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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
DEATH OF OSCAR PIERCE.

Oscar Ira Peirce, son Of Charles !.
Peirce formerly of Vernon, died at Miss
Sawyer's on North street Tuesday morn
ing. From all the attendant circumstances
this death seems peculiarly sad and
distressing The boy, whose age was
Il, was a remarkably fine specimen Of
physical strength and development. He
was notable for his unusual height, which
was six feet four inches, was well propo--
toned as 10 weight, was well known in
athletic circles, and seemed a picture of
normal health and activity. After leaving
the district school at South Vernon at the
age of IA he was for two years al the
Moody boys school at Mt. Hermon. Upon
the removal of his parents TO Boston last
fall he came to Miss Sawyer'S North Street
school and entered the class of '94, intend
ing to graduate next June. Early last
week he was seized with the grip, but APP
parently recovered after few days, A re-
lapse followed, aud after a short and Sc
we're second illness death occurred as stat
ed, his parents being with him at the last.
His funeral was held al Miss Sawyer $
Thursday afternoon, ID. l.. Moody coming
up from Mortified and conducting a ten
der and impressive service. Vocal music
was furnished by Miss Mary Whittle of
Mortified, who sang two solos, and by a
quartet from Mi. Hermon, assisted by
Prof. Philips from Mortified. Gen. Es-
tey directed the funeral. There were many
flowers, among them a beautiful piece in
shape of the class pin, in lavender and
white, the school colors, this being the gift
of the class of '94. There were other
tributes from the North Street school, a
wreath from his Sunday school class,
and many flowers from the Young Men S
Christian association, the Mt. Hermon
school and many other friends. The bur
ial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. The
parents of the young man are well known
in Bratteboro and they have the spontane-
Gus and heartfelt sympathy of many
friends in their great bereavement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

the virgin, and the Son given wa. ,
other than 'the only begotteu So, o., none
begotten Of his Father before al. w,, Ggl'
God of God, Light Of Light. ,ar, C' .g
very God: Who for r. ',.... ''' o.
for our salvation, came down from l .D, ana
and was incarnate by the IIo.g Gbo,, sI
the Virgin Mary, and was mad. man =,
The angels sang Peace on earth ....,
will TO men, and the shsrnarl. s ',a
'Let us now 90 unto Bethlehem .,3 3"li
this thing which is come 90 pass ''' Zee
now. the church of God bid. a..t %
every one TO "draw near with hfl . a aug
to receive Christ into the., hear. all
lives through his most blessed .scr,,.' anu
Bethlehem, where Christ wa, born I rlaa..
"house of bread Thi, is The Ir3..
bread which came down from basr.,
this time "the word wa, made flash AL
dwelt among us" 'll
Let us thankfully receive So inastin.,,.
a benefit, and may his sacred ora.a..,
bring peace to our souls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
CHRISTMAS AT THE RETREAT
Visitors Good Impression of the o..
casion. and of the General Nsn,,..
men1 Of the Institution.


Inc retreat famlly had their usua. Christ
mas party Oh the evening OF Christmas
day Inc gymnasium was trimmed with
evergreehs legends on the walls ca7-
W elcolle ana Merry Christmas %
all ana Ohlhese lanterns lent color az.
brightness TO the scene. Al The conc.ustr
OF a program OF SIN dance, a Clr.stuu
carol was sung and Ny. smith Of buli1.
ton ihen made very ielIc.tou, lArstua
address, closing 10y reading an or-m
poem lheh came the l-smanuu- O. DE
tasteiu!ly decorated am heavily Als1
CHRISTMAS tree. A guest SID. was q--ss-.
from another part OF the State. anivl
was evidently impressed with VIA. Sue saw
there' writes.
The friends of the inmate, .8. --u4n.
beIed them IN a most suh,'au.4 name.
ii boy chance any patient had no -.f --gr
friends or home the want wa, stumbled --
the kind though,fulue-- u. tl. msa.-
ment. and no one wa. Above. e.. t--. ~.
lected The entertainment ua, a-i7-.
trrized by a generous cons Iteration ,-r.t-
comfort and pleasure OF ;lr unfortunate,
there congregated. No III herring .. The
same kind III homes OF culture. refinement
and family affection could Aar. exhibited
more OF the uue Christian spin. Of love
and good will Of the glad Christmas -us
than was carried on, in thl, Retreat
The same kindly iutere,, j, shown L
every day life. no one j., neglected. Its
the homelike. quiet character which /. sesr
in every part OF this institution winch
cannot fail 20 impress al. who have o.a-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

