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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Lorenzo Harris has recently removed
from this village to East Guiford and is en-.
ployod in the Smith cab works
Charlie Hatch of this place has bought
Albert l.. Thurbers farm in West Hafax.
which was formerly owned by Samuel Clark
price sllO0.
The common congratulations Of the sea-
son-a Merry Christmas aud Happy New
Year-have passed around this is very ii.
ting, but should not merely voice transient
emotions Of joyous socially, but true and
lasting friendships, with corresponding lind
Is acts which would fill up the yoarryth
genuine enjoyment, and render life a sene
Of luxuriunt benevolent labor and uualbyed
happiness.
The past year closed with unpattled
cold weather. During the last forty dies Of
the year, from Nov. 22d to Dec. 3ls hclu.
siye, the mercury ranged from ! to > de.
grees below freezing point, aud the a7rage
during that time was but very small frac-
ton over = degrees above zero. The oldest
day was Dec. 31st, the mercury being be.
low zero. During this whole period at 10
time was the mercury seen above freeing
point, even in the warmest part Of tie most
favorable days. Furthermore, New Years
was 81 degrees colder than Jan. ], 1916, our
centennial year.
Nature has significant signs Of Weather
changes near at hand, and the signal .'ryce
renders efficient aid in indicating the ap roach
Of storms at different points; but If tn re are
inVariable natural laws or planetary ina euces
which control the weather, and if Mr. Ncuuor
OF Montreal, or Mr.. Tice of st. Louis, or any
other person has a knowledge Of sub laws
and influences sufficient to enable him 10 fore
tell the weather in the distant future with
81 ,, 60 ~ - t.
casting an eclipse, he would be pubic ben.
efactor by enlightening the world in rIatiou
10 these things but if the pretended Jredic.
tons Of selfassuminR prophets are ms.e hap
hazard representations which may excite
vain hopes or groundless fears, and iplucncc
important actions, often detrimental to the
over credulOus, they should speedily pass, as
idle yagaries Of a distempered brain, town TO
the silent slumbers Of the forgotten Itst, fol-
lowed by the remaining relics Of some old.
time superstitions. p.
Green hard wood is selling heresor ST.
- to $3.50 per cord, according to quality
Lorenzo Harris is soon to remo;e with
his family TO Algiers (Guilford.) He has
moved part Of his goods.
Religions services were held in the NJ
E. church on Monday and Tuesday eyenngs
OF this week. Sermon by the pastor, follow
ed by n season for prayer and conference.
The tax-bill for the town of WIFI ngham
is soon to be, if not already issued, and tax
payers may expect an early call from the col.
lector. Tax payers will appreciate The low
rate per cent. raised for State purpots.
Some criticism in this section if some
of the dOugs Of the late State legislature:
aud some of its acts are thought to l,e wise
and just and hence are approved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

On Monday Townshond was connected
with the world by telegraph, the fnt mes
sage being sent to St. Adams
The musical entertainment in academy
hall on New Years evening by the peaked
Sisters" was by far the most enioyaM. affair
OF the season. The sisters" seven b mum.
Der, appeared in costume, and were assisted
by several gentlemen and large nun her of
children. Mrs. Alice Churchill, Leader of the
sisters, introduced the parts with quaint re-
marks. Mrs. NJ. E. Hastings presided at the
organ The programme included graf va
riety, ranging from college songs TO juvenile
singing. The whole was under the ~ spices
OF the Baptist Sunday school. X.
Miss Alice A. Brown, a graduate Of Mu.
sic Hall School of Elocuton, Boston aud
teacher Of elocution at Leland 4 Gray semi
nary, will read at Fayetteville, Wednesday
evening, 18th inst at South Londonderry,
thursday evening" at Jamaica, Friday even
ing; and at Townshend Saturday evening.
SNORT address on education will be deliver
ed by Prln. Boynton of Townshend b.
Everybody is improving the good sled.
ding IN the way of moving hay, wood stone
from the quarry, logs, lumber and in pleas
ure riding.
The many friends of Townshends pop
ular landlords, Coombs & Holland at' not
pie, as they doubtless are well aware from
the kind expressions, patronage and Influence
in past years. The kindly Offering which
was presented on Christmas would have been
shared in 10y many others had an opportuui-
> Oeen given theh' W.
Few Townshend people will believe the
foul SANDER which The Rft0rmer charges up.
on our representative Its editor ought TO
have known that, though as he seems to
think there is no virtue his victim is not
quite fool. To vote for the nuisance law
and then come home to ask for liquor at a
hotel could merit no other epithet, an Mr..
Ware was never deserving that He he
was badgered by the clerk and underIN, of
the American House, who desired to AK on
the liquor question. That he called fyr LID
uor, Mr. Ware positively denies. Thi3is an
other conspiracy How the rummes gnash
their teeth in rage
Fifty dollars was recently made ID for
Mr.. Chas. Willard who suffered from Il, late
fire.
Next Sunday evening. Rev. Mr. Otburn
at the Baptist church tells what he la seen
during / years residence in Asia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07
Neurology Of 1850.

