Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-09

The Murray club will meet next Monday
night at the house Of Il. G. Greasy on high
street.
The Ceres club will give bubble par
ty" next Thursday evening at Miss Minnie
Pettee's.
Mrs Chas X. Field, who has suffered a
stroke of apopleIy during the past week, is
improving.
Pratt, Wright & Co. offer "closing. OUT
figures on everything in their large stock Of
winter goods.
School district clerks are supposed to be
making their returns of the vital statistics
about these days.
Mr.. l. g. Chandler, who had another
stroke Of apople1y about two weeks ago, is
again improving.
Next Sunday evening Rev E. W. Whit
ney will give lecture to young people. The
subject will be Character"
e. NJ. Knowlton has gone to White River
Junction with the expectation of becoming
landlord Of the Junction House.
Rev. II. @. Leavitt, formerly Of South
Londonderry, who died at West Rutland last
Friday, was buried here on Tuesday.
The business meeting OF the Y. NJ, @. A.
called for the 9Th inst. was adjourned to Mon
day evening, Jan. ~, at 1870 O'Clock.
Officers Of John s. Tyler camp No. 2,
Sons of Veterans, were installed last Friday
evening, with Orvice Leonard as captain.
Mr.. Crowell's reservoir is filling in a sat
isfactory manner, there being now from 10
to Is feet OF water Ia it, or about one sixth
Of its capacity.
F. X. Barrows has special importation
in Hamburg edgngs now in stock, to which
be invites the attention Of the ladies in an Ad-
vertisement this week.
Rev. E. W. whitney is on visit 10 Bos-
ton and vicinity this week, the chief object
Of the trip being to attend the 45th wedding
anniversary OF his parents.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. @. A.
acknowledge contributions from n. l. Haw-
ley, o. ]. Pratt end Mrs. Kellogg for the fur
nishing Of the rooms.
james O'Neil, forseveral years past coach
man and gardener Cor Prof CharlieT, started
this week for Aspinwall, where he is to have
position with Mr.. Charles Forward, Prof.
Charters son-in law.
Mr.. Ross White has paper-cutting ma
chinery in operation at bis storehouse on Elm
street, and the business Of putting up and
shipping paper has actively begun.
-PhnniI engine company, No 6, have
made arrangements for concert and ball at
Crosby hall neat Thursday evening, with
music by the First Regiment band orchestra
-Machinist Barretts anti. friction bearing,
as applied to his roller skates, Is about TO be
applied to one Of the horse cars of the Hol-
yoke, Mass street railroad, as an expert
ment.
Barrett, the paper mill manufacturer,
filled an order last week from the Newton
Paper Mill company OF Holyoke. Mass. for
a mill Of large size, and l.. H. Stellman has
gone down there to set it up.
The First Universalist parish, at it's re.
cent annual meeting, chose Col. Geo. W.
Hooker, moderator; Henry Simonds, clerk
W. A. Faulkner, treasurer; W. H. Eaterbrook
Z. II. Thomas, Thomas Harmon, trustees.
Mr.. Crowell has this week raised the
frame for a second house on Laurel street,
north Of Forest Square. and is making the
foundation ready for a third one. AZ. Hill
OF West Braitleboro has the contract for both
houses.
Arrangements have been made for dedi.
eating the new Odd Fellows hall next FRIDAY
evening, 10th. Grand Master II. L. Stillson
OF Bennington is to be present to conduct
the services, which will close with a grand
banquet
A pleasant company of the friends and
neighbors Of Capt. and Mrs. G.. H. Bond sur
prised them with a visit on the 18th anuiver
sary Of their wedding last Tuesday evening
Among other pleasant features of the occasion
was the presentation TO Mrs. Bond Of a cak,
basket and set of silver knives.
Several milk customers, especially amonG
the Estey workmen, object to its being takeI
for granted that the small milk quart is L
come into general use without further pro
test. Many customers insist on the old quar-
at the old price, and the milkmen, as we un
derhtand, concede them the choice between
the two.
Mrs. Savory with her son, N. B. Savory
and her daughter, Mrs. Sherwin, have thi
week moved into the north tenement on tn,
third floor OF Ryther's building Mr.. SAVIOR,
occupies the north front room on the secont
floor and Ambrose Knapp and his brother hav
the corresponding room in the rear. Thi
leaves only the south front room in the build
ing unoccupied.
AT the last regular meeting of DENIM,
Lodge No. !, l. o. o. F., Daughters of Re
becca, the following officers were r. eectet
and will be installed Jan. 18th Mrs. j. A
Amidon, N. G. Mrs. H. o. Leonard, V. G.
Mrs. IL. A. Jones, Sec. Mrs. Z. A. Cham
berlain, Per. Sec. Mrs. S. F.. Foster, Treas
A general invitation is extended to Al
members of the Sovereigns of Industry an,
Patrons Of Husbandry to attend the aunua
meeting Of the stockholders of the Fsrmers
and Mechanics Exchange Monday jan. II
in Grand Army hall at 1870 p. NJ Sewers
matters of importance will be brought be
fore the meeting, and every member inter
ested in the store is urged to be present
As matter Of justice to our friend Cla
ry the electrician of the telephone exchange
The Phenix is glad to say that it owes to hi
skillful services one OF the greatest eonveu
fences of the day in the system of electri
lighting which be has applied to its Office ga
burners. The improvement is one which
once used, no "well-regulated" Office will eve
be without and its cost has been greatly re
duced within II short time.
Judge and Mrs. r. W. Clarke, with thei
son, Master Frank, returned last Saturda
night from pleasant visit of two weeks 1
their daughters at New Brunswick, N j.
where Miss Mary Clarke fills the position @
lady principal of the public schools of tn
city, while Miss Della Clarke acts as matro
of the cooperative household which her siste
and three assistant teachers have set up.
1T any friends living in other and less "a
vored climes want to know what kind G
weather we are having in Vermont, they ar
hereby informed that the skies are bright. tn
sun is warm, the air is soft and balmy, par
sizes are in blossom, the buds on early shrub
are swelling, and-we are all ready for tn
next blasted blizzard from the West to sen
the mercury down to POO.
BY reference to an advertisement else
where published, it will be seen that d. S
Pratt offers his Highland Farm, situate o
the rising land south OF o. L. Miners, fo
sale The farm is a good one, and is waitin
for the right purchaser at bargain. Som
industrious young man, who is threatening /
60 West to raise wheat at 40 cants a bushe
and no market, had better buy it.
DIR, A. H. Tufts stopped in Brattebor
over one train on Monday, on his way /
Grafton, where he was married on Tuesday
He was intending TO spend some days anon
his Brattleboro friends, but was detained i
Geneseo, ILL.,, for nearly two weeks by tn
serious illness Of his father, Dea. John Tuft
formerly OF WardsbOro. We are told thu
the doctor has become an enthusiastic Dakt
ia man, and couldn't on any account be pc
suaded to think OF returning to live In II
East. He and his wife have the good wisht
of their friends here.
The hearing in the case of the Citizen