Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-20

disposed Of the nine can be secured. Mr.
Holden has not yet given up the idea Of a
league, 70 include BrAttleboro, Bellows
Falls aud Rutland, and he will visit the lat
ter places next week 70 see what can be
done. The players are anxious b come be
fore July 4th The Amherst and Dart
mouth boys are talking Of locating at Green
field and Rutland
The Christian Science Association will
hold meetings for Bible study every Sunday
at p. N, with Mrs 81 f. Morse, q
Laurel street
The Friendship Circle held a supper aud
sDciuble ia Odd Fellows hall Wednesday
evening, when the new silver was used for
the first time This will be the last circle
until September
School district clerks should remember
~ return their registers - the town clerk
As soon as possible after school cpses and
must also give notice ~ the town clerk of
their election within ten DAYS after it takes
place.
Miss Sawyer's school on North street
closed Il successful year last Tuesday The
extent and quality Of work accomplished
has been very satisfactory Seven teachers
have been employed in--the different de
partments who have maintained high
grade Of scholarship, aud have kept the
course Of study fully equal 10 that found
IN any Of the larger preparatory schools
Tuesday morning very interesting L nited
states history exercise was held similar in
plan 10 the old fashioned spelling match
Fifteen Of the scholars participated Dora
Moody and Clarence Miller were the cap
tains. Five hundred questions were writ.
ten on separate cards. aud each student
kept the questions answered correctly
Twelve cards were forfeited ia accordance
with certain rules. and Of the remaining
Mr.. Miller, side had PAS aud Miss Moo1ys
30. Dora Moody and Faith Tyler each
had - cards at the end aud won the prizes
Marked Improvements have been made in
Miss Sawyer's house and grounds the past
year, making them more convenient aud
pleasant than ever. The next term be
gins Sept II.
The Relief corps will hold a sociable at
Grand Army hall next Monday evening.
at 30 O'Clock A fine musical and literary
entertainment will he given, Mr. Markham,
Miss Converse, Miss Bracket and others
assisting. Cake and ice cream will b.
served. Proceeds will 20 toward the pay
ment Of the piano All are invited
The following is from the Greenfield Ga
zette's report Of the concert at the Arms
academy commencement Miss Howe new
er did better she carried the house by
storm with her beauty and voice 1t is not
true that the janitor was on the ridge pole
the next morning looking for the high
notes
An audience which filled the chapel Of
the Centre church was present at the meet
ing Friday evening Interesting reports
were given on the Home mission meeting at
Saratoga aud the state convention at Rut
land 10y Mrs.. e F. Hall and Miss Florence
| Cowdrey. The address by Miss Retinger.
! the Bohemian Bible reader Of Cleveland
| Ohio. was listened to with marked atten
ton Ii clearly showed that mission work
among BOhemians should be carried on by
educated people Of that race.
The Artillery baud gave an ENJOYABLE
concert in trout OF l. W Hawley's house
on Forest square Tuesday evening, before
large company. The people in that vi
/ entity treated the musicians To refresh
mcnts The band is planning a series Of
| concerts, to he given ON Forest square. Full
| Ter park in Esteyville, and Prospect hill
An unusually sad accident. from the fact
| that 1t mains a child for life, befell guy.
| youngest son Of Col. j. J, Estey, Wednes-
I day afternoon. After the news was re-
/ ceiyed of the nomination Of Gen. Grout
the little fellow was in high spirits. and
with an idea Of celebrating, hunted up a
/ " callber breech loading brass cannon and
/ loaded 1t with blank cartridge The car
fridge went IN with difficulty, and in at
tempting tn force it in with the breech.
] holding the cannon in his left hand. il was
I discharged, SCATTERING his hand 50 badly
that amputatiOn was necessary The OIL.
Grafton was performed by DR. Ketchum,
assisted by Drs Conland and Miller. The
lad formed the acquaintance of Gen Grout
| IN Washington last winter, becoming very
! fond Of him, and has ever since been great
/ ~ interested IN the congressional canvass.
A. \. Esten, one Of Pinkertons detec
tives, and Geo. ID. Stagg, a Gloversville.
/ y. y, sheriff, have been in town this week
/ They were in search of the burglars who
/ broke open safe in W. d. Norton's store
at Gloversville, \. y, last week Tuesday
and secured $50. 900 worth Of jewelry,
mostly in valuable rings The detectives
say that the job must have been done by
one OF nine noted cracksmen as the safe
was opened without the use of explosives.
jewellers association has offered $SOOO
for the arrest Of the burglars The detec
uves tracked them to Saratoga lake and
then into this state, finally losing trace Of
them at Wilmington.
The Estey Guard and Fuller Battery Geld
| day exercises were carried out last Satur.
day, IN accordance with the plans announced
last week. The Guard took dinner at the
Brooks House.
The collection for home mission purposes
at the Centre church last Sunday morning
amounted TO over $3.50, and quite a sum
yet remains to be paid in. The Sunday
school voted $50 for the special use of Rev.
! Mr.. Schautiier, the superintendent of the
work among the Bohemians, Poles. etc
who gave the interesting address at the
morning service
Two OF the Rutland Heralds felicitous
and enterprising illusions to Brattlebcro
representatives at Montpelier this week
were DIR, II. f. Brooks of Brattleboro
former proprietor Of the Brooks House and
head and front Of the Hooker delegation y
and ALBERT +. Taylor of Brattleboro and
Montreal, who, as federal officeholder OF
course Was not present in an electioneerinp
capacity
Delta Lodge, 445, Knights and Ladies OF
Honor, have elected officers for the ENSUING
term AS follows; p. p, J. A. Orton. Pro
w, II. Haywood; " F., Mrs. C. p. Nash.
secretary, Mrs. J. A. Orton; financial sec
Rotary, j, W. Simonds; treasurer, 5. W
Edwards; chaplain, Mrs +. d. Hobart
guide, A. j, Root guard, l.. f. Shields
sentinel II. w. Sargent; auditors, f A,
Tyler, L d. Hobart, H. W. Sargent.
Judge Royal Tyler was at his ofic,
Tuesday morning for the first time sine,
MS illness, holding a session Of the probat,
court. II is needless 10 say that he wa,
warmly welcomed by the friends who have
missed him so long.
The daisy fair, given by the Csntr,
church ladies last evening. was an artist,
ana social success. The net financial 70
suit was about $500. The social argumen
Is the main one for our peculiar local sin
stltution,' and it was in this instanc,
strongly vindicated The supper WAS ON,
oil the best ever given in the hall Their,
were hne ornamental booths The foWsl
oooth IN the centre, in which ten Gttl,
glrIs dressed as daisies dispensed bouuuets
was trimmed in hemlock with clusters an,
iestoons Of daisies. The candy and wal
booths, Ranking the first, were In form
church fronts with steepled towers. am,
were thickly clad in laurel. The housebol,
ahd fancy article booths on either side o
the hall, were in hemlock, daisy cluster,
ana testoons Of daisy colors The sunne
tables were IN the centre of the hall. alio,,
ing the company 10 pass freely about AN,
see the booths and their friends withon
confusion. Each Of the young ladies /,
charge OF the tables was decorated with
bunch OF daisies, aud the tables were simi