Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-27

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from Winchester, N. H., is at the Brooks
House.
Barlow Wilson, Primrose & Vests min
strels are booked to appear at Opera hall at
an early day.
The death Of Mr.. L. I. WinsIow, the
owner of the Hinsdale bridge, is announced
in our obituary column to-day.
C. f. Thompson has been elected treas
urer of the Brattleboro gaslight company to
succeed o. A. Marshall resigned.
Rev. @. T. Weitzel Of Norwich, Conn,
will preach at the Congregational church next
Sunday in exchange with Rev Mr.. Martin.
School district clerks should bear in mind
that their returns of births and deaths for
1881 must be made to the town clerk before
Feb. LIST.
Paths of Peril" is the subject of Rev
L. w. Whitney's lecture TO young people next
Sunday. The service will begin promptly at
! $3.50 p. NJ.
The village schools are not in session to-
day in order that the teachers may attend the
meeting at Putney mentioned in the items
from that town.
Rev. Hobart Clark of Weston, Mass.
will preach at the Unitarian church next Sun
day in exchange with Rev Mr.. Green. Ser
vices morning and evening
The ladies Of the Congregational society
will give ten-cent supper in the church par
Tors next Wednesday evening, Feb. LIST, at
half past six O'Clock.
The Northeastern Mutual life insurance
company will wind up its affairs Feb. 1st. As
already stated its risks have been reinsured
in the Mutual Benefit company Of Hartford,
Conn.
About half-past five O'Clock this morning
residents on cemetery hill heard large flock
Of wild geese flying over They could not be
seen, but were very noisy, and were undoubt-
eddy flying low and going to the north.
C. NJ. Taylor has gone to Washington to
accept an appointment from Col. Hooker as
deputy sergeant atari Mr.. Taylor has an
excellent war record, aud Is one of the men
who came out Of a rebel Prison-pen barely
alive.
Mr.. S. w. Kimball received a telegram
from the selectmen Of Greenfield, Mass, on
Thursday afternoon, stating that his son. Ed
ward was i'll with smallpox. In response to
the notification, Mr. Kimball went to Green
field this morning
Col. Fuller is on journey of three or
four weeks TO the South. and will 60 as far as
New Orleans. He was accompanied from
home by Mrs. Fuller, but it is understood
that she will return, her health proving IN
equal to the journey.
--hupOftS Tue Neht hNeF Nduey
indicate that this mornings wind storm was
far more severe there than here, and there are
stories of unroofed buildings, barns blown
down, etc. The narrow-gauge train found
trees across the track on is trip down.
Swift Il Co., of Chicago, who own and
manage line of refrigerator cars for carry
ing fresh meat to market, have had a large
ice house built just this side of the farm"
1t has capacity of $50 cords aud is now be-
ing filled for the summers use.
The great sleighride to Putney, planned
for last Friday afternoon, was given up on
account Of the snow storm which set in Just
before the hour set for starting. section"
Of nine couples went up Saturday, however,
and another Of l6 couples on Monday.
Mr.. NJ. Severance, the Brattleboro &
Whitehall passenger conductor, is in Boston
for treatment for the serious trouble Of the
eyes from which he has suffered for a year
past. We are glad TO know that the rest and
treatment begin to show favorable results.
Farley Starr, C. II. Mansur and w. A.
Faulkner, of this village, and A. S. Bacon OF
Hinsdale go upon the telephone exchange.
The Brattleboro and Keene, N. H., lines we're
connected day or two ago and conversation
was easily carried on between Keene aud
Wilmington.
Some of the pavements in the business
rageOds condition since Sunday. Would it
not be well for the bailiffs TO see that the viii
lage ordinance which applies in such cases is |
enforced before somebody brings in bill for |
broken bones
A very excellent reputation precedes |
Fairbanks Scottish Minslrels who are to ap- |
pear at Crosby hall next Tuesday evening |
They give an unique entertainment, and We |
have no doubt the evening will be thorough |
ly enjoyed by all who do themselves the |
pleasure to attend.
Both gas companies have been served |
with notice by the bailifs that the gas nui
sance on Mechanics square must be abated or
the village will take the matter in hand.
The Brattleboro gaslight company say that
their pipe has been cut of and plugged at the
head of High street for some time.
1t is said that double sleigh load which
went TO Putney last Saturday afternoon know
from practical experience that 1.-THE longest
way round is the shortest ~ way home"
The way home on this occasion is understood
TO have been along the railroad track for some
distance and thence via Slab Hollow"
The hearing before the commissioners on
the Waite estate in insolvency was concluded
yesterday, when Col. Haskins made the clos.
ing argument Tor the bank. G. b. Eddy was
unable to be present on account of his severe
Illness from pneumonia. The case is now in
the hands of the commissioners for their de-
cision.
-"Walt' hopes we will caution Col. Hook
er against taking any more assistants from
Brattleboro lest the Republican majority of
the town should be endangered! Never you
worry about that sir. Attend faithfully to
your telephone business and we will see that
The Republicans are all home to vote, ''early
and often, as usual.
Tuesday morning the thermometer mark
I'D from l5' to 20o below zero in this village,
and all the way from that to 800 below at West
Brattleboro. Monday aud Tuesday were both
severely cold days. The temperature began
% moderate Wednesday morning, aud Thurs
lay evening brought rain A pretty good H.
ustration OF what our New England climate
s capable of.
The registration of births and deaths in
District No. (the village district for 1881,
lhows that there were GO deaths and rs births
Turing the year, OF these deaths IL were of
infants under one year of age and 10 we're of
PERSONS aged 60 years and over. In the Cen
reville district the births were and deaths
J. One OF these deaths was that of an infant;
he united ages of the other three persons
vas 243 years
The oaligraph, which /. W. Goodner ad-
'ertises in our columns to-day, is undoubted-
y the greatest labor-saving invention ever de-
Used for professional and business men who 4
ave large amounts of writing to do 1t has {
eoeived unqualified COMMUNICATION from gen '
lemen who have used it. Among many 9TH
RS ID. II. Locke (''Nasby'O says: II unhes- |
tatlngly commend the oaGgraph to whoever
wishes to escape the intolerable drudgery of
he PEN"
The Congregational society have sold
heir church organ TO go to Hornellsville. {
7. Y, the sum bargained for being $500 6
Immediate steps will be taken for The pur- |
base of a new organ, Rev. G. L. Martin. q
I. Goodhue, j. d. Whitney and Leroy f. Ad. I
ms having been appointed committee 10
ave the matter in char0a II IL nndarstood | .