Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-27

Mrs. f. G. Osgood is in Bradford, Where
her mother is quite i'll.
Five new water metres are to be placed
in the school buildings.
The employees of c. W. Osgood IL Son
took their annual ride to Chester last sat
urday II couples participating.
Friday exening, Feb ,, the last lecture
in the course will be given by Col. j. p.
Sanford, on "Old times and new.
Henry F. King has moved further south
than his first location, and is now at Tam
pa, Fla, for the rest OF the winter.
The local lodge Of Sons of Temperance
went to Putney Wednesday for a sleigh
ride, visiting the Sons of Temperance
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. \. Hall have cards
out for German to be given at their West
minister street home next Friday evening,
Feb. ,.
1t is to be regretted that the Bellows
Falls aqueduct has frozen up, since it
brought into the village our best supply of
drinking water.
A musical entertainment will be given
at the Baptist church by their choir next
Tuesday evening, the proceeds to be de-
voted to their church music.
Mrs. g. 5. Grout has been called again
to 81. Johnsbury, by the death of her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Beck. II is but lit
tie more than month since the death of
her father in that place.
MI Tracy OF Stone, TuXbury & Co., has
bought OF Marshall Wardner his residence
but does not take possession till spring
when Mr.. and Mrs. Wardner 90 to their
daughter III Philadelphia.
The prizes AT the party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Flint were won at the euchre
tables by Mrs. Carroll A. Moore and Oscar
ID. Olcott. At the harlequin tables, by
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Hall
II. NJ. Amadon will move into the old
Amadon home on School street, which will
be vacated by his brother Fred, who moves
to Lancaster, y. H., where he is to engage
in the manufacture of paper.
The young gentlemen in Mrs. John
Smiths class in the Universaist Sunday
school, with their ladies, took a sleighride
to Chester Tuesday, returning after a sup
per and dance at the Fullerton.
Yesterday being the day of prayer for
colleges prayer meeting was held in the
Congregational church, followed by ia
miliar talk from Prof. Campbell of Dart
In the Reorganization of the Office force
of the Fall Mountain Paper company, con-
sequent upon the moving of the treasurer's
Office to Boston, Ned Alexander has been
made cashier of the company and Fletcher
CaHuthers shipping clerk.
Prof. 5. 5. Wright has been asked TO
give an informal talk on Air" in the YES
try of the Methodist church, next week
Saturday evening. His talk will be illus
trated by numerous physical experiments,
and will be interesting to all.
A class of ladies in physical culture has
been formed, who will meet at the home
of Mrs. VIM. A. Hall on Monday after
moons. Miss Fannie Kingsley, teacher of
physical culture and eocution at Vermont
Academy will come in to instruct them.
The anticipations of the Bellows Falls
people were fully realized in the lecture by
Rev. Russell II. COnwell last Friday even
ing. He was greeted by large audience.
Unfortunately he was suffering from Sc
we're cold, which rendered it very difficult
for him to speak.
Two notable social events of the week
are reception given by Mrs. n. G. Will
llams at her home on School street Thurs
day afternoon, and progressive hearts
party to be given by Mrs. Moore and Miss
Williams at the home of Madame Williams
on Westminster street, Saturday afternoon.
Wednesdays snow fall brought out the
snow pillow TO the sidewalks for the first
time this winter. The pillow, which is a
new and Ingenious arrangement, was in |
charge of Geo. II. Allbee It can be opened
and spread like fan or closed, for wide or |
narrow places. 1t does its work like a /
charm.
Fred C. Doolittle and Michael Monahan
of North WalpOle paid fines of $50 each
at Keene Saturday for selling liquor. The
Keene Sentinel rises TO remark that ''the
ominous stagnation in trade which has re-
Gently characterized the North Walpole
precinct appears to have been temporarily