Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-02-20
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The banks will be closed next Monday,
observing the day as Wasbington's birthday
-''Tbe Blessings OF Home" is the subject
of Rev. Z. w. whitney, lecture next Sunday
evening.
"A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the Y. M. @. A. rooms next Sun
day at $50 p. NJ.
The next reception of the YM.O.A. will
be given on Monday evening, March .. Fur.
Their particulars next week
There will be baptismal service at the
Baptist church next Sunday evening MIR.
Tower will give an address on the history Of
baptism.
The Taurus club gave one Of the pleas
ATTEST dancing parties of the season at Croe-
by hall on Tuesday evening. Sixty five cou.
pies we're present.
Martin Scott Son have sold their gro
Gerry business to Stickney Brothers of Jack.
sonville, Vt, and Wore, ster, Mass Posses.
zion given April 1.
e. L. Parker, proprietor of the Elliot
street jobbing shop, is filling western order
for 300 washing machines, necessitatiug the
employment of two extra workmen.
Palestine Commandery, l. o. o. f., held
pleasant assembly at Crosby hall last even.
ing, with large attendance. The First Reg.
iment orchestra furnished music.
"A "Pinsfore" presentation is being ar.
ranged for some date in March, to be given
under the auspices Of the Philharmonic socie-
ty, with L. X. Willis as manager.
Mrs. j. W. Phelps and her infant son
have left Guilford and will make their home
for the remainder of the winter with Mrs.
Phelpss parents at Mortified, Mass.
Next Sunday evening Rev s. H. Lee
will preach at the Centre Congregational
church on "Christian Patriotism" The mu.
sic will also be adapted to the 22i OF Febru.
AIRY.
&C. F. Thompson and family will occupy
the Skies house on Main street a. soon as W.
Gated by the present tenants. Rev. f w.
Whitney and family will remove to the Good
hue homestead.
The Odd Fellows are to have a series Of
dances in their new hall for the benefit of
Rebekah lodge, the proceeds to be devoted to
the purchase Of new regalia. The first dance
will be held next Friday evening.
Randall & Clapp's announcement OF a
special sale of silver plated ware is an uuusu.
ally attractive one. Less than wholesale pri.
ces are promised on the best goods in the
market. The sale begins tomorrow
st Paurs Lodge, l. o. g. T.. are pre-.
pairing to present the drama, Better than
Gold" st the G.. A r. hall next Monday
evening Feb. %. The participants have la
ken great pains to perfect themselves in the
, play.
B. A. Clark's son, William b., now pur-
suing university course in Germany is about
to start with q fellow. student on a two
months pedestrian trip through southern
France and Italy, visiting all the noted places
Of interest.
On account of the blockade on the Rut-
land railroad, which prevented his counsel
from reaching here, the hearing on Waite's
petition to have his case reinstated on the
docket goes over to next Tuesday evening at
Woodstock.
The Prospect Hill and Esteyvile house.
wives plead for an extension Of the weather
signal system, aud one OF them whispers that
flag would be especially handy on Monday
morninRs-''so as to know about putting out
the washing, you know"
Smith & Hunt have rented the Edwards
carriage shop on Flat street to +. d. Williams
from Massachusetts, who has new machinery
on the way and will be ready to opeu business
there about March LIST, doing general line
of carriage and sleigh making.
Our Hinsdale correspondent thinks that
''those weather prophets who were picking
strawberry blossoms in December aud talking
about an open winter had better wait unit /
the first of April before they tell what kind Of
q winter We are to have next time"
News comes this morning from the clerk
of the circuit court at Burlington that Judge
Wheeler has filed his decision 10 the case of
Citizens Bank Of Topeka, Kansas. Is. r. W.
Brooks, directing judgment for the defend
ant, and allowing the plaintiff 20 days to file
exceptions.
We learn of one reputable woman in
this village who is being made the victim of
that meanest Of all mean sneaks the anony-
nous letter-writer. II the detective who has
the job in hand does his work effectively we
shall be able to publish the rest of the chap
ter in due time.
F. F. Newton and Mason Lamb have
gone to Concord, n. H., to set up a bottlinR
business such as is done here by G. H. Eddy
& Co. Mr.. Newton has been in the employ
of Eddy Co. for two years past making the
syTups for their goods. Mr. Lambs house on
Canal street will be occupied by Dorr Perry
and family.
The work of repairing the damage done
| by the fire in the school building is progress
ing rapidly. The plasterers are at work and
MIR. Hopkins has four men pushing along tue
improvements in the heating apparatus. The
schools will resume their sessions next Mon.
day, two rooms on the lower floor, which
have heretofore been unoocupied, being used
in place of the two where the fire took place.
COL and Mrs. Hooker are entertaining
the members of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and the Woman's Relief corps, with
invited guests, in series of Monday evening
receptions, the second of which was held last
Monday evening. In spite Of 1.-THE worst
snow storm of the season" a large company
OF ladies and gentlemen were present and
spent a very social and delightful evening.
The Philharmonic orchestra have never given
their auditors more pleasure than on this oc-
cason.
The marriage OF Miss Mabel j. Smith.
only daughter of F. II. Smith to A. NJ vii.
lis of the Boston Globe, took place at the
brides home on Canal street yesterday morn.
ing The ceremony was performed at 500
by Rev. E. w. Whitney in the presence of a
pleasant company of relatives and friends.
Congratulations and an elegant wedding
breakfast followed Mr.. and Mrs. Willis leav-
ing by the 10 O'Clock train. Their future res-
idence will be in Boston. The presents on
the occasion, which were handsome and valu-
able, included a beautiful French clock, til
YER service, and other articles of use and or
nament.
C. E. Aliens annual spring catalogue is
just receiving its finishing touches at ID. Leon
ards hands, and will be ready for distribu-
ton early next week. The work has grown
this year to the size of 80 pages, and forms
complete manual of garden and small fruit
culture Within the past year Mr.. Allen has
largely extended his seed department, and is
ready this year to handle greater variety
and quantity of reliable seeds, both of vege-
tables and flowers than ever before. His
greenhouses are crowded with plants, aud his
mail trade, which reaches all parts of the
country, is already beginning. His business,
in short is one of the thriving and growing
interests Of Brattleboro.
The ladies of the Methodist society en-
tertained their friends in a pleasant manner
at their annual fair aud festival on Wednes-
day evening, The First Regiment band or
chestra and brass quartet furnished instru-
mental music, quartet of male voices help.
ed to entertain the company, and Mrs. Drown
gave two or three songs The supper tables
were well patronized, there was good dis.
play of fancy articles, and "The Old Curiosi-