Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-02-26
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ing Mr. Towers subject will be "ChTiatian
Responsibility, and in the evening, The
Lord is at Hand
Misses Clark aud Tones will close their
dancing class with a dress ball next Thursday
evening, March I, beginning at 1870
Rev. f. W. Wbippen OF Putney will
preach in the UniversAliut church next Sun.
day morning and evening. The subject of
the evening lecture will be Unconscious
Faults"
As announced last week Rev. NJ. H. Har-
ria OF Worcester will give his lecture From
Worcester to the Rocky Mountains, in Cros-
by ball next Wednesday evening, March Sd, at
S o'clock. A great many OF Mr.. Harriss old
friends will be glad to hear him on this occa-
sion.
Many friends Of A. c. Davenport would
like to make him collector of taxes. His
health will now permit him TO perform the
duties Of the office, and he would certainly
make very efficient and obliging official
COL Greenleaf announces that the Off
GERS school of the National Guard of Yer
mont will be held at Rutland Thursday and
Friday, March IL and ~.
The Greenfield Gazette of this week an
nouuces that Col Hsskins "hss accepted the
invitation of Edwin +. Day Post to deliver
the Memorial Day address"
The Methodist church at Chesterfield is
in luck financially, according to lions Her
aid item printed under the Chesterfield head
ing to-day.
%. j. Pratt is now opening an unusually
fine assortment of new spring dress goods,
silk and velyets at very attractive prices.
The selectmen have been petitioned to
lay new road from near Oliver Carpen-
teT's to Charles Harriss, avoiding the steep
hill by b. Fitchs. The distance is short, and
the only wonder is that such a road was not
built years ago. The present board of select
men have decided, however, to leave the mat
ter for their SUCCESSORS to act upon.
The street commissioner system Of main.
tanning the public highways seems to have
worked very satisfactorily in this town last
year. 1t is understood, however, that re-
sponsible parties are ready to contract for
doing the ordinary repairs for $1,000 less
than 1t cost tbs town last year.
-"wdow Bedott' drew good house last
Saturday night. The piece is made for fun,
aud, barring the fact that much of the fun,
without being broad. is coarse, the audience
found good deal of enjoyment in it. Mr..
Burgess indisputably makes a."character" of
''the Widow" but the character is not Gre
alton or close study from life, like Mr..
Thompson's Uncle Josh, as has been claim
ed for it.
There will be union gospel temperance
meeting at the Y. NJ. @. A. rooms Sunday at
5:30 p. NJ. Hereafter, at the regular weekly
meeting of the W. @. T. u, the session Of
the first Tuesday in each month will be a con-
secrAtion service or Bible reading led by the
superintendent OF evangelistic work
The last meeting of Loyal Circle coming
between "Founder's" and "Longfelow" me-
mortal days, exercises appropriate to both
! were in order, and in connection with the
former the following pleasant greeting from
| Dr. Vincent, the protector and chancellor of
/ the Q. l. S. c., whose students number 60,
600, including 1900 in Japan and 400 in Rus
sia was read
] Dear FsllOlo Workers Of the Loydi Circle;
cannot write you letter; l simply salute you
Tue Q, L. $. G. promotes culture OF true kind by
appealing to and awakening into life all the best aspi-
rations Of the sou-ntellectuAl social moral spirit
ua II leads us to pure and refining literature; It
inces us to systematic and prolonged work; il dis
to ourselves lines Of power; II helps us ia
wise way to help others. May you be loyal-slwsys
loyal-to c. L. $. C.. to the church you love and 10
J. II. VINCENT,
Plaindeld, Nj
The ladies of Delta lodge, X. and L. OF
/ H., are to have flower dance" next Mon
day evening at Crosby hall. The First Regi-
ment band orchestra will furnish music, and
the occasion will doubtless be made very at
tractive,
"A movement is on foot here for forming
an organization of the Knights of Labor,
but nothing definite has come of it as yet,
further than the circulation OF a paper for
signatures.
-Boyce Il Bohrman, cigar makers, have
closed their store in Judges building, having
sold their manufacturing business to Mr.
Sanderson of Bsrnardston, who is extensive.
ly engaged in the same line.
The old and young folks dance at Cios
by hall on the 22i was attended by 81 coup
les.
-Sedgwick Post, G. A. r., have engaged
Rev. l. NJ. Foster of Brooklyn, n Y, for
merly chaplain -in-chief of the Grand Army,
as the orator for next Memorial day, which
will be observed this year on Monday, May
3lst
Mrs. F. A. Wells has had the pleasure OF
picking pansy blossoms from her flower beds
every month since last April.
IN. W. Goddard removes next week tc
West Townshend, where he has bought H.
S, Kidder's place in the village with II acres
of land.
Mike Dundan has bought the old Good
hue house and is taking it down preparatory
to removal to make way for the Brooks libra
ry building. A part of II will be used to
build him a new house in place Of the one
lately burned.
Mr.. W. II. Alexander received intell
genoe a day or two ago OF the sudden death
at Louisville, KY, Of his son, Elijah s. Allen.
ander, for many years prominent business