Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-14
The Red Men work the adoption degree

Miss Florence Clark makes a suggestion
about the Hammond typewriter as desir-
able Christmas gift.
5. n. Herrick of Brattleboro and Barnet
S. Wait of Londonderry have qualified as
justices of the peace
A second edition of the Stella Brazil
souvenir calendar is being printed, making
a total of G000 copies.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Peoples National bank will be held
at the banking rooms Jan. s, 1895.
The election of officers of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Sons Of Veterans occurs
next Monday evening in Grand Army hall
at : o'clock.
Local Odd Fellows have received invita-
tions to attend the 50th anniversary of the
organization of Green Mountain lodge,
No. /, at Burlington Dec. 21
W. E. Stockwell who has been employed
at II. Il. Browns livery several years, has
leased the Bondville hotel known as the
Morgan house, and will take possession at
once.
The Current Topic club listened to a
paper by Frank Crosby at this weeks meet
ing. The subject was Architecture, an
cent and MODERN a subject which MI.
Crosby treated in an interesting way.
A water pipe leading to the Leonard n
Roess store burst Sunday, but was discov-
cred before any damage was done. The
water was shut off, and workmen dug
down in Main street to put in a new water
pipe.
William A. Davenport, the son of Ste
phen T. Davenport of Brattleboro, and
who is a student in the office of f. l..
Greene at Greenfield, was married Tues
day to Miss Belle NJ. Shearer, daughter of
Frank L. Shearer of Colrain.
"The scheme for an electric railroad
from here to Hinsdale thence to Ashuelot
and probably to Winchester, is revived by
a rumor that interested parties will ask the
New Hampshire legislature for charter
for the road and if successful, capitalists
stand ready to equip and operate it, says
the Brattleboro letter in the Sunday Re
publican.
Morse ~ Simpsons window has this
week presented an attractive winter
scene. In the distance a rustic bridge
spans the rocky bed of brook. Below,
the brook is frozen over, and black bear
is out on the ice, quite unmindful of the
gun aimed at him by the man on the bridge.
the effect of the scene.
Because of the very unfavorable weather,
the Bryant literary meeting of the Epworth
league Wednesday evening was thinly at
tended and but part of the program ar
ranged could be given. Mrs. Beeman read
! effectively "ThanatOpsis, Miss Kate Raw
| son gave a recitation, and an excellent pa
| per on Bryant's prose works was presented
! by Miss Laura Williams.
Friendship circle held pleasant meet
| ing WednesdayafternOOn and evening. At
| the business meeting these officers were
| chosen: President, Mrs. j. A. Amdon
vice presidents Mrs. c. L. Currier Mrs.
c. w. Stewart; secretary, Mrs. w. c.
Stone; treasurer, Mrs. c. L. Spear; di-
rectresses, Mrs. L. Z. Barnes, Mrs. O. j.
| Willard, Mrs. W. A. Reyes, Mrs. II. 5.
Goodenough. Supper was served at 4
| o'clock and a social followed.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
East society Congregational was held at
the church Wednesday evening. The
treasurer's report showed that every bill
was paid. and 81 20 remained in the treas
ury. The expenses of the year were about
$500. The following officers were re-
elected Clerk, L. d. Greene; trustees.
George c. Averill, 5. W. Kimball, L. F.
Adams, George Clapp, L. d. Whitney
treasurer, George c, Averill; auditor II
| II. Thompson.
The paper by Mrs. G. F. Barber on the
life and works of William Cullen BRYANT
was the feature of the meeting of the Muir
ray club Tuesday evening. She spoke ap.
preciatively of his characteristics as a man
and the qualities which distinguished hi,
poems Selections from Bryant's writing,
were read by Miss Lucy Simonds, Mrs. Ed
wards. Miss Eason and Mrs. Swift d. T.
Tasker also read different peoples esti
mates of Bryant as a poet. Songs were
rendered during the evening by Miss Allen
and Mrs. Hubbard and instrumental mum
bers were contributed by Mrs. Hunt. Mrs
| Roberts, Mrs. Brazor and l.. d. Mitchell
The Black Crook as presented at tn,
town hall Friday evening was the best pro,
duction of thatwell known spectacular piece
ever given here. 1t was impossible, how
ever, TO use the company's fine specia
scenery and the manager appeared be
tween two acts to say that the theatre wa.
coming more and more to be regarded as
place of education as well as amusement
and advising the citizens of BrattleHoro tC
vantages. There were AZ people in the
company, the costumes and armor were
handsome, and there were the usual feat
ures accompanying such performance.
Mrs VIM. F. Patch was called to New
York Saturday by telegram announcing
the death of her brother, George H. Rich
ardson. Mr.. Patch left the same dav fol
Groton, Mass, where Mrs. Patch will joir
him before returning home. According t
the New York papers Mr., Richardson
committed suicide Friday by cutting hi,
throat at his home on West 74th street
Mr.. Richardson was 50 years old, and wa.
selling agent for the West India fruit.
which came north on the Atlas line O
steamers. His store was on Greenwich
street, and his business one of the larges
in its line in New York. Mr. Richardson
had suffered from severe pains in the heaC
for 10 days and it is thought that he wa.
temporarily insane. He was prosperous il
business, worth $4,000, and his home lf,
was happy. He leaves a wife and on,
daughter.
A window display which has attracted
much curious and admiring attention sine,
yesterday afternoon, is the substantially
complete collection of United States post
age stamps shown in H. A. Chaplin d Coz
window. AT the head of the series is
fac simile of the "Brattleboro" or f. n
Palmer stamp of 1916, undoubtedly tn,
first postage stamp ever made and used in