Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-09

Trenton, N j., and since June last had been
living with his step-father, Mr.. +. A. Adams,
IN Shelbune Falls. He was a boy Of much
promise and universal favofite. The body
was brought here and buried beside that Of
the faiherin our village cemetery on Tuesday.
ABOUT FORMER BRATTLEBoEo TEACHER.
We notice in the Rutland Herald the fol.
lowing appreciatve notice of Miss Slason's
select school in that place
Her method combines those Of Pestalozzl aud
Froebel. There II no attempt at military drill and
forced restraint, but the happy busy hum Of work IL
noticeable Reading is taught by the word and sound
method aud every word 10 practically applied In SEN
tence building Observation IL developed by lessons
~ form Each child Of ~ years has box Of letters,
both small aud capital aud punctuation marks, with
which they construct words and sentences. The pu-
pills years old copy words from the blackboard IN
nice legiblc writing aud make all combinations Of
numbers az far IS. All taught the Of their
lungs Htomachs aud bodies, gymnastics and practical
letter writing Prangs natural history series are used
with happy effect large colOred plate represents
ferent members Of families belonging to that order
In this and other ways knowledge Ia made practical
and impressive Aptness Of the pupils to apply their
knowledge u a remarkable feature OF the school,"
A COMPLIMENT FOR BRATTLEBoRo HAPPY
THOUGHT.
Mrs. Sarah f. Fuller Of Boston, the in
speotinR officer OF the National Woman's
Relief Corps, G.. A. r., who paid visit 10
Der, incorporates the following paragraph of
local interest in letter to the National Trib.
une Of Washington, ID. c., Jan, s:
"At Bratteboro, the next place visited, Col. and
Mrs Hooker entertained the guest at their charming
home The corps here reported 10 excellent condi.
ton; books well Kept, good round sum the treas
ury, intending relief fund and rapidly Increasing
membership Of earnest, Intelligent ioyai women
Not having much relief YORK to do The corps deter.
mined on starting fund fora soldiers monument
and to ihi, e9 "a have appropriated i25 the sum
deut Of the corps. as trustee. That such
action Is Endorsed aud appreciated by the cit
liens ~ well as the Grand Army, was made mani
fest In pretty compliment extended by prominent
firm Edwards Lilis) u the town. one Of the
Christmas window decorations was monument over
III feet high, OF red white aud blue silk, with tab
let OF mowers, on which was Inscribed The Proposed
Soldiers Monument"
REV. Z. W. wHITSEY's FIVE YEARS WORK.
Last Sunday Rev. E. W. Whitney preach
ed sermon appropriate to the fifth annivers-
airy Of his settlement as pastor Of the Uni
versalist church. 10 the Eve years he has
solemnized 90 marriages, attended $50 fun
erals, baptized 20 children, received 43 mem.
bers into the church Including 8 at Vernon
and Guilford), preached in all 5j5 times, and
made $500 pastoral calls. Not less than 40
families have been lost by death and remov-
ais, besides many young people who have
gone TO the large cities and the west. To
o fset this 20 new families have become iien-
titled with the parish, making gain of SO
families. The audiences, large five years ago,
have slowly but steadily increased TO the pres
ent time. Great improvements have been
made in the three churches TO which Mr..
Whitney ministers.
The Brattle boro church has been painted
and repaired the kitchen aud vestry i'm
proved a large and fine toned Hook & Has
tings organ bought ami a new furnace
placed in the basement, at an expense of
81, 700, besides the generous sum allowed
for the old organ. In the five years build
ing fund Of $3.50 has been raised, which is
now on interest, and will be used in future
for needed improvements. The Sunday
school and other departments Of the church
are in fourinhiDg condition.
At Guilford the church has been painted
and repaired, new cushions placed In the
pews, and the ladies' rooms bought and furn-
ished at an expense Of 1922.
In Vernon the church has been slated,
painted and repaired the interior made very
attractive, and a foe toned Estey organ
bought, at total cost of S773. This does
not include the expense of recent damages
which was covered by insurance money.
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