Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-23
BrattlebOro.

ARTISTIC P1oruREFRAMISe at Cheney olapps.
BrattlebOrO.
Lent begins this year Feb. lsth-nine
days earlier than last year.
The Centre church holds "roll-osll'' Of
mem beers at the chapel this evening.
No bouquets Of outdoor flowers have
come to 'the editors table" this week
Novel Reading" is the subject Of Rev.
E. W. whitneys lecture next Sunday night.
Railroad freights are very light, and old
train men say they never knew passengers 30
few.
Geo. W. Unery Of Greenfield, Mass,
has taken charge Of the Reformer job print
ing Office,
Freddie Chids, son Of W. H. Childs, got
a broken tooth aud cut lip while coasting on
Wednesday.
A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the Y. Nj. @. A. rooms next Sun
day at $3.50 p. M.
The state Grand Encampment Of Odd
Fellows meets at Montpelier on Feb. ID, and
the Grand Lodge on the 4th.
DR.. Gale left last Monday TO pay pro
fessonal visit TO Mr.. G. i. Rice at Talladega,
Ala, whose case still remains critical
Col Haskins has been in Washington
the past week on business connected with the
Vermont Farm Machine company patent case.
The subject which the ladies Of the W.
c. T. o. are to discuss at their meeting next
Tuesday afternoon is The Process OF Diges'
ton"
-Doolittle Brothers are engaged in getting
out 1000 cords Of wood this winter, besides a
large quantity of lumber, and give employ
1ent to over 40 men.
Al too on of
urday somewhat improved in health. His
physicians give him encouragement to hope
for recovery in due time.
MIR. c. b. Palmers company, with Miss
Kate Girard in the leading role, played the
Danites to a small house in Crosby ball last
evening The acting was good
Mrs j. c. Howe attended the annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Good Ten
plars held at ST. Adams this week as delegate
from St. Paul's lodge Of this place.
A business meeting of the WIndham
County Poultry and Pet Stock association
will be held at the hall OF engine company
No. on Monday evening next at 1870.
A delegation OF eight or ten members Of
the Unitarian society attended the ordination
and installation of Rev. Mr.. Moors's successor
over the Greenfield church on Wednesday.
The G. A. K lecture last Saturday even
ing was interesting in its narrative, and the
illustrations were from actual war scenes. II
deserved a larger attendance than was given
it,
People who have occasion to drive about
/ the streets complain of the coal ashes which
thoughtless householders throw upon the
roads. Have mercy on the horses and stop
/ the practice.
The sociable and supper at the Baptist
vestry last evening was enlivened by Punch
and Judy show by Master Harry Estey and
singing by Miss Mozart and the children Of
the Sunday school.
Local admirers of the manly art will
be interested in an item which says that at
Brockton. Mass, last Saturday night q. W.
Flagg of West Randolph defeated H. NJ Du-
fur of Marlboro, Mass, at colar-and elbow
wrestling for $500 a side
-Au 'old. and-young-folks dance, held al
Crosby hall on Monday evening, was attend
ed by some 60 couples who found the occa-
sion very enjoyable. The music was by the
Philharmonic orchestra. second dance
will be given in two weeks.
There will be full delegations from both
Post Sedgwick and the Woman's Relief corps
to attend the annual Grand Army encAmp-
ment to be held at Rutland week after next.
state relief corps will be organized al this
meeting.
Mr. G. Il Clapp was surprised last Tues
day evening by the gift OF al elegant arm
chair from the members OF the Centre Con
gregstional Sunday school rs "a token Of
their appreciation OF his services as superin
tendent during term of nearly eight years
The Universalst ladies' happy thought
for their annual fair next Thursday evening
is an art loan" which will undoubtedly
prove feature as attractive as it will b,
unique Supper will be served from o'clocl
until 9, and the evening will close with so
cisl dance.
-Chas W. Lyman. for several years eerl
in the New London Northern freight Office
here, has been appointed station agent a
Montville, Conn. and has removed there dur
ing the past week, Montyille is a thriving
manufacturing point about half way between
Norwich and New London.
beginning tomorrow the Conn. Rive
railroad company will sell excursion tickets Il
Montreal for the great ice carnival at SO from
Brattleboro and return and 50 from BELOW,
Falls. The tickets will be good to go on any
of the regular trains up to next Wednesday
and to return until Feb. 9TH.
William Kelly, whose name is familiar il
our police annals, was arrested by Officer ALI
at an early hour Sunday morning for bscom
ing boisterous on Massachusetts, whiskey anC
was kept in the lookup until Monday, wheI
Justice Newton fined him 50 and costs
amounting to Sll.50 on payment of which
next day he was allowed his freedom.
The Soyereigns of Industry held thei
annual installation services at G.. A. Il. hal
last evening Following is a list Of the Off
GERS j. NJ. Allen. president G. W. Pufier
vice president S w. Kimball, secretary L
L. Davis, treasurer John Orion, steward
Herman Joy, guard. The present member
ship of the lodge is 1876.
Miss Clara Eastman of Wells River vii
lecture in the High school room next Wednes
day afternoon at 3 o'clock on alcohol ant
Its Effects, with illustrations by Sswell'
plates and other drawings The time aut
place are chosen that the pupils from all tn
grades of school may he able TO be present
At 1880 in the evening Miss Eastman vii
speak in the chapel of the Congregations
church upon her state department ''Worl
at fairs and among soldiers.
Yesterday was the most trying day o
the season for people compelled 10 keep ont
door. The mercury did not rise above zerj
during the day, the range being hereabou
from the cipher to q below. This morning
the marking was all the way from - to 20
in this village. On the hills it is warmer, tn,
range being from zero at Wilmington 70 10
below at West Dover. On. Is Tins lteu
may be crap-booked, aud a good place t
paste it would be directly under our pans.
/ item of last week
&C. W. Moore. of the firm of Crocker
Fisk * Co., extensive -four millers of Mime
apolis, Mimi, has been on a visit to CrOsb,
a Co. this week. The New England aRenc,
of our home firm for this concern, which ha
already extended through several years, ha
been renewed, and gives them control o
some of the finest brands of -four made. Tn
price of -four remains about the same as TO
the past fortniRht-the figures being relative
ly lower than the price Of wheat.
Sidney Miner and E, b Blrrows are, ",
believe, the only BraitleborO poultry fan
ciers who have entered the lists for prizes il
the seasons exhibitions held in different part
of New England. Miners chicks and breed
ing pen of Silver Spangled Handbags tool
all the frat and special prizes at Stafford
Springs and Meriden Conn, and at Wal
than, Worcester, Gloucester, StonahRm AM
Spencer, Mass. while pair of Yellow Duck
wing Game chicks exhibited 10y Barrows tool
FIRST premiums at Meriden, Worcester, Glou
cester and Burlington "a special premium 70
chicks scoring the greatest number of point
being also received at Gloucester
-"The bailins are fully empowered to order and d
rect the several owners and occupants Of dwellin
houses, shops, and stores the village to clear tn
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