Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14


The double ceremony was very happily per
formed 10y Rev. G. o. Day in the presence
of the immediate relatives. The bridal
party went away on the 10 o'clock train
for a short trip, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Turner will reside at WATERFOWL, Mass,
and Mr. and Mrs. Emerson at Milford, n. II.
Thirty five Odd Fellows drove b Hinsdale
Monday evening The Unity lodge worked
the second degree, the grand master Of
New Hampshire being present. Afterward
n banquet was served the Brattleboro dele
CATION at the Hotel Ashuelot
The annual meeting Of the directors Of
the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad com
pany will he held at the Brooks House TO
morrow.
The ice men have advanced the price Of
their commodity five per cent pound, sell
ing washed ice at 30 cents and unwashed
at 30 cents.
The Christian Science association " i'll meet
on Wednesday evening with Mrs. NJ. r..
Morse, 81 Spruce street.
Edward Edwards. S. II Edwards. Mrs
Mary Taylor, and Dana Edwards Of Iii
nois, who is visiting here, went 10 Boston
Saturday to attend the golden wedding Of
Mr. and Mrs benjamin Franklin, formerly
Of Guilford. $ II. Edwards aud Mrs. Tay
Tor are the only living witnesses Of the
marriage.
Geo. NJ. Clay, G. +. r. Jenne, K l. Frost.
A. l. Howe, Linn Taylor, Alison Harris
Charles Butler and George Miller are at
Bennington attending the annual encamp
ment IF the Sons Of Veterans.
Al the Uuiversalist church on Sunday
morning, Mr.. lllman will preach upon The
Johnstown Disaster"
Chas Miner takes an interest with +. J.
Bailey in the real estate business and the
firm will hereafter be known as Bailey a
Miner
The state convention of Universalsts will
he held in this place August ~ and 30
Now is the time for district clerks u
make their statistical returns to the town
clerk
The services of Children's day at the
Centre church, postponed from last Sunday,
will be- held next Sunday The morning
sermon will he especially for the children
aud the Sunday school will occupy the front
pews Ia the evening at O'Clock the Sun
day schOOl give a concert There viii he
exercises by the Younger classes, recitations
aud readings 10y the older pupils, singing by
the members of the school, Mr.. Markham,
/
of Messrs. Markham Crosby, Clay aud Park
| pr.
District Clerk S W Kimball is taking a
list Of all the children of school age in the
| district, Us called for by the new school
/ law
VIII Smith, Warren Howe, Julius Mason
and Thomas Cain took their examinations
| from Rev +. j. Parry for entrance to Mad
IT,tt,t
| y. NJ. G. A rooms this week Samuel
Cheney and BERTHE Eddy, whorecently grad
uated from Glenwood seminary, " i'll Intend
the same institution.
The Chamberlain horse company has al
ready disposed Of five carloads Of horses
/ since the winter season One Of the finest
matched pairs ever brought into town have
been recently bought by j L. Raw, aud a
valuable working pair 10y Smith q Hunt.
| Eleven horses out Of the carload which ar
| rived Monday have already been sold
The annual convention If the Congrega
uonal churches Of Vermont was held at
/ Windsor Wednesday Deacon Thompson
aud Rev j. ii Babbitt attended.
Children's day was observed at the Uni.
versalist church last Sunday. A profu
/ sion Of flowers was arranged about the pul-
| pit. Mr.. lllman preached IA sermon appro.
| pirate to the day -Four children were
christened.
Mr.. and Mrs Fay Foster now reside a,
Seattle, w. r. the city which was 50 nearly
wiped out Of existence 10y fire last week
| Friday. Their Brattleboru friends are anx
l"uSly waiting to hear from them
Rev. T. ". lllman has accepted Il call t.
the Universalist church at Concord \ II
He Is suffering from overwork and nervou.
exhaustion, and makes the change because
much less outside work will be required in
his new parish. The whole community. nc
less than his own church, will regret his
departure
The Brattleboro society with IA long name
hasn't been IN Il very active state of late
hut station Agent h r Brooks neverthe-
less put IN an excellent stroke of work IN
IT. behalf ON Monday A stock car came
! down from the north with II load Of calves.
