Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-08

The Unitarians held very pleasant so
ciablo with Mrs. Farnsworth on Tuesday eve
ming.
-"Oneness of Aim" is tho subject of Rev.
E. w. Whitneys lecture to young people
next Sunday evening.
Cheney & Clapp have the largest and
most attractive stock Of Christmas goods they
have ever offered.
The date of the Star Minstrel show is fix
ed for Dec. 10. 1t is sure to be one OF the
best things in its line of the season.
Post sedgwick will hold a campfire at
their hall next Friday evening at 1870 All old
soldiers aud their friends are invited.
Cheney & Clapp will make a special dis
play Of juvenile and illustrated books on Sat
urday, IN which visitors will be Interested
The railroad company have put in an in.
dependent steam heating arrangement OF
their own for warming tho passenger sta
ton.
Alpha Lodge, X Of H., celebrate the
lodges fifth anniversary by supper and
dance at Johnson's hotol in Vernon next
Monday.
Chief. Engineer L. L. Davis has reap
pointed his old board of assistant engineers,
consisting Of J. Q. Howe, W. II. Kinson, n
II. White and G. @. Turner
The next lecture in the citizens course
will be given on Thursday evening, Dec. n,
by Mr.. II. II. Shaw, principal of Glenwood
classical seminary, West Brattleboro.
Smoked glass was in quick demand on
Wednesday afternoon and good many peo-
pie saw, or thought they saw, Venus in her
passage across the disc of the sun.
New subscribers TO the Telephone tx
change: II. E. Bond, II. f. Brooks, Farm
er's and Mechanics Exchange, d. b. Std
man. The Halifax line will be strung next
week
Van Doom d Son are opening the largest
line of Christmas goods which they have ever
shown-their stock embracing no end Of nov
elites in pottery and silver goods besides
standard goods in variety.
VIM. s. Newton, Esq, returned on Mon
day from Massachusetts, with the remains Of
his mother Mrs Betsey Newton, who died
at New Salem on Saturday. Funeral services
were held on Tuesday in Marlboro, where the
deceased was buried.
-- Retting Bros store will be found one Of
the be st places in town at which to select use
fol and attractive Christmas goods Their
stock is larger than ever before at this sea
son. Read their advertisement and give them
call.
Since Mr. Martins lecture last evening,
| il is suggested that the best thing the friends
Of the Bratteboro & Bennington railroad can
do is to induce the reverend gentleman to
take the stump in behalf Of that enterprise
We cordially second the motion.
In the assignment of judges for the year
from Dec. l, 1882 to Dec. /, 1888 Judges
| Royce, Ross Neazey and Taft are named for
the Windham county supreme court Feb. II.
Judge Rowell is appointed to hold our county
court March 10 and Sept. IL.
The Farmers and Mechanics Exchange
have moved to their new quarters in Leon
! ards block aud now have one OF the hand
! soonest and most spacious stores in town
! The main store is so by 20 feet, the base
ment beneath is Of the same size and below
| this is a well-lighted cellar of some 80 by i2G
! feet.
Post Sedgwick, G.. A. r., had its annual
meeting Wednesday evening, when the fol
| lowing officers were elected Ornan Prescott,
| Commander; II. o. Leonard, S. V. C.; II. 4.
| Scott. J. V. G. Geo. L Selleck, O. NJ. Jo-
seph Edison, Sergeon o. w. Sherwin, Chap
lain Job Long, o. d. Roscoe Fisher, o. G..
j. c. Pellet formerly of Brattleboro,
! whose marriage is elsewhere announced, and
who Id in town with his wife for the holidays,
has recently been engaged at Canton, Ohio,
as an architect and engineer. He will return
there and thence will probably go west for a
| permanent settlement
-Hawey has been in New York again this
week replenishing his stock and buying hol-
| iday goods, which are now beginning to come
in, aud will be ready to put on sale by Tues
day next, in his basement, which is being 1T.
ted up in suitable shape to accommodate
Christmas trade He solicits an early visit
of inspection.
-Whitmore * Clark's minstrels are billed
for their annual appearance at Crosby hall on
H.. l., l. :. ~
the ball will be packed on that evening The
company numbers % people for :his season,
and is stronger and better than ever before.
1t will please many old friends to know that
| George Clark is with the troupe in good health
and that Hank White, although still on crutch-
es, will exhibit that broad smile of his just as
usual.
The past week has furnished a pretty
good illustration OF the capabilities of the
New England climate Sunday night the
mercury took downward dip and on Mon
day morning marked Q to 6 . below zero.
Tuesday was sort of Indian summer day,
two or three snow storms have been sand
wiched in, and this morning at o'clock a
temperature of 8 . to 10 Q above was indicat-
ed, with clear skies and bright sun prom
ised for the day.
We are authorized to say that the letter
printed in connection with Mr.. E. D. Hopkins &
advertising statement in the interest of a GER
tain kidney remedy, by DIR. Draper of the
asylum, is totally unauthorized and unwar-
ranted in that connection, and is used without
his knowledge or consent. 1t was merely a
congratulatory letter to Mr.. Hopkins upon his
recovery from insanity. While at tine asylum
MIR. Hopkins had no apparent kidney disease,
and if he had would not have been treated
with any patent or proprietary medicines
al. II A.
years Mr. Eben f. Wells spent Thanksgiving
with his mother, Mrs. John @. Wells, return,
ing to New York on Tuesday. Mr.. Wells was
for some time assistant engineer in charge OF
headquarters office in the construction depart
ment of the Northern Pacific railroad and
more recently has been engaged as supply
agent in the same department of the Manitoba
* Southeastern Colonization railroad a road
running southwest from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
and intended to strike link connecting with
the Northern Pacific railroad, but whose CON
struetion has now been stopped owing 10 GER
tain complications between the great oompa.
MES interested.
As is noted in our report of the village
meeting, It was voted to authorize the bailiffs
to convey the Hook and Ladder real estate
on Elliot street if they find ii best to do so.
The proposition under which this property il
to be given up by the village is understood To
be that it be conveyed to Mr.. Geo. E. Crowel
for nominal consideration, with the provi.
sion that he shall provide a suitable room OF
rooms for the use of the Hook and Ladder
company, in building to be erected by him
on or near the site of their present house,
with perpetual lease of such premises at a
nominal sum. We learn that Mr. Crowell has
in view the erection on Elliot street, on the
Hook and Ladder site and on his adjoining
property, of building of considerable size,
the basement stories of which, on the Flat-st.
side, would be used for mechanical purposes,
while the Eliot-st. stories would be available
for general business or other uses. Mr..
Crowell's plans in this direction arc not def
nitely matured but it is probable that anoth-
er season may see some desirable improve.
ments begun in this direction.
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