Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-26

The times may be hard" but the post
and express Offices have nevertheless had their
usual rush Of Christmas business, both out
going and incoming.
A genuinely typical New England Christ
mas day yesterday clear, cold, and snowy.
The festival was universally kept, and all the
stores were closed after ~ o'clock
Next Sunday morning the services at the
Universalist church will be appropriate to
Christmas. In the evening at the usual hour
there will be a Christmas concert
Among Crowelrs recent purchases Of real
estate is that Of two adjoining pasture lots
lying on the east side Of the road leading
over the hill south Of U. l.. Miners, and
owned by d. s. Pratt.
Woods stove store has received some no.
table internal improvements in the past few
days, and when his new stock now arriving,
is in place, will present very attractive APP
pearance.
John s. Cutting has sold his half interest
in the old Cutting homestead, in the south
west part of the town, to his brother He Try,
and is looking about with the view of locAt
ing elsewhere in town.
The Methodist Sunday school had par
ticularly happy time on Christmas eve at the
church vestry, where supper was served and
Christmas gifts we're distributed by old Santa
CLAUS IN pFOpTid persona
The parishioners OF St. Mchael's (Epis-
copal church will hold their annual festival
at Crosby hall next Monday evening at seven
O'Clock, and there will be Christmas tree for
the children.
Master Frank GOodhue, who is home for
the holidays from his school in Southbridge,
Mass, gave pleasant Christmas party TO
company of his young friends at the Brooks
House last evening
The cut Of the wages Of Central Vermont
employees, which include those on the New
London Northern and narrow gauge roads,
| amounts to from one dollar 10 Eve dollars a
month. Engineers are cut Is cents day.
| The severe weather which prevailed last
| Sunday compelled the postponement Of the
/ special Christmas service which was to have
| been given at the Unitarian church. 1t will
be given next Sunday at the usual hour Of
morning service.
An OWatonna Mimi, subscriber writing
us under date Of Dec. l6, says "Thermome-
ter 1872 below zero this morning. FIRST cold
snap of the season just snow enough to
make sleighing. No. l wheat 30 cts. per
bushel, oats 20, corn %
AT the Catholic church Christmas was
observed by the customary services of mid
night mass, morning service at . A. NJ high
mass at 1890; vespers aud benediction in
the evening The church WAS handsomely
decorated.
No publication in The Ph@niX has ever
called out more expressions of approval than
that of last week on the town hall auction
business. The feeling in the community is
strong, and it universally condemns such use
Of the towns property.
F. W. Child4 received au invoice of
bright new gold dollars from his brother in
San Francisco this week. They are fresh
from the mint in that city, but as their coin
age has been stopped by the government, they
had to be bought OF a broker at premium.
-Taylor's village sleigh is out this week
from Rockwell a Sherwin's shop, rebuilt, re-
painted, newly upholstered, and drawn by a
new span Of handsome dapple grays. The
railroad men pronounce It the best tesm that
runs to a train between Springfield and Mont
real.
The annual meeting OF the First Baptist
church. Tuesday evening, resulted in the
choice of Rev. L. Z. Tower, moderator l..
z. Highly, clerk and treasurer; L. W. Haw-
ley, auditor; J. f. Jacobs, ]. E. Hall, L. W.
Hawley, s. II. Sherman, ]. II. Holden, stand
ing committee.
Mrs. George Bliss, while crossing Main
street near the Peoples bank, Tuesday after
noon, was knocked down and run over by a
Guiford team, receiving some severe bruises
which have since confined her to her room.
Two teams were approaching her from oppo
site directions, and in seeking to avoid one
she failed TO escape the other.
The new stove store of White & Calvin
will be in running order" in a few days
They have purchased a new supply of tools
throughout, and their stock Of kitchen ranges
parlor stoves, etc, already received, EN-
braces some OF the most desirable patterns
as will be seen by reference to their adver
tisement.
Not all Of the attractive shop window
are on Main street. Those of Reiting Broth
ers furniture establishment on High street
contain very fine display in the form of &
psrlor scene, wherein specimens OF their
fine assortment OF goods show the effect Of
tasteful grouping, and give hint Of the verl
complete stock to be found within.
The Baptist Sunday school had supper
in the vestry on Christmas eve, together with
a magic .Intern exhibition, the reading of
Christmas story by Mr.. L. W. HAwley, sing
ing by Miss Mozart, and the distribution o
presents to the juvenile members from tw'
, Christmas trees. The room was very taste
, fully trimmed, aud the occasion we'll enjoyed
by ALL
A well filed house laughed for two hour
over Sol Smith Russell's impersonation of tn
lackadaisical nephew in "Nunky." as givel
by the Boston Museum company at the tow
: hall last Friday evening. Mr.. Russell act
the part with perfection of detail, and double
, the fun by his apparent Inconsistencies o
his own part in creating 1t.
, AT the regular meeting of the Sover
eigns of Industry, held last evening. the fol
| lowing officers were elected j. M. Allen
president; O. W. Puffer vice president; S
W. Kimbsll, secretary; l.. L. Davis, treas
, urer j. NJ. Dugan, steward; John Orion
asst steward @. w. Lyman, inside guard
H. j. Joy, outside guard L. NJ. Howe, D
, W. Tenney, exc cutiye committee.
Tuesdays good weather aud good sleigh
ing brought one of the best days trades I
} Brattleboro merchants which they have eve
seen, but the storm which prevailed all da
on Wednesday interfered somewhat with tn
I day before. Christmas business. The dealer
report a more than satisfactory holiday trad
on the whole, though probably the high waite
J mark of some previous years has not bee
reached.
-Chas. D. Barrett, who has been in tn
employ of the Morgan Envelope company G
Springfield, Mass, for the past year and
half, received a handsome Christmas gil
from the company in thu form Of a notice G
promotion to the post Of foreman of thei
, printing department. The company have l
presses, employ ten hands, and can turn ou
. 1875, 900 impressions per day. This is a d.
? served recognition for faithful service, whicl
/ gives pleasure to all of Mr.. Barrett's Brattl6
. boro friends
( The milkmen held a meeting last Satul
day and agreed to adopt wine measure with
. out present change of price, g., the priC
Q to be six cents per quart in winter and hy
4 in summer-and the arrangement went int
t effect Wednesday morning This action
Q which practically advances the present pric
s OF milk about one cent quart, has awakeI
y ed an earnest protest among the mechanic
] of the village, aud we learn that meeting