Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-06-05
INK, AND RECORD AND FARMER, FRIDAY, JUNE 1885.

There was a wrestling match at Crosby
hall last Saturday evening between Austin IL.
Miller, clerk for Simonds n Pullen, and Joseph
Wood, one of Orowells workmen stakes 8 10
and local lightweight championship collar
and elbow hold best three in five. Miller's
weight Is 1872 pounds Woods, 1873 The for.
mer proved himself an unusually good wres-
tier aud won three straight bouts Time %,
% and q minutes Between the bouts there
was a Hparing exhibition by Messrs. Tyler
and Coleman Of this place. in which the latter
gained the advantage. Much amusement
was afforded by boxing match between the
Gaheen brothers, aged some ~ and 10 years
respectively, which ended in a draw. John
Calvin was referee in all the contests, which
we're conducted In an honorable aud order
ly manner and enjoyed by crowd Of about
200.
The second-Rnniversary exercises Of the
Brattleboro Y M. @. A. we're held in the
Centre church last Sunday evening, and a
large audience was present, notwithstanding
the unfavorable weather. After prayer by
Rev. Mr. Tower and Scripture reading by
Rev. s. II. Ice, paper giving bird's-eye
view Of general and local association work was
read by General Secretary Ingham, aud Col.
j. j. Estey, president Of the association, fol-
lowed with a few supplementary remarks.
The reports of l.. H. Van Doom and Mrs j.
N. Robbins, tteasurers respectively of the
association and auxiliary, were given, both
showing all past expenses paid and the latter
a small balance in the treasury. Mrs Il p.
Carpenter read an excellent paper answering
the query, "What is the Woman's Auxiliary z"
and brief addresses, heartily endorsing the
aims and methods Of this branch OF Chris
tian work and testifying IN to its importance,
were made by Rev. Messrs. Tower McAnn
and Lee. There was some very spirited and
effective singing by large chorus choir, with
organ and cornet accompaniment by Miss
Clark and Mr.. Shearer certain solo aud duet
parts being taken by Misses Mozart and Char
ter, Mrs. JENNIE and Mr.. MaAham. About
the chancel and organ were grouped in profu-
sion cut flowers and potted ferns, whose part
in the services, though silent, was none the
less potent.
The following is tho list Of letters remain.
ing in the BrattebOro post-oflioe, June 4
Ladies'. -Mrs Chas Colt, Mrs Electa Il Cook, Emma
Day Mrs Geo Darling, Mrs II l. Fox, Alice aorham,
Nora Grifhu, Addie Iohnson-2, Lnla James Lutte
hingley, Mrs Carrie IAbrum, Mrs @ Post, Mrs Ag-
Genuemen-FrAnk Brayman, Edward Barlow, NJ s
Barlow, Chas Fletcher, Frye, John Graham, NJ
HARRISON Hudson 7 II Leonard, II Martin, NJ s
Mead, Ober, T O'Counor l. Titus A n simons,
WIN shelrg, Frank looms, John A Taylor Chas Wells,
Warner.
miss MATIiER IN THE HONEYMOON.
Miss Margaret Mather aud her company
played The Honeymoon to a large and appre-
ciative audience in the town hall last evening,
giving presentation which was we'll and
evenly done throughout OF Miss Mather,
however, we think it must be said that in a
light comedy like The Honey moon she is dis.
appointing, though the disappointment lies
altogether in the comparison with herself
when she Is at her best in high tragedy
Beautiful, bewitohing, and every-way de-
lghtful she certainly was last evening; but
when one remembered the real dramatic pow
er and intensity OF emotion which she dis
plays as Lean or Lazy Macbeth she seemed TO
be under constant repression, aud the piece
to lack opportunity for her to show herself at
her best. That JuGdnnd gives no more
scope for Miss Mathers genius il not her
fault however, and she makes Of the part all
that the piece permits. The support was
almost uniformly good and in several instan.
ces II rose to real excellence, a. in the imper-
sonations given by Duke ArdHsa. Cunt RO-
iand0, and Jacques II The Phuuix may be
presumptiOus aud choose for itself, let us say
that we hope TO see Miss Mather in Br4ttle-
boro next season in her always delightful
role Of Juiiet.
ANOTHER BLACK MANS STORY (SoT FROM PHIL
ADELPHIA.)
The senior Willard, the venerable and
well favored father OF the NAL odorous evil
lard boys on the old Playground, ia ag-
grieved because his fair fame and name have
been mixed up with the charges OF rum
selling, rows and disturbances in that classic
locality. Mr.. Willard says he has never
countenanced his boys in either rumseling or
rum-drinking, but on the contrary both he
and his wife have always done all they that
pious parents could do TO prevent their chill.
dreD from falling into such evil ways. The
boy Everett, this sOrrov wing father SAYS. is a
bad boy, aud that's q fact. He is black
sheep in the fiock-e veritable son OF perdi.
ton, whose careful Christian training and
Sunday school nurture were brought to
naught by vicious associates, when, in an
evil day, he WAS persuaded to let his talents
shine m star in the galaxy of negro min
strel artists Long ago would Everett have
been expelled from under the patornal roof
had 1t not been that the weather was cold
and he had no other where to lay his head. At
present he is in New Hampshire or Massa.
chusetts, or somewhere else, and bis parents
are willing he should stay there.
But 1t il not his children alone that are
bringing Mr. Wizards gray hairs in sorrow
to the grave. With mingled grief and in
dignatiOn he resents the imputation of the
newspapers that he il to be- classed with the
poor white trash which infest a distant sec.
ton Of his neighborhood. These white folks
are not OF a kind to adorn the higher circles
OF polite society. Far from IT, Tune and
time again has Mr.. Willard been aroused
from his virtuous slumbers and besoupht to
protect his sea going neighbor from the mid
night assaults OF her Acknowledged (alleged)
husband. Rows there have been on the
campus, but it was the poor white trash aud
not the citizens Of color who melted them.
Oar own impression il that Mr.. Willard
tells the truth. Common report makes him
quiet, decent man who is cursed with one
or two bad children and some worse neigh
bors. If the rest of the neghborhood was
cleaned out, and Willard and his wife and
young children were left alone there we
think there would be no more complaint from
that locality. Mr.. Willard is q Republican.
and his grief that "his old Republican paper
thus went back on him" last week determines
us to stand by him even az he stands bv his
political principles
(To be continued after the next row.
EXAMINATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Pyimdries,-
Chase Street, Monday, Junes, 9.OOAM.
Chestnut Street,
Reed Street, am n
Washington Street, &" a"
High Street. Tuesday, o. 1904. NJ.
Second intermediate Misses Merton and
Dr.
Oral. June 10 i.so NJ, Arithmetic aud Spelling.
IS, Language and Reading.
First Intermediate Mrs. Morse.
Written. June 8, "a. NJ, Arithmetic