Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-02

field Mass gave an complication OF their
working of the several degrees in Oddfellow-
ship on Tuesday evening last, when the grand
officers Of all the New England States, New
York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, number
ing some 200 in ALL were present. Grand
Herald l.. J. Retting and Grand Secretary II.
M. Currer, Of this place, representing the
Grand Lodge Of Vermont were present.
The evening closed with an elegant banquet,
and tho occasion is described as one of UNI
usual interest and enjoyment
Last Monday morning was ono of the
few times when the Brattleboro & Whitehall
train has missed its connections since II began
running. The delay was caused by the slide
Just beyond the Branch bridge which il men,
toned in our Newfane correspondence. From
information gathered from the train men
there seems to be no doubt that the singular
manner in which 80 or 40 feet Of track was
showed across the highway and thrown up
against some trees standing there was due to
n slide of the loan and gravel Of the road. bed
of the slippery clay bank which lies under
meath and which became thoroughly welted
in the heavy rain Of Sunday night.
The Emerson concert company, 90 or
panized for its second series of some six or
eight entertainments, will comprise the lead
ing artists which appeared here in March last,
with tho addition Of Miss Ella NJ Chamber
lin, tho famous whistlng solost the Cutler
sisters, vocalists and Fanny Magivney, pianist
The combination Is a strong one and their
concert in Brattleboro, which will be given on
the evening Of the 18th inst, will be one of
the finest and most attractive of its kind which
our people have ever enjoyed. The novel
feature Of the evening will be Miss Chamber
Inns performance. The Boston Herald says
of this young artist in her curious specially
that ''sho whistles as naturally asa bird sings,
having possessed this peculiar gift from her
earliest childhood" Miss Chamberlin's Sc
lections include not only ballads and the sim
pier melodies, but classical music, with oper-
attic selections, piccolo solos, and the like.
! Tickets for the concert go on sale at Wizards
next Monday.
The fellow who was caught and put in
the lock up last Friday for stealing trunk at
Vernon, broke out of his cell Saturday night
and came near escaping altogether On
Monday when brought before Justice Newton
he asked for a continuance, which was grant
| ed after placing him under $500 bonds
| Though sailing under many aliases, the fell
| lows real name was found to be julie w.
Bliss, and ho is remembered by many of our
citizens as former student at Glenwood
| Seminary and the hero of several dsreputable
local performances. He gave his age as %,
but looks somewhat older. His parents are
wealthy and highly respectable people living
| in South Hadley, Mnss On Tuesday his
father came and took him away. He had but
| Just left town when n Massachusetts, officer
appeared in search of him on behalf of the
| Fitchburg railroad company, from whom he
stole the trunk, which was the property Of a
| North Adams woman.
DECORATION DAY.
Last Tuesday was an ideal Decoration
day, the sky being clear, the air fresh and Of
moderate temperature, aud the streets nearly
free from dust in consequence Of recent rains.
The memorial exercises began at the town
hall at 2.3O p. NJ, the hall being filled to over
flowing by the assembled multitude. many of
whom came from neighboring towns The
opening exercises consisted OF America" by
the band, prayer by Rev. g. H. Merrill. and
a quartette by Messrs. Rankin, Nichols, Willis
and Brazor. The address, by Rev. DIR. Gov,
upon Tho Inspiration OF War Memories, "
was well worthy of the occasion. decora-
ton song by the quartette terminated the ex.
ercises at the hall. The attending organza-
tions-namely the Brattleboro Military Band,
the Estey Guard, Post Sedgwick, G.. A. r.,
| (embracing over 100 men) Oasis Encamp.
ment, l. o. o. F., and detachment OF Full.
ler's Battery-then formed in procession in
front of the hall, under command Of Col j.
J. Estey, chief marshal, and marched to the
village cemetery for the decoration of the
graves On coming to a halt the quartette
sang Rest, soldier, rest" the band played
THE Star Spangled Banner" Rev Mr.. Mer.
rill pronounced the benedicton, ranks were
broken and the graves decorated, a detach-
ment of the Grand Army being sent, as usual
to the Catholic cemetery for the purpose OF
decorating the graves of soldiers lying there.
At the sound of the bugle, ranks were re.
formed and the procession returned to the
town hall for dismissal. An ample supply OF
flowers was furnished for the occasion by the
ladies Of the village, and the exercises through.
out were interesting and appropriate to the
day.
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER QUESTION.
Mr.. BiitOr-Dear Sir: Many Of your readers OBJ
served with regret an item in your last issue com
mending certain Sunday enterprise. As a consery
ator Of morals, isl well 70 advise violation Of the
law and dissertation Of the Sabbath Yours truly,
Bratteboro, June /. SEEEx
II our item about the Sunday Republican /.
what "Senex" refers to, our impression is thai
we did not "advise violation of the Law and
dissertation Of the Sabbath" We said what
We meant, that, 'if the public must have Sun
day papers, they will find none more newsy
aud wholesome than the Republicans issue .
We think the tendency of the times is to over
do the whole matter of newspaper reading
to the neglect Of more solid and useful litera
ture; and We believe it to be entirely demon
alizing, intellectually as well as spiritually, tC
devote ones time on Sunday exclusively OF
largely to newspaper reading; but at the
same time we are equally we'll convinced tina
q very much worse use of Sunday may b,
made than to give its leisure hours to tn,
reading of wholesome secular newspaper
like the Sunday issues of the Springfield Rs
publican or Boston Herald. As between thes,
and dime novels or the average STORY" pa
per, we give the preference decidedly to tn,
Sunday newspaper filled with current GOSSIP
and discussion Of public affairs.
RIFLE MATCH BY TELEGRAPH.
"A novel feature was introduced in Brat
tleboro rifle practice last Saturday, when /
friendly match between the Chatauqua Sports
mans Association of jamestown, N. Y, ant
the Brattleboro rifle club was shot by tele
graph. Distance 200 yards, of hand. Fol
lowing are the scores