Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-02-09

| Members OF the l , VI. I. a. gymnasium
classes will give an exhibition at the Re-
treat next Tuesday evening.
A party of 10 from North street school
had a sleighride to Mortified, Mass, yes
terday, taking supper at the Loveland
House.
A social for the Junior and intermediate
classes of the Baptist Sunday school was
| given at the church parlors last evening by
the Endeavor society.
Miss Kate Seleck entertained party of
"a at progressive euchre on Wednesday
evening. Prizes were won by o. j. Pratt
and Mrs. V. O. Jones.
The Brattleboro Democrats have been
asked to select man for position in the
customs service, and it is understood that
VIM. Stolte will be named.
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent,
was celebrated ut st. Michaels Episcopal
and st. Michaels Roman Catholic churches
by services which were largely attended.
Every voter in the village should attend
the special village meeting this evening,
called to see whether 1000 feet of new
hose for the fire company will be bought.
Mr.. Wilcox of the New York bargain
store, advertises an important mark-down
sale OF hosiery. The goods are a manufac-
turer's stock to be sold at retail at manu-
facturer's prices.
Mr. Alex. NJ. Lesley of Spuyten Duyvil,
n. Y, who is making canvass of Yer
mont for the Churchman, the leading pa
per of the Episcopal church, has been in
town this week.
II. b. Chamberlain, IL. +. Weatherhead
and John Calvin, the auditors, are now at
work on the town accounts, preparatory to
the publication of the annual report previ-
Gus to the March meeting.
About 70 people will take part in the
kirmess, which will soon be given five
evenings for the benefit of the Unitarian
society at Greenfield, Mass. The kirmess
will be under the direction of f. Wales.
The covers on Calvin Yields cook stove
rose up and made him obesiance Wednesday
morning, and at the same instant there
was report as if the artillery was out for
practice. The tlue refused to draw and
Mr.. Weld filled the stove with kerosene,
with the inevitable result.
An examination for those wishing to en-
ter 1.-THE lettercarrier or clerks service in
the post-otfice at BrattleborO will be held
in the lower town hall at 9 o'clock to-mOr-
row morning under the civil service rules.
Any one wishing to witness the eXamina-
ton is invited to be present.
The management of 'the Y. NJ. c. \.
star entertainment course are compelled to
announce the inability of Lydia Won Fin
kelStein to fulfil her engagement for Thurs
day evening, Feb. -. An early date will
be arranged for some entertainment which
will be equally satisfactory to the public.
A. y. Kingsley of Ashuelot, n. H., has
refused an offer of $4,000 for his two-year-
old stud colt, Almaboul, from Andy WEIGH
of Hartford, Conn. AlmabOul is by Siam
boul, 2:11, dam Alma Mater by Mambrino
Patchen, the dam of eight in the list.
This young stallion attracted much atten-
tention at the last Valley fair
Mile. Brazil MRS. f. r. Pratt was en-
gagged to give a few presentations of Ham
let and La Favorite at Rennes (the capital
of Brittany. She made her first appearance
Jan. %, as the queen in Hamlet and scored
an immediate success, being recalled twice
after the duet with Hamlet in the third act,
and receiving an ovation after the curtain
went down at the close of the opera.
There were many out-of-town buyers
present at j. H. Chamberlain auction
Tuesday, and horses were sold to be taken
to Claremont, Wallingford, Weston, and
other places. In all 26 were sold, the
prices being from 500 to $50. Mr.. Cham
berlain will receive another carload from
Indiana the latter part of next week.
These will be disposed of at private sale.
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
society of the Congregational church CON
Quoted three meetings Tuesday evening; at
Centreville, with Miss Helen Fletcher as
leader; at the schoolhouse in the Wheeler
district in Dummerston, S. b. Emerson,
leader; and at Guilford, Rev. c. o. Day,
leader About 80 people attended the
Centreville meeting and there was good
attendance at the other meetings.
The Windham association of Congrega-
tional ministers will meet with Rev. Mr..
Day on Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, the sessions closing in time to per-
NIT all to attend the young peoples coun-
ty convention on Thursday. On Wednes-
day evening services will be held in the
church, to which all are invited. After an
address by Rev. Mr.. Hardy of Townshend,
there will be an open discussion of the
subject, The church and the kingdom"
The case of A. G. Barnes vs. William
Brown was tried Monday before Justice T..
j. B. Cudworth. Barnes and Brown
formed partnership in the fish business,
the agreement being that Barnes sell at
the market and that Brown peddle from
the cart. After three weeks Barnes claimed
that Brown was owing Sl9.S9, while Brown
claimed that Barnes had not correctly ac-
counted for fish sold. Judgment was for
plaintiff for the full amount of his claim.
c. c. Fits appeared for the plaintiff and
f. w. Stoddard for the defendant.
J. c. Howe, Frank Turner p NJ. Baker,
Arthur O'Leary and p. j. Sears went to
IIOlyoke Monday night, as the guests of
Alderman O'Connor of that city, to attend
the performance of "A Man from Boston,
in which John l.. Sullivan, the eX-cham-
pion pugilist, appeared as one of the actors.
After the play Mr.. O'ConnOr gave a recep-
ton to sullivan, which was attended by
the BrattleborO men and many others.
Mr.. O'ConnOr, who formerly lived in
Brattleboro, is now the proprietor of a very
prosperous tobacco business in IIolyoke.
Eddie 7. jackson, a boy employed by
A. w. Cutting on the Rice farm in DUN
merston, sustained a very severe injury of
the eye last Friday night. He was climb
ing the ladder to the hay NOV, when the
tine of a ptchfork with which some one
was throwing hay from the NOV, struck him
under the under lid and passed up through
: into the eye ball. DR.. Miller was unable
to determine the full extent of the injury