Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

an eUecb WHICH u Is Hlnluhl lUlpOhhlbit w liN-
duce save by direct sittings from life, and
which is so sadly deficient in the average
"crayon portrait" Mr.. Hardie has we'll
lighted and artistic studio with Frank Waller
one of our best artists in oil.
In the death Of DIR. George Wood, which
occurred April 9TH, the town loses one of its
best known and oldest native residents. He
was born in September, 1898, and with the
exception of few years spent in Reading,
Vt, has always lived in Brattleboro. His
sobrquot of Doctor" was acquired from
his veterinary practice, which was of the old
school, and was quite extensive. He was also
sexton for more than thirty years, and rs such
assisted in the burial of more than four hun
dred people His WIFE who was Miss Eliza
Pullen of Hiuesburg district, Guilford, sur
wives him. as also do three of his four daugh
ters Two daughters live in this town-AIrs.
George Fisher and Mrs Harvey Houghton
DR.. Wood was the last but one Of n family of
ten persons, the sole survivor being Mr. Isra-
Ell Wood. of this town. 1t is somewhat re-
mnrkable, too, that Mrs. Wood is the last sur
viving member of large family. The Doc
tor had one Of his legs fractured some eigh-
teen months ago, by the kick of horse, and
rheumatism setting in, he never recovered
from its effects The funeral services were
attended Sunday afternoon at the Methodist
church, of which the deceased was mem
Der His remains were Inferred in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
1t is evident that our English friends have
found out that there is at least one American
who knows how to keep a hotel'-as witness
the following paragraph which we clip from
The Wcek, a leading London publication,
in its issue of March 10. BY way of prelim-
mary mention it may be said that Mr.. Waite
is in Europe in the hope Of recovering his
health, which had become seriously impaired
during years of unremitting attention to
business
Mr. G. c. Waite the proprietor Of the
Brevoort House, New York arrived in Lon
don on Saturday last His talents and sue
cess as the manager Of one of the most com
Portable and perfect hotels in the world are
well known to thousands Of English travellers,
and he found an opportunity Of putting them
into exercise the moment he arrived in Eng
land Among his fellow Oyagers were the
Princess Suvarof Mdlle. Michelini. Captain
Markham, and an Austrian Count. They
were jOurneying to London on the Midland
Railway in a Pullman car, when, on arriving
at Derby, a staff of servants suddenly made
their appearance, laden with all sorts of good
things. and in few minutes an excellent
luncheon was spread in the saloon, greatly to
the astonishment Of all the party except Mr..
Waite, who had prepared this agreeable sur
prise. The luncheon was in every respect
better than could be provided on short notice
at most London hotels 1t is mnch to be
wished that Mr.. Waite had remained long
enough in London to give a few lessons in
hotel management to the incompetent per
sons who now keep those places, but, unfor-
tunately, he left for Paris with his family ear
ly on Tuesday morning."
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post office in this village, April II
Ladies. Lizzie Donnelly, Mrs Emma How
ard Ellen Mack, Emma Richardson, Nellie
Reed Mrs Fred Stoddard, Hattie b. Steb-
bins, Mrs. Mary p. Smith
Gents III. II. Aldrich, c. W. Betterley.
Geo. F. Britton, Hiram Johnson Geo. W
Locke, Frank McHenry, c. VI. Wheeler.
Miscellaneous.-Uni Printing Co, Brins-
maid q Hildreth, Messrs Ely. Balch * Co.
Package.-O. L. Moore.
Held for postage. F. Bingham 4 Son,
New York.
Held for better direction. Mrs. J. W. Saw
yer. Bath. Box 1874.
LAST wEEK's TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.
A large audience assembled at the town
hall on Thursday evening of last week to
greet the new apostle of temperance and ex-
rumseller, landlord d. S. Simons of Green
field, Mass The meeting was presided over
by Mr.. Lewis Putnam, president of the Brat
tleboro Reform Club. Prayer was offered by
Rev. II. Burchard, and after the singing of
hymn by the congregation, the president in
troduced Rev. c. A. Paddock, Baptist clergy
man from Hinsdale, N. H., who made a ff-
teen-minute speech in which he emphasized
the desirability of basing temperance effort
upon the simple and undeniabe proposition
adopted by Murphy and his co-laborers, and
upon which all friends of temperance can
unite, that the use Of Intoxicating liquors as a
beverage is needless and harmful, and there
fore should be dispensed with. Mr. Simons
was next introduced and, apologizing for his
DEFICIENCIES as a public speaker, proceeded to
give an account of his experiences as a rum
seller and of the causes which led him to
abandon the traffic. Though hacking in con-
secutiyeness, his remarks were very interest
ing, Astounding in hard facts, vivid illustra-
tons and sound sense. Mr.. Simonss speech
was followed by some pleasing remarks from
Rev j. Marvin, formerly pastor of the Uni
versalst society in this place During the
evening there was song by u volunteer
choir and q duet by Mr. Markham and Mrs.
Davis. At the close of the meeting an invi-
tation was given for people to sign the Muir
ply pledge, and some II persons walked for
ward and doomed the blue So much in
terest was awakened in the meeting. and yet
so many evidently needed to be Evoke up."
that Mr.. Simons declared his purpose to re-
main and speak again the next evening: and.
accordingly, meeting was appointed and
held Friday evening, which was opened with
prayer by Rev. N. F. Perry. The principal
speech was by Mr.. Walter Stevens of Green
field, whose painful story of what strong
drink had done for him. and how his refor
nation had been accomplished through the
Murphy movement, was told with good eff
feet upon the audience. Brief remarks were
made by Messrs. Simons and Marvin; Mr..
Markham sang a temperance medley which was
encored, and Mrs. Davis read a temperance
poem The signatures obtained to the pledge
Friday evening numbered "A, making the
total number of sgners of the Murphypedge
in this town, since the Inauguration of the
movement, about GOO-which figures include |
not Il few who had travelled some distance
down the devils turnpike" The move
ment so we'll begun will, we trust, be vigor-
ously continued.