Among the eminent persons who died dur
ing 1880, perhaps Mrs. Gross, George
Eliot, and the composer, OGenbach, were
the most famous. Among famous English
men who passed away, Lord Stratford de
Radcliffe was foremost for his long service
and philanthropic work. Chief Justice Cock
burn and Sir Fitzroy Kelly, chief baron of
the exchequer, were both eminent and widely
known. OF Frenchmen, Jules Favre, Ad-
miral de Cassagnac and Gustave Flaubert
the novelist, were specially eminent. Among
the American deaths of the year are those Of
George Ripley, James Lennox, Mrs l.. NJ
Child, Lucretia Mott, Gov. Williams of In
diana and ex-Gov. Bigler of Pennsylvania
Prof. Pierce of Cambridge, Rev. Drs. Adams
Osgood and Chaplin of New York, ex-senator
Foster of Connecticut, ex-Secretary Borie,
Rear Admiral Thatcher and Gen. Myer of the
signal service. Ole Bull, Clifford the artist,
and Adelaide Nelson are also among the
dead who will be remembered. On the last
night of the year, died Epes Sargent at Bos-
ton, aged 81, formerly connected with the
Boston Atlas, and for some years Of the Bos-
ton Transcript, and poet and author of
some reputation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Mercury. Jan. lst. Is

Mercury, Jan LIST, 2s below zan.
The next Universalist soci4bls will be
held at Mrs J. ID. Wheats on III lrsd y even
ing, 18th inst.
The New Years ball. last FRIDAY night.
was one of the largest assemblies Of be- kind
ever seen in Putn-y, over 100 couple attend
ing the dance Supper was flrnsne by C.
L. Gibson of the Gibson House.
Rev. J. Ii. Farnsworths disco rse on
Sunday evening at the town hall, on What
the Bible reveals concerning hell, " W, a very
able argument, and showed deep bib cal re-
search ana scholarship. W.
The ladies of the Congregational. society
will hold their annual festival at ID town
hall on Wednesday evening Jan. l2h when
the play My Brothers Keeper" WILDE pre-
scented.
The annual meeting of the temp rance
society for the election of officers. viii be
held at the town hall next Monday e,.ning.
High Sheriff Melendy has re-apT nted
Dorr Clough, deputy sheriff for the neal two
years.
Last Tuesday Capt William Rob- tson
was bitten through the hand 10y dog which
has since been killed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07
The Morer LctterOnce Wore.

The New York Truth has done its best to
unload its share of responsibility for thu
Morey- Chinese letter forgery by means of the
open letter to Gen. Garfield elsewhere pub
lished. 1t will be hard to make people be-
lieve at this late hour that Truth was deceiv-
ed about the forgery, but whether it was or
not matters very little now. What the pub
lie would like to know is, who was the re
sponsible man at the bottom in this wicked
aud dastardly matter. By their endorsement
VIM II. Barnum and his associates on the
Democratic National Committee gave the for
gerry all the vitality it ever possessed, and if
it is possible for them to say or do anything
clearing their skirts now is the time for them
to speak. b. &. Jayne, the notorious detec-
tive, says the forgery was conceived by a
group of men who frequently met at the
Aston House, among whom was Stilson
Hutchins of the Washington Post, Col" II.
H. Hadey and New York detective named
Lanergan. These three men are believed to
have managed the affair and Philip was only
scape goat 1t is asserted that the man who
drafted the letter is known and that several
members of the Democratic Committee were
aware of the intention of the clique to issue
the forgery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07
Tic HIn.haIs Rridre.

