Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

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a delegation will go to Bellows Falls to
attend the County Fair performance this
evening.
Write it down for reference next year
that the first thunder shower in 1898 oc-
cured April 1.
The ladies of the Congregational society
give their supper at the vestry this,
Thursday, evening,
The inspection of the Fuller Battery by
Capt. Tutherly of the First United Sta es .
cavalry will take place next Tuesday even
ing.
About 80 couples attended the dance at
Odd Fellows hall Friday evening. The
next dance will be given Thursday evening
of next week.
Leitsinger's orchestra furnished music
for a dance and gave a concert at New
port, n. H., Tuesday night and played at
llinsdale last night.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building committee at
Keene have secured 49, 900, the amount
necessary to be raised before April to in
sure the erection of their building this sea-
son.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler opened county court
at Burlington Tuesday. The term is ex-
| pected to be long one Thirty-siX civil
cases were noted for trial by jury on the
call of the docket.
j. ID. Whitney and son are Ito vacate
| their quarters in Harmony block June /,
and their organ reed business will be dis
/ continued for the summer. They have no
definite plans as yet for the future.
The deaf mutes in this vicinity have a
treat in store for them. Mr.. Frsbee of
Boston is to lecture to them in the Baptist
vestry Saturday night, and Sunday morn
ing service will be held in the vestry at
/ 1890.
The calendar of the Mortified seminary
is issued this week from The Phoenix Job
printing Office. 1t is a pamphlet of 40
pages, giving tbe courses of instruction and
other information, with engravings of the
buildings.
f. Wales will go to Shelburne Falls,
Mass, next week to begin training the
young people who will take part in the ma
tional kirmess, to be given under the aus
pieces of the Universalist society of that
place in about month.
a letter from the receiver of the Order
of Kgis states that all questions in regard
to assessments, ETC., will be settled by the
court May 2. Thus far the expenses of the
receiver have been very light and a good
dividend will probably be declared.
The new hardware firm of Mellen Il
, Proctor "make their bow to the public in
our advertising columns today. The new
firm will try to maintain all of the honor
able traditions of the store, and to merit
, the continued confidence and patronage of
, all its customers
The first prize in the Y. NJ. G.. A. gym
nasium contest for the Junior class was
81 10, ID II
ert Clark of West Brattleboro. and third to
! John O'Connor. The prizes were scarf
pin given by Jordan d Van Doom. schol-
ars' companion by Clapp IL Jones, and a
tie by Young IL Knowlton.
D About 40persons were at the Y. NJ. c. A.
y rooms Monday evening when the choice OF
J, seats for the Peary lecture was given.
D.. About one-half the house has been sold
e for the evening lecture AT first $50 tick
p. cts for the afternoon lecture were sent Ia
e Mt. HermOn, but - more were asked for
i Seventy-fiye tickets will be used at North
field, and delegations for the afternoon are
l. expected from Hinsdale, Vernon. West
It Brattleboro, Bellows Falls and other places
2. The annual meeting of the board Of
Il trustees of the Brattleboro free library wa.
It held in the Brooks library building Tues
/ day evening, when the following officer,
:. were elected: President X. Haskns: treas
e urer, A. c. Davenport; secretary. H. b
> Chamberlain; committee on library room
II l.. X. Fuller, X. Haskns, II. d. Holton
e committee on books, w. II. Collins. Jame
e Conland, C. o. Day; committee on libra
rian, p. Cunningham, a. c. Davenport, 5
k f. Lawton. Mr.. Davenport was instruct
a ed to prepare a supplementary catalogue
t to include all books added since the dat
ID of the last similar catalogue.
L. The union Fast day services will be hel,
E. in the town hall Friday evening, beginnin!
n at 1880. The general theme will be ''Wha
Of constitutes state?' Rev. Mr.. Webb will
is speak on " Religious elements" Rev. Mr.
Of Day on " Ethical code" Rev. Mr.. Sprasu
lg on Educational forces" and Rev. Mr.
Parry on "Civic responsibilities. Ralpl
st Reed will give the recitation what con
J. stitutes state and Lucy Simonds " NJ
he Country" There will also be responsive
$ readings at the opening of the meeting
lg a chorus from the High school will sing
ID and Cornetists Morse and Hackley vii
}. assist in the musical selections.
r; At the annual meeting of St. Michael
y Episcopal church parish, held the evenin
3. of Easter Monday, the following officer
b, were elected: Nestrymen, Kittredge Has
f. kins, Henry Deyens, William Austine
F. w. Childs, John NJ. Hackley, A. w
e. Childs and F. L. Draper. At subsequen
at meeting of the vestry, Kttredge Haskin
ce was appointed by the rector senior wal
$ den, Henry Devens was elected Junior wal
st den, and A. w. Childs clerk and treasurer
lie The following were elected delegates t
c. the annual diocesan convention to be he'll
TT at Burlington in June: Kttredge Haskins
N William Austine and f. W. Childs; alter
lie mates, A. w. Childs, John NJ. Hackley an
v, William j. Pentland. The report of tn
p treasurer showed that the parish had pai
is all the running expenses of the past year
er reduced the debt $50, with small balanc
lg remaining in the treasury.
re The report from the commercial agencie
N of the suspension of Crocker, Fisk d Co
has peculiar interest in this section, as L
is Crosby IL Co. have been their New Eng
S, land agents for the past 25 years Tn
N suspension was caused by the stringenc
lie of the money market, a large loan bein
n called which they expected to renew. !
I. despatch last night to Crosby & Co. state
l. that everything had been arranged salts
m factorily, and advised them TO continu
n making sales. Croker, Fisk & Co.'s fiou