Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-08

publishers of the Mirror and Farmer dur
ing the past week, the clubbing rate with
that paper has been reduced to 80 cents
and the combined price of The Phoenix and
the Mirror and Farmer will hereafter be
only 81 The offer is one which every far
mer in Windham county ought to avail
himself of.
The children mentioned last week in the
Brown and Liscom families as being i'll
with diphtheria, have all recovered. The
only new case during the week has been
that of the young son of H. H Thompson
ON North Main street, who developed the
disease i'll Il very mild form last Friday
but speedily recovered None of the ply
sicians discover any indications that the
disease is likely to become prevalent here.
The Reformer promises to be an unusu
ally interesting sheet this week, and may
even have a certain tnge of responsibility
Rulliu Childs and " Walt have been PLY
ing the pen and using the shears ever since
the returns began To- come in last Tuesday
night.
The Esteyville band boys had 80 to 80
couples at their concert and dance last
evening, and everybody seemed to have IA
good time The receipts will show good
sum on the right side Of the cash account
The first Unitarian social of the season
held at Red Mems hall Wednesday evening
called out large attendance.
The Julian Comedy company have ell
gagged the town hall for next week
The first reception Of the season wa,
given by the ladies' auxiliary at the Y NJ
c \. rooms last evening. and was attended
10y ~ Young men 4 violin trio selection
by Daisy White, Marion Fisk and John
Anderson, and violin quartet selection by
Daisy White, Marion Fisk Allen Crosby
and Clinton Dugan were well received The
PLAYERS are members of Mr. Rollns's violin
class, and they showed the results of supe
rior instruction. A violin and piano duet
10y Clinton Dugan and his sister and read
ngs 10y Misses Bracket and Rawson made NJ
the remainder of the entertainment pro
gram
The Boston Sunday Herad's correspond
ent already hears the whistle of the loco
motive as it comes down through the gull
| road from Chesterfield, and in week or
| two more will doubtless be listening for
/ the echo as the train climbs the grade
| through Halifax and whisks away toward
/ Jacksonville and Wilmington. The Ches
/ terheld correspondent of the Keene SENT
mel catches on and sees Tor hears in the
rumor that the Vanderbts want to buy
the Ftchburg road, "a boom for the road
between Keene and Brattleboro via Lake
| Spofford' What is still more to the point
this correspondent has got Brattleborc
down as ready to furnish" Sl1j, 600 of the
sinews' for the enterprise Seriously
speaking, there is food for thought in what
our Wilmington correspondent says thi,
week about the Importance of railroad con
nection between that town and Brattleboro
This place is the natural outlet for the vii
mington business, and railroad connection
with Wilmington and thence on to to reach
the great East and West line through the
Hoosac tunnel would he of incalcuablt
benefit to Brattleboro's business interests
and future growth The way to bring this
about may not lie near at hand, but the
facts involved are facts which every sober
minded Brattleboro man has got to look il
the face sooner or later.
Prof Clark, the well-known optician
will be with Ranger a. Thompson next
Wednesday, the 18th inst, TO remain unit
Saturday night. the 10Th.
The Meadville pa. Tribune Republican
published at the seat of the theological
school at which the Rev Mr. Phalen fitted
for the ministry, has an appreciative notice
ahead in our social life" and adds the re
mark that Long before he left Meadville
Mr.. Phalen enjoyed the reputation of being
particularly forcible as well as graceful
wrlter-a reputation fully sustained in thi,
effort"
Dunham Bros have in their show win
dow beautiful display of colored wool and
felt of which the celebrated Alfred Dodge
felt shoes and slippers are made, in differ
ent stages of manufacture.
In order to acquaint the parents with the
kindergarten system, Mrs Waters an
nounced free school for the little one,
each morning this week, and it has been
well attended
Next week is the week of prayer ordered
by the international Y. NJ. c. A committee
and the pastors of the Baptist Methodist
and Congregational churches have been re
quested TO preach sermons to young mel
in the morning. In the evening union ser
vices will be held at the Congregations
church. Half-hour program services vii
be held at the y. NJ. c. A. rooms every
evening during the week,
Rev F. W Sprague will begin his work
as pastor of the First Universalist churcf
next Sunday morning.
ing in the new chapel last evening There
was a large attendance and suitable refer
ence was made to the pleasant event 1t i,
hoped, though hardly expected, that the
church will be ready for ededication on
the 26th inst, Mr.. Parry, L. W, Hawey
and Col. Estey were appointed commit
tee 10 arrange the dedication program.
Some of the older members of the bows
and girls Christian league of the Methodist
church entertained the Epworth league
and their president at the parsonage last
evening IN a very pleasant way. A pro
gram of vocal and instrumental music
recitations, etc, was presented at the close
of which the young misses in white caps
and aprons served refreshments with all
the skill of professionals, The boys and
girls receive the thanks of the company
for an evening pleasantly spent
The annual harvest concert of the Con
gregational Sunday school was given last
Sunday evening There were recitation
and songs 10y the children, aud Rev. Mr.
Day and Capt c, T. Hall made remarks
Hon. DE Witt c. Stephens of Oneida, n
y, the father of Mrs, F. L. Phalen, who's,
death was briefly mentioned last week wa,
a leading and honored citizen of that com
munity His life had been an active one,
and he had reached the ripe age of 80 years
In addition to other large business interests
he was engaged in middle life as a contrac
tor for railroad and canal construction II,
was a representative of banking and other
financial interests, and was member Of
the state assembly at time when HoratiC
Seymour and other men who achieved ma
tional reputation were the leaders of thai
body. Resides Mrs, Phalen there are five
surviving chillrem. lnur snns nnl a lnngh