Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04


Il per cent. payable Jan. ].
Mrs, H. y. Ilolton gives five o'clock
tea this afternoon to the ladies Of the Bap-
fist society.
The boys enjoyed the first good skating
Monday. and the sport has been INDUCED
in during the week.
John Newton removes his paint shop
from Elliot street to Hildreth Il Riggs
Elm street building.
The Estey Guard will realize about $50
from the presentation Of "The Veteran OF
1sl2."
The junior Epworth league is to hold its
annual missionary sale Of fancy articles
with Mrs. &. +. Westgate on Walker place
next Wednesday evening.
The annual meeting Of the Southern
Aqucduct association will be held at the
office Of VIM. :. Newton next Monday
evening at 1870.
The first Of the winter social, of the
Baptist Endeavor society was held on
Wednesday evening in the church parlor
Though not largely attended it was a very
pleasant occasion.
4 winters course of Bible study is To be
begun at the Y. VI. &. \. room next sun
place Of the prayer service formerly held
at that hour All young men are invited
to join the class.
The Vermont Loan and Trust company
disburSed 5000 in interest to its patrons
on the lst inst. Mr.. Holman. the general
agent. states that the company sold more
loans in November than in any previous
month Of its existence. 1t is a concern
which evidently commands the full conf
dence Of the public.
The Phoenix gives cordial Endorsement
to the suggestion OF "A Citizen in his
communication in this paper on the pro-
posed associated charities" The move
ment is one which should not be allowed
to drop ont Of the public mind, and early
steps should be taken to put it on to a def
mite working basis.
The committee Of the 10th Vermont reg
iment, appointed to secure funds and to Sc
lect design for the Gettysburg monument.
will hold a meeting at the Brook, House
next Thursday The committee consists
of Judge Henry Of Chester. Lieut.. g. II.
Burns and :. \. Smith. NJ. II. Bush of
Boston and \ Z. Child, Of Bennington.
The Boston Globe announced last Satur-
day the result OF It's great guessing contest
in which so much interest has been taken
hereaboujS. GOV. Russell, plurality was
G4G7. and six persons guessed that number
and will divide the 500. Two Brattlcboro
guc,sers came "oh, sonearit," They were
j. Moynihan, whose CUES, was G472. and
d. Cayanaugh CAB.
The postponed annual meeting of the
Euthian, was held on "Wednesday after
noon at Mrs. Doolittlc's on Western ave
nue.. II was voted not TO disbiud. As there
had been talk OF doing. and these officers
were chosen: President. Miss Cora Coates
vice president Miss Alice Phillips; secre-
tary, Miss Minnie BraSor: treasurer. Miss
Mabel Freeman.
The Jacobs house on Western avenue.
owned by the Estey Organ company. has
been sold through +. J. Bailey Il Co.'S
agency to J. II. Henry OF Hinsdale for
5000. Announcement was made few
weeks ago Of the fact that Mr.. Henry and
Mr.. J. Z. Helyar were to enter into part
nership for the purpose Of carrying on tire
business in the Hunter shop on Flat street.
Charles Wheeler's horses were frisky
Tuesday and while coming down the Yer
non street hill with the coal team started
up at a lively pace In front of the Bliss
House the cart dumped ITSELF and the
coal was scattered about in the street Mr..
Wheeler pluckily held to the reins and at
ter being dragged across the Main street
bridge succeeded in stopping the horses.
the same day Mr. Chase's horse ran from
The American House to Pullen Bros store,
but no damage was done.
4 pleasant social and farewell party to
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Sprague occurred on
Monday evening at the Methodist yestry.
During the evening Rev. Mr. Webb, on be-
half of their many friends, presented them,
in well-chosen words, with a handsome
silver tea service. Mr.. and Mrs Sprague
left on Tuesday for New York state, where
they will remain for the present. II is un-
der,tood that later Mr.. Sprague will enter
theological seminary in Michigan to iii
himself for the ministry.
\ novelty in floral designs was arranged
last week by c. +. Allen. II represented
a three-story brick mill with tall Chin
ney, cupOla containing a bell a broken
shaft and wheel, and about 30 windows and
two doors. The design was 50 inches long,
Is inches high and 20 inches wide, and re-
quired about 2OOO carnations, POO roses,
1000 ferns, and other flowers with smilaN.
The order was given OF two days notice
and was completed in about II hours.
Both in its elaborate design and its arts
tic execution the piece did much credit to
its maker.
The cold wave which appeared herea-
bouts on Sunday morning struck the whole
central, southern and eastern sections of
the country with great suddenness. At
Chicago the mercury went to II degrees
above zero. 4 temperature very close to
zero prevailed all over the state of New
York. 4 snow storm prevailed over the
South Atlantic states as far as North Car
DINA, where at several places there was
fall of from five TO seven inches of snow.
At Norfolk, Va, there was a veritable
blizzard of sleet and snow and the storm
was the earliest of its kind there at this
season. In northern Vermont the mercu-
~ fell to 10 and even 20 degrees below zero.
and there was fall of snow of several
inches. Snow also fell over New York
state as far west as Buffalo. In Brattle-
bOro the mercury stood at l07 on Sunday
morning and the biting north wind blew
all day. On Monday morning, the coolest
to date, the mercury dropped to p above
zero.
From a recent Baltimore despatch to the
New York Times it appears that DR.. VIM.
b. Clark, professor Of geology in Johns
Hopkins university, now holds also the
position of director of the Maryland state
weather service, a branch of the universe
ty work which was established last spring
in connection with the United States
weather bureau and the Maryland agricul-
tural college. This despatch quotes DR..