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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
MARLBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brayman have been
out of town few days to attend golden
wedding.
II. l.. IIadlock's mill caught fire Mon
day night, and Mrs. Hadlock, in lending a
hand to put it out, slipped and fell with
two pals of water, injuring one leg. She
was attended by DR.. Bowen.
Rev. VIM. Schofeld is away for few
days.
Mrs. A. L. Whittemore is suffering from
an attack of neuralgia of the muscles.
Mr.. Markham and Miss Cotton are to
give concert at the church next Monday
evening. All who have heard Mr.. Max
ham sing know that we shall have a rare
treat from him, and the reports from Miss
Colton's whistling are equally favorable.
Let us have a full house and give them a
cordial welcome. Remember the date,
Monday evening, the 18th.
A. c. Whitaker, formerly of this town,
who has been at work in Fitchburg, Mass,
for three or four years previous to last sum
mer, since when he has been assisting his
brother at West Brattleboro, is to open a
blacksmith shop next Monday at the old
j. l.. Whitaker stand, where he will be
prepared to do first-class work at low
prices for cash.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
TOWN HEN d.

There were seven deaths in this part OF
the town in January.
An assault and battery case from West
TOwnshend was tried before Justice II. II.
HOlbrook Monday, with the help of Brat
tleboro lawyers. The usual fine resulted.
b. b. Brigham is spending the month of
February in a Western trip, during which
he will visit his children in Duluth, Mimi,
and other Western friends
The Y. ?. ). C.. +. will hold a union ser
vice Sunday night in the Congregational
church to celebrate the eleventh anniversa-
ry of the Endeavor movement and the fifth
anniversary of the local society.
The scholars of the village school are
selling tickets to a WashingtOn's birthday
entertainment to be held in the town hall
Feb. -. An interesting program of pa
triotic songs, Rotations, etc, is being pre-
pared. The proceeds of the entertainment
are to be used in buying a flag for the
schoolhouse, which will be raised on the
last day of school, Feb. 26.
Friends and neghbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Eddy to the number of about 40.
''dropped in" to see them Saturday. 1t
was in honor of the Both anniversary of
their wedding although the anniversary
day passed several weeks ago, when Mrs.
Eddy was too i'll to see visitors. The friends
left a goodly sum of money as token of
their esteem, and many kind expressions
of sympathy and friendship. Mrs. Eddy
has been very seriously i'll since last Au-
gust, but is steadily improving now, and it
is hoped will be out again in due time.
Following is a list of deaths that occur
red in this town during the year 1891:
March y, Mrs. Nina d. jenkins, &c; March %,
Mrs Maria j. COombs. 81; March p, Col. Ballou
Swan. 81: April = Mrs Nancy F. Rhuades 81;
May 81, Mrs. Thankful \. johnson, IS; May u,
Mrs Martha T. Fullerton, %; July g. David A.
Ang. &, infant daughter Of II. b. and b. b. Cobb;
Nov. !, Mrs. Mary II. Howe, so; Nov. :, Mrs. Mary
c. Benson, 80; Nov. g. Mrs. Sarah A Hobrook, 81;
Nov, 20, Mrs. Sophia II. Howard. ~; Dec 4, Mrs.
Mary II. Gale, Il; Dec Q, Miss Persis A. BiXhy, -.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
NEWFANE.