At the morning ser,il. the pastor smoke
Interestingly from Hagg. II. :: "And the
desire of all nations all Gomez Re
tween the Old Testau. and the New he
said, there is q calm 100 years, broken
by no prophet voice 4 illumined by no
heavenly Wis H. he past there had
} been other gaps n ia history of divine
revelation, but never ne of such length as
this These breaks n revelation had, i'm
every instance, ushered in a fuller com
munication than auy that had preceded
This was pre- mine " illustrated after the
four centuries Of , ence IN the revelation
which was pre-edl Ov faith in the heart
of Gods chosen people and by intense ex-
pectancy ia the he.r of mankind The
question, "Wher " l Inc desire of ALI ma
tions come was answered when the an
gellc voice prose the silence of the night
over Bethlehet plain, in the greeting to
the shepherds Bethlehem had been point
ed out by lhe p oPhcts as the birthplace of
the Messiah AXE gives us the circum-
stances Fut r1Ught about the fulfill
ment OF hecy. The manner OF
announce essiahs advent was in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

The O'Clock service on SUNDAY A'',
noon will be led by Guy Z. Laui'oL .t "
Middlebury college As this WI. o5 ,. ~.
last meeting of the year a good a,iel ls y.
is desired, that the service, when VII ~
retrospective in character, may De " p'V''
able one. -.r
The annual New Years rr2ep'lo" We
be held at the rooms next MONDAY e'r I'M,
from : TO ESQ o'clock, 10 which an -
men of - years or over are coTa'4H!t tIs
vited with their friends. The ladies' ol ~
auxiliary will be present TO receive S u5s.
and will furnish refreshments ana q ' ,',os
ant entertainment. II is hoped " So
number may be welcomed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
BRATTLEBORO.

The organ factories will be closed from
Jan. l until the annual inventories are
completed.
Welcome A. Ramsdell has been chosen
assignee of the insolvent estate Of A. T.
Doolittle of Wardsboro.
The noon weather telegram says Clear
ing Friday evening or night and colder.
Much colder Saturday
a report comes from Hinsdale that Fred
Woodbury. and two companions recently
caught 240 pickere in one day at Round
pond.
The warm weather early in the week
spoiled the fine seighing. Seighs are still
generally used, but the express and other
delivery teams are now on wheels.
Copley Amory and party of %, in
Guiding several New Workers, came on a
sleigh ride from Walpole to the Brooks
House Wednesday evening. After supper
the dining room was cleared and the party
Joined in dance.
A Christmas supper for the Sunday
school was served at the Universalist YES
try last evening from > to :. The younger
members of the school met at 3 O. clock and
Joined in games and other amusements
previous to the supper
The Wheel club orchestra of five pieces
* played last evening at the Brattleboro
Retreat at the presentation of Nevada,
the Gold King, and will also play for the
drama at the town hall Tuesday. II has
an engagement for the Wheel club enter
tainment at Red Mems hall Monday even
ing.
At the public installation of Rev. F. W.
Sprague as pastor of All Souls Universal
list church at East Boston, Mass, the ser
mon was preached by Prof. W. r. Ship.
man, d. D., and Rev. Dr.. q. II. Emerson
delivered the address to the parish. The
East Boston Argus Advocate of Dec %
published portrait of Mr.. Sprague and an
extended report of his sermon "Churcl
and ministry
John Vivier, who was injured by driving
off the bridge at West Brattleboro, return
ed from Boston Wednesday night The
physicians at the Massachusetts genera
hospital made preliminary examination
and found that the jaw bone was splintered
A piece of the bone must be removed, but
it was not taken out now, as it was feared
action of the jaw would be prevented. Mr.
Vivier will go TO Boston again later for q
second examination.
The Brattleboro friends of Hon ant
Mrs. Clark Jillson of Worcester, Mass
have learned with sorrow of her death
which occurred Sunday morning after &
weeks illness from pneumonia. Mrs
Jillson had been in feeble health for severa
years and the months since last Apri
have been peculiarly trying on account o.
the protracted illness and helplessness o.
her husband. She was a native of oxford
Mass, her maiden name being Ruth EliZ
abeth Lilley. Her marriage TO Mr.. Jillsor
took place April H. 1850. She was 6,
years old, and besides her husband leave.
two children, DR.. Franklin c. Jillson Of
RoXbury and Miss Mary Jillson, assistant
at the classical High school, Worcester.
Mrs. Jillson was of quiet disposition anC
devoted herself to her home and family
The Worcester Telegram says that Judge
Jillson's condition shows but little change
from day TO day. He is still confined tC
the bed. He has no use of his limbs, and
il is doubtful if he ever leaves his house
again"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
Sd. MIehael.. Roman cnthnli, -.

