Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-07

Written or NrrunBeu ehlltcihlly Iot tue ocCuNluh
by Charlie Henry, musician as yet but little
known here, and who has also written local
burlesque, "Up the Marrow Gouge," with
which the first part will close. A quartette
consisting of Messrs. Rankin, Nichols, Willis
and Brazor will assist, as will also the Military
band and the Star Minstrel orchestra. In the
olio Mr.. Miller will have a second edition of
his "local issues" Mr.. Rankin will give
Scotch songs in costume Byron Colby will
appear in character representations and there
will be two or three new farces The closing
piece will be burlesque on the fish aud
game law Reserved for Fish Culture We |
feel sure that we do not need TO remind our
readers that MIR Miller has for years devoted |
his time and versatile talent TO every enter
tainment for the public good which has sought |
his aid, and that he has abundantly earned |
the cordial and generous benefit which he is
sure to receive.
Now is the time to use the old-timo Root |
and Herb Bitters for sale by Willard.
CARD FROM THE NJ. E. LADIES SOCIETY
AT the annual meeting of the ladies' sooi-
ETY. of the NJ. L. church, it was decided to |
hold their annual fair about the middle Of
December. The ladies have done well the
past year, closing free from debt, with
small sum in the treasury. II was proposed
to hold their 10.cent suppers through the
winter, once a month, the object being TO
carry water into the church, which is needed
greatly. Will the public please accept the
many thanks from the ladies for their liberal
patronage during the past year, hoping for
continuance Of the same. President.
PARLoR CONCERT.
Mr.. Bryant's concert given at his music
rooms in the now bank block last Friday eve
ming was well attended by highly appre-
ciative audience The vocal music consisted
of solos by Mrs Winnie Davis, Miss Dora
Swan, j. A. Markham aud Mr.. Emery, duet
by Mr.. Markham and Mrs. Davis a trio by IL.
w. Alexander, Mr.. Emery and Mr.. Nichols,
and a quintelte by Miss Stearns, Mr. Emery,
Mr.. Nichols, Mr.. Stevens aud Mr.. Alexander
all of which were well rendered. The select
readings by Miss Bliss added much to the
evenings entertainment, while Mr.. Bryant at
the piano rendered four selections from the
works Of Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven aud
Gottschalk with credit Especially in his in
depreciation of the Moonlight Sonata" the
contrast between the delicate and singing
quality of touch of the adagio sostenuto and
the power aud briliancy of the presto agitato
movements was very impressive, while in
the execution Of the Last Hope" the tender
expression of the sentiments OF the piece was
presented in manner which was simply
wonderful Con-.
THE "UNFArISd ToP1c"-(AND GOOD DEAL
Our well-famed New England climate has
meyer given us a better illustration of what it
| can furnish in the way Of eccentricity than
| during the present week. Last week brought
us some Of the most oppressive hot weather
| of the season, with the dog day element well
| defined, and even 80 late AS last Saturday
| Oct. LIST, the heat at MONDAY was like mid
| summer. Sunday night brought rain; Mon
day was as balmy as June, and Tuesday was
IA I.t,r 1al.fVa -
evening a cool wave made itself felt, and pru-
| dent housewives thought it best to take in the
more tender plants lest there might be
slight frost, but all night, in wakeful mo-
ments, they consoled themselves with the
thought that their fears were groundless for
was not the wind blowing brisk gale What,
then, was their SURPRISE aud that Of every
body, to find in the morning a temperature
like late November, with no frost, TO be sure,
but genuine freeze, nipping not tender veg
citation alone, but forest leaves and every
green thing. The mercury hereabouts mark
ed 20 or 2S'. Wednesday night there was a
still white frost and Thursday morning the
mercury stood at about 2i'. In some OF the
hill towns the mercury marked as low as 20
on Wednesday morning, and ice formed from
half An inch to an inch in thickness.
Reports from all parts of New England tell
substantially the same story as We have here
related. At Boston the mercury fell to 30
during Tuesday night. At Hanover, N. H.,
the ground froze hard enough to bear up a
horse. At Wolfboro, N H., there was a fall
OF 529 in Is hours, followed by frequent snow
falls. The mountain peaks in Maine, Massa-
chusetts and Vermont were white with snow,
and there were light snowfalls at Newport
and Stowe, this state, as well as at other
points. All through the Hudson river valley
there were ice and snow, and Wisconsin,
Canada and the far northwest shivered under
snow furries. --If we may believe newspaper
reports the thermometer registered IS at
Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Sunday and next
day the snow was four inches deep on level
MISS FRANCES Z. WILLARD ON TEMPERANCE
An audience of moderate proportions
gathered at the town hall last Saturday eve
ming to listen TO Miss Frances L Wizards ad-
dress on temperance. After relating pleas
ant little story at the outset to show how the
Bible furnishes a basis of union and a bond
of brotherhood for gospel temperance work,
Miss Willard spoke of what she would have
done to save persons in the thraldom of
strong drink aud to encourage and uphold
them in their efforts at reform. The Woman
| Christian Temperance Union she said, furn-
ished the very field for Christian work which
many devoted young woman had long been
waiting for. Approaching the subject Of pro-
hibition Miss Willard said that the difference
| between the STATUS OF tne llluoT tihilc IN tr-
mont with prohibition, and in Illinois with
out, was like that between Boss Tweed in the
height of his power in New York and the
criminal Tweed when he stole away in q little
boat under cover Of the night TO fee the coun-
try Because prohibition does not entirely
stop the sale of Intoxicating drinks il would
be just logical to give up the law as for the
government to take of the tax on manufac-
tured liquors because, in spite of the revenue
| afla - min in
or North Carolina. The duty Of temperance
people is TO stand behind the prohibtory
law 1t is the same old war with the same
, old King Alcohol, aud not till the teacher can
/ give up the spelling book, the doctor put
away his medicine case and the minister shut
up his Bible can the war be stopped Never
, as to-day was the liquor traffic in the control
of the law, and men now living will yet see a
great political party rise up with the temper
, ance question as its issue. Perhaps the most
interesting part of Miss Wizards address was
that in which she alluded to her extended
tour in the South during tho past year. The
, Southern people, she said, are reconstructed.
! ! | bridge has been thrown across the bloody
: chasm, and through the efforts of the tenn
perance societies a golden age is coming
Though an abolitionst of the abolitionists
and taking no pains to condeal her record on
this point, she was everywhere received will
open arms, aud immense audiences in some
of the leading cities awoke to such an enthu'
= siasm as she had rarely seen. In converse
ton with President Garfield at the Whit,
, House, not long before his assassination, the
speaker said, he expressed tho deepest inter
est in the temperance work and said, lie
the women go down there aud labor in thi'
! great cause and, standing on the ship of state
/ will hold forth my hand as steady as ever
can to guide the people of the South into
harbor of real Union" While not aiming il
the least at dramatic effect Miss Willard speak
with great force and with rare purity of die
: ton.
, At the Baptist church on Sunday evening
Miss Willard spoke to a large congregation