Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-22

The local savings banks have declared
semiannual dividends OF y per cent.
The annual sale OF p'ws at the Congre-
gatioual church took place last evening.
Joseph II. Keane and company are to
play Rip Van Wrinkle at Crosby hall to-
night
Howe a. Lille. the Taurus club. and L.
d. Morris arc connected with the telephone
exchange.
The rite Of BAPTISM is to DO administer.
ed at tue Baptist church again next Sunday
evening.
-Tha servica A. ,,s T-pif,ri,, cb,,r,b rsvt
Sunday morning viii be appropriate to the
Christmas season.
--rro.tE white mr.. film, their bo,,s.s
with n goodlv npantitv of i., sboni 10 ipcbos
thick RicInrison Win LsgiD c1itin, n-yt
week.
Tint hoo. r,is.J b. l,5l,r5 I2,r,,.. ~
Jamaica which when 1li,r tiun-d a.. '.o,i..
nj -SO n,pujs il u,.yn .viititi,u n, non
orjsop's n,nt market
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home u,,rlIy hsgips ib.. ,.y, yol,1. wifi,
ava nditinp NJ ga oGn ,a,,ic. mi, .,.r,.,s. NJ
! Guon conias nvrr lssf vesr
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on tam and 800 a., mann, ,ni, ~, c,,t.-c
and haulip.,.,, ,,j mostly m, IN, linz of tbs
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'.o ,,l.i's 'l' PSF
D.ii..'. ~ 9O'-s pop 's0"
van Doora a. son have Just opened a
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ui''' III ,'.'',S' c"'l anu ~ tu1n lu9.
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Inc FIRST Oniver'alist PARISH al It's anuu-
al mte.'ng on tuesday evening chose officer
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80. C,. =. ,,, ''''1'''' a
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me haI'i'E telephone me viii ni com
l'td TO DAY iHer' VIII d. oih,es at
| A'S'~'- b'N-f h'.''.' HuI'ofd C-ntrr,
vi, ~ ~ r "uH !. ~ 49, S.i a. ~ ou'.'ns
"'' ~ ''''' p,''''' TO-
Inc Methodist society Is TAR on "edues
any evening was one Oh average success III
point oil a't' nianc'. Ihe tables OF fancy ar
tc!es aud refreshments were unusually at.
tract'e' ana Tue receipts amounted TO ABOUT
j Si'o,
ne oplritHalis's oil thi9 vicinity are ar
ranging to hoId convention at the town hall,
jan. I'm, l3,h aud liza, under tn auspices
OF the state Hp'HtuHl-t Association Di'iin-
EWsh,d speakers ana t-s' MEDIUMS are tx
ptcted to he present.
We should like 10 glEIll. il to the ladies
a. sort OF open secret that II they call at
Hay when ON tneir maj search Tor CHRIST
ma, g'ttS for their gentlemen friends, they
w!II he sure to hnd inc right thing ana cad
aitheir troubles III snort order
-iIsvley reports very satisfactory holi-
day trade thus FAR Daring the past few
days b. has been making important aeeeS3on7
TO hi' holiday department. but Judging by
the present ru'h OF customers 70 MORO"
night WI! see II largely reduced.
j. T. Halls class, connected with the
Baptist Sunday school, enjoyed q sleigLrida
wednesday afternoon with one OF Higgins s
iour-horSe tnrnouts The party made stop
al the residence OF W. l. C1ro,it' 10 rnlTc-
stan ana returned IN the evening
S ven cars OF the up uight-freght jump.
I'd the track while pulling Of "a siding at Yer
non at midnight last night Tho track was
block d over night 20 that this mornings owl
train was detained here I'll! half pas. nine.
The 10 o'clock and 10 30 ,raios passed without
delay. No one was u'''
Turner'S Falls parties have bought 400
cords Of poplar On the line of the narrow
gauge, the shipm Il. Of which has begun this
week, and A. c. Mitchell Of Fitchburg has
800 cords Of hemlock bark at Londonderry
aud this side. The freight business Of the
road Is steadily on the increase.
4 - of fp1.l linz - Tor Ia. TON
hall was received this morning 4 consid
cradle number OF the old seats have already
been sold and it is the intention to eventually
supply the hall with the newPattern through
out both as matter of comfort and foI
greater convenience in storing away.
At meeting Of the new Union Protect.
i've Association, held last week. an organiza
ton Of stockholders was effected for opening
a meat market on the cooperative plan. The
organizations Differed as follows: President,
E. l.. Cook secretary, J. c. Howe direct
ors, d. l.. Herrick, Leander Thomas, Cyrus
Reed.
The campfire held by Post Sedgwick las
Friday evening though not largely attended
was one of the most interesting ever held
The programme included readings humorous
ana otherwise, by several veterans and young
ladies', interspersed with singing by the Arlor
quartette, and music by Knapp and Burnett
orchestra
The New Book Club" held their 23t
annual meeting and supper at DIR. Posts OIL
Wednesday evening and elected the follow
ing officers President, b, d. Harris; vic,
president, DR.. James Conland executive
committee, Mrs. II. d. Hoton, Mrs. A. @
DAvenp0.l anu mrs; ~, -. NON Psoh secre
tary ana treasurer Ats' w. H. ros''
AT the Congregational church, next Sun
day morning, the pastor viii preach a sermon
suitable to christmas. In the evening there
VIII be a Christmas concert, In connection
with which choir OF misses will sing some
carols, accompanied by string quartette, anC
a double quartette Will render couple o.
Christmas part-songs by Arthur Sullivan anC