Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-24


from colo.
The police are after" the boys who defy
the village authorities by sliding in the
streets to the danger Of life and limb, but
they haven't yet caught any.
The engine Brattlcboro which went down
in the narrow guage disaster, was taken
out for the first time last week and was put
on the freight train Monday The machine
has been undergoing repairs at the engine
house here since the accident, and has a
new stack, cab cylinder and other parts,
some of which were made at the Central
Vermont shops at st. Adams and others at
Patterson, N. j., where the Brattleboro
was built
The annual meeting Of the Brattleboro
East society occurs next Monday evening
at 1870
The COW that jumped over the moon has
been in town this week and sustained her
reputation, if report is true, by jumping
from the highway over the rocks below the
railroad station and landing on the railroad
track below.
Mrs Ielotes Dickinson had n sudden seiz-
ure from pneumonia ON Monday morning,
but her recovery has been 50 rapid and
hopeful that her son, f. Z. Dickinson, who
came in response 10 a telegram, returned
to New York yesterday afternoon.
f.. f.. Streeter has gone 10 Boston, where
he is keeping dining saloon at 10 Beach
street
The Philharmonic orchestra furnish music
| for three dances this week and for six next
week.
There will he a meeting Of the Women 8
Relief corps at c. A. X. hall Thursday
evening, Dec 30
ID. s. Pratt has just received from Maine
a carload Of II matched pairs of selected
! Hereford oxen and steers which he will
put on his farm and which people who are
interested in fine cattle will take interest in
examining.
Ora Butterfield has taken the Brattleboro
agency for the Springfield weekly Republi-
can and the Rural New Yorker and offers
reduced club rates for the two papers
As proper mark Of respect il is 10 he
hoped that all business places will be closed
during the hour of Mr.. Brooks's funeral
which, rs elsewhere stated. will probably
take place next Tuesday afternoon from the
Unitarian church
Dennis lodge, ID. Of r.. - have voted t.
go to Bradford to exemplify the Rebekal
degree before the state convention the first
of February, 81, and as they will be al
| considerable expense they will give a ,.o
cial ball at Crosby hall ON New Years eve
Every Odd Fellow should make it his dut,
to be present and help them.
) Residents in the vicinity of the still smoul
dering ruins Of the Valley mill make lou,
complaint of the offensive smell which rise
from the ruins. 1t makes life intolerab
and is IA nuisance which should be abate,
without days delay
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II, before CHRISTMAS has been one OF the lca'
4 ing attractions "i the street tins week.
o. DR. Meyer, the optician. is in town on,
d. more. and calls attention b. his announc,
~ ment m another column.
Edison Maguon Of Washington, Oranp
county. was arrested Yesterday morning b
# L. ;. Marshal Robinson on a warrant i
sued 10y L. ). Attorney Haskins, chargiu
II HIM with Illicit dlstilllng. He was taken b
fore l. ;. Commissioner Senter at Montp
her and bound over for trial in the sum
$1,000, in default Of which he went to ja
Inc officers believe that IN Magoon's ARE
:, lneN nave secured the KING bee oil moo
" sinners IN 'hat section a watch has bee
=, kep' ON hin' Tor a long time 1t Is supPos'
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p pra''I'por" irlenus ot PRESIDENT A.
+ Ne"hlah oil the Commonwealth bank
/, piston are giah 10 know that tioverno
eject AileS OF Massachusetts has designat
Mr.. Newman Tor a place on his staff wi
~ ,he rank OF colonel Mr.. Newman beg
4. ms career as banker IN this village IN I
- 3id STATE Bank OF Brattleboro, now I
" vermont Natlohhi hank' and was for yea
~ 'hShlvI III th' prosperous Miller RIVER u
''''''n uaiik "l Athoi before going to
present resl"hslbie place IN Boston. do
IN, = ui', VI - Ne%Ihhh directors
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~ Ietttr mas been received m Brattlebo
- Ir1'" '"I"rado "hlch says that dusta
Ia, T'niiN'"' 'he H"1ue' VINO IL was rear
.'' hau been murdered, II alive and well thel
and earning good pay on a railroad Bird
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'. when he gets good and ready
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e ten trained st Bernard dogs nj the Ia,
re hall ON Ian IL and * upda, tba .,,g,,;,
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es' The INST office and ,,r,,.,s, q, a.. ., So, l.
- buried today in an avalanche of outgoi
and incoming Chistmas packages At
TT post office this morning more than thousa
nr- Christmas cards and packages were receiN
mt ormailing and the whole time of two clei
ma wa required for two hours in receiv
the and stamping these packages, and the nu
his Der deposited was largely in excess Of vi
cal could be handled and despatched by
OF morning mails, At the express Office tn
~ was the same state of things and two tea
ase and an extra hand could not keep up "
the business. 1T grows every year" !
ear Bemis said at 10 o'clock, as he looked r
ex- fully at a floor full of outgoing packa
are that must wait until the afternoon train
ale- Editor Swain of Bellows Falls WAS ,
md IDENTIFY well pleased with Rev Mr. ID,
on sermon at that place last Sunday and
ton has this to say Of it in the Times this we
err Rev. O. o. Day OF Brattleboro gave an int,
tho ing discourse nj the Coner.,yat irnaI cb,,r,l,