Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-06

| lingo the 18th by Fred Emerson Brooks, the
| California poet aud reciter, and d w. Rob
ertson Of New York, tumbleronicon aud
verephone soloist
A high class dramatic performance is
promised for April 20, when the New York
| Lyceum Theatre company is to appear in
The wife"
The Wesleyan anniversary exercises, held
in the Methodist church on Monday, were
! interesting in character, aud every way
| fitting TO the event which they commemo-
rated The attendance was large, and the
members of the Brattleboro Epworth league
have cause TO congratulate themselves on
the success of the occasion. An extended
report of the exercises is printed on our
first page today.
The fourth Of the series of five Brooks
House hops will take place next Thursday
evening
THE Temple" che handsome new edifce
of the Grace Baptist church at Philadelphia.
said TO be the largest Protestant church in
this country, was formally opened for reg
ular religious services last Sunday. In the
morning Rev. r. H. Conwel, the pastor,
preached on Gratitude" TO an audience
| of D. 900 people. In the evening the great
auditorium was again filled, and after the
large number of new members which we're
baptized in the morning, had been given
the hand Of fellowship, Rev. f. j. Parry
preached from the text, Go stand and
speak in the temple 10 the people all the
words of this life" and Rev. Drs Griffith
and Biting followed him with addresses.
The new temple has been two years in
building. At the several services last Sun
day 81. 900 was raised toward the payment
of the Indebtedness of 500, 900, which then
remained.
Files of Honolulu papers have been re-
ceived by his family in this town from Lieut.
! G w. Tyler of the [ nited States steamship
Mohican, giving full accounts of the arrival
at Honolulu of the body of King Kalakua.
and the imposing ceremonies which attend
ed his funeral and burial The first known
by the Hawaiians of the death of their king
was on the arrival of the United States
ship Charleston, hearing his body The
ship arrived Jan. % signaling the news at
once to the Mohican, from which it. was
sent ashore. IL was a pathetic fact that
I the decoration of the city in anticipation Of
the return home Of the king in improved
health had begun. and these decorations
were changed into emblems of mourning
along the route Of the procession that carried
his dead body Lieut. Tyler has been sta
toned at Honolulu with the Mohican for
some months past
The March Household appears with AN
Illuminated Easter cover, and with a table
of contents which is well up to the House
hold standard in every respect
Greenfield, Mass is discussing the ad-
visibility of establishing an old ladies'
home. In order to find out whether there
is real need for such an institution Rev
Mr.. Brooks, the pastor of the Unitarian
church, advertises in the Gazette, asking
elderly or invalid women of small means
who would enter such home if established
to correspond with him
The celebrated stallion, St Julian. by
Arstos, will make the season of 1891 on
the grounds of the Valley Fair association
5. w. Kimball, district clerk, is taking
the enumeration of children of school age,
, to 10, in district No ,, as required by
law.
a case of insult which gave a young lady
IA thorough fright occurred one evening this
week. The young lady ran into one Of the
stores near the Main street bridge, and
stated that she had been followed down
street by a man, who accosted her as she
was crossing the bridge The young WON
an was very much frightened and the meu
in the store stepped into the street, when
the young man in question came up He
was told that he was getting into trouble.
hut explained matters by saving that he
mistOok the young woman for another per
son until he spoke to her.
W. H. Minor has sold his well-known
road horse. Sir Onward by Onward 4"
to Mr. Daley of Hoboken, n j for the
handsome sum Of $500 lie was regarded
by horsemen AS one Of the best road horses
in the state.
Edwin Larrabee, son of Ira Larrabee of
West Halifax, had his leg caught by the
elevator in the Jelly company's building
last Saturday and one bone was broke
near the ankle. The elevator was stopped
in time to prevent a very serious in Jury
Young Larrabee's schoolmates at Miss Saw q
yer's school have raised purse of SEQ for
him.
Profitable and interesting talks were Civ
en- by +. c. Crosby and S B. Emerson at
the y. NJ. G. A. rooms last evening Mr.
Crosby, by the aid of d map, took the audi
ence on trip through the West, and after
detailing the advantages and disadvantages
of the West, advised all who had good homes
and positions in the East To stick" u them
Mr.. Emerson devoted his talk largely to
town booming, and showed its pernicious
results. He thought that there were great
advantages for young men in the East if
they were oulS lupIoNeu
G.. p. Gibson received yesterday a load Of
20 horses in which he saws are some of the
best selections which he has ever brought
to the state Mr.. Gibson says also that they
> are cheaper than ever and this is the time
! to buy for the coming seasons use. The
horses are now on sale at his West Chester
field stables
, Tuesday night and Wednesday brought
one of the heaviest snow storms of the sea
son. The amount which fell in this vicin-
ity was about - inches. To the south it
. was greater. The hill roads are drifted
worse than at any time during the season.
The Wilmington stage makes no trip TODAY,
, having come down six miles, and being
then obliged to turn back On the Jack
/ sonvile line there is no stage connection
beyond Green River
9 Taylor Brothers insurance office in
r. Hooker block is being remodeled aud fin
i'hed up in attractive style
+ A few moments excitement was caused
4 Saturday night by fire alarm A chin
n ney was burning out in the old Baptist
church, but no damage resulted.
Q The snow drifted badly in the back
+ country roads yesterday and for a time
Prospect street from South Main to Cen
r trail street was impossible
Cyrus Ramsdell has invented IA new
drinking cup for poultry houses.
u The Boston Herald makes it appear tina
Tom Dowd is to play in that city, although
: his BrattlebOro friends have heard nothing
from him in addition 20 what was stated
last week. Mondays Herald said "The
Boston association club has secured one OF
9 the likeliest and liveliest young college
b players in the country. He is a brilliant
all-round man who has received unqualified
i praise from all who have seen him play >
e Wednesday, in answer TO a correspondent
a the Herald announced that the PLAYER tC
whom reference was made is Thomas Dowd
n second baseman of the Brown university
nine last season "
y Ldter.-Brattleboro says goodbye and
g good luck - Dowd, as this item from the
b morning papers is conclusive Thomas
& Dowd, the crack second baseman of the
Brown university team, has accepted flat
n tering offer from BOston's Amer lean as
!. ISOLATION club. and will leave Saturday fol
st. Augustine, Fla, where the nine will &c
I into active training"
# Attention is called to the announcement
; OF the novel entertainment to be given by
the Woman's Relief corps next Monday
evening
J. large party, from IS to 100 persons
q will go to Putney this evening to witness
n the presentation Of the "Deestrick skewl
,, FROM DISTRICT NO. 7.
d The older residents of this district learned will
sincere regret OF the serious accident to Mis-
:, Amelia Butterield, who was long teacher In TIN
IL Old brick schOolhOuse Her services there covere
Y ten terms, and were OF the most useful and yalu