Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-16

lights will be in place and in running order
early next week.
Slight damage was done at G. A. Boyden's
house on Sunday from the window draper
les catching fire.
Hhe village schools close next Friday for
the Thanksgiving recess They will open
again Monday, December 3.
The annual supper of the Vermont Fish
and Game league will be held at Montpe-
lier, next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Lamson, wife of L. b. Lam
son, has been appointed postmaster of
Eagle, the North Hinsdale p0st-oflice.
Fifty to 60 couples attended the first of
the series of sociables at Masonic hall We'd
nesday evening. Dancing and cards were
enjoyed.
At the annual meeting and sale of the
Prospect Hill book club last evening at d.
f. Tasker's, Mrs. F. f. Beeman was elected
president, and ID. E. Tasker secretary.
The senior class of the North street
school have ordered class pins from Ran
dali " Clapp. The inscription is IN. S.
). % the letters in gold showing through
pink and white enamel, the class colors.
Nathan d. Allen, formerly of Bratte-
boro, whose appointment to the position
of deputy warden i'm the state prison at
Charlestown, Mass, was mentioned in
The Phoenix of last week, received his
commission.
Carrie Isabel Carpenter, 81, who died in
Skowhegan, Me-, Nov. 6, was a sister of
w. G. Carpenter, the general manager of
the Carpenter Organ company, who, with
his wife, attended the funeral. The burial
was in Wateryile, Me.
An oil heater which was left burning
three-quarters of an hour while no one was
present, covered completely every article in
two of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. BracketCs
rooms with lampblack Tuesday, causing
damage that probably exceeds 500.
G. n. Goring of Tonawanda, y. Y, and
w. II. F. Tenney of Syracuse, y. Y, who
came here Wednesday to paint new drop
curtain for the town hall stage, went to
Greentiel yesterday where they have
contract. They will probably paint the
curtain here later in the season.
Over 40 of the members of J. +. Halls
Sunday school class of young ladies were
delightfully."- entertained by Mrs. c. f. r.
JENNIE Wednesday evening. Readings,
songs, and piano music, followed by games,
entertained the company till a late hour,
and cocoa and crackers we're served.
Mrs. Rudyard Kiplng paid Mr.. Allen
the compliment, at the chrysanthemum
show Wednesday, of saying that. while
she had seen the national flower of Japan
in its home in that country, and at its
best, She had not seen there finer speci-
mems of individual blooms than were
shown by Mr. Allen.
a lively time was caused at Morse n
simpsons shoe store Friday. The globe
OF lantern being used in the basement
fell out. causing the over-turn of the Ian
tern among a lot of rubber goods Just be-
ing unpacked. The spilled oil caused the
blaze to spread quickly, but it was eXtin-
guished before much damage was done.
The people of the First Parish, Cam
bridge, Mass, gave Rev. and Mrs. 5. NJ.
CGothers a reception last week, affording
the first opportunity for bringing the new
pastor aud his people together in a social
way. The large parlors were crowded.
The church numbers $50 families and the
coming of Mr.. Crothers has stimulated an
active growth.
The arrangements for the Professional
club meetings, as they have now been
made by the executive committee, include
four papers to be given in January, Febru-
airy, March and April, by Commander
Brown, Miss Gowing, Hon. +. L. Water
man, and Rev. II. d. Max we'll The subject
of Commander Browns paper which will
be given at the January meeting, will be
"Ilow to get there
The biggest revival at Manchester. n.
H., since d. l.. Moody's famous campaign
in 1876 is now being carried on under the
lead of Rev. B. Fay Mills, former Yer
monter, whose work in Brattleboro is well
remembered. Rev Mr. Mills recently CON
Quoted very successful revival in Con-
cord, y. II. About $500 a week has been
appropriated for the work in Manchester
and it will probably be carried on night
and day for several weeks.
An invitation has been received this
week by the First Regiment band. from
Col. Albert Clarke, secretary OF the Bos-
ton Home Market club, to furnish music
for the annual banquet of the. club at
Mechanics building. Boston, next Thurs
day evening. Applications have already
been made by the leading Boston bands,
but Col Clarke says, 81 would like to
show Massachusetts what Vermonters can
do 1t is not likely that the invitation
will be accepted, as it would incur too
great loss of time in the busy season of
the year for most of the band members.
The Current Topic club held its regular
weekly meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of ID. c, Webster, who read a paper
on, The leading governments of the
world Mr.. Webster discussed the gov
ernments of the United States, England,
France, Germany and Russia, giving the
essential points in the political system of
each country in concise and interesting
way. The future meetings of the club will
be held in the selectmen's room in the
lower town hall. At the meeting next
Tuesday evening Charles A. Boyden will
read an essay on Banking in the United
States
- a four-story factory, 1O4 feet long by ~
wide, will be erected 10y Holden a. Martin
on the site of the foundry on Frost street.
Work will begin at once, and it is expected
that the factory will be ready for occupa-
ton in February Three of the floors will
be occupied by Hooker, Corser IL Mitchell,
the overall manufacturers, who now have
quarters in the jelly company's building on
Flat street. The new structure will be
protected on the east end, near the present
Holden IL Martin factory, by an iron Gov
erlng, and will be equipped with automatic
sprlnklers, special precautions being taken
to reduce danger from fire Power will he
furnished from Holden IL Martins mill.
although there will be small engine in