Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-16

pestor on "How to be followers of the Good
Shepherd, and the children closed the inter.
esting and profitable services Of the day with
ahymn.
THE SEASON AT LAKE sPoFFoRD.
The season at Spohord lake is reported AZ
quite backward, and only lately have the wa
tiers put on the usually lively appearance of
this season OF the year. The hotels have gem
orally been renovated and improved, notably
the Lakeside house, now managed by Mr.
Ware. Many needed improvements have
been brought about, both at the boat house
and dining hall, and some of the cottages
have been moved and improved by the add.
ton OF broad piazzas. Among the regular
boarders now at the lake are Mr.. and Mrs
f. r. Perry at the Prospect house Mr.. and
Mrs. f. G.. Ryan and Misses Alice and Mabel
Brooks, who have a cottage attached to the
Lakeside house Mr.. Azor Marshall at his 70.
mantle cottage on the northern shore OF the
lake and the Armstrong cottage near the
outlet is illed with people from Keene Mr.
John Colony, OF this and last years Harvard
college university boat crew, is also at the
Prospect. The steamer Enterprise has COM
menced her regular summer excursions around
the lake with the ever reliable Bennett, 1.-THE pi-
lot man. at the Wheel Quite party of our
young people propose to leave for the lake
next week, when they intend taking cottage
and having jolly time by themselves Mr.
and Mrs. Dinsmore arrived from Keene on
Tuesday, and are now at their cottage, where
they will spend the summer, as usual. It
seems only question OF time when this beau
tful spot will be far more widely known than
now, and ii will be surprising IL its pictur
esque scenery, wonderfully pure water and
air. do not eventually make It q summer re-
sort second in popularity to none in New
England.
VILLAGE MEETING -BRATTLEBoRo TO HAVE A
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In accordance with adjournment meet
ing of the voters of the village was held last
Monday evening-Bailiff Crosby in the
chair-to act upon the report of the commit
tee having in charge the matter of paid fire
department, which report was published in
the village newspapers of last week also to
determine what compensation the firemen
should receive for their services for the pres.
ent year The question of re. organizing the
fire department was first taken up and after
some discussion was, on motion of John
Retting accepted and adopted by a division
of the house, 80 to 80, the change to take eff
feet August LIST next. The matter OF fire.
mems pay was then taken up, and on motion
of Dr. Holton, as amended by Chief Eugi-
neor Howe, it was voted to pay the men be
longing to the present fire companies 81. 90
each for their services to August LIST, and the
officers to same date pro rata with the
amount paid them last year. The meeting
was then adjourned sine die.
PERSONAL.
COL j. j, Estey, accompanied by bis
sons Gray and Harry, sailed for Europe
Wednesday morning from New York, per
steamship Ems, on business trip of about
six weeks.-J. E. Hall and family left yester-
day for fortnight's visit to Elizabeth, N. j.,
and adjacent watering places, including Long
Branch and Cony Island. Mr. and Mrs Geo.
L. Crowell, Mr. aud Mrs. d. Leonard, Miss
Minnie Baker, and Mr.. II. E. Housh are alb
sent on the press excursion to the Thousand
Islands. Manager L. F. Adams of the Yer
mont Live Stock company returned from the
west Monday on a short business trip, accom-
panied by his nephew Henry Crosby, who
will not 60 back to the ranch. Rev. U. o.
Day of the Centre Congregational church will
take his vacation next month at Sharon, o.,
and Catskill, N. Y. Mrs Day and her chill
dren are now visiting at the former place.
Miss Jenny Fisher is on visit to relatives in
Boston and vicinity. Edward Crosby has
nearly completed his repairs and improve
ments on the Judge Kellogg place to which
he removed last week.