Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-26

1t has been decided that the Red Men
dance on the 9th of February shall be
masquerade.
Miller a Kinson will take possession of
their new quarters on Elliot street, former
ly occupied by Little 80, Feb. 1.
|. A. Williams, who suffered amputation
of leg below the knee, is now seen on the
street with an artificial leg and foot.
The board of civil authority will meet at
the selectmen's room at the town hall,
Tuesday, Jan. 30, for the abatement OF
taxes.
A party of the young friends of the
High school banjo and guitar club attend
ed the concert given by them at West
Brattleboro last Saturday night.
II. NJ Wood, who was at IIolyoke on
Friday, says that the Heating Wheel com
pany has already received orders for $500
bicycles, good showing for thus early in
the season.
The second of the Chautauqua extern
sion lectures will be given at the Metho-
dist church next Thursday evening, Miss
Eason being the reader. The subject is
"Plague spots in society,"
The weekly literary club met with Mrs
II. w. DeWolf on Monday evening, when
an able and interesting paper on ancient
and modern history was read and discussed.
The club meet next week with Mrs. Hail.
The whist club had a pleasant meeting
at Principal j. d. Horne's last Friday
evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. II. f.
Brook and G.. II. Ryder. The next meet
ing will he held this evening at q. d..
Esterbrookss.
A pleasant and helpful meeting of the
committees of the Baptist Christian En-
deavor society was held at l.. w. Hawley' S
Wednesday evening, when plans for the
years work were discussed and social
time enjoyed.
Some excitement was caused at Mrs.
Henry Fletcher's on Canal street Sunday
by the burning out of a chimney. At one
time it was thought an alarm would have
to be sounded. Slight damage by water
and fire resulted, set at about S2j.
Dan Mccarthy, who scored such a great
success at the Grand opera house in Bos-
ton the week beginning Jan. s, will appear
here in the latter part of March or early in
April in 1.-The Rambler from Glare Neil
Burgess and his famous County Fair is
booked for Friday, April 20.
Mary f. wilkins makes a new departure
in her latest story, which forms the leading
feature in the February issue of Romance.
1t is ghost story, and the tiny but blood
chilling heroine announces her age, in true
graveyard parlance, rs SIX years. three
months and five days.
a rate of S4G0 is announced for round
/ trip tickets to Burlington to attend the
conservation of Bishop-elect Hall next
Z Frlvaa tl,1f-att1 ar,t,liaat fAYe how.
been received for admittance into the
church, the seating capacity of which is
only 500. To the Brattleboro parish II
tickets are assigned.
Truilley Barrabay. whose fall upon the
ice, due to a pdraytic shock, was annnoupc-
ed last week, lay unconscious at his home
on South Main street until his death oc
CURED Wednesday morning. Mr. Barra
| bay came here from Port Henry, y. Y, l;
years ago. lie leaves three married daugh.
| tiers and two sons. Funeral services were
held at the Catholic church this morning
at 9 o'clock
Gov. Fuller was in Rutland Wednesday
| to meet the committee on the revision OF
the state laws. The Herald says that
while in the city che visited the house OF
correction with +. c. futile. one of the
state prison directors. He inspected tht
new jail and kitchen and made number
of suggestions in regard to the various de
partments.'
Rev. f. b. Leavitt, pastor of the Unita
rian church, will begin next Sunday
course of eight sermons on the "Develop-
ment of Christianity The subjects o.
the several discourses will be: Early re
| ligions; Judaism and the Old Testament
| Conditions when Christianity was born
| Jesus and his work Paul: The Roman
church; Luther and the Reformation
! The future Christianity.
A council of the Caledonia count min
isterial association of Congregations
churches, held at St. Johnsbury Tuesday
voted to acquiesce in the action of tn,
| North church of that place in accepting
Rev. Dr. c. NJ. LamsOn's resignation. DR.
| Lamson begins his work the first of Feb
| ruary in the Centre street church in Hart
| ford, Conn, of which DR. Geo Leon Walk
| er is pastor emeritus.
Tuesday evening Dr. Bowen took a part,
of Brattleboro people to Marlboro to wit
ness the play 1.-The stolen will" given b,
the Marlboro people in their church. Tn,
| party consisted of Mrs William Minor
] h, lDIduIOIl
| Leavitt, DR.. Bowen, Mr.. Stratton and Rev
Mr. Leavitt. Nearly the whole population
of Marlboro, including the babies, were il
the audience. After the play supper wa
served in the vestry. 1t was a very enjoy
able occasion.
Delegates to the Grand Army and Relic
corps encampment at Burlington mex
week are: Grand Army, Peter S. Chase
w. c. Stone and S, S. Hunt; from the Re
lief corps, Mrs. S. w. Richardson, Mrs. r
f. Gordon, Mrs. Helen Wyatt and Mrs
Sarah Goodnow. Among Others who viii
attend the encampment are Mrs. E. II
Putnam, who goes as instituting and in
Sailing officer: Mr.. S. S. Hunt, Col. Tay
Tor, f. II. Putnam, Col Bond, J. A. Stat
ford, Col. and Mrs. Hooker and Col. Han
non.
The convention of the Windham Count,
Christian Endeavor union will be held il
BrattlebOro Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Feb. Is. The afternoon service will
be held in the Baptist church, and that o
the evening in the Congregational church
Professor futile of Amherst college vii
deliver the address of the evening. Or
the Brattleboro d Whitehall road a specia
train has been arranged, to leave Brattle
boro at $3.50 p. NJ, thus giving delegate
from towns along its line the Oppportunit
to remain for the evening session. Roun
trip tickets will be sold for fare one way.
A wedding, attended only by relatives
occurred at the brides home on Chestnu
street in Esteyville Wednesday afternoon