Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-20

The subject Of Rev. L. W. Whituey's
lecture next Sunday evening will Re, as Life
a Failure 2"
Capt Henry Devens is confined 10 his
house with fractured rib which be got by a
fall several days ago.
The warrant was posted this morning
for the annual school meeting tU be held
Tuesday evening, March 3lst.
Mr. and Mrs. s. D. Faulkner OF Jackson
willie have removed to Brattleboro to live with
their son, W. A. Faulkner.
Rev. s. II. Lee will lecture next Sunday
evening on Savonarola and Latimer-an Itai-
ian and an English martyr.
Judge Walker, who holds the present
term OF court at Newfane, spent last Sunday
in town as the guest OF his relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. Goodrich.
Mr.. Cooper has completely renovated his
dining rooms, making the place very bright
and attractive with harmonious decorations Of
paint and wall paper.
The Kuowlton or Burke stable Creal es
tate) in the rear OF the Brooks House, belong.
ing to the +. W. Brooks estate, has been sold
to E. E. Stockwell.
w. W. Eewcomb promises greatly re-.
duced prices on watches, clocks, and every.
thing In the jewelers. line, in his new adyer.
tisement this week
"A party of 10 or 20 Good Templars pre-
scented Themselves at the Universalist vestry
in body last evening and occupied q supper
table which had been reserved for them
-Starkey 4 Wellmans spring stock in-
cludes some special attractions in suits for
boys and youths, to which attention is called
in new advertisement this week.
-Brattleboro is one OF the six Vermont
towns to which the new Immediate delivery
system of the post office department will ap.
ply when it goes into effect July LIST.
C. P. Pitcher of Stoddard, n. f., has
bought the Geo. P. White place, better known
as the Knapp plsce on Western Avenue,
for $4,000. Possession given April lst
The Brattleboro exchange kept a record
of telephone connections for the first four
days Of this week by means OF an odometer.
The result showed a total OF 1868 conuec.
tions-an average OF 317 a day.
The steamer No. boys would like a
chance TO chuck the fellow into a hole In the
ice who wrote last week that they had ito dig
hole through two feet of ice to reach water"
at the fire a week ago Saturday night
Easter cards are more elegant and 10
greater variety than ever before. Some of
the Offerings" in Cheney & Capp's stock
which comprises Photographic reproductions
OF celebrated ecclesiastical paintings, are gen
uine works of art
The Rev. Mr.. Tower will preach on
The Successful Petition" at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning In the even.
ing Mrs. Gray, a well-known aud eloa1eut
speaker. will give an address on the religious
condition Of the South and West
A special session of the United States
court was held at Brattleboro Tuesday when
the case Of Daniel Roberts, IT csiver Of the
ruined First National bank OF St. Adams,
against II. H. Hill, administrator of the Nc
Gregor estate of Albany was heard. Judge
Wheeler reserved his decision.
The attention of the farming public is
especially directed to the advertisement of
the o. b. Lsvton homestead, In Whining
ton, printed in our columns to-day SO good
an opportunity TO buy a we'll equipped farm
in one OF the best towns in the county is
rarely offered.
"A. A. Hall OF 81. Adams, X. f Grand Com
mander of the state Of Vermont, made nil
Rrimage to Bsauseant Oommsndery No. Of
Brattleboro last Friday evening, v hen the order
OF the Temple vas exempi6ed. At the close
OF the work, which was highly commended
by the Right Eminent Commander. a ban.
quet was served.
The Greenfield Gazette 4 Courier of
this week says; The Connecticut river road
will offer very favorable excursion rates To
Graud Army men who attend the National
Eucampment in Portland, Me. A special
train will be chartered in Springfield, going
by the way Of the White Mountains and the
Portland and 0gdensburg road.
After all the severe cold weather of the
past winter, 1t was reserved for three days past
the middle OF March "wednesday morning
l7th) to show temperature ranging from l6o
and 49, below in Brsttleboro to 22o and 24o
in the hill towns. Yesterday morning, also,
was very cold, and thi, morning Gentle
Spring put in her almanac appearance with
a Temperature Of lO9 below zero. We h9re
she likes il.
The Phoenix hasn't had time TO make
personal investigation to ascertain whether
the main allegation In the folio wing item from
yesterdays Burlington Free Press is founded
in fact:
"A Vermont minister recently announced the SUBJ
leet OF his Sunday evening discourse as "A BesetiuR
fault,' ano good many unsrammAtlcal young people
attended thinking that be was going to preach about
skating Kinks"
The young artist, Win Il. Stewart. who
is on Witt to Brattleboro, brings with him
several specimens OF his winters work in
Pittsheld, Mass. in the shape OF crayon-por-
traits OF well.known Brattleboro residents
Hon. r. W. Clarke, Principal B. F. Bng-
ham, Mr.. E. L. Cooper and Lieut. @. r. Ste
vens-all Of which are on exhibition at Che
ney Clapp's. The portraits are all excel.
lent, and those of Judge Clark and 'the Old
schoolmsster" are strikinRIy spirited and
true to life.
The New England meteorological soei-
ety's February bulletin confirms the popular
daa hat AZ
month. At three points in New England
where weather record has been kept for
from 27 to 70 years, the February record
shows the average temperature Of the month
to have been from 10 to 2ol colder than that
of any previous February. The report adds
that these low averages are not due to ex-
tremes OF cold so much as to the persistence
of temperatures few degrees below the nor
NAL"
The third lyceum in District No. was
held at |. Is. Tatts last Friday evening. The
committee deserve much credit for their va
ried program, although it could not be entire.
ly carried out, owing to the lateness Of the
hour. We were glad to welcome w. II. Pratt
of Shelburne Falls, who contributed 10 our
some excellent specimens of
elocution, one Of whioh-"Clarence' Dream"
deserves special mention. There were pa
pers Dy Adule ADAMS and Eliza Pond. The
next lyceum will be held at o. T. Wares next
Wednesday evening. A.
Last Saturday afternoon horse belong.
ing to II. O. Atkins, with which his son and
daughter were driving. became frightened.
while standing at the skating rink with Mrs.
Scott in the sleigh, and ran out Elliot street
to Main street. Mrs. Scott jumped out, re-
ceiving some slight bruises, and the horse
dashed on, bringing up in front of Greenes
drug store where he thrust the end of one of
the sleigh shafts into the shoulder of Daniel
5argeants horse which was standing there.
The shaft was driven in by the side of the
bone to distance of about eight inches in.
iloting very ugly wound. Mr.. Sergeant
took his horse home at once, where it is re.
ceiving careful attention, and will probably
recover eventually Mr. Atkins's horse was
not injured, and the damage to his sleigh was
mall.
"A petition signed by 20 ladies of Bellows
Falls has been received by the Woman's Re
let corps department officers for the estab-
ishment OF corps at that place. A charter
las been granted and Mrs. Hooker, president.
md Mrs. Howe, secretary of the state de- |
'artment, will formally organize the corps
nd install its officers next Tuesday afternoon, |
This Is the third application for charter