Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-14


/ sufficient sum To finish the monument to
| the mother Of Washington, begun 80
/ years ago, or 10 erect better one Mrs
/ Col Hooker has been selected by Mrs
Dillingham; ms her assistant in this county
/ She will appoint in each town a woman 10
| take charge Of the work in that town.
| Those in charge of towns can appoint any
helpers they choose, taking two in each
church society. one in each school district.
or follow any other course which they con
slider the best for raising the money. One
woman writes that the idea is a womau's
movement, national in its character, for
raising the needed amount by small contri-
buttons. The appeal is made for patriotic
women to aid worthy object and there
will undoubtedly be a ready response.
1t is stated that Lyman +. Pettee Of the
firm of Crandall, Iodley & Co Of New York
has bought for $1,000 the Perry farm in
the West village.
The windows for the Roman Catholic
church, which were made in Holland, have
arrived aud are being put in place this
week
a meeting Of the ladies of the Indian
association is called for Tuesday, February
Is, at the rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A. at
4PM
The names Of Henry d. Twitchell,
Townshend, original, John NJ Youngs,
Bondville, original, aud James NJ Tarbell.
Londonderry, increase appear in this weeks
pension list.
Today is st. Nalentine'e day and many a
missive will be sent through the mails by
young people anxious to convey TO some
fond inamorata the spontaneous outburst
OF their feelings, which can be bought
ready made on tinsel at all prices from five
cents up.
We think the first article in our House.
hold column today is worth reading and
making a note Of, and, in our opinion its
application need not be confined by any
means to young men who sit ut a desk all
day"
Elder ?. q. Lord will preach in q. A. r.
hall on Sunday at 2;30 =. Nj, and on sun
day, Monday and Tuesday evenings at the
Esteyvlle school house.
The Sons of Veterans of Vermont will
hold three days meeting at st Albans in
July. New camps have recently been or.
gained at White River Junction and Or
well aud the order now has over 1900 mem
bers in the state
The Christian Science association will
meet ON Wednesday evening with Mrs j.
r. Miller, / Oak street
\ horse attached to a lumber wagon, in
which were two small boys each holding a
rein, dashed up Main street hill this morn
ing, having run from Elm street The
wagon struck a post near Cox's store and
the horse was stopped, the boys escaping
without injury.
The first of a series of socinl hops was
held at the armory last evening.
The rnarul,.ry g Ia n - ~ III
pleasant meeting with Mrs Frank Mcclure
last evening
The postponed installation of the officers
Of the Rebekah lodge took place at Odd
! Fellows hall Tuesday evening Past Grard
Representative Leopold Rettiug officiating
in the absence of District Deputy Lock
wood The following are the officers who
were installed y. g., Mrs. W. G. Stone
'. g., Mrs. }. y. Hildreth; recording see
rotary, Mrs II. a. Jones treasurer, Mrs
~ l.. Staples financial secretary, Mrs c.
W. Stewart .. q Mrs Joel Willard: /
| g., Mrs. I Harmon warden Mrs G.. L.
Spear; conductor Mrs. f. Reach
The Artillery band concert and ball next
Monday evening is an event which prom
ises to be largely attended and one which
will undoubtedly prove enjoyable in every
respect. Arrangements have been made
for concert Of unusual excellence The
program will include a cornet solo by Prof
Southland Of Springfield Mass, concert
march by cornet quartet from the same
city, cello solo 10y Fred Brasor, tuba solo by
| Fred Swift and song by w r. Boutelle
of Bellows Falls. The band will play sew
eral selections. The one upon which spec
ial effort will be made is the Rendezvous
des Chats" in which all the incidents Of
cat fight are brought out in an effective
manner 10y the different Instruments
Dancing will follow the concert, the orches
ira Of II pieces furnishing music
The Fortnightly club meets next Wednes
dav evening at the Congrega ional chapel
at 40. paper will be given by one of the
members on The workings of the post
office.
There will be an early celebration of the
holy communion in st. Michael's church ON
Sunday next at o'clock
The Professional club holds its next
meeting at the Brooks House on Monday
evening. The paper will be by Command
er Brown on The need of a navy and the
kind of IA navy needed.
Socialism, with reference to its new
phase, nationalism,' will be the subject of
the SUNDAY evening lecture at the Univer-
salist church by the pastor, Rev f. w.
Sprague.
Col. Estey, Maj Bond and Adjutant
Lills Of the First Regiment. n G V. and
the commissioned officers Of Fuller Battery
and the Estey Guard will go next Monday
afternoon TO attend the annual officers
school at Burlington.
4 session of the United States court was
held at the Brooks house last evening the
main business being the adjustment of the
accounts of the clerk.
The Philadelphia Press hal an editorial
on Tuesday, describing the part taken by
the women in the post office caucus, and
closing with the remark that the event
will add a new distinction TO town which,
as local authority used to say, has been
known for its lovely women aud fine
horses"
p. 5. Chase is serving his customers with
the choicest lettuce-large, crisp aud we'll
matured-ever seen in Rrattle6oro at this
season.
In addition to her engagements 10 sing at
Greenfield and Northampton, Miss Howe
has dates fixed for st. JOhnsbury March :,
and Pittsfeld, Mass, March lS
The town auditors completed their an
nual report ON Tuesday and it went to the
printers Wednesday morning
The late Riley Burdett had six brothers.
three Of whom are now living -Fred'k o.
Burdett Of Newfane, Jesse Burdett Of Rut-
land, superintendent Of the Rutland diyis-
ion of the Central Vermont road, and Geo.
ii. Burdett Of Lewtey, Fla The oldest
son of the family, Josiah d was killed at
Lewtey, Fla, May ;, 1888, by being thrown
from a carriage. L. NJ, the second son, IA
cabinet maker by trade was a long time
resident of Brattleboro, and died here Feb.
20, 1870 His widow now has her home ON
Clark street. Jacob H. died at st Louis,
Mo-. Feb, ., 1856.
About 30 men are now employed at the
Lyons quarries on the granite for the Main
street arch in Springfield, Mass.
The Maple Sugar Exchange has this week
received an order from Sioux Falls, s. d.,
for 200 gallons of new syrup, and has
contracted to furnish an Ohio dealer with
2jO0 gallons.
G. NJ. Kelton Of New York has bought
+. l.. Roberts's interest in j. A. Simonds 4
/ Co. S Elliot street store.
l.. S Brigham closed his work at Briggs
x Co. S drug store last Saturday. lie will
remain in town, aud for the present has a
desk in the office of Mr.. Houghton, pub
Usher of the Holstein Friesian Register.
lie Is this week moving his family into the
/ Church house on Green street Mr.. Brig
ham is succeeded at Briggs & Co. S by his
brother, Shirley X. Brigham, of Marlboro
Mass, who is IA graduate of the Boston col
lege of pharmacy.
The county board of education are in ses
sion here today TO decide on the choice of
text books for the county for the coming
/ five years. An army of publishers agents.
who have been lowering over the town,
| dispersed this morning when they found
that the board positively would not give
| them hearing