Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-27

Mrs. Hooker organized q Woman's Re-
lief corps Of 20 members At South London.
derry last evening.
"A. f. and f. M. Waite call the attention
OF farmers to some superior fertilizers which
they will have for sale next week.
Preaching by Rev. 8. II. Lee and other
services appropriate to Palm Sunday at Gem
ire Congregational church Sunday evening
next.
The anatomy and physiology OF the ner-
vous system will be considered by the ladies'
OF the W. O. I. q. at their meeting next Tues
day afternoon.
Next Sunday morning Rev. E. W. Whit
ney will preach sermon appropriate TO Fast
day. In the evening the subject of the lee
ture will be Your Mission"
The plaintiffs counsel have drawn and
will 6le exceptions against Judge Wheelers
decision In the case OF the Citizens Bank Of
Topeka Va. F. W. Brooks.
The last Of the series Of Palestine Camp
socials will be given at Crosby hall next
Wednesday evening, April 1st Concert at
8, grand march at $3.50.
Mrs. Morse, principal OF the second In
termediate school, was presented with hand
some articles Of silver ware at the close Of
the winter term last Friday-the occasion
also marking her birthday.
After April the Brattleboro post-ofice
will be prepared to issue money orders on
Hong Kong and Egypt and orders can be
sent directly 10 Sweden without having to 20
by way Of Germany, as heretofore.
Mr.. Reuel Willis, q well known citizen
Of Jacksonville whose sudden death Is men.
toned in our items from that place, was
brother Of Masa Willis Of this village, and
was 10 have removed here to live with his
brother in course of a week or two.
"A telegram was received this morning
announcing the death at Colon, Isthmus OF
Panama, Of James O'Neil, for several years
gardener for Prof. Chsrlier, aud who went to
Colon last fall to take a responsible position
uoder Mr.. Forward, the husband OF Miss Jen-
ME ChRrlier. he died of isthmus fever.
w. @. Doolittle has contracted to build
house for Bait Riley on South Main street in
place Of his old one, which is to be torn
down. Mr.. Doolittle furnishes all the mate
rial, and Winchester and Fisher will do the
joiner's work. Mr.. Doolittle has just COM
pleted his third new house on Central street.
ID. s. Pratt ia buying q lot OF young
blooded stock, Herefords and Short Horns,
probably two carloads in all, which little
later will be sent on to the Vermont Live
Stock company's ranch. Burr Taft will go
with the stock and may possibly remain on
the ranch during the summer, or permanently,
II be should choose 10 do so.
1T is noted as q significant fact, connect
ed with the refusal Of BrattleboTo TO aid in
the Wilmington railroad enterprise, that West
Dover, Wilmington, Jacksonville and Halifax
dealers are now ordering their heavy freights
sent to North Adams or Shelburne Falls
Crosby 4 Co. have recently been notified
from West Dover that il they want to sell
AouK fbaNa u - ha AL Aaf. .R H.
points named.
The annual financial statement of Dis.
trict No. 2 is nov in the hands Of the printer
and copies will be placed in both the nation
al banks and at Chamberlain's store next
Monday for distributions fact which the
voters are requested to bear in mind. The
statement will include an account in detail OF
all the expenditures Of the building commit
tee in connection with the new school build.
ing.
Evangelist s. II. Pratt, assisted by Me
Brdsall, a gospel singer, will begin q series
Of meetings at the Baptist church next Tues
day evening and continue every evening at
1880, with Bible readings at 3 O'Clock, except
on Saturday. Messrs Pratt and Birdsall
have recently worked with good results,
drawing large audiences, at Burlington in
this state, and at Pittsheld, Mass. The invi-
The members 81 the lyceum in District
No. g. assisted by the Taft families, gave
dramatic entertainment, presenting "Esme-
raldA," at the residence Of Oscar I. Ware on
Wednesday evening, March 25th. which was
witnessed by good-sized audience. The &C
tors gave excellent representations Of the va
rious characters, all sustaining their parts
well. Mr.. o. E. Dean, from Brattleboro vii
lage, kindly gave Us some well chosen songs,
which added much to the pleasure OF the
evening. A.
Rev. s. II. Lee Of the Congregational
church has kindly furnished an abstract OF
his recent sermon on divine Ethics and
Town Politics." which Is printed on our first
page to day. Our own high opinion Of this
sermon was expressed in our issue OF two
weeks ago, and we hope this abstract will be
carefully read by all citizens, and not of this
town alone, who have community and public
interests at heart. We think Brattleboro
readers will find that Mr.. Lee did not make,
or intend, any intimAtion that this town is
niggardly or ungenerous in its appropriation
Of money for public purposes.
The socisble and supper at the Baptist
vestry last evening was an unusually pleasant
and satisfactory affair. The attendance was
large, the supper good, and the program
which followed was particularly amusing and
entertaining. The virtues OF the Twelve
Miss Pelicoes," or the lessons suggested by
the ''Plaid Shawl will not be forgotten soon.
At the close Of the evening the gentlemen
were supplied with dainty Easter favors to
present to their ladies' as a souvenir OF the CO.
casion, 1t being the last supper Of the season.
Harvey Whitaker, an old-time resident
Of this town, who died at West Brattleboro
Sunday, was probably better known than In
any other way for his remarkable familiarity
with the bible He could repeat long pas
sages verbatim from any part Of the book
his mind ran continually on biblical subjects,
and II has often been said Of him, perhaps
with truth, that he could repeat more scrip
lures than any other man in Vermont He
was q man Of kindly heart, and had decid.
eddy ingenious turn OF mind, having made
several mechanical inventions which, howev-
err, never came into general use.
e. NJ. Knowlton and Noah jackson &C.
cured IL contracts for carrying United States
mails at recent lettings among which is the
route from here to Hinsdale, which, after
July LIST, will be constituted full mail route
between the two points. Martin II. God
dard Of Ludlow secured the line from Brattle-
bOro TO Wilmington, as we'll as that from
Wilmington to Hartwelville, and from Jack
sonville 10 North Adams. 1t Is significant of
the change between the present and the
good old times" that, whereas the contrac-
tor for the route from Brattlsboro to Ben
nington used to get from &2l5O to $500 a
year from the government, Mr.. Goddards
contract from Brattleboro to Wilmington,
one-half the distance, calls for only $3.50.
Mr.. B. A. Clark has q gentle reminder
to his customers, in our advertising columns
to day, that the payment of their outsiand-
ing bills would not come amiss, seeing as
how" he means to stay in the hardware bust
ness. The Phoenix is willing to give Mr..
Clark good word In this direction, and Il
embraces the occasion TO put in two good
words for itself by remAEkinR that II has al
least round thousand of small bills lying
around loose In the county which, II paid,
would go good way as An Offset for the heavy
expenditures of the past year. It is one Of
the cases where many little makes mick
le"-but don't all speak at once, for II might
increase our April tax list unreasonably and
make us appear like nabobs.
The death of Mrs. BENZ. F. Kelly, from
paralysis, took place early this morning.
Mrs Kelly was native OF HeWfane and lived
there until about 10 years ago, when her bus.
band bought farm on the old Newfane road
In this town, where they lived until last fall,
when the inhrmities of years led husband and
wife to give up active life and they removed
to the Geo. A. Hunt house on Walnut street.
Mrs, Kelly Waa 4 woman of mora than nanal