The question which comes before the spe-
cial town meeting to be held next Tuesday
afternoon is one which should not be passed
lightly by. That the freeing of the Hinsdale
bridge would be of marked benefit to the
business of Brattleboro admits of no doubt,
to say nothing of the fact that it is not in ac-
cordance with the spirit of the times that
any public roadway should be other than en-
tirely free and open. Another opportunity
so favorable for freeing the bridge is not like
ly to occur during the present generation
The town cannot afford to pay an exorbitant
price toward making the bridge free, but the
selectmen should have authority given them
TO act within reasonable limits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

The night express north over the Central
road which left here Wednesday night about
an hour late, ran off the track nearly oppo-
site the station at North Charlestown. The
engine passed over safely, but the baggage
passenger, and Pullman cars all ran of, and
the Pullman lay on its side against the bank
Had the accident occurred where there were
entertainments down, instead of up on the
side, the passengers could hardly have hoped
to escape as easily AS they did As it was,
not person was injured, and there was a
side track so that trains ran around the wreck
without delay.
The Vermont Farm Machine Co. are do
ing a much larger business than most of our
folks are aware of. They employ nearly 40
men, and of this number are kept busy in
their Office on their correspondence and &C
counts. They occupy three floors of the new
four-story brick building of the Bellows Falls
Canal company, which was built wear ago
and is one of the largest buildings in town
They were recently awarded medals from a
number of prize exhibitions in different parts
of the country. They manufacture nearly
everything in the farm or dairy line, but the
principal things are the Cooley Dreamer
which has, for few years, been 20 popular
in all parts of the country, the "Gleaner"
horse rake, the patent sugar evaporator, the
Davis swing churn, and patent dog power,
of which they have just made large ship
ment to England. Their shop is museum
which must be of great interest to all people
interested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Derby celebrated
their silver wedding last Saturday, and were
the recipients of a number of fine presents
and host of good wishes from numerous
friends.
The Connecticut River mutual fire in
surance company of Bellows Falls, held their
annual meeting Wednesday and elected the
following directors Asa Wentworth, j. II.
Williams, George Slate, S. G. Hubbard, C.
II. Chapman, o. f. Butterield S. II. Sher-
man, j. C. Bolster, F. Whitman, c. G. Whit
ney, f. G. Taylor, @. +. Eddy, H. f. VOL
cott S. Godfrey, W. p Stebbins The d-
rectors then elected Asa Wentworth, presi-
dent William w. Slate secretary and George
Slate treasurer. 1t was voted TO lay an as
sessment of per cent on the premium notes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Rev. o. G.. Baker, who las occupied the
Colgre gational pulpit for The last three years.
resg ned not long since but the society. at a
rec ut meeting, voted not toaccept his resig-
nan IN, so doubtless lie will emain, as all ear
nesly desire.
-Abbie 4. skinner, who .as been spend
ing few months in Gardne', Mass, was cor.
daily welcomed home last Wednesday even
ing
We are sorry to note th.t the carload of
dre> sed beef, shipped from Londonderry by
Mtssrs. Collins and Chas, to Springfield
Mas, passed back on its houeward trip. over
the narrow gauge, last Friday.
Mrs. Abbott Of Weston who has been
stopping for few weeks athe- son-in.law's
returned home last Saturda,.
Wesley Phillips, who his been employed
in Orange, Mass, of late, returned to this
town for brief visit among his friends last
Monday.
-Sullman Robinson, wlj runs the Will
mngton marble works, wa in town on bust
ness few days since,
The other evening h,rse belonging to
Bliss Goddard of Londonderry came running
into the village at terrific pace. having LEFT
IN greater portion of the leigh a mile back.
NJ damage was done to pe'son or property.
as lie from completely demGishing the sleigh.
Geo Kellogg Esq, Prominent citizen.
did last Friday morning, suddenly and upex-
peetedly, at the age of ~ Tears He was a
son of the late Alpheus Kellogg and brother
OF Elliot Kellogg and for number of years
was practicing lawyer in own. He was a
man of more than averag intelligence aud
culture, an active correspondent for several
publications, and in politicl and business cir.
clf well known. lie wa justice of the
pet'e at the time Of hi d,ath.
-Telegraphic communi alton with the out.
er World was opened in his town last Monday,
at tie depot. with NJ. Boynton as operator.
There were lG Dirt !, .ix marriages and
~ caaths in town froni0an. /, 1880, TO Jan.
., Isl.
The PEOPLE of he }ongrt gatioual society
gave their pastor a Christmas present of $40
in gid.
MOTHER sHIPTO,'s PROPHECY.
go The ollowing is the famous Mother
Shipon's Prophecy 1t is now stated Thai
TINS O-cal led prophecy" was a clever fraud
perptrat.d few yeaE ago by a gentleman
living at Brighton, Finland. As n prophecy
1t WI lose its chief pint Of interest after
TINS Year hence, at tie request of several
readts, We send it to .ou for republication;
rlAFs without horss shall CO.
All cdeuts I'LL the world with woe.
Arunl the world thoughts shall fy
hewinking Of Aneye;
Water hall yet more Wonders do
NOV Strange, yet shanbe true;
- world upside dow shall BE.
Ans gid be found rot OF tree
IhouIh Hills man shal ride.
An no hose or ass sh II be at his side.
un,er water men shtl walk,
Shhl ride, shall sleep, ihall talk;
In air men shall B, seen
inNhte, in black, ID irern;
lrol IN wafer shall fiot
As ,asy as wooden bat;
Coll shall be found AID found
IN lsnd that's not NV known;
lir' and water shall VSnuers do;
Lnt sad at last shall almit a Jew;
The world o an end aall come
n tishteen hundredlnd eighty-one
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

