Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-19

lar. Mr.. Shelton is fresh from the Mo
hawk conference, and all who are interest
ed in efforts for saving the Indians 10y
Christian civilization are invited 10 hear
him.
Fred Howe made canoe voyage down
the Connecticut river from liartland this
week and was joined at Westminster by his
brother, Lucien Howe.
The High school base ball association held
their first annual turkey supper at Coopers
dining rooms last evening aud a choice me
nu was prepared. The rooms were arts
tically decorated with autumn leaves flags,
crossed bats base ball paraphernalia, etc,
and presented a very attractive appear
ance. A company Of about 80 we're pres
ent. President Will Smith acted as toast
master, and speeches were made 10y Rev.
c. o. Day and Mr. Rugg the new High
school teacher The secretary's and treas
urer's reports were read and it was shown
that about 5000 had been handled during
the season and there was still had a small
amount in the treasury The boys made
the entire evening one Of general jOllity
and closed 10y giving the club yell The
| nine have had IA remarkably successful sea
son throughout. Out Of 10 games played
| 10 were victories and such clubs were de
feated as the Vermont Academy, Bellows
Falls Amateurs, Putneys, Keene High
schools, Hinsdale Athletics, etc. Catcher
Davis leads the team in batting, with an
average Of A.. 20, closely followed by Devine
and Taylor. Benson ranks first in fielding
while Howe, Stoddard and Coates have
good averages Taylor has stolen % bases,
nearly twice as many as any other player
Much Of the mines success has been due 10
the work Of Manager Burr Smith. The
| school loses four players by graduation 1t
is proposed 10 hold grand field day next
spring
Funeral services for Mr. A. NJ lngham
were held in the Centre church at 9 O'Clock
Saturday morning. Owing to the early
hour and the brief notice, not so many were
present as would otherwise have been the
case, but the Y. NJ. G.. A. was well repre-
sented its members occupying seats 10
gether male quartet sang Meet Me
There and "ln the Shadow Of His Pres
ence, " the last named being special favo
rite with the deceased. Rev Mr. Smithers
read from the Scriptures, prayer was offer
ed by Rev. Mr. Parry, and then Rev c. -
Day, his pastor, and Col j. j. Estey, pres
ident Of the association tn which he was 50
devoted, made brief remarks upon the char
acter and life Of Mr.. lngham Mr.. Day al
luded IN touching words 10 the patience with
which the sufferings Of the last few days
were borne, the CHEEKY smile with which he
greeted every visitor, and gave his last mes
sage to the boys Tell them what a grand
thing 1t is TO he a Christian % At the close
OF the services the remains were taken to
the station, whence they were taken north
by the 1890 train for burial at Stewards
town, ~ II.
Miss Cora Corbett, whose marriage n
Fred II. Eastman Of Springfield, Mass, is
announced in our BernardstOn correspon.
dence, was formerly BrattleborO girl
Merton Doolittle has taken possession Of
the place left him by his father near the
old centre of the town, and in connection
with it will run a milk cart
At the Fortnightly club meeting in the
Centre church vestry Tuesday evening. an
| interesting debate on woman's suffrage was
given, the decision rendered being in favor
of the negative side of the question The
discussion was followed by a social enter
tainment
The electric light on Walnut street has
been moved so as 10 light the entrance to
the Roman Catholic church.