Extremes met in recent communications
from former Fayettevillians chow many
will remember Mary r. Birchard spelling
it Fayettevillains upon occasion). Yet the
temperate zone of Newfane remains I'M
ruttled, and is even thankful that the storm
of Thursday was snow instead of rain,
while hearing of Florida passengers sun
ming themselves on deck Sunday first
listening to the Episcopal service), and in
dulging in thoughts of roaming over
Charleston on Monday, with expectations
of landing on the tropical peninsula Tues
day. The letter from MOnteVideo, Min
nesOta, though so freezing in tone, has
public interest in recording twenty-three
consecutive days this winter with mercury
below zero, varying to the thirties, and the
schools closed from sheer inability TO keep
them warm.
Mr.. Ormando Mortified of Brook Indi-
ana, brother of the late H. r. Mortified,
gave the family at the homestead delight
full surprise Wednesday evening by appear
ing to them unannounced. His last visit
TO Vermont was twenty-three years ago,
when he lived in Minnesota. sister,
Mrs. Wilder of BrattlebOro, is spending the
week here.
Last Sundays sermon on the Louisiana
lottery was said to be Interesting in its his
tory of that stupendous concern of evil,
and practical in its criticisms of minor
forms of lottery involved in some popular
games, society fairs, elections, ETC., where
playing for gain and betting prevail Some
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Daniel Swallow and Henry Lampson,
from South AShburnham, Mass, are in
town this week on business.
f. NJ. Perry of Turner's Falls has been
here the past week looking after the in
terests of the paper company of that place.
About 40 people from this town attended
the drama, "Bound by an OATH at Bond
Vile, February ,. The hall was so
crowded that the play was repeated the
following night. The club is young in
experience but the characters were for the
most part well sustained.
The young ladies of this village will
present the serio-comic drama, entitled
Rebecca's triumph, on February 80,
at the town hall. Some of the best talent
in the place will figure in this drama, and
we feel safe in promising the public first
class entertainment
+. O. Pierce has moved to Weston.
The sleighride on Wednesday, from ia
maica to this place, was very pleasant,
social affair. \ party from here met the
expected guests at Jacksonville. On ar
irving at this village the party were photo
graphed by Mr.. Rich before repairing to
the Peabody House, where an excellent
dinner was served by Mr.. Strong, the pro-
prietor to between 40 and 30 couple. Aft
er the dinner those who wished "tripped
the light fantastic to the music of Vale 5
orchestra.
Daniel Buxton has sold his farm to Hen
ry Lampson and Daniel Swallow of South
Ashburnham. Mass, who will take pos
session at once, to be ready for the spring S
work This farm has one of the best sug-
ar orchards in town, and We hope to see
the entire farm soon assume its former
productiveness.
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PHOENIX, BRATrLEBORO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1892

hearers would except to rulings on marbles
on the ground that hitting a marble is
purely an affair of skill Yet no remark
is heard to justify playing marbles for
"keeps."
The w. G. r. u. will meet at Mrs. New
toms Wednesday, the 18th, at half-past
two o'clock, to elect treasurer in place of
Mrs. Higgins. Topic for discussion will
be the work of different temperance or
CARNATIONS.
The Burlington Times says that a
pleasant feature of last weeks district
Masonic meeting in Brattleboro was the
delivery by Grand Master Bacon of com
mission from the Alabama lodge to District
Deputy Master f. 5. Weston of Newfane.
appointing him representative from Ala
bama, NEAR the grand lodge of Vermont
Missing: The Forum for December, 1890.
Any information concerning this number
will be thankfully received by surviving
numbers of the year waiting to be bound,
and may be given to the Magazine club,
a recent Boston Herald, in its report of
the marriage of Blanche Abby Goodnow
to Albert Whitmore Pratt, says the cere-
mony was performed by Rev. 5. f. Her.
rick at Mt. Vernon church, that the bride
was gowned in white falle franchise and
carried lilies of the valley, her veil being
caught with orchids, that she was given
away by her father, and that reception
followed at the BRIDES parents, Myrtle
street. The happy couple will live in a
housekeeping suite at the Burnham, Cam
bridge.
DIR. Weston attended Masonic district
meeting at Burlington on Wednesday.
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GUILFORD CEN TIRE.

The auditors meet this week to settle
with the officers and arrange for the an
nual town meeting.
VIM. w. Barney has been very i'll the
past week, but hopes are entertained of
his recovery. We hear of 10 new cases of
grip and think all are improving
Mrs. Herbert Jacobs, who is in poor
health, has spent the past week in Spring
field for treatment.
The lecture given in the church by Rev.
F. w. Sprague Monday evening was well
attended and much enjoyed by all.
The surprise party last week was at j..
l.. Bullock's. There was a large gather
ing enjoyed by every one.
The schools in districts Nos. ), II and
IA closed last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jedediah Franklin, who
have spent the past three months in Orange,
Springfield, Mortified and Greenfield,
Mass, have returned home in good health.
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Rev. w. w. Foster, ir., on Wednesday
evening were highly entertained.
The Woman's Relief corps will give
shoe sociable and clam chowder supper on
Saturday evening, Feb. 20. There will be
shoe march and plenty of fun, in which
all are invited to take part.
The annual entertainment and supper at
the Baptist church occurred on Monday
evening and was we'll attended. The eX-
ercises consisted Of numerous musical Sc
lections by the cold Folks in costume,
Rotations, etc, each number upon the
program being received with hearty APP
plausc. The refreshments, served in the
dining-rooms, were abundant and every
body voted the entire affair a success.
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WILMINGTON.
The johnson DefaIcatiom.


