Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-18

-"Fldelty Is the subject OF Rev. Il W.
Whitney's lecture next Sunday evening.
The annual meeting Of the Unitarian so
caty stands adjourned to the second Tuesday
in June.
Mr.. Edward Crosby left yesterday morn
ing on his annual tour among the western
millers.
Mrs. George Thomas had fall on the
ice, yesterday, breaking one Of the bones Of
her left wrist.
The Masonic bodies hold the first of their
series of three assemblies at their hall next
Wednesday evening
A party of ten couples enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Chesterfield Monday, and took supper
at Farr's, returning by moonlight.
-Masa Willis has gone to New York to un
dergo medical treatment for an obscure aud
troublesome disease Of the throat.
Rev. }. Shopardson of Greenfield, Mass.
will preach at the Baptist church next Sun
day, by exchange with the pastor.
Phoenix engine company's annual ball at
Crosby hall Tuesday evening, passed OF very
pleasantly, with an attendance Of about -
couples.
Henry X Field of San Francisco has
been in town this week on a visit to his moth
err Mrs. Chas X. Field, and his other friends
here.
The sherifs have been looking after some
of the saloons this week. Judging from the
developments of Wednesday night there is
need of it,
C. NJ Taylor has received an appoint
ment to a position in the Senate at Washing
ton, and left early this week to enter on its
duties.
Arthur Smith of this village has been
promoted to the assistant secretaryship of
the Harlem branch Of the New York city
Y. NJ. G. A.
Three Brattleboro sportsmen appeared
on the street one evening this week with a
string Of II rabbits as the result Of their
days shooting.
The Boston Theatre company are billed
to play The White Slave, one of the most
popular and effective dramas OF the day. at
the town hall on Tuesday evening, Jan. %.
The Philharmonic club are settled in
their handsome aud commodiOus new rooms
on the third door of Granite block, aud hold
rehesrsals on two evenings Of each week.
Hon. and Mrs. }. l. Martin reached
Brattleboro on Friday last, and, it is needless
to say, have found themselves cordially vel.
coined byH very wide circle Of friends.
The Z. ?. Carpenter organ company will
occupy the Flat street annex of Crowelrs
for the purpose, and it is expected that the
company will get to manufacturing next
month.
The Congregational Sunday school last
Sunday elected officers for the year Is fol-
lows Geo H. Clapp, superintendent Ed
ward Clark. assistant superintendent W. H.
Haywood, Will Wood j. A. Perry, liDrari-
ans
The ladies Of Brattleboro interested in
the free library are invited to meet at the
Brooks House parlor next Tuesday at P. ~, ,
TO consider the question Of holding an enter.
tainment of some kind for the benefit Of the
library fund.
Officers Of Wantastiquet, Lodge, l. o. O.
F., (corrected): A. l. Williams, n. G.; A. W.
Philips, V. G.; A. ]. Currier, Rec. Sec'y d.
w. Tenney, Per Sec'y; A. L. Rogers, Treas. /;
Timothy Ninton, Chaplain II. A. Reynolds
w A. f. Knight, Conductor.
For the present Edward Clark will trans
act his Chickering piano business at his resi-
dence on Oak street, where he nov has
very fine upright instrument Of the CHECKER
ing manufacture on exhibition. Mr. Clark
has a desk at L. A Whitney a Co q where
orders may be left
-Hawley has been in New York the past
two days buying linens, white goods and
Hamburg em6roiderles. lie also bought be-
tween 20 and 30 elegant cloaks at a great
sacrifice they are garments heretofore sold
at from S23 to $40 and will now be offered at
or below two.thirds former price.
Fred Putnam, formerly clerk at Barna
Clarks, is on a short visit home from Texas
where lie and his brother Arthur are engaged
in sheep raising. Though still lame with a
leg broken last summer by fall from horse
he Is in good general health and spirits, and
n ap1Oy tha fraa nnf dnnr Ii ~
ranchman.
We are indebted to Mrs T. r. Knowlton
of Rochester, Mimi, for Photographic views
taken after the dreadful cyclone which swept
over that region last August. These views
show as complete work of destruction as
one could well imagine. Mrs. Knowlton
states that SO deaths were caused by the tor
nsdo-or about double the number originally
reported
COL and Mrs Fuller entertained the
Philharmonic club at their residence last Mon
day evening. The orchestra aud vocal quar-
tet furnished music, Mrs SherWin presiding
at the piano, and Miss Mozart gave vocal Sc
lections. The Chesterfield seigh-rders put
in an appearance GA their return, refresh
ments we're served, and the spirit of a gener-
al good time presided over the mansion
throughout the evening.
j. H. Perry, son of ]. w. Perry, for.
merly of Newfane, paid a flying visit to
friends and relatives in Brattleboro and Fay.
etteville the first of this week. Mr.. Perry is
the travelling member of the Van Brunt a.
Davis company, extensive manufacturers of
farm machinery at Horizon, Wis, and is a
good representative of the western spirit of
business activity and enterprise.
"A horse from STATIONS livery stable in
Bernardston, with which two young mem
bers of j. H. Wiliams's family were out rid
ing, Sunday morning, ran, throwing out the
occupants of the sleigh at the Unitarian
church corner, and turning up Grove street
out Oak and down High street back to Main
took the road for Bernardston, and reached
home inside of an hour, with little damage
done.
james Griffin alias Boss Tweed" was
up before Justice Newton yesterday for
drunkenness and disturbance of the peace
Wednesday night for which he paid fines
and costs amounting to $50. A. In going to
the lookup he stepped so high that one of
his feet hit policeman Lindsey over the eve
making bad scar Notwithstanding which
he had the hardihood to testify that he had
drunk nothing stronger than cider, and that
it came from his own cellar.
The Reynolds sisters of Tunbridge, girls
of ~ and years will give an entertainment
az ONOhbg udll next w buuebQhy evening under
the auspices of the W. @. I. U. These little
girls are violinists of great promise and are
said to have received warm praise from Ca
milla Urso when they visited her by invita-
ton last summer. The cause for which they
come here is deserving one and we hope
they may have a full house.
We are indebted to two or three friends
in Minnesota for copies of the Minnesota Dali
ly Tribune of Dec. 81 mammoth sheet
showing the wonderful growth which the city
of Minneapolis made during the year 1888.
This record shows 351S buildings erected at
cost of $40, 500,0OO Among these build
ings were 663 stores with frontage of 20. 289
feet, and 25SS residences costing 50, POO, 600
These new buildings would make line 80
miles in length. 1t is no wonderthe Tribune
boasts of this as "a record without parallel. +"
-Gorham B. Goodell sends us COPY of
the Northwestern Live Stock Journal" a
well edited and handsomely printed eight.
page paper recently started at Cheyenne, an d
devoted entirely to the interests of stock. rails.
ers. 1t shows, as no mere statement of facts
could, to what immense proportions the bust