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


Pleasant and appreciative are these
words from a long time subscriber to The
Phoenix, who resides in Ohio Enclosed
please find postal note for 81 80 for anoth-
err years subscription to The Vermont Phu
nix Its entertaining columns cannot but
be read with pleasure by any one who has
ever made Brattleboro his home"
That the majority Of people read to be
entertained. rather than to be instructed,
is pretty conclusively shown by the mum
Der of books under the different heads
which were taken from the free library
during the past year. Fiction has a big
lead over all the others combined, as the
figures show: Biography, 603 general
works, 331 philosophy, l05 religion, Ell;
sociology, j4l philology, 3 natural sci
ence, 1913 useful arts 2SS fine arts, 306:
literature, 9O1 ; history, travels, etc, 1S4S
fiction, l5Sl5 The total number of books
taken was u 81.
The Murray club held a meeting with
Rev. and Mrs +. W Sprague Tuesday
evening. After the usual musical and lit
erary program, envelopes. the contents of
which were unknown and of trihiug value
were sold at auction, Col Hooker acting as
auctioneer and the money being furnish
ed the would be bidders The sale was pro-
ductive of much amusement.
The Baptist ladies will give &C" sup
per and sociable Thursday next in their
rooms. Supper will be served at O'Clock
All are invited
\ regular meeting of the W. c. T. L.
will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A. parlors
Tuesday next at 2:3O o'clock. Members
/ will please notice change of time.
| .. NJ. Barber, states attorney for Ben
uington county, has brought suit for alleged
| libel against James II. Livingston, editor
Of the Bennington County Reformer. for
merly of Brattleboro, two wrts for 5000
each having been served, one attaching
/ Mr. Liviugston's office and the other ar
resting his body. Henry J. Root became
surety in the latter case and Mr. Livingston
is at liberty
During December the letter carriers de
/ iivered 34,3lS mail letters, 426 registered
letters, Gj97 mail cards and 1924 new,
papers. They collected 2S, 672 mail letters
/ 133 local letters. 1881 local cards 1890
mail cards and 10, 4j0 newspapers. Tn
total number of pieces of mail matter
handled was 1881, The local postage
for the month was sos
One of the Brooklyn papers, gives an &C
count of a pleasant Christmas occurrence
D
the well known rubber manufacturers of
New York city. The firms treatment of
its employees has always been generous and
cordial good will has prevailed, "On the
afternoon of Dec. pa the account saws,
"a large Christmas tree was exhibited in
their South street office 1t fairly groaned
under the weight of good things which ul-
timately made the hearts of the $50 EN-
ployes happy. The young ladies received
silk umbrellas, handkerchiefs, plush dress
ing cases, gloves satchels and other useful
and ornamental articles while 400 pounds
of plump turkeys were distributed among
the married men, and the boys received
gifts which made them equally glad. The
occasion proved enjoyable to both employee
and employer Mr.. H. w Stearns of the
concern is of well known Brattleboro con
nection.
Commander Brown lectured in North
Easton, Mass, on Monday last, his subject
being Time or how our watches and
clocks are kept correct"
Not all the phenomena of the season are
out-d door. Mrs. c, f. Currier of Asylum
street has rose which measures nine inches
in circumference.
Slater, the heavy hitting short stop of the
L. ]. Gums base ball nine of Millers Falls,
who has played many times in Brattleboro,
has signed with the Kansas City club of
the American association He will take
the place of Long, who has been secured
by the Boston league team.
Bailey & Miner report the following
changes of real estate through their agen-
cy: The Richardson farm in West Brattle
boro owned by H. A. Stockwell, to David
Bailey of Westminster for $1,000; the Gin
ton w Lord farm in West Brattleboro to
II. A. Stockwell for $3.50 the Geo NJ
Highly place on Canal street to II. G. Squires
of the asylum for $1,000; the Whitaker
by j. T. Jacobs, to c. c. johnson of Hough-
tonville, for $4,000, Mr. Jacobs taking in
exchange the old gas house on Birge street
the Haynes Sanders house in Townshend. d
house and lot and blacksmith shop in
Houghtonville and a timber lot in Bondville
1t is understood that another letter, writ
ten in the Reformer office, appeared in
that paper last week over the signature "A
Brattleboro Republican
The registration of the births and death;
in the village school district, for the yeaI
1883, has been completed by Clerk S. W
Kimball There were so births, IS male,
and 40 females OF the parents of the
children 60 we're born in this state, Ii il
ireland, four in Germany, seven in Canada,
and one in Italy. Fifteen of the parents
were born in Brattleboro. Last year there
were ~ births. Sixty six deaths occurred
a of the persons deceased being males
and AZ females Typhoid fever caused two
deaths, consumption ten, pneumonia seven
and diphtheria one Fourteen children un
der five years of age died, and the death
rate at the other ages was as follows Be
tween five and 40, II 40 and Co. 70 &C
and so, Il over so, six. That the deatt
rate is unusually small is shown by a com
parson with the record for the past few
years. In 1882 the number of deaths wa,
80 1888, 60 1884 20; 1885, "A : 1886
49, 1887, IS; 1888, 80.
There is talk of the establishment of an
overall factory here by Courser q Hid
; den of st, Albans. They ask for rent auC
power and tax exemption for five years
} A paper has been circulated among tn,
business men, and the amount necessary
for the rent and power subscribed
1t is announced that ]. F. Anderson ha,
sold his stove and plumbing business u
Barry & Pierce, two of his employees.
Mrs. B. D. Harris has gone TO New York
accompanying her daughter, Mrs. Wood,
The death of Annette L. Sason, a for
mef teacnef OF lne Cnhse street school, II
elsewhere announced
John Davis was thrown by horse las
Friday night and dragged on the frozeI
ground. No bones were broken, but hi
arm and shoulder were badly bruised.
The joint installation of the officers o
the Grand Army, Relief Corps and Sons o
Veterans was held at G. A. R. hall las
, evening, the work being conducted by DR.
Ketchum, Mrs, j. c. Howe and Major Lath
| am Of Hinsdale Interesting exercises fol
| lowed the installation
Society is on the tip toe of expectation
as the annual Wheel club ball comes mex
. Thursday evening. How long the younl
men in charge will continue 10 make eacl
ball surpass all previous ones is not known
but it is safe TO say that more pains ha
been taken this year than ever before t,
make the gathering thoroughly enjoyable
and at the same time the really elite affai
e of the season. The decorations, as has al
ready been stated are 70 be furnished b,
% Meekins q Packard Of Springfield, who vii
e send an expert 10 be in charge. Windle'
exhibition of trick and fancy bicycle ridinl
will he an attractive feature especially 70
I those who 90 only as spectators. Calcium
% lights will again he used. The concert pro
gram is elsewhere given in full.