There was a very beautiful efec. s,a.
ST. Michaers Roman Catholic cnrr.s y. u
the 40 or 30 lights Of difereu. colo, d. u
the affairs, with the collection of crt ~. "
ers and potted plants At h.gb ms..'
midnight Rev. Father Cunningham n-a,.s
ed on the Roman Catholic church and -.
mission. Lambilotte's kyrie and g.or.s .r3
Leonard's credo, sanctus and arpu. d..
were sung by the choir at th., service AND
at high mass at 1880 Christina, m,-n'r-
The choir was under the direction of M.
Martin. The children sang at low mas, d.
900 Christmas morning In the prari,-
there was vespers. with bened.ctor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

The services a. the { entire church last
SUNDAY morning were all centred in the
Great thought of Christmas The decora-
ton, i'm spruce and balsam bounls. laurel
and holly were specially tasteful. In front
of th, pului, a LARGE mass of the ever
green frightened by the holly. was buft
m. wreath of the latter surrounded the
desk. and a similar mas, with a centre of
hi;tersweet rraced the organ. Each win
dow. gas let and the pews in the middle
aisle had their lunches of jaur4l and bol-
IL. The singing was more elaborate and
beaiitifuj than usual and a large ronrrega-
lion enioyed II 4 speciaI collection
amouutino ia SS0 was taken for relief of
need i'm Bratilebor, which will ba evpend-
ed by the board Of associated charities
Rev Nj Day preached from Luke II
L. lei uno, The siru In the hin conn
try The tbourhf nj the discourse was
mon the search az tho SOM for God. and
the s.aking sbenberas and the sir-n tbav
so,lpbt. and found gave Truths from mans
sid. and Cod. side for the search wherein
each seeks the other The sbopberds were
of average $ ate and continent like mos.
men. SUGGESTING how naturally heavenly
visions ami truib b.lour Ia the mind of
man how never,b.lass hs Is r,lacad h.
tween the vision and tho work the salts
faction and th, long unrest and search how
he had best follow the simple God-ap-
poiuted way OF lookiur for he 5ivin.
signs instead of imagining his own. The
babe in the manrer. ON the other hand
suggested that 6ndine God and ~ In
Christ. is very simple thing. tbat .5a
elaborate and learned creed belong, nd ,bs
end. If anywhere. and not Il. IN. ~. s. ..s
of Christian experience. tn .e... ..,
new endowment of faculty rlr,
any more than the shepherds 10 rr .s.hIe-
hem: only the use Of the Go5-.,r. ,,n,e5
power of conscience and m7rol irs.ght m
discern the character OF chs ,,rerence
and love for which is the 10 n ever
mans heart. that nv the ligE sbines
from within that pure and 81, ,harsc.
ter. the yesture of divine deed. : svna-
riences and the fact of a di, nat1ra
must be seen. and thar 6r ..s ,raa,
lesson of the dAy for eye-y id r-ss tho
old and simple one of a mes ,rI -,sn,ad
to each mantle shirt ~ --, ~ Col
faith in man. and svmnaruy ,.C ,,raat
word for life hoV-inc ont iuto ,t. S,orI5
like a flood from thar Ut.le p.1laban,
fountain onened when the Ia. zee 80 a.
mother and the haha found es,.I. 49, oDd
entered each other in love
There were no services ,,o..,t A. .,cal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
~. MichaeI's Church.

The decorations in this church were very
effective, and the musical portion of the
service finely rendered. The Christmas
carols were sung on the morning of Christ
mas day, the office of morning prayer and
the administration of the holy communion
followed, with a sermon by the rector
from Isaiah VI, @, Unto us a child is
born, unto us son is given, and the gov
eminent shall be upon his shoulder. and
his name shall be called Wonderful. Coun-
sellor, the Mighty God, tn Everlasting
Father, the Prince of Pear. After re-
terring 10 the fact, that Isai As known
as the evangelical prophet, tn. a. a ie sacred
writer's of the New Testamen. scriptures
quote more frequently from him than any
other among the prophets: and that our
saviour himself added his testimony TO the
truth, and clearness of the prophets Wis
ION, the rector said in part-that the names
ana Titles applied TO Christ in the text, in
ulcated the twofold nature of the Messiah:
the Godhead and manhood being in Christ
forever united; that the holy gospel, the
cleeds, and the articles of religion all de-
clared and set forth this mystery, which in
TINS age of laXity of doctrine, and slackness
OF living should be believed and held 10
the souls health. In considering the doc
Urine OH the incarnation it was absolutely
necessary TO remember the eternal sonship
Oh christ The Child, born at this time of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
Beware of Ointmeuts for 'aIarrh
GOntain Mercury

