Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-26


The Brattleboro Freomason5 are arrang
ing for "a grand ball to be given ut the town
hall Feb. 9Th.
The subject of Rev. f. w. Whitney's
lecture to young people next Sunday evening
will DO "Readiness"
The ladies Of the Congregational church
are to hold another Of their popular sociables
next Wednesday evening, in the chapel
Rev J. f. Moors of Greenfield, Mass,
will proach at the Unitarian church next Sun
day morning in exchange with Mr.. Crothers
The entertainment given by the Star min
strels at West Dummerston last Tuesday even
ing was well attended, city half being filed
by an apprecatiye audience.
g II. Davenport has presented to the
Brattleboro rifle club $50 gold medal Of ell
egant design, which is TO be contested for ev-
cry six months by members of the club.
Some . or 90 members of Post Sedg
wick, g. A. r. have indicated their purpose
to attend the annual department encampment
to be held at Bennington Feb sth and 9th.
Francis Williams, who was killed by a
falling derrick at Readsboro last Friday, laid
the foundation for Leonard's new block, and
was well and favorably known in this village
The next lecture in the citizens course
will be given on Wednesday evening of next
week, 3lst inst, at the town hall, by Rev. L.
w. Whitney. Subject, How 10 Use the Free
Library"
The Brattleboro military band has been
engaged to furnish music for the grand ball
to be given by the veterans association Of
Turner's Falls on the anniversary of Wash
ington's birthday.
Rev. iona Tilson of Boston will preach
in the Baptist church next Sunday, and will
also be present at the usual meeting this even
ing. Mr.. Tlson is well known in Brattleboro
and has many friends here.
We learn that the Star Minstrels are
booked for an entertainment at Putney some
time in February. The troupe's first public
appearance was in that place eight years ago
and the event was a decided success.
An item in this mornings Republican
reporting the failure of G.. p. Gibson of Put
ney, lacks confirmation from home sources
1t is said that, though temporarily embarrass-
ed, Mr. Gibson expects to pay his creditors in
full.
On account Of the educational meeting at
Westminster the village schools will not be
in session next Monday aud Tuesday. The
teachers will attend the Westminster meetings
and resume their school work on Wednesday
morning
The Bratteboro friends of Guy G. Noble,
Esq, of ST. Adams regret exceedingly to learn
of the very serious accident which has befal.
len him. The latest news received from Mr.
Noble by Col Fuller gives hope that the in
jured arm may be saved
U. S Attorney Haskins went to Burling.
ton last evening to appear for the government
at the examination before a commissioner of
r. NJ. Field Of Newport, whose arrest on
charge of passing counterfeit money is noted
in our state items o-day.
Sidney A. Miller writes his Bratteboro
friends that he and w. II. Walker are soon to
leave Denver for "the west, " to take a tour of
three to nine months through Oregon and
California to buy sheep. They will travel on
horseback and expect to sleep on the ground
during the whole of next summer.
A ten-year old boy living on Western-ave.
was coastng few days ago, when his sled,
coming down the hill near 4. E Doolittle's
too rapidly to be stopped, shot across the
street between the fore ard hind legs of pass
ing horse without injury to boy or horse But
the youngster suddenly lost his interest in the
sport.
Scene near the town hall: A farmer
coming out Of the public library with three
or four books under his arm is accosted by an
acquaintance with-"Well. this new tangled
free library is pretty good thing, isn't it 2"
Responds the farmer why yes it's well
enough as an accommodation for these ere
village folks but for us farmers who are tax
ed to support it, it don't amount to much" %
Edward Crosby b. D. Harris, X Haskins,
l.. X. Fuller, j. l.. Martin and II. b. Cham
berlain attended the railroad meetings at Sa-
dawga and Jacksonville on Wednesday They
report the feeling at Jacksonville as wide
awake, strong and earnest in favor of the
road. A meeting Of the Nottingham voters,
. n a. IN fba n uagtiop Of ai1ino, ha L..
been called for Tuesday, Feb. 9th
AT the meeting of the professional club
last evening. Rev. A. B. Truax read paper
on bible Wines, which showed careful and
diligent research in the direction of its sub
ject. The aim of the paper was to show that
two kinds of wine are mentioned in the Bible
"A fermented and an unfermented wine-and
| that the latter received the Divine approval,
! while the former rests under the curse of the
! Almighty.
The Madison Square Theatre company
presented the new and popular domestic
drama, Young Mrs. Winthrop" at the town
hall, last evening. to a crowded house The
play is very charming one, its setting was
undoubtedly the most elegant ever seen in
Brattleboro, and the acting was finished and
artistic throughout. The orchestral accom-.
paniment was very fine and elected especial
praise. Taking the evening as a whole our
amusementgoing public feels itself under
obligation to the young men of the Taurus
club for one of the most delightful entertain.
ments of the season.
According to the statistics collected by
Mr.. @. H. Stevens clerk of School District
No. ., there were in this village during the
year 1882, only 80 births and 60 deaths-an
unusually small number of each. In the
births, the number of males and females was
equal. The deaths comprised IS males and
A females among whom were Is widows and
only one widower. OF the number, were
aged so years and upward, and IL were be-
tween 20 and 80. The principal causes of
death were-consumption ., old age 7, pneu-
monia o, cancer ., kidney disease 3, heart
disease g.
DR.. Yincent's lecture on "That Boy. 4"
which was delivered at the town hall Wednes.
day evening, under the auspices of the Meth
odist society, gave delight to a large audience.
The lecture, while highly entertaining, was
full OF sound sense, and its sharp hits and
wise suggestions were calculated to benefit
many thoughtless and foolish parent The
lessons which the lecturer sought to incucate
were, in brief, the importance of maintaining
family government through the exercise of a
gentle tirmness, the cultivation of reverence,
and the development, above all things else, of
ment which he regarded as most worthy of
attention are the church, the school and the
home.
The death of William Ingram, of Troy.
n. T., native of Brattleboro, and a man we'll
known to many of our people, took place at
his residence in Troy on Wednesday of last
week. MIR. Ingram was born in Brattleboro
In 1903 and his early days were passed on a
farm in the edge of Marlboro. At the age of
70 he went to Troy and entered into business
with his brother where he amassed fortune,
retiring from business some ~ years ago.
NJ. ingram was stauneh Democrat and had
held several city Offices of trust. Mr.. Ingram
was the father Of Mrs II, T. Carroll of Spring
field, Mass. A brother and sister in Troy and
a brother in Columbus, Ga, suryiye him.
The "solyman Gune" place, so called, at
Centervilla ives Mr.. Ingram's gift to his
daughter Mrs. Carroll, and it was his habit TO
spend portion of each summer with her
there.
Not as an item of home news, but solely