Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-01

Fred Weston begins about April l, clerk
ship in Kidder d Edwards's store.
One child, at least, is making business
like inquiries concerning that five cent
stamp savings scheme mentioned in this
column several weeks ago.
j. NJ. Miller was reelected school COM
mttee at the school meeting Tuesday 1t
was voted to raise tax of - cents on the
dollar for school expenses.
w. p. Eager of New York city is taking
a more extended vacation than usual at the
Fayetteville homestead, renewing associa-
tions connected with "sugaring' among
the haunts of boyhood.
A few cases of measles have been re-
corded, the present victim being Hugh
Mack. Charles Hescock, who is having an
enforced vacation on account of measles,
expects to return to Albany business col
lege.
Notice of DR. Porer's death in Towns
bend recalls his temporary pastorate over
the congregational church here, in connec-
ton with his Townshcnd charge. He had
a valuable gift of oratory and delivered
sermons in an impressive manner.
Frank Marcy, formerly of Newfane and
Boston, spent day in town last week.
Another Newfane boy, Geo. p. Stedman,
of Portland, Conn, is heard from as taking
a course at Hartford business college this
winter
Mrs. Selma Saunders Holland, whose flu
neral, attended by Rev. G. II. Smith, oc-
Cured on Wednesday. had spent nearly all
of her lifetime in this town. For year or
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life was nearly worn out, and now at the
age Of about 20 she is released from her la
bors. Hers was life acquainted with
many sorrows. Within a few years her
husband, a son and daughter have been ia
ken from her after lingering and very pain
full illness. Since her daughters death
Mrs. Hollands home has been with her
sister, Mrs Fanny Eager. There are left
in the family two sons, VIM. Holland Of
Townshend and Fred Holland of BrOokline.
4 ReminIscence OF Nevfane Churches.
a A notice in the post-office, calling the an
nual meeting of "The Charitable and Lib
eral Christian Society,"" at its building
(UniOn halD, April 4, at 8 T.. NJ, carries
back the memory of some to old times
when three different societies, Methodist,
ings there. One who knows all about it
tells us of the Sunday orchestra in those
days, when Jacob Burditt, jr., played bass
viol at the age of ten years, and his broth
er, F. o. Burditt, played the double bass
viol. When the new Congregational church
was built Lewis Higgins, James Kidder
and w. T. Bruce played the violin, Mr.
Burditt double bass, and 5. Z. Miller the
clarionet. The first chorister was Samuel
Bruce, father of w. +. Bruce; next w. 4.
Stedman and Nathaniel Holland; then came
the present chorister, Mr. Burditt, who has
served 80 years. Orchestral accOmpani-
ment to the choir continued at Union
church after the new church was built.
Another informant recalls the figure of lit
tie Jimmy Newton in his everyday apron
and sun bonnet, as he ran away one Sun
day to "the meeting where they played on
the fiddle 1t is this old church of the
"liberal and charitable" name which has
been remodeled at an expense of some fif-
teen hundred dollars into a convenient pub
lie hall in which we may feel a considerable
degree of pride.