Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-04
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The new departure this morning in union
Fast dav services-a union for the first time
by their pastors on one platform of all the
brattleboro churches except the Roman
Catholic and the Episcopal-was a marked
success. In spite of the rain the town hall
was well filled. A printed program had been
prepared for responsive service, with the
hymns to be sung, and the several minis
ters were listened to with earnest attention
as each spoke with force and directuess on
the topic assigned him, having reference
in a broad and helpful way, to the moral
and social welfare of the community
The 47th annual meeting of the Vermont
Methodist conference begins its sessions in
the Methodist church on Thursday. the It'll
inst, continuing until Monday of the fol
lowing week. Wednesday, the previous
day, will be devoted to the examination of
candidates, and in the evening Rev. w. r.
Davenport of Waterbury will preach the
annual conference sermon, after which the
church will be formally dedicated. these
exercises not having been previously held
because the Indebtedness had not been fully
paid
Bert L. Taylor's newspaper venture, The
Town News, published at Barre, appears
this week in small and tidy eight page
form. 1t is all home print and filed al
most exclusively with local and other orig
inal matter 1t is bright gossipy and en-
PERTAINING, as one would expect Mr.. Tav-
lor's paper to be- and We hope the field will
| prove to be large enough to make the pa
per success.
The chess and checker club after wear $
existence, voted Tuesday evening to dis
band, owing to insufficient interest in the
| organization.
The Worcester, Mass, Telegram saws
that there is an effort being made to Sc
cure tirst-class base ball club for Athol
and Orange the coming season, which will
belong to some prominent league, guaran-
teeing the appearance there every few
| days OF some of the best base ball talent in
! New England, 1t is proposed to locate the
| grounds about midway between the two
| towns Immediately on the line of the cleo
trio railroad and easy of access to lovers of
the game in both places If this club was
/ formed it would give Bratteboro near
| by competitor and there would be a proba
hillty OF the Brown university BOYS coming
here for two or three months.
Five members Of John S. Tyler camp. S.
OF v, went TO Jamaica last Friday evening
and mustered i'll Warren Holton camp, No.
63, with IL charter members
Up to yesterday 25G dog licenses had
been written
At the dance given by the Knights and
Ladies OF Honor Tuesday evening Red Mems
hall was crowded Every body seemed to
have an enjoyable time, and many fell vic
tins 10 April fool jokes.
The Estey Guard rifle team of ten men
shoots a telegraphic match TODAY with the
rifle team of the military company at Barre
The last Y NJ. c. A. business meeting of
the year will be held Monday evening at
/ 1880.
! The Greenfield Gazstte has highly COM
pllmentary notice Of G NJ Russell's enter
talnment recently given there The pic
! lures were marvels of clearness-the per
/ lection of stereOpticon art-and while the
wide range Of events covered prevented
more than running survey of the stirring
scenes, we cannot think how in the com
/ pass OF an evening it would be possible in
any other way 10 gain so correct and per
manent an idea of war history
/ An original article printed on our fourth
/ page today describes the portable dreamer
les which are coming into general use
among dairy farmers, their manner of OPP
/ GRAFTON, aud the saving which they make
in money and health and strength.
/ Mary Howe will be assisted in her con
cert at Pittsield, Mass, next Wednesday
evening by Frank Wilczek, the Young
Austrian viOlinist who is making such a
sensation in New York city, aud by Towns
bend H f. Fellows, the Albany, n. Y.
baritone.
Commander Mansur Of the Vermont G
A K, has issued a general order with re-
gard 10 the national encampment to be he "a
IN Boston next August, in which he saws
that quarters have been secured in the Me
chanics institute building with free mat
tresses and that the state will fornish 800
blankets. The railroads will carry for fare
one way, and further special rates will be
probably announced
Crocuses were in blossom Monday in
sunny border on North Main street, lust
eight days later than in the same place last
year
K. Wales, jr., will give a complimentary
dance 20 his classes at the town hall next
: Thursday evening, the public being allowed
70 participate at 10 O'Clock Leightsinger's
orchestra will furnish music. Mr.. Wales
has had an unusually successful season with
his classes and proposes to reorganize them
next fall