Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20

their next weeks items on Wednesday, as
far as possible.
The Neighborhood whist club held a de-
lightful meeting with Mrs Mary G. Warder
on Tuesday evening.
The Sons Of Veterans entertain the
Ladies' aid society at Grand Army hall
this evening
The Murray club are arranging for
New Years dance, and leap year dance
during the month of January.
The officers of the Estey Guard and Full
Ter Battery have recently received copies of
the new drill regulations, prepared by the
board appointed i'm 1888 to revise the sys-
TEN of drill for the army and the militia
of the United States. The new regulations
are approved by the secretary of war, and
contain many changes.
In accordance with notice elsewhere
printed, a meeting of all persons interest
ed in a revival of the work of the Brattle
boro Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals will be held at the Brooks
House next Tuesday evening, when it is
hoped there will be a large attendance.
Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Balestier
have had made, at the Opera Comique in
London, single presentation of a drama
tiled version of "The Naulahka,' this be-
ing done under the old English law, or no
law, which gives a novelist no protection
from an unauthorized dramatization of his
work unless he produces a dramatizatiOn
of his own before the book is published.
One of the most important auction sales
of thoroughbred stock ever made i'm this
vicinity is that advertised by j. O. Frost
~ Son at Maple Grove farm in Vernon,
next Tuesday, when they will sell lot of
their registered Jersey cattle, together with
sheep and swine. This stock is guaran-
teed to be as choice as any in the United
States, and the sale will be positive Par
ticulars are given in the advertisement
elsewhere printed.
The new lease of the New London
Northern railroad to the Central Vermont
railroad company comes up for definite ac-
ton at a special meeting of the Central
Vermont railroad company and of the
Consolidated railroad company, to be held
at St. Adams, Wednesday, Dec. 8. The
lease is for 09 years from Oct. II, last. At
the same time the proposed consolidation,
with the Central Vermont company of the
Consolidated, the Vermont Il Canada, and
the Montpelier IL White river railroad com
panies will be voted upon by the stock
holders.
The ladies of the Unitarian society made
a very successful opening of the new Wells
hall last Friday evening. The attendance
crowded the hall and the supper tables
were twice filled. The little domestic
scene, "The Will" was pleasingly given
by Miss Margaret Burnham, Mrs. Kellogg
and Mrs +. p. Carpenter. The evening
closed with dancing. The evening was
4. ~ Il. 4 L. IL
of the gift by Miss Julia Wells of New
York of handsome sum toward the pur-
chase OF the building. and that Miss Wells
would also send from New York her piano
for use in the rooms.
The Rev. +. l.. Phalen of the Unitarian
church has announced his decision TO de
cline the call recently extended to him by
the church in Arlington, Mass. and to re
main with his Brattleboro charge. The
call to Arlington was an attractive one,
the parish being one of the largest and
strongest of the outlying Boston churches.
and numbering many prominent people
among its members Mr. Phalen has.
however, found his life in Brattleboro a
happy one, the church has entered upon
/ an era of renewed prosperity under his
! charge, and he chooses to remain to see
D
/ church, but the community in general. on
whom he has taken a strong and growing
hold. will he glad to know of his decision.
When in 81. Adams this week Col.
Hooker, i'm behalf of the selectmen, had an
! interview with General SuperintendeS.
FosS in regard To the PROPOSED Vernon
road improvements. Mr.. Foss asked fol
a definite report Of the finding and recon-
mendation Of the commissioners in order
that lac might lay il formally before tn,
managers. He also wished for an assur
ance that the indictment against the com
pany shall be nolle pressed before entering
into any further engagements with tn,
town. 1t is believed by the selectmen tha
there will be no trouble in securing tn,
consent of the railroad company to pay
One-haf of the expense which will be in
vOlved in the changes, and that the worl
can be done promptly at the opening o
next season.
The Vermont Commandery of the Mill
tary Order OF the Loyal Legion of tn,
United States was organized at Burlington
on Tuesday. A charter for the command
cry was issued at the seventh annual meet
ing of the commandery-in-chi at Phila
delphia last October. The application
for membership of IS officers and five eld
est sons of officers of the war for the Tn
ion were acted upon. Gen. VIM. Wells o
Burlington was chosen commander Gen
Stephen Thomas of Montpelier senior vic,
commander, and Maj. l.. G.. Kingsley o
Rutland junior vice commander. Col
Woodbury. of Burlington is chairman o
the council and Col. Hooker of Brattlebor
is a member of the council At the ban
quet held in the evening Col. Hooker pre-
sided, and Col. l.. X. Fuller was one of tn
speakers, answering to the sentiment 9Th,
National Guard"
The men of the Baptist society prove,
themselves experts in the culinary art a
the clam and oyster supper which the,
gave at the church rooms Wednesday even
ing. Before six o'clock the people begal
to assemble and call off their orders, blu
the men under Mr.. Jenne's supervision
were not to be ratified by an early attacl
and notice was given that the suppe
would be served at six o'clock as advertis
ed. And it was, to the satisfaction of all
and the 20 walters, including number o
professional and business men, glided deft
ly about, while the kitchen, where NJ. f
Robbins presided as chief cook with
corps of dozen assistants, presented
lively scene. After the supper an enter
tainment was given, consisting of selec
tlons by the boy choir of the Episcopa
church, a repetition of the "clam duet,
which was so successfully given at tn,
Merchants carnival by Pauline JENNIE anC
Hayes MOrey, a recitation by Miss Has
tiDOs and sonu nv Miss Il iruan IN,