The gossips at Washington now talk of
making Gen. Grant Secretary OF State, and
some of them believe he would accept the
portfolio, if offered.
The Tennessee Legislature met Monday,
and the house organized by the election of a
Republican speaker, W. B, Ramsey of Shell
by.
The treasury department continues to coin
from 81 900, 900 to $4,000, 900 of gold per
month, and will continue to do so as long as
the balance of trade continues as at present,
so much in our favor The gold is paid out
in New York for foreign gold imported in
payment for exports almost as rapidly as it is
coined.
The nineteen States whose electoral votes
were cast for Garfield pay into the treasury,
on account of postal receipts, 81. OS for every
dollar expended in them for postal service,
while the nineteen States whose electoral
votes were cast for Hancock pay into the
treasury siTty-eight cents for every dollar ex-
pended in them for postal service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07
Local Intelligence.


Nearly the whole OF our subscription list has now
been put in type and in mailing the papers each week
the name of each subscriber ia printed on his paper
The date opposite the name shows to what time the
paper s paid. By this means every subscriberknows
at a glance how his account stands. When payments
are made the figures are changed and this change IL
a receipt for tho money sent when remittancos arc
made subscrhcrs should observe whether the figures
on their papers are changed on the following week.
II the date is not changed within two weeks, notice
should be sent by postal card that the error may
be corrected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07
Important Notice,

We are obliged 10 remind delinquent subscribers
that, on account of business details connected with
purchase of the VERMONT RECORD AND FARMER
property and accounts, all subscriptions due up 10
the beginning OF the year 1850 must be
paid at once. This announcement corcrs Grreardyes
FOR 10th THE PHOENIX aHd the RECORD AND FARMER.
Our engagements with the executor Of the late A.
Chandler, and the necessity for Immediate settle
ment of all matters pertaining to Mr.. Chambers es
tate give us no alternative but to insist ON the STRIFE
letter Of this demand Settlement of all such bill,
must be had on or before the 10Th day of Jan.
nary next. FRENCH l. sTEDMAN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

The public debt statement shows the de-
crease during December to have been 3d.
500, 1870, The total reduction during the
year 1880 was S1O4, 24O $50 or j.l7 per cent. +,
against reduction of only SIG, $40, COG in
1879 The total Indebtedness in now 81, III,
4S1, 49, decrease of SOL, 754 G9s, or near
ly "a per cent, since 1866, when the highest
point of indebtedness was reached With
the exception of the Netherlands the United
States is the only nation which reduced its
public debt during the year 1880.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

