Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-30

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The semi.Annual interest on the loans Of
the Vermont savings bank is due Dec. lst
Wallace Newcomb has sold his house on
South Main street TO James H. Cauheld for
1920
Coils Fuller and Estey and their families
spent Thanksgiving with sister OF Mrs. Els
tey at Sing Sing, N. Y.
-whitmore & Clark gave better first
part than ever on Monday evening, and
their show was good throughout.
-Hawley is beginning to open holiday
goods, and on Wednesday next Dec. 9th,
will begin his special holiday sale Of books.
-Frink went to New York to help on the
big celebration, and came back with some va.
liable additions to his already large stock Of
goods.
Next Sunday evening Rev. L. W. Whit
ney will give the FIRST of a series Of lectures
to young people. Subject, Ambition" All
are invited.
Mr.. John c. Wells is at home in excel
lent health, after a seasons campaign in the
woods on the Wisconsin division Of the North
ern Pacific railroad
Rev c. W. Heller OF Chicopee, Mass,
will preach at the Unitarian church next Sun
day in exchange with Mr. Crothers Even
ing service at O'Clock.
Mr. Randolph Knight who used to have
3 store in Dummerston, has just gone into
Hawley's dry goods store where he will be
glad TO see all his old friends
Five persons we're baptized at the Bsp-
tist church last Sunday evening in the pres
ence Of a large congregation. The choir
gave an excellent rendering of several special
selections on the occasion.
Only six persons from Brattleboro avail
ed themselves Of the excursion rates TO New
York offered last Friday and Saturday by the
New London Northern railroad-a result due
doubtless, to the insufficient notice given.
Orion Clark, after a business experience
here Of more than 20 years, has sold his bar
Der shop to Messrs Schneider d Adams Mr.
CLARK has a situation in Chicago in view, but
will spend some time in rest and looking
about before deciding where he will locate.
Mrs. j. L. Walker and Mrs. c. A. Har-
mon have bought Mrs. G. A. Miller's stock OF
millinery and in our advertising columns to
day. ask the ladies to call and see them.
Both have had long experience in the bust
ness and will have the confidence Of their
customers.
The annual village report is out this
morning and ready for distribution at the us
usl places. S n Herrick is evidently the
man for collector. The report shows that he
has paid over to the treasurer every dollar of
the years tax list Of s., Ol2.55, less Rbate-
ments OF SG7.32.
Mrs Keith White has been in q very
critical condition OF health this week. On
Wednesday evening an operation for strangu-
lated femoral hernia was performed This
morning her physician finds her symptoms
somewhat more favorable, but her situation
Is still very precarious
at l. =
who has had experience in prospecting at the
west, has found some good specimens Of sill
yer bearing quartz on or near the Brook road.
We protest against the discovery of bonan-
"a in Brattleboro / ( it is to add anything to
the number Of oj-cent dollars, which nobody
wants.
A V May has sold his West river farm
to Irwin Brown Of Nottingham The price
is stated at a little less than 5000. Pos
session will be given April LIST. Mr.. May re-
tired from the mercantile business six years
ago, hoping that farming might benefit his
health, but continued i'll health has compelled
him to seek another change.
The Catholic society's fair last evening
at Crosby hall was attended with the usual
crowded house and abundant good cheer
The tables and drawings we're well patron
lied, and the gross receipts we're about $500
The Brsttleboro orchestra furnished the mu-
sic and the dancing continued from 10 o'clock
till about 1880.
Mr.. Ambrose Knapp makes his bow to
the public i'll our advertising columns to-day.
Patrons OF this favorite stand will be glad to
know that S. W Edwards, who has had very
much to do with building up its trade, will re-
main there for the present, as will also W
H. Bracket. Customers have no need 70 be
told that with these gentlemen on the ground,
they are sure of prompt and courteous atten-
ton
Several mistakes and omissions have al
ready been pointed out TO in the official
pension list for this county which was print
ed last week The pension Of II. G. Choate
OF this village, which the official list gives at
sis month, Is only 81 q month. Edw. A.
Stearns, whose name does not appear IL the
list, draws 50 q month One object Of tine
government IN the publication is TO secure
the discovery and correction Of errors and
fraudulent cases.
The Thanksgiving weather was quite the
New England ldeal-cold, clear and brsc-
ing This morning q driving snow storm
from the southeast has set in, with an atmos-
phere which pierces TO ones marrow. Last
Monday afternoon and night brought heavy,
soaking rain, which was peculiarly welcome
TO the farmers. and dispelled the fear Of Sc
regret it should it prove that snow and settled
winter have come 10 stay.
The marriage Of Miss Edith Field, only
daughter OF Asa S Field to Mr.. Fred Cutler,
nov of Minneapolis, on Thanksgiving day,
WAS a quiet unostentatious affair, only the
immediate friends of che parties being pres
ent. The ceremony was performed at the
house at ! O'Clock =. NJ. by Rev. +. L, Tow
er, and the newly welded pair Departed on
the o'clock express en- route for their west
ern home, followed by the good wishes Of
their many friends.
An announcement of the appearance OF
the Camilla Urso concert company at Crosby
hal! on Thursday evening OF next week APP
pears in our advertising columns o-day. We
are sure that nothing further than this an
nouncement can be necessary to assure for
Madame Urso full house. She ranks rs one
of the worlds leading Artists-she is true
woman as well as an artist-she has Rlwayl
been a favorite with Brattleboro audiences
and her concert On this occasion will without
doubt be the leading musical event of our 10
cal season.
The Windham County Poultry and Pc
Stock Association have issued their premium
list for the exhibition which is to take plaot
here next month Some Of the most noted
exhibitors in the country are bestirring them
selves IN the matter, and appearances ind
cate that the coming show will be no less eI
tensive than its predecessors, while in the
quality of stock entered for premiums it vii
probably surpass all previous exhibits by tn,
society. Special features are also promised
which cannot but prove attractive to the gen
eral public
The warm weather of the week befor,
Thanksgiving made it inexpedient for poul
try shippers to send their goods by freight
and the express companies reaped colder
harvest in consequence. Shipments from tbs
Brattleboro office were small, but something
like a carload was brought down on the mar
row gauge and shipped TO Boston. The guam
tity transhipped here on Saturday and Mon
day mornings amounted to between three
and four tons on each day.
At the monthly meeting of the profes
sional club on Wednesday evening Rev. S
NJ. Crothers read bright and suggestive pa
per on 1.-THE New England village as a cen
tire of influence" The paper indicated the
various ways in which village like Brattle
boro may build itself up in the essentia
things of life and be made TO minister to the
moral intellectual and social well-being anG
advancement of its people. The discussion
which followed was unusually spirited Ant
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