Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-09
VERMONT BRATTIEBORO FRIDAY,

Wednesday and Thursday evenings they
we're held at the Methodist church. and all
have been Of very interesting nature.
Those Of Friday and Saturday evenings are
to be at the Baptist church
Our schools all opened Monday with the
old corps Of teachers, except in the first
Grammar room Miss Lamb takes the place
Of Miss Whitney, who last year succeeded
Miss Morrison. In the High school room
this term Prof Simpson has made depart
ure which would seem a very beneficial
one TO the whole school Each Monday
committee, consisting Of a boy aud girl, is
appointed for the week, who are to make il
their duty to each day inform themselves
| fully as to the general news Of the day
from all accessible sources, and report it TO
the whole school at the beginning of the
next days session The benefits TO the
school are obvious. especially to the com
mittee. The ones chosen this week were
Charles Eddy and Gertrude Weston.
This, Friday, evening the Star lecture
/ course are TO have the "Origine" Nashville
students at the opera house, and the event
is looked forward 20 with much pleasure.
A number of citizens who are interested
in Y. NJ. G.. A. work are to attend the
state convention which meets at Benning-
ton next week. Tickets are to be sold for
the round trip at reduced rates
George A. Weston, Esq, received last
week the appointment Of deputy commits
sioner of internal revenue for the sale of
stamps in this state, and entered upon his
duties Jan. / We notice that the Argus
speaks of him this week as "a lawyer
whose clients have not been so numerous
that he will be unable to find time to de
vote to the duties of his new position
Wonder what this means 1t seems IN be
a matter that but few knew Of and few
now know why +. n Whitney, editor Of
the Burlington Clipper, was deposed to give
him the place.
At the meeting Of the Bellows Falls club
Tuesday evening. il was decided TO have a
mammoth sleighride IN Walpole Thursday
evening of next week, with supper and
dancing. 1t was also voted to invite the
Westminster club to join the party, which
they will probably do. DR.. f. X. Camp.
bell read a very interesting paper entitled
Bellows Falls and its attractions His
subject was a very broad one, AS il would
take volumes 70 tell them all. but the doc.
tor got around goodly part Of the princi
pal ones in the time allotted to him.
The annual meeting Of the Universalist
parish was held last Monday evening aud
that of the Congregational church last
week Thursday.
b. II. Allbee, formerly Of Springfield,
assumed the position of local assistant ed
ltor Of the Times this week in the place of
DIR. q. A. Reyes. who has held the position
nearly year.
SynchrOnized clocks. which are regulated
daily by telegraph direct from the United
States observatory at Washington, are
being put into the stores of H. NJ. Am
adon and w. J. Eatol. Also in the tele
graph office and offices Of the Vermont
Farm Machine company, Fall Mountain
Paper company, Osgood Il Barker, "
Flint u Sons, John Robertson & Son and
Towns Hotel
The tenth anniversary Of the formation
Of our local organization Of Ancient Order
Of Hibernians will he observed at Union
hall next Tuesday evening This is an or
ganization in which our young Irish citizens
have just pride, aud the program for the
evening is one that will reflect credit to the
officers who have the arrangements in
charge II includes a banquet at Towns
Hotel, as well as a musical entertainment
Of interest to lovers Of good music 1t is
IN be private affair, open only to members
Of the order aud their invited guests, among
whom will be some Of our prominent citizens
The annual concert and hall Of the Pa
per makers " Bellows Falls occurred at
| mon hall Wednesday Of this weeF, and it
was a success as usual Music wa, furnished
by an orchestra from Fitchburg. and sup
per at Towns Hotel