Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-30
Local Intelligence,


price of their gas TO > per lhouh"nu i'''
from Jan. 1st.
Rev. J. B. Green's topic Of discourse for
Sunday evening next will be "rhe Story OF
the Prodigal Son"
The heavy fall of sleet last week did con
siderable injury to fruit and forest trees in
this vicinity.
The jewelers. and watchnakcrs will here
after, by mutual agreement, close their places
Of business at O'Clock on Tuesday aud Fri
day evenings.
A leap-year slcghrids to Winchester, re-
turning in the evening, was participated in
by party of young people from the Baptist
society, on Wednesday.
Rev Mr.. Shepardson of Greenfield,
Mass, preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday. Next Sunday Rev. i. B. Hubbard
of Cayendish is to preach
Rev. T. W. Whitney will deliver tho sec
ond Of the series Of lectures to young people,
in the Universalist church next Sunday night.
Subject "Worth and Wealth
We notice that, wherever the opera has
been given, many pleasant things are said Of
the doctor OF Alcantara," which the young
people Of the Centre church are to bring out
in a few weeks.
This evening occurs Rev. G. E. Martins
lecture in the citizens course on The Ser
mons of Shakespeare" A week from to-
night Mr.. Eaton speaks on "rhe Merit Sys-
TEN VS.. the Spoils System in Politics
The young people Of the Universalist
parish are to bring out the celebrated drama
of Fast Lynne" at the town hall on Wednes-
day evening. Feb. 4 the entertainment to
close with a farce entitled MY Turn Next"
-Hawley is just home to-day from New
York, and on Saturday will be ready to show
a large and attractive collection Of Hamburg
embroideries, new table damasks, white
goods, ties, ruchings, black cashmeres, ere
tonnes, &c.
j. Lincoln Ellis was arraigned Thursday
morning, before Judge Tyler, upon com
plant under the Nuisance Act He plead
guilty and was fined $50 and costs. The bar
room rented by Ellis in the Vermont House
at the West village, was ord red by the court
to be closed.
Although we have had two or three thaws
per week since the month came in, We sup
pose it was tie January thaw' of the sea-
son which came 10 us on Tuesday, with a
pouring rain of - or II hours duration, and
caused the ice to break up and 60 out of both
the Connecticut and West rivers.
A village meeting has been called for
Friday evening OF next week, when the bal
lids and chief engineer will report rs to the
expediency of buying chemical fire extin-
guisher to be placed on cemetery hill. The
matter of the chief engineers recent action
in placing the No. engine in No. IS house
and bringing No. over to the brick engine
house. will also come up for consideration.
Rev. Geo II. Vibbert's lecture at Crosby
hall, last Monday evening, was one Of the
most forcible and eloquent presentations Of
the evils of intemperance ever made before a
Brattleboro audience. He is expected to
speak again upon the same subject next
Tuesday evening when he will probably have
a larger number Of hearers than before
His topic will then be, The Church and the
Rum Curse"
We are glad to learn that two or three of
our citizens, who have written Messrs Ed
gar and wheelook, urging them to return to
Othello. have received replies promising a re-
turn, should future engagements possibly
permit. A repetition Of the great tragedy by
these actors, with their supporting company,
would be sure Of crowded house.
There was the usual large attendance at
the Universalist festival and fair Wednesday
evening, and, of course, the usual enjoyment
Besides the abundant supply of refreshments,
flowers aud fancy articles, several tableaux
and group of statuary were presented, fol-
lowed by music from the Brattleboro orches-
ira and dance. The proceeds amounted to
over 500.
AN Evening with Longfellow' is what
the newly organized Charming club is TO Of
fer the public in Crosby hall, on Wednesday
evening, the 4th of February, on which occa-
sion the remarkable poem, herdnios, will be
read, and illustrated by tajledur rjcdHt to
represent the scenes described in the poem.
The entertainment promises to be one of
rarely pleasing and attractive character
We are likely to see larger drive of logs
go past here the coming season than ever be-
fore 1t is said that the Connecticut River
lumber company have at work in the forests
on their own land near the head waters of the
Connecticut force of 600 men, 100 horses
and &c oxen, getting out the logs for their
next springs drive, and in addition to what
their own woods furnish the company will
buy u, 900, 600 feet Of lumber from other for
ests, to be hoated down to Mount Tom, Hol-
yoke and Hartford.
About noon, last Monday, in spite of the
warning given him by Mr.. Eli Clark, who
lives near Fairs ferry on the Vermont side,
William Holman of Chesterfield attempted to
cross the Connecticut on the ice with a two
horse sled load of railroad ties. When about
wo-thirds of the way over his horses, with
the forward part of his traverse, suddenly
went through the ice and disappeared. 1t is
probable that the animals sank Immediately
to the bottom, as nothing could be seen of
them at an opening in the ice just below
Mr.. Holman's loss is about $500. Owing to
the warm weather which has prevailed, the
ice at the ferry has only been safe for single
teams this season.
At the seventh annual reunion of the
Sons and Daughters of Vermont in Worcester
Mass, held last week, Rev. NJ. H. Harris Of
fered prayer, and Hon. Clark Jillson made a
brief address, in which he said that when he
came to Worcester, "a years ago, he was UNI
able for long time to find one man who
claimed Vermont as his birthplace. As time
rolled on, Nermonters began to show them
selves, and in 1873, Dea Constant Shepard
began to talk about Vermont ers holding a re-
union. The first meeting was held in Wash
burn Hall in January, 1874, aud since then
reunions have been held annually in January
After the speaking series of tableaux were
given, representing od-time farm house
scenes,
Despite Tuesdays drenching rain, the
Liliputian Opera company were greeted by
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