Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-11-17

The Columbian book club will hold It's
annual meeting tonight with Mrs. c. O.
Robbins.
Charles Coane. the Centrevile black
smith. has recently bought q very hand
some bay colt.
Invitations have been issued to the series
of Brooks House socials the first to be
given next Tuesday evening.
The work on Mr.. JENNIE new Oak street
house is well advanced. p. Fleming has
the contract for the plumbing.
A special meeting of the Wilmington
Forest and Stream club will be held at the
office of Mr.. McHatg. 40 Wall street, New
Y ork, Dec 6.
New Hampshire fire underwriters have
agreed upon a rate of one-half per cent for
one year on farm property, policies to be
written for only one year
Miss Mary wilkins has written a new
novel which is said To be a particularly
strong piece of work. 1t will appear @, a
serial in Harpers Weekly next year.
" American Civilization will be the
theme of the union Thanksgiving day ser
vices, in which Pastors Parry, Day,
>prague. Leavitt and HouGh will take part.
The Marlboro hills were as white yester-
DAY as in mid-winter. The Wilmington
STAG driver reported that the snow fell TO
the depth of four inches on part of his
route Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the Main street
book club was held last evening with Miss
Jessie Gregg. These officers were elected :
President Mrs. q. j. Pratt; secretary and
treasurer Miss Jessie Gregg book com
mittee. Mrs. Pratt, Miss Gregg and Miss
Kate Selleck.
John Davis of North Adams, a peddler
of silverware and cutlery, fell over bank
wall at Bauonsvile one night last week
and was quite seriously injured. although
it is thought that he will recover. il is
understood that Nj Davis formerly lived
at North Hnsdale
The first of the series OF Episcopal So
/ ciables was given at Red Mems hall Mon
! day evening, and a delightful entertainment
was given IN the selections by the High
school banjo club, and the Worlds Fair
/ stereopticon exhibition hv &. Fred Childs.
/ one hundred fine views were shown and
] Interestingly described. The date of the
/ next sociable is Dec. q.
Those who have not been able to visit
. the ChrySanthcmum shows in Boston and
/ Springfield viii find an exceedingly good
/ substitute in the handsome display at &.
L. Aliens greenhouses. Fifty varieties
are in bloom and some of them rival IN
beauty and perfection anything which has
been offered this season by the city florists.
The annual meeting of the New book
| club was held Wednesday evening with Mr..
and Ms. G.. c. Averin A company of Sd
partook OF a choice supper and the annual
sale took place. These officers werechosen
President, Dr.. !. COnland: vice president,
Mrs. G.. \. Boynen; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs T. II. Van Doom book com
mittee Mrs. II d. Holtou, Mrs. c. +.
Thompson, Mrs. W. II. Collins,
A hearing has been in progress at vii
minCton all this week before ex-Goy. Pin
gree as referee in the trespass case Of c. II.
and H. j. Davenport vs.. the Decrtield
River company and the Newtons of Hol-
yoke. Valuable timber land which Ia,
been cut over is involved. Waterman, Mar
tin a Hit appear for the plaintiffs and c.
:. Chase of Nottingham and j. K Batch
elder of Arlington for the defendants
Or. John Holhrook, who died at Towns.
bend Friday. and whose funeral was held
sunday, as described in our correspondence
from that town, formerly had his office a,
veterinary surgeon AT -. b. Whites stable
Nj Holbrook was III with measles las
winter after which consumption deveL
oped He leaves q wife and one youul
child. Dr. HOlbrook was @ young mar
who was successful IN his profession. an,
who was popular with all his associates
There was an unusually large atteudanc,
al the opening social OF the season. given
by the ladies OF the Unitarian society al
Wells hall Tuesday evening. The supper
tables We're twice filled. and after supper
delightful musical entertainment was given
Nj Lucien Howe opened the program
with a piano solo. which won @ deserved
encore. Mrs. d. Lawton revealed 10 ne,
audience a charming voice, carefully train
ed, and which she used with great delcacl
and refinement OF expression Mr.. Mile
was generous with his vocal numbers an,
was as generously rewarded with applause
Mrs. Leavitt also contributed a piano So
lection TO the evenings enjoyment
When the Congregational parsonage wa
connected with the North street sewer th,
expense 10 the society was $50 Thi
sewer proved unsatisfactory, however, ant
this season the bailiffs agreed TO relay tn,
North Main street sewer so that connec
tions at the parsonage could be made Will
it, the society TO pay $50. Thomas Lyncl
and force of men have been doing tn
work. beginning in front of Mrs. =. K
Whites. When the parsonage was reached
the sewer tile was within 20 inches of tn
surface of the ground and on the west sid
of the street, so that it is useless so far a
{ the parsonage is concerned, unless tn
building is raised. 1t has now been decid
ed to make changes in the North stree
sewer and use that as heretofore. a SINAI
amount expended for surveying would hav
prevented the expensive blunder of relay
ing the North Main street sewer.
The local changes in railroad tram ser
/ vice, which 90 into effect next Sunday. ar
a part of general and important change
then 10 be made on all the New Bingham
e roads, and all of them are in the line of rt
t ductiou. The Boston d Maine train iron
Z Springfield, now arriving here at S:45, wi
F. be discontinued above Greenfield, and n
mail will be received from the south unit
4 1907. The 1925 a. NJ. train south wi
? no longer be run over the Boston d Main
a road to Springfield, and on the New Lor
] don Northern road il is expected that
D will be run only TO Miller's Falls, connect
L ing there with the Fitchburg road and Tt
. turning on the arrival of the train froI
7 Boston. There will be no change in tn
. other trains. The Boston ~ Maine roa
o will cut of several local trains TO and froI
4 Springfield, and the Boston q Albany roa