Now that we have partially recovered
from the surprise and shock attending the
disappearance of Town Clerk and Treas
urer A. NJ. Johnson, it is proper to make
as exact a statement as possible and to
correct any inaccuracies which may have
appeared in print last week. To begin
with, the shortage is $685.. 20. Mr. John
son was not member of the Methodist
church, but has been an attendant there
some ten years. He has been choir leader
and a teacher in the Sunday school.
One paper states that an item of $500,
won by the town in a lawsuit, was not
credited. This is entirely wrong. The
only suit the town has had of late was YER
sus Perry Davis, and the verdict was against
the town.
As matter of course all sorts of theo-
ries have been put forth and the widest
and most unreasonable statements have
been advanced this one and that one have
been accused of being accessories, and
more or less abuse and defamation have
been dealt out by those who are experts in
this field of labor. Where johnson has
gone is still as much a mystery as ever.
Many think, however, that he has gone to
California.
E. A. Willard, ir, has been appointed
town treasurer until the election of town
officers, March l.
Hay is in active demand at $40 per ton.
Ice houses are being filled; the quality
is excellent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Cushman have
removed to New York.
Every one is improving the excellent
sleighing.
The Universalist ladies advertise a dance
at the Vermont House for next Wednes-
day evening,
The people who attended the lecture of
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WEST WARnSRORO.

Rev. J. A. Steele of Wardsboro is ex-
pected to exchange pulpits with Rev. f. b,
Earle on Sunday morning, Feb. u. For
the evening of the same day home mis-
sionary concert is planned, the program pre-
pared by the state missionary to be used.
Rev. f. b. Earle has accepted the pas
torate of the Jamaica church in addition
to his labors here, preaching there Sunday
afternoons, and attending Sunday evening
service in the two places alternately. In
consequence of this our morning service
begins at l0:30.
Mr.. Blood, who has been working on the
parsonage, has been called home to Towns
bend to care for his wife. who is ill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
VERNON.

Chas. Marshall is now at the steam mill
at work
Mrs. l.. f. Putnam returned Monday
from Gardner, where she had been on a
visit for some days.
Mrs. Mary Doolttle is sick with grip,
also Mrs. o. b. Tyler, which is her third
attack this winter. Mrs. Martha Doolittle
is very feeble,
Oscar Boyden, who has been employed
by Mrs. Eames during the past year. is
stopping now at l.. F. Putnam's, and in
tends going West soon. Jesse Tyler is
now at Mrs. Eames's.
Vernon grange held a very pleasant
meeting with the lecturer, f. O. Lee, on
Saturday evening, Feb. g. The next meet
ing will be Feb. 20 at the house of c. IL.
Newton.
The leap year party at Whithed's hall
on Wednesday evening was enjoyed by a
large company of young people, with a
good sprinkling of older ones. The ladies
seemed intent on improving their oppor-
tunity, some taking as many as six gentle
men in charge. a happier or better be-
haved company is never seen.
Mr.. Edwin b. Brown, lifelong resident
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George A. Houghton fell from chair
with butcher knife in his hand on Tues
day of last week, striking the other hand
upon the point of the knife and cutting the
hand quite severely.
Mrs. Patrick Mooney, in walking from
Oliver Houghton's house to the street, fell
and broke her wrist quite badly one day
last week.
+. l.. Pierce, who has been most of the
time during the winter at his steam mill in
Brookline cut a very bad cash in his foot
last Saturday morning while preparing some
kindlings. The axe cut the lenght of his
foot from toe to ankle, and nearly through
the foot. He rode from BrOokline to his
home in Putney alone before having the
wound cared for DR.. Foster dressed
the wound, and it will be several weeks be-
fore the deacon will be able to be at his
mills again.
People are now engaged i'm filling their
ice houses with ice of good quality about a
foot thick II. c. Black is filling large
ice house, % by 40 feet, with ice from his
pond for the retail trade next summer.
Miss NJ. \. Hand, recently teacher in
Utah, gave an exceedingly interesting ac-
count of her experiences among the Nor
mons at the Congregational church last
Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. F. f.
Lewis is giving a number of sermons on
the Old Testament prophets on Sunday
mornings. For Sunday evenings he is
about to begin a series of addresses on
Modern prophets, being sketches of men
who have been prominent in recent times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
WARDSRORO.

