Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-06

Durham Bros. advertise a special mark
down sale of Christmas slippers.
The date of the Dartmouth college glee
clubs concert is Friday, the 10Th.
Boys, where will you get your skates?
At the hardware stores or over the river?
The Sons OF Veterans and the Ladies
Aid society officers will be installed this
evening.
The death of O. p. Niles, for 20 years a
resident of Bratteboro, is recorded in our
Halifax correspondence.
Many of the boys skated as far south as
South Vernon on the river last week and
five Of them went to Mortified one day.
G. II. Eddy & Co., are putting on an
addition to the Crowell building which
they occupy, to make more room for their
growing extract business.
1t is a singular fact that out of the 25
burials which have taken place in the Pros
pect Hill cemetery in the past three months
"a of the bodies were of females.
Arrangements are being made for the
appearance of the "Voodoo" company at
an early data, with Thomas Murphy, for
merly of Murray and Murphy, as the lead
ing actor
"A DdlI vi NOIk DOTStS ran iTOlU IitT-
ricks place in Centreville to Perry's wood
yard one day this week. They were baIly
cut and bleeding at the nostrils when they
stopped.
The Estey Organ company's business at
FINLAND is to be largely increased. En-
NETT Mcclure has resigned his position as
salesman and tuner there and will be EN-
plOyed by his brother.
George IIoughton, whose death is record
ed by our West Chesterfield correspondent,
formerly worked for Mrs. Eames in Gull
ford, but previous to his last illness was
employed at the asylum.
The Fessenden Helping Hand society
are planning for an entertainment, AN
evening in Fairyland," Wednesday even
ing the 18th. 1t will consist of tableauX
illustrating fairy stories.
People from jacksonville, who are in
terested in the play, "The Confederate
spy to be presented there the 18th and
18Th, were in town few days ago procur-
ing regllia and implements Tor the actors.
Jordan IL Van Doom make their bow in
our advertising columns this week, with
parting words from r. A. Hubbard, who
makes recognition of Mr. Jordan's work
as a factor in the success of the business i'm
the past,
The Peoples national bank issued its
annual statement, on a handsomely print
ell card, Jan. 2, showing the condition of
the bank at the beginning of the new year.
The year 1892 was a prosperous one, the
surplus being increased by 5000, and the
deposits showing a gain OF SlU7, 900, as
compared with the statement issued wear
ago.
The largest and finest calendar of the
year comes to us from Cheney Il Cheney,
the general agents for New Hampshire and
Vermont Of the stanch and stoutly an
chored Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York. The company's desk pad,
with memorandum blank for every day,
is happy thought for the convenience OF
business men.
There was good attendance at the Epis-
copal sociable at Red Mems hall Wednes-
day evening. Supper was served at i
O'Clock and later an entertainment was
given. There was singing by the "od
folks in appropriate costumes, song by
Charlotte Kidder, and an amusing song,
Man in the Moon" by George Chids.
with banjo accompaniment; a selection by
boys quartet Coleman, Chlds, Holmes
and Davis, with banjo accompaniment:
and an interesting recital by Mrs. f. p.
Carpenter.
At the Baptist church the week of prayer
has been observed by meetings each even
ing. ON Sunday the sermons were appro-
pirate to the opening of the New Year.
On Tuesday evening the young people of
the Baptist, Congregational and Methodist
churches Joined in a pleasant union ser
vice at the Baptist church, which was CON
Quoted by Revs. Parry and Day. On
Wednesday evening another special service
was held, the hour being devoted to mis-
sions, and China being the field considered.
This was in charge of the ladies of the
missionary and all society. A watch
meetin', held Saturday night in the chap
el, was well attended and was a helpful
and delightful service.