Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-10
BRATTLEBORO.

Next Tuesday meeting is to be held
here of Gov. Page, the officials of the Yer
mont asylum, the new state asylum at
Waterbury and the state supervisors of the
insane to consider the matter of removing
some portion of the state patients from the
asylum here to Waterbury. 1t is under
stood that the removal will take place
about August 1.
Miss Alice Shea has presented St. Mi
chaePs church with a new set of altar
yestments to be used during the Trinity
season, consisting of a frontal, super
frontal, with dossel, and an ante-pendium
for the credence table Mrs. Judge Shea
has given an aims chest, which has been
placed in the church near the porch or en-
trance.
The Springfield, Mass, bicycle club is
arranging for another tournament at
Hampden park, September 10 and II, for
which the famous half-mile track is to be
put in record-breaking shape again; at a
meeting held last Friday it was voted to
eXpend $1,000 for this purpose. The racing
committee have completed the list of
events for the two days, comprising 20
events, 10 each day, with several new feat
ures. The novelties are a quarter-mie
open safety race with flying start, and
2O-mile handicap road race, using the mile
track on the park for both start and finish.
About $500 will be given in prizes.
There will be exhibitions of fancy riding
on both days, and the fastest riders from
this country and England are expected to
be present.
Bennington's electric fire alarm was
completed and the keys distributed last
Monday.
A merry party of II young (?) gentlemen
met at the home of L. d. Greene on Green
street last Friday afternoon to celebrate the
SOth birthday of Mr.. Darwin Paul, Mr.
Greene's grandfather. A delicious tea was
served, and after that pleasant evening
spent with conversation, cigars and music
from Mr. Pauls fife The average age of
the nine oldest guests was a little more
than 70 years, the ages ranging from 81 to
81 years. Mr.. Paul carries his so years
lightly, and might easily be mistaken for a
man of 10. His friends took their leave at
an early hour, hoping to be able to assist
their host in his celebration of his Goth
birthday
In Manchester, n. H., paper of recent
date is given an obituary notice of Mrs.
Harriet S. Sherwin, widow of Rev. Alden
Sherwin, former pastor of the Brattle-
boro First Baptist church. 1t will be re-
lneHDereu JnaJ at the Time OF the Doth an
niversary of the Baptist church here in
March, 1890, Mr., Sherwin was too feeble
to be present, and his death occurred not
long after. Mrs. Sherwin had been i'll but
short time. She was woman of high
character, who was prominent in all good
works. One daughter survives her.
The funeral services of Mr. Ithael w.
Doolittle, who died at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Foster French, Wednesday, oc-
Cured this morning at o'clock, and the
remains were carried to Vernon for burial
in the family lot
The Universalist Sunday school have
fixed upon Crystal lake. Gardner Mass,
for their annual picnic. 1t is a most at
tractive place, with every convenience for
such an outing, and the rates will be rea-
sOnable The date will be announced later.
A. f. Carpenter has taken the local
agency for the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company, Milwaukee, Wis.
II. A. Potter of Greenfield, who has had
charge of the Bliss House cafe, closed his
connection with that house Wednesday.
Mr.. Potter has taken the Bank block res
taurant, assuming charge yesterday.
The sacrament of holy baptism was adj
ministered in st. Michael's Episcopal
church on Sunday morning last.