Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-25

W luo bOhBIeBhtlonhi parsonage
The subject of Rev. f. E. Towers dis
course next Sunday morning will be "Fallow
Ground
Several persons about town are suffering
from sprained wrists or sore heads eau ied by
falls received at the skating rink.
Dr. Webster is suffering from an attack
of rheumatism. which, however, does not en-.
tirely confne him to his house.
Some % or 80 young ladies have arrange
ments in hand for a leap-year party to be
given at Crosby hall next Wednesday even.
ing.
Orion Clark has not gone to Chicago, but
has taken the Vermont agency for a patent
washing machine which Z. L. Parker is man
ufacturng.
The Taurus club have plans in progress,
which are not yet fully malured, for a grand
carnival to DO held at tho skating rink about
the middle of February.
John b. Cough has been engaged by the
Young Mems Christian Association to deliver
his popular lecture, "Blunders," at the town
hall next Thursday evening
Rev. Edward Smiley of Putuey will
preach in the Uniyersalst church next Sun.
day, morning and evening. The evening
subject will be, "a Reasonable Life"
News was received last night by tele.
graph Of the death in st. Louis of W. g. Per.
ry, formerly Of Bratteboro. The Free Ma.
sons have ordered his body sent on here for
burial.
Miss +. f. Cram, sister Of Mrs. b. N.
Chamborin, broke her left arm above the 81.
bow yesterday morning by fall on the ice as
she was about entering the house of Mr.. j. F..
Estey on Green street.
The next meeting of the @. l.. S. G. will
be on Thursday evening, Jan. 81, at Gas
o'clock sharp. The meeting is called at this
hour on account of the lecture by John b.
Cough, which follows at o'clock.
The second service in St Michaels (Epis
copaD church next Sunday will be held IN the
afternoon at o'clock instead of the usual
hour of in the evening. The Sunday school
will meet promptly at $3.50 o'clock.
The PHOENIX was a trifie previous in say
ing that Eben F. Wells had come on to New
York for the winter Mr. Weiss winter 10.
cation is in the auditor office of the Northern
Pacific railroad at St. Paul MINI.
The Masonic sociabe Wednesday eysA ing
was n very pleasant affair. Some fifty mem
bers of the fraternity with ladies', were pres
ont. The Philharmonic orchestra furnished
some OF their choicest music. Cooper proyid.
ed refreshments, and about 20 couples Joined
in the dance, which ended at II O'Clock
II C. Willard, with his accustomed en-.
terprise, has on sale this morning oranges
from Mrs Harriet Beecher Stoves plantation
at Mandarin, Fla Mrs stoves orange grove
is probably the most famous in the country,
and this fruit fully bears out its reputation.
The oranges are without exception the larg
est handsomest and most luscious that we
have ever seen.
Several farmers living in the south part
Of the village have lately been visited by
thieves who come at night aud carry away
grain and feed of various kinds team be
lieved TO have been used in this business was
tracked a few days ago to the house of q man
living in Esteyville and search warrant was
issued, but the officer making the search failed
to find the expected booty.
Hon. b D. Harris, and his brother. G
d. Harris, Esq of Keene. n. H., have lately
bought q three-iifths interest in some 1000 or
5000 acres Of coal lands, located in Kentucky
on the Big Sandy river, 30 miles south of the
Ohio. Coal mines upon this property are al.
ready in profitable operation, turning out
some 300 tons Of btuminous coal per day.
A railroad which the Harris Brothers built
two years ago penetrates this region.
The new English illustrated magazine,
published By Macmillan has been placed in
the reading room Of the free public library.
1ue llst OF periodicals 10 DC found IN the read
ing room is as follows:
North Am. Review. The Science
Lttels Living Age. The Electrical World.
Harpers Magazine. The Scientific American.
HArpers weekly. Supplement to Scientific
Harper's Young People. American
The Century. Frank Lesle's Weekly
Atlantic Monthly. Nat, Temperance Advocate
Popular Science Monthly. Patrons Rural
ST. Nicholas. English Illustd Magazine.
DR. Edward French, for near two years
nAgt lupiOF psaigfaut phyaigiar NJ tba
here, leaves today TO accept similar posi-
ton in the Asylum at Concord, N H., his
native state. He leaves with the regret of
his many friends both in and out Of the insti
tuition, III which his services have been emi.
nently successful. We understand the occa.
sion of his leaving was made interesting last
evening by valedictory lecture, based upon
his "reminiscences of trip through Texas,
which was of rare humor and interest and
tina, substantial remembrances were after.
ward presented him from both officers and
employees. DR.. French is succeeded by DR..
Lowell F. Wentworth, of Bridgewater, Mass.
a recent graduate of Dartmouth Medical Col.
lege, who comes to the work well recon-
mended.
The total receipts of the Bratteboro
post office during the year 1888 were S14,-
945, an increase over four years ago of 81
$50. or this sum Sl3,392 was received for
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal cards
and S3337,GS represents the postage pre-
paid by publishers on nearly 81 tons of sec
ond class matter. The registered letters
handled numbered 774O, of which 1850 or
POO more than four years ago, were for 10.
cal delivery. The transactions of money or.
der business amounted to 500, 1926 25; re-
ceved for 2s07 orders and postal notes issued,
s25, 42O 49, paid out on 1896 orders and
notes, $40, 40isj. From their introduction,
Sept ID, to date, the office has paid 224O
postal notes, amounting to $377S 10. These
figures show steady and gratifying increase
in the business of the Brattleboro office.
"A man who gave his name as William
Freeman, and claimed to belong in Burling
ton, came to town from Greenfield by the 3
o'clock train last Saturday afternoon, in an
advanced stage of intoIication, and as he
showed no inclination to "move on" and pro.
ceeded to make himself offensive about the
depot, policeman Carey took him in charge
He rudely repealed the officers advances.
however, by a heavy blow across the nose
with bis fist in settlement for which offence
the officer handcuffed him and took him 10
the lookup. where he remained over Sunday.
On Monday he was brought before Justice
Newton, who imposed fines amounting with
costs to 500 CD, with the alternative sentence
at Rutland for l6s days. Choosing the latter
horn of the dilemma officer Herriok took
him up ON the Monday evening train.
-Messrs. Anderson & Reed, our new firm
of steam filters and plumbers on Flat street,
are doing quite an extensive job of new pip
ing and repairing upon the steam fixtures in
CrowelPs building on Elliot street. The work
consists, in part, of about 2OO0 feet of new
heating pipe in the rooms to be occupied by
the Carpenter Organ Co., and the putting in
of an improved automatic steam trap in the
engine room, by the use of which large
amount of fuel will be saved, as all the con.
densed steam from the heating pipes will be
returned to the boilers at nearly boiling heat.
This trap has the capacity of draining 10. 900
feet of one-inch heating pipe. This work ne
oessitates stopping the engine for few days,
during which time the Highly Sewing Ma.
chine Co. and the other industries in the
buildings will be without power, which is the
first interruption from any cause since the
hres were started, nearly two years ago. 1t
is expected that everything will be in run.
ming order again and work resumed as usual
early next week.
The City of Columbus disaster touches
closely on several Brattleboro families. Mr..
Joel Nourse, who was among the lost, was
the father of Mrs. f. f. Holbrook, the wife
Of a son of eY-Gnv HoIhrnob NJ mo, a.