Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-14

C. II. Eddy d Co. will occupy the lower
floor of the ne factory which Holden a.
Martin are building on Frost street.
The Philharmonic orchestra furnished
the music for the second dance of the sea
son at the Brattleboro Retreat Tuesday
evening.
There is a probability that the next an
nual session of the New England assembly
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew will be
held in Bratteboro.
W. G.. Dooittle has begun his winter
! job of numbering on his farm in Dummers-
| ton. He will employ about 50 men and 80
horses. F. NJ. Waite will help him.
Geo. II. Knowton has sold his coupe
! line to Matthew McNeigh, who takes pos
session at once, Knowlton retiring from
! business. The sale was made through
May d Crowns agency.
f. ID. Hale, the state auditor, has been
in town on official business. People who
/ have appeared as witnesses or been sum.
moned to appear in police court cases,
should call on the magistrates to receive
their pay.
The second informal social was held at
the Brooks House Wednesday evening, and
what the gathering lacked i'm numbers was
made up IN enthusiasm. Dancing and
cards were the diversion of the evening" and
refreshments were served.
Four meetings of the Professional club
will be held during the present season,
beginning Jan. 8, when Commander A. d.
Brown will deliver paper on GLOW to
get there Miss Gowings paper Feb. II
will be on "a glance at the past, present
and future of university extension" +. /.
Waterman will discuss "The practice of
the law" March IL, and the subject of
Rev. Hal d. Maxwell's paper for March Is
will be announced later
pleasant entertainment was given on
Tuesday evening at North Street hall by pu-
pills and graduates of North Street school.
Howelfs farce, "a night in a sleeping
car was well presented, the principal
parts being taken by Harold Boynton,
Clayton Hackley, Louis Whitney, Leroy
Amdon, Buell. Robb, Misses Marion Mi
nor and Mary Cheney. Another entertain
ment is being arranged for next Tuesday
evening by the '95 class.
The wedding of Charles L. Lawrence
and Alberta Chamberlain is announced to
take place in the Central Methodist Epis-
copal church, New York, Wednesday even
ing Dec. 2G. Mr. Lawrence was formerly
an attendant at the Brattleboro Retreat,
but now has a responsible position in the
registrars office at Columbia college In
connection with his work at the college he
is preparing himself to enter the ministry
of the Congregational church
The decorated rooster which James Fisk
Hooker brought to Springfield. disappeared
after the Yale Harvard foot ball game. 1t
seems that Nashua young man secreted the
bird under his coat and walked out of the
grounds with it, The rooster was carried
by the Nashua delegation to that city in
their special car and presented TO leading
lawyer. The bird that wore the blue was
named DR.. Parkhurst and is now highly
priced relic by the owner in Nashua.
Claus Olandt, jE, acting Interstate sec
rotary OF the Young Mems Christian asso-
Citations of Vermont and New Hampshire,
spent Sunday in Brattleboro, addressing
the boys meeting at O'Clock and the
mems meeting at / O'Clock at the associa-
ton rooms. union meeting of the Con
gregational and Baptist churches at the
latter church Sunday evening was also con-
Quoted by Mr.. Olandt. His earnest and
helpful addresses at these services aroused
much interest.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Moore IN Buskirks, n. Y, was the scene
of pretty wedding Wednesday evening,
Moore was married TO Merton d. Staples
of Brattleboro. Owing to the recent death
of Mr.. Staples's step-mother the event was
quietly celebrated, only relatives and i'm
mediate friends being present. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr.. Hogan.
, After a wedding trip Mr. and Mn Staples
will come TO Bratteboro to make their
home at A. High street.
Charles Richardson of New York, the
well-known summer visitor at the Brooks
House, had a narrow escape from bad &C
cident Friday, while riding with three ladies.
The sleigh was tipped over near the Ford
farm in the western part of the town, and
the occupants were thrown out but sustain
ed no injuries. The horses ran mile
and a half to West Brattleboro. being
stopped by Charles Stockwel at the black
smith shop in that village. Mr. Richard
son and the ladies walked to West Brattle-
? boro, but the team not being damaged they
drove from there to this village.
John S Tyler camp Sons of Veterans.
elected the following officers at the annual
meeting Friday night: Captain. w. c. Bal
ley; first lieutenant. A. C. Trendall sec
! ond lieutenant, A. O. Taylor: camp coun-
ell, c. F. Il. Jenne, W. /. Warren, George
: F Root: delegate, g. L. Thurber: alter
nate, George Miller. The camp will adopt
a new three degree ritual after Jan /. and
will probably arrange for dramatic enter
tainment about Feb l. Il was voted to
invite the Ladies' Aid society TO hold the
installation of their officers on the same
, evening in January on which the camp
! holds installation. An oyster supper was
served at the conclusion of the business
r meeting.
The 2Sth annual encampment of the
Grand Army department of Vermont will
he held in Brattleboro, Jan. 80 and 81.
The council of administration will meet at
the Brooks House on the evening of Janu-
airy 20 to receive credentials. The mem
bers of the council are L. F. johnson OF
Island Pond, j. b. Scully of Burlington.
Barney Cannon, jr., of Bellows Falls, John
I Lombard of Ludlow, and j. b. Lorge OF
} Montreal. A campfire will be held in the
armory the evening of Jan. 30, when the
commander in-chief and other prominent
Grand Army men will speak The depart
ment will be entitled TO six delegates al the
E national encampment in 1895. There were
over 300 delegates present at the depart
ment encampment at Burlington this year,
2 and nearly as large an attendance is looked
Y for at Brattleboro. The total membership
of the 10 odd nocts IT,, tho etoto ;g t,,,,,-,