The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church will serve a supper in their vestry
next Tuesday evening, the proceeds to be
used for the benefit of the pastor
Miss Alice Dexter of Troy, n. Y, is at
j. +. Gleason's.
Mrs. J. ID. Watson is again quite i'll.
We congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Butter
field upon their arrival home and hope to
see Mr.. Butterfeld soon able TO do without
his crutches.
Myron Shine was able to drive to our viii
lage on Wednesday. His friends are glad
to see his familiar face once more.
Mrs. J. II. Dustin of Bcloit, Wis, who
recently visited her friends i'm this village,
was called to Chicago Jan. 2G to care for
her son, Fred Dustin, who was sick with
malarial fever, and whose death took place
Feb. >. Much sympathy is felt for the af-
tlicted family.
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WHITINGHAM.

Fred Newell has a badly sprained limb.
People have their ice houses filled.
Excellent sleighing The lumbermen
are improving the snow.
Mrs. Simeon Barker is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. Pike, who is very low.
Pearl Snow and wife of Greenfield,
Mass, are with Mrs. Ophelia Snow, who
has been critically i'll, but at present writing
is more comfortable.
\ leap-year dance, under the guse of a
calico ball" will be held at HiX's hall on
the evening of Feb. 20. Ladies, embrace
the opportunity to take your lest girl
out. Supper will be served, and the ladies
will make a united effort to have the affair
a success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
WEST HALIFAX.

According to the registration returns in
the town clerks Office for the year 1891
there were 10 births and six deaths in town.
The age of the oldest person was SO, the
youngest "a, and the average go years.
The library meeting was adjourned to
Saturday evening, Feb. p, at o'clock.
l.. II. Ballou, II. L. Weatherhead and
Stanley d Blanchard have bought new iron
arches and evaporators of an Ohio firm.
1t looks as if they had faith that the man
ufacture of maple sugar will be a paying
business
The teacher of the village school, Miss
Nellie VIM, was compelled by the illness
and death of her mother to give up the
school. The remainder of the term will
be taught by Miss Marion Hall.
A number of the farmers have sold their
apples to parties in Shelburne Falls, and
are shipping them this week.
Mrs. r. j. Phillips, who has been to the
Massachusetts general hospital for several
weeks for treatment, has returned with inn
proved health.
People are filling their ice houses. The
ice is No. l and the weather is fine for har-
vesting it.
The auditors met at G. l.. Clark's store
Thursday to make out the town report.
Delinquent taxpayers want to look out
for Constable Miner, as unpaid taxes are
now in his hands for collection.
William Eddy is in town this week, look
ing after the interests of the Estey Organ
company.
Postmaster Howe can get out of a sleigh
as quick as many younger man when it
tips over.
Eli S. Cook has taken an agency for
New York firm for the sale of seed potatoes
and other seeds.
win Perry has moved on to the farm
lately occupied by Ends Olden.
l.. b. Hall has lately bought a new safe.
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of this town, died on Tuesday morning,
aged 76 years. Mr.. Brown was a man of
quiet and unassuming habits and was uni
versally respected. He was known to be
one of those whose word was never doubt
ed, and who never acquired penny in a
dishonest or dishonorable way. His mot
to, strictly adhered to, was "owe no one
anything" He had been failing i'm health
about year and suffered at times severely
with kidney disease. His family consists
of a widow and one son. The funeral is
to be held today, Friday at the church,
Rev. F. w. Sprague officiating
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
STRATTON

Miss O. l.. Moore, teacher in district
No. i, held a sugar party for her pupils on
the evening of February 1, closing a sue
cessful term OF school on February ,.
Chas. II. Grout has finished his school
in Newfane and we are glad to see him
among us again.
In the suit between J. lngraham and VI.
May, plaintiffs, and NJ. f. Perry and b. l..
Perry, defendants, tried before j. ID. Styles
on February :, judgment was given for
the defendants.
\. j. Pike is busy drawing his logs to
q. JohnsOn's mill
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GuILFORD.

