Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-23

Martin the grist-mill in the Church shop.
and will run it for the accommodation of
the local trade.
The o'clock tea held Wednesday even
ing by the Woman's Industrial union at
their rooms was largely patronized and the
guests found both the supper and the So
ciability highly enjoyable.
w. F. Richardson d Co. have recently
bought over 300 lambs at Wilmington
through Mr.. Kidder and Mr.. Streeter of
that town, and the flock was driven to
Brattleboro this week.
The death of Mrs Rixford. the mother
of Mrs. A. j. Stearns, took place on sun
day at the advanced age of nearly 81 years.
and the funeral was held on Tuesday.
Last winter Mrs. RiXford fell and fractured
her hip and never recovered from the in
jury.
Changes and Improvements have been
made on the second floor of the old Uni
tartan church building, recently bought bv
the Unitarian society, adapting it to the
social uses of the church, and il will soon
be ready for occupancy, furnishing cheerful
and attractive quarters for various gather
ings The present form is very nearly that
of the kindergarten hall few years ago
interest in the Brattleboro livery company.
formerly the Ray stables, to II. NJ. Adams
of Marlboro, who will continue the bust
ness in company with Dr. Bowen. II is
understood not to be the purpose of Mr..
Adams to move to Brattleboro but he is
young man whom all Brattleboro business
men will gladly welcome to their ranks.
Clarence Stockwell will continue to be the
manager of the business
One of the most artistic and successful
pieces of cabinet work ever done in Brat
tleboro may now be seen at the Hunter
shop on Flat street. 1t is the work of J
Z. Helyar, an Englishman. who has thus
abundantly proved his skill and training.
The piece is colonial dressing case.
wrought in mahogany, reproducing to the
minuteSt detail an antique of this kind
owned by Robert Gordon Hardie, the ar
fist. Connoisseurs i'm such work find it a
rarely admirable production.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Advent Christian conference was held at
Bridgewater last Thursday. continuing
over Sunday, and was a pleasant gather
ing of preachers and delegates. At the
business session on Saturday, a. w. Clay
ton of Brattleboro was ordained elder.
The following officers elected for one year
are: President, a. +. Moore; vice presi-
dent, a. w. Clayton; secretary, p. G..
Lord.
Recent advices from Boring sea contain
the information that the Mohican, the last
remaining vessel of the Joint naval patrol
established by the English government and
our own during the sealing season. was to
leave for San Francisco about the 10th in
slant. Upon her arrival Lieutenant Geo.
W. Tyler, who has been her navigating Of
ficer since September 1888, will be de-
tached and granted leave for few months.
He is expected to reach Brattleboro within
the next three or four weeks.
The annual meeting of the Freme circle.
the ladies society of the Unitarian church,
was held last week Wednesday with Mrs.
G.. II. Ryder the president At the bust
ness meeting in the afternoon the reports
of the various officers were submitted.
showing an unusually successful years
work. All obligations have been met. and
money remains in the treasury. Substan-
TALLY the old board of officers was reflect
ed, with Mrs. Ryder as president, Mrs. W.
II. Minor vice president, Mrs. j. NJ. TYLER
secretary and treasurer. Plans were made
for the winters work, and an enjoyable
tea closed the evening.
Arrangements have been made this week
for the removal of the cigar box manufac-
tory of Combs X Crosier of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, to Brattleboro, where the
business will be continued. Mr.. Combs is
well known in Brattleboro, having been a
resident here until few months ago.
when he bought an interest in this bust
ness at Shelbune Falls. The factory will
be located in the east end of the third sto-
ry of the Valley Machine company build
ing where w. ii. Minor, who has shown
cOmmendable public spirit in getting the
business here, assures them rent, heat and
power at low price.
class of II young men were examined
as candidates for admission to the Yer
mont bar at Montpelier this week, and IL
of the number passed. Among them were
Clark c. Fits and Henry II. Knight, stu
dents with Waterman, Martin Il Hit. who
will receive the congratulations of their
friends on their arrival with good marks
at the honorable estate of ATTORNEYS at
law and solicitors in chancery. O. II.
Coolidge of Rutland, brother of II. o.
Coolidge of BrattlebOro, was also a sue
cessful candidate. Young Knight is the
great grandson Of Chief Justice Samuel
Knight, the first lawyer of Brattleboro, who
was admitted to the bar in 1772.
Rev. John p. Jones of Madura. India.
gave remarkably interesting address al
the Congregational church last Sunday
morning. He showed the influences of
Christianity upon the life of the people.
on its direct and indirect sides. MANY
cases of individual change were cited. but
the main power of western religious ideas
was affirmed to be at work i'm a deeper
way. All India is in state of intellectual
ferment upon religious and social questions.
This is seen in the desire for education as
well as in efforts for a more spiritual
religion inside of Hinduism itself. 1t is
these deeper forces which the truer thought
and life of the Christian church must guide.
and is beginning TO guide. The address
was philosophical and it was practical. In
the evening Rev. John II. Hincks of
Atlanta university described the admirably
economical and efficient work of that insti-
tuition in behalf of the cOlored man, and
narrated the history of individuals who
have already made their mark, as the best
proof of the value of the university work
in solving the problem of the South. The
annual collection for foreign missions.
taken in the morning, amounted to a
generous sum.
An audience of moderate size watched
and listened with absorbing interest at the
town hall on Tuesday evening, as Mrs. b.
Williamson, jr., of Elizabeth, n. j., devel-
oped her able and entertaining lecture on
"Greek art and mythology" Beginning
with a glance at the origin of tnvt1,oIorr