Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-05

nest Tuesday evening in the vestry of the
Univcrsalst church.
f. Wales closed his dancing class at
Greenfield, Mass, last evening with dance
and a reception, which was largely at
tended.
The First Regiment orchestra have
played in Bellows Falls three nights this
week, for the fair given by the order of
railroad conductors.
The Massachusetts, odd Fellows have
started a movement for the establishment
of savings bank to be confined to the
members of the order.
The New Zealand company of comedians
begin weeks engagement at the town
hall Monday night. There will he change
of program each evening.
f. j. Bailey ~ co. have sold the Cotton
Mather farm i'm West Bratteboro to Chas.
J. IIehneman of Bennington, who will
occupy it as a home, taking possession
April /.
handsome design of a marrhpanc cake.
a product of the German cOnfpctiOner's
skill, is on exhibition in II. b. Chamber
lain's window. Coils. Estey and Fuller re-
ceived specimens of these cakes from Louis
Ritz of Hamburg.
There is now talk of admitting Bellows
Fails and Westficld to the Connecticut val
ley base ball league. Tom Dowd writes
from Washington this week that he has Sc
cured two first class players for Brattleboro
from the Georgetown university Stearns
will probably play with the Boston Athlet-
les the coming season.
f. A. Hubbard has bought the Victor
bicycle agency of Charles F. Bingham.
Mr.. Hubbard now has the agency for the
two leading makes of American wheels,
the Columbia and the Victor He will
handle some other machines of light weight.
and later will have full line of wheels on
exhibition at his store, his intention being
to make it the bicycle headquarters for
this section.
Mrs. Sarah w. Wood died from pneumo-
mia yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. l. w. Pratt on Chase
street, after brief illness. Mrs. Wood
was a native of Brookfield, Mass, and
many years of her life were spent there;
year ago last August she moved to Brattle-
boro with'her daughters family. Her age
was so years and six months The burial
will be at North BroOkfield, Mass, where
funeral services will be conducted to-mor-
row at 3 o'clock.
The machine shops that have heretofore
been maintained upon the several railroads
constituting the Central Vermont system
are to be consolidated at st. Adams, where
all the heavy work is to be done hereafter,
the shops there being expected to be able
to repair about 20 cars day. This sys-
TEN has now about $50 locomotives, - per
cent OF the work upon which is being done
at ST lbanS The ShOus that will he
practically done away with are at OgienS-
nurg ana Malone, y. y, Eu'land' and
Ne" London, conn.
The town auditors are now at work up
on their annual report, which is eXpecte
to be out by the 18th or 10th. They have
progressed SO far that it is known that the
town debt has been reduced SS724.O4. not
withstanding that Sl3j3.OS was expended
III III pu'lu'I'gS at Vne town Iarm. tax OF
W Ccil'S on Tue uoI'ar "I Ie's tue coming
!''i "p"!H pay Oh lHe Town "ept' ne
l'Pol' " !'r loNl agency SHOWS 'la' lhe
s"iFs VI hquor ior '',e year amounted 10
i,''' anu ,nc s"'c VI p"IieiS 2L'o' 3d.
a., ne s'o'h on haIiu Is NaI'Ied al S'ol.zu'
nv I"' pIoIl's VI .Ile business were 9zu'o',
~, ms Is an increase Oh upwards OF
2-ooV Ill SAFES anu , 'oV III Prolls over the
BUSINESS III the previous year
An interesting union service in ob>ery-
ance of Christian Endeavor day. the 18th
anniversary of the formation of the first
Endeavor society, was held in the BAPTIST
chapel on Tuesday evening. the Young peo-
pie of the Epworth league and the local
Endeavor societies participating. 4 spec
tally prepared program of readings and
songs was followed, the topic being "Liv-
I'M, Il a.,
given by Rev II. NJ Douglas of Putnev,
president of the county union, Rev. F. j.
Parry, II. II. Hacklev and c. II. Thomp-
son, and recitations by Misses Emma
Gregg and Annie Wise. A large number
were in attendance. and the service was
helpful and encouraging one to all
who believe in Christian work for the
young people of the churches.
Tho NIasors of tbo oiol,th >rosoni,. lie
trict which is comnosed of Windban
count. mot viii thoir prattIoLoro hratI,.n,,
Wednesday afternoon and evening. The
meeting was called by X. W. Eugene S.
Weston, district deputy grand master, of
Newfane, and was under his charge and
supervision In the afternoon the work
of the first and second degrees was exem-
pltied by Temple lodge, No. "a, of Bel
lows fallS, r. Ii. BaDDltI W. NJ, ana King
SolomOn's lodge No 45, of Bellows Falls,
Hiram King, jr., w. NJ. At six o'clock
supper was served at the Brooks House.
In the evening the work of the third de
gree was exemplified by Brattleboro lodge,
No. 102, f. l.. Cooper w. NJ. After the
work had been fully eXemplified by the
lodges and criticised by the grand lecturer,
w. 5. May of Underhill, short addresses
were made by Grand Master Delos NJ. Ba-
con of st. Johnsbury, Deputy Grand Mas
ter, John II. Whipple of Manchester,
Grand Senior Warden Kittredge Haskins