Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
This winter "beats the Dutch. e"

This winter beats the Dutch"
Mrs. o. b. Lawton, who has been in
Boston for few weeks, visiting, has return
ed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Haskell are visiting
in Portland, Maine.
Miss Della Russell is in very poor health
The grass begins to look green on some
of the hills.
The remains of Mrs Joseph Morse of
Bennington, who resided in this town for
many years, were carried to West Dover for
interment on Tuesday.
Rev. Mr. Kinney, who was called to the
sick bed of his father, in Hydeville Vt, did
not arrive there until after his death
Hon. o. E. Butterheld and G. f. Boyd,
Esq, are engaged on the Fuller murder case,
now on trial ct Bennington.
Our new merchants received a load of
goods on Tuesday.
Prof. Frank Bradford is in town to re-
main for some days. An effort will be made
to engage him for the instruction of class
in elocution.
The Carpenter family, and some of their
relatives by marriage, had very fine Christ
mas entertainment at the residence of Calvin
Carpenter Saturday.
The ''oldest inhabitant" being called,
testifeth that we had just such a winter sew
enty years ago.
S. B. Barnard, II. b. Ware and F. H.
Alvord are with friends in New York city.
Our merchants say that the holiday trade
of this year exceeded that of any other.
Tho christmas counter at o. o. Wares
store was quite an attraction, and the fine
goods displayed sold rapidly.
Mr.. Richardson will hold singing schools
at the town hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week
"A town meeting is called by the select
men for the 18th of January, to see if the
town will vote to grade the street each side of
Beaver brook bridge, aud raise the bridge
something that would certainly be a great
benefit to the travel in that direction.
We hope that many of our people will
attend the farmers meeting at Fayetteville,
on Jan. 81 and 4th. We are assured that
live speakers will be in attendance
Special Christmas services were held last
Sunday at the Methodist, Universalist and
Congregationalist churches, sermons and mu-
sic being on that theme
The Universalist ladies hold their fair,
festival and dance at Vermont house hall, on
Monday evening next.
CHRISTMAS oBsERvANCEs.
The festiv tiles of Christmas commenced
church Saturday evening. The attendance
was large, and the two beautiful trees were
loaded with presents. The West Dover Sun
day school took part in the literary exercises,
which were pronounced excellent The
church was very heavily trimmed with ever
green, and back of the pulpit was the motto
peace on Earth" Rev. Mr. Rogers took
an active part in arranging the decorations,
and was remembered by the people with sub
liaN
school followed with a similar entertainment
on Monday evening. The church was taste
fully decorated merry Christmas" in gilt
letters formed an attractive motto The ex-
ercises were we'll rendered. j. H. Kidder, as
Santa Claus, created merriment for the chill
dren. The most noticeable present was
sum of money for Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Childs.- The church was we'll filled with peo-
pie, despite the rain and mud which inter
fered much with the pleasure of attendance,
as 1t did also on Tuesday evening at the Bap-
fist and Methodist churches. The former
was generously adorned with decorative mot
toes, the most prominent being "Glory to
God In the highest, peace on earth, good will
to men," An arch Illuminated with candles
spanned the gallery in the rear of the church.
Rev. l.. Kinney was presented with ten silver
dollars. The Methodist church was literally
trimmed with festoons and wreaths of laurel,
hemlock and evergreen. The Interpretation
Of Emmanuel God with us" was the motto
behind the pulpit, while Santa Claus greeting
to the children formed beautiful transpar-
eney arranged by G.. E. Haynes Rev. and
Mrs. Hamilton were remembered with a
study lamp, purse of money and other arti-
Giles. Santa Claus, who was present, assisted
In the dirtribution of presents from a well
filed Christmas house. much to the amuse-
ment of the children.
A CARD OF THANKS.
We take this method of expressing our sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the many kin friends whose SYM
pathy and sorrow for us in misfortune has found
expression in such substantial tokens came to
aud gladdened our hearts on Christmas Eve. Our
prayer shall be, that whatever may be their lot
amid the ever-yarying scenes Of this life, they may
never lack kind friends the comfort and aid which
Is ever the fruit OF the spirit which prompted their
deeds Of kindness to us. WILLIAM CHILDS.
MARILLA l.. CHILDS.