Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-13


a leading St. Louis pspar have now taken
up the idea and are working it ''for all il is
worth
Children's day was observed at the Meth
odist church last Sunday by concert in
place of the usual morning sermon, in
which the young people Of the Sunday
school took a creditable share. An inter
esting part of the program was the singing
by choir of 80 children's voices, and the
whole service showed careful training and
study. The church was handsomely deco
rated with large ferns, potted plants, cut
flowers and wild flowers. large cross,
beautifully trimmed with evergreen and
flowers and bearing the inscription, "By
this sign conquer occupied the back Of
the platform and made fitting emblem
for the day A collection of nearly Sls
was raised to aid young men aud women to
obtain Christian education.
The Windham County Baptist Sunday
schools gathered with the Baptist church
here on Wednesday for their annual con
vention About 1876 were in attendance
besides the townspeople Rev II. NJ.
Douglass Of Putney was chosen president
and s. H. Sherman, secretary aud treas
urer. Mr. Sherman being absent Rev. F.
S. Smith of West Brattleboro acted as sec
rotary pro tenn The reports from the
schools were in the main encouraging and
showed an element Of progress that was
gratifying. The session was made inter
esting by the teaching of the lesson by Mrs.
Douglass of Putney on the primary plane;
by the address Of Rev. f. H. Eveleth of
Rangoon concerning the Burmese customs,
religion, etc, and by Rev. f. j. Parry on
Supplementary Lessons" containing val
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general information about the Bible, and
recommending that five minutes be used
every Sunday in this way by the superin-
tendent or pastor.
Miss Marie Reitniger, the Bohemian Bible
reader from Cleveland, Ohio who spoke
with great acceptance at the recent Home
Missionary meeting at Saratoga, and is a
young lady of remarkable history and
great attractiveness, will speak Of her
work at the Congregational church this
evening at 1:4j.
| The executive committee of the Village
| Improvement society met at n l. Hawley' s
last evening The several canvassers have
made one round Of their assigned districts,
and have paid into the treasury 1927 ~
and have about $50 more subscribed but
not vet collected Unpaid bills of last
year to the amount of Sll3.jl, and bills
amounting to $l90.43 for work done this
season have been paid or approved. If the
society continues TO assume the payment of
$50 year as they have done for several
years past, for the weekly collection OF
rubbish from the blocks on the east side OF
Main street, there would be but about 81;
left to spend for the balance Of this season
As this is not enough to take care of the
work already laid out, and the committe,
are determined to contract no bills Thu
year which they have no funds to pay the
canvassers will make an effort 10 secure
further memberships from people whom
they missed i'll making their first rounds
Owing to the lack of funds the society havt
notified Mr. Stockwell that they will no
assume the watering of the depot grounds
1t is hoped the railroad companies will Sc,
that it is done, and Col Hooker, tn
Brooks House and J A TAYLOR have toll
Mr.. Stockwell they would pay the bill thi
year if the railroad companies would not
This they will doubtless do as the superin
tendent Of the Valley road has promises
to pay $40 if the Central Vermont, who's
station tenants they are, will pay tn
balance.
a telegram from Washington this morn
ing announces that Harlan + Freeman ma
been appointed special census enumerato
to take the manufacturing statistics q
Brattleboro and Rockingham.
Rev Henry A. Schauffier the superb
tendent of the entire work carried on b
the American Home Missionary societ
among the one million and a-half of BOh'
mians, Poles, Slovaks and Slovanians i
this country, will preach at the CongregI
tional church next Sunday morning, whe
! ha ka nd
the general work He will also speak
t Congregational church in the West villaR
e on Sunday evening
The Boston and Albany railroad compan
p has announced complete excursion arrang
ments for the national educational assOcis
ton, the annual meeting of which occul
at St Paul July IL Circulars aud othe
information car be obtained of Principl
y McLachlin of the High school.
4 District Clerk S W. Kimball begins mex
u week TO take the ages of all children
= school age in district No. > He hopes
. find about 1900.
The Brattleboru Amateurs will play Il
= L. V. NJ, nine at Burlington today and
Rutland tomorrow. The club left on Il
late train last night, the players beir
Ware, Stoddard, Smith, Landry, Davi
=" F. H. Houghton offers his new house
q Walker place for sale, 1t is favorat
# chance TO secure a desirable residence.
d The Fessenden Helping Hand society
IS the Congregational young ladies, who a
D supporting a student at Hampton institut
v will hold lawn and ice cream party
re the chapel grounds just south of the chur
ON Wednesday evening, July ,, in behl
!, of their most worthy object
"a The Vermont Advent Christian conf,
IN ence holds quarterly session this week a
ar over Sunday with the church Worship
Is in the lower town hall There will
preaching this evening at 1880 preceded
OF prayer meeting at o'clock. Sunday ST
n vices at 1890 a. Nj, 2:3O and 1880 P.
m Able sermons will be preached and the pu
m lie are invited
The local item in last week issue viii
stated that the Universalist ladies wor
:, give a strawberry festival at the town h
y on the evening of the 18th should ha
y, =, been under the Putney heading. Throu
vs. a mistake in making up it was placed
m the wrong column.
The Bratileboro Amateurs were broue
49, to a halt in their victorious career at Hi
- dale last Saturday, being defeated by
i ..
IN play and Ware was suffering from an
=; jured hand, so that he was unable to go
~ hind the bat. Brasor and Davis, who hs
~ had no practice whatever this year as pit
~ ~ er and catcher were put between
"a points Their work was very ragged q
eu the many bases on balls and passed b
o. contributed largely 10 the Hinsdales' sec
I' Taylor, the new Hinsdale pitcher, was
u quite freely, but the Amateurs had h
u luck on the bases Cowee distinguish
- himself at second base by several <
plays.
THE Good Samaritan, will be the 20
=. of Rev. Mr.. Phalen's sermon next Sund
ty. The famous Boston symphony Orches
ire club, which is composed of some of the
Or meT sOloists and members of the BOs
of Symphony Orchestra aud some of the I
lif odore Thomas orchestra, accompanied b
of noted singer, will pass through Verne
Negotiations are nov pending for the
pearance of the celebrated company
nj one of its performances at Brattleboro,
oil 1t is expected that work will be be
,ol next week on f. D. Wiliams's CARR
HE shop on the Brook road near Canedy's W
the yard The main building will be 100 by
10 feet in size and will have an addition Al
ore 30 feet, Martin Bailey has Contracts
rly do the work.
The The 95th annual meeting of the Com
he gationAl churches of the state was
ock at Rutland this week On Tuesday the
We: nuRl convention sermon was preached
1all Rev. J. H Babbitt of West Brattleb
eV- The reports showed that during the J
eye 768 persons we're received into rhurche
art confession of faith and 3G7 by letter
ged churches have Christian Endeavor sOcit
with total membership of ASIA Ben,
the lent contributions during the year amol
ng, ed TO 800 SO2 IN contribution and Sll