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

There Will be social dance at Harmony
hall next Friday evening, the 10th.
Geo. NJ. Taylor has sold two building
lots on Prospect street to L. l.. Lamb.
The North street school opens for the
fall and winter term on Wednesday next
H. w. Moore broke his wrist last Friday
night while trying to catch a colt at his
Centreville place.
The Masonic lodge, No. 102, have a
special meeting tonight for the working of
the second degree.
A tally-ho party, made up of Brooks
House guests, made the round of the town
and suburbs on Monday evening.
A party of enthusiastic Republicans came
down from Putney Wednesday evening to
help celebrate Col. Fuller's election.
If sufficient interest is shown, an effort
will be made to start educational classes
in the Y. NJ. c. A. the coming winter.
The Windham county conference of
Congregational churches will be held with
the church at Jamaica, next Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. II and 10.
Last Sunday at the Y. NJ. c. A. room
Prof Walker gave an address upon "Chris-
tian life, a good number of young men
being present. Next Sundays meetings
will be led by General Secretary Simmonds.
Governor-elect Fuller made yesterday a
careful inspection of the Vermont asylum,
in company with the state board of super
visors, and to-day he is at Burlington to
meet Gov Page and the other members of
the Columbian worlds fair commission.
The valuable collection of shells belong
ing to the late Admiral Green presented
by his son, Rev f. W. Greene, to the nat
ural history museum, has been received,
and next week DIR. Clark will unpack the
shells and put them in order in the new
case provided for them by the trustees.
The Central Vermont railroad has is
sued an illustrated circular showing the
principal buildings of Washington, d. c.,
describing the city and its surroundings,
and giving full information about the ma
tional encampment. Copies may be had
of the commander of any Grand Army
post.
Frederick NJ. Bancroft of Montpelier
will give an evening of "Old English bal
lads at the Brooks House on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 20. This entertainment
will be happy combination of lecture
and song, and has been given many times
with great success. Further particulars
will be given next week.
The Estey Organ company are this week
placing in the New England Conservatory
of Music Boston, the first installment of
their new students practice organs, which
are pronounced by the management TO be
the best for the purpose they have ever
seen. Others will follow as fast as they
can be finished, and before very long prob
ably the same style will be placed upon the
market.
At the annual meeting of the Woman S
Christian Temperance union, held On Tues
day. these officers were elected for the
/ coming year: President. Mrs. J. orion
vice presidents, Mrs. G.. L. Crowell, Mrs.
t NJ. \. Allen, Mrs. G. Robertson, Mrs. A.
j. Stearns secretary. Mrs. J. $. Brown
treasurer, Mrs. c. W. Wyman. Delegates
to the county convention at Bellows Falls,
Sept. 22-23. Mrs. \. A. {. Ware, Mrs J
s. Brown: alternates, Mrs. Wvman, Mrs.
G.. Robertson.
After mature consideration DR. VIM g.
Clark has declined the offer OF professor
ship at Cornell and will remain at Johns
Hopkins university. The offer from Pres
ident Schurman of Cornell was unusually
advantageous, the proposition being "a
place DR. Clark at the head of the depart
ment of geology and allied sciences, with
the appointment of an assistant professor
and instructors and liberal appropria-
ton for the purchase OF specimens. The
associations at Johns Hopkins and Balti-
more, the promising outlook there. and
the urgency of President Gilman to have
DR.. Clark remain, were too strong to be
resisted.
The concert given in the Brooks house
parlOr last Tuesday evening by the Brown
university students was a most enjoyable
affair, and the clubs represented are &C
corded high place among such musical
organizations by all who heard them. A
pleasant hop followed the concert. On
Wednesday morning the students took the
tally-ho coach for Hinsdale. The concert
by these students, elsewhere announced "a
take place al the town hall next Tuesday
evening, will deserve large audience. Al
unusually varied program will be present
ed, and the public may be assured in ad-
vance, from the wide reputation of tn,
club, that the entertainment will be one OF
the most attractive of its kind ever given
here.
One of the largest crowds ever seen il
the city of Springfield, Mass, gathered
there on Monday-Labor day-tO witnes,
and participate in the tenth annual parad,
and field-day of the Father Matthew total
abstinence union. Twenty Thousand
strangers filled the streets in the morning
and 5000 bright, earnest young men Joined
in the big parade which contained delega-
tions from Father Matthew societies all
over the state. One of the most pleasing
features of the parade was the presence il
the line of young Roman Catholic crusad-
ers of Springfield and the ST. Stephen
guard of Boston, composed entirely OF
boys aged from 10 to 10 years. 1t is esti-
mated that the great crowd which thronged
to Hampden park in the afternoon to SEE
the cadet drills. balloon ascension and
tield-day sports numbered at least 10000
Gov. Russell's presence added 10 the inter
est of the occasion. 1t was a quiet, order
ly crowd and credit TO the organization
which was the occasion of calling it to-
gether In the evening the beautiful new
opera house, built by Dwight O. Gilmore,
was opened 10 the public with two new
plays by the ManOla-Mason company. The
theatre and business block have been built
at a cost OF nearly quarter OF a million
dollars.
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