which were evidently overcruwded and
suffering for food aud drink Mr.. Brook
was uncertain what he ought to do about it.
| but the suffering and abuse of the HELPLESS
creatures was 50 apparent that lac had them
| unluaded ut south Vernon Ii seems i'm
| possible, but II is true Just the same, that
there had been crowded into this one com
mon box car four grown cattle and / %
calves one Of the calves was dead and
two or three others had been trampled ON
and could not stand. The animals were
fed and watered and re loaded into tw q cars.
their owner being charged for the work
and with local freight rates To their desti
nation in Connecticut
The Rev. Mr. phalen landed in New York
/ on Tuesday morning aud reached Brattle-
boro Yesterday afternoon On his return
fF..r l. .l.. 80. e Il
land undertaken for the benefit of his
health He finds himself very much i'm
/ proved lay the trip, and will resume his pul-
/ pit work next sunday His parish have
arranged 10 pay him AN informal call this
evening /" give him Il cordial welcome
/ home.
Col Hooker gave an address Wednesday
afternoon at the annual field DAY meeting
/ OF the Pomiret farmers club The old
farmer modeStly refuses 10 say that he was
the principal speaker, but admits that he
talked longer than anybody else
Next Tuesday evening, at the Baptist
/ young people meeting in the Congrega
tiunal chapel Miss Mary Rounds Of Knlli
lula Indian Territory, will speak in the in
terest ui home missions. Miss Rounds is
| an educated culured woman who has been
teaching IN the territory for some time, and
! VIII interest all who come To hear her.
! The lay services which have been held in TIN.
] Unitarian church during Mr. Phalru's al,s..nr,.
Mrrr brought TO an appropriate close last sunday
] when I'r Draper, in place of the usual sermon
paid an appreciatiye tribute To Mr. Phalrn and MS
WORK ia the society 10y presenting In an effective
way the salient points in some Of the most charar.
terlstiC and helpful sermons preached hy him since
] MS piStorate began last September Dr Dranar
! showed 10y quotations from the utterances OF
leading dlNlnes. notably from Arrhdeacon Farra r
/ ni the Church Of England how his ON aud IN. look
uhS Chitarian thought Is IN accord with the best
religious thought of the times
IL is a satisfaction to know that How. suc,,...i
| go e. III llahihg AN unusually good picture Of Mr..
/ bingham only few days ago. one of Mr. Bling
nam 5 iasl rrrands on the street last SATURDAY,
morning was 10 the studio To ss,- about the mini
/ ing of the photographs for his graduating rlass
/ We have received an Interesting Bennington LET
| Yer giving An account of the spirited and bepf1l
BAPTIST SUNDAY school convention held there last
Nrrh' nnl Tor some unaccouutablr reason it did
not reach us till this morning Probably the new.
hrpumicau postal clerks haven't got ali tht Dem
ocfaile cruokedness Strengthened outyet The lei
ter Will Il" printed next week,
We ais" have in hand report of the seth an
nNeIsaf} meeting of the Windham County Ban
tlst sunday school convention. held at Mesi Hall
lax ON "Wednesday, but for reasons that are an
parent W. are obliged 10 put this report over to
htAt week along with the report of the stat, con
The highways suffered very LITTLE. damage frn,,,
the heavy shower GA Tuesday The road 10 tL,
chesterfield bridge was not injured at all One of
army AlANt'0 " Us from an overflow
the Bliss House caused by a clogged gutter
Mr. Holman returned from the Maine woods an
wednesday and reports a fair amount Of good
sport m the great snltudes Of the Black DIAMOND
river, MIR. Menzies will remain for another Two
weeks. ' w"
As hrs Geo. ;. powey was sitting in her omen
wagon IA mont of Young Il Knowlton' + stnrr Two
women who came driving up street carelessly
tnllldrd with her carriage, throwing her out and
turning The wagon over ON its side The hor,s,.
ran, causing some disturbance among other hnrs.s
Oh me street aud was caught IN the Brooks Hons,