Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
BRATTLEBORO.

The stairs leading from Prospect t
South Main street are being rebuilt.
There will be a special meeting of Brat
tleboro lodge at Masonic hall Thursda,
evening.
The narrow gauge trainmen began max
ing trips this week in a remodeled baggage
and mail car
Musicians speak in very complimentary
terms of the excellence of the PLAYING OF
the First Regiment band Wednesday.
The annual convention of the EpiscopaI
church of Vermont assembled in st. Paul's
church, Burlington, last Tuesday, and ad,
journed to meet at in the same place on
Wednesday, June n.
The Epworth league were very success
full with their supper at Wells hall Wednes,
day evening The gross receipts were
about S33. A delegation of about 25 came
from the league at Hinsdale.
The Brattleboro savings bank has de.
clared the usual semi-annual dividend OF
24 per cent. The bank has accumulated a
surplus of 5000 for the past six months.
in addition to dividends, taxes and other
expenses.
Rev. Father Cunningham left for the
Worlds Fair Monday accompanied by the
Rev. Fathers Reynolds of Bellows Falls
and Gaffney of Rutland. A priest from
Saratoga will have charge of the local
parish during Father Cunninghams alb
sence.
The spring shoot of the National Rifle
club was held at Vernon last week. H. j.
HuntoOn of Bellows Falls won the medal.
Prizes on different strings were won by n.
S. Brockway of Bellows Falls, r. c.,
Cressy of Brattleboro, and other shooters
from distance, including NJ. Marble, NJ.
Park, A. S. Fowle, VIM. Hayes.
c. A. Harris and E. d. Whitney started
Wednesday afternoon on their cycles for a
weeks outing. They will go to Ports
mouth, N. H., via Bellows Falls, Clare
mont, Newport, Laconia, Concord, Man
chester. From Portsmouth they will 90
to Boston and thence home, covering in all
400 to 800 miles. Mr.. Harris rides a rs
pound Heating which he bought of Agent
H. M. Wood.
And so they are to have an "Ensor'
rum cure at Bellows Falls. With an En-
sor cure up there, Thompson cure at
Westminster and another kind in Brattle-
boro, the Windham county drunkards
ought all to be taken care of and the brew
cry can be allowed to run its own course.
Seriously, the one point of the whole bust
ness is: We don't want a rum cure in Brat
tleboro, and we are glad to know how
many people of prominence and substance
hold to this view in private,-and out
spOkenly when they are solicited to take
stock in the project. The two fundamen-
tai factors in the cure of inebriety are the
grace of God and the victims own will
power, and all the quackery in the world
can't change this eternal law.
Mrs. W. p. Jones, Mrs. DR.. Pettee and
Mrs. j. A. Taylor were delegates from Bling
ham chapter, to the annual meeting of the
grand chapter of Vermont Order of the East
ern Star, at st. Johnsbury this week. Grand
Secretary Stillson's report shows q chap
tiers in the state, with a membership of
1892; the increase over last year includes
three chapters and 81 members. These
grand officers were elected and installed /:
Patron, j. T. Gleason, Lyndonville; asso-
ciate patron, Geo. W. Wing, Montpelier
matron, Mrs. e. j. Parsons, Island Pond I;
associate matron, Mrs. DIR. Pettee, Brattle-
boro; secretary, II. l.. StillsOn, Benning-
ton; treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ. Whitney, Wind
sor; conductor, Mrs. G. w. Wing, Mont
pelier; associate conductor, Mrs. Mary l..
Paine, Windsor; lecturer, Mrs. Olive j..
Stowell Putney; chaplain, |. p. Booth,
Mortified; marshal, F. w. Baldwin, Bar
ton; sentinel, O. f, Luce, Stowe; Ruth,
Mrs. Clara f. Burnham, Barre; Esther
Mrs. Mary b. Spencer, st. Johnsbury;
Martha, Miss Ada b. HILL Newport; Flee
ia, Mrs. Ella McLOud, Hardwick.