Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
PHGNIX RECORD FRIDAY DECEMBER 25 1885

sing carols. At O'Clock TO morrow morning
low mass will be said, and At 1880 high mass
will be given when the festival music Of to.
night will be repeated.
Mr.. Charles A. Cox, son In law Of p.
Barrows OF this town, died at his residence in
| Newton, Mass, on Monday last, at the age of
40 years. MIR. Cox was interested in the
Lamson cash railway company OF that place
and was quite we'll known in this section.
His disease was pneumonia, supplemented by
stroke OF apoplexy. He married Miss Hat
tie Barrows OF this place about nine years
ago, who, with three children, Is left TO mourn
bis death.
The New Orleans papers, In speaking Of
the Vermont exhibit at the "rhree Americas
Exposition" now in progress in that CITY.
mention the specimens OF educational work
from the Brattleboro High school. This ex
hibit, which we do not remember 10 have
seen spoken OF in print before, consists of a
view OF the High school building plan of
the building, a photograph OF the High
school room with the school in session. and
test papers from the several departments illus
trating the everyday work and progress of
the school,
AT the Lowell, Mass, poultry show, held
last week, 5. Miner Of this town was award
ed two first and three special prizes on Silver
Spang'ed Hamburgs; and at Winsted Conn
3. W. Kirkland and Il. b. Barrows made four
exhibits, aud we're awarded three first prizes
and one second on Yellow DuckwinR Games.
The same exhibits will be made at other places
In New England during the next few weeks.
and at the Madison Square Garden exhibition
In New York in February.
Levi Bailey, an old man OF 75 years or
more, who has lived hernit's life for years
mast alnOa tha Aaath oF i
old house on the Dummerston flats. near
where the narrow.gauge road now passes
was discovered lying in the snow beside the
track, insensible, when the train came down
Monday morning. The train was stopped
aud the old man taken to his home and a FIRE
made. He recovered enough to say that he
had started out to a neighbours for help aud
was taken blind'-hRving undoubtedly fall.
en- in 1T. When the train reached Brattle-
boro word was sent by telegraph to Mr.. Bal
ley's nephew at West Dummerston.
The death OF Wells S. Brooks. which
took place this morning at his home with bis
father, simon Brooks, on the Dummer farm.
removes young man who enjoyed in an I'm
usual degree the confidence and respect of
those who knew him. Az boy and youth
he possessed quick intellect and had a real
passion for knowledge and self. education.
Through his own energy aud ambition be e.
tablished market garden business on the
home farm, which has grown to successful
proportions, and kept up his interest in home.
community and general affairs to the last
through long and weary Illness borne with
Christian patience and fortitude. Some Eve
or SIX years ago he entered the scientific de-
partment at Dartmouth college TO at himself
for civil engineer, but was Obliged 10 leave
by the failure OF bis health and the insidious
approach of the disease which has now ter
minated his life.
we were sorry TO see the sleighinR 90
yesterday 1t will interfere more or less with
business and make the Christmas travelling a
little uncertain and uncomfortable. But every
Ill has its compensation, and our consolation
lies in the thought that the melting of the
snow has once more uncovered the beauties
OF the railroad bank. The old boxes, stove
pipe tin ware dead tree-tops, mounds Of
coal ashes, and other rubbish, ct oetera had
been merged for day or two in a common.
unbroken outline (or billov, so TO speak. OF
white but the melting Of the snow brings
every Individual feature OF this choice BIT Of
landscape into bold relief again.
p. S. Happy Thought fD- Christmas.
After you eat your Christmas dinner 10 NOR
row walk down TO the covered bridge. stand
on the foot-way on the upper side and take
In the picture OF the rolling river, the rugged
mountain, and the railroad bank, and see il
your heart doesn't swell with-several emo.
lions
The Corelli opera company's presentation
OF the HhddO on Tuesday evening gave Brat
tleooro the best opportunity il is likely 10
have to gain an idea of what Gilbert and Sui.
llvans latest extravaganza is like. The piece
is one in which the success OF the presenta-
ton depends in very unusual degree on the
perfection OF the stage setting and costumipR
on the orchestration, aud on the trained pre.
cision with which every movement il made
In other words, to be seen at it, best the Nj.
Nddo must be seen as a gorgeous picture with
principals and chorus moving simply as parts
OF symmetrical whole. In any provincial
presentation all this perfection Of setting
must OF necessity be lacking, but the Coreli
company, by the zest and abandon which
each member gave TO his part did much 10
make their auditors forget what was wanting.
Inc text was given with substantial fidelity.
and the makeup Of the principal parts. as OF
the HikddO. h0-R no and POOH Bah. left little |
to be desired. Mile. Corelli was very attrao. |
tive as the pretty Yum Yum, and Miss Rus. |
sell, as the very vigorous RdtiShd, not only
swept the boards with her physical proves, |
but gave her audience real delight with her |
smooth and well. trained contralto voice.
The following is the list of letters remain.
= - DeN'SccAc Poat-Oulce, Dbc. ~
LAdies-Au Colburn, Mrs Mary Jane Cole
a MT 1uh4 a Field, Mrs Lucy Fairbanks, Mamie
Graves, Lula james, Mrs Mary Jilsou, Ms d |
Reyes Eta Morse, Mrs L N Morgan, Neitie strong,
Mrs T Stevens.
Gentlsmen-Henry Ashley, R NJ Barton, W II Cur.
Us Derry Thomas Doyel, @ II 81 40, Chas ID
h9ton, Wells johnson, MAhoney, John T Moore,
= Parker, VIM Parker, Porter A Roberts p w a
HAND, When Strain, whitney Tenney, @ NJ Worden,
THE CHRISTMAS TRADE.
1t seems like an impossibility-a myth
or fable-the way in which Brattleboro
stores have been stripped of their Christmas
goods. A week ago every store was 'packed"
with them some Of the displays were of un.
precedented elegance, and knowing ones
shook their heads aud said that such" goods
and such quantities" of them could never
be sold in BrattlebOro aud it really seemed
That the moving ones" must be more than
half right. But tour among the shops to-
night will show that they were wrong as usu.
Al. The Christmas goods have gone and they