Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-30

Of the bride and groom. The occasion was
in every way a happy one.
"A good deal Of street gossip has been oc-
casioned this week by the alleged ''inysteri-
Gus disappearance of E. A. Sherwin clerk
for F. A. Whitney d Co.. and well known TO
all the young people OF the town. Mr.. Sher-
win left town two weeks ago to-day, saying
that be was going to Springfield, Mass, Oh
business and should probably return the next
day On Saturday he wrote TO his family and
TO Mr. Whitney indicating that be had con-
cluded to go on TO Augusta, Ga, with some
business possibilities in view. Since then
nothing has been heard from him, and all
sorts Of rumors and conjectures have been
afoat. His family give no ccuntenance what
ever to suggestions which have been made N
print that be has committed suicide or has
taken himself out Of the way for good. II Is
a Characteristic Of his 70 be very reserved IN
regard to his personal affairs and movements,
and on former occasions has left home with
out definitely stating his plans or wherea
bouts, and may nov be expected to return at
any time For some time he has had pro
iects in mind for improving his business
prospects, Since be left 1t has become
known that be has been dRbbling little II
stock speculations. and has been called on
by brokers for more money, but 1t is not be
lieyed that be is involved to any considerable
extent All his financial affairs IN Brattleboro
are entirely straight, so far q known. These
are all the facts in the case anything further
is unauthorized gossip.
-Brattleboro, in common with all the rest
of our northern country, has enjoyed a series
Of very rare and beautiful after sunset effects
during the evenings of the past week The
first Of these phenomena was observed on
Saturday evening. when, as the sun set,
heavy bank OF dense clouds lay all along the
western and northern horizon, with clear
sky above and up behind these clouds long
after sunset there was reflected flush Of
bright, rosy light On Sunday evening there
was a remarkable display OF light ollve-Rreen
or lemon-colored light. Of dazzling bright
ness, changing afterward to almost GRIN
son reflected to the east and bathing the
mountain in a rosy food. These phenome-
ma reached their climax on Tuesday evening,
when for nearly two hours after sunset there
was such a hery glow in the west as to make
it seem that immense conhagrRtlon must
be raging there. Telephone messages were,
| in fact, sent to towns west and south TO know
! if a FIRE was not IN progress somewhere. But
| brilliant as was the display here, It seems TO
have been as nothing compared TO it glory
little further west In New York city crowds
thronged the public parks, the Brooklyn
| bridge and every open and elevated place,
| 70 hhtEl tue VI IL DAbA-
| keepsie. n y, FIRE bells were rung and the
department called out, but, as some one has
| dryly remarked, 1T was impossible to reach
| the FIRE and the sun was not put out Curl
! ousiy enough letters from England say that
! similar sunset effects have lately been wit
messed there They undoubtedly have some
! connection with that condition of the atmos
| phere which has produced remarkable mi
| RACES on the California coast and elsewhere.
| Those misguided people who rise early in
the morning say that the effects before sun
rise have been no less beautiful than those af-
| ter sunset
A good-szed congregation attended the
| union Thanksgiving service held at the Meth
| odist church yesterday. Rev Mr.. Lee of the
! Congregational church and Rev. Mr.. Croth-
/ err OF the Unitarian church assisted IN the
/ services The sermon by Rev. Mr. Truax
was from the text Goodness Is profitable
/ for al things both for this life and the life
that is 10 come The speaker began by de
timing godiiness il its mental, moral, spiritu-
/ al and material bearings Goodness Is proht-
able physically. Men Of correct lives and
habits are longer lived than others. Stats
tics show that clergymen, as a class, live
longer than any other. The Scripture says
that the ungodly shall not live out half their
days, and to-day We see how intemperanoe
I vice and wickedness in every form shorten the
lives OF men. Goodness Is a good thing in
tellectually but mere intellectually is al evil
10 be Stunned. Physical culture alone makes
q man al athlete intellectual culture alone
may leave man vicious and morally unsound.
/ Goodness is profitable materially, IN assuring
d man livelihood and independence. Turn
ing to national affairs, Mr. TruRx showed how
goodness is profitable in our politics and gov.
ernmental policy. Righteousness exalteth a
nation, but sin is suicide, This was iliustrat
| cd by the example Of Sodom, Gomorah, Baby
/ Ion, Egypt Rome, and other ancient and
| downfRllen cities and nations, compared with
the stability Of our own country. The evils
of the timss-divorce, the haste TO be rich,
bribery in elections, corruption in Office
were alluded to. Our only safety, as a ma
ton, the speaker said, lies in the support OF
those men only for office who practice godli-
ness and are sound on every moral question.
George +. Edmunds should not receive the
votes of the people because he is not or was
not in earlier days, sound in principle and
practice on the temperance question. The
discourse was comprehensive in its scope, and
dwelt especially on the need of personal
righteousness as a preparation for this life
and for that which is 10 contemplating
the fact that religion does not consist il
creeds catechisms OF confessions of faith
but in personal uprightness OF life.
REV. Z W. wHITNEYs THANKSGIVING SERMON
AT the Universalist church Rev. L. W
Whitney preached q sermon appropriate tC
Thanksgiving from Deut xxi Z Re
member the days of old" The law of con
trast forms an important part Of human life.
The sweet is known from its varying degrees
aud by its difference from the sour and bit
ter This law which applies TO color, form
odor everything in the range of the senses
LII =. ,ay.f1 ar,kn L. -
doubly dear after pain, and privation of
blessing once enjoyed is more keenly felt
Were the world degenerating fast day would
be in order, but IT, as l believe, life is daily
growingricher and wider, there is ample cause
for thanksgiving TocOntrast the present time
with a hundred years ago should awaken
heartfelt gratitude. Since the treaty of peace
with England signed in 1888 the mAteria
progress of the United States has been RmRz-
ing. In area the increase has been more
than four-fold, in population more than
twelve-fold How greatly the homes of to,
day excel those of the past in convenience
and beauty What stores Of coal iron, pc.
troleum, gold, silver and other minerals have
been brought TO light Steam power and
machinery have lightened mans work rail
roads and steamboats, have made travelling g
delight by the telegraph and telephone
space is annihilAted and the electric light
has turned night into day Thousands OF
discoveries and inventions have increased the
resources of life and given ample cause fol-
thAnkfulness. Equally great has been the in.
tellectual progress of the century. In 1888
the facilities for education were few, poor,
and limited in range. Now the schools, col
leges and professional schools are thoroughly
equipped and offer ample chance for the hum
blest 10 gain a liberal education. Every year
art and music are receiving greater attention,
and in all branches of natural science great
progress is being made. Nor has literature
been neglected. The best foreign books are
translated and read, and the great English
authors receive due honor The sheer fWhC
reads an American book ?" is no longer heard
Our best writers of history, biography, fo
ton, poetry and science have a world wide
reputation and II Is not too much 10 say