Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-03


NJ. L. Church vestry next Wednesday eve
ming, March 4.
Prof Green's dancing school closes with
a masquerade ball at Crosby hall on the even
ing of March IA.
Judge Bowell will preside at the March
term Of the Windham county court which be-
gins on the Nth inst.
The ladies' of the Baptist society hold
their last church sociable Of the season on
Tuesday evening next
Rev S. b. Flagg Of Benardston, Mass,
will preach at the Unitarian church next
Sunday, morning aud evening.
Cheney 4 Clapp promise an elegant dis
play Of Easter cards, including Praugs full
line aud best foreign designs at an early date.
The young ladies in the filing depart.
ment at E.tey d Co.'S took their turn at
sleighriding before the rain spoiled that sort
Of fun
The Centreville school, for the past year
under the charge Of Mrs. Jennie r. Warren,
closed with interesting exercises on Friday,
the oath inst.
o L. Miner aud his sol Sidney o. are
both out, after somewhat protracted attacks
Of illness; as are also II. +. Houghton and
W. +. Howe
The windham County poultry aud pet
stock association will hold their annual meet
ing for the election of officers next We1nes-
day evening
Heavy rains and bright suns this week
have made havoc with snow and sleighing, but
damage from high water has thus far been e.
capped in this vicinity.
H. F. Brooks has been detained at home
by sickness for the past week.-Mrs. first ex-
perience Of the kind in his sixteen years ser
vice for the house Of Thos. Dana d Co.
The Murray club will give their postpon.
ed play, THE Chimney Corner in Crosby
hall on Tuesday evening next The enter.
tainment promises to be one Of their best.
W. f. Richardson drove some fine fat
cattle through the street on Tuesday. Three
steers, raised by Mr.. jackson Of Chesterfield,
weighed GsO0 lbs. and COW fatted by Mr.
Richardson weighed 1880 lbs.
Smith 4 Hunt are prospecting fuely in
their new quarters. Their works are running
TO their full capacity, but the firm neverthe.
less found themselves 800 carriages short Of
orders at the beginning of March.
Fifteen couples from this place joined
with some 40 couples from Hinsdale and Ash
uelot, n II in a sleighride to Mortified on
Monday evening. where they had supper
at Pickard's, and dance in the town hall.
Washington correspondents seem to be
unanimous in their praise of Sergeant-at;
arms Hooker for his admirable mapR.ee.-ss =. -
on the occasion Of the G'rs-l' - e sG.Hon'
. - %. = '-''s' ...lAviu memorial eN-
erclses on Monday.
The lecture on Palestine, delivered at the
Baptist church last Sunday afternoon by
Rob. Morris the veteran author and traveller,
was one of unusual interest and was listened
to by large audience.
DIR. Kimball of Lowell Mass, assisted
by DR.. Gale, on Wednesday removed an
ovarian tumor from the person of Mrs Wat
son Stafford of Chesterfield, who is stopping
at the residence of Oscar Smith on High
street.
%. J.. Pratt has decided to make some
. important improvements in his store this sea
son, including ihe erection Of an iron front,
the enlargement of the basement, and a bet
ter arrangement of the interior. The work
will begin about July LIST.
Sol Smith Russell the eminent comedian,
has been engaged to appear here March 22d,
as Tom DHl0ndyin the comedy drama, Edge
wood Folks, which has been the great sue
cess of the last two seasons. Russells APP
pearance means two hours and half of fun
and laughter.
Rev. S. II. McColester, d. D., Of Bel.
lows Falls, will preach in the Universalist
church next Sunday. Egypt and the Pyra-
mids" will be the subject of the evening lee
ture. DIR. McCollester has taken several
trips to the old world, and his lecture cannot
fail to interest and instruct.
The cabinet organ business seems to be
one of the thriving industries Of tho country.
paper recently received announces that the
Wilcox & White company of Meriden, Conn.
have just built large addition to their factory
and increased their capacity to POO organs a
week.
The White & Parsons comedy company
played to one of the largest houses of the
season last Friday evening. The little play
which accompanies the panorama of Ireland
is a very bright bit Of character sketching,
and the three or four male parts are played
with a vigor and fidelity which leaves little to
/ be desired. The farce with which the even
ing closed is one of the best on the boards
An effort is being made to secure the at
tendance of interested and responsible voters
at the town meeting when the article is reach
to raise money for the coming year, the
| purpose being to vote a sufficient tax to re-
duce somewhat the old Indebtedness of the
town. The movement ought TO succeed and
doubtless will do so. There will never be q
better time for the town to get rid of pari
| of its debt
There is promise of grand success fol
/
1t is announced that in Boston the Ancient
and Honorables and the Cadets will attend, il
Worcester the old Oontinentals will turn out,
and in Springfield, Mass, the Hartford
PhalanX, which Joined in the Bennington cen
tennial celebration, will attend in body. II
Brattleboro it is to be expected that eUerybOdl
will attend.
The well-known clothing house of F. A
Whitney has enlarged its proprietorship b.
the addition of two new members, Mr..
Henry Pratt and Mr.. d. A. Young the for
mer being well known townsman and exps
rienced salesman, and the latter a faithful
and popular clerk. The name of the new
firm will be Whitney, Pratt Il 90. The stor
is now undergoing repairs which will give
improved accommodations and attractiveness
and the new firm will, no doubt, endeavor h
merit an increased share of patronage.
On Thursday evening next a dramat
company from the Bellows Falls Sons of TEN
peranee will present the drama, THE Socia
Glass, at the town hail. under the auspice
of the Good Templars of this place TIL
play is said to be good one, full of fun an,
pathos, and sending everybody home happy
while it enforces an excellent moral. Tn
Bellows Falls company have given the play o.
several occasions with excellent success an
we hope that on their appearance here the
will be welcomed by full house.
Very few members Of the library asso
citation have refused to give their consent I
the proposed transfer Of the library propert
to the town, and considerably more than tn
necessary majority of names has been secure
already. In reply to letter addressed
him on the subject Hon. ]. NJ Tyler writes
''Hr. @, H. Pratt--Ny Dear Sir.-You al
hereby fully authorized to sign my name
the paper mentioned in your letter heart
ly approve of the enterprise.
Yours truly, j. NJ. TYLER"
The military bands benefit concert o
Monday evening was we'll attended. Th
programme was so made up as to embrace
judioious variety of attractions and give sa
isfaction to a miscellaneous audience. TIL
selections by the band were very admiral
and gave evidence of the careful drill an
study which the organization maintain