Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12

\ party Of about 30 couples attended the

\ party Of about 30 couples attended the
Brooks House hop last evening.
The moon waded through snow bank
i'm the sky Wednesday night, and Thursday
morning brought the first genuine cold
fashioned snowstorm of the season, with
plenty of snow for the work of the winter.
The storm was much more severe to the
south, doing much damage to the electric
wires, especially in eastern Massachusetts,.
The ladies' of the Episcopal church will
hold their last sociabc at Red Mems hall
on Monday next, 18th instant. Supper
will be served at q o'clock, after which
there will be an entertainment consisting
of stereopticOn pictures, followed by the eX-
hibiton of Pacific island curiosities belong
ing to Lieut.. Geo. W. Tyler, L. :. y.
There will be musical selections bv local
talen'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Scott have been
called to Plainlicld this week by the death
Of Mr.. SCOTS brother. the Rev. Alison
scott, minister of the Univprsaist de-
nomination, whose lifewOrk has been with
various churches of that faith i'm the cen
trail and northern part of the state. lie
was a native Of Halifax in this county and
one of Il large and wcll-known family.
The funeral was at Plaiutiell on Thursday.
The English supper given by the menu
beers Of the Epvorth league at Red Mems
hall last evening was well attended and
was an enjoyable occasion The enter
tanment consisted of very instructive
and pithy lecture on England, its people
and customs by Rry. \. II. Webb two
songs by Mrs. Eddy and Mis-, Jessie orion
and several piano selections a party of
about 20 young people from the Methodist
society at llinslale deiied the storm aud
helped to swell the numbers who attended.
The receipts were about so.
Mr.. and Mrs !. A. Williams received
last week news of the death of their son.
Fred II. Williams of Clayton, Idaho. who
is well remembered ~ a boy i'm Brattleboro.
having lived here until he was sixteen
years old. 1t appears that his death took
place last August after very brief illness,
but through some unacCountable delay i'm
the mails the news has not reached his
parents until now. The young man had
lived in Clayton for Is years and had been
successful in business, being the owner of
large smelling works, besides other
property He was buried with the honors
of the order of Odd Fellows, being past
grand of the Clayton lodge. He leaves a
widow, but no children. Besides the
parents of Mr.. Williams, a brother and
sister are living in Brattleboro. Arson j.
Williams and Mrs. Hattie Williams Smith.
Other brothers are C. F. Williams of
Albany, n. Y, and f. f. Williams of
Bellows Falls.
VIM. Trendall, we'll remembered as a
former resident of Brattleboro, died at the
Soldiers Home at Bennington last Satur-
| day. The body was brought to Brattleboro
for burial, the funeral being held on Mon
day afternoon from the residence of his
son on the old Guilford road where
Mr.. Trendall formerly lived, Rev viii
liam H. Collins officiating. Mr. Tren-
dali was born in London, Eng, Jan.
>. lS23. He entered the English army at
the required age AID serted for Is years
Becoming tired of the service while sta
toned in Canada he deserted and came to
the United States. This was i'm 1862, and
very soon after his arrival on United States
soil he enlisted in Vermont regiment,
serving for one and one-half years lie
had been resident of the Soldiers Home
for about three years. The cause of his
death was paralysis accompanying the
grip. II is singular fact that Mr.. Tren-
dalrs death occurred exactly u years after
the death Of his wife He had family
OF - children. sis of whom are now lv-
ing.