Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-27
BRATTLEBORO.

Christmas is undoubtedly approaching
Hawley announces that his annual holiday
sale of books, etc, will open tomorrow.
4 tribe of Red Men is to be instituted at
Rutland about Dec. LIST, and the Herald
says that MANY have expressed a desire
to have the degree team of the BrattlebOro
tribe do the work, as it is said that they do
as fine work as any tribe in the New Eng
land states.
The Boston Journals weather prophet
predicts a severe winter, for the reason
that the storms are moving from the south
to the north. He reasons that in this way
an excess of air aCcumulates in the cold
polar currents, causing severe weather. If
the muskrat hasn't already put an extra
thatch on his roof it is time that he was
doing so.
The double Thanksgiving number of the
Youths Companion is handsome issue
with an Illuminated cover, prOfuse illustra-
tions. and great variety of Thanksgiving
day stories and articles and family amuse-
ments filling its "A pages. The number is
of interest, if for no other reason, as show
ing how much of the best in literature and
art is being furnished the young folk for
a very small price The program of the
Youths Companion for 1892 is the most
attractive ever offered.
Mr.. Days remarks at the Thanksgiving
service yesterday on the hospital question
were of especial interest. Mr.. Day stated,
as will be seen by the abstract of his re-
marks, that inquiry of most of the Brattle-
boro doctors had convinced him that there
was no pressing need in BrattleborO for a
hospital as a separate institution, but that
s,,..U k.1 Ia.
aged and infrm, with ward suitable for
the treatment of any emergency cases that
might arise
day of remarkably mild weather on
Sunday was followed on Monday by clouds
and slight rain, which in the evening
changed to a succession of the severest
showers which have visited this section at
any time during the past season. The
showers were accompanied by high wind,
and the disturbance was undoubtedly the
expiring effort of the big storm which dur
ing the previous "a hours had swept from
the south northward over the whole east
en country, and whose force was most
severely felt in the city of Washington as
related in another column.
The death of Mrs. James Williams OF
CastletOn at the asylum last week removes
Ine principal dclOI Ill one Ol the lllOSl IeTIl'
BILE crimes ever committed in the state
Early one morning in July, 1890, she cut
the Threats of her two small children, a boy
and girl, with a razor, and after attempt
ing to cut her own throat set fire to hel
home, destroying it and cremating hel
children Mrs. Williams made confession
telling how the crime was committed, and
also said that she went to the room of an
older son, but she was afraid to attempt tC
kill him because he was so strong
The third entertainment in the Y. NJ. c.
A. course is a combination of talent OF
high merit, either artist being able to fill
an evenings program satisfactorily Mrs
SOuthwick needs no introduction. 1t may
be said that the selections for the season
are all new. Mr. COnant is a wonderful
pianist. His one-hand solos are simply
phenomenal. Miss Hamlin is a solois
whose renderings are perfect. Mr. Hin
tunitz is viOlinist who has no equal of his
age in this country. There are good seats
left for this entertainment. Choice will bt
given at the rooms next Monday.