Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

made Of the Brattleboro chapter.
At a special meeting Of the Brattleboro
East Congregational society held Tuesday
evening, 5 u. Emerson, h. G.. Crosby and
Il. {. Averill were chosen committee 90
make a new appraisal Of the pews and re
port at an adjourned meeting TO be held
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs S. NJ Chatfed announces a closing
out sale Of all her art goods The collec-
ton is large and choice one and her room
in Ryther block will be an attractive place
for holiday shoppers who are in search Of
novelties and specialtes not TO be found
elsewhere
The "Phantasma Of singing flowers. an
nounced for last Monday evening by the
Baptist ladies, was unavoidably postponed
on account Of the illness Of one of the lead
ing participants
Miss Davis Of Putney, who has had IA
vorable introduction TO Brattleboro people
through her class in French announces
elsewhere the opening Of language par.
Tor in Mr.. Gregg's new house on North
Main street, which she hopes 10 make a
permanent feature here
Capt Fred Mack is a candidate for the
office Of Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions
under the new administration No man in
the country is better qualified for the place
by both experience aud ability, and we
hope he will have it,
The present wear being the Tooth ami
versary of the death of Charles Wesley.
v,.'l'ienu ny nluls,' tne SUBJECT OF the
next Sunday will be Christian song"
Service il. the Unitarian church Sunday
morning ana evening. Topic " morning
seTiloh' ne bhnl beggar short address
nj the Vesper service ON The need and
power OF purpose IA iie. All are wei
come.
Nurthneld' Mass correspondent sends
Ihe loiloWlng item 10 the Greenfield Ga
zette OF tins week Mary Howe, the sing
er OF whom bTattlehoro. or we should say
america. mas reason 10 toe proud, graced
the late hours OF her visit home by coming
uo"h ana singing 10 the seminary girls.
None outside the school were admitted, a.
lhe service was gratuit"us and the singers
one requirement was that 1t should be pr
Nate. IN SIX "i her tavorite songs she
gave her fortunate hearers a rare treat in
lhe sweetness anu power OF her delightful
| voice, while her talented brother rounded
out the program with the skilled piano per
! Torrance that gives him more than local
]
The death Of Wilder knight. which took
| place last Saturday. removed man Of re
markably attractive character. and one
Uho was held in the highest esteem hv all
who knew him Mr. Knight was a native
! Of Dummerston, where he was born in
! September, 1874 and fifty years or more Of
his life was spent IN that town. He was a
cabinet maker 10y trade, but for years own
ed and carried ON "A grist mill and small
farm m Dummerston. He came TO Brat
tehoro about the year 1861 aud has since
/ IlNed mere with hls son IN law. Ii + Bond.
ms occupation during these twenty years
mas been at cahlnet-making and carpentry
hls membership IA the Congregational
church dated back o. early life Rarely is
there seen such al illustration Of the beau
" and gentleness Of character which
springs from life pervsded by religious
faith and governed IN all things 10y the
Christian rule OF life. His was the spirit
which IN the fullest sense Of the term
thlnketh no evil No word Of condemna
ton OF another ever came from his lips.
For the wrong doing Of others some word
"i excuse or palliation sprang forth spon
taneously. class Of boys IN the old sun
day school at lummYrston, now grown &,
men I'D middle ne recaH with hhectionate
'"'e 'he Il'iiuen'e W men ne lheh eA
srveN pom tn.ih Mr.. Knight mad been iu
lal'lnE hSailI I'r S'hr ume. "ut the END
came suuuehi!, ms iui'eiai was held al
III npn li WIN WV Yea. h'h' ON MONDAY. Mr.
hnleht we whose maiden name wa
iI'I u.s., nathan anu "h' was also native
"I Hun'iiiefsu'l' hl"H some Tour years ago
4 business letter received tins week frou
j. +. hlte. who removed recently Z
] . hI IL Ia fi.gr fgf IA
vhich will be read with interest 10y hii
brattleboro friends I'VE are all well anC
happy a. mortals can be IN such weather
We landed IN Huntingdon IN pouring rain
and 1t has continued 70 rain more than one
hall the time since. We have had a LITTLE
sno" and one cold spell when the thermom
eter went % three degrees below zero A
tins writing It Is warm and threatening
more ram. We find the people Of Hunt
lngdon kind aud neighborly, and entertain
ing good opinion OF the Americans, a
they call the citizens OF the L nited States
I Tho c,s, 80 li,;rc, b.-.. - Co.,, - IL. L.,
'uhh IA hrHlItboro Nhat klnd OF cuun
try this would be 20 live IN in pleasan
weather We DO not know from experience
. hut "a. hone for a CHANCE for H.. b..,ts,
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some uune'
The amateur burglars, who have beef
4 comrnittine, denredstions ah,pt tov-r for
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lev "eeAs past NlaiveA 4npihas 81 uhse shp'
store tuesday night They obtained en-
trance 10y placing a ladder against the res
/ Of the building and climbing mn op. st,r,
In a window Which ,ba,. rsis..3 a. e., h,..ak
Z " - ''
NIX w" ~ uIs VI gas I'D oruer u reAch IN
I spring The ladder used was one left bt
] work men "a bo var. t,,, kir,.y ,.,,airg az, ~
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building Desk and drawers we're opened
and the contents scattered all about a
] Mr. JudCe does moi l.aya ms tuonav in ,b
.,r.. ,,,s.r ,;,,b, al ,I,. -. - 80. -
~" 1--WE ing All Tue CAST! lilat vas secut
Ell Nas poA OF pennies anu Mexican sll
yer dollar, The boot and shoe boxes wer
I rummared and ..veral ,sirs .,k.n Tia
7 l. T. G f''-' !"
III ~ i' ~ lHe 9''te painter ehlse
anu llefe are traces ~ a spermaceu can
die having been used Ii II time that tn