Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-13

new house, east of the one in which he
lives, on High street. Preparatory TO this
the barn is to De moved back
The Sawtcle Comedy company's enter
tainmento at the town hall have been well
patronized each night this week. There
will be performance this and tomorrow
evenings, with a matinee tomorrow after
noon.
j. l.. Whipplc. who has been the man
ager of the Elmwood City stock farm at
Pittsiield is located at the Valley fair
ground, where he will train horses during
the summer. He already has 10 or II en-
gagged, and will begin training as soon as
the weather will permit
The 20 Vermont horses which j. II.
Chamberlain bought in the vicinity of
Poultney and Fair Haven have arrived,
and tomorrow Mr.. Chamberlain will re-
ccive 20 Indiana horses. The Vermont
horses are gentlemen's drivers, selected
especially for the home trade, while the In
diana horses are matched pairs.
The annual meeting of the trustees of
the Free Library was held last evening.
and officers chosen as follows President,
X. llaskins; treasurer, A. G.. Davenport:
secretary, II. b. Chamberlain book com
mittee. w. II. Collins, j. COnland, c. O.
Day; room committee, L. X. Fuller, X.
Haskins, II. ID. IIolton; committee on IL
brarian, p. Cunningham, A. c. Davenport,
5. f. LawtOn.
The annual meeting of Columbian
lodge, No. 36, f. IL A. NJ, was held Tues
day evening with the following result: w.
NJ, Isaac Bailey; 5. W., Leopold j. Ret
ting; j. w, Albert w. Crouch: treasurer,
f. F. Brooks; secretary, Edwin II. Put
nam; 5. D., w. IL. Webb: j. d., Charles
Ii. Grant; chaplain, Kttredge Haskins:
marshal, II. E. Taylor; 5. s., Warren L.
Banks; j. s., Charles w. Richardson:
tyler, J. A. Taylor; musical director, W.
Dorr Perry.
The Revere, Mass, journal says: At a
recent meeting of Universalst ministers in
Boston Rev. f. w. Sprague read a paper
on "The state and the citizen" He
thought that many of the best men did
not care to stand for Office, as it was al
most a sure thing to have their characters
and regulations picked to pieces, and they
did not wish to suffer this petty ANNOYANCE.
Rev Mr.. Sprague has hit the ,il on the
head. His opinion will apply equally as
well to citizens who stand aloof from run
ming for town offices.
CURED Monday at her home in Ulster.
Pa. The body was brought here Wednes.
day and the funeral was held Yesterday at
the Roman Catholic church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brosnan lived in this town previous
to their removal to Pennsylvania many
years ago Mrs. Brosnan was a sister of
Maurice, John, Martin and James Austin
of this town. She also has one sister,
Mrs. James Long, who lives in Missouri
Mrs. Brosnan is survived by her husband,
two daughters and four sons.
d. A. Martin has moved from Patrick
Griftin's house on Elliot street to the
house on Brge street, formerly occupied
by Rev. A Macgeorge; Minnie Larrabee
from John Bakers house, Elliot street. to
II. r. Browns house on the same street:
O. c. futile from the Phelps farm in dis
trict No. 6, to Is Western avenue. j. O,
Smith is to move from 5. T. Davenport's
house on Central street to Charles Miners
house on Terrace street: John b. Dion
from from l0j Elliot to so Frost; VIM.
Mette from - Elliot to so Frost.
The signal success which the Estev
Guard Dramatic club scored in previous
presentations of The Octoroon" assures
a good audience for next Tuesday evening.
when the play will be given at the town
hall for the benefit of Charles Brasor. Mr..
Brasor not only painted the special scenery
without compensation, but he has borne
the brunt of the work in the way of SUI
perintending the rehearsals and arranging
details There is a general feeling that his
services should be recognized. The final
tull dress rehearsal will take place at the
hail Monday evening. Tickets are now
on sale at the Bratteboro News comp my's.
The annual meeting of the Geo. f. LYON
Granite comp any was held at the Brooks
House Tuesday. The interests of the
Flynt company of Monson. which owns
controlling share in the Lyon COMPANY.
were fully represented The choice of Off
GERS resulted as follows: President VIM.
y. Flynt of Monson, Mass. vice president
+. F. Brooks OF Brattleboro: clerk and
treasurer, Geo 5. Dowley of Brattleboro:
directors, Messrs. VIM. y. Flynt, +. +.
Brooks, Geo. 5. Dowley, Geo. c. and Ly-
man c, Flynt of Monson Henry A. King
aud y. II. Wright of Springfield, Mass: c.
Il. Lowell of Greenfield, Mass. In addi-
ton to these officers there were present at
the meeting Rufus Flynt of Palmer, Mass.
W. Z. Dewey, W. a. Lincoln and John
Mulligan of Springfield, Mass. In the
afternoon the party made visit of inspec.
ton to the West Dummerston quarry. II
IS expected that Geo. G. Flvnt will come
here at an early date to start the business
on an extensive scale.
The audience room at the Methodist
chur h was well filled on Wednesday even |
ing, when Rev. a. j. Hough gave his poem |
lecture on The country parson," under |
the auspices of the Epworth league. The |
High school banjo and guitar club gave |
several selections in excellent STYLE before |
ana after the reading. The poem held the |
closest attention of the audience, from be-
to end, and the touches of pathos
and deep feeling, the flashes of humOr. the
pictures of real life, and the quantity put
truths were appreciatively received. Be
ginning with description of the rural
parish, its prominent men, and its visitors.
me parsons house and the church, there
followed vivid pictures of scenes and char
tcters familiar in every country parish
ne troublesome choir and that crucial test.
ne contribution plate; the church gossip.
he sewing society, with its good and bad
side; the Kings Daughters, the dude. the
means resorted to for raising the parsons
alary, the fatal spare room bed the par
oh study and his guests, the late Corners.
he 'horse-shed Christians" and numer-
'uS other interesting portrayals. The
Genes all bore the stamp taken from real
lie, and the audience could doubtless
ave named the originals of some of the
drawn. so trup yyara thou,