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

Uncle Josh" at the town hall tonight.
The Rebekah lodge will hold their next
and last dance Dec. 3lst, at Crosby Hall.
Hunter ONeil have bought q 2O-borse-
power Westinghouse engine for their new
shop.
H. O. McDougall of Cambridge divinity
school will preach at the Unitarian church on
Sunday.
The Baptist ladies' elsewhere give partic.
ulars OF the New Years dinner which thew
purpose to serve.
The Unitarian Sunday school will have
Christmas social at Grand Army hall next
Tuesday evening
A union gospel temperance meeting will
be held in the rooms of the Y. NJ. @. A. Sun.
day, at $3.50 p. NJ
-Beginning on Wednesday the winter
schedule OF the Wilmington stage is TO ar.
rlVe 10 brattleboro at 1915 in the morning
and leave at 1870 P. NJ
The annual Christmas sale given bv the
ladies' OF the Unitarian church on Tuesday
evening was pleasant event, and netted a
sum of about $12j.
AT the Baptist church next Sunday morn.
ing the sermon will be appropriate to Christ
mas aud the Sunday school will hold a Christ
mas concert in the evening
-Chas W. Lyman, now station agent at
Uncasvllle, Conn, was in town Wednesday.
de evidently finds life in Connecticut a good
thing for him in every way.
j Henry Simonds has returned from
Massachusetts, and is going 10 Grand Rapids,
Mich, to work in a shoe store which his un
Gle, Fred Simonds, has just established there.
Mrs Cynthia Lawrence passed her Goth
birthday on Monday. She received her
friends on the occasion, showing undiminish
a6 int in
raj affairs.
The telephone exchange has done good
deed, which the public will appreciate. in IL.
suing neat little calendar, containing the
weather signals in colors for distribution to
Its customers.
Ship building hourishes in Brattleboro in
spite of the attitude" Of Congress, and the
latest launch is that OF the Hattie Maude."
which now sails the ocean blue in browns
window.
IN 1t Sunday morning the services at the
Universalist church will be appropriate to
Christmas. In the evening there will be A
christmas concert snd cantata by the mem
bers of the Sunday school.
DIR. Meyer, the optician, whose announce.
ment appears in our columns to-day, comes
here with strong recommendations and has
already secured the endorsement Of several
Bratteboro physicians and other leading cit.
liens
Frank Pratt has closed his engagement
with the Carpenter organ company. and goes
next Monday to Holyoke, Mass to take
position as bookkeeper for the Chemical Pa
per company, one of the large concerns of
that busy city.
Among the topics presented in the meet
ings of Loyal circle this month we're: Sketch
OF John Milton, "Cicero's Orations," How
to Exercise, and an outline Of the Kneid of
virgil, besides short talks by the president on
every day science.
Officers of Dennis (Rebekah) lodge, No.
!, l. o. o. f., elected Tuesday evening for
the year ensuing; Mrs. O. j. Willard. NG, |
Mrs. l. j. Retting, V. g.; Mrs. H. o. Jones,
Rec. Sec; Mrs. J. T. Hildreth, Fin. Sec; |
Mrs. W. f. ID. Gibson, Treas.
We always had a high opinion of the Co
lumbia bicycle, and that opinion has been |
measuTably increased since the receipt from
the Pope manufacturing company, through
A. w. Childs, the Brattleboro agent of the
handsomest calendar of the season, with a
slip and excerpt for each day in the year.
F. L. Batchelder, proprietor OF the can.
dy store ON Elliot street, has sold his ice
cream and peanut business to F. II. Jones.
from Montpelier, who takes the entire stand
aud Will mt 1t up for a restaurant Mr. Batch.
elder retains his candy business, but where
he will locate with it is as yet undetermined.
One of the finest window effeots aver
seen in Brattleboro has been introduced by
Pratt, Wright d Co. during the past week In
the production of their firm initials In a ga
ries Of minute gas jets, with q mirror TO re-.
peat them indefinitely in apparent perspective.
John Galvin's well-trained skill gave the nov.
ell idea final expression.
The English ballad concert company
which the Y. M. O. A. had announced for
Jan. 2lst, having broken their engagement.
that date Will be filled by the Lotus glee club
OF Boston, assisted by Miss Lizzie Webb CARY
soprano, and Miss Annie Coffin, reader. with
MIR. Geo A. Mietzke, pianist. The entertain.
ment Will undoubtedly be of g high order.
"A handsome sleigh from F. D. Williams's
shop was on the street yesterday, which show
ed that there is no need to 90 out of town for
work that is first class both in style and quail
lty. Its design is new, after the pattern
known as the Portland swell, and It's finish
and workmanship of superior quality through
out. Mr.. Williams has full stock of goods
OF MS own make as result OF q seasons
busy work.
While Chester Fisher and a hired man
we're chopping wood on Monday, in the west
part of the town, the mans axe flew from his
hands as he struck slanting blow, and hit
Fisher in the forehead with the edge of the
blade. Fortunately the force and direction
Of the blow were such that only flesh wound
was made, reaching to the bone; but IL was.
A narrow escape from fatal accident.
The Estey Organ company have rented
he handsome warerooms on fremont street.
Boston, formerly occupied by the Emerson
Piano company, and on February LIST will oc-
'upy them 81 their headquarters in that city
or their trade both in pianos and organs
The change is in accordance with the move.
nent of trade in Boston, which now tends 10
concentrate the musical instrument busipeas
n the fremont street quarter.
DIR. Bruce, who reached Asheville, NC.
ome days ago, writes home that he is sadly :
disappointed, both in the place and lis eli.
nate. Under date OF Dec. II he says, ut is
old and muddy, and AZ slack and God forsaken
looking town as you ever looked upon" :
The chilling weather had increased his cough
nd given him sharp premonition of pneu- !
nonia, and both he aud Mr. Harwood were
N the point of starting for Florida. !
The Christmas services at the Roman :
jatholio church will be more impressive than I,
yer before. The church has been handsome !,
decorated for the joyous festival. Mid
light mass will be celebrated tonight, begin.
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