Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

BrattIeboro.
-Clancey's horse is considered out OF dan
ger. 9,
Mr.. Frank P. Wheeler, lately OF this vii
LACE has accepted position in Chicago
The Centreville mandatory is now turn
ing out from 800 to 400 sewing machines per
month.
Joseph Wilder of West Brattleboro has
bought the Ferdinand Tyler homestead on
Main street.
Look out, Charles, or Grandmother will
be compelled to take you across her knee
again in sober earnest.
Fay Foster had three fingers of his left
hand nearly taken of by circular saw at
Estey's shops, few days since.
-Hawley has been in the New York mar
ket this week buying embroideries, linen
goods, etc. See new advertisement.
"How to Meet Temptation" will be the
subject OF Rev. E. W. whitney's lecture to
young people next Sunday evening.
Rev. w. L. Gaylord Of Chicopee, Mass,
will preach at the Congregational church next
Sunday in exchange with the pastor.
The children's "Band of Hope" temper
anoe organization were given a sleigh-ride
last Saturday afternoon, which it is needless
to say they found in the highest degree en-
joyable.
The quarterly meeting Of Pomona Grange
will be held at Grand Army hall in this vii
lage on Thursday, 9th inst, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ This is also the annual meeting for the
election OF officers.
Mr.. Arthur W. Childs, for three years
past the courteous and efficient third clerk in
the post Office, has resigned that position to
accept clerkship with Cudworth & Childs,
insurance agents.
1t may reasonably be expected that Dea.
Estey and F. W. Brooks will drop" on Col.
Fuller for publicly attempting to deprecia'e
their valuable garden patches" in Hinsdale
and Chesterfield.
AT the annual meeting of the Unitarian
society, held on Tuesday evening, o. ]. Pratt,
James Dalton and Geo. II. Ryder were chosen
church committee for the ensuing year; o.
d. Esterbrook clerk and treasurer; G. II.
Pratt, collector.
"A paid steam FIRE department will, in the
end, wipe out all bitterness of feeling in con-
nection with the department, and, If any
thing, will probably lessen the expense to
the town and village of maintaining the de-
partment.
Hon. Jacob Estey has been in New York
this week in attendance on the meeting Of
the worlds fair commission of 1888. The
members of the commission from this state,
| it will be remembered, are Mr.. Estey and
| Gen. Pitkin.
The Forest Square residences of d. E.
| Tasker, engineer Of steamer No. 3, and Geo.
Niles, foreman of hose company No. 3, have
been connected with their engine room by a
| FIRE alarm apparatus which utilzes the ordinary
telephone call bell attachment.
At the Unitarian church, next Sunday
evening, Mr.. Green will begin series of
discourses which will be brief sketches in
| Christian history, dealing with the lives,
characters and opinions of the prominent
actors. All are cordially invited to hear
these lectures.
AT q meeting of the directors of the Brat
tleboro gaslight company last Saturday even
ing, A. G.. White was elected superintendent
| Of the works and Oscar A. Marshall clerk and
treasurer of the company. Mr.. White, who
will continue his steam and gas-fittng bust
| ness, will soon remove that department of
his business to quarters in the gas company's
building.
The name of Congressman Tyler appears
as one Of the company of distinguished gen.
tlemen who gathered at the Washington res
| idence of Gen. Hawley, last week, to meet the
members Of the Centennial Commission and
witness the presentation of the elegant testi-
monial vase to Gen. HRwley in recognition
Of his services in connection with the Expo
sition of 1876.
From many parts of the village complaint
comes that the sidewalks are in the worst
possible condition since the recent snowfall
The duty of property holders to keep their
sidewalks cleared is well defined under the
village by laws, and the bailiffs much prefer
that delinquents should take the hint rath-
| er than that a more serious reminder should
| become necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gorham b. Goodell of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, arrived in town on
Thursday evening for brief visit to their
friends here. Our South Londonderry cor
respondent will please take notice that the
| DetdmeF office was illuminated in honor of
their arrival. The lights were promptly
| eKtinguished, however, when it was found
that the baby was left behind.
AT the annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro manufacturing company, held on wednes-
day evening" O. F. Thompson was chosen
secretary and treasurer, and F. W. Brooks,
Jacob Estey, John Retting Frank Good hue
and o. ID. Esterbrook, directors The di-
rectors were instructed to sell both the real
estate and personal property of the company.
and sale by auction will be Immediately ad-
vertised.
The chief engineers annual report rep
resents the apparatus and appliances of the
fire department as being in generally good
condition, with the exception of the reser-
voir on Prof. CHARTERS grounds and that on
Tyler street, both of which are in leak '
condition. The report recommends the con
struction OF reservoir on Forest square, and
that better supply of water be furnished on
| Elliot street.
1t is matter of simple justice to the
board of bailifs, whose term of service expir-
ed on Monday evening, to say that the per
Torrance of their duties was characterized by
a praiseworthy prudence, frmness, and ef-
hciency. The questions arising for their con-
sideration have oftentimes been delicate and
not altogether pleasant ones, but decisions
have in most instances been rendered without
undue friction or the creation of permanent
Ill feeling and the affairs and best Interests
of the village have prospered in their hands.
AT the village meeting on Monday even.
ing motion to adjourn was put and carried
before all the business called for by the war.
rant had been transacted. The mistake was
Immediately discovered, and the vote to ad
journ reconsidered and the business com.
Pleted. Were there any reason for raising
the point, it looks TO the ordinary non-leeal
mind as though it would be broad question
10 law whether, the meeting having been ad.
Journed, there was any meeting in existence
which could reconsider a vote or transact