The best time of the season is expected
on Friday evening, Feb. ~, when a social
dance will be held at the town house, with
a euchre party at the new library. Supper
will be served at the ladies' rooms. Old
and young ale cordially invited to partci-
pate.
Mr.. Russell, who has lived on the Hollis
BOyden farm for several years, is to take
charge of the French farm in Vernon the
coming season.
There will be preaching in the Congre-
gational church on Sunday next at lO:30
A. NJ. and p. NJ. by f. w. Sharp of Mt.
Hermon.
Miss Adde Boynton is visiting at G. b.
Lamson's.
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WEST DOVER.

Miss Una Harris is visiting her sister in
Middletown, y. Y.
Oscar Howe of Wilmington exhibited his
photograph here on Monday evening.
There was a very good attendance, con-
sidering that this was his third exhibition
here this winter.
Mr.. Markham and Miss Cotton will give
their singing and whistling concert at the
church next Wednesday evening.
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WEST ToWNsHEND.

Mrs. S. w. Jenison has gone to Jamaica
to care for her sister, Mrs Lyman FELTON,,
who is very i'll.
A pleasant feature this year is the maya
zine club. The magazines were rather
slow in coming, but are now in circulation.
Mrs. d. f. Boyden is visiting in Waits
field,
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HALIFAX.

the Baptist church on the DIST inst, at
o'clock, p. NJ.
Mrs. A. j. Kenney is very i'll. She is
attended by DR.. Fuller of Green River.
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Six hundred stoch holders participated in the
last semtannual dividend of 81 paid on Jan. 10,
1892 by the Atkinson company of Maine. The
checks were marked 9Th semi-annual;" this is a
good record. See the companys notice of $50,
900 treasury stock for sale to further ncr the
business. The authorized capital is 81 100000.
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SOUTH WARDSBORO.

There will be sugar party at the church
next Tuesday evening. Should the wealth
er be bad it will he given the first pleasant
evening thereafter
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BONNEVILLE.
Horse and other Property stolen.

Horse and other Property stolen.
On Friday night, Feb. ,, some one enter
ed the barn of Geo p. Burbee, where were
three horses, two owned by Burbee and one
by NJ. =. Benson. One of Burbee's horses
was stolen, together with Benson's sleigh
and new harness, the blanket off BensOn's
horse, and nearly all the feed cracked corn
and oats, which Benson had in the barn.
Burbee lives two and one-half miles west
of Bondville. On the same. evening there
was robe stolen from G.. j. Thompson's
sleigh, which was under the church shed in
Bondville. 1t is thought the thief is
known and it is hoped that he will be soon
be arrested and the. property recovered.
Burbee is now in Massachusetts, looking
for the criminal and the stolen property.
The drama "Bound by an oath was pre-
scented at the town hall on Friday and Sat
urday evenings of last week. There was
such a crowd of people present Friday
evening that some of the villagers return
ed to their homes to give room to the out
of-tOwn people. Saturday evening there
was full house. The characters in the
drama We're nearly all well sustained,
Rowe Williams and Gilbert Burbank de-
serving special mention. Our dramatic
club labors under many disadvantages, the
smallness of the hall and lack of appro-
pirate scenery being the greatest of them.
Mrs. II. j. Kendall, who died at Chester
depot, Feb. ,, of paralysis following the
grip was a former resident of this place.
She was a granddaughter of Daniel Ben
son, Revolutionary soldier She has two
sisters living here, Mrs. j. A. Emery and
Miss Victoria Benson. Her body was
children being buried here. The funeral
procession was met at the church by
Mountain Home grange, of which she was
member, who followed the body to the
cemetery with flowers which they placed in
the grave. Mrs Kendall was loved and
respected by all who knew her, and the
whole community were saddened when the
news of her death reached this place.
Her husband and children have the heart
felt sympathy of the people here in this
their great aflliction.