Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-10

w. w. Farr O., N. G. Colburn lecturer.
Mrs. Lenna S. Brown steward. Geo. A.
Spaitord asst steward, A. NJ Brown:
chaplain, Rev. II. B. Morgan treasurer,
r.. H. Cobleigh; sec'y, H. G. Smith; q.
H. A. F Thomas Pomona, Alice Morgan !;
Flora, Mary Morgan Ceres, Mrs. w w
Farr l.. A. S., Mrs Matte 4. Cary.
Chas II. Amidon moved into his new
house last Monday.
Fred r. Randall has been sick for the
past i've days with light attack of pneu
monia.
Chesterfield, N. ~.
Spohord Lake has been unusually high
thls winter on account of the frequent
rams. 1t is not frozen over yet
Geo. Crowninshield has let the drawing
OF 2OoO railroad ties from his place TO Hins.
dale to Messrs. Miner x Carson.
f. NJ Waite has nearly 5000 logs cut on
MS smith lot, together with a large lot
OF wood aud railroad ties II. w Stearns
Is making arrangements to board all of
Walte's teams, some 10 or 10 in all. while
teaming here this winter.
Geo. I. Durham has recently sold a lot
OF saplings near Westmoreland line to +.
NJ. Waite which are being cleared off ready
for market at the first snow.
Mr.. Emory Herrick drove fine pair of
three year-o steers through our village
few days ago, which weighed a little
over 5000 pounds.
The next assembly will be held on Fri.
day evening of this week. $.
NorthaeId. Mass.
Mrs. 5. NJ. Ballard has returned to
Sharon, Wis
Next Saturday evening at the Unity club
is chlldren's evening. A fine entertain
ment is promised
Mt. Hermon school aud the young ladies'
seminary reopened Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Livermore lectures January
49,
Mr. and Mrs f. H. Howard were in
town last week stopping at DR.. y. p.
Woods and c. w Shepardsons.
Dwight Alexander aud Ambert Moody
returned to Amherst last Monday.
Communion services were held last Sun
day in the Unitarian and Congregational
churches
c. NJ Russell will deliver his illustrated
lecture next Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Grand Army post 1t will
b. an entertainment worth attending
Dcnth of Men Well Known ia Che--
hire County, N. II.
News has been received of the death of
Capt Frank r. Barker. who was the Young.
est son of the late Col 7. A Barker of
Westmoreand, and brother of f. A. Bar.
ker of keene. Capt. Barker was possessed
OF excellent business qualities and at the
time of his death was a leading citizen of
Bradford, Pa, where he was largely interest
ed in oil producing real estate He engaged
actively in raising men for the l4th New
Hampshire regiment, and went to the front
as captain of company in that regiment
His death was caused by pneumonia result
ing from La Grippe, - and his illness was of
short duration. His body will undoubtedly
he brought to Westmoreland for burial.
John Iangdan Skinner, brother of the late
Barton Skinner Of Chesterfield and Keene.
died at kenwood, n Y, Nov %. in the
SIth year of his age Mr. Skinner was a
native of Westmoreland. and was the
youngest but one of a family of eight sons
and one daughter. He was early inclined
to religion and when a young man EN-
braced the doctrine of the Society of
Friends. In 1881 he embraced the doc
trine of holiness or perfectionism as
preached by j. II. Noyes of Putney, whom
he afterward joined in publishing the Wit
ness, and whose sister he married In 1913
he moved to the Oneida association He
was man of great hrmness of character,
honest, kind hearted gentle and patient
and much esteemed by all who knew him
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