Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-09

window which will attract much attention.
A telephone-nnmber 69-4-has been
placed in c. e. Glidden's residence near
Putney.
The rite of baptism was administered to
three persons at the Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Arrangements are being made for an
other winters series of social dances at the
Brooks House.
If any are DESTROYS of ''feasting their
eyes" they should examine the show win
dows of the iewelry stores.
The experience poems which were recit-
ed recently at the Universalist sociable are
to be printed in pamphlet form at The
Phoenix job Office.
Rev. j. II. Rabbit of West Brattleboro
will deliver an address before the Sunday
school workers of Bennington county at
Manchester Centre next Tuesday.
The first of the winters series of socials
was held by the Episcopal society Wednes-
day evening in Red Mems hall. Refresh
ments were served and there was dancing
for the young people.
The meeting of the Estey Guard for the
election of a captain will be held Monday
night. Lieuts. Austin and Lstey are can
didates for promotion, and both have warm
supporters.
Kendalrs Komedans were greeted by a
large audience at the town hall Friday
evening. Opinions vary as to the merits
of the performance, but the dances are
! spoken of as among the leading features.
! The annual meeting of Friendship circle,
for the election of officers, will be held
next Tuesday afternoon. A 'crazy tea
will be served at O'Clock. In the even
ing the nomination of officers of Dennis
Rebekah lodge will be made.
A call is elsewhere published for special
meeting to be held Tuesday evening, the
goth, at 1880, to make the first movement
in the much-dscussed question of a suit
able water supply. This will be the APP
pOintment of a committee to employ an
engineer who will make an investigation
and report at a later meeting.
Charlie, the little son of Herbert Wright,
met with what narrowly escaped being a
fatal accident Saturday on Elliot street.
He was playing with large shepherd dog
on the sidewalk, when he was knocked
over by the dog, striking on his head A
blood vessel was burst, and for time his
condition was considered critical. He is
reported to be doing well now.
Many people will be anxious to secure
the worll's fair souvenir silver coins. 1t
has been decided to send these coins to the
banks of the country, rather than have
them controlled by those who have made
proposals for the entire lot. Cashier Mar
shall of the Peoples National bank has
given an order for them, and they will be
furnished for 81 while the supply lasts.
Holyoke, Mass, had the greatest up
heaval it has ever experienced in a munic-
ipal election Tuesday, when Dennie l..
Farr. the Republican candidate for mayor,
received plurality of nearly 1000 votes
over Mayor Sullivan, whose wrongful pol
icy has caused much comment. Mr.. Farr
is the paymaster of the Farr Alpaca com.
pany, and is a native of the nearby town
of Chesterfield, y. II. His mother, Mrs
Mary May, resides in Brattleboro.
At the meeting of the Tyler camp, Son,
of Veterans, held Friday night, the follow
ing officers were elected: Capt. w. II
Mead; first lieutenant, W. c. Bailey; sec
: ond lieutenant, Geo. A. Miller; camp
council Clarence Carpenter, X. l.. FrosI
! and f. p. Thompson. w. {. Bailey wa:
} elected delegate to the division encamp
; ment. This division includes all the camps
0 in Vermont and one in Montreal, and tn,
boro.
The will case of the late Mrs Amir;
Timson of Willamsville was heard at tn,
probate office Saturday, Monday and Tues
day, an attempt being made by some of tn
p heirs to have the will set aside, claiming
: mental incapacity and undue influence OF
the part of Mrs Timsons husband, Clarl
Timson. The court held that she had suf
2 ficient mental capacity to make the will
and that although Influenced in making i
, by the advice of her husband, there wa
not an undue influence.
The Merry Workers, the society com
; posed of the younger children of the Con
= gregatonal society, held their entertain
+ ment for the benefit of the Italian mission
in New York Wednesday night in tn
, chapel. Supper was served, and ther
: were dialogues, recitations and musical Sc
lections given by the little folks. The en-
+ tertainment was planned and carried on
. entirely by the children. Rev. Antoni
Alright. of the New York mission gave a.
e interesting address. During the evenin
/ Mr.. Day announced that the receipts wit
q the returns not all in amounted to owe
= $50.
a The annual meeting of the Womans Re
4
r last evening. A social was held in the al
+ ternoon and supper was served, after whic
the election of officers for the ensuing yea
q occurred, with the following result: Pres
: ident, Mrs. Alice G. Weeks; senior vic
f president, Mrs. Sarah Goodnow: JUNO
p vice president, Mrs. Helen Newman; treas
! urer, Mrs. Emily Allen; conductor, Mr.:
Genie Pettee; guard, Mrs. BRINE Darling
Y delegates to the department convention
: Mrs. Genie Pettee, Mrs Mabel Shumway
. Mrs. Sarah Mann; alternates, Mrs. Alvir
Thomas, Mrs Sarah Goodnow, Mrs. Alvir
! Reynolds.
# Two locomotives, attached, which WEI
II being taken TO New London by an engiI
? eer and fireman from st. Adams, came I
j point near the Waite farm Sunday wheI
l. men were chOpping trees. Fred Perry
d son of Thatcher Perry, was on the forwar
a locomotive, acting as pilot. After waitin
If for some time above where the trees wei
v being cut, the locomotives were started
d but a sudden gust of wind struck one
d the trees which was partially cut, and
r. fell across the cab. Mr. Perry and tn
b fireman Jumped. The former struck upo
n the frozen ground, and a cash four inche
;. long was cut in the back of his head, an
). there was a confusion over one eye. I'll
d fireman went through the window, and h
3. face was cut and nose broken. The engiI
e eer fell upon the floor of the cab and e
n capped without injury.
Mr. Clark W. Bryan of Springfield, tn
+ veteran newspaper man and publisher, ha
/ gathered up in a rarely dainty and attract
If i've little volume the series of carriag,