AS mercury will surely d stroy Inr 's"s Whsl
entering II through tie mucous surfaces lii.
articles should never br used except g 5amsgt
lions from reputable physicians "a, .t can %,
they will do is ten fold 10 the good lu- r Gun
slbly derive from them. Hall a''.T. Lido o,
manufactured by F j. Cheney a Co, I,2ll'5r Tg
contains no mercury. and Is Iahr" 't ST.
acting directly upon the blood ana .--ii's Tstari
faces of the system In buying ma. takru
Cure be sure you get the genulnr IA and me
ternally, acting directly upon inc "''Vrirg Hall
cous surfaces of the system. IT'D jun, ItH
Catarrh Cure be sure you get tnr ohio by
taken internally and made ln l'lrt
j. Cheney a co. Testimonials ~ ,sr b0ttls
gS-Sold by druggists, price 90 Gems .,. b..
The action of Carriers Little Ln,rt.y slim.
pleasant, mild and natural lhe' ..s b1l do
ulate the liver. and regulatr t.r mn them.
not purge They are sure O. pleas 49,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29
.EvApA. TIE COLI KING

Of the most delightful. eut5-ll-
given in the Retrea, course HI
was " Nevada. the Gold King
~ by the Estey Guard dramal,
Nj the Retreat stage last eytnI-
arts were admirably taken, anl
ny of 80 or 40 invited guests lo!n7.
ne Retreat family in giving unsInlS
use and cordial praise 10 the pr
F.. nee. The excellence OF the cast Va
- ,ul prise where much had been exIecia-
NE leading parts of Nevada, the Wal
derer, and - Vermont. an old man, V5''
worthy of professionals, with "Sllas >lees
missionary of health, making the oil
the evening. The Wheel Club oTcle''9
iurr ished acceptable music. Following
tn, cast of the play
Nevada the wanderer Charles BlsL
Vermont. ali old man. ffv- -
Sllas Steele. missionary OF health. Mari, -
Tom Carew, young miner, Ltsns p =
Dandy Dick, young miner N@lt -,
Jerden, detective W. TO- slaa.,--I
Jube, negro. Lieut. ---1
Min Key. Chinamau, IA hr-l-
Mother Merton, Miss ~ - -
Agnes Farley, MIS- - -
Moselle, a waif, Mss "u'-
The general public may rest assured -l.'
they have a treat III store in the pEes7D..
alton of this play, which is 90 be- s'5- M, y
the town hall next Tuesday evening l-'
patronage ought TO be such as 90 give noun
talent deserved encouragement Inc a.
vance sale of tickets will be- q, LAap-
Cos
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

Sent by mail at 30 cents each or two for 81 cents
Twelve large views Of Brattlehoro.
y L. Atwood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

People are wishing each other the compliments
of the season and exchanging gifts. Did Il ever
occur TO you 10 send an ailing friend a package
of Ayers Sarsaparilaf II not, do SO now; and
try this medicine yourself, If you need first
class blood purifier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

Is now under one management and is prepared
to carry passengers TO and from all trains and TO
ali parts of the village Orders may be- given by
telephone to the Brooks House, coupe stand on
Main street, or at the Brooks House stables All
baggage carried free. We shall strive by prompt
and courteous service to merit the public patron
age. H c. COOLIDGE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

People with hair that Is continually falling out
or those that are bald can stop the falling and
get good growth of hair by using Halls Hair
Remover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-29

Silver Plated Knives, Forks and spoons
This year We lead them all in quality ana prize.
and sell you the best knives and forks for s.. 80 a
dozen. Come in and see our new patterns.
NAN Doors 4 MORRIS
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-20
Tn. Noonshiuers' Association.