The ONEIDA COMMUNITY BROKEN Ur.-As
an original system of common living, the Gel
ebrated Oneida community is thing of the
past Months ago the curious joint stock
matrimonial arrangement was given up, and
now the whole community disintegrates or
rather is resolved into cooperative as.
ISOLATION for manufacturing various art icles
and making money thereat The new organ
ization is styled The Oneida community,
limited" with a paid up capital of 5000 900
in 500 shares. The president, Erastus H.
Hamilton, was the right-hand man of John
Humphrey Noyes, the founder of the com
munity as it was. Dr. Thomas II. Noyes,
son of the founder is secretary of the new
community. Wayland Smith, the business
manager of the American Socialist (lately the
able organ of communal ideas, now takes
charge of the hardware business and w. A.
Kinds, editor Of the Socialist, is assistant in
the canning works, Mrs II. L. Joslyn su-
perintends the silk manufactures, and every
way the community becomes merely an asso-
citation for pecuniary profit The elder
Noyes himself seems to have definitely aban-
doned the society he has devoted his life to
establish. He has, it is reported, gone into
Canada with few faithful adherents, and
purposes to try anew the establishment of
his ideal community.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Capt EAd's project for carrying vessels by
railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
meets with unexpected favor in Mexico, and
he has secured concession which virtually
admits the United States to a partnership
with Mexico in the enterprise. The idea
seems, at first thought, like gigantic joke,
but Capt. EAds has shown himself practi-
cal man, and evidently means business His
project is no more impossible than that of
De Lesseps, and can be accomplished in
GOOD deal less time. The prospect of ships
aoing from sea to sea in Capt. Eads's big
inks on wheels is, to say the least, as good
a q their going under the mountains through
~ problemAtical French tide-wAter canal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Last Saturday was an intensely cold day in
all northern New England. At Montpelier
the thermometer registered 27' below zero
at A. M, and 20 below at . A. NJ. At Wood
stock, in the early morning, the mercury
went down to 2Go below at Keene, N H.,
80 below; at Concord, N. H., "a below at
Hanover, N. H., 80 below; ut Norwich, VT,
20 below at Bath, N. H., 30 below and at
Lancaster 2S'. From many other points
come reports of extraordinarily low tempera-
lures.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

That the union Of The VERMONT RECORD AND
FARMER with THE VERMONT PHGSIx, which was con-
summated last spring, has resulted in
An Improved Paper,
The popular verdict has already testified. During the
political campaign just closed, THE PHOENIX has borne
its part uunnchingly, and waged an earnest warfare
against the foes Of Repubcanism, far andnear. Toll
Grant for honest differences of opinion, it has been
fearless in exposing
IIypOCriay and sham Reform,
Aud hos not failed to enlighten its readers far
possible, upon all important matters Of public
Germ. The position thus taken by THE PHGSIx will
be maintained.
As messenger of news, pains has been spared to
give The PHGNIxa character for
FulneHs, Freshness and Reliability,
such as is possessed by no other journal in southern
Vermont. Its corps of local correspondents is I'M
usually large and all events Of Importance TRANSPORTING
within its field reported with and promptitude.
The Agricultural Department
OF The PHOENIX is under the charge Of one Of the
ablet agricultural writer's in the state and affords
farmers opportunity for interchange Of opinion
rural topics, besides supplying a large amount of in
formation important to farmers housewives dcrv
ed from the most intelligent aud reliable sources. In
response to the expressed wishes of many farmers,
THE PHGSIx has Of late given INCREASED ATTENTION
70 ITS aARBEr REPORTS, local and otherwise, with
special reference to tho wants Of its agricultural read
We believe these reports will be found fresh
and reliable as it is practicable for weekly paper TO
make them. The popularity Of Agricultural de-
parment is the best evidence Of its value It will he
epdeayor during the coming year to give It addi
tional interest and worth.
welcomed In Nearly Every Household
in Windham County.
And recognized the leading exponent of local pub
lie opinion, The PHOENIX may now, better than ever
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Watch night services were held in the
church New Years eve.
Real estate is changing hands at lively
rate. Albee Buss has sold his farm to George
Albee, and the 'Orcutt place" lately occu-
pied as the parsonage, has been purchased
by Chas PeTham of Athens
The new factory proprietors have en-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

t14 commonly idea that repub-
I'o ale ungrateful must be taken with allow
ea1.a No nation in the world has been SO
|ost1 ihe United States in dealing with
~ .'s1n soldiers. Last year $50, 600 600
4|Is 1In|opriAted for pensions, but this vast
&NN IEoItd Insufficient under the liberal pro-
,|s|on. d 10 law with reference 10 arzear-
There = deficiency unprOvided for
81 90 lIQ 900. and Il is anticipated that the
I|.| c04 nay reach 800 600, 900. No
W '1'I# as pIopriety Of liberAlity in
||a.'| ~ = |ann open question wheth-
4p41Ialion Is not letting be-
.4I4 via prudence and strict
.sa l'|u ago the operations
D|. VA invAlids ceased, and
|I va % hinge the pension
4tN ..s'hllng steadily. In
0t H - alarming rate.
~ I hat there are
'n1n & ahirh have no
I|a| nonniruetiOn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-07

Business lively.
Shedding is good, and there are several
teams engaged in hauling logs.
--Lyceums are held by the young people
weekly.
The week Of prayer is obsC 'ed by meet
ings Tuesday Thursday and4 SATURDAY eve
nings, at the Baptist chapel