Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18


will be- at T. j. b. Cudwoth'> ON High
street Tuesday evening.
Reeves band will go to Washington. ID.
g.. nest year al the time OF the national
cncampmcnt of the Grand Army.
The charming Merry Christmas illus
tratiOn which appears on the 10Th page OF
this paper is used through the courtesy of
the New York Mail and Express, paper.
which, by the way, was never doing better
service As a newspaper and as an advocate
Of sound Republicanism than it is today.
In spite Of the incemency Of the weather
last Tuesday a number of the ladies of the
W. &. +. L. and others met at the usual
place. and were much entertained with a
talk from Miss Adde Reed. late from
Africa. in relation to the various fields of
her work there.
W. &. Coane has rented Of Cobb IL Taft
the building which has of late been occu-
pied as a lumber yard, on Flat street near
the Brattleboro livery company's stables.
and which was formerly the well-knoWn
Bemis blacksmith shop. About February
lst he will open it for blacksmiihing and
general iobbing.
James II. Kellogg a native of Bennng-
ton, who died at Rochester. y. Y. recently.
was a man widely known through hi, CON
nection with church ami temperance work.
He had lived at Troy and Rochester y. T..
but had a summer home at Bennington.
He left a very large estate. He was we'll
known in BrattlehorO, being a nephew OF
the late Judge Kellogg. and having often
visited here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reed were on the
way to Brattlchoro from their North Hin,-
dale home last sunday when Mrs. Reed be-
came frightened while the team was max
ing a sharp turn, ana jumped from the
carriage. She was knocked down and che
Of the wheels passed over her She was
rendered unconscious and remained in that
condition for some time. Her injuries
however, are not serious, and she j. max
ing good recovery.
Many Brattleboro friends have been sad
dened to hear of the death of Mrs Sarah
Morrell on Sunday last at her home in
Dedham, Mass. She was daughter OF
the late \. J. Hines Of Brattleboro and a
sister of Mrs. Geo. Cutler The death Of
her husband occurred several months ago,
and for some time she has been seriously
i'll. She leaves two sons and a daughter
Mrs. \. }. Hines and Mrs. W. ). McKen-
ney went to Dedham on Tuesday to attend
the funeral.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor held
their Scmi-annual session Tuesday even
ing and elected these officers for the ensu-
ing term: Protector +. ID. Hobart; vice
protector, Mrs. G.. :. Stockwell; secretary.
Mrs. J. 4. orion: financial secretary. F.
X. Barrows treasurer, Mrs. II. W. Sar-
gent; chaplain. Mrs. \. J. Smith: guide.
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bingham; sentinel, VIM. II. Haywood !:
trustees. j. \. OrtOn, VIM. Cunningham.
Mrs. +. ID. Hobart: auditors. II. W. Sar-
gent, F. X. Barrows, W. II. Haywood.
These officers of Protective grange, NO.
-, were chosen at the annual meeting ON
Tuesday evening: Master. O. r. Ware
oyerseer, &. ID. Whitman; lecturer. Mrs.
A. A. e. Ware; steward, Dana Yeaw: as
sistant steward, Herbert Harris; chaplain.
Mrs. Julia Harris: treasurer, G. W.
Walker; secretary, Mrs. NJ. j. Sargent:
gate keeper, Fred Spaulding; Pomona.
Mrs. Ella Eamcs: Flora. Mrs Eliza
Stearns: Ceres. Mrs. Mary f. Akley: lady
assistant steward, Miss Lenora Knapp: or
ganist, Mrs. II. :. Dearborn; agent. {. y.
Whitman.
The annual meeting OF Pomona grange
was held at Grand Army hall yesterday.
These officers were elected Master, A. J.
/ White, Vernon; overscer F. c. TAYLOR,
| Guilford: lecturer, G. w. Pierce, Brattle-
| boro; steward, G. II. Underwood, West
minister; assistant steward, +. y. Lynde.
| Gulford; chaplain, Mrs. J. L. Goode-
| nough, Brattleboro; treasurer. G.. W.
| Walker, Bratteboro: secretary, Mrs. J. =.
| Liscom, Brattleboro; gate keeper, +. l..
| Stacey, Brattleboro; Pomona, Ellen Me
Clure, Gulforl; Flora, Mrs. Underwood
| Westminster: Ceres, Mrs, II. b. Ware,
Wilmington; lady assistant steward, Nora
! Knapp, Brattleboro.
About twenty-five gathered in spite OF
| the storm at the Fortnightly club meeting
last Tuesday evening and enjoyed one OF
the most interesting of meetings. The pa,
! pers, five in number, were descriptive OF
Paris f. ID. Whitney wrote on "Th,
History and Present Condition of Paris.
| Mrs. ii. l.. Emerson upon Literary Par
| is, Past and Present Miss Ruth IIawley
upon artist and Student Life in Paris
Chas. Robb upon "The Municipal Govern
ment and Political Relations of Paris,
and Clarke Fits upon The History of tn,
Paris Commune About sixty facts wer,
presented in writing and read by ALL Pho
tographs and maps opened the subject still
further. The club is becoming a veteran
traveller and will spend January at Flor
ence.
The chapel of the Congregational churcl
was filled to overlooking on Wednesda,
evening, when the Merry Workers CAV,
their annual fair. There was a large dis
play of fancy articles which found read,
sale. The entertainment, "Mother Goose,
was given by the children and created mucl
amusement. Rev. Antonio Arrhigi of New
York, pastor of the largest Italian Protes
tant church in the United States, made
interesting remarks on the Italian boys an,
girls of that city. During the evening TIN
children's mite jugs were opened and foun,
to contain 50. The net proceeds wer
about 800, which will be sent to the Fiv
Points Italian mission in New York, to
gether with box for Christmas.
Quonektacat tribe of Red Men had an
other heap big time last Friday evening
the occasion being a visit from Great Chic
of Records, j. p. Gardner, and Great JUNO
Sycamore of the great council Of Massa
chusetts. Several braves from Below
Falls were present. The adoption degre
was worked and the officers for the ensu
ing six months were nominated. Then
spread, consisting of rabbit, corn and ven
ison, etc, was served, followed by a "smok
talk The wigwam was decorated for tn
occasion with many genuine implement
of war and apparel, among which was
war bonnet of "a eagle quilts worn by chic
during the late Wounded Knee outbreak
mOccasins worn by Sitting Bull, toma
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