

Hon. Jon. b. Mead will hold an agric
tund meeting at this place Friday evening
this week.
Tuesday morning, as L. b. Howe Y
loading logs from pile, he got caught /
tween two of them, breaking both bones
one of his legs. DIR. A. b. Bi1by was prom
ly called.
The Sabbath school exercises and dis,
button of gifts at the Baptist church
Christmas eve passed of very pleasant
Many a little heart was made glad, and SOL
of larger growth. The pastor, Rev. C. !
Levitt, was the recipient of handsome
oyercoat. But perhaps the most pleasl
gift was one to the church, a handsome de-
made of budernut with ash panels and BIS
walnut trimmings, the donor being Mr.. h
sci Fisher Of Chester. Mr. Russell formG
lived in this town and still cherishes kin
and sympathetic feelings toward his q
church and neighbors, as this beautiful a.
practical gift clearly shows. May his shi
ow never grow less. Z
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

Washington reporters who tried to inter
view Gen. Grant on the Nicaragua canal
project and other subjects, found him just as
much sphinx as ever. He talked familiar
ly with friends who called upon him, how
ever, and remarked, jokingly, that, with the
practice he was getting as a speech maker,
he thought he would soon be fit to take a
scat in Congress. AS to his future plans
he said he was drifting and should drift
till next summer, when he hoped to find &C.
cupation in which he could earn an honest
living. As to his health, he said it was new
or better, and he really thought he was feel
ing younger and stronger than at any time
since the beginning of the war. In referring
to his trip through the South he said he
would like to spend several months in that
section, and intended revisiting some of his
old battle-felds on his return, but he care
fully avoided any reference to the political
condition of the South, and indeed all polit-
ical topics
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02
RADIX.

Tho North Carolina Republicans are not
without hope of carrying that State in $780,
Judge Ralph p. Buxton, for many years
judge of the superior court, viii probably be
their candidate for governor.
There is good reason to believe that Gov.
Van Zandt of Rhode Island has been tender
ed the position OF Minister to Russia to sue
coed Gen. Stoughton, that he will accept the
position, and that his nomination will be sent
to the Senate Immediately after the holidays.
Later news says the Governor refuses to ac-
cept the appointment.
President Hayes is very outspoken in his
Rntipathy to polygamy, and urges the import
ance of cutting of the political privileges of
Mormons with the view of stamping out this
blot on the fair name of the Union.
Recorder John X. Hackett, famous for his
severe sentences for criminals, died at New
York Friday at the age of 80. He had been
i'll for long time, suffering from heart dis.
ease and drOpsy, and practically retired from
the bench several years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

The SPBINGFELD REPUBLICAN, whose pros
pectus has lately appeared in our columns,
lays out a programme for the coming year
on the most broad and generous basis, and
its patrons need no assurance that it will
keep well up to its promises In the matter
of vigorous editorial writing, careful and in
telligent correspondence, and the faithful
collection and boiling down of news the Re
publican has never been in advance of the
standard to which it now daily holds itself
Its latest stroke of enterprise as most of our
readers know, is the publication of Sunday
edition, which takes high rank as a model
paper of its class.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

A TRAIN OF CARS FALLs INTO RIVER IN SCOT
LAND AND NOT A PERSON ESCAPES.
A passenger train, which consisted of four
third class cars, one second-class and one first
class, aud the brakemeus van, dropped into
the Firth of Tay, Scotland, Sunday evening,
while crossing the iron and stone bridge over
that stream near Dundee. A fearful gale, the
worst for ten years, was blowing at the time,
and it will probably never be known just
how or why the accident happened. The on
" certainty is that the central spans of the
immense bridge, the greatest engineering
feat Of its kind in the world, dropped or were
torn out and the train fell IS feet into the
water, not soul of the 10 or more persons
on board escaping. The gale was so strong
all Sunday night that steamboats, could not
reach the scene of the disaster, and the excite
ment and suspense as the news of the disas-
ter spread were terrible in the extreme.
The bridge, which was completed and
opened to traffic May 81, 1878, was regarded
as a triumph of engineering skill, it being
the longest structure Of its kind ever attempt
ed. The estuary, at the point where the
bridge was built, is more than two miles wide.
The spans were So in number, thirteen of
them being nearly $50 feet from pier to pier
The widest spans were across the nayigable
portion of the firth, and the rails at that
point were IS feet above the surface of the
water. 1t WAS these spans which went down
The structure was built of iron, the supports
being imbedded in sunken masses of mason
ry. The superstruoture was braced and knit
ted together with iron lattice-work, that part
of the bridge where the spans were widest
having the lAttice-work above the floor or
rails. The other portions Of the work were
built with the lattice below the track-level,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02
PuGney.

