Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-19

The First Regiment band will give their
eleventh concert next Monday evening.
The Estey Guard rifle team were badly
beaten in the match yesterday with the
team from the Greenfield military compa-
ny. rhe score being PA to 22l.
Frank Mcclure, a former clerk at y. l.
Hawleys, whose death was recorded in
Brattcboro paper last week, writes from
Taunton, Mass, that he is in good health
Thomas Knights horse ran away this
morning on Flat street, and the wagon
struck against the lumber shed and was
completely wrecked The horse was stopped
on Main street
-Four of the New England telephone
company's men are taking up the poles
and building new line near the highway
! from the West Marlboro post-ofiice to the
top Of HOgback
News was received this morning that
| Oscar Bennett whose home since his
wife's death in Townshend has been with
! his daughter, Mrs. Frank Welman, at
! Newfane, died yesterday at that place. He
was the father of Edford Bennett of Brat
/ tleboro.
The failure of the Mutual Banking Sure
! ty Trust and safe Deposit company of Phil
adelphia fell like shell into the Iron Hall
camp. The bank admits an Iron Hall de-
post of about 100000. Mr.. SOmerby,
in his testimony, said that about S700, 900
was on deposit there, including the $40,
600 donation. 1t may be of interest to the
many BrattlebOro members of the Non-Se-
cret Endowment order to know that the
bonds of the officers were recently changed
from the Fidelity and Casualty company
/ Of Npu York n tho pou- dafunpf pbilaHal-
phia concern.
The court commission. consisting of
Judge Lewis 5. Walker of Grafton, Henry
c. Lane of Westminster and O. Il. Garfield
of West TOwnshend. have laid out the
new Vernon road at the dangerous place
below the depot. 1t will be remembered
that nearly a year ago the commission
looked over the road, but deferred laying ii
out as the selectmen wished to see what
arrangements could be made with the
railroad officials with a view to reducing
cost. The petitioners became anxious, as
nothing was done, and notified the com
missioners. who came here on Tuesday
They have had Surveyor DuttOn at work
and have decided to have the road run be
tween the place projected by the Day sur
vey and the old bed of the road. The roat
bed is TO be not less than five feet abov,
the railroad at any point. 1t is their plaI
to have the new road SO laid that person
standing at the upper end can see down tn,
entire length. The road will cut into tn,
bank near the foot of the hill, and vii
cause the removal of several shanties
which are really in the roadway. The Sc
lectmen must now have the road built or
court commission will be appointed. Tn
=. cost OF the proposed road is estimated a
high as 5000.
, That the action of the \. NJ. c. a. in Sc
: curing Rev. F. b. Meyer of London, Eng. u
, speak here last Sunday aft rnoon was full
appreciated vas shown by the large nun
3 Der who attended, the Congregations
church being filled TO the extent of it
seating capacity and chairs being require
= in the aisles to accommodate the peopl
= who came to listen to the great English d
;. vine. Mr. Meyer having TO speak at North
field in the evening the service here was a
!, 1 o'clock, taking the place of the regula
evening services at the different churche,
=, His address was upon the text, Hebrew
u VII, >: ''See thou make all things accorl
1t ing TO the pattern showed To thee in IN
e mount and was strong in its heart-searcl
" ing power, though OF rare simplicity an
u directness in its style. When To this
u added the charm of a personality SO il
u tense and the evident earnestness and dee
: sincerity of the speaker, his wonderfl
l. power can be well understood. TIL
: theme OF his discourse was the building
the life or character, considering chief
Il the divine plan and the contrast betwee
it and the actual structure. BrattleboT
y is fortunate in having had the opportunit
a to listen to Mr.. Meyer. who closes his woI
!. at Mortified next week.