Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-27

+. A. Hubbard has received the class
rings for the B. II. S. class of '93 and they
are now on exhibition in his window.
The ground was whitened this morning
for the first time this season with slight
fall of snow which began last evening.
The societies of Christian Endeavor and
the Epworth League held a union Thanks
giving praise meeting at the Baptist vestry
yesterday morning at o'clock.
About 50 couples participated in the
Thanksgiving dance at the town hall last
evening, and the affair was sRn enjoyable
one for all.
Mr. Fred 5. Wells of New York, a
nephew of Mrs. John G.. Wells has sent
gift of 500 towards the purchase of the
Wells hall building.
An animal shot 10y Il. c. Cressy few
days ago has been declared TO be a cross
between a fox and coon by expert hunt
ers
The degree staff and other members of
the QuOnektecat tribe of Red Men will go
to Rutland next Tuesday evening when a
tribe will be instituted at that place
Several Brattleboro people saw the VIII
liams college second eleven defeat the
Greenfelds, rs to I, in game Of foot ball
at Greenfield yesterday.
Brattleboro friends will be Interested to
learn of the marriage Of Charles ii. Stevens
of Arlington, Mass, a son of the late J. A.
Stevens, to Miss Alice Josephine Shattuck
The new tally-ho was dedicated on
Thanksgiving evening by merry party of
young folk who drove to Hnsdale. An
other party of older people 90 there this
evening.
II. y. Smith, who has bought a standard
bred trotting horse, drove it from Ham
burgh, \. Y, arriving Monday. 1t is
brother 20 Chelsey d., who has a record Of
2:164
W. +. COombs, who is TO move his cigar
box business here from Shelburne Falls, is
having large room fitted up for him in
the old carriage shop on Elliot street. and
expects to be ready for business Dec. /.
December If has been fixed as the date
for the appearance in Brattleboro of
Rceyes's American band Of Providence, X.
L., the leading organization of its kind in
New England. This is good news for
music lovers.
The Brattleboro Livery company's new
tally-ho arrived this week and has attract
ed much attention. 1t is an elegant con-
veyance and the enterprise of the proprie-
tors in providing it for the public Use will
be appreciated by pleasure parties.
Col. Gardiner Tufts of the Concord.
Mass, reformatory, whose death is else
where announced. was one of the speakers
at the meeting of the Christian Aid asso-
citation held in Brattleboro last winter.
:. Y FELTON, of Sudbury, the owner of
the Aristos stallion ST. Julian, has been in
town this week and arranged with c. ID.
NOyes and J. \. Taylor to keep the stallion
for next season, and he will stand at Mr..
Taylor's stables at Riverside park.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the presentation Of The Veteran OF
1872" or "Kesiah the Scout" by local tai.
ent for the benefit Of the Estey Guard
next Wednesday evening The play con.
sists of five acts, and is said to he of alb
sorbng interest
Eddie Benson, a Canal street boy, re-
ceived a bad wound in the eye Tuesday
and narrowly escaped losing its sight He
a was at play with other boys when he wa.
hit in the lower part of the eye with
sharp stick. The wound was a bad look
I ing one and bled profusely, but the injury
/ will not he permanent
p The annual meeting of the BrattleborC
book club was held last evening with Mrs
, p. X While and these officers chosen
, Mrs. James NJ. Tyler, treasurer; Mrs. Jas
: Dalton, secretary: Mrs James NJ. Tyler
T Mrs. y. |. Hawley and Mrs. Mary c
p Warder. book committee. The sale o
10 books took place and light refreshment,
were served.
, Mr. Alpha MeSser, master of the stat,
S grange, was in town for short time OF
I Monday on his way home from the meetin.
e of the national grange held at Cleveland
I Ohio. Mr. Messer stated that this meet
= ing was in all respects successful and salts
4 factory. The attendance was large. the IL
D ports from the order in the several state
e were favorable, and the condition of tn,
= treasury showed a steady gain in member
= ship. The disposition of the nationa
r grange this year was to let severely alon,
= the land-loan scheme and all other Ali
e ance ideas which last year proved attrac
: tive to some of the representatives.
= On Wednesday evening wedding part,
II of 20 or more gathered at the residence o
S Mrs. Avery on High street to witness tn
= the marriage of Miss Myra Howard to Cal
e vim J. Harrington of Manchester. Tn
a ceremony was performed at o'clock b,
Rev. +. J. Parry. The bride wore taste
g full travelling suit of navy blue, with cor
e sage bouquet of carnations. After refresh
k ments had been served and the congratula
e tions of the friends had been rendered, Mr.
II and Mrs Harrington left on the Montrea
u express for wedding journey. Mrs. Han
/ ringtOn will return for a time to Mrs
5 Avery's, but will eventually make he
, home in Manchester.
q Brattleboro was well represented amon
: the 10000 people who saw Yale defea
: Harvard 10 to in the great foot ball gam
on Hampden park, at Springfield, Mass
last Saturday Among the Brattlebor
e contingent were Col. and Mrs. Hooker
& Mr.. and Mrs. II. O. Coolidge, O. A
9 Marshall, Geo. A. Bliss and the Mise
u Bliss, Charles Pratt, Ira Burnett, w. II
X Chids, Fred Brasor, Charles r. Crosby
d Fred Gale, w. S. McKenny, viii Stolte
8 K. II. Atherton, viii Perry, Ernest Davis
II Frank Platts, Fred Robinson and Jane
5. McNulty. The blue was Brattleboro's ia
e vorite, on account of the connection O
a Bowers, Murphy and James Hooker wit
? the New Haven college, and the result wa
a very satisfactory to those from here VIII
g were present. Superior system of pla
e and team work and more varied play wa
y what carried the day for Yale. In tn
e game at New York yesterday Yale down
'e ed Princeton Is to 0, thus establishing he
: supremacy over all the colleges for thi
II season.
IS THE RIFLE.