Mr. J. D. Wheat has lately sold W
Richardson of Brattleboro, for beef !a
of oxen that weighed 5lSG pounds, n
Wheat has pair of twin calves, 20 mont
old, perfect match, that will weigh abo
2OO0 pounds and are 30 well broken that Ii.
can be driven together without yoke.
Mr. j. Is. Black of this town has tax
the agency of Mosely d StOddards cabin
creamery, made at Poultney, and is expect
to travel for il this winter. The cans of t.
creamery hold ive gallons each, and are
in wells of water, and above the partitiG
are spaces for ice. The milk is drawn of
faucet at the bottom, 30 that the cans nev
not he lifted
The Masonic fraternity held their annu
festival and election of officers at their hA
on Wednesday evening, the oath ult The
had full hall and tables beautifully furni4
ed, aud of course they had a very onjoyao
time.
The two churches combined for
Christmas obseryanoes on Thursday eyenil
at the town hall. The hall was densely pa
green trees stood conspicuously in fro
loaded with presents The exercises consist
of anthems by the choir, and reading by u
children and officers of the Sunday schools
exercises fitted for the occasion.
The subject of Rev. n. d. Parsons s
ture before the Temperance society last no.
day evening was, 1.-THE Curtain Lifted
showing up the effects of Intoxicating drin'
in the home circle.
VIII some of our Putney readers tell
what this paragraph, clipped from the Bo''
Herald of last Saturday, means2
''LooK OUT FOR EN-"
"TO tie Editor of the Herald: pair
old geese were killed up in Putney, w., 81
days ago, and, as they have been shipped
the Boston market, want to warn the pun
to look out for 'em. Them geese are
tough to eat, and think you will agree "
me when tell you their history. We
Burgoyne sent Col Baum to capture
stores which the Americans had collected
Bennington, Vt. they were met and VI
badly whipped by Col Stark, who comma
ed the New Hampshire militia. After
battle these same geese were taken from
knapsack Of British soldier who had %
killed in the conflict. These fowls had De
stolen by the soldiers from an old farmer
Bennington by the name of Baxter. y
were given back to the owner by order OF !
Stark. They We're kept in the Baxter iaI
40 years, and were sold to parties IN y
Hampshire. Since 1914 they have been u
ed off to a score of parties till they finally
back TO Bennington in 1876. In 1854 ID
by the name of Shortle took the gees
Putney, where they were killed rs aO'
stated. Old people in Putney vouch
what have written, and are ready to pr
that the old birds are too old to DO eaten
say the least. A H. T.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

Gen. Chalmers of Mississippi has propos
ed bill in the House which appears to be
wise in intention and extremely just 1t pro-
vides that $50 600, recently covered into
the Treasury, of moneys originally appropri-
ated for the pay and bounties of colored SOL
diers, because of the impossibility of finding
rightful claimants, shall be invested in four
per cent. bonds, and the interest devoted in
equal parts to six institutions named in the
bill which have been established for the ed
ucation of colored students-among them the
we'll known and eminently deserving Hamp-
ton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Yir-
ginia the Fisk University, Tennessee, and
the Howard University in Washington. If
the money is so appropriated it will be in
some sort an offset to the miserable manner
in which the blacks were defrauded in the
matter of the Freedmen's Savings Bank.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

Last Wednesday Gen. Grant visited his
mother and sister at ersey City, returning to
Philadelphia to spend Christmas with Geo.
W. Childs On Saturday he and Mrs. Grant
went to Washington, where they were the
guests of Gen. Beale, an old-time friend Of
the General Sunday they occupied their
old pew in the Metropolitan Methodist church.
and Monday called at the White House,
the General afterward visiting several of the
departments Although Gen. Grant had
origi nally intended to leave Washington on
ne sday, he finally consented to stay till Fri
day; but, learning on Tuesday morning that
some of his old followers were planning a
de demonstration in his honor, he ordered his
trunks packed and left with his party for the
South in the afternoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

