Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-19
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell Of Boston will preach


Fourteen members of Sedgwick Relief
corps were the guests of Mrs. G.. b. Reed
at the Vernon hotel yesterday.
The whist club was entertained Friday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Taylor.
The prizes were won by Mr.. and Mrs II.
f. Brooks.
Rev. F. j. Parry has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the annual address before
the New England Historical society at Bos-
ton next month.
1t is understood that Columbus and
Queen Isabella have arrived in town, and
will remain until after the fair of the Uni
versaist ladies next Thursday evening.
At the annual meeting of the Bay State
Lighting company, held in Springfield,
Mass, this week, A. w. Allen was again
chosen president and Fred G.. Stedman
treasurer and manager
Papers must be filed at the post-oflice
not later than Monday by those who in
tend to take the civil service examinations
Feb. 10, for the positions of clerk and car
rier. Application blanks may be secured
at the post-otfice.
Mr.. Markham, Miss Miller and Miss Col
ton will give a concert at the town hall
next Monday evening, when the local pub
lie will have an opportunity to test and
enjoy one of the entertainments which
have received popular approval in so many
places during the fall and winter.
At st. Johns vicarage in Kensington,
England, one day last week, Canon Hol-
land presented to Father Hall, bishop-eect
of Vermont, an Illuminated address and a
check for $50 pounds sterling, which had
been subscribed in small amounts in the
parishes throughout the country where
Father Hall had conducted missions. Father
Hall sailed for this country Wednesday.
Secretary of State c. w. Brownell is
sending out blanks to the road commission
ers in the state for their annual report
The law requires that road and street COM
missiOners shall make a report of the ex-
pendture of the amount received from the
state tax. The report shall be sworn to
and forwarded to the secretary of state. on
or before the first day of February, annual
ly, and a copy thereof left with the town
treasurer.
Walter F. Goddard, the bookbinder. has
sold his house on Canal street to Assistant
Treasurer John c. Dewitt of the Bratte-
boro savings bank. Possession will be
given March l. A. Pettee and family
who now occupy the house with Mr.. God
dard, will move to Mr.. Cartons house at
Canal street. taking the tenement vacated
this week by ID. Stowell, who moves to the
Piper building at the corner of South Main
and Canal streets.
The annual meeting of the Congrega
tional Sunday school was held Sunday.
Rev. c. O. Day declined reelection as SUI
perintendent and II. II. Thompson was
chosen to that office c. II. Thompson as
sstant superintendent Louis Gregg, sec
rotary. The election of librarian was post
poned until next Sunday. The annual re-
port showed the school in a very prosper
GUS condition. The benevolent contribu-
tions of the year amounted to S263.
The children of the Centre church
Sunday school will hold their annual fair
for the benefit of the Italian mission in
New York city next Tuesday evening in
the Congregational chapel. The entertain
tainment will be a Scotch social. Supper
will be served at o'clock by the little las
sizes. After supper there will be songs. rec
itations, tableauX and a sale of fancy arti-
Giles. Come and help the children and one
of the most interesting and needy of mis-
siOns.
The marriage of Capt. Robert b. Arms,
who has been in the customs service AT
burlington for many years, but who will
be remembered as a former resident of
Brattleboro, and the captain of company b
OF the 10th Vermont regiment, was mar
ried in Burlington Tuesday to Miss Anna
b. Ward. Only relatives and intimate
friends were present. The ceremony was\
performed by Rev. Edward Hawkes., d. d.
after which the company partook of a we'd
ing breakfast, and later Capt. and Mrs.
Arms took the train south for wedding
journey.
. The Queen Insurance company has with
drawn from Vermont. The company last
Saturday notified its agents to discontinue
business. 1t does not reinsure or cancel
its policies, but allows them to expire. The
withdrawal was caused by excessive losses
IN Vermont last year, The Queen did an
average business in 1892, when the losses
were greater than the income. In 1893
the rates were largely increased, but not
enough to overcome losses. 1t carried a
large business in the state. number of
other companies are discussing retirement
since the annual reports were made up.
{. F. Thompson was in New York Tues
day and Wednesday to attend meeting of
the secretaries of the domestic missionary
societies from all the states having such
organizations. For long term of years
Mr.. Thompson has been one of the direc-
tors OF the Vermont society, of which Rev.
Z. ii. Merrill is the secretary. The New
York meeting was of large importance, its
purpose being to bring together represent
atives from widely separated parts of the
country to confer and to compare notes on
the work to be done, and to see that it is
pursued on lines of economy, and in way
wisely to conserve all the forces EMPLOYED.
Rev, DR.. Arthur c. A. Hall win be con-
secrated bishop of the Vermont Episcopal
diocese in st. paufs church at Burling-
ton Feb. 2. On account of a prior engage
ment Bishop Williams of Connecticut, the
senior bishop of the United States will not
be present. The consecrator will be Bishop
Nicely of Maine and the co.consecrators
Bishop Niles of New Hampshire and Bishop
Lawrence of Massachusetts Bishops from
eight states are expected at the service, but
it has not yet been decided who will preach
the conservation sermon. Admission to
the church will be by ticket. The tickets
will be assigned to the parishes in the state
upon basis of 10 per cent of their COM
municant lists. This will fill about 43O of
of the 800 sittings of the church. Gov.
Fuller and staff are expected to attend, as
well as other prominent men from all parts
of the state.
S. w. Kimball, clerk of the village dis
trict, has compiled the vital statistics of
the village for the year 1893, showing that
the record was 90 births and SO deaths.
OF the children born 46 were males and so