Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-17

AHVit VIII ue hh early ceiebrat1Ou OF the
hoiy communion IN st. Michael Episcopal
church on sunday next at s:3O O'Clock
Prof. and Mrs Charher are soon to sail
for Pau, France If not already on their
way
The annual meeting Of Tyler Camp sons
OF eterans occurs TINS evening at 1.3O o.
clock The presence of all members is de-
sired
Rev. VIM Matthews. the colored mnu
who mas been making collections IN Brat
ueooro to help pay the debt ON tine church
edlhce which the colored Methodist aF
Portland. Ne. have built extend, his
Thanks for contribution. amounting IN al.
30 500 20
Miss F. A. oawyers school at No. = North
street. viii close for Christmas vacation
Dec. 2lst, and reopen Jan 9TH
Readers viii not overlook Emerson 81
Son attractive new advertisement this
Week. lheir rattan chairs. both plain and
upholstered. are even handsomer and NOR.
attractive than the picture and will be sure
to nj on Christmas morning
Madam Bradley and Mir. VIM Bradley
are IN Boston for two-weeks' Christina.
visit
The village lost one OF It's oldest residents
place Monday evening at his residence on
Elliot street. Mr. kathnn was born IN Put
ney but spent ms early manhood in DUN
merston. In 1852 be went 70 California
where he remained few wears. returning
10 Dummerston but removing wears ago
10 brattieboro where ne mas sine. lived He
was an honest. genial, industrious man and
a staunch defender of the Democratic faith
Ill politics. Many people knew MN well
from ms long term of service a. an assist
ant III the care of the cemetery grounds
His funeral took place al the Universalist
church " ednesdHy afternoon Mr. Kathau
leaves one daughter
The Unitarian society viii hold d Christ
mas festival at the Lend Hand ciuu room
on Christmas Eve supper will be served
at 5:3O and the attendance Of both old am
Young Is expected On Christmas Sunday
the SUNDAY school viii have CHRISTMAS
service III the church
The December days reach their shortest
period with to-day, the 18th inst. They re-
mann al the same length for eight DAYS
when the welcome change comes the day.
are increased IN length by one minute. and
on the 3lst the iengthening increases to
three minutes
Dunham Bros. window is rs handsome
with Christmas slippers as they promised to
make it,
II was found necessary To defer the meet
InE of the Professional club appointed for
Tuesday evening 70 some date il January
to De named
The body Of James O'Nel, who died sud
denly al Colon year ago last March. reach
ed New York toy steamer last FRIDAY. and
was brought to Brattleboro on Monday.
reaching here al p. NJ Funeral services
were held at the Roman Catholic church on
tuesday morning No. q engine COMPANY
OF which Mr.. O'Neil was a member. attend
my IL body and the burial was IN the
Cathohc cemetery. Mr. Forward at Colon.
and Mr.. haughwout Howe and the Char
hers III New York all showed themselves
exceedingly kind and helpful in these last
oilces for IA faithful emplove Mr. I. 5.
Charher thoughtfully sent an order for
abundant flowers for the funeral
Clapp d Jones prove their former asser-
ton that their Illustrated and Juvenile books
are much finer than usual They also of
fer sets of standard books at low prices.
The Prospect Hill association trustees as
sure us that the move for the enlargement
of the cemetery is not due TO the number
OF doctors and druggists IN town
There was another dump Of freight cars
last Friday night, II OF them TINS time. at
the switch above East Futney Nobody
was hurt, but passenger trains we're DELAY
ed during the day.
Mrs. Anderson of kalamazoo Mich. is on
u Christmas visit 10 her sister. Mrs. j. =
Estey
Complaint Is made of the bad habit which
many people nave of leaving their team,
standing on the street crossings. To the
great inconvenience of ladies and others
The ladies in charge of the dairvmaid, s.
festival desire % express tlanks % the youu.
ladies who 50 kindly assisted III tine enter
talninent " wednesday evening, especially
those outside the Baptist society
Starkey & Wellmau the clothiers and
Knapp, the natter. each have conspicuous
new announcements m our advertising col
unns today, enumeratlug some of the many
handsome thlngs of solid value which their
stores contain for the Christmas season.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. K. Pratt returned 20
brattieboro last evening, after their some
what extended luurneyings abroad and AT
nome re count one ia community of
friends vino wish them long life and album
dant happiness
lmont and Lester gave a satisfactory
exhibition an the rink last Friday and sat
urdaY evenings but tnev are hardly supe-
ror 10 other riders who have appeared here
Dr. Post returned nome last evening af
ter an absence OF TWO weeks spent with ms
son al Marcellus, n. y Mrs. Post viii re-
main at Aarceiius for the present perhaps
during tine winter
The day went by good while ago when
tine boy Charles down street could accuse
ms grandmother of living with IMMUNITY
lhe facts about the message sent nm bv a
prominent Democrat up the state are pre-
cisely as We stated them two weeks ago. and
lac can have particulars if he is anxious for
them
sedgwick relief corps elected Mrs. i. L
herrlck president at their annual meeting
on W ednesday afternoon
The First Baptist society nave their an
nual meeting next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. +. G. Leightsinger, vino has been for
several weeks under the instruction Of Prof
,. b. Whitney, orVanist and director of
music IN the Church of the Advent. Bos-
ton, has arranged 10 continue ms studies of
organ and harmony through the winter
Mr.. Leighuslnger has AN engagement as or
gHnist at the Centre church for the wear
1887. and viii bee succeeded al the Univer-
salist church hy N. B. Savary