Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23

Fred A. Roberts, formerly in the shoe
business here, has sold his bakery business
In New York.
Rev. II. NJ. Douglas of Putney has re-
ceived a call to the Calvinist Baptist church
at st. Jolnsbury.
There will be sociable and supper in
the Univcrsaist vestry next Thursday af-
ternoon and evening.
Herbert Merbcr fell from ladder at the
Estey shops Saturday. One thumb was
dislocated and lacerated, and he was quite
badly shaken up.
Meat was distributed promscuously on
Spring street one day this week as a result
of a runaway which horse attached to
meat cart INDUCED in.
Edmund Hudson, formerly the Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston Herald, is
to lecture here in February under the aus
pieces of the Estey Guard
Quonektacat Tribe of Red Men have in
contemplation a series of dances at their
hall, and a committee to make arrange
ments will be appointed tonight
5. W. Knight has bought out the billiard
room owned by Moses Howe, in the inter
est of his brother, Robert Knight. The
room is to be thoroughly renovated.
The Boston d Maine railroad manage
ment has announced that 1t will begin rate
slashing on western traffic, some Of the
railroads having failed to keep their prom
ises
The junior tpworth league of HE Meth
Odist church had Christmas sale at Mrs
John Howe's on Canal street "Wednesday
evening. and nice little sum was realized
'otfpp and ipp fsrau ~, xy..rs -arvaI
Hon. +. l.. Waterman is at Woodstock
this week as counsel in the Lizzie Currer
VS.. j. K. Richardson Islander case, which is
attracting much attention. Miss Currier
and Mr.. Richardson are residents of Ches-
! ter.
The Congregational society and Sunday
school sent their usual contribution Of
clothing and other useful articles to the
Italian mission in New York. Beside the
two large boxes there were two overlooking
barrels and 500 in money.
An ingenious Christmas display is now
in Randall and Clapp's window II j.
faithful reproduction in miniature of the
old Nantucket windmill, built in l746. with
Dutch arms 1t is the work Of A. Il.
Clapp and Ferris Vaughan.
The annual election OF officers of the
Ladies Aid society took place Monday
night. Those elected were As follows
President, Mrs. Geo. +. Root: vice presi-
dent Miss Attic Bishop; trustees, Mrs.
Fred Thompson, Miss Mabel Briggs, Mrs.
W. &. Bailey; delegate to the national
convention at Cincinnati, Mr.. &. T. Il.
Jenne
The second entertainment In the \. NJ.
G.. \. star course last evening. hy the Tenn
pie quartet of Boston and Lucia Mead
Priest, reciter, was Of high order Of merit.
The quartet are too well known TO call for
extended mention. Their selections were
very pleasing and fully up to their usual
standard. Mrs. Priest was iayorably re-
ceiyed, her presentation OF How old
Folks won the race" hring especially ct-
frrtyr
AT the Centre church last SUNDAY MIR.
GutterSon of India and Mr. Perkins OF
China. missionaries of the American Board,
made addresses. which called forth unus-
ual interest. These same gentlemen spoke
in West Brattleboro the same day and to
the !. NJ. G. 4. meeting IN the afternoon.
4 finer missionary address is seldom heard
than that of Mr. Gutterson in the morn
ing He is a man IF fine presence. aud
great power As "A spcaker-just the kind OF
manly man TO commend hi, great them Ia
men. He described the usual conception
OF a missionary, in many peoples minds.
as that of man with a tall nat. a long
coat, a limp Bible under his arm, talking
to sayages.' He surely is not one Of that
kind. He pictured graphically the great
problems a foreign missionary encounters
his difficulties were frankly stated, and hi,
successes not overstated, but fairly consid-
cred, and his grounds for carrying Christian
motives and civilization 10 the keen mind,
OF India and the brilliant intellects OF ia
pan, no less than to the neglected and de-
spised races met a cordial response il
every auditor