Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10
Valentines at Cheney a Clapp's.

Feb. path.
"southworth" paper, white and tinted,
ruled or plain, low prices by the package Mt
Cheney & Clapp's.
Enlisted for the War" at the town hall
to night. Give the Grand Army boys a rous-
ing benefit
Mr. p. b. Francis returned from Boston
with his young bride on Tuesday night They
occupy their Elliot-street rooms.
The Rev. Granville Pierce of Revere,
Mass, will preach at the Unitarian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The Unitarian society enjoyed one Of the
peasantest sociables of the season at the
Eaton homestead on Tuesday evening.
g L. Piper has sold his grocery bust
ness to j. r. Hidreth and 9. d. Noyes, who
will conduct the business under the firm of
j. Z. Hldreth d Co.
Next Sunday evening Rev e. W. Whit
ney will deliver the frat of a series of lectures
on Books and Reading" The subject will
be "What to Read"
Reports from the several school districts
show that the whole number of births in
town last year was 81 Deaths Il. In 1850
there were - births and ~ deaths.
Mr. James Dalton left on Wednesday for
Chicago, whore he has the refusal Of n posi-
llOu WulCu llt viii hNNtpl BlbNlAtA uAhthhtlg
satisfactory arrangements can be made.
Young Kimbsl, the Greenfield smallpox
patient is nearly well, his nurse has been
discharged and the quarantine will be remoy-
ed next week unless other members Of bis
family come down.
Rev w. H. Collins has been chosen to
fill the vacancy on the missionary committee
of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, caused
by the removal Of Rev Z. K. Atwi of Bur
lington to Toledo, o.
Fred Walker writes TO Bratlleboro friends
that lie has good position in the registered
letter department of the Washington city post
Office, at a salary of $500. His hours OF
work are from l o'clock to ., P. NJ
The Windham County Baptist ministers
association held its regular monthly meeting
at the Baptist parsonage in this village on
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mark Carpenter Of
Townshend read paper on "Revvals."
A Willoughby, Ohio, subscriber writes,
under date Of Feb. . I'VE have had no
winter yet. The ground is as bare as in June
and the weather is fine. The thermometer
has not been within five degrees of zero"
The teacher and scholars in district No.
met at the house of G.. w. Walker on Mon
day evening, 9th inst, loaded with cakes,
candies and presents, and gave Johnnie
Walker q complete surprise it being his ff
teenth birthday. All had an enjoyable time.
&C. b. Fairbanks has obtained pension,
with arrearages amounting to handsome
SUN. We are informed that the pension Of
flee will soon put Mr.. Fairbanks on the road
as a special commissioner or examiner in pen
sion cases.
We learn that on Sunday last seven per-
sons, who were recently Of Brattleboro, unit
ed with the Congregational church in Natick,
Mass. These included four members of the
family of Dea. A. II. Wright, Mrs. Jones and
Dea. aud Mrs. n. W. Goddard.
While NJ G.. Taylor was descending
through trap-door in Alexsnder's meat mar
ket, Wednesday, one of his feet slipped and
in falling be became partially suspended on a
meat hook which caught under one of his
arms, inhictng a severe injury.
The Episcopal society held an exceed
ingly pleasant entertainment at Crosby hall
on Wednesday evening the leading feature
of which was series of aesthetic" tableaux
very skillfully and artistcally arranged by
Misses Mendon, Dew ems and Gale.
For the first time in year, Hon. b. d.
Harris fluids it possible to spare week from
business, and very wisely chooses to spend it
in Brattleboro. He reports all the prelim-
inaries in his Pennsylvania job OF railroad
construction as satisfactorily arranged.
The cantata of Esther was given at Win
chester, n. H., on Friday and Saturday eve
nings Of last week by the choral union of that
place, under the direction Of Prof. II. w.
Alexander Mr. Alexander took the part of
King Ahasurrus and L. X. Willis of this place
that Of Hainau.
An agent is taking orders in town this
week for the Bierstadt Rrtotype of President
Garfield. We believe that people buying
h.. ON
arc securing the best likeness of the dead
President which is to be had, as well as a
fine work of art.
The commissioners appointed to examine
the claim of Mabel Bowker's estate against
the estate of Mrs. Roxana ]. Davenport will
hold their first meeting at the Office of Has
kins Goodnow on the 2Sth inst. The COM
missioners are T. L. Waterman, p F. Perry
and S. W. Kimbal.
The Ministerial Association will meet
with the Universalist parish next Monday,
Feb. 49, at ? O'Clock P. NJ Rev. E. Smiley of
Putney will read an essay on christian Saora-
ments" at the pastors residence. A mass meet
ing will be held in the church at I. 80 o'clock
to which all are cordially invited.
Mr.. ]. w. Prouty of this town has relic
which was sent home from the South during
the war by Massachusetts soldier, which Is
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real estate in Ann Arundel county, Md,
measuring some 32 by "a inches, and is al.
most 200 years old, bearing the date 1885.
A note from Rev. ]. B. Green saws that
the % people to whom the Rev. Mr. Night
ingale preached in the Brattleboro Unitarian
church last Sunday morning was % more
than he (Mr Green) preached to-which
means, we suppose, that, on account of the
storm, no service was held in the old church
at bingham, Mass, where Mr. Green was an
nouneed to preach.
There is much complaint, after each
heavy snow-storm, that the GAow-plow does
not do its work thoroughly and seasonably.
High street parents, who have children in the
Chase street school, have complained this
week, and with good reason, we think, that
no path was made down through Oak street
from the top of the hill, so that children
were obliged to go around through Grove
and Main street.
Hundreds of old comrades, as well as
the citizens of Brattleboro in general were
glad that Colonel Hooker could feel the
country safe" while he snatched a day or
two from the cares of state, and left the
House of Representatives to the tender mer-
cles of deputy, to come to Brattleboro to
attend the Grand Army encampment. The
Colonel was never looking better or, appar
emily, feeling happier He leaves on his re-
turn to Washington this afternoon.
The sensation of the week has been the
rumor that DR.. Holton had bought the Char
ler place and had gone to New York to COM
plete the transaction. Rumors have also been
plenty as to the probable or possible uses 10
which the estate was to be put. It is true
that DIR. Holton has been in New York and
returned this morning, but he assures us that
the report of his purchase of the place is
without foundation. We learn from the doc
tor still further, that the place belongs to
Mrs. Oharlier and that she says it will never
be sold
The organ committee of the Congrega-
tlonal society have ordered an organ of Steere
d Turner of Springfield, Mass. It is to have
two manuals, with 2l full speaking registers