Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04
Local Intelligence.



complete next week.
The farmer who owns few cords Of dry
wood, which he can now get at to bring to
market, holds a small bonanza.
The next Sunday evening lecture in the
Unitarian church will be on 'Some men and
their opinions in the early church"
Is the Bible dead book 2" is the sub
ject of Rev. L. w. Whitney's lecture for
next Sunday night.
A quadruple runaway, Tuesday, on Main
and Elliot streets, resulted fortunately in
more fright than damage.
%. J. Pratt will continue his closing out
sale Of fancy and staple dry goods and car
pets through the month Of February, with a
still further reduction Of prices.
William Cutting has left the Centreville
sewing machine shop and connected himself
with Charles Fife as travelling salesman for a
Greenfield firm Of plated-ware manufacturers
Edwin Earl has rented the stand lately
occupied by F. c. Edwards. for the supposed
purpose OF going into the sale Of sewing ma
chimes, musical instruments etc.
Vital statistics of Brattleboro village dis
trict for 1880, as gathered by C. H. Stevens,
clerk Number Of births. 57-26 males, 81
females. Number of deaths, 57-27 males,
30 females
Miss Annie Stevens resigns her place in
the choir of the Unversalist church to accept
the position of soprano in the Congregation
nj choir, made vacant by Mrs. Holbrook's re-
moval from town. Miss Alice Howe succeeds
TO Miss Stevenss place in the Unversalist
choir.
The next lecture in the citizens course
will be given on Wednesday evening, Feb. .
by Rev. L. Grout of West Brattleboro whose
subject will be- "The Folklore Of the Zu-
LUIS, or a description and recital Of some Of
the popular traditions, myths fairy tales and
superstitious legends of Natal and Zulu-land.
We desire to remind our Defamer grand
son that the present is favorable time to Of
fer prizes for the solution of arithmetcal
problems. II be needs any assistance in the
matter we think "a fellow by the nam of
E. p. White" could give him some good
points.
The gentlemen of the Wilhelm concert
company paid the factories Of j. Estey 4 Co.
visit on Saturday morning, by special invi-
tation Mr.. Sternberg informed the firm that
he had one Of their organs in his rooms at
home, and that he esteemed 1t remarkably
fine instrument"
AT the auction sale Of the Brattleboro
Manufacturing company's property on Thurs
day the real estate was bought by J. Estey
& Co. for $625O. The machinery brought
about $3.50, and was sold in part 10 Estey
&Co., and the balance TO the Rollstone Machine
Co. of Fitchburg, Mass
AT the regular meeting of the profession
al club on Wednesday evening DIR. Bruce
read a carefully prepared paper on Munich
pal Charities" which called out spirited dis
cussion. The officers elected for the ensuing
quarter are: President, DR. Draper; execu-
tive committee, DIR. Gray, L. W. Stoddard,
G. E. Blake secretary, q. T. Martin. The
last Wednesday in each month was named as
the time for the meetings hereafter
The large party who anne 70 BRttleboro
last Friday, via the narrow gauge, to attend
the Wilhelmj concert, appear to have found
all possible enjoyment and satisfaction in
their trip. On their return passage the train
was delayed by the snow at 1.-THE salmon
hole" beyond Fayetteville, and the final ar
rival at South Londonderry was an hour and
q half later than was anticipated, but from
all accounts this fact did not in any wise
dampen the spirits of the jolly crowd.
The addition Of night operator to the
telegraph and railroad force at this place is
great convenience, especially during the pres
ent trying weather, which unayoidably in
wolves great delay to all trains. By the intro
duction of this service the location of all
trains is known during the night, and much
tedious waiting and uncertainty is avoided,
both for employees and the public Mr.. John
Wood, formerly baggage master, who holds
the position OF night operator, goes on duty
at P. N. and remains till A. II.
"A current item announces that Mr.. F. W.
Baldwin, train master of the Central Yer
mont railroad at St. Adams has received the
appointment Of Assistant Superintendent on
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad Mr.. Bald
win will be remembered by our friends up
the line of the Battleboro a Whitehall mil
roed as having rendered efficient service, at
the opening of that road, by way of exercs-
ing general oversight Of the business of the
several stations and getting everything into
working order.
A very large circle of friends and Gus
toners will regret TO miss Mr. A. H. Wright
from his long-tim place in the store of Pratt,
Wright d Co. We trust that Mr. Wright's
pursuit of renewed health will not take him
or his family permanently away from Brat
tleboro. The business of the old concern re-
mains in essentially the same management as
heretofore, Mr.. o. d. Esterbrook remain
ing and Mr.. Ed. Il. Pratt, young man who
is favorably known To everybody in Brattle-
boro and who has been for three years past
in the store, succeeding to a half interest in
the business. The firm has q new announce
ment in our advertising columns to-day.
The BrAttleboro q Whitehall trains have
been the only ones to make their regular run
ming time during the trying weather of the
past week, and the superior capacity of the
narrow gauge locomotives to cope with the
snow has already come to be universally con-
ceded- Yesterday the mixed train was dis
continued and in its place the large snow
pillow went up over the line to clear out the
hanges Of the rails and widen the track made
by the machines with their ordinary plows
Beyond Fayetteville the forward trucks of
the pillow left the rails, and q section man
who was operating the nose" of the pillow
had finger broken by the lever flying over
suddenly and striking his hand.
1t was a cold Oandlemas which Wednes-
day, the severest day of the season, brought
us, and, worst of all, 1.-THE fox saw his shadow
on the snow" or, in plain words, the day was
dry and fair" thus surely portending more
winter, according to the old superstition:
''If CandlemAs Day be dry and fair
The half o. winters TO come aud mair
II CandlsmAs Day be wet and foul
The half o. winters game at Hule.H
The day, in fact, was literally one for "cold
comfort, for, in addition to the above, every
body knows the old saying of ''half the wood
and half the hay, and this other one ''As
far as the sun shines through the window,
the snow will blow under the door" In spite
Of the intense cold, Candlemas day was GER
tainly more than clear-it was dazzling.
The Wilhelmj concert on Friday evening
last was, beyond question, the most notable
musical event which Brattlsboro audience
has ever enjoyed, and the distinguished artists
were greeted by an audience which was COM
mensurate in numbers with the excellence of