Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23

ed found the occasion a very pleasant one.
Last Saturday the boys found ice for
skating on the mill pond and ut one or two
other places in the village. Yesterday a dog
day mildness and muggness prevailed, with
the mercury lowering about the seventies,
and during last night warm rain set in.
week ago to-day there were driving snow
storms in the hill towns. As we go to press
there is promise Of colder weather making
ready for Thanksgiving doubtless Variety
enough in a weeks time to suit the most ex.
acting, we should say.
The change to the new standard time
was made last Sunday noon and everybody
hereabouts has fallen into the new arrange.
ment without the slightest friction. The ex-
ira lG minutes is welcome boon to lazy folk
in the morning, and for the rest of the day a
quarter Of an hour doesn't matter much either
way. In Maine, where the change amounts
TO a setback Of some % or 30 minutes, there
is some rebellion against il. In Bangor we
are told that the banks and business concerns
have adopted the new time, while the city
government refuse to endorse the innova
ton aud keep the city clocks and city bust
ness in the safe ways Of the fathers
With the adoption of the new standard
time the railroad companies made some slight
changes in their time tables. The up trains
leave on substantially their old time, viz. At
1890 A. NJ (mail), 3 ?. NJ. Montreal express)
=. NJ (maD, 1910 =. NJ might expressC
For the south the leaving time is 5:OS A. NJ
(owD, 10 A. N. (maiD, 3: % =. NJ (mai), 5:O5
T.. NJ. (Montroal and New York express). The
principal changes, II will be seem aru in the
time of the early morning and the afternoon
expresses of these trains being set
back some 30 minutes, reckoning in the differ
ence between the old time and the new. The
change in the time of the morning owl train
is welcome one for Brattleboro people, and
makes that very comfortable train for pas.
sengers bound for Boston or Springfield.
The largest audience Of the season con-
vened at the town hall Wednesday evenn & to
listen to Rev. DR.. Vincent who spoke under
the auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. The lecture, entitled 'That
Boys Sister" was a worthy companion of
THAT Boy" which lecture he delivered here
last season, being characterized by all the
wealth Of wit, wisdom and pathos which has
given the doctor his popularity as an orator.
Before the opening Of the lecture the West
Brattleboro members Of the Chautauqua Lit.
erary and Scientific Circle Of which organi-
cation DR.. Vincent is president presented
him, through Col. Estey, with a beautiful
basket Of flowers, and in response were in.
vited by the doctor to remain to a reception
after the lecture. The 90 members Of the
circle present remained to take their leader
by the hand, and were briefly addressed by
him upon the general work and prospects Of
the organization The lecture will net the
Y NJ Q. A. about $50.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. L. Warner have vacat.
ed their rooms on the third floor of Crosby
block, and have taken board with T. J. b.
Cudworth-Mr. Warner being himself on the
road for f. Crosby Il Co. the greater part Of
the time, Their rooms are now occupied by
Messrs. Stevens Ingham and Shearer, who
gave up their room, No. 4 on the second
floor Of the block for the accommodation of
the Young Mems Christian Association. The
association now occupy room No. (, and hope
in the spring to be in possession of the room
adjoining, and opening from it by folding
doors, now occupied by Moses Howe as a bill
lard room. Crosby 4 Co. offered Mr.. Howe
$50 to move at once, but he refused to va.
cate, and legal process has been begun to
remain till April LIST The two rooms togeth-
or will make very commodious and accessible
quarters for the association.
The importance of having additional
street lights to illuminate some of the dark
places IN our village was handsomely iustrat-
ed last Monday evening, when, about
o'clock as DR.. Gregg was returning from a
professional visit to Guilford, near the foot Of
South Main street, in front OF Krwan's furni-
ture shop, in the darkness he ran spat into a
single team driven by a Mrs Rudd Of Guilford.
Though the Doctor was exercising all posi-
BILE caution the shock was so sudden and un.
expected that the first he knew he was per-
forming some lofty feats of equestrianism up-
on the back of Mrs. Rudd's horse, whence
he slid to the ground unhurt and the fright.
Hna1 animal kicking lposa
with the woman-who seems to have escaped
unhurt-in full chase. The doctors horse, in
imitation of his example, 'lt" upon the
wheels of Mrs. Rudds buggy in such way
rs to stop il instantly, and in order to e1tri.
cate him 1t was necessary to remove fore
wheel from the buggy. That all escaped
without serious injury was most fortunate
Arguments before the United States Su.
pTeme Court in the Burdett- Estey case began
at O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. Hon. ia.
cob Estey and Col. L. X. Fuller are in at
tendance on the hearing. Letters and tele-
grams received by Col Estey this morning
state that the court gave five hours time to
each side in this case, which is very unusu.
al circumstance-the usual allotment being
only two hours to each side, thus bringing
the hearing of each case within the limits Of
one days session of four hours. II is ex-
pected that the arguments will be com
pleie1 this afternoon, VIM. NJ Eyarts closing
for the defence, probably. How soon the de-
cison will be announced is only matter Of
conjecture. Decisions are usually promul.
gated at the Monday sessions of the court.
Tuis decision may come within week or two,
or it may be delayed for several weeks
THANKSGIVING MARKET PRICES.
In spite Of the extremely short crop of
turkeys locally there promises to be enough
of that favorite New England bird to enable
everybody who has money enough to buy
one to give thanks next Thursday. In towns
near Braltleboro flock OF turkeys is a rari-
ty, but as far away as Wilmington and jana
lea, and beyond, there are said to be plenty.
Richardson Son, as usual have bought
large part of their Thanksgiving stock in
eastern New York. Retail prices will range
at % and % cents. Chickens are plenty aud
retail at - to 20 cents. Eggs have been
scarce for some time, but will come in freely
next week, aud their price will not go above
80 cents. Tub butter is worth % to 80 cents;
lump butter averages a trihs higher, with
soa,a xty4 nice lots selling as high as IS
cents. Cheese is worth Il to Is cents Ma
tive winter apples are worth So 80 to $500
per barrel; choice western Missouri Gent
tons 1926. Potatoes retail at 80 cents a
bushel sweet potatoes at cents pound.
Celery is worth II to 10 cents bunch, and is
scarce and hard to get at any price. Gran.
berries are up TO the high figure of Is cents
quart, for which We have TO thank the cold
weather in August which blighted the crop
both on the Cape and in New Jersey The
local crop is minus. The only grapes in the
market of any consequence are Malagas at
20 cents pound Oysters are worth 40 cents
quart for selections and 81 cents for com.
mon. We wish all our readers enough of
some or all these articles to make them com
Portable and thankful next Thursday, with
margin to spare for neighbors less fortunate
than themselves.
THE FIRES.