Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-10

The prevalence OF colds and influenza,
lignifed by the name of LA Grippe, is
now quite generally reported. The work
at the post Office this week has been done
At a disadvantage, six of the force suffer
ing from the disease
Meeting of the ladies' circle of the Uni
versalst society at the vestry next Thurs
day afternoon with supper as usual at 5:3O.
Elder P &. Lord will preach in Grand
Army hall Sunday, at 2:3OP NJ and in the
Esteyville school house at p. NJ.
The fourth lecture of the Educational
and Industrial Union course will he given
by the Rev. F. j Parry, at Red Mems hall,
Monday, Jan. 49, at P. NJ Subject, Tom
Hood, the poet of the poor
The regular semi annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Vermont Loan x Trust
company will be held at the office of the
company on Saturday, January l. at 1890
A NJ
The Christian Science association will
meet next Wednesday evening with Mrs }.
r. Miller, / Oak street.
Rev Thomas D. Howard of Charlestown,
y H, will preach in the Unitarian church
Sunday morning and evening in exchange
with Mr.. Phalen.
The subject of the evening lecture by
Rev. Mr.. Sprague at the Universalist
church next Sunday will be Mind Your
Own Business
An article about the maps of the govern
ment Typographical survey, mentioned last
week, is printed editorially today.
Brattleboro friends will recognize the
initials appended to the Georgia letter on
our first page as those of Mrs L. p. Car
penter, and will join us in thanks for her
bright and entertaining contribution. A
photograph sent by Mrs. Carpenter shows
one of the cracker turn outs which she
| describes and of which every traveller in
the South has seen a thousand duplicates.
Since the death of Timothy Vinton, Masa
Willis is the oldest Brattleboro Odd Fellow,
his membership in the order dating from
the first meeting following the organiza
ton of Wantastiquet lodge.
An announcement of Miss Maud Muir
rays reading for the VS., next Monday
evening. is elsewhere given.
1t is our private opinion that Peter Chase
makes out his case on the post office ques-
ton this week,
Mrs G. NJ. Highly and her young daugh-
| ter will have rooms in the Leonard build
ing for the winter, or until Mr.. Highly he
!
The annual meeting of the Vermont Saw
ings bank was held on Wednesday and the
l3d annual statement of the institution is
printed on our advertising columns today.
The past year has been one of steady aud
solid growth, like so many before it. The
deposits have increased from 50, la 1O3 to
S2,2l4, S37 A notable feature of the re
sources is the increase in the amount of
city and county bonds held from 1853, BOG
year ago to 81 ,020, 800 at the present
time. A. b Hall was elected to fill the
place ON the board of trustees made vacant
by the death of Timothy Ninton who had
been a member of the board since 1864
At the close of the meeting the usual cor.
poration dinner was eaten at the Brooks
House.
Col. and Mrs. Estey entertained last Sat
urday evening a large party of Baptist
young people, in recognition of the pres
ence in town of several young men OF that
church who are pursuing college courses.
The strike at the Lyons granite quarries
has been adjusted this week, the company
yielding to the demand for an advance "a
20 cents a foot for cutting curved work
large force of men will at once begin on
the granite for the Main street arch over
the railroad tracks in Springfield, Mass.
Steam has been put into the cutting shed,
at the quarries.
/ Wednesday evening winter took gen
tie grip and since then the wild north wind
has walled over the new made graves OF
too conhding pansies, lilGcs and wood
chucks, and today a hesitating, uncertain
snow-storm is playing the mantle bushes,
over them.
The talk of polo league 10 include Brat
tleboro is a little premature, as it is not
probable that the Estey Guard aud Fuller
Battery would consent 10 have the armory
used for polo playing,
T. Wheelock, the short stop on the
postal route between here aud Springfield
in his regular examination Tuesday put
up Vermont solid making the assortment
for this state without an error
Past Colonel JENNIE Of the Sons of Neter
ans mustered in a camp at Jacksonvill,
Saturday evening, and several of the Tyler
camp boys went with him.
The old Phoenix hose cart and 1000 fee
Of hose are to be furnished the Prospec
Hill hose company, aud placed in the barr
Of A. r, Harris A new hose cart will b,
bought for the PhpniX company.
Chanirau in Kit, the Arkansas Travel
err, " Is one of the coming attractions at,th
town hall, and it is quite probable Janaus
chek will be here in February
The third edition Of the Brattleboro pos
Office guide is now in the hands of the prin
tiers and will probably be issued next week