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

80 of the best horses in the state at the
Elliot street stables Saturday, Nov. %.
The supreme court, which has been i'm
session at Montpelier. adjourned Saturday
No decision was given in the case Of the
town of Londonderry VS.. the town of
Landgrove.
Judge j Nj. Tyler is presiding over the
adjourned term of the Rutland county
court. now in session. A new panel of
jurors has been drawn for the trial of Grim
inal and divorce cases
one of the village cl,rrymen reports see
ing large meteor pass through the sky
-this morning, Just at the moment that the
fire alarm was ringing. Besides being a
minister he is a man of good moral charac-
ter, and he stoutly afirms that he had not
" seen a man during the morning.
The New York World is authority for
the statement that Mrs Halliday, who
murdered her husband and two women
near Middletown, y. y. has made a con
fession, in which she says that she has
brother Frank McNally, who lives in Lon
donderry.
In our Guilford items will be found a
notice of the celebration OF the 10Th ami
Versary of Christ church parish. which
occurs a week from next SUNDAY. The
Rev Alex. Y. G.. Allen. d. d., of Cam
bridge. Mass, is expected to preach upon
this occasion.
Rev j. l.. Sewall, formerly of Putney,
but of late pastor of Central church of ST.
Louis, has accepted a call to the CLYDE
church al Kansas City. Mo Mr.. Sewan
will be remembered as one of the speaker,
at the state Christian Endeavor convention
held in Brattleboro
In connection with Principal Horne's
notice of the lectures on drawing, to be
given next Monday. notice is given to the
teachers of the town schools that they are
expected by the school directors 10 close
their schools Monday afternoon and attend
the lecture, if they so desire.
Wednesday forenoon as John Calvin
and {. !. Smith were driving down from
West Brattleboro Mr.. Ga win noticed line
of smoke rising from the roof of the bu Id
ing al Perrys wood yard. Just beside the
smoke stack. Investigation showed the
shngle roof underneath the tin one 20 be-
on fire. \ few pals of water extinguishel
the fire.
Hugh McLennau. aged -, died Tuesday
from erysipelas at his rooms III Mr Mar
tin house on Elliot street, where he lived
alone. Mr.. McLennau was a native OF
Nova Scotia, but little is known of his his
tory He came here several years ago. and
for some time worked as a blacksmith for
Martin Austin. being known as John An
derson. II inherited a few thousand dol
lars worth of real estate left by a brother
in Wisconsin two years ago. but not for
tune as has been generally understood
Fred Stanley of Halifax was arrested at
West Brattleboro Tuesday evening, Sheriff
Gordon being summoned from this village
TO take him in charge. Stanley spent the
night in the cooler and Tuesday was ar
raigned before Justice Newton. II plead
ell guilty and was fined $ and costs,
amounting TO SlO.gG. Stanley said that
he went 10 the first irrigating station on
the island and had one drink of beer then
on 10 the other irrIgating station, where
he irrigated 20 the extent OF several glasses
and had two-GalIou jug filled with beer.
On and after tomorrow. c. +. Thomp-
son will be located in his new Office which
has been attractyey arranged in the office
OF c. {. Fits in Crosby block. Nj Thomp-
sons business announcement, printed IN our
advertising columns will be read with i'm
terest The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company Of Milwaukee. 20 which
he will give a portion of his time, is one OF
the strong life companies of the country,
standing fifth in volume of business Mr.
Thompsou's wide business acquaintance
will bee OF great service 20 him in his new
line of work, and he will have the good
wishes OF all tor his success
The volume on the cenealory OF the
Cults family. which Cecil II. G.. Howard
has had in preparation for several years,
has recently been ISSUED from the press of
Joe Munselrs Sons of Albany II con-
tains 65s pages. of which 40 are devoted to
four indexes. The paper and typography
are excellent, and the pages are made al
tractive by wide margins The illustu-
tions. 10 IN number, are In photoCravure
and hai-tone. James Russell Lowell and
Benz. 7. Shillaber are portrayed, and the
ancestry of each on the maternal side is
= outlined. The work is said by competent
judges TO be very complete and valuable,
and will attract the attention of many
Brattleboro friends OF MI Howard and his
family.
The week of prayer for young men has
been observed here this week under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. by services
each evening. Sunday evening a largely
] attended union meeting was held in the
Baptist church, when brief but interest
ing and suggestive addresses were made by
Rev. F. !. Parry on THE Young man in
the home by Rev. 4. d. Brown on
"The young man in business, Rev. a. J.
Hough on "The young man in society, and
Rev. c. O. Day on THE Young man in the
church" This was followed by a brief
prayer service in the chapel Union sery-
ices were arranged for Tuesday evening in
] the Congregational chapel, and Friday
evening in the Methodist church. and
so much interest was shown in the early
part of the week that a third service, on
p Thursday evening in the Baptist chapel
e was added Haf-hour prayer meeting,
S We're also held at the association rooms Oh
q Monday and Wednesday evenings, The 4
70 O'Clock meeting at the rooms las Sunday
, afternoon was m ide especially interesting
j by the description given by Mr. Crosby
o the leader, of the gospel campaign work in
] Chicago under Nj Moody's lead.
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.
I The Rebekahs will have supper and
p social al Odd Fellows hall Wednesday