Charles T. Dpzcy, the author of I'm Old
Kentucky" relates some interesting sto
ries about the moonshiners Of Kentucky
and Tenness, e. with whom he associated
while visiting that section In scar, OF
material for his play ~ became more or
less intimate with many Of them" said
he, "nnd learned Of the existence of a very
strange sort of association, having its
Headquarters in one OF the counties In
southern Kentucky, bordering on Tennes
see. The object Of the a. Sociation was TO
protect the members from the government
aud To encourage the manufacture and
sale Of Illicit whisky. Whenever mem
Der Of the band was arrested by the rev
enooers. "a the revenue officers are called,
three or four others wOuld testify to an
alibi. Each n ember was bound by an
oath signed I'm blood to kill any one who
informed on another. In this way they
hoped TO protect each other from the raids
Of the deputy marsbals. The secret leaked
out In some way, and for time-until
the band was e'fectually broken up-the
m~n. when captured, were taken 10 Louis
Vile for trial. but there's just as much
moonshining done away back In the fast
nesses of the mountains as ever. New
York Tims
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-20
HE'S LANDED IN JAIL
Clever Capture of a Bold
Burglar.
WAS A DAYLIGHT ROBBER.
Arrest Of John Crowley Who Held
Up" The Hub Loan Co.

Detective Hsberlin made another clever
capture Saturday night and the result Is
that John Crowley, who committed a
daring daylight robbery, will spend some
years at Cranston.
tie was assisted In king the arrest by
Sergt. Nickerson. About midnight Hsb-
erlin and Nickerson went to the jerks
boarding house on Pine street and ascend
ing to the top floor laid In wait for their
man In The hallway. He came in about
1890 O'Clock and when he was going
along the dark passageway to his room
both officers grabbed him.
The c'i ime for which he wes arrested is
fresh In the minds OF the people of this
city. He is the fellow who on the after
noon OF the 2lst OF August entered the
store of the Hub Loan Company on High
street, held up Manager Greenwood with
revolver and stole two watches.
Greenwood gave the alarm and an ex-
citing chase followed up High street to
Baptist, down Maple to Main, and up
Park Place, where Crowley was lost sight
Of.
Of the watcnes for IS. 80 and took the boat
for New York city that night.
Capt. Rice went to the metropolis on
the same boat, but little dreamed that the
man 30 badly wanted was one OF his
fellow passengers.
On arriving in New York Crowley
pawned the other watch, getting $l0 for
It. The watch paw ned in Providence was
recovered a few days later ana the police
laid low expecting that Crowley would
show up again to pawn the other watch.
He remained away until four weeks ago
when he returned and went to board at
Jenks' boarding house where he was ar
| rested.
At the station he confessed the crime
and told some of his wanderings. He
pleaded gnilty before Judge Shove who
| bound him over to the higher court.
Crowley is but 10 years of age, but he Is
a tough looking character and halls from
| Norwich, Conn.
| Mr.. Greenwood identified Crowley.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-20
INHUMAN PARENTS.
They are Paid a Visit White
Caps.
The Brutal Father is Thrown Into q
Chilly River.

PLYMOUTH, n. H., Nov. 2O.-1he little
town of Holder ess, six miles from here,
WIS the scene of "A brutal aud cruel assault
} mother ou her daughter last Wednes,
uay.
Near the Squam river live the family Of
Grorge w. Mardrn, C insisting OF ia her,
mother md six chi b rtha Marden,
upon whom the assault wa committed, Is
now IL yea of age, aud her lie is evil
dently not u happy one.
On "wednesday last, IL IL alleged that
Mrs. Marden cru -.lv beat and abus d Ber-
tina. Blow were delivered ali over the
child's body. n contenied with the
beating, Mrs. Mar en- stripped the cloth
ing fro N the child in order t. prevent her
leaving the house.
The suffering child, watching her oppor-
tunity, clothed herself In few rags "a 4
escaped into the woods. The scantily clad
aud bruised grl wandered about. not
daring TO venture out of the woods until
niyhtfal, when she found her way to the
house of kindly neighbJr, John David
son.
She was nearly naked. only a few rags
clinging to her alf frozen body. She had
no snoes, ana her fee were cut, bleed ng
and nearly fiozen. The neiehb rs WHO
cared for her were oil Led to soak the rags
from the bruises on the child's body and
limbs
According to the story of Mr. Marden,
the girls father, s. ven men in Disguise
raped at hi4 door early Sunday morning.
Mar en- reSpon led TO tue knock. He was
seized by he men and carried by force to
the Souam river, a few rods from the
house, where lie was thro WI into the
chilly waters and received a severe drench-
Ing
While this was goi on others Of the
''while cap" hr Z de s lied Mrs. Marden,
who Wa a ned o ly in nigh dress,
placed rope arou al her neck and dragged
her out Il he house into tue road. She
was given severe drubbing.
Then The "whi,e caps" disappeared as
my>t, riuusiy Hs they came. Marden is
trying to find AID identify them.