Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-16


The musical portion of Sundays service
at the Baptist church was the prominent
feature, owing to the presence. IN addition
TO the regular choir of the Lotus Glee
club of Boston. whose voices were lis
tened to with the customary qualification
by congregation which filled the house
Mrs Warren Banks of Centreville, who
had driven down 20 attend the meeting at
the Baptist church last Sunday evening. in
alighting from the carriage, fell and frac-
tured the bones of her wrist
The base ball game at Bellows Falls last
Friday, between the Morrils and Dart
mouths, was won 10y the college BOYS u to
6. Rain prevented game at Claremont
The Springfield Republican mentions the
sale OF \. l. Hawleys interest in the In
gersoll grove dingle' IN that city to j. d
q W. H. Mcknight.
a full attendance is desired next Thurs
day at the last meeting of the Relief corps
before Memorial day.
The Excelsior Granite company of Mont.
pelier and Barre. which has sold monu
ments TO large number OF people in this
vicinity, has contracted with the executors
to erect monument at Granville, ~ Y.
% feet in height and costing $4,000. over
the grave of Hugh ". Hughes, the slate
king of America
The selectmen are doing a good work OPP
posite the bridge in Centreville by blasting
out the rocks and widening the road
Capt. Montgomery has given up the re-
cruiting office at the Bliss House and gone
to Burlington Nobody enlisted while the
office was here, although there were sever.
al applicants
The Estey Guard rifle team shoot a match
with the Richford company's team next
week Saturday. 1t Is expected that d
match will soon be arranged with the Mont
! pelier company,
| The work on the path between Prospect
and Clark streets was stopped last week OF
account of the objections of the owners OF
the land through which the path runs II
Is thought that an amicable settlement vii
be made and the path laid some time in tn,
near future
A trout caught by A. O. Johnson weigh
| ing II pound and eight ounces, and on,
/ caught by A NJ Mcdonald, weighing /.
/ pounds, on exhibition in H. NJ Wood :,
/ show window, have attracted much atten
| ton. Both fish were taken from Green
| river
| The y NJ c. A. first district con ferenc,
| for Windham and Windsor counties vii
/ be held in the Methodist church at Ludlow
| Saturday and Sunday, May "a and %. Col
Estey, f. C. Crosby. w. II Fuller, S. W
Edgett and probably others from here will
| go up to take part in the exercises. FRIDAY
evening the executive committee Of tn,
state will meet and will decide upon the 10
cation of the state convention and transac
other business of Importance.
D. Baines Griffith of Mount Hermon will
have charge of the services at the y NJ c
A. rooms next Sunday afternoon
The executive committee of the Y NJ
! c. A. will meet tonight to appoint tn,
working force Of the association.
The American Art journal of New YorE
/ printed last week an entertaining Boston
letter devoted to Mary Howe and her az
pearance at the Apollo club concert
/ brief sketch of Miss Howe and her studio
is given, and her native dignity, grace
and unaffected simplicity are described an,
warmly praised How gracefully. anC
/ yet with what dignity she acknowl lodges tn,
/ applause, and when the club Joins in tn,
plaudits she recognizes 1t, not by a full turn
towards those 80 gentlemen, in the ordinary
way, but by glance toward her left as sh'
bows from the centre, and another sid,
/ bow toward her right, as she walks like
/ queen away If we mistake not we recog
nize IN the appreciative writer of the lettei
Rev. j. II. Wiggin, brother -in-law of Mrs
/ q. II. Ryder of this village
When on a visit 70 Springfield Mass re
Gently, n l. Hawley and O. A. Miles saw
in private house a rare collection of arti
Giles of antiquarian interest which CAV,
them an idea for our next Valley fair, aud
with the consent of the management Mr.
Hawley and Mr.. Miles, with Mr. Edwar,
Brewer of Springfield, will act as a com
mittee on a department Of Antiques
For this department contributions of oil,
furniture, silver, crockery, household uten
sis, hooks, dOcuments-anythng, in fact
of interest because of its age, rarity or his
torlcai counectiOn-are solicited The eX
pertinent will be made in the hope tina
enough attics will be ransacked 10 make al
attractive display, and the matter is men
TONED thus early so that people in all tn,
country round may have it in mind Con
tributors should remember that the point i
Co get hold of genuine antiques and the in
terest will lie in getting the articles lust a
they are, and not after they have been re
paired or otherwise fixed up for the occa
sion. The sum Of $50 in premiums will b.
distributed in the discretion Of the commit
tee
lions Herald of last week, in a beate,
notice of the Methodist conference, SAYS
"The 46th session, held in the beautifu
village of BrattlebOro, was most delight
full season. Everything from the weather
up, seemed TO have combined 70 make our
stay one continual feast Of good things
The village is one Of the most beautiful il
New England, and its walks and drives ar,
unsurpassed. The people of the place CAV,
the conference most royal entertainment
and all parties seemed bent on hospitahi,
intent, The leading citizens Of the plac,
either opened their own doors, or paid fol
the entertainment of the visitors at the
large aud well appointed hotels One Of
the last things which the Hon Jacob Este,
did before his sudden death was TO provid,
for the entertainment Of large number
OF the members Of the conference. Pastor
Smithers made model host and was un
firing in his thoughtful provision for tn,
physical comfort aud intellectual enter
tainment Of his guests