Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

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ARTISTIC PIcrunE FRANrSo at Cheney h Clapps
BrastIeboro.
Steamer No. 3 is to undergo immediate
repairs
The annual sale Of pews at the Baptist
church will occur this evening.
Diaries, almanacs and Vermont Registers
at Cheney & Clapp's
Prize packages Of New England chick.
en-, (hrst premium birds) at Wizards.
Union gospel temperance meeting at the
Y. NJ c. A. rooms next Sunday at $50 PM.
r. q. Hsrdie Jr, is 10 Washington,
d. g., to make portraits Of Judge and Mrs.
Adds
Miss Minnie Pratt left this morning for
Natick, Mass, for an absence OF several
weeks
Tho Record Of 1882 is the subject Of
Rev. E. W. Whitneys lecture next Sunday
evening.
William Mcclellan had the thumb Of his
right hand taken of by planer at Estey's
shops last Saturday.
The Episcopaians had their annual
Christmas party, with tree, pantomimes, etc.,
at Crosby hall last evening.
o. j. Pratt announces still further
mark down in prices Of winter goods this
week. See big advertisement.
The Unitarian Sunday school and parish
held very pleasant Christmas party at Cros-
by hall on Monday evening.
The Forestville book club will meet with
Mrs. F. d. Morris to morrow evening to re-
organize for the coming year
Mr.. Clary, the capable and efficient cleo.
trician Of the telephone exchange, was IRE.
membered' by the exchange company on
Christmas day; as also was Harry Leavitt,
the prompt and faithful night operator
The Philharmonic society are fitting up
their new rooms on the third floor Of Granite
block and will have them ready for formal
opening some evening next week.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Bratteboro East society will be held in the
chapel next Monday evening at 7:4O. The
trustees desire a full attendance.
A series Of pleasing Mother Goose tab.
leauT were given at the Congregational chap.
ell ON Christmas evening for the entertain.
ment OF the children of the Sunday school,
Cards are out for the marriage of Hon
j. l.. Martin to Miss Dewey, daughter of Ed
ward Dewey, Esq, of Montpelier The wed.
ding takes place at Christ church, Montpelier,
January 10th.
The services at the Baptist church next
Sunday, both morning and evening, will have
reference to the close of the year The rite
OF baptism will be administered after the
morning service.
The annual rental Of pews in the Univer-
sast church will take place next Thursday
evening at o'clock Previous to the sale
the ladies will serve an oyster supper, and a
cordial invitation is extended to ali.
The Y. NJ. c. A. entertainment to be Civ
en- at the town hall uext Tuesday evening. un
der Mr.. Geo. b. Bartletts supervision, will
be worth attending, and we hope the hall will
bo full. Tickets now on sale at Greene's drug
store.
In spite Of the severe cold weather there
was large attendance at the Christmas con.
cert gwen by the Baptist Sunday school last
Sunday evening. The music was exceeding.
ly good and the occasion was gratifying
success.
Charlie Dearborn came home last Friday
for the Christmas holidays, and that evening
was surprised by large party of his young
friends who came, in costume, to welcome
him home. The company passed delightful
evening.
Mrs. D. n. Hatch and her daughter Cora,
who live on Cedar street and have long been
in poor health, we're kindly remembered by
their neghbors and friends on Christmas eve,
when gifts to the value OF some $50 in pro.
visions and cash were received.
In eastern and southern New England
yesterdays rain storm WAS accompanied by
heavy lightning and thunder. Tremendous
showers passed over Connecticut, and in Wa
teTbury the snow was taken OF so like magic
that disastrous floods are feared.
AT the Methodist church next Sunday
morning Rev. Mr.. Truax will preach a ser
mn a. Has.V.m - a IT,.
the evening, at O'Clock, the Sunday school
will give a Christmas concert. On MONDAY
evening, watch.night service beginning at {
O'Clock.
WIN. kenny of Bellows Falls, who was
/ implicated in bRstArdy case which occurred
here some months since. was arrested and
brought here yesterday by officer Lowell. and
Justice Newton put him under $500 bonds to
appear for trial at the spring term Of the
county court
AT the professional club meeting on We'd
nesday evening Rev. F. F. Tower read a pa
| per on The Religious Basis of Civil Author.
/ ity. The essay was 3 logical and closely.
thoughtout argument TO prove that the foun-
daton of all authority, both for the individual
and the nation, lies in God and his laws.
The telephone exchange subscribers pre-
sented Miss Newman, the operator, with q
. CuIlstthas gut OF go IN gold. his suOstAn-
tial little token WAS deserved recognition of
Miss Newman's prompt and always pleasant
and amlable service at the switch board-a
service which every exchange subscriber
notes and appreciates.
Henry WellmRns son George, about s
years of age, was sliding down cave-b bank
path Tuesday afternoon, when he lost control
OF his sled and struck against q post One
ear was nearly torn of his collar bone frac.
tured, and two or three fingers of his right
hand badly lRoerated. The escape from fatal
injury was narrow one. The boy is now
doing well.
The second preliminary meeting of the
O. l.. S. @. was held in the Congregational
church on Wednesday evening, with an in
creased attendance. The circle now number
"a regular members and IL local members
making a total of So, with several more names
promised. The next meeting will be on
Wednesday evening, Jan. ID at the same
place, at 1880 o'clock
f AT the annual meeting of the First Bap-
fist church, Wednesday evening, S. H. Sher.
man was chosen moderator in the absence of
the pastor L. E. Highly, clerk and treasur-
err; j. L. Jacobs, l.. W. Hswley, L. H. Dear.
] horn /, F. Higbv II WarraD NJ Rr