Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-30

ago, feinstated on the docket This ludg-
ment, which was rendered on the report Of
Col. A. +. Walker rs referee, amounted to
upward Of $40, 600 and was rendered by mu-
tual consent Of Waite's assgnees and Mr..
Price representing the bank stockholders.
Mr.. Waite claims that his assignees could not
consent to the judgment without his acqui-
essence, and II is to decide whether he has
control Of the case that Barrett d Barrett
have taken up the matter.
The ladies of the Universsist society
have abundant reason to congratulate them
selves on the success of their annual fair
held last evening. In spite Of the severe
weather the hall was crowded from an early
hour, and delegations Of friends we're present
from Hinsdae, Vernon, Guilford and Putney.
The supper tables we're abundantly furnished
and we're literally patronized throughout the
evening. Handsome fancy articles were for
sale at tastefuly arranged bazaar and verita-
BILE Boosac Tunnel trains brought gifts for
the little folks. But the great attraction and
success OF the evening was found in the ''art
loan" to which the stage was given up. Here
was arranged with rare taste and skill great
variety of elegant articles, the majority Of
them articles of ladies' handwork, and most
Of these the work Of ladies' within the limits
of the society. The collection comprised oil
paintings and sketches in water colOrs, Ken
sington painting and embroidery, cameo
painting, tapestry painting and embroidery,
bronzes, plaques, portraits, pen and ink work,
roccoco work, hammered brass, Japanese silk
patchwork, antiquarian relics and brio a.brac
in variety almost every article, in fact
which enters into the art Of modern house.
hold decoration. Both in the articles them
selves and in their arrangement this loan
gallery" did great credit to the artistic &C
complement of Brstteboro ladies', al d visit
ors showed their appreciation Of this fact y
crowding the exhibition throughout the even
ing The receipts of the fair we're in the vi
cinity Of SI75 and the net proceeds will prob
ably reach within 500 of this sum.
The present winter seems likely to strike
fair average in the matter of snow-storms
before the season is over. There was a con-
siderable fall uf snow last Saturday, while
on Wednesday Of this week came a storm Of
the genuine "old-isshioned" kind. All day
long the snow drove down furiously, accum-
ulating to the depth of foot hereabouts
while on the hills the amount was two or
three inches more The afternoon trains
were belated two or three hours, and the
wheeling" grew steadily worse during the
night. Here in the valley the wind was still
after sunset, but on the bills it ragged furious.
ly all night, packing the snow in d. ep, solid
drifts in all exposed places. The narrow.
gauge passenger train on its way up Wednes-
day night found no difficulty until it struck
solid mass Of snow on the sharp curve just
before going on to the salmon hole" bridge
above Newfane. This had to be shoveled
out and the rest Of the way the progress was
slow. Some delay was occasioned at Judge
Wheeler's mill above Jamaica, and it was
found necessary to leave the cars there, the
engine with the train men and one solitary
passenger finally pushing on TO South Lon
donderry, reaching there about 1880. On
Thursday the train got back to Brattleboro
about noon. The Montreal cars of the owl
train, due here at o'clock Thursday morn
ing, did not reach here until the afternoon
mail train came in about 4:3Q. The Whining
ton and Jacksonville stages succeeded in
making their trips, but under great difficult
ties. severe cold wave accompanied the
storm, the mercury marking all the way from
10 to "a below zero on Thursday morning.
The storm was more like western blizzard
than anything which New England has e1-
perienced in recent years. IL extended all
over the eastern section Of the country and
through the British provinces. At the West
too the snow and cold hindered the move
ment Of trains and the trunk lines had to
abandon the movement OF freights for the
time being.
The following is the list OF lette rs remain
ing in the Brattleboro post-ofIice Jan. 80:
Ladies-Mhry Blake, Mary BurnhAm, Mrs AdeliA
Hunt, Miss Highly, Ida Hubbard. Mrs Oliver
Moore Mrs Mary Pummer, sherWin, Mrs A c
Ward.
