Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-23

at 4 by the trial Of engines Protector Hook
and Ladder Co. No. ] ran from opposite the
Elliot street engine house TO the baptist
church and had q man at the top Of a 30
foot ladder in l minute and Is seconds. No
3 steamer company, starting with water hot
thon ran to the same point, stationed their
engine ut the reservoir near High street cor
ner and playing through 800 feet of hose
had 3O-foot stream on the church in min
/ s sec Steamer No. 4 then ran, starting
with cold water, fred up, placed their en-
/ CINE and got stream on the church in
min, y sec. Hand engine company No. 6
brought the trial TO a fitting close by per
forming the allotted feat in 4 minutes. The
high wind was not favorable for making big
plays There Was the usual crowd in attend
Rnce, to whom the music Of the military
band, from the Brooks House balcony,
formed an added attraction
The closing entertainment Of the Murray
club. for the season, was given last Tuesday
evening at Crosby hall, and proved pleasant
diversion to the goodly number present At
/ ter the operetta, which was exceedingly well
! rendered in all its parts and closed with sweet
] singing by the "four-Rnd-twenty little black
] birds Tennysons dream Of Fair WON
en-" was read by Mr.. Geo. A. Hines, and 'Hel-
| en- Of Troy, "Iphigenia, Cleopatra, "Jep-
/ thas Daughter" "Rosamond, " Queen Flea
nor" and Margaret Roper were evoked from
| the shades OF the past to illustrate it, Miss
| Ella L. Leach OF New London, Conn, then
| told the pathetic story OF THE Other Train"
80 effectively as to call forth an enthusiastic
encore, in response to which she gave Gray's
"Elegy in Country Churchyard" as inter
| preted by the first class in reading in a coun-
/ try school, which was also received with hearty
| applause. A grotesque harlequin dance fol
/ lowed, provoking much merriment and caus-
/ ing decided wonder as to (which is which 8"
/ The exercises were interpreted with selec-
tions by the military band orchestra, and the
entertainment closed with the service of ice
cream and cake. The members Of the club
are 10 be congratulated upon having given
their friends two hours of pleasure and adding
to their treasury the sum of 500.
W. c. 7. L. NOTES.
The call to prayer, issued 10y the nation
al committee, will be observed by the Brat
tleboro Union next Tuesday afternoon at .
o'clock. The ladies will meet with Mrs. Geo
/ Clapp and continue together rs long a. pos
. Bible. The regular business Of the week
will be taken up AZ well during this meeting
as nearly all Of the officers Of the union will
attend the institute at Newfane beginning
| Wednesday morning.
The annual institute OF the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union, to be held at
I NbNAAhN ntAA NtNhf HlbAthth ~ uhft quite
full attendance Of delegates from local uu.
ions, churches and the temperance bodies
1t will be seen from the program printed
elsewhere that useful and entertaining plan
of work is arranged for those who take part
and those who listen. Let oil friends OF TEN.
perRnoe avail themselves OF this opportunity
for learning more Of the W. c. T. L. meth
DDS Of work, and also help make this coca.
sion one OF encouragement TO the Windham
county union.
Mrs. j. X Barney of Providence. X. l.
state president OF the w c. T. L. and ma
tionAl superintendent Of prison and iail
work, is coming into this county to give a Sc
ries OF lectures next Saturday She will
speak IN the Baptist church next sunday
evening at quarter before O'Clock and at
West Bratteboro in the afternoon at 1870
O'Clock, occupying the pulpit for the usual
hour Of regular service there. Mrs Barney
has for many years been a prominent work
err in the missionary field and later in the
temperance work. We urge all who can to
embrace this opportunity for hearing this
most earnest gospel worker. She Is truly
one OF the "silver-tongued" speakers The
further appointments made by the county
executive committee are given below Mon
day at Bellows Falls Tuesday at Putney
Wednesday at Jamaica, Thursday 81 New
fame.
/ TIL DEAMA-APPEARANCE or MARGARET MATH-
III As LEAH.
The engagement Of the noted actress
Miss Margaret Mather, and her company, at
Opera ball next Tuesday evening is an event
OF no little interest to BrRttleboro people
The play of Leah the Forsaken, in which
she is to appear Is not q particularly attract
i've one, and IN character scene and point OF
interest is a relic from the gloomy past but
=. a.
good opportunity to display that wonderful
talent which has placed her IN the front rank
OF living dramatic artists. 1t was in this role,
at the Boston Theatre last winter, that she
received the remarkable compliment of eleven
calls before the curtain, two OF which were
given her after the close Of the play the ap-
plRuse being mingled with cheers from all
parts Of the house. The company is strong
one throughout as will be seen by refere nee
to the announcement published IL another
column.
POST sEDGwICK's PROGRAM OF MEMORIAL DAY
ExEECIsEs.
The Grand Army of this town and viciu-
ity will observe Decoration day in Brattleboro
in their accustomed manner and in accord
ance with the following program On Sun
day morning next the Grand Army will al
tend the Congregational church, az a compli-
ment TO Mr.. Tyler, the orator for Decoration
day. Next Thursday evening there will be q
campfire IN the town hall at 1880 o clock with
music by the Philharmonic orchestra and
quRrtette and by a mixed quartette solos by
some Of our leading singers, recitations war
stories and remarks by some Of our citizens
On Friday morning the old soldiers will leave
at Q o'clock for West Brattleboro, where they
will form line in carriages, headed by the
First Regiment band III q barge, and proceed
to the cemetery, where short exercises will be
had. At p. II. the line will be formed in
front Of the town hall, the right resting at
Col Hookers, and will march 10 the cemetery
in the following order
First Regiment Band.
Marshal and Aids.
Estey Guard
Orator and Clergy.
Post Sedgwick, No, 3, q. A. L.
Ladies Relief Corps, Post Sedgwick, No. 3.
Sons OF Veterans, Post Tyler, No. 2.
Fuller Battery.
Phoenix Engine Co., No. c.
Other Societies.
Proceeding to the cemetery, the services
will be performed near the soldiers buriAl
place. After singing by the Philharmonic
quArtette and an Grafton by Hon. j. III. Tyler,
the ranks will be broken and the graves OF
soldiers decorated. A detachment, under es-
cort of the hremen, will proceed to the Cath
Ollie cemetery and decorate the graves of sol
diers buried there. The procession will then
reform and march back through Washington
and Canal streets TO the place OF starting.
Per order committee. L. X. FULLER,
Chief Marshal
OAK GROVE, TUESDAY, MAY 20.
AT the spring meeting of the Bratteborc
rife club held on Tuesday some remarkable
shooting was done at 200 yards of hand OF
the Massachusetts, target. n s. BrOckway
Of Bellows Falls, a member of our club, made
the remarkable run of II consecutive bulls
eyes, making 10 on the score of ten shots
This shooting was done with q 32-calibel
muzzle-loading rife of his own make. Mr.
Knight also shoots a 32-cAliber gun OF hi
make with which he took the first cash prize
with the score of ll3, Mr.. Brockway's score
not being entered as a prize string Below
are the scores
2 8 10
Brockway, II II y II IL II u 70 II l2-ll
knight ~ y o 70 II ~ II ~ II ll-ll
Cobb, II u 9l2 Il ~ 10 Il y l2-1l