Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30


on Forest square
j. W. Frost and w. II. Minor OF Peoria,
ILL.,, are in town for a few days on business.
As we go to press, a stranger -presumed
to be the sun-very shyly makes his appear
ance.
There will be a preaching service at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening at
1880.
The Liliputians played to good houses
last Friday and were never more bewitching
and entertaining.
"A New Year Wish" is the subject of
Rev. L. w. Whitney's lecture to young peo-
Pile next Sunday evening.
Tho windham County Medical Society
holds its annual meeting at the Brooks House
on Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
-Estey & Cos. shipments for this month
will amount TO nearly 1900 instruments-the
largest number in any month yet by nearly
200.
COL Estey returned from visit to Yer
gennes this morning and reports that the Re-
form School addition will be ready for oocu-
pancy in about two weeks.
-Selleck 4 Davis, job printers will show
a commendable bit of enterprise by publish
ing daily sheet the Poultry journal, during
the four days of the hen show, week after
next.
COL E. Ely Goddard was at the Brooks
House Monday night with a company of
friends from New York. The party were en-
route for Ely and travelled by special Pull
man car.
Mrs. Cynthia Lawrence received calls
from a large number of friends on tho occa-
sion of her 92d birthday last week. This
venerable lady is in the enjoyment Of excel
lent health.
The children Of the Episcopal church
and society held their usual Christmas festival
on Wednesday evening (Holy Innocents) at
Crosby hall.
The Methodist church choir for the year
1882 will be made up as follows Miss Flora
j. Cutting, soprano Miss Hattie Brazor,
alto; Herbert E. Walker, tenor Frank W.
Brazor, bass.
The Peoples National bank declares
semi annual dividend OF 3 per cent and car.
ries $4,000 to its surplus account. The Yer
mont National will pay its usual semi-annual
five per cent dividend.
In spiteof the forbidding Weather and hor-
rible travelling, a numerous and Jolly company
gathered at Mrs. John Hunts on Wednesday
evening, the occasion being the fortnightly
sociable Of the Unitarian society.
j G.. Taylor is confined to his house
with a hurt received by fall on the ice at
Montpelier last week. He is fortunate in
having policies in the Fidelity and Casualty
and Vermont Accident companies.
AT the Unitarian church Sunday morn
ing the sermon will be suitable for the New
Year. In the evening the lecture will be on
'St. Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius of
Constantinople." Service at o'clock.
Mr. Morse, the janitor OF the high school
building, in the Christmas vacation year ago
burned two tons OF coal TO keep the water
pipes from freezing. 1t is needless to say
that so far in this vacation no fire has been
necessary for that purpose.
Those boys from Mr. Moody's Northheld
school, some l6 in number, who could not 60
home for the Christmas holidays dined with
Col. and Mrs. Estey on Wednesday, by spec
ial invitation-an act of kindness which, no
doubt, was duly appreciated.
Smith, the undertaken, Is introducing a
new style OF burial case composed Of metal
aud glass, made in Thomsonvlle, Conn. 1t
is finished in a variety Of styles, and being of
moderate cost aud very handsome, is des-
tined we think, to become popular.
AT the meeting of the professional club
on Wednesday evening DIR. Holton was elect
cd president for the ensuing three months !;
Dr. Gregg secretary; executive committee,
Revs. Merrill aud Cow aud DIR. Tucker The
paper was by DIR. Gregg on intellectual
Development"
A very prominent feature OF the January
(holiday) Wide Awake is group OF Christ
mas verses by Miss Mary E. wilkins of Brat
tleboro, which are given profuse and beauti-
ful illustration. We learn that Miss wilkins
has just been awarded the first prize offered
for short stories by the Boston Budget.
Hon. Farley Starr aud wife returned on
Thursday from their journey aud visit of a
month to the South. Mr.. Starr visited At
lanta, Savannah, Charleston, and Jackson
vile, Fla, Mrs. Starr accompanying him as
far as Savannah. Their daughter, who &C
companied them TO Atlanta, remains at that
place.
The Valley Mill Company and E. F.
Brooks (residence) are new telephone sub
scribers this week The exchange will open
the new year with So members, all of
them obtained since June last. The telephone
has already come to be a necessity in the
business of the place, and its convenience is
more and more appreciated as the number Of
exchange subscribers Increases
Perfection in door-spring seems to have
been attained in the Norton door-cheok and
spring, which closes any door with absolute
certainty and has a compressed air check
which entirely prevents slamming. Col.
Goodhue, who always has an eye for the best
thing, has the invention in use at the Brooks
House and is so much pleased with it that at
the request of the company which mAnufao-
lures it. he has taken the agency for this
county.
-Willards guessing arrangements made
lots Of fun for good many people. VIM.
Gould, II. b. Chamberlain, and Katie Gregg
prove to be the champion Yankees and take
the first prizes. The actual number OF beans
was ~, 545 and Mr.. Gould's guess was 49,
$50; there were $500 coffee kernels, and
Mr. Chamberlin guessed ., 5s2 of the sugar
mites there were 10000 and Miss Gregg
guessed 1908. The number of guessers
exceeded 700.
Charles A. Sheldon, who worked for Cox
q Co. of this place for about six years, and
left two years ago TO go into the stove and
tinware business for himself at North Adams
Mass, took a dose of paris green the other
day in a fit of dependency over his financial
| difficulties He died yesterday. Sheldon
was member of the Brattleboro Knights of
Honor, and also held a small insurance pol
icy
Mr.. @. A. Reed, the gentlemanly and
popular cutter at Whitney's clothing store
for the past year or two, being about TO go
| TO Worcester, Mass, where he has accepted
similar position, was yesterday presented by
the members and employees of the establish
ment, as q token of their esteem and good
Wishes a very handsome steel engraving,
''The Sanctuary" obtained at Cheney 4
Clapp's.
AT the annual meeting of the Centre Con-
gregational society, on Monday evening, the
old board of officers were rec lected with the
exception that, F. A. Whitney resigning the
treasuryship, L. F. Adams was chosen in his
place. very satisfactory financial exhibit
was made, and b. A. Clark was appointed a
aOmmiilaa IN raiaa a auhaoriniion N vnay tha
sooiety's debt of $1,000. One half the money
was pledged on the spot
Philip, the little son of Mrs Ives, aged
~ years, whom we mentioned last week as
being i'll with diphtheria, died on Wednesday
morning from blood poisoDing. Funeral ser