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

member Of one OF the oldest Brattleboro and
Windham county families. He was born in
Dummerston, but all his active life had been
spent in this village. He at first engaged IN
cabinet making and afterward in the manu-.
faoture Of sewing machines. The later years
Of bis life had been spent quietly at his home
on North Main street Although he suffered
the loss Of his left band through an accident
many years ago, he had a rare skill and deft-
ness In the use Of tools and the town holds
many choice pieces of cabinet work made by
him TO occupy his leisure time. During the
construction Of the new Unitarian church
edihoe his labors as one Of the building com
mittee were untiring and invaluable, and by
all his friends and neiRhbors he was known
and appreciated as a kindly, helpful man.
--Brattleboro by no means escaped the
grip Of last Sundays cold wave. In the
morning the mercury marked all the way
from 10 to 2O' below zero, aud the day
throughout was one OF intense cold
mercury at no time rising above zero and
marking for the most part 4 TO below.
remarkable feature Of the day was the fact
that this intense cold prevailed with still
atmosphere and the sun shining According
to our local correspondents the temperature
in the hill towns ranged all the way from 20
to 80 below zero. After nightfall the wealth
er moderated somewhat and Monday morn.
Tuesday was an ideal Christmas day and on
Wednesday the weather was even finer If
possible Thursday afternoon brought a
heavy rain which the farmers in all this sec
ton we're glad 10 see, but not enough fortu-
nately to interfere with the sleighing. This
morning the promise is for moderate winter
weather and snow enough to perfect the
sleighing
AT the Universalist church on Sunday
morning Rev. Mr.. Whitney preached a Christ
mas sermon from Nahum l., 10: How beau.
tiful upon the mountains are the feet of him
that brinReth good tidngs, that publisheth
peace" Mr. Whitney spoke, in opening, of
the spirit of joyfulness which comes with the
Christmas season, and said that the more we
become acquainted with the beauty Of Christs
character, and with the great work which be
did, the more gladly we celebrate bis birth.
The sermon was devoted to showing the ways
In which Christ has been the bearer OF good
tidings to the world We ought, the speaker
said, to carry the spirit of Christs teachings
into all our lives, and make Christianity, not
theory, but a practical living spirit. The
music by the choir was suited TO the occasion
and finely rendered. On Monday evening the
Sunday school had a Christmas entertainment
in the church consisting Of music, Rotations,
dialogues. ETC., followed by the distribution
of gifts from a tree which stood in the front
OF the church. Every member of the school
was remembered, and the tree bore for Mr..
Whitney handsome picture and other gifts.
james Gillck, William Flood and Pat
Austin, railroad employees, with one or two
other fellows got into drunken row, Tues.
day afternoon, near the depot railroad cross
ing, and Officer Carey attempted to arrest
them, but found he had more than his hands
full, and while he was gone after help the
fellows disappeared. Gillick and Flood left
on their regular train during the night, and
on its return next day euded the officers who
were in waiting TO arrest them, by leaving
the train before it reached the depot OFF.
GERS Carey and Starkey finally found Gillick
at his boarding place, where he had locked
! the door of his room and taken 10 his bed.
When the officers who did not know him
personally entered he attempted to pass him
self of for a sick man but the game did
not work, and he was brought before Justice
Newton, who imposed fines upon him to the
amount Of $50. 10, with the alternate sen.
tence Of l59 days confinement in the House
Of Correction at Rutland. Refusing 10 pay
the fine he was taken to Rutland yesterday
by Sheriff Herrick. Pat Austin was let of
with hue for drunkenness and Flood is
supposed to have taken up his abode in Mass.
achusetts. The liquor which was at the bot
tom OF the trouble is claimed to have come
from out Of town.
Last evening a meeting Of citizens was
held at Mr. Orowells Office 10 see what can
be done toward bringing new and promis.
| ing branch Of business 10 Bratteboro To
most Of our people it is known, undoub tedly,
that Mr.. E. P. Carpenter, a native Of Brat
tleboro, has for several years done a success
full business in the manufacture of cabinet or
gan actions at Worcester, Mass. Some
months ago, through an attempt of his part
| ner TO gather the whole business into his
hands, Mr.. Carpenter was obliged, in self
defence, TO take his patents and other nova
/ BILE effects and leave Worcester. OF late he
has been located at Foxcroft Ne, where the
cases OF his organs have been made, but he
hnds that An unsatisfactory place aud is look
ing about for some good manufacturing
| point TO remove to. He thinks faVorably Of
/ BrRttieboro aud agrees 10 come here il our
| people will raise money enough to pay the
| cost OF the removal The sum required is
| only $1,000, aud at the meeting last evening
| It was decided TO take immediate measures to
raise this sum by subscription II would
seem that there should be no question about
the money being promptly secured. Mr.
| Carpenters business is an established one
there is steady demand for his organs, and
/ his sales have amounted to some 300 month
! To bring an established concern like this
/ AN'N "pN'A HAN IA pDlbhuA 10 our
manufacturing interests. T. p. Carpenter is
son Of E. b. Carpenter, now Of Mendoza
ILL.,. and was born in the house now occupi ed
| by DR.. Gale.
The Brattleboro independent council
| Soyereigns Of Industry, elected the following
officers at the annual meeting last evening:
President, J. c. Howe vice president, J. NJ. Allen
. .eeFetaTyt S W, km6al treasurer; L: l, Davis;
/ l. H. L. W. BRUCE o. G., G.. I. Wheeler.
The following is the list Of letters remain.
ing in the Brattleboro post office, Dec. 2s:
| LAdies-Mrs John Breeu, Mrs. David Cooley Mrs.
! ". H. Chhdbourne Nellie Davis, Mrs. J. b, Eddy,
Mrs.. RoIanA EstAhrook Mrs. Weltha d. Smith, Mrs
! G. W. Sawyer Mrs. James Ward, Helen Wheelock.
Gentlemen-J. d. Burns, c Z. Boyd, d. h. Cooley,
Jos Beetle. ous Doolttle, H \. Franklin. Charles
fiteh, A. T. FISHER, Henry Guellov, George Hough-
| ton, y. Worden, Prank Holdridge, Wm. Jourdan, Il.
| A. hilbuIn, G. b; Kellogg, W. D. Lane, Thos. Lynde,
Edward O'Donnell, +. A. Peerew, @. L. Pnettepace,
Peter Roberts, J. l.. Snow, Richard Sawyer A. Whit.
| more Whitford, Byron +. WArdner.
WINTER WEATHER IN FLORIDA
F. l., Stetson, who is spending the win
! ter at Nashua Florida, writes Dec 81
while you are enjoying yourselves around
/ the FIRE, we are full as comfortable with the
doors and windows open, except little while
! in the morning aud occasionally an evening
At this writing there are forest fires on two
sides Of us doing no end of damage to land,
vegetation and fencing People guard their
| homes from the flames by ploughing from
! two to six burrows around the land to be pro
tected. The weather is about like June and
July at the north, the Thermometer ranging
! from 81 to sc above zero, but there is al.
ways cool breeze from some direction, SO
one does not realize the heat No rain, with
the exception Of one shower for over eight
weeks, and were it not for the heavy fogs and
mists it would be very dry"