Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-23


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Jan. l. 1870, and any one of these leading
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Sl.9j
W Simonds has gone u Chicago h.
VISIT his son Henry, who Is at the head OF
the wholesale shoe department Of a. Lew
u Co. 5 store
Union services will Toe held in the Metho-
dist church ON Thanksgiving dav at / AN.
with sermon by Rev. F. j. Parry All are
welcome
W F. Richardson Il Co are building on
their farm piggery, the dimensions Of
which are 100 by 30 feet
An iron railing has been placed along the
south side Of Elliot street, from the Hook
Ladder building 10 Herrck x Bovden's
block
Besides the sale Of the Mansur place to
W Harlow the past week. Bal. ~ 4 81
mond have also sold the Green street house
first east Of j NJ Reeds, TO W. T. Banks
OF Centreville. Mr.. Harlow will move II
the Mansur house the coming week
Mr.. /. q. Pratt Of West Newton, Mass.
was IN town on Tuesday evening 10 witness
the farewell appearance of Mary Howe
and Mrs h. K. Pratt
There will be a special meeting of Sedg
wick relief corps on Wednesday evening
Nov. -. Business, initiation
The latest newspaper story. which should
be taken for what 1t is worth. is that on
Nov. o, the Boston Globe published The
unique wager made by two Brattleboro
young ladies, by the terms of which the
loser was to notify two young men. who
had for two years courted the young ladies
that they must talk business before the end
OF the present year or cease their visits
The young men read Of the wager and at
once proposed, but rs they live in ID distant
part OF the state, did not imagine that they
were the young men ON whose account the
wager was made Ii hit their case how
ever, they said, as both were accepted. "
new letter box has been placed at the
corner Of Grove aud Oak streets, and the
one on South Main has been moved 10 the
corner OF Thomas and South Main
The date Of the annual Universalist fair
will probably be Jan 9th
Charming weather and reputation for
serving most delectable viands contributed
10 the success of the reception held bv the
Industrial union ladies Wednesday after
noon. The room was bright with various
articles of use and beauty, tastefully ar
ranged, and presented an animated appear
ance during the hours of and :, The
sales amounted 10 about SEQ
Col Hooker was reelected president of
the Vermont Horse Breeders association at
the annual meeting held at Montpelier last
week
Fred Chickering, who has been a clerk
in c. +. Thompson a Co S store for two or
three years, goes next week 10 Greenfield.
Mass, To take "A position in the hardware
store of 5. Aliens Sons
There will be a union Gospel temperance
meeting at the y. NJ. c. A. rooms next
Sunday at $500 p M
The Wheel club have appointed com.
mittee TO make arrangements for their an
nual ball, which will he given on Jan. II.
Owing TO the authors previous engage
ments, the Murray club will he unable 10
present 'Longfelow's Dream" until about
Feb %.
Dr. Bruce's house on Harris place was
sold at auction Tuesday to John Dunlevy
for $1,000
nine years-ol son of A. G. O'Neil fell
about 20 feet yesterday afternoon from
lumber pile near the Carpenter organ fac
tory The lad struck on his head and
shoulders on the frozen ground and was
picked up insensible, remaining in that
condition all last evening Today he is re.
ported as somewhat better aud he will un-
doubtedly recover,
Leonard Witt sawed bad cash in his
thumb yesterday at his fathers job shop.
Sneak thieves put in a good nights work
Monday by raiding the clothes lines of NJ.
Wood, Mrs Mary Chase and Mr. Grout ON
Forest square, Louis Greene on Green
street, f b, Campbell on School street.
and Mrs II f. Franklin on Elliot street
Several other parties report having goods
taken. The thief, from traces left was
evidently woman Considerable ingenui
" was shown IN securing at each place on
ly the finest aud newest apparel.
Mr.. Nathaniel CurrIer of New York
better known in his business and profession
as PRINT publisher than any other man in
this country, died of heart disease ON ines
day night, He had amassed large wealth
and his benefactions were many. Though
given in the most transformations manner
His wife, who survives him, was Miss I.u.