Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-27

Last evening the Westminster club held
the first Ladies night of the season.
The Universalst Sunday school give
their harvest concert next Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. j. f. Fullerton was called to SAT-
fordville, Conn, last Saturday by the ILL
ness of her sister
Charles Carpenter, John Pierce, Calvin
Sherwin and Charles Howard returned Sat
urday from Chicago.
At the annual state Y. P. S. c. Z. con-
vention held in Barre last week, Edward
Osgood was chosen president for the year.
November II the Jessie Couthoui con-
cert company will give concert at the
opera house under the auspices of the High
school.
Rev. j. f. Diverty spoke Monday even
ing upon "Childhood conversions at the
state Sunday school association meeting at
Rutland.
Judge L. NJ. Read was at Montpelier the
early part of the week attending the meet
ing of the Vermont bar association, of
which he is president.
DIR. Knight. c. H. Gibson, NJ. II. Ray
and j. H. Bakely were very successful in
their deer hunt at Connecticut lake, bring
ing home both live and dead ones.
F. p Ball has been in Dakota the past
week on business connected with the eX-
tensive farming interests there in which a
number of our prominent citizens are inter-
csted.
Judge L. NJ. Read and States Attorney
Z. H. Allbee have been in Montpelier a
portion of this week in attendance upon
the annual bar meeting and the meeting of
the supreme court.
harvest concert was given last Sunday
evening by the children of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school, which was very en-
joyable, particularly the speaking and sing
ing of the little children.
Miss Flora A. Davis returned last Satur-
day from her summers stay in Minneapo-
lis. She has spent the larger part of the
time with her brother Sherman, who was
a former well-known merchant here.
Rev. D. L. Sanford has been in Han
over the past few days in attendance upon
the meeting of the woman's auxiliary to
the board of foreign missions. He ad-
dressed that organization Monday evening.
Miss Annie Russell, second daughter of
Hon. W. A. Russell, is 10 be married at
high noon tomorrow at the summer resi-
dence CT Mr.. Russell in Andover, Mass.
Several are to attend the wedding from
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Howe. who started
for the Worlds Fair Sept. 6, returned We'd
nesday. Their trip has been extended to
points beyond Chicago, and they report a
royal good time all round. The last two
weeks were spent with friends in Michi-
gan.
The Bennington Banner of last week
says Fred T. Perry of Bellows Falls, an
engineer of the Boston and Maine railroad,
accompanied by his wife, visited his broth
er, c. =. Perry, this week. On Tuesday
they rode about town and climbed the Bat
tie monument"
The water in the Connecticut has been
so low the past few weeks that at times
portion of the pulp mills have been obliged
to run shorter hours; but the rains of the
first of this week have given us a much
improved power that will probably contin-
ne through the winter.
Rev. Mr.. Diverty, Mrs. O. NJ. Baker of
the Methodist church, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
OsgOod Mrs. Kicker and Mrs. L. S.
Hayes of the Congregational church at
tended the annual convention of the state
Sunday school association at Rutland Mon
day evening, Tuesday and Wednesday.
We are glad to say it has been decided
to have a lecture course again this year.
The first entertainment, by the Boston Ri
walls, is to be given Nov. "a; Russell Con-
well, Dec 3 DR.. Macarthur, Jan. y;
james Denote, Jan. 20; the Temple
quartet, Feb. 16 The last number has not
been announced, but will be given in the
latter part of March.
A "fake'' report circulated through the
village stated that the ''ghost' which has
been haunting our streets for some time
was caught Saturday evening; but it is
said TO have been seen on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. 1t does not cOnfine
itself to Henry street alone, but has been
seen at both the northern and southern
parts of the village
The new rooms of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians were opened last evening. The
program was composed of vocal and in
strumental music, and speeches by men,
beers of the order. Refreshments were
served, and then the company adjourned