Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

Of their contract, and to the arrangement Of
| other details.
Tho annual outdoor drill and parade Of
! Beauseant Commandcry Of Knights Teinplar,
which took place last Saturday, passed of in
a very creditablo manner Owing to various
1 causes the number of men in line was small,
/ but the vnrious manuuvres were nevertheless
executed with great precision. showing the
/ results of careful drill during the past year,
under tine direction of Eminent Commander
/ A. !. Clark Notable among the various
movements executed while passing through
| Main street were two new conforming and
marching in triangle. and changing from coli
umu to company front, which were admin
| bly, done At the close Of their parade the
commandery partook Of an elegant banquet
served in their hall in excellent style by Mr..
Cooper The fact that the members from
/ Bellows Falls were obliged to return home on
| the j.4j train prevented 30 extended street
| march as would otherwise have been held
Mr. Eleazer Fansworth, who died in
| Chesterfield. n II last Sunday. in the ssth
| year Of his age, was during most Of his life a
resident of this village, and was well known
! to our older citizens. Removing here from
| Chesterfield when young man, hc engaged
] in the wheewright business which he follow
/ ed for many years his shop being located
near Main street bridge whore the armory
/ building now stands As o man he was noted
| for his integrity and fair dealing and he held
] the respect OF all who knew him. OF his fam
| ily only two children survive him-Capi. L.
! S. Farnsworth OF San Francisco. for many
years in the employ Of the Pacific Mail stenu-
ship Company, and Mr.. Hiram Furnsworth of
| Topeka Kansas Since the death Of his wife,
| a few years since be mas resided with rela-
| tivcs in Chesterfield The funeral services
were held on Monday. at the chapel of the
! Congregational church III this village Of
which both he and his wife were members
Rev. C. c. Clark of West Townsend,
| Mass died at the residence Of his sou, DR.. j.
! NJ Clark. Oh Green street. on Monday morn
! ing Of this week Mr. Clark came with his
wife last week. 10 make brief visit. He
took severe cold and passed away very
! quickly He was born in Bumney n. H., in
! 1913, aud consequently was g. years OF age.
! He WAS ordained a. a minister Of the gospel
of Christ at Thornton ~ H.. in 1871. under
the auspices Of the Univsrsalisi church, and
has been a faithful preacher Of Christ Tor 20
years. He has had pastorates In Thornton,
East Jaffrey' aud Brooklyn. y. H., IN Hart
land aud West Concord Vermont, Susque-
hannA, Pa. West Townsend and Rockport.
Mas Wherever ne has been setiled a. pas
tor he has done faithful work. and his Chris-
tan influence A ieii today ID all those par
| ishcs In his early years b. did not receive
the culture OF our colleges and theological
schools. but was naturally endowed with a
! gifted mind. Ia all these years b. has been
strengthening the church by his earnest. faith
full sermons and his practical Christian lie.
He lived ont the spirit IF the Gospel which
Ia preached IL was man respected and
| loved by all who kuev him. because he was a
true man. ii, has fought good fight, he
has finished his course, ha Las Kept the faith,
Ike a true soldier OF Jesus Christ. His tuner-
| al services were held IL the Jniversalist
church at West Townsend Mass. on " edues-
day afternoon at one o'clock.
A very pleasant entertainment was az
! joyed by few invited friends at the residence
of c. W Stewart. wednesday evening, where
they listened with apprec alton 70 concert
and cantata rendered ty fourteen Young girls
between the ages Of . and 10, under ;ie man
aeinent Of Misses Addie hAthan and Mary
Howe. with a song by Mr.. Leon Billings
Mis- Zetta Stewart presided at the piano
All parties acquitted themselves with cred
Il, and with proficiency really surpris-
ing when We consider that little more than
a week was given for preparation, and no
! able master Of ceremonies was EMPLOY
ed. but the entire conduct was il the hands
Of tho young misses themselves. The follow
inc progratup,. ,y,s nresente1. lilly 80 f,nu-
- -, S. A.. NJ. H.. "a
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io''' il Ia! prayers lu' OAEe! song
/ Down by the brook, Hattie Knight ald Ad-