Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20


banks have both declared the usual semi
annual dividend, payable Jan. 1.
The Episcopal society held pleasant so
cial Wednesday evening at the home Of A.
w. Childs. Games and other diversions
were enjoyed and refreshments wCFe served.
Spofford lake is covered with six inches
of ice. Several parties of young people
have peen there to enjoy the skating,
which has been unusually fine.
The ladies' whist club met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. II. f.
Houghton. The prizes were won by Mrs.
j. l.. Martin and Miss Kingsley.
There is complaint about the closing of
the town hall so early in the evening For
merly the corridor was left open until after
! 10 o'clock. Many business men and Others
wish to get at their post office boxes late
in the evening.
A pleasant family reunion was held at
| c. l.. Cobb's on Monday, the occasion be-
! ing the Goth anniversary OF The marriage of
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Cobb The day was
also the birthday of both Mr.. Cobb and his
mother Mrs. ID. p. Cobb.
Several Brattleboro veterans attended
the funeral in Swanzey, n H., last week
of Charles H. Holbrook a prominent farm
er of that town, who died from Bright.s
! disease. Mr.. Holbrook served during the
war in company f, 14th New Hampshire
volunteers.
The decorators will finish their work in
the town hall this week, and they will then
probably be employed in the opera house
! for about two weeks. 1t is expected that
the opera house will be ready for opening
about Feb. /. The report that it would
| be leased outright to a manager was with
out foundation.
Barrett, the Boston burglar now serving
a life sentence for murder who robbed the
Farmers n Mechanics store and the Thur
Der bakery in this place, has made con-
fession, duplicating John 5. Chaffey as his
accomplish Chaffey is the man in whose
house 5000 worth of stolen goods were
found recently.
The Murray club will celebrate the dedi-
cation of the remodeed town hall by a
concert and dance Thursday evening, Jan.
?. Letsinger's First Regiment orchestra
of II pieces has been engaged for the occa-
sion and the event is sure to be an enjoya-
BILE affair under the management of this
popular club.
J. O. smith has sold a half interest in
his coupe and baggage business TO ii G.
Suuires, who has been a well-known EN-
years. The new firm have bought Charles
Simonds's coupe business and will CONSOLE
date it with their own. These changes
were made through the agency Of A. V.
May.
G. A. Billings, agent for Suffer Bros,
who is in town this week, is picking up a
few crops of 90 tobacco at prices about the
same as paid last year As a rule, and as
is usual at this season, growers are inclined
to await developments. Mr.. Billings says
the Brattleboro packing house will be
opened early in January. Work is now
being lushed on a packing house at Hat
field.
Mrs. f. II. Smith hopes to help bring
Merry Christmas to a good number of peo-
pie by sending this week five barrels of
clothing and bedding for distribution
among the poor-one barrel 10 the Every
day church, Boston, one to a home for des-
titute men in New York, and three barrels
TO the Gospel Chapel Mission school,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
A change will be made in the electric
railroad schedule, beginning next Sunday.
The cars will leave the two ends of the
road at $40, and will be run on half hour
time. Extra cars will be run to accommo-
date people attending the churches, both
!
at the churches about five minutes in order
that all may have an opportunity to ride.
There will be no change in the week day
time table.
Miss Florence Maynard's exhibition of
water colors and decorated china at the
Brooks House Monday and Tuesday at
tracted much attention, and the result was
large sale. Many of the scenes portrayed
were along 1.-THE Massachusetts, coast, at
Gloucester, Magnolia, and other places.
Miss Maynard evidently possesses decided
talent in her chosen vocation and she will
be welcomed 10 Brattleboro in case she
concludes to make another visit here.
The notorious Watson S. French was
fined S2j and costs in the United States
district court at Concord, n. H., Wednes
day, for selling liquor without a United
States license. He was unable to pay the
fine and has gone to jail TO work il out
! Several witnesses from North Hinsdale
testified on this case. French was arrested
about three months ago at his place on
the Hinsdale road, together with Michael
Fleming, by U. 5. Marshal Campbell, and
taken to Concord and given a hearing
Fleming was allowed TO go on his own re-
cognizance, but French, being unable 10
procure bail, was committed to Jail, where
he remained until trial. French escaped
in this case as in others, with a lighter
penalty than generally expected.
Jerry Young, so, who died at Cambridge
port Monday was for many years we'll
known and highly respected resident of
Jamaica, and carried on a farm in that
part of the town known as South Hill
For few years he lived in Jamaica vii
lage, and for about 10 years past his home
has been with his daughter in Cambridge
port. His wife was Candance KnowltOn,
who died about 1873. Mr.. Young is sur
vived by four children, Harrison b., of
) Upton, Mass. David A. and Fred E. of
Brattlaboro, and Mrs. X. n. Marsh of
Cambridgeport, all of whom were present
at the funeral held in Cambridgeport yes
terday. Mr.. Young was a member of the
Baptist church in Jamaica, and the body
was taken TO that town for burial.
Several changes will be made in the
church chOirs, beginning Jan. /. The
ladies' quartet at the Congregational church
will be succeeded by mixed quartet, con-
sisting of Mrs. Hubbard, soprano; Miss
Cook, contralto; Fred Brasor, the present
conductor of the boy choir at the Episco-
pal church, basso and Walter Stearns,
who now sings at the Universalist church,
tenor. Mr.. Leitsinger has been engaged as
; organist for another year. Mr.. Miller will
continue to act as soloist and leader of
congregational singing at the Unitarian
church, while Miss Izetta Stewart will sue
! coed Mrs. Knowlton as organist. The ar
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