Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-20

nrattleboro.
Valentine cards, Prang's and imported,
at Cheney & Clapp's.
There will be no service at the Unitarian
church next Sunday.
--Larkin G. Mead has been elected to a
professorship in the Florentine Academy Of
Fine Arts.
The next socable of the Unitarian soci-
ETY. will be held with Mr.. and Mrs. Reed at
the American House.
Next Sunday evening Rev. E. W. Whit
ney will deliver lecture to young people up
on The Value Of the Present"
Mr. c. b. Dickinson, of the Bnttleboro
bakery, is out once more, after suffering a
severe attack Of rheumatism.
Last evening the Rev. A. b. Truax gave
a lecture in the asylum course ON the "Elo-
ments Of Manly Character"
w. c.. holloway got bad cut in his
hand, by the slip Of a chisel at Estey * Co. g
on Thursday. He will be disabled fort
night or more.
The annual meeting of Windham Co.
Pomona Grange will be held in Grand Army
hall, next Thursday, Jan. 20, beginning at
10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Mrs. Ives has closed her school perma.
nently and has left town with her family and
assistants. Settlement was made With her
creditors at 40 cents on the dollar.
Rev. DIR. Cow will give the paper before
the professional club next Wednesday even
ing The subject will have a practical bear
ing on the duties of professional men, aud a
full attendance is very desirable.
We are informed that the Watertown In
surance company has adjusted its Insurance.
on the furniture and contents Of the Peabody
House at $7s7.5O, The building was insured
in the Vermont Mutual for $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hyde aud Miss 10.
sephine Hyde are spending the winter in
Washington with an elder daughter and sis
ter. Miss Eliza hyde, who holds a cleskship
in the Treasury department..
Oscar Wilde ought to have a ride in n
II. Whites "l756" sleigh. 1t is as gay as a
sunhower, and an ''esthetic" Imagination
might easily see in it the limp lily form so
dea- to Oscars heart.
1t is good news to know that the coming
season may probably see active work begun at
the Ball mountain granite quarry in Dunn
merston. We learn that bargain for its
purchase of Bodwell Il Allen has been COM
pleted by Geo. Lyon. the granite cutter and
dealer of Mortified, Mass.
AT the quarterly meeting of the New
England Psychological Club, held at the Ho-
tel Brunswick, Boston, on Tuesday evening,
Dr. Draper read paper on the differences in
methods Of management and treatment of the
insane in foreign asylums from our own.
The paper was warmly received and its pub
LEGATION voted
"A large sleighride, made up of Brattle-
boro merchants, professional men, and 9TH
ers, with ladies, will leave here at O'Clock
this afternoon aud drive to Putney for sup
per We wish them the Jolly time they are
IN hoN nd f,u1x hat -
busy day"
Geo. A. Boyden, as administrator of the
estate of the late Nathaniel Stearns, has sold
the stock and tools OF the Flat street cooper
shop to James Cornell, who will continue the
business. Mr.. Connell is an experienced and
skillful workman, and will undoubtedly do a
good business.
Edwin Earle announces a closing out sale
Of pianos, organs, sewing machines, and 9TH
er goods in his Main street store. Mr.. Earle
has arranged to 60 to Boston, February LIST,
to engage in the wholesale and retail sale of
the st. John sewing machines, having taken
the store No. 40 Washington street for that
purpose.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will hold their annual festival at the town
hall next Wednesday evening, Jan. 20. Sew
eral novel attractions are to be offered, of
which full mention is made in an announce
ment elsewhere published. We bespeak for
the ladies large attendance and their usual
success
The date OF the ''Octoroon" has been
changed from Wednesday, the 25th, to Mon
day, the 2Sd. The company comprises ex-
ce.lent talent, both professional and amateur,
and the presentation will doubtless be fine
one. At Troy, N. H., where the company
gave its opening presentation, it was received
with great enthusiasm. @. F. Miller of this
place takes the part of ''Old Pete, +" the col
ored house servant, in the cast
Commentaries and helps for Sunday
school teachers at Cheney Clapp's.
The telephone exchange has at last got
satisfactory way out of Harmony Square by
means of large and slightly new standard on
the Brooks House stables. generator is be-
ing attached to Orosby's engine which will
provide the fluid for signalling at the exchange
office and thus save much labor on the part
of the operator. The new Wilmington line
from West Brattleboro was completed yester-
day and is working perfectly.
The hearing before the commission to
adjust certain claims against S. NJ. Waite's
estate was resumed on Wednesday, when
some additional testimony was taken. The
arguments began on Thursday, NJ. A. Good
now arguing the case for the plaintiffs aud
E. Il. Waterman speaking for the estate. On
account of the illness OF @. b. Eddy, Esq,
counsel for the defence, an adjournment on
Thursday night for one week was necessary.
w. II. Childs and G. A. Hines have rsceiy-
ed patent on a chemical telegraph transmit
ter and receiver. The transmitting instru-
ment is similar, in the results accomplished.
to that used by the Rapid Telegraph oompa
ny, which was described in Harpers Monthly
not long ago. One important and valuable
improvement is made however, by cutting
the messages on the edges of paper strips,
instead Of in the centre, as is done by the
Rapid company.
"A fair-sized audience witnessed the pre-
sentation of Q. w. HenTy's play, Darkness
and Daylight" at Crosby hall on Tuesday
evening. The inevitable drawbacks atten-
dant ON first night" performance were ex-
perienoed, but the cast was good one and
the presentation fully demonstrated Mr..
Henry's talent and versatility as a play
wright. Several of the parts were played
with real ability. A portion of the scenery.
notably the dock sceue, was painted by Mr..
Henry especially for the occasion, and we
learn that this scene will be retained among
the accessories of Crosby hail,
The Springfield Republican tells anew
the story Of four Bratteboro clergymen who
preached at the asylum on successive Sun
day afternoons, each from the text ''Then |
took Mary pound of ointment" etc. The
amusement of the patients increased as each |
OF the parsons in turn announced his text |
and gave his sermon, until, on the fourth |
Sunday, there were some audible Riggles, |
and when the sermon was done one old fell |