Gentlemsn-A Andrews, II Blanchard. Rev Rora G
Bugbee, @ Carlton, II CArroll-2, Deie GILL;
Geo Hal, Patrick Hyde, King Fred Lord, Geo
Long, Chts PAro, Elverge Parlio, W Pratt, A Z
Robinson, A Trendell, Dwight willird, Wet
more.
WILMINGTON RAILROAD MEETING.
The directors OF the proposed Brattle.
boro Bennington railroad met in room No.
4, Crosby block, last Monday, and chose the
following officers for the year ensuing: Ed
ward Crosby, president; o. Z. Buiterfield,
vice president Edward Crosby, G. W. Hook.
er, and S. A. Smith executive committee W.
A. Faulkner, treasurer f. w. Chids, clerk
general discussion pertaining to the inter
ests Of the enterprise followed the election
1t WAS stated that Wilmington would undoubt.
eddy re.boud for the road whenever there is a
disposition on the part OF other interested
towns to assist the project Both of the di-
rectors from Nottingham, Messrs Jones and
Putnam, expressed the belief that Jacks on
vile was more interested in the road than
ever before, and that any reasonable sum
could probably be secured from that village
for road to Brattleboro, which was heartily
desired by the busnt IS interests OF that place.
1t was further stated that Halifax would do
its portion whenever Brattleboro should man.
itest willingness to go ahead. All agreed
that the success or fnal defeat of the road de-
pended wholly upon the action of Brattle-
boro If Brattleboro would lead of by con-
tributiug $4,000 the other towns along the
route would follow and the road would GER
tainly be built. 1t was thought best, after
these representations to give Brattleboro an
other opportunity to vote on the project, and
TO that end il was decided TO ask that an arti-
Gle be inserted in the regular warrant for the
March meeting to see il the town will vote to
aid the project 10 the sum of $50 0OO this
being SIC 900 less than heretofore asked for.
1t is believed that this sum about represents
the difference in the cost of equipment as
compared with two years ago.
DEATH OF J. X. osGooD, THE FATHER OF THE
TEMPERANCE REFORM MOVEMENT.
Joshua X. osgood, whose work in the
temperance reform cause in Brattleboro, aud
in all this section of New England in the
spring Of 1876, is well remembered, died at
his home in Gardiner, Me-, on Wednesday
morning, after long suffering from a cancer
Gus affection Of the liver. Mr.. Osgoods tenn
perance-reform work, at the period referred
TO, swept like tidal wave over every place
that he visited. In BrattleboFo signatures to
the temperance pledge, many of them those
OF drinking men, were secured by the humid
red, and his meetings were packed almost to
sufocation. On the fifth evening that he held
meetings here one of the village engine COM
panies marched into the hall and on to the
platform in body, headed by drum corps,
and every man signed the pledge On the
next evening a second FIRE company followed
suit. The Boston journal gives the following
sketch of Mr.. Osgood's life
'To him is accorded the honor OF being the father
OF the Reform club movement, which within a few
years has not only swept over the country but has
been great work In Europe. On January is, 1872
Mr.. Osgood aud three former associates issued the
following call: "Reform Meeting-There will be
meeting Of reformed drinkers at City Hail. Gardiner
Friday evening, Jan. 49, at O'Clock. cordial invi-
aton Is extended to all occasional drinkers constant
drinkers and young men who are tempted to drink.
Come aud see what rum has done for us. Gardiner
Jan. ls, 1872. Signed. X. Osgood, T.. A. Chadwick
WIN. b. Shaw, NJ. +. Marble" Out OF this meeting
grew the organization known the Gardiner Reform
club and in this meeting the germ Of the great
temperance reform movement, Of which Francis b.
Murphy is to-day chief exponent which developed in
TO the reforms Of the red and blue ribbon Soon after
this meeting Mr. Osgool commenced to organize sim
liar clubs IN different places, aud from that date as
long as health permitted he was before the public as
temperance agitator. He was born 10 Gardiner, Nov
II, 1916, and at an early age entered Into business
He was prosperous until incorporate habits lost him
the confidence Of the public aud his property fast dis
appeared Asa public speaker his power was In his
earnestness and the force Of his convictions