Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-05

bidder IN front Of the American House on Monday,
Dec s, at O'Clock =. NJ.
Cheney h Clapps hue art Gift Books are something
wonderful.
TO RESr-A Good Tenement on Chase Street. In
quire Of F. W. Kuech.
The old reliable Hartford, New York, Pennsylvania
aud foreign Are insurance companies represented by
Cudworth Chllds afford absolute protection. The
bestis the safest in the end
BrattIeboro.
Case closes out his oyster business this
week.
r. X. Bauows is opening a line of hand
kerchiefs and other goods for the holiday
trade.
Knapp. the halter is settled in his new
store in Ryther's block and makes q hand
some display of his goods.
December and May are flirting (out-door)
in uublushing fashion this week. Most peo-
pie hope they will keep it up
Recent intelligence from G. b. Rice of
Talladega Ala, indicates his condition TO be
somewhat more favorable than last week
Cheney a. Ospp are disoounting hard
times with larger stock OF holiday goods
than they have offered in any former season.
The Boston Museum company, with Sol
Smith Russell AZ "Nunky," will appear at
the town hail on Friday evening" Dec 10Th.
Armstrong, the plumber, whose excellent
work in Brattleboro speaks for itself, now has
his shop in Vintons building in operation,
! with a competent man 10 charge.
Rev. VIM L. Jenkins, formerly pastor of
| the Brattleboro Unitarian society, has ac-
cepted six months engagement with the
| Unitarian society in Bernardston
Next Sunday at p. Rev. f. W.
| Whitney will give the first OF a series OF
lectures to young people The subject will
be Looking Ahead" All are invited.
Il. n. Lawrence, for ten years past clerk
with II. @. Willard, closes his work at the
store this week. and next week will leave on
visit to his sister in Hamilton, Mo
An interesting announcement with re-
gard to an "openug" Of the new Fuller
Model" sewing machine to be given next week
will be- found in our advertising columns,
The ladies of the Unitarian society an
nounce their annual Christmas sale ut the
town hall on Wednesday evening, / 18th inst,
with special attractions for the young people.
The mortgages of Mr.. Frinks goods a..
nounce holiday sale of desirable gift Arti-
Giles at greatly reduced prices. Attention ID
called to their advertisement in another col
umn
e F. Holloway formerly a tuner at Es-
tey a Co.'S, is now spending some time in
Behning & Co. = piano mandatory 10 New
York to perfect himself in the science OF pi.
ano tuning.
I b. Thorn, druggist in Stems block il
putting ia a fine line of toilet sets, choice
perfumeries aud other goods suitable for the
Christmas trade. Particulars in advertise
ment next week.
While l. X. Allen WAS in Ksene, Thurs
day evening OF last week on business, on bis
return to the depot he slipped and fell while
crossing the railroad track. breaking his righ
arm above the elbow.
The children OF the Congregational Sun
day school held supper aud ing breaking
at the chapel Wednt sday evening. Abou
$50 was realized for the fund Of the "Chii
dren's Mission Circle"
The Central Vermont railroad company
reduces the wages Of its employees from Dec
/. The cut includes the narrow-gauge men
but the exact per cent. of the reduction hai
not yet been announced.
C. NJ Colburn a Co.. at Thorn Il Son,
old stand have their show windows filled
= with some Of the choicest fancy goods eve
. seen in Brattleboro. Their display is one o
the handsomest on the street.
! The Speedwell Brothers had good size
audience to see their triple acrobatic bicy
Gle" feats at the skating rink last evening
Their performance was tue most novel AM
wonderful yet given in the rink series.
3 -Owing to disabling cold and sore thro Ga.
from winch Mr. Crotners suners' mere wa
oe no service ~ 'ne "a"
sunday Inc SUNDAY scnooi arc queo''
, u uee' AZ 'ne o"u'ou p.o"P''
On tuesday noon mos fenuSnu vince
ed John lawn from tue Town nall tu'ouB'
Main street TO the Elllot-s'reet engine mouse
IN sattla an alaciion bet Calvin carried
flag aud Few small ooys turnlshed the &C
: compartment,
The st. bloomsbury people nave oeeh
good deal stirred up over the attendance o
the school children on tue skatlng rink, An'
the school board have finally settled the nat
3 ter by adopting rule allowing the pupilS &c
attend Saturday afternoons only al WhieI
3. time all other visitors are 10 os excluded
= A large tract of timber land, estimate d
. contain between 1900 and 2O00 acres, lying /
. the town of Somerset and formerly bolongin
= to Irwin Il Aspinwall of New York city, ha
recently been sold by their agent, Mr. Ma
!, colin Moody, to F. D. Chase, who is suppose
to have bought it in the interest of the New
ton Brothers Of Holyoke, Mass,
Miss Carrie Gilmore aud William f. Liv,
sew both roller skating professionals who al
: well. known in Brattl.boro, we're married o
T Tuesday evening at the residence OF Nil
\ Gilmore'5 mother in Worcester, Mass. Mex
$ week they will start on a professional tour
: company with j. d. Canary, the bicyclist.
a Prof. McIntyre's illustrated Voyse
: among the Moon and Stars" given at Crosb
= hall last evening. was well attended, aud b
r hearers found the evening cns of real plea
! ure and profit. The stareuptc views repre-
4 sentiuR the planetary movements we're unul
=, ually fine and were admirably managed, NJ
Il McIntyre's second aud last lecture, "A Tri
to the Sun, will be given tomorrow evening
The Reformer has e1 candidate L. v
Redinpton uicked out TO step into Col. Ha
kius's shoes as United States attorney for th
district of Vermont. The editor of the X,
n former has evidently overlooked one Wit,
= provision of the United States law regulatin
e The appointment of attorneys. The statu,
!. explicitly saws that a man appointed to be
n district attorney 'shsll be person learned
g the lac :"
II The attention of the editor OF the r.
u former is called to the fact that fire barre
= containing torches stood in the rear o
y Crosby block on the night Of the Democrat
d celebration, after the procession ioent u
o through Main street, Notwithstanding his foo
u ish assertion that 'the red plug hat brigad
3 could not have torches because there wer