Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-03
PERSONAL.

J. Gray Estey, who has recently returned from
ms studies at the Institute of Technology at Ros'
Ton, has entered the Estey organ factorV to learn
.ne business thoroughly, beginning in the case.
making department
Richard NJ. Hunt and Charles T. NcKir, tbo
latter of the firm Of McKim, Mead and White
nave been chosen as two of the three architects To
lay out the grounds aud to design the buiIdinos
lor Coiumoia college on the new site
J. + Hall, Hayes Morey and Mrs I. w ua,v.
icy We're tne delegates from the Baptist sunday
school To the convention at Chester Revs Parry
4 ~ 1M9cgeorge Col Estey, L. w. Hawley and H.
H. Hackley also attended the convention
William Marsh, who has been for some time
messenger Tor the American express company bp.
tween Springfield. Mass, and Bellows Falls has
neen appointed to take charge Of the Chicopee
rams Office, and began work there on Wednesday
Deacon G. +. Thompson Miss Emma Dutton
George Durham and Fred Brown were the dele
gates from the Centre church and Sunday school
70 the county convention of Congregational Sun
day schools at West Townshend an account of
which is given in another column
one thousand Red Men witnessed the exemplif-
cation ot degree work in the opera house at Low
ell, Mass. Friday night There were 100 candi-
dates of Passaconway tribe, which previously
numbered over 400 members Among the disting-
uished guests mentioned in the press dispatches
was Great Senior Sycamore Joel G.. Taylor of
Leominster, Mass.
The Springfield Sunday Republican had an in
tereStng article on the horses now in training at
Hampden park for coming events. Never in the
quartered there. All Of the li2 available stalls
on the grounds have been engaged and there are
now about 40 horses in the stables, with new ones
arriving almost every day. The Republican says:
&C. ID. COlburn, who has taken charge of the
track this year, has had experience with horses
all his life, and has thorough understanding Of
the business
From Bud Brers Under the Rose" notings in
the Boston GlObe Il saw the Skaters in town the
other day, the father, Mr.. Horato Nelson Slater,
the several times millionaire Of Webster who
married the younger daughter of the late William
| Morris Hunt, the artist and his SON Samuel Stat
er, whose bride of season ago is the older of the
| sisters. Mesdames Slater look more like English
| women than like Americans, with their free gait
| ruddy complications and the frank, unaffected
! manner that has such charm for those who
know them. The elder Slater carries his age well,
! and is a far more distinguished looking man than
| his son, even, who must be, unless his looks belle
him, some wears his wife's Junior. From their
season in Washington young Slater and his wife
/ go to Bar Harbor for the summer though not to
! Mizzentop, the Hunts slightly cottage That
| the PulitZers of New York VI &. and Mrs II. y.
/ Slater will pass the season at their handsome
| country place in Webster
Rev. c. O. Day left 10y the early train Monday
| morning for New Haven. Conn, where he attend
ed during the afternoon and evening the semi cen.
tennial celebration Of the Scroll and Key society.
/ one of the most famous and exclusive of the Yale
college secret societies. The New York sun de
voted an interesting article 10 this society on FRI
/ day. Only 10 members, carefully picked are ad
] mltted each year. Young William II. Vanderbilt
whose death from typhoid fever was recorded
last week. was one Of this years memhers-elcct
The suns article continues Scroll and Key pos
SrsS the finest college society hall in the world
1t is built of pale yellow Cleveland stone with
leving bands Of dark blue marble In the front
four columns of Aberdeen granite support three
uverhanging arches, under each of which is cir
cuar oritice, through which, by iroubarred ap
ertures in the foundation. ventilation is secured
1t has no windows, and the only opening is the
main entrance, which is guarded 10y massive iron
doors Richard NJ. Hunt of New York was the
designer, and the cost $4,000 College ru
NOR. backed 10y custom house entries. has it thai
wealthy graduates have filled il with costly furni
tuTe. pictures. and brio a-brac The venerable
coored jantOr, who is also famo cook. wear,
the little gold badge of the society. and is mem
Der in good and regular standing. All that Is
known about the concern outside of this is tina
every Thursday evening Is men disappear from
college haunts, and are never seen until the fol
lowing morning The hotel register bears witness
to the fact that no old member ever passes through
New Haven on Thursday without stop ing owe
for a few hours.