Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-08


On Sunday evening the Congregati lnal
church was filled to Overlooking with PEG
pie interested 10 hear Mrs Zerelda g. Wal
lace of Indiana Miss Mary r. Spencer
president of the local W. G. r. u. read a
portion Of scripture Rev Mr. Tucker made
Invocation, and Mrs Anna Spencer. Mrs
Eva a. Mann and Mrs. Rose Walcott sang
most eXcellently Nearer Home" Miss
Kate Dix playing organ accompaniment
Miss Spencer introduced Mrs Wallace in
well chosen words, who at once, without
preliminary or superiluuus remark, pro.
rreded to the discussion Of her subject
She briefly traced the movement against
the saloon during the past 10 years, telling
how the women had lahnrtd for the tx
tlnctinu Of this niquity, first hv appealing
to the liquor sellers, aud secondly by cuun
selling aud aiding the fallen victims But
these means have fulrd Ambition, Hvur
ice aud political influence prove too power
lul for these efforts, What remains The
ballot box Said the speaker half Of the
people are puWrrleSS and must 81 remain
until they have the r,ght to express their
wishes aud desires ut the polls All the
various objections urged 10y uppnSers to the
suffrage muvrm mt we're answered in turn
ihly aud rilrctunllv. Her arguments were
ION that the persons who can answer them
with reasons rs we'll Lased are few indeed
1t is simply II question of right and Justice
No good reason exists why the women Of
America should he DISTINGUISHED and be
placed in this regard with idiots and Grim
mails. The movement is gaining strength
every year aud the time is not far distant
when this will Ice government. not IF one
half the people, but of the whole people
Music, Let Him In was finely rendered
10y the quartet aud Rev T.. W Pierce pro
nounced the henediction.
The weather for the past week has been
charming, and vegetation Is coming for
ward rapidly,
Luther II. Barber, who represents the
Eddison fire eNtnguishrr company, will
give public exhibition Of the invention ON
saturday evening, June It'll. 4 brisk fire
will Ice kiudlcd near the hay scales, and by
means Of the cNtingui,her speedily pat out.
1t is hoped that many will he present ~
witness the test.
j r. Quimby Of Boston, jeweler Of
long experience, has formed IL business as
sociatiun with A. NJ johnson, aud is pre-
pared to do any work in that line in Il sat
lsfactory manner.
Sidney Newton of New York is spending
"A few weeks in town.
1t is expected that the first Lumber Of
our paper will appear during the month.
At regular meeting of Waverly lodge,
|. q. q. r., Tuesday evening, Barney l..
Johnson was elected W. c. Z for the bal
aucc of the quarter, which office became
vacant 10y removal from town of John l..
clark, 2nd
Cur stores have full stocks Of goods and
business appears to hc excellent
At the village meeting, May Both, it was
voted to instruct the trustees to provide
additional street lamps As soon as they
can he procured they will he set in differ
rnt parts of the village rs needed.
\ lawsuit is u rarity On Monday last
a hearing was held before Justice Edward
Titus in the case Of Daniel Wheeler vs..
Horace f.. May to recover for labor per
formed hl plaintiffs son for the defendant.
:. 7. Davenport for plaintiff IL Mann,
Jr. for defendant. Decision reserved.
The Univcr>alist SUNDAY school was re
organized last Sunday with the following
officers Superintendent, Mrs Eva A.
Mann; assistant superintendent Mrs. \
| NJ Purmrc organist Miss Gerte Boyd /.
librarian, Mrs. Albert Buell. assistant Ii
hrariam, Mrs Nellie Macl elan secretary
| viii Mucl elan. Delegates to Windham
aud Bennington county association 10 Ice
| held at Vernon, q ". Boyd, Mrs X. p
| Arnes and Mrs Cora Fox.
Ca last Sunday afternoon Rev Mr. Tuck
| rr preached most interesting and forci
| hIc sermon from Cor ., making the
central thought Qualifications for Chris
tan Work
Next SUNDAY Is drnumnated Children :
| Day, the morning hour being devoted to
exercises by members of the school, and in
the afternoon Il discourse ill he given es
pecially for the younger portion If the
congregation.
G. NJ. Russell will give his illustrated lee
| ture BATTLES and Leaders of the Civil
! War, at the town hall on Friday and Sat
ur,lay evenings. Juur ~ aud 49, Pur
traits of a number of we'll known people
will he presented in addition to the regu
lar list of illustrations, and the second
evening "A sketch OF the soldiers furnished
by Wilmington will he given. Admission,
- cents public school children - cents
Mrs VIM T. Haskell recently returned
| from Lowell, Mass. where she was sud
denly called to attend the burial of her
brother. George c. Robinson who died ON
MAY 18th, aged so years. On March 10Th
! another brother, I. AIllbefl lthllnSbn, Ulttl
at Portland, Maine, aged - years. On the
18th of May the wife of f. W Robinson,
another brother, died at Chelmsford, Mass.
Thus three death, have occurred in this
family in AN unusually short period of time.
The two brothers. George and Gilbert were
sons of George Robinson an old resident of
the town, who had family Of ten children
five of whom are now dead. They were
born in Wilmington and lived here till
manhood. Gilbert was in the employ Of
Asher Haynes in his blacksmith shop for 4
number of years, and will he remembered
by many of our people.
Miss Florence Barnard is obliged to re
turn home from Castetnn normal school ~
account of poor health. She would hav,
graduated the present term, and her Hines
occasions n great disappointment
Elnm Boyd, an old resident, died 81
Tuesday last. Ills funeral was ATTENDED
from his late residence, Rev. Mr.. Pierre,
officiating.
A baby weighing 49, pound, Sc col
umn of births.
Wiudhnm.
f. IT, Harris went Ia Culch ester las
week and returned ON Saturday, bringing
his family with him.
Mrs. l.. G.. and Miss Ella button hay
returned from Worcester, where they hay