Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-23

ceived and the balance in favor of the vii
lage TO begin the new year with will be
about $1,000. The indebtedness of the dis
trict has been reduced $500 during the
year
Next Thursday evening the gentlemen
Of the Universalist society will manage a
sugar party TO he given in the vestry Of |
the church
Hon. b. d. Harris, who succeeded in get
ting home from New York last Saturday |
night, received on Monday morning a tele- |
gram announcing the death at Montgomery. |
Ala, on Sunday Of his brother, George i. |
Harris. The cause was apoplexy, the stroke |
Selling him on Tuesday Of last week. Mr.. |
Harris was the Oldest of four sons OF the |
late Wilder Harris, and was born ON the |
old home farm in Chesterfield He had |
been engaged in the work of railroad con
struction almost from his entrance az a
young man upon the duties of active life.
He had done work of this kind in many
parts OF the country and few men were bet
ter known in this specially As member
OF the firm of G. f. Danforth q Co., he was
engaged, during the construction of the
BrattleborO * Whitehall road, in building a
part OF its bridges and masonry, and his
firm also had contract for a portion of the
grading. In recent years he has been Ell
gagged in pushing an invention for the rapid
laying of track, including ties and rails on
new road-beds. His first wife was a dauph
ter of Orlo Richardson of Chesterfield. by
whom he had three children, a son and two
daughters, who survive him. His second
wife, who survives him, he married in New
York state. His body was brought to New
York for burial, the funeral taking place on
Wednesday.
Next Sunday will be the sixth Sunday in
Lent or Palm Sunday, and the week fol
lowing is known as Holy Week, when the
closing scenes Of our Lords human life will
he commemorated throughout the entire
Christian world. Friday, March 30th is
Good Friday; Saturday, Easter Even Sun
day, April LIST, will be Easter Day. The
services at st. Michnel's Episcopal church
next Sunday will be; Holy Communion.
$3.50 A. NJ; Morning Prayer and Sermon
iO;3O A. ~. Sunday school, ~ NJ; Evening
Prayer, p NJ. During Holy Week there
Will he daily services at II A. NJ and 4:30
| Pm.
The subject of the lecture at the Univer-
salist church next Sunday evening will be
The Faith Of the Future This will be the
| concluding lecture Of the winter evening
series On Easter Sunday morning there
! VIII be services appropriate TO the day. In
the evening an Easter concert will be given
| by the Sunday school In the course of
lectures now concluding, il has been the
| aim OF Mr.. lllman to awaken in his people
sympathy with the broadcast, most spiritual
Interpretation of Christianity, an inter
probation which is the inspiration Of the
best and most helpful minds in all denom-
nations. In doing this he has availed him
self OF light from whatever source il came.
He was unsparing in his criticisms of what
he called "Materialistic Christianity" so
much of which he found in his own as in
other denominations, and exhorted unceas-
ingly to higher life on the basis of a rea-
sonable faith in Christ, the "Sweetly Rea
sonable One
Horsemen will be Interested in this item
OF information received yesterday by H.
r. Lawrence from Isaiah Thomas, COTS
town, n. ii. : Sunrise foaled this morn
ing (2Oth) fine bay fly, no white, strong,
perfectly straight, large and vigorous She
has walked about the stall as steadily as
four days old colt"
o. ID. Esterbrook will make a complete
renovation Of his place ON High street as
soon as the season opens He will move
the house TO the north side of the lot, next
Sir. higgins :, fronting it on Oak street.
lhis viii leave him with two good building
lots ON High street. Whether he will build
ON one OF them is not yet decided
On Friday evening Of last week Mrs. o.
H. Chaplin and Mrs r. r. Pratt entertained
a party Of friends at drive whist in a very
delightful way. The company numbered
eight tables. On the same evening Mr.
and AIRS. @. A. Boyden gave a handsome
SIX hand euchre party to company filling
seven tables. On Monday evening Of this
week Master Charlie Boyden gave a party
, t" - Of his young friends, which was en-
joyed 70 the utmost. The game Of the
evening was the Magic hoop, with prizes
l.. w. Hawley's five years old daughter
Jessie, met with a strange and painful &C
cldent ON Tuesday afternoon. She was al
3 play on the sidewalk with other children
t when she fell, striking her chin ON the
, fence and biting her tongue half way off
/ DR.. Gale was called and sewed up tn,
, wound and the child though weak from
loss of blood, is at play about the house anc
likely to make good recovery.
; One Of the notable social events of tn,
, season was the reception given by the Phil
harmonic society Wednesday evening to {
= large party Of guests, including profession
: al and business men with ladies' Through
the courtesy Of Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs Fuller
the reception was held at Pine Heights,
4 and IN the spacious rooms of their hospita
bic mansion the guests found welcome shell
ter from the inclemency OF the evening
forgetting in the generous warmth an,
brightness within the fury Of the storm
without. The Philharmonic orchestra wa
present with full ranks and presented
program Of unusual excellence. 1t was
pleasant surprise to find Prof. Schustel
= welding the baton, and he received cor
dial welcome from many old friends Tw,
, of the finest numbers of the evening wer,
Wagner's march from Tannhauser an,
Hartman Dreams on the Rhine" which
F. the orchestra gave with admirable spirit
precision and delicacy Of shading As al
p encore to the number first named the or
chestra gave Birds in the Woods"
b bright sparkling little composition by Prof
3 Schuster, which introduced the note Of tn
cuckoo and a canarys song. Among tn
j. guests were Prof Willard of the Vernon
:, Academy at Saxton's River and Mrs Sey
e mour and Miss Lathrop, who have charg
e OF the instruction of music at the acade
i my. \ number Of the program which wa
is warmly received was a piano duet bv thes
g ladies. Mrs. JENNIE and Miss Kirwan CAV
+ vocal duet and Mr.. Mitchell KYLE
phone solo. There was all abundance O
l. applause, sociabity and good FELLOWSHIP
g mingled with the musical numbers Re
q freshments were served at the close, and a
II an hour well toward midnight the compan
o dispersed, carrying with them pleasan
g memories Of delightful evening
IS Several persons went to Bellows Fall
Saturday TO hear John Boyle O'Relly's lee
5, ture.
Il The fourth Of the series Of Masonic Sc
!, cials will be held at Masonic hall mex
Wednesday evening.
II Owing TO the inability of c. NJ Russo
/, TO reach here yesterday, his illustrated lee
ture on Battles and Leaders of the Civ
Il War, was postponed until tomorrow ever
/ ing.
y Jeweler Henry IL. Thompson was agree
ably surprised Wednesday evening. the al
e niversary of his birthday, by a compan
), of friends gathering at his residence an
u by being remembered with several pres
u ents. Refreshments were served and th
e occasion was made merry one.
Mrs, Geo. Spofford gave a euchre part
. last Friday evening May Stone won tn
1t royal prize, Ed Tyler the progressive an
Geo. Spotford the BOBBY. Refreshment
e were served and an evening of good fee
J. ing and iollity prevailed,
y W. II. Fletcher has bought the saw mi
% belonging 10 his fathers estate and wi
u continue the business as heretofore.
e People who live in houses of glass shout
r never throw stone. a worthy villag
q resident recently made a complaint to I'll
v bailiifs that the sidewalk adjoining the hon
e of one of the letter carriers was not shovele
e off TO a sufficient width. The carrier i
A. question had paid a man all winter f
N clearin of his walk, and supposed every
IS thing was in order, not noticing about I'll