Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-02

Everybody laughed, and everybody will laugh who
goes to see it.-Ioiedo Brching Bee.
BrastIebOrO.
for the annual inventory.
The Odd Fellows contemplate dedicating
their new hall on the 10Th inst.
-Kuech * Co. have an announcement of
interest to the ladies this week.
H. +. Taylor is at Bellows Falls to make
his annual inventory of the cigar factories
there.
Edwards il Lillis have a pleasant aud
well-ssid New Years greeting to their friends
this week
DR.. Gregg has 80 far improved that on
Wednesday he went to Boston for treatment.
His wife accompanied him.
One hundred dollars worth OF rev books
have just been added to the free library, with
two new cases for their accommodation.
The ladies Of the Universslist society
have made arrangements to hold their annual
fair on Thursday evening, 29th inst.
There will be business meeting Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. on Monday evening, Jan. 9TH, at
their rooms Members will please take no.
tice
-Sedgwck Post and the ladies' relief corps,
G. A. r., will hold a public installation OF
officers at their hall on Thursday evening OF
next week.
I b. Thorn has introduced a rev special
ty IN connection with his drug business, to
which he calls attention in his new advertise
ment this week.
The Peoples national banL has declared
semi-annua dividend Of three per cent,
after carrying $1,000 to its furniture aud fl
ture account.
The annual meeting OF he stockholders
Of the Farmers and Mechanics Exchange oc
ours Monday, Jan. II, 1885 at q. A. X hall
at 1880 p. NJ.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Gorh'm b. Goodell Of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, arein town for weeks
visit to their Brattleboro riends. Both are in
excellent health.
MIR. Starkey, the assignee, il now in
charge Of Frinks stor and will close out the
stock and reach uP settlement at the ear
Hest day possible.
1t always 1rds vorth ones while to shake
ared rag before )Avenport's eyes, just to
see the animal rea' aud plunge, and finally
buck his head int stone wall.
-Retting Brokers' stock Of desirable goods
is not 10y any IN ans confined to articles suit
ed to the holidg trade. as glance at their
all Departments the year through.
H. NJ. DIfur and q. W. FlagR, Cham.
pion" wresthrs, announce a collar aud elbow
exhibition % be given here Jan. 10 and ~.
Dufur offes 800 to any man who will come
and get tVo falls On him"
The iandsomest almanac and annual OF
the seascn comes from ID. Lsonard's press
The Illustrations are of unusual excellence
aud th' work is admirable throughout His
advertisers have copies for distribution.
--(uro ld-time winter visitor, January Thaw,
thinning to make up for lost opportunities,
pro- ably, put in his appearance two days
ahead of time, in an unusually melting mood,
an. compelled the New Year to come to town
o. wheels.
The telephone exchange now holds COM
lunication with Bennington and with Sche-
nectady, n. Y, by way OF Wilmington, Jack
sonvile and North Adams, the line working
eXcellently. The distance to Schenectady is
about 80 miles.
The fine sleighing and mild weather Of
last Monday we're we'll improved by our
young people. One party OF sleigh riders
went in the afternoon to Chesterfield, anoth.
er to Bernardston, and a third to Putney, all
returning in the evening by moonlight
Next week being the week of prayer,
services will be held at the Baptist church
every evening except Monday and SATURDAY.
The Tuesday evening service will be praise
meeting, and Wednesday evening sermon
will be preached by the pastor
The High school graduating class OF 1883
baId = very pleasant reunion on Wednesday
avanino with Miss Florence Morse, one OF its
,nembeIs. at her mothers residence on Grove
strset The gathering lasted till 1885, the
marty "watching the old year out and the new
one in.
Next Sunday is the fifth anniversary Of
the settlement OF Rev. f. w. Whitney AZ pas
tor OF the Universalist church. In the morn
ing he will review the work of the church for
the past five years. The evening lecture, on
1.-The Hidden Future, will be appropriate to
the new year
The Telephone Exchange presents its
patrons with handsome new card this morn
ing, which shows a list of nearly POO sub
scribers. Recent additions to the exchange
are the Valley Paper company, Randall &
Olapp, Edwards Lillis, A. d. Wyatt, and
Batchelder & Flint.
And so you confess that your grand
mother created some amusement" -four
years ago." do you, neghbor The public
thought so at the time, if our memory serves
US
III Tue 10 hOFOhQ ne lhu
better return, for We still have need of his
services at home, rs will be seen from the
following bona tlde notice recently posted at
the town hall
'if Eny one Wants thure Washing aud Iruiug Dune
fore 10 cent aud dune up in stile Call at Miss
- South Maine ST in the Bust"
"A party of 20 or 80 of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry II. Miller gave them a sur.
prise visit Monday evening in remembrance
of the 10Th anniversary of their wedding.
No formalities were INDUCED in, but good
social time was enjoyed, and the visitors left
behind them substantial tokens of their re-
gard.
"A string of cheaply- built Rochester
sleighs were put on sale in ths street in front
of the town hall the first of the week, but
Rockwell IL Sherwin were shrewd enough &c
match them with equally cheap foreign bull
sleighs, as we'll as with some honest goods OF
their own manufacture, and the result wai
that the foreign vender sought new fields &c
conquer early Wednesday morning.
%. j, Pratt begins his annual closing ,ou
sale this week. His advertisement in THU
paper gives full particulars as to the lines OF
goods offered, aud quotes prices in detail Il
is a well-known fact that Mr.. Pratt's stooh
ranks in size, quality and completeness with
that of any store this side of Boston, aud fol-
this reason his advertisement makes interest
ing reading for housekeepers and is especially
worth the attention of out-of-town customers
Delta Lodge Knights and Ladies of Hon
or held their session for installation of tn,
following officers last evening, Jan. /; Pro
teclor, ]. A. Orion V. p, Mrs. A. M. Thorn