part Of the day had been spent in speech
making evening was drawing on, and, when
the call came for vote, the chairman sud
denly announced that the gas arrangements
in the hall were in some way defective, and
it would, therefore, be impossible to go on
with the proceedings. just what the trouble
with the gas pipes was, has not been DEFINITE
ly ascertained but it is claimed that, few
minutes before the discovery of their unser-
viceability was made, Mr.. L. G. Weir the
Cincinnati agent of Adamss Express Compa-
ny, had been delegated to attend to this mat
ter. and had done his work so thoroughly
that not cubic inch of gas would pass
through the pipes. The next day brought
SOLDERING thoughts, and Col. Ingersolrs speech
was, in great degree, forgotten and it
would have been too much for human ma
ture TO have started another Blaine excite
ment. But the incident shows why that
gentleman was SO earnestly opposed to nm
other meeting of the convention in Cincin-
natl, and how much dependence is placed on
the 'hurrah boys style of proceedings, as a
means of controlling the votes of men of pre-
sumably sound judgment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

-TlFe is talk Of sleigh-rido from
place BSouth Londonderry, next week
Nj j. Il. Muzzy sold twenty fat Il
to parf rs in Rockingham, which average
weight 10 lbs. each. Mr.. Muzzy has q,
Of stee calves that will weigh 1900 lbs.
N II. G. Barnes and Rev. Mr.. All.
Walpo, N. H., are in town for short ii
M S. p. Butler, sub-contractor o..
railros, has completed his section. and
his toes at auction last Saturday.
OR. Garfield, assignee Of the esta,
Marx Livcrmore, insolveut debtor. bs.,
vertid the real and personal propert7
sale auction, Jan. goth.
--Iessrs. Barnes & Fessenden, blacksp
andarriage makers, have by mutual co1.,
disilved partnership. They have beer
buness together for nearly seven year.
Ina done n large business. They hsy.
Lar shop, with much machinery. and sgg
WI power which has enabled them 10 4
w'k promptly and in a good and satsfa.-
bnner. Mr.. W. L. Barnes will confirm,
dry on the business here, and Mr.. Fess.
n thinks of locating in wardsboro. lie b.
b sold his house and lot here to DIR. II
srt Sanders. Mr. Fessenden and family
ave many friends here and go with the b.
ishes Of all. He will undoubtedly give Sc
faction in his new place of business, a
'orkman and a citizen.
Mr. NJ. L. BOynton will commence
inging school next Saturday evening.
The meeting of the Congregational
.iety for the choice Of officers will be held .
he Office of Hon. +. L. Waterman ,
Wednesday, the 18th inst, at l o'clock p N
The annual meeting Of the fire distr
will be held Monday evening, the 9Th.
The Christmas tree on Christmas E.
brought full house, and everything pass.
'T most pleasantly. The trees were heayl
aden with the useful and the ornaments
The children, especially did themselves Gre
t by their part in the exercises.
christmas evening was celebrated by t
liver district by tree, and oyster supper
.erwards, for the benefit of Addison Mari
" Wardsboro, n lay preAnhor who has y,
folding meetings with them Sunday evenil.
or a number of months past. K
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02

Mr.. ]. b. Saunders has sold his a.
calf, ;" its dressed weight being 47G b.
its age [ months.
Mr. Charles Clisbee's singing sclod .
menced Ist week He gives two lesson,
wcek-oie this Thursday and one Ia
row evening.
DR.. Earle, who was called TO tbs
side Of a ick friend in New Jersey, re,..
last Fridiy.
Tho aides aid society will NEE, n
day aft9noon and evening of next w..
the par7bnagc. All arc invited.
--Mr4 Rev. W. /. Todd has returned q,
a visit I'd err fathers home in Wales, Ma.
-LaJ Sunday Rev. NJ. L. wood,,i
Halifax tIled the pulpit of Rev. Wit
Mr. Lok preached in the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-02
Sensible.

There is something puerile in the appre-
tensions expressed about the election of Gen.
Grant to the presidency because he has al
ready served two terms. We have no fears
of Cmsarism in this country, and do not be-
lieve that Gen. Grant is man to take ad-
vantage of conditions which might seem fa-
vorable. The only question with us is wheth-
err candidate is on the whole, desirable, or
the best. Some people seem to think that it
is absolutely necessary to protect the peo-
pie against themselves We believe in
trusting the people Gen. Grant is to-day
the strongest candidate the Republicans can
nominate, but, if he should be nominated, it
ought to be remembered that it will be with
out the aid of the public patronage, and il
nominated, be will not be elected unless his
election seems 70 be necessary.