Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-14

That COI. j. j. Estey has been nupointed "a
member Of the inaugural committee for
ermont. and AdJutant General 7. IS Peck
of burlington has been made member of
the military committee for the inaupurs
uon. Ia an extended Inst of those who
VIII attend tine following names are given
Gov VIM J. Dillingham; and wife. ex Gov
d Gregory Smith and wife. px-Oiov. Re3
held Proctor and wife. ex Gov 4 j Orms
bee and wife, State treasurer VIM II Du-
bois and wife. State Auditor Z Henry
POWELL and wife. Hon. Carroll s. Page and
wife OF Hyde Park. Col Geo W. Hooker
and wife. Col Julius j Estev and wife
eN Lieut. -tov Levi X Fuller and wife
Edward Crosby and daughter. Col. II L
Taylor of Brattleboru
Mr. and Mrs b. q Hardie arrived In
town yesterday and are at the Brooks
House
Gaius Frost, who has suffered severely
from rheumatism of the eyes. Is now much
improved, and has begun a term of school
at West Chesterfield
At the adjourned meeting of the Philbar
monic society held Tuesday evening. these
officers were chosen for the ensuing wear
PRESIDENT l.. X. Fuller vice president. G.
W Hooker secretary. c. T. L Jenne
treasurer. j. A. Abbott executive com
mittee. O. A. Marshall j g Tavlor. / L
Burnett. DIR. r Lord I J Holman com
mittee on membership. L + Brooks C. N
c. Richardson. Ambrose knapp commit
tee on amusements. II r. Lawrence. n. !
hawley, + g Frost The society is IN
very nourishlng condition being entirely
out OF debt. The customary winter re-
cepuons viii soon be entered upon
There viii be- meeting of the Brattie.
noro Woman Indian association at the
y N. Z. A. parior next Tuesday at four
O'Clock
The trustees OF the Vermont saving.
bank met on Wednesday and declared their
s1th dividend. which was at the rate of q.
per cent and payable after January first
The bank Is now M condition IN pay its de-
posters tve per cent. and the trustees
would nave made a dividend at that rate If
the late Legislature had not passed a law
furuiddlnC such action TIN. law restrict.
all savings banks in the state from nav
ing over =. per cent After three vears
from Jan. lsi lsss. all banks that then
have surplus of oue per cent above the
ten per cent guarantee fund must divide
90
The Omniscient Wisdom which reru-
lates the affair, OF tine universe from 10.
arm CHAIR On a newspaper office down by
the bridge. wriTgled painfully last week
a. We supposed 90 would. under our expa-
sure the week previous of its ignorant and
ridiculous assumptions about the Chester.
held urluge contract ana the action of tine
bridge commissioners IN making the con
tract Inc facts are. no matter now many
times tine isdom may say they ARE dis
puted that the contract with the bridge
company was made with full knowledge on
the part Of the COMPANY that it had got To
be ratified by the town of Chesterfield. and
with full knowledge. to-, tnat lu no case
was brattieboro 30 be- holden for more than
$50 OF the contract price The know
edge OF the Wisdom on tins point was of
precisely the same sort that % showed Of
the civil affairs Of the country when u DO
formed It's readers two week. ago that %
was the recently elected Congress that
would assemble on the next TUESDAY
The moral OF the whole business is The
next time such reckless. inexperfenced
men a. Jacob Estey. Hoyt Wheeler and
j.. Harris are entrusted with any pui.
lc business, appoint Charles Il Davenport
a. their guardian and mentor aud every
thing vail Ice done according a. luw and on
sound and far-seelnc business principle.
MANY things which We nesl not mention
SNOW that TINS would ue the case
party of >Wedr. Wn0 reached Brat
teuara Yesterday. were month Oh the
water and hA4 terribly rough uassar,
Among them was man ~ BIO mas been with
Cutting NJ GuIiuri for SIX wears ami
who went home after having lie brought
WIN him sister ana other relative
A une line Of plate mlrror- IN brass and
bronze muuutInEs at Liapp q Jones
AT the urgent solicitation Of POSTMASTER
Cniids the post-oliIce department mas cun
scented 70 the establishments ~ tins vilag,
during the holiday. of three ub-station.
for the sale Of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes one of them will be III fstey
vile. one OF them at ! + Dung store
on south Main street and one al Russell &
fiumm,rs uu Elliot street The publ.
~ll appreciate TINS convenience
While 70 i Ryder Wa assisting al 4
large splitting saw at Estev g Co s. vester
da1 ms hands were drawn on t. the ssv
wnIls he was irving o. keeu d board from
flying back aud hitting the other workman
and both hands were badly cut Tie onl,
loses portion Of the middle finger on the
right hand. now ever. ami viii not be- loul
disabled
AT the ChautauJuH meeting TIM. week
after the usual questions on creek hIstor,
ami literature. and the presentation oi /
paper o- Homer by Miss Oertrui, VII
hams Cursary reviev " Robert El-
mere wHs given los Re, O. % Dav. Tn,
reviewer considered the book both a. nov
Ell and d theological treatise nut spoke prln
clpGliy upon the latter pha~e pointing ou
IT, strong points a. vel A. IT. vseakn.-sse.
ana giarInC lncOnslsteucIes OF special 90
terest the reference made % the view,
Prof trrtsFU n fI-f "a fal tt-aa Na nr.
ginal Of the novel; "Nr tray ana appar
emily the author ideal Christian as reveaI
Ell III two OF ms sermons. from one Of wnici
the book quotes literally while maintainln.
absolute silence % regard 10 the other
wherein the professor acknow lodges the iu
ability oi d religion "a hich denies the super
natural 10 satisfy the deepest need, OF tn
sou! Mr.. Dav mentioned incidentally a
OF interest III tins connection. TACT whici
Il stated IN tine following paragraph from
New ork daily
The religion, conflict through which Eism-r
Lass-1 o. undoubtedly one through which q mutt
tul- ~ earnest men arr Iasslus today But Ca
outcome Of thai conflict o. uis cas- b. purely u
AEinarf 40 one thinking a. Dr. thought nAs eve
done ih- WORK De- o. r-pr-seulel O. have don
among the neglected artisans " tine Eai Eud "a
London Hucn work. 81 far as d has ts-eu done q
al has been doli- either uy ferYeuI evangelical
or by equally fervrut ritualsts like aiht.r Macl
OnOchie or Father LOsutr. THE aitrulstic deisl
Tor which Elsm-rr exchanged hi~ t.-lief it a MI
Is-ruatura Christianity has nor vet shown ar
CAPACITY rl DO the s.lf-nruyms work for ma
shown by the numblrsI missionary armed with
strong faltl 90 traditional Christianity kveu D
The cas- 90 klsinsrr if NAV t- maintained Wiz
some suos ui rraSon That ms noble worL 10 Lon
uuu WAS essentially q Christian Work only t.sS~
ui- recalls n- vas still uncuusciuu>y Do symua
tiny with the iElth which hi- reason AMI inleli-l
iilu ulscarJit's
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