Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-07

AS was briefly announced last week
James A. Lillis has sold his interest in the
firm OF Edwards & Lillis to II O. Coolidge
The name OF the new firm will be Edwards
x Coolidge. Mr. Lillis is undecided as tn
his future business The store will. as
heretofore, be headquarters for hats and
caps, mems furnishings, furs. etc and the
many lines Of novelties which have proved
so attractive, especially to the young men.
viii continue to be an important feature
Inc new firm will strive to deserve a liberal
share OF the public patronage, aud if good
goods, prompt service aud reasonable prices
VIII secure it they will undoubtedly sue
coed
AT Springfield yesterday - sacks Of mail
matter were taken on the afternoon train
winch reaches here at 9 O'Clock
free will offering, without soicita.
ton, was taken last Sunday morning at
the Universalist church IN aid Of the new
Japan mission, resulting in $50 for that
cause
kindergarten for children between
three and six years Of age will be opened
by Miss Fits at her home ON the corner of
Oak and Chaplin streets next Monday, Feb.
ruary ~. The sessions will be from till
~ clock each morning Primary work
VIII he given in connection with the kin
dergarten if found desirable.
The next Unitarian sociablc occurs at
Red Mems hall on Thursday evening.
''Peck's Bad Boy" appears at the town
hall on Saturday evening Of next week.
Miss Louise Rawson, who has gone TO
Brooklyn, n. Y. 10 study music, was given
a surprise last Friday night by party of
about thirty young friends, mostly mem
6ers Of the b II S class Of 80. Refresh
lnents, which the visitors brought with
them, we're served. Sub Master Rugg, i'm
behalf of the class presented Miss Rawson
with a silver-headed umbrella. By reuuest
Miss Rawson entertained the company with
two recitations Games and social diver.
sions were in order and the evening WINS
very pleasantly spent.
The auditors are now engaged on their
annual report A reduction during the
year Of about $1,000 in the towns indebted
ness will probably be shown
Many Of the young people are planning
Tor an evenings enjoyment the 18th. the
date of the artillery (Esteyvillel band con
cert and ball The following array Of
talent has been engaged to assist the band.
Prof. g. E. Southland, Springfield, Mass,
cornet soloist; Fred Brasor. cello soloist
W. f. Boutelle, Bellows Falls, basso; Prof.
Southland, b Forsyth, + Wallace and f.
Brady of Springfield. curnet quartet; NJ.
b. Savory, accompanist. The orchestra Of
II pieces will furnish music for dancing.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Irene
Boyden celebrated her Slst birthday bv en-.
PERTAINING "a small company Of elderly
friends at her Canal street home. supper
was served and the occasion was an I'M
usually pleasant one
The addition which is being made to the
rear of the building owned by Chas Miner
and occupied by g. b. Kirwan, will give a
CONNEXIONS store on the first floor and
tenement on the second floor
w. +. French removes this week to the
Frank Horton place in North Hinsdale,
which he recently bought
Rev. Mr.. Gutterson, a missionary from
Madras. India, gave an interesting lecture
on the social life in India at the Congrega.
tlonal chapel Wednesday evening This
lecture took the place of the regular meet.
ing this evening
Collector Gordon settled with the treas.
urer Saturday for the full amount Of the
town taxes. The attachments for the year
amounted to $500 II
The Brattlehoro Y. NJ. G. A. members
have received an invitation from the
Greenfield association to meet the North
Adams y. NJ. c A. at Greenfield next Fri.
day evening, and a delegation Of - or 30
will undoubtedly 60
The seats for the Howe concert sold rap
idly, practically all being taken by Satur-
day night. A full house is thus assured
The program is printed elsewhere.
+. w, Stevens of New York city is the
winner Of the free trip to Europe, having
guessed within twO.iifthS of one second Of
the time which it took Nellie Bv to make
her trip around the world More than $50
OF the million guessers came within - sec
onds of the time. The Brattleboro men
who got the days and hours right will pay
for their own trip when they make it,
Rev. w. ii Collins will read his original
story before the Young men at the Y NJ
c. 4 ro"ms next Thursday evening
Reunited" is booked for the town hall
the 2lst
Some time ago .Ieweer Hubbard had a
novel pin in the form of "a Wishbnne de
signed for the b. II. $ class of ~ The
pin was made by Henry c. Haskell Of New
York city, who has reputation for bring
ing out new effects, and he evidently con
sidered it something decidedly unique. as
it is reproduced in his advertisement in
and Theological Review
The critic of the Boston Traveller saws
in writing of r. @. Elardies recently fin.
ished portrait of Chief Justice Morton of
Massachusetts, that 1T exhibits Mr.. Har-
dies well known mastery of the draughts-
mans art, and the fact that the picture has
been taken several times for Bonnat
speaks elOquently for the results of the ar
lists attention 70 portrait work abroad.
The piece represents Chief Justice Morton
seated by table from which he has lust
turned his chair to speak with some one
who has approached him. The table and
chair are of mahogany, Of pattern in
vogue years enough ago to be venerable, 1
and these with the carelessly arranged and I
realistically prosaic row of Massac husetts I
statutes and acts and resolves upon the Ia.
BILE are treated with care which would |
seem misplaced did it not contribute very
materially to a curious and interesting feat.
ure which, it is said, is noticeable in all his .
portrait work, which is, TO wit, the niOtJ |
of the pictures. None of his pieces have |
the photograph like pose common to por- /
traits, but Mr.. Hardie gives 10 each a life |
and naturalness by representing his sub |
Jects in moments of repose while they are |
in appropriate surroundings
The excellent course of lectures which |
has been given under the auspices of the /
Educational and Industrial union was
brought to a successful close ON Monday |
evening, when DR.. Joseph Draper present |
ed an exceedingly interesting and timely /
paper, thoughtful and full of information, |
his subject being Nervous Prostitution. /
After first showing how the nervous life /
dominates the life of man and how every /
function of the body goes ON through nerv. .
Gus force, the two divisions Of the nervous .
system, the cerebro spinal and the ganglicn. /
&c, with the functions of each, were clear
ly defined. The various succeeding signs OF .
disturbance of the nervous system the
many and varied causes from which such |
disturbance arises, and the treatment to be
followed in cases of nervous prOstration. or
more properly, nervous exhaustion, were
considered at length, and in such IA manner
as to give much instruction ON the impor-
tant subject and to be of greatest practical
benefit Especial attention was called to
the fact that as nerve force is slowly lost.
so the regaining of il is to be accomplished
hut slowly, 1t was evident, indeed, that
the doctors life long experience with the
affections of which he treated had led him
to place far more dependence on the prop.
er conservation of nervous force and ON
the remedial aud recuperative work of ma.
ture than on the drugs and potions of the
pharmacopHa.
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