Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-11-25


residence on Forest square.
j. A. Markham again accompanies the |
evangelist, De Witt, as gospel singer.
The warrant is up for the annual village
meeting. No unusual business is called for.
The narrow gauge carried up a Thanks
giving load Of 10 passengers on Wednesday
night
Hon. and Mrs. Farley Starr arc on a visit
to Atlanta, Ga, where Mrs Starr has broth
er living.
The telegraph office has been removed TO
its handsome and convenient quarters in the
new station.
The asylum inmates concluded their cell
ebraton Of Thanksgiving day with dance
in the gymnasium.
Rev. Mr.. Powers OF West Brattleboro
will preach at the Baptist church next Sun
day and the Sunday following.
The small boys enjoyed the first skating
Of the season on frozen pools Of shallow wa
ter on Wednesday morning.
There will be n vesper service in the
Universalist church next Sunday evening
The pastor will speak upon peter the I'm
petuous."
Quarterly meeting at the N. Z. church
next Sunday morning. The pastor will
preach upon the Bible view Of the resurrec-
ton.
There will be a union temperance SER
vice at the town hall on Sunday evening at
1880. Rev. j. b. Green will deliver the dis
course.
"A Withheld Of Vernon brings us prac-
teal Thanksgiving test Of some Of the fairest
and finest winter pears which we remember
to have tasted.
The 10th anniversary Of the marriage Of
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Parker was the occasion
of a very pleasant surprise visit on Wednes-
day evening last.
Rev DIR. Cow of the Baptist church is to
occupy his old pulpit in Worcester, Mass,
next Sunday, aud probably will be absent for
two or three Sundays.
The annual public examination Of school
teachers takes place at the High school build
ing tomorrow morning at O'Clock. The
public are invited to attend
DR. Holton's father and mother celebrat-
ed their golden wedding last Monday. An
account of the pleasant occasion is given I'M
der the SaKtons River heading.
We are informed that Dr. Prescott, the
optician, will go TO Greenfield, Mass, to-
morrow afternoon. 1t will be well for people
who are wishing to see him to call at once
-Frink has a curious old clock undergoing
repairs the pendulum Of which revolves in
stead of swinging and the machinery runs a
year at one winding. Few like it we're ever
made.
On account Of the union temperance
meeting at which Mr.. Green, TIE pastor, will
deliver the address, there will be no service
at the Unitarian church next Sunday evening
The railroad men hope to give the old
station another ''set back" to the edge of
the bank this time, on Sunday. We will en-
gage to go right on with our prayers just the
same, il the old shell tumbles in.
"A generous and jolly number of the old
time friends and daily associates OF Mrs. VIM.
f. Howe (nee Balard) gave her and her
husband An old-fashioned house warming at
their new domicile on South Oak street last
Friday evening
Forbes writes TO the Boston journal that
the balance sheet shows that the expenses of
the Vermont contingent TO the Yorktown GEN.
tennial were kept within the appropriation of
$3OO0-very much of the credit for which is
due TO the excellent management OF Quarter
master General Kingsley.
-Observant people are considerably anus
ed, Just now, at the Defdmer boys dodge OF
"blowing" about money spent for telegraph
ing and telephoning in order to cover up his
marked lack Of enterprise aud completeness
in reporting local events during the season.
u. W. Frink, the popular jeweller, is
having u nue. tFauo III ulhuOuub OF lhltt winch
indicates that money is plenty. Mr.. Frink's
popularity as a fine workman and his grow
ing trade give evidence Of the peoples con-
hdence in him and the reliability OF his goods,
which are OF the best and always carefully
selected
"wednesday morning the mercury touch
ed 80 above zero and the day had 0 genuine
winters chill-the first of the kind this sea-
son. Wednesday night about an inch of snow
fell, and Thanksgiving day the weather was
of the traditional kind crisp and sunny.
Pennsylvania and New York had smart snow
storm on Wednesday.
e. Stacey Charlier writes TO the New
York Herald TO correct the statement made in
that paper that the mother and sister Of the
bride were in one of the front peWs at the
Howe Charlier wedding. Mr.. Charler says
MRS. Charlier and her Oldest daughter were
not present at the ceremony"
"A special display of Christmas cards this
week at Cheney ClApp's will interest our
readers. An unusually large variety Is shown,
| comprising the kinds considered most desira-
BILE in the lists of Prang a Co., Marcus Ward,
Raphael Luck a. Co., and other leading
European publishers.
AT the annual meeting of the Choral
| Union last week, L. L. Parker was chosen
president F. W. Childs vice president, Chas.
| +. DlnBuhu sec huu lIehbur0f, D. II. war
rem, W. H. Taft, @. r. Stevens, executive
committee. The rehearsals of the society now
take place ON Wednesday evenings Of each
week. concert will be given later in the
season.
MI. j. M. Reed has reprinted the out
| side of his Green street tenement house and
much improved its surroundings. Necessary
repairs have also been made inside. Mr., and
Mrs Geo. Colcord, lately of Bellows Falls,
have rented the boarding house tenement and
are ready to give good accommodations TO
boarders
The day of 'union" Thanksgiving and
other services, in fact as well as in name,
would seem TO be approaching. At Green
| field, Mass, yesterday, Rev. A. II. Nichols.
pastor of the Methodist church preached at
the Unitarian church, the Orthodox, Unitari-
an, Methodist and Baptist people uniting in
the service. At Deerfeld the Orthodox and
Unitarian churches united in a service.
In spite of our repeated admonitions the
DJameT boy will persist in holding up his
sore spots TO public view whenever, for any
reason, we chance 10 touch them. just now
il is the matter Of blunders which agitates
him. If his perturbation results in sufficient
strengthening out Of his weekly hodge -podge
to make its meaning barely Ineligible, il will
be something which his friends viii be de-
youtly thankful for.
AT the union service in the Baptist
church, Thanksgiving day, Rev. DIR. Cow