Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-16
BRATTLEBORO,

The boys of the High school will give a
social dance at Red Mems hall next Tues
day evening.
The number of through freight cars
passing BrattebOrO for the month of Oc-
tober was 525S, and increase of 1000 or
more over October, 1898.
There will be a rehearsal of the opera
''Breakers Ahead" at Mrs. Haskins's this.
Friday, evening, and also on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings of next week.
Amdon Brothers is the name of a new
firm that will open a meat market in Put
ney. Its members are Ray Amidon, who
is clerk at Scott ~ JOnes's grocery store,
and Otis Amidon, who has been employed
in the meat business by Carl Schorling.
f. a. Tyler bought the mammonth plant
which was on exhibition at the chrysanthe-
mum show, said to contain over 1000
Brooks House office. Later it will be
moved to the second floor corridor.
The Swedish evangelical mission church
has received gift of 500 from the Estey
Organ company. Rev. II. Palmer of Mid
dletown, Conn, preached at the church
last evening. Regular services are being
held at the church each Sunday at 1920
A. NJ. and 1870 p. NJ, under the direction
of A. OlOfson.
A paper on Oliver Wendell Holmes was
read by Mrs. C. S Pratt at the meeting of
the Murray club Tuesday evening, and Sc
lectiOns from the works of the poet were
read by several members. Excellent music
was furnished during the evening by an
instrumental quartet-Messrs. Donahue.
Farmer, Burnett and Swift.
p. c. Dyrenforth and Ephriam Banning of
Chicago were here on Monday to take tes
timOny in the case of the Piano and Organ
Supply company vs.. the Chicago Brass
company before Liston G. Ketchum as
special commissioner, the deposition of J.
ID. Nhitney being taken. The case will
be heard in the United States circuit court.
northern district of Illinois.
d. p. Cobb sustained fracture of the
large bone of the left arm near the wrist by
fall at his home Sunday. He was stand
ing upon barