Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-07

association was held Monday At the fore.
noon session at the Brooks House the old
board of officers was reelected and several
new members were chosen TO the board of
directors. Dinner was partaken of at the
Brooks House The meeting was called at
two o'clock at the lower town hail. Re.
ports of the committees were heard and
the judges for the various classes appoint.
ed. 1t was decided to do away with the
drawing Of the work horses and TO give
one half the premium to the same class to
he Judged on their merits, and TO divide
the other half Of the premium among 9th
er classes. A new feature which will be
introduced, and which will undoubtedly
prove great attraction, will be a milk and
butter test, in which prizes of $50, S2j and
Sl2 will be given for the best "a hour rec
ords made on the grounds-one test being
for the largest quantity Of milk aud one
for the largest quantity Of butter Brat
tleboro East village will not be allowed To
compete for town teams, but a class will be
made of individual teams of not less than
live yokes. The date of the fair will be
Oct. ! and ,
Judge Wheeler held an adjourned session
Of the supreme court at the Brooks house
last evening, when several matters Of com.
u.
bank cases were adjusted
During January the letter carriers de.
livered $50 registered letters, 4, 800 mail
letters, Il'9 postal cards, and 2S 5l1 news.
papers They collected "a gJS mail letters
29S2 local letters, 53O1 mail cards, 1881 10
cal cards, and l2, j32 newspapers. The to
tai number Of pieces of mail matter han
died was l2j, so. The local postage for
the month was Sl23 43-the largest in the
history of the office
The reception at the Y. NJ. c. A. rom
last evening was not so largely attended as
some of the preceding ones, but an excep
tionallv good program of entertainment
was given, two illustrated poems being the
chief feature.
Bailey x Miner have sold the Wallace
Newcomb house on Reed hill owned hy +
l.. Roberts, to j. f. Jacobs the price is
understood to he about 5000 Mr. Rob
erts takes the Elliot street bakery in ex
change.
The Creation of Man" in the morning,
Death, and Afterwards in the evening,
will be the topics of Rev. Mr. Phalen's ser
moAs at the Unitarian church on Sunday.
"Brac, the poorhouse girl" was played
last evening by the Asylum dramatic corps
entertainment in the winters course. The
state board Of supervisors made their Feb
ruary visit yesterday, and attended the
play in the evening.
ID. II. Brigham & Co of Springfield.
Mass, having for the past few years given
their undivided attention to the fur and la
dies outftting business, have succeeded 10
one of the largest and finest retail bust
nesses in New England. Their advertise
ment. on the top of our third page, is wor-
thy of the attention of all ladies' who ap-
preciate fine furs and elegant outfits at a
nominal price.
Miss Laura Gibson aged 27, only daugh-
ter of Emerson Gibson, died Tuesday night
after a brief illness, of paralysis Of the
brain, resulting from a severe attack Of la
grippe. The funeral was held Yesterday,
Rev, Mr.. Sprague officiating. Miss Gibson
was young woman who had large circle
of friends. Her parents have the sympa-
thy of the community in their bereave-
ment.
Durham Brothers announce an important
reduction sale this week.
The annual meeting of the ladies' circle
of the Universalist society was held yes
terday afternoon and these officers chosen:
President, Mrs. f. II. Harris; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. G. +. Warner, Mrs. j. f.
Stearns; secretary, Mrs. l.. r. Pummer
treasurer, Mrs. c. f. Reed directors, Mrs.
I. j. b. Cudworth, Mrs. O. H. Stickney,
Mrs. L. II Richardson, Mrs A T. Eddy,
Mrs. A w Rockwell; artistic committee,
Mrs, II. F. Brooks, Miss Ada Mason, Miss
Minna Retting, Miss Jennie Goodenough.
1t was voted TO pay S4O0 to the church
trustees.
Mrs. Gov. Dillingham; has been appoint
ed vice-president of the Mary Washing
ton Memorial association of the United
States, an organization of which Mrs Levi
T. Morton is president, and which has as
its object the raising of sufficient sum to
finish the monument 70 the mother of
Washington, begun fifty years ago, or TO
erect better one. Mrs Dillingham; has
named Mrs. l.. X, Fuller TO act as her as
sistant in the work in this county.
Elder S. Cook will preach in G. A. R.
hall on Sunday at 2;30 p. Nj.
The receipts of the Episcopal sociable at
Red Mems hall Wednesday evening were
S22 %. After supper, which was served
from q to l:3O, Rev. Mr.. Collins read re
markedly interesting original story, A Sc
cret Revealed
lhe napllst ldules VIII give supper IN
their rooms next Thursday at 6 O'Clock.
While the count of votes was in progress
last Saturday night f. j Bailey ''chalked
down his guess on the result in the pres
ence of several friends, placing the major
ity for Mr.. Childs at GS, lie was 80 votes
out of the way on the total vote, but got
the majority within two votes This re-
minds us that we owe Mr. Bailey something
that we haven't paid him.
A party of 90 went by special train To
Bellows Falls last evening to attend the
closing evening of the fair of the Order of
Railway Conductors, including the prize
drawing and dance. There was a large at
tendance, and handsome sum of money
was realized
Rev, NJ. H. Harris of Worcester Mass.
well remembered in Brattleboro as a pastor
oil the Unlversalist church was greatly
surprised ON Wednesday morning Of this
week in receiving a telegram from the
parish trustees of the Church of the Re
deemer, Chicago, saying that at largely
attended meeting held the previous evening /
he had received hearty and unanimous
call TO become pastor of that church at
salary of $4,000 per annum. Mr. Harris is |
called as successor TO Rev Charles Conklin |
who has just been called TO the Shawmut
Avenue church, Boston This is very com I
phmentary to Mr., Harris, as he is the only .
man the parish has considered. Mr.. Har- .
rls has not preached for the Chicago people, /
but is called on the merits of his work in .
Worcester and Brattleboro He will prob /
ably accept. 1t is now towards elevan