Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

The telephone exchange VIRUS ntHo
boy to "mind' the office on Sundays
Edward Clark's SON. Walter has gone to
attend the polytechnic school at Worcester,
Mass.
The Murray clubs closing dramatic en-
tertaiument, which was set for next Thursday
evening" has been postponed.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist church
next Sunday The pastor will preach in the
evening, at o'clock, on Little Things"
The Vernon lodge of Knights of Honor
have invited the Brattleboro lodge to attend
a social party at Stockwelrs this evening.
A notice published in our advertising col
umns announces that Geddis Il Newcomb have
dissolved partnership. Mr.. Geddis continues
! tho business.
| Next Sunday evening Rev W. Whit
ney will deliver the second of the series of
lectures on Books and Reading" The topic
will be GLOW to Read
A telephone line will be built TO Williams
vile and Fayetteville rs soon as the season
opens, with a good prospect Of ultimate con.
ncctions farther up the river.
There will be no service at the Unitarian
church next Sunday. The ladies of the so
cety will hold their next socable with Mrs.
G.. II. Ryder on Tuesday evening.
Hon. J. c. Amidon of Hinsdalo gave the
weaver girls in his factory a sleighride TO
Brattleboro yesterday. The party numbered
| 80 and came in two large sleghs.
Grand Master Woodhouse and Grand
Secretary Currier, with delegation of breth-
ren from Wantsstiquet lodge of this place;
are to institute O lodge of Odd Fellows at
West Halifax tonight.
The public examination of the High,
| Grammar and Intermediate schools which it
was at one time proposed to hold at the close
| of the present term, has been postponed to
the end of the school year.
Enough stock of the new Highly sewing
machine company has been taken to practi-
caly ensure its formation and Mr.. Crowell
! has commenced repairing and fitting up his
Flat-st. shop for the work of manufacture.
II. c. Phillips has moved into his new
| house at Centreville. Henry Wellman moves
next week into the house which Mr. Phillips
vacates, and John Drown in turn, will take
the tenement now occupied by Mr.. Wellman.
We are in receipt of a large portrait of
| Adam Forepaugh which is an exceedingly
! good counterfeit of the genial and substantial
Snowman Rumor has it that Mr.. Fore
! paugh's big show will visit Brattleboro the
coming season.
The Boston Journals report of the win
ter meeting of the Norfolk (Mass.) Unitarian
conference, held at Roxbury on Wednesday,
mentions that Rev. j. b. Green was present
and paid glowing tribute to the memory of
Rev. DIR. Bellows.
Rev. Lewis Grout of West Brattleboro
will read paper on Language at the month
" meeting of the professional club next We'd
nesday evening. Last evening Mr.. Grout
gave lecture ON the study of Natural History
in the Asylum course.
1t is understood that Commander Valen-
tine of the Department of Vermont, G. A. R.,
will appoint Col. X Haskins Judge advocate
general Fl. f. Taylor chief mastering officer
and G. r. Briggs assistant inspector. The
staff commissions have not been issued.
A freight train was derailed and smashed
| on the Connecticut River road, early Thurs
day morning at the point where that road
joins the Caual road near Cheapside. The
1880 mail train was half an hour late at
Brattlehoro on account of the accident.
The series of grand concerts to be given
in aid of the Bennington battle monument
fund, mentioned by us two weeks ago, has
been organized and the first concert will be
given in fremont Temple, Boston, Wednes-
day evening March 8. The date for Brattle-
| boro is March Is.
Earle announces an auction sale OF sew
ing machines, pianos, pictures and frames
and other goods, at his store next Tuesday
evening Mr. Earle has given up his pro-
ject for a sewing machine store and agency
in Boston, the final proposition of the St.
John company not being an acceptable one.
The first day of Lent will be Feb. 22d
and Easter Day falls on April 9th. Rev. w.
| II. Collins has published a card of services
for st. Michael's church during the Lenten
season. In addition to the regular Lenten
services, the rector will conduct a Bible class
every Wednesday evening during Lent, at the
roctory.
The agent for Bierstadts artotype Of
President Garfield presents this week a strong
array of names of gentlemen who are con-
WINGED of the excellence Of the portrait We
have already expressed our belief that the
picture is all that is claimed for it and that
it is the best likeness of the dead President
obtainable. The low price at which it is sold
places it within the reach of all.
Lest friends abroad should suppose that
Temperature of POP still prevails in Brattle-
boro it may be well to say that the past week
has been one of April warmth and balminess
with bright sunshine and heavy rains so al
ternating that the sleighing has been serious
| ly damaged and the face of old Wantasti-
quet has been stripped of half its wintry look.
Grand Commander Geo. o. Tyler of
Burlington paid a visit of examination to
Beausant Commandery, X. t., on Wednes-
day evening, when the work of the temple
was exempli6ed in a manner with regard to
which the grand officer expressed himself in
highly complimentary terms. Visiting
Knights were present from Greenfield, and
Cooper furnished one his best bsnquets.
An adjourned meeting of the Brattleboro
Library association will be held at Crosby
hall on Tuesday evening next, Feb. 81, al
1880, to hear the report of their committee
on the transfer of the library, aud to take
such action thereon as may be deemed expe-
dent. full and prompt attendance is desir-
ed. @. H. PRATT, Clerk
Mr.. Clary, electrician of the Brattleboro
telephone company, has this week begun q
systematic inspection of all the telephone in
struments on the exchange. Up to yesterday
noon As instruments had been examined.
Some of these which have been in use since
June without attention were found to be in
good order except that the batteries needed
replenishing. 1t is intended to make regu-
larly monthly inspection hereafter. The
number of telephone instruments in use in
Brattleboro is So.
In our advertising columns to-day the
coming to Brattleboro of the great Barlow
Wilson, Primsose d West minstrels is an.
nounced. The company comprises 40 mem
bers and is what it claims to be-the largest
aud best of its kind now on the stage. The
, triple quartette mentioned in the advertise
ment is the same which sang, by special in.
yitation, at the funeral and burial of Pres
! dent Garfield. The company were in Cleve
land at the time and threw up their weeks
engagement on account of the calamity which
had befallen the nation.
The bi-monthly meeting of the Minister
Association was held with the Universalis
= parish last Monday at P. NJ. Rev. f. Smiley
, of Putney read a scholarly essay on "Tht
Lords Supper" which was followed by al
interesting discussion. public service wa
held in the church at 73O P. NJ Thoughtful
p and timely remarks were made by Revs. VIM
} Brown, t. d. Howard and j. NJ Johns O
, New Hampshire, E. Smiley, and S. H. Nc