Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-26
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o. X. leonard mustered camp Of Sons
Of Veterans at Rochester. last week Thurs
day evening. 1t starts of with good mem.
bership and will be called Camp Geo W.
Hooker.
Mrs James ONeil, whose husband died
at AEpinwall q year ago, has this week re.
ceived word that his body, which was ex.
pected this month, cannot be sent until Dc.
tober the rules OF the Panama authorities
forbidding the removal Of body until Is
months after death.
The sugar party at the Universalist
church last evening was very pleasant and
successful affair. The gentlemen walters
served the saccharine fluid in variety and in
fine style, and large crowd we're made hap
py. The receipts were about $53.
David Miller has the job Of transform.
ing Sheriff Starkey's barn on Forest square
into dwelling house.
A series Of special meetings are in prog
ress at the Methodist church under the charge
Of W. II. Daniels an evangelist connected
with Dr. Culliss work Mr. Daniels is a re-
markably interesting speaker, and has sue
ceeded in awakening good degree Of inter
est in his work. The meetings we're begun
last Sunday and, to- morrow evening except
ed, will be continued through next week
Chaplin introduces a new and elegant
this week 1t has real merit, and il worth q
trial
DIR. Tucker will vacate the Judge Kel.
logg place April lzt and take up his residence
in the Joseph Clark house, corner OF High
and Oak streets The Doctor is undecided
about building his new house this season. -
Mr.. Crosby is removing temporarily to rooms
in his block occupied by him for the past two
or three winters, while he makes extensive re-
pairs and improvements on the Kellogg place.
II. A. Wadsworth has moved into Herrick &
Boyden's building on Elliot street.
Postmaster Childs has received a com.
municaton this week from the post Office de-
partment in regard to the street letter boxes
which have been asked for. The matter ID
| not yet decided, but there is no doubt that
the petition will be granted if the department
Is made to understand the need of the boxes
which exists on account OF the peculiar dis
tribution of our population, and the accom-
mediation which their introduction would give
/ to at least 5000 people.
The meeting OF Loyal circle on Wednes
/ day evening, though not 10 largely attended
a. usual was one OF real profit and interest
| Mrs. Whitman described the frescoes OF the
ceiling Of the Sistine chapel, and Miss Cole al
account Of the life and character of the young
er Piuy. review exercise IN Roman histo
ry and the informal discussion of the contents
| of a question box occupied the last half oil
the session, the latter bringing out some rath
er original ideas on a variety OF subjects.
The Rev. Warren II. Roberts OF Below
Falls will exchange with Rev. Mr. Collins or
Sunday next. Services at 1920 A. NJ. and
p NJ
-Postmaster Childs ia preparing plans fo
dwelling house which he is to build this sea
son on Terrace street
Quarterly meeting next Sunday evening
at the Methodist church.
The Grand Lodge Of Vermont, Knight
Of Honor, will hold their annual meeting her,
on Wednesday April II. On Tuesday even
ing public exercises will be held in Crosby
hall, with addresses by Supreme Dictate
Frank d. Sloan of New Haven, Conn, anC
Past Grand Dctators l.. W. Redington ant
l. NJ Read of this state. The Philharmonic
orchestra will furnish music, and there viii
be singing by the Philharmonic quartet AM
by some of our best lady soloists. Wednes
days meetings will be held at Grand Arm,
hall
-Householders who are making ready TO
the annual spring renovation will not over
look Geddis's attractive new advertisement
this week. Mr.. Geddis possesses excellen
taste in the selection OF wall decorations, anC
the trade in paper hanging goods has alreAd,
opened actively.
-Liveryman L. S. Higgins proposes
make 50X2O foot addition to his barn thi
season.
The union gospel temperance meeting
usually held in the Y. NJ. @. A rooms, will b
held in the Methodist church next Sunday q
$50 p. NJ. Rev. Mr.. Daniels will speak.
Rev. s. II. H. Biggs of Shelburne Fall.
Mass, will preach in the Universalist churc
next Sunday in exchange with the pastor
The subject of the evening lecture will be
The Immortality Of the Soul"
II. F. Mcdonald, for the past year cler
in b. A. Clark's hardware store, goes to Lut
low, April LIST, where he will engage In ID
same line OF business on his own account.
Two of the seven children of F. A
johnson OF Dummerston, who were lei
mOtherless last June, have lately foun
good homes in this village, Edith, aged
years, having been adopted by Geo. +
Greene, and May, aged 3 years, by H I
Bond. There are one or two other chldre
Of tender years in the family which is
reputable one-for whom it is hoped thl
equally good homes will be found.
Somebody has cruelty pointed out, fo
the benefit Of victims OF the Friday superst
ton, that this year came in on Friday an
will go out on Friday, and have So Friday,
> Two months IN the year come in on Frida
and two go out on Friday, There are fiv
months in the year that have ave Friday
The phases of the moon change 1--WE times 0
Friday, and the sun was eclpsed on March
which fell on Friday. The longest day
the year and the shortest both fall on a FIR
day. The year will undoubtedly be fata
one to people who are sentenced TO be hun
; on Friday, and We really hope the work {
clipping the grass and plucking the butte
cups and daisies on the railroad bank wol
,, be begun on Friday.
Pratt, Wright q Co. announce the arriy
OF large line of ready made clothing, whic
! will meet every demand of the spring trade
C. II. Eddy Il Co. want to enlarge the
/, bottling business this season, and are calm
upon Mr.. Crowell for more room.
! DR. F. A. Woodbury. was elected men
, Der of the state dental association at it's r
3 cent meeting in Bellows Falls.
l j. H. Holden has bargained for A.
3 Gleasons five building lots on WashinRto
4 and Central streets, and talks of putting !
8 three cottages thereon this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Richardson's POI
wedding anniversary was the occasion OF
surprise visit last Saturday evening, from