Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-02-05

under which Estey a Co. take his assets and
assume his liabilities, and Mr.. Stewart will
bereafter sell the company's organs and pi.
amos direct from the factory.
One OF DR.. Holou's horses ran this after
noon and smashed his sleigh in front Of the
town hall steps.
Arrangements are on foot for the cele-
bration OF Washington's birthday with a
grand society ball. The Philharmonic have
them in charge.
Il. +. Adams, manager Of the Vermont
Live Stock company, received letter this
morning from John Stevens, who is spending
the winter on the ranch. The letter was
written Jan. ~, after the January blizzard had
passed. Mr.. Stevens says there had been ten
DAYS OF very cold weather. but the fall Of
snow was only three inches, and this all blew
of the ridges into drifts, leaving the feed ex.
posed. The cattle are winteriDg remarkably
we'll. Some Of the weaker ones are noticed
az trusting" in good shape and Mr. Stevens
expresses the belief that as yet mot hoof
has been lost.
-Miss Annie Stevens was called to Green.
field last Saturday by the sudden death Of
her sister in. Law, Mrs. Joseph Stevens. This
sad event necessitated the Immediate termi-
nation OF Mis-. Stevens's engagement al the
post Office, and she returned early in the week
Greenfield to live with her brother aud take
charge of his stricken family. Her departure
from Brattleboro is seriously regretted by
many friends. For the present Mrs. A.
Marshall will take Miss Stevenss place AS
soprano in the Unitarian church choir.
-Brattleboro was we'll represented at the
state gathering Of Odd Fellows at Bellows
FalIson Tue, day and Wednesday. The meeting
was one of the largest and most harmonious
ever held, and the reports presented showed
the order to be in healthy and growing con-
dition. OF the officers OF the encampmeut
Jerome Corbett OF this town was elected q.
o. S., aud A. l. Williams d. d. G. p, and ia
the grand lodge ]. W. Smith vas appointed
grand herald. OF the latter body the newly
installed head is N. 2. Bowman Of st. Johns.
bury, and Of the former II. Henderson Of the
same place.
In our obituary column to day announce
ment is made of the death OF Mrs. Frances
Tracey Wells, wife Of VIM. II. Wells Of New
York city. The announcement is not uneX-
D, cited to Brattleboro friends OF the family,
a lingering disesse having been upon Mrs.
Wells for many months. She was mem.
Der of the Tracey family of Utica, n. Y,
aud a sister Of the well known New York
lawyers, Charles and William Tracey. For
many years she had spent portion Of each
summer in Brsttleboro and had many friends
here who held her in great love and respect
for the beauty and unvsrying loveliness Of
her character. Friends will notice the an
nouncement relative 10 the burial tomorrow
| afternoon.
See what Van Doom q Morris say about
chandeliers in their advertisement.
The following is the list Of letters re main
! ing in the Brattleboro post-ofice, Feb. 8:
| Ladies-Abble Bliss, Mrs Bardwell, Eta Clark,
! May L Carlton, Della Eaton, Nora Grimm, Kaue
/ wolf.
Gentlemen-G W Ames, Geo Allen, James At
! water, John Adams, NJ A Adams, G Burnett,
! Charles clancy, Patrick Conors, Patrick COnley,
| Ellis, B Field, Geo GOodale, Merrrtt b
| Goddard, Arthur Howes, Geo Hager, John Hol-
land, Hugh Leonard, Joseph Lapage, Miller,
! Elder Abner Perham, Parker, o'Rourke,
! Peter Plant, II Stearnh, A Tainter 2, WIN TAFT,
| b West, Charles War wing, Jasper York.
| Neutrality-suspicious. Collins Brooks.