Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-03
PHd4NIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1892.

licans, to take part in campaign demon
strations is to be formed.
The second meeting of the creditors of
Ross White will be held at the probate Of
flee next Tuesday at 10 o'clock
George Niles and Frank Taft are put
ting in the wires for a new electric light at
the corner Of Cedar and Myrtle streets.
The Dennis Rebckah lodge has been in
vited to Bellows Falls June 10 to work the
Rebckah degree. There is a special meet
ing called this evening to take action.
The Christian Leader of Boston, the
Universalist denominational paper, pub
fishes entire this week Rev. f. w. Sprague's
paper, Concerning immigration, which
was delivered at the Union Fast day ser
vices.
Our Vernon correspondent has some
thing more this week about the deprcda-
tions of James King. the young horse
thief, who was also suspected of burglar
izing the house of II. NJ. Cutting in the
west part of the town.
The Vermont Breeders association hold
their eighth annual summer exhibition at
Rutland August 30, 81 and September |,
and offer $1,000 in stakes and premiums.
Entries to stakes close June 10. with f. II.
Harrington, secretary, Brandon. Entry
blanks and circulars may be procured of
him.
Mr.. Simmonds, the new general secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A., has been detained
from coming to Brattleboro on account of
the death of brother. He is expected to
arrive Monday and the reception announced
for Thursday evening of this week will be
held that evening.
Mrs. RoXana Sargent, the venerable
mother of Charles W. Sargent of Guilford,
died at her home on the Putney road on
Tuesday at the age of 93 years. Mrs. Sar-
gent had been a widow for the past b
years. She was one of the oldest members
of the Centre Congregational church
1t is expected that Police Commissioner
Osborne of Boston, who is brother-in-law
of Charles Glidden, will occupy the north
ern house on the DR.. Shole's farm recently
bought by Charles Miner, during the sum
mer months. Mr. Osborne and his large
family were at the Brooks House last year.
The Brattlcboro Odd Fellows have made
no arrangements tor attending the grand
cantonment of the Patriarchs Militant in
Springfield, Mass, on Thursday and Fri
day, but it is probable that a good-sizcd
NtltGdllull W III va Ntlll. Local members OF
the order are also planning to attend the
dedication of the building and the eXer-
ciscs at Worcester about the 10Th.
bingham chapter No. 30 will be repre-
scented at the 18th annual conyocation of
the grand chapter of the order of the East
ern Star, to be held at Manchester Centre
next week, by Mr. and Mrs. +. IL. Put
nam, the secretary and matron Of the local
lodge, and by DIR. and Mrs Pcttce. Mrs.
Pettee is the conductress of the grand
chapter.
The first Open-air concert of the season
by the First Regiment band was given
from the Brooks House balcony, in accord
auce with the announcement in The Phu-
nix last week. and attracted "A large num-
Der of people to Main street. The excellence
of the several selections gives evidence
that the high standard of the band in pre-
vious year, is to be maintained.
Delegates to attend the meeting of the
Windham and Bennington Association OF
Universalist churches to be held at Bel
lows Falls next week Tuesday and We'd
nesday, were chosen by the local church as
follows: From the parish, Deacon \. \.
Stcarns, Martin Scott; Sunday school, ID.
+. TaSker, Mrs. \. j. Steams: Young
Peoples society, Merrill Ward, Miss Jen-
ME Goodenough
The eighth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Woman's Suffrage association will be
held in the Baptist church at Sutton on
Thursday evening and Friday. day and
evening, of next week. Willard Chase OF
West Concord is president, Miss Laura
Moore OF Barnet secretary, Mrs. 4. d.
Chandler of Barton Landing treasurer, and
{, w. Wyman of Brattleboro auditor of the
association.
II. X. Brown is to open his livery at the
Woodside cottages at SpOtford lake next
Sunday and on the same day his Chester
field stage will begin making regular trips
to the lake. The livery will be a great ar-
commodaton to the people at Chesterfield
Factory as well as to all who spend much
time at the lake. The stage will leave each
morning at s o clock and will arrive here in
the evening at s.
Indian trails all over New England led to
Springfield, Mass, on Monday, when over
700 copper faces gathered in the city hall
to witness the eXemplitcation of the de-
grees of the Improved Order of Red Men.
Speeches were made by Mayor Sibley, and
by great prophets, sannaps and sagamores.
QuOnektacat tribe was represented by Col.
Miles, A. II. Hines, NJ. b. Savarv, John
Davis, Charles Hodgman, John Retting.
ir., Charles Conant DIR. Pettee, Charles
Knoblock and others.
The second annual reunion of the Glen
wood Alumni association to be held next
Tuesday, promises to be a complete sue
cess. The public exercises will be held in
academy hall, at , p. NJ. The program will
consist of music, recitations and the adj
dress by Henry ID. Whitney, Esq, of Chat.
tanooga, Tenn. Following the exercises
will be the business meeting. In the even
ing there will be banquet at the Brooks
House. Following the banquet will be
toasts and responses and singing by f. II.
Miller Any former pupils who intend to
be present at the banquet, and have not
notified the secretary, Henry r. Knight.
are requested to do so at once
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the BrattleborO d. Whitehall railroad
company was held at the Brooks House
Saturday, about Is stockholders from out of
town being present. The reports for the
year ending December l, 1891, showed the
total earnings to be S56,515, and the oper-
ating expenses S47, 653, leaving a balance
of SSS62 above the expenses. The gain i'm
earnings over the previous year was Sj13O.
while the operating expenses were S12l3
less. The old board of directors was
chosen, as follows: c. f. Thompson, Fran
els Goodhue, +. l.. Waterman, Brattleboro:
.. l.. Sherman, Williamsville; |. X. Batch
elder, Townshend; j. w. Taft, West
Townshend; j. W. Melendy, South Lon
donderry; ). q. Shumway, Jamaica; c. b.