Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-21

entitled "Santa Claus dream. SANTA |
Claus when he wakes will come in with |
his pack, the contents to be distributed.
Miss Dascomb is spending her vacation |
with friends in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Darby, who has been spending !
some weeks with her daughter in Phila- |
delphia, has returned.
Miss Dunley, who has charge of "The
racket" goes home for Christmas and will
remain for little vac ton.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hapgood and their
little child have gone to Fall River to live.
Mrs. Hapgood's home was formerly in Fall
, River,
The playing of the Black Crook here
has given rise to good deal of talk, and
was spoken of by two or three ministers in
their pulpits.
Mrs. Avis B. Holley has still few
pieces of china in Mrs. Hadley's store
She had a very successful sale last week,
dsposing of large number of pieces.
Mrs. Mary Holmes has some very lovely
pieces of embroidery and lace work on
sale at the millinery rooms of Mrs. Hadley
this week. among which are tray cloths,
cushions and white linen picture frames.
1t is reported that Levi L. Wetherbee of
this village and Miss Hattie Whitney of
Westminster are to be married Christmas
day. Mr.. Wetherbee has spent all his life
here and has many friends here who wish
them much Joy.
Some imported pigs in the window OF
Aldrich's candy store are attracting good
deal of attention They are German pigs
and made of pulp. So close is the lmita-
ton one might almost imagine them the
real 'little porkers.'
Rev. j. Z. Fullerton is to deliver one of
the short addresses at the Congregational
club at Keene this afternoon, upon the
"Pngrim women" He also delivers a lee
ture on Husband and WIFE at Grafton
Thursday of next week.
Miss Ellen Cutter, whose home was
formerly with her sister, Mrs. O. d. Gray,
and who is so pleasantly remembered here,
is expected from California in a few days.
Miss Cutter has many friends here who
will be glad to welcome her back.
1t seems to be nothing uncommon to see
deer hanging before our markets now, and
sportsmen from here are having good sue
cess in hunting them. NJ. c. Ray return
ed from a hunting trip in New Hampshire
bringing,two, and Albert Moore from Maine
with four, and a small live one.
Burglars entered the general store of J.
B. Divol at Rockingham Thursday night
of last week by smashing panes of glass
and throwing back the window springs.
About S25 in coins was taken from the
drawers of the store and post-otiice. The
thieves also secured old coins of face value
of SO, but worth much more to collectors,
cheap iewelry, a pair of trousers and a
pair of shoes.
Friday noon the mail train from the
south on the Boston n Maine railroad ran
over and killed a horse on the crossing
near the Guild & Wetherbee mill. Mr..
Odett and his son We're each leading one of
a span of horses across the track. Mr..
Odett crossed safely, but thinking his son
had not time to get across he called him to
90 back, but this the horse refused to do,
not liking to be separated from its mate.
C. Herbert 6good, who has been teach
ing in the seventh grade for several weeks,
is to occupy the position of third assistant
in the High school next term. For long
time there has been great need for a fourth
teacher in this school. The school is so
large that the teachers now in the school
have been unable to do justice by the
pupils. AS one teacher said it was not
possible to do much with a class of thirty
in an hour
to take the place in the seventh grade left
vacant by Miss Minard's death. She has
been teaching the past two years in the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades in Saxtons
River, and had taught several years pre-
Vious to that. She comes to the position
not stranger to the schools of the town,
and with good record as a teacher. 1t is
hoped and expected that both teacher and
pupils will find the coming months pleas
ant and profitable ones.
Henry H. Davis, druggist, was brought
before Justice c.. II. Williams yesterday,
charged with selling liquor He plead
guilty to one offence and was fined SO
and costs. AT the same time Levi Du-
frame of Westminster was brought before
Justice Williams on the charge of larceny,
in cOunseling and abetting the larceny of
an overcoat from Glynn's store at SaXtons
River. Henry COuta, stepson of Du-
frame, had confessed that he stole the coat
and had implicated his stepfather. The
question was between the testimony of the
two Dufraine was discharged. States At
torney Fits appeared for the state in both
cases, and Lawyers Bodies for Davis and
Ryder for Dufraine.
On Friday afternoon of last week, there
was a "blow OUT on the east side
at the south end of the sulphide mill,
doing a considerable amount of damage.
1t was one of the pits, containing pulp and
water, with a pressure considerably more
than the mere law of gravitation, and as it
burst, the brick and pulp struck the build
ing across the passage way with much
force the debris floating down toward the
river by the old Vermont Farm Machine
building. The brick wall, although partly
supported by stone lining inside, was not
strong enough to resist the pressure For
tunately no one was injured, though two
teams were about to pass and several per-
sons were near. The damage is estimated
at more than $1,000.
Our merchants and other dealers are
making fine and attractive window dis
plays for the season, varying them from
daY to day. Some windows are almost a