Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-02
JANUARY

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Murray clubs New Years dance. The re-
ceipts were S10O.-Letter Carrier Barber
picked on Cedar street lilac branch with
the buds nearly open.-H. Harry Miller
appointed postmaster at Dummerston.
Notable reunions held by the Congregational
church at Newfane and the church at Dunn
merston.- The 2Oth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Mason
celebrated at Townshend. A snake brought
in by Mrs. Chas. Aliens cat at Wardsboro
The Y NJ G. A. held largely attended
reception.
,. The Congregational society at Bel
lows Falls held reunion
.. The Phwnix scored great success
by publishing "a record of the leading events
in 1889.
Death of Timothy Ninton, the oldest
paper manufacturer in active business in
the United States and the oldest Odd Eel
low in Nermont.-At Grafton $500 sub
scribed for cheese factory.
.. La grippe began to make its appear
ance quite generally.
oil. A very unusual weeks criminal
record for Brattleboro; four men arrested
for drunkenness aud chasing women and
another skipped town after robbing his EN-
ployer
u. The Congregational church and soci-
ETY. at Putney held a reunion.A collision
took place on the Cheshire railroad at West
moreland, y. H., in which Engineer 5. ~
Slate and Fireman Z. w Gibson of Bel
lows Falls were killed and Brakeman Chas
Hill seriously injured The strike at the
West Dummerston granite quarry settled
English viOlets in bloom out doors at Bel
lows Falls.
An, & II
Dunklee's farm at South Vernon Mar
rlage at Claremont, y. H., of Susie T
Bailey and Frank &. Flint, Il Bellows Falls
paper manufacturer ~ Herrick bar
gained for Cutler block Resignation of
Rev. Mr.. Alger of the Baptist church at
Bellows Falls accepted The 10th anniver
sary Of the marriage Of Mr. and Mrs. q. l..
Perham of Bellows Falls celebrated.
5. The Vermont savings banks annual
meeting held and A. b Hall chosen trus-
tee
9. The new town hall at Westminster,
which cost $1,000, dedicated with impress
slye services, the principal address being
delivered by Rev. Chas A. Dickinson of
Boston. Clerk :. W. Kimball completed
his registration. showing that there were
80 births and 50 deaths in Brattleboro in
1889
l0-11. A successful teachers meeting
held at Jacksonville The Centre Congre-
gational society $ annual meeting held, with
a large response to the roll call by the 323
members
l3 The annual meeting of the Farmers
and Mechanics Exchange held, showing
that the business for the previous year
amounted to $66, G6j per cent dividend
on stock and l3 per cent ON members
trade declared
Il. Fred and Flora Lowe thrown out
during runaway at Townshend and the
latter's leg broken. The annual meeting
of the corporators of the Wilmington saw
ings bank held ard g. A. Boyd, f. r
Manu- aud I. f Boyle chosen new corpor-
ators
lG The Wheel clubs annual ball and
concert given. One hundred and eighty
FIVE children absent from the High school
building on account of grip Body Of
Chas Pierce, an engineer who was killed
IN "a railroad accident near Mobile, Ala,
buried at Putuey
Il The body of Alonzo Bugbee, who
died in New York buried at Wilmington.
He was a native of Dover
10 The Vermont Valley railroad com
pany's bridge over West river, 2O2 feet
long, and one of the best bridges of the
kind in New England completed.
22 Death at Palmer, Mass of f. q.
Scott, aged a, for many years prominent
citizen of Vernon.
23. a fire in the house on Oak street
owned by Miss Carrie Dutton and l. d.
Taylor did damage to the amount of 5000.
The Universast ladies' held their annual
fair at the town hall, clearing over $4O0.
25 One hundred members, represent
ing Is societies, present at the annual coun-
ty Christian Endeavor meeting at Brattle-
boro.-A Woman's Relief corps org nized
at Windham.
90. Death in Chicago of Riley Burdett,
the organ manufacturer, formerly Of Brat
tleboro and a native of Putney.- few
inches of snow fell, giving sleighing for
several days
Jan 30 The annual meeting of Wind
ham county Pomona grange held in q. A.
r. hall