Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
BRATTI,EBORO

Miss davenport Hart-Bern' will appear
IN the part OF Mrs. Grlgcs at the town hall
Jan. and 4
1t is said that David Leahy contemplates
bringing suit against the state Tor false i'm
prisonment and that he has written 10
Senator David B. Hill for advice.
The grangers will give a supper and
entertainment at Grand Army hall Tues
day evening. as will be seen by the an
nouncement at the head of this column.
The Germania orchestra OF Boston
which will furnish music at the Estsy
Guard and Fuller Battery ball. consists of
10 OF the best musicians in Boston. all of
whom played in BrattlebOro with the Bos-
ton Festival orchestra year ago The
following will be the program.
Overture, 'Aiguon Ih7oss
Selection. ",GrmeI BizeJ
Two Hungarian dances Brat ms
Romano. Francois bebr
Concert walt Vienna b.oods strauss
First finale from 'Iannhau-er." Wagner
Miss Alberta Chamberlain. daughter of
Mrs. T. NJ. Chamberlain. was married 10
Charles L. Lawrence. the registrar of Co
lumhla college. al 3 O clock Wednesday
night in the Central Methodist Episcopal
church. Seventh avenue and Fourteenth
street, New York. The Rev. Stephen Mer-
ritt performed the ceremony. The bride
was given away by her brotherln-la the
Rev. Albert II. Smith of Berwick. Penn
j. II. Causey was best man. The maid OF
honor was Miss Edith Westeryelt and
there We're four bridesmaids The Tee
cepuon followed at the home OF the
brides mother, $40 West 20tn street. Nj
Lawrence was employed at The BrattieDoro
Retreat few years ago.
The storm of Wednesday night and YES
terday extended over a large part OF the
United States. 1t came from the sunny
south. and Wednesday morning centred
over New Orleans ana extended ND the
Mississippi valley and over the southern
states. 1t grew with unusual rapidity. and
III i hours reached a development that
most storms take two or three DAYS 10 at
tain. AT noon yesterday. the centre of the
storm area was over the New jersey coast.
and the storm itself extended from Nor
folk. Va. 10 Halifax, n. S. II was rain
ing in the South and as tar north as New
\ ork and showing everywhere north of
that point and as lar west OF il as CinCin-
matt and Detroit The precipitation al
that time had been very general and heavy.
In many places the storm reached the pro-
portions of a blizzard. The trains were
delayed and the 4 40 from the north did
not reach Brattleboro until $3.50 last even
ing.
A beautiful young life full of bright
promise, went ont in the death. early Mon
dav morning, of Florence, younger daugh-
ter OF Mr. and MIS-. John T. Hastings.
For nearly seven months she had struggled
hopefully against the progress OF quick
consumption. suffering much in the last
weeks. a Christian character was Tee
vealed in these months OF illness. in the
patience with which il was borne. the
thOuChttulness Tor others and the sunny
cheertulness of her every day life. Flor
ence Hastings was born April - 1879. in
BrattlebOro. She completed her FIRST year
in the High school last June. She was a
member of the Ever Faithful circle of
Kings Daughters, and an interested mem
Der OF the Sunday school and Endeavor
society OF the Baptist church. She was
a devoted daughter, and deep sympathy
is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Hastings and the
only remaining daughter. Mrs. George
Choate of Orange Mass. The funeral was
held at the house on Wednesday at .
o'clock, Rev. +. j. Parry officiating. The
music was rendered by several of Florence's
girl friends, an Mr.. Hawley and MI Hall.
Many beautiful flowers showed the gene
raj affection which was felt for the young
girl the EndeavOr society, the SUNDAY
school, her High school and sunday school
classes and the WOmen's Relief corps. be-
side many friends outside, contributing
appropriate tokens