Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
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ut cheney ~ Clapps.
Col. and Mrs. Fuller arc on an extended
trip through the South aud West.
Evening services at tho Unitarian church
have been discontinued for the present
---"Diniculties" is the subject of Rev. L.
W. Whitney, lecture next Sunday night.
The attention of farmers is called to j.
N. Balestior's advertisement printed this
week.
Tho ladies of the Baptist church will
hold a sociable at the vestry next Tuesday
evening
-Edw Gale, student with Drs. Hoton and
Conland, left Thursday morning for visit
TO Florida.
The ladies Of the Methodist church and
society will hold their annual fair and festival
at the town hall on Wednesday evening, Feb.
20.
-Clisbee X Burns have decided to close
out their grocery business and beginning
with next Monday will mako reduced prices
in goods.
Mr.. Ingham, secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association is away on a
fortnights visit TO his parents in New IIamp-
shire.
Mrs. Maria II. Cheney, mother Of A. A.
Cheney, fell on the ice near her Chase street
residence on Saturday and fractured her wrist.
She is now doing we'll
limo. Fitzgerald has the agency, and is
canvassing Brsttloboro, for book of war I'D
ventures and incidents, entitled Deeds OF
Daring by both Blue and Gray"
w. f. Howe had touch of paralysis,
affecting the nerves of one Log while in Put.
ney on business Tuesday afternoon. He
came homo and is now recovering
A striking pastel portrait of A. NJ. Mac
Donald's two-year-old baby, in winter cos
tune, stands in Cheney " Clapps window. 1t
is the work Of Mrs. Jos. Fiagg OF Guilford.
Sheriff Melendy announces the sale in
this town, March %, Of lot of unclaimed
baggage which has accumulated at the Lon.
donderry station during the last three years
The February number of Good Cheer is
just out and is one OF the best yet. Our Of
fer to send this brightest and best" of the
monthlies for % cents a year to all our sub.
scribers who pay in advance is still open.
A very mild-mannered thaw, which held
the fort the first four or five days Of this week,
gave place TO a slight freeze last night This
morning the clerk Of the weather seems to be
in very unsettled state OF mind as to what
he will order next.
-Messrs. Timothy Vinton, Geo II. Clark,
john Retting, IL. NJ Currier l.. l.. Davis L.
j. Retting, j. g. Howe and f. K. Thayer of
this town were in attendance on the annual
meeting OF the Grand Lodge and Encamp-
ment, |. o. o. f.. held at Rutland on Tues
day aud Wednesday.
Allen J., son of T. @. Crosby, celebrated
his 10th birthday in a very happy manner
last Saturday. In tho afternoon he took a
large party OF school. mates on a ride about
town and to Vernon, and on their return the
whole company had supper at Master Cros
by's home, followed by an evening Of merri.
ment.
Notwithstanding the low excursion rates
offered by the railroads, but few tickets have
been sold from this vicinity to the Montreal
carnival. On Monday three parlor cars, with
excursiouists from New York, passed up the
line. Col and Mrs. Estey have been in at
tendance on the carnival and will return to-
day.
"A grand Masonic dance was given at
Bellows Falls last evening and was attended
by several couples from Bra,tleboro. The
music, by the Boston Cadet band, was heard
distinctly by telephone 10y subscribers on tho
Brattleboro exchange, as well as at Whining.
ton, jacksonville, Claremont, and all the
country round within a radius Of 30 miles.
beginning next Thursday the New Lon
don steamboat train, which now leaves here
at 5:Oj p. NJ, on arrival Of the Montreal and
New York express, will leave at 800 on Arri
val of the mail train from the north Pas
sengers for the New London road should
bear in mind that there will be no train over
that road after $3.50, the 5;Oj expEess going
only over the river road.
Prof. Leon Floreston," whom a very
small aud strictly select audience heard read
in Crosby hall a few weeks ago, was arrested
in Boston last Saturday on q charge of forg.
ing checks on one of the city banks French
and English alike came into most volublo use
with tue Professor" on the occasion, and he
finally succeeded in showing the authorities
that he was entirely innocent of the charge
against him.
The regular meeting OF the w. G. T. U.
will be held Thursday p. NJ, at the house of
Mrs. c. L. Wyman, Oak street, at > O'Clock.
Supper will be served at o'clock, to which
all the members OF the union are cordially in
vited to come and bring their husbands or
some other friend. The purpose of these sup.
pers is TO raise money for w. G. t. U, work
here and throughout the county. The ladies
hope to meet large number of W. G. L. U.
workers and friends
Mrs. A. Pettee was enticed from her
home to a neighbours early on Friday even
ing OF last week, where her husband called
for her later in tho evening. On returning
home they found that their home had been
invaded and that an old table that had served
three generations had boen spirited away,
but the invaders in their haste had left an ex.
tension table, silver fruit dish and cake bas
ket, silver spoons, table linen, mats, etc.-all
OF which served to remind Mrs Petteo of the
anniversary of her birthday
The town auditors are at work upon their
annual report which they have advanced TO
point which shows the affairs of the town 10
be in very satisfactory condition. The debt
has been cut down some $l3, 900 during the
past year, all outstanding bills have been
paid, aud the taxes have been collected more
closely than ever before, Mr.. Herrick hay-
ing paid over every dollar less Attachments,
on his tax bills and Mr. Stevens having col
lected within about $1,000 of the full amount
of his tax bills.
The committee of ladies, who took upon
themselves the task of raising funds necessa-
ry for the successful operation of the public
library, have substantially completed their
work and report the sum in hand at 1915. 10.
A few localities are yet to be visited, and this
sum will be somewhat increased. The ladies
have everywhere met with a cheerful response
to their statement of the needs of the library,
and it is gratifying fact, as showing how
general is the appreciation of its benefits
that the total sum is made up of small collec.
tons, the great majority of the subscriptions
being in sums Of from 25 cents to ST.
The young men of the Taurus club are
fast maturing arrangements for their grand
carnival to be held at the skating rink on
Friday evening, 18th inst, and it seems to be
already assured that the attendance will be
very large and the occasion a brilliant sue.
cess. Large parties from Bellows Falls,
Greenfield, Holyoke and Keene have already
signi6ed their intention to be present. Ar
rangements have been made with George Z.
Hayden, the wellknown costumer of the Bos-
ton theatre, TO furnish the costumes. Mr..
Hayden will be here on Thursday, 14th, SO
that costumes may be selected on Thursday
evening. The First Regiment band and Phil
orchestra will furnish music.
AT meeting of the directors of the Peo-
pies National bank, held last Monday morn
ing, the resignation of Samuel L. Hunt, Esq,
of Guilford was rendered and accepted and
MIR. Hunts son-in-law, Sanford A. Smith,
was elected member of the board in his
place Mr., Hunts resignation was accepted
in resolution expressing regret at the loss
OF his services, and acknowledging with
thanks his valuable aid and counsel rendered
since the formation of the bank. Mr.. Hunt
resigned, we learn, because advancing years
and uncertain health made 1t inexpedient for