Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-12-12
VERMONT PHGNX. BRATTIEBORO

The llveryman and the Merchant were
talking about horses. when the lstter pro
posed 30 sell bis valuable mare if be could
get two cent? for the first nail 10 each shoe.
four cents Tor the second aud 81 on 49,
cordinR 20 geometrical progression The
Liverymau. who Is considered very sharp
at horse trade. had evidently forgotten
some Of the mathematical nut. " hicb he
probably cracked M his earlier DAYS. f,r be
promptly accepted the Merchants offer.
Il wss sgrrel that each shouli put up sluO
10 bind the trade. aud the LaNyer vas con
suited shout making out the necessary
paper The youths IN the LAWYERS office
smiled 40 audihy that the iiveryman's
suspicious we're aroused and be began TO
figure. when he discovered 10 bis amaze
fneut that on the terms mentioned he would
have To pay something like SSu UOp flr the
mare He withdrew from the trade hut
be was obliged to treat the crowd b. cigars
% make peace
Wm Pvntlsnd has sold has plsre on
Birg4 street. which was visited b, the re
cent fire. 70 " Il Fletcher
Crosby & CO have entirely reconstructed
The plumbing ia Harmony block and have
made hrst-class job Of 1t 10 every respect
/ Fleming Co. did the work
The next meeting Of the Professional
/ club occurs on Monday evening The
/ paper will be read by Judge shes. on
Alexander Hamilton, his times aud asso-
] cates
One Of the live stock papers announces
/ that Gorham B Goodell Is 10 sell out his
| horse ranch at or near Cheyenne. Mr.
| Goodell has entered one Of bis horses for
the stallion representative stakes to be
| trotted at lexington. Ky
The haiIiifs have issued their CUSTOMARY
/ order iprbidding sliding on the siiev Alks
and saving that the WAks must be kept
clear - SNOW
SeiESick Relief CORPS elected the fol-
lowing officers at their meeting last even
| ing Mrs. N. l.. Stone president. Mrs.
LIZZIE RettinF. senior vice president Mrs
/ Ahce q Weeks. junior vice president:
/ Mrs Emily Allen. treasurer. Mrs. Helen
/ Wyatt, chaplain, Mrs Hattie Pratt. con
ductor. Mr.. Currier. guardian. delegates
+ b convention. Mrs noyene Cox Mrs
Hattie Pratt. Mrs Ellen Harmon. alter
mates. Mr. Pettee Mrs II q Streeter.
/ Mrs. 7. Hopkiusou.
/ Many Of the old vetersns saws one Of
/ them, will remember zen Burnside sunsuc
/ cessful campaign At Frel-ricksburg. Va
I p YEAR, ago to-morroW, a. they read this
item
The Merry Worker. ht:le folks 50
ciety u the Congregational church. held a
sale al the chapel last evening ia tehalf Of
the Italian MISSION school 90 New York city.
. which they send Christmas box every
year
The | uitsriAn sDciahle on Tuesday even
/ ing VA largely attended. the supper table
being thrice filled At the pleasant must
cal entertainment which followed Mr. Nil
Ter and Miss Gregg gave vocal selections.
and Miss Clark. Miss Jennie Hall and Miss
Marion Minor gave piano selections
illustrated ermont' L. the title Of
pamphlet u nearly 20J pages issued by the
/ Commerce Publishing company Of ROches
ter. y. T., sui printed Toy the Free Press
Of Burlington. 1t sets forth the Industrial
advantages Of Vermont. with al account
Of the material development and progress
Of the principal towns and cities over
~ pages are devoted b Brattleboro and
Illustrations are gwen Of scenes 10 High
land park, the sylum, the E,tey Organ
works. the interior II the Vermont National
bank With the Herring safe the People.
bank block the Brooks House and the Car
penter organ factory The leading mann
featuring concerns and banks are de-, -ribei
al length. and -paae i- als1 gwen = some
o
from the New Hampshire SIDE II the river.
shows oil Bellows Fall, - cool advantage
aud there are articles uu the Vermont Farm
Machine company and other frms of that
place The pamphlet l. geographically a
handsome specimen. ami Its general char
Hcter l. such a. vIil give D. outsiders . "a
yoraple impression Of the state
Ihearie's original company Of juhilee
singer. composed Of Nashville students
are bp'ks-i for tue town hall January
The adjourned annual meeting Of the
Southern Aqueduct association was held
At the office Of Vim =. Newton on Monday
evening The treasurer report show 81
that there VA S62l 10 the treasury. These
officers were chosen President. Il K
Lawrence; dir-ctors. b A Burnham and
John { Hove clerk and treasurer. Vim
: Newton, collector. b a Burnham
During December and January sunday
services at the lower town hall begin al
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