Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-11

was given by Friendship circle at odd Eel
lows hall Wednesday evening.
Brattleburo High school class of g3
hold elias, meeting this evening AT the
home Of Miss Rena Hall.
The Vermont Savings bank has declare
its scm-annual dividend OF q per cent.
payable January lst
1t is expected that the annual meeting
Of the officers school of the Vermont ma
tonal guard will be held at Brandon in
February.
Commissioner II. II. Mcintyre of West
Randolph will explain the government
sugar bounty matter to the farmers at the
dairymeu's meeting to be held in Brattle-
boro in January.
Amasa Grout. who formerly worked in
Emerson d Sons store here, but who Ia, of
late had charge OF the Wilmington branch
store. has bought the business at that place
and will continue it as sole owner The Will
minLton Times says: Mr.. GrOut has
ma le many friends during the six months
/ hc has been here and by fair dealing and
/ reasonable prices has built up good
trade.
The Fortnightly club will meet next
Tuesday evening at Mr.. Geo. &. Avcrlls
at : o'clock The papers to be- read will
/ be upon Paris Each member is expected
/ to bring some fact about Paris. past or
/ present, written upon slip of paper The
I slips will be placed in a basket and then
/ drawn at random ana read. \ good deal
of miscellaneous As well a. entertaining in
formation is anticipated.
There was a large attendance at the
. Unitarian Soriabc ON Tuesday evening.
The main feature Of interest was the old
fashioned spelling match which followed
the supper. Miss Margaret Durham aud
. Mrs. Ryder "cho>e up and Col. MNs
acted as school master. The missing
and calling over continued until no one
remained on Mrs. Byder's side, and then
the spelling down" began. Mrs. Draper
being the victor OF the evening.
Julius Moore of West Stockbridge
Mass. who formerly Travelled with the
late James Fisk. met death in peculiar
way last Sunday. In dropping rope in
to well to measure the depth of the
water he lost his balance and fell into the
well and was drowned. After leaving the
road Mr. Moore settled at West Stock
bridge, where lac has been the proprietor
of a hotel for several wears.
The -. Johnsbuy Republican says:
"Apropos of the proposed canning factory,
Mr.. Ecs. the proprietor Of the opera house.
offers TO sell that building to the company
for 1000 and take for pay $1,000 in cash.
5000 on mortgage and $1,000 in the COM
pany's stock. The opera house cost about
5000 and is assessed for 5000: and from
every point of view Mr.. Eels's proposition
is exceedingly liberal" The opera house
at 81. Johnsbury was built 10y Brattleboro
men for a skating rink. and later fitted up
with stage and scenery.
The Pilgrim Fathers had delightful
time at their social at Grand Army hall
Tuesday night. An interesting program
was rendered, consisting of songs by +. l..
Parker with Miss Cook as accompanies,
piano solos by Miss Turner and Miss Fos-
ter, instrumental duets by Mpssrs. Rey-
nolds and jones' reading by Mrs. Elmer
and recitation by little Marion Baker.
Refreshments were served, and the even
ing's festivities closed with dancing. \
company of about $50 were present.
The kirmess at Orange. Mass, on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings was a splen-
did success. Large crowds were in attend
ance and Mr.. Wales's class carried off the
honors. The pupils who went to Orange
to take part in the dances were Nellie Fer
ritter, Alice Leonard, Mabel Mcdonald,
Kate Mcdonald, Isabel Holmes, Annie
Cain, Louis Ahrens, Patsy Higgins, Harry
Wales, Edison Durham, Louis Pettee
George Wilder, Perley Holmes,
The children of the Congregational sOci-
ETY. will hold their annual fair next Wednes-
day evening at the chapel. Their sale will
! begin at q o'clock, and at : o'clock an en-.
= tertainment will be given by the children
after which Rev. Antonio Arrhigi will tel
| the children about the Italian boys and
. girls in New York. The proceeds of the
fair will be sent as Christmas present to
! the Italian mission at Five Points New
York city, of which Mr. Arrhig is TIA,
/ head. Come and help the children.
, Charles b. Plaisted, for several years tn,
well-known travelling salesman for Leonard
5 u Roess, died very suddenly on Wednes
day afternoon at DR.. Clarke's Lake View
retreat at Burlington, where he was takcI
about two weeks ago. The immcdiat,
cause of death was apopleXy. He was il
, for six weeks at Rutland before ben.
e taken to Burlington. Mr.. Plaisted was
member of the Kingsley Guard and Of tn,
= Killington commandcry Of Knights Temp
70 lar at Rutland. He will bc buried Will
T. Masonic honOrs at that place.
r The Boston Record of Wednesday even.
q ing says: \ very flatterng Endorsement
10 OF the ESteN 'phllnarmOnlc organ was
I received last week by the Estey Organ
d company from Mr.. ;. Behrens, conductor
; of the Minnie lIauk Grand Opera compa
e ny, now playing at the Boston theater
e where they are using the philharmonic
l Among other things Conductor Behren
j says: "Nour organs were used at our per
Torrance, in Washington and Baltimore
K and gave great satisfaction and delight
1 the tone is wonderfully rich and full, Civ
5 ing ample power for all our purposes
a Frank f. Reed, formerly proprietor of tn,
, American House, now proprietor of til,
!, Shelburne Falls House, and LiverymaI
, Josyln and Sheriff Swan of that place
- were called to Albany, " Y, one day las
D.; week to identify the confidence man, Rol
. Inns with several aliases) who about TIVE
Il years ago yictmized Farmer VOrce of Shel
). burne out of $1,000 Mr.. Reed and Mr.
i JoSlyn recognized the man as the one whC
stopped at the hotel in Shelburne Fall
# and who engaged a team there. Rollin
i had a pal in the Shelburne affair." ont
g Thomas O'Brien. O'Brien, who worked
k the gold brick game in Rutland, swindleC
It James Peck OF Albany, y. y, out of So
,. 600, was arrested, forfeited his bail o
II $4,000 and fled to London, where he wa
}, arrested last week and is now awaiting tn
g arrival of eXtradtion papers. 1t is expect
= ed that Rollins will be brought to Massa
Il chusetts after he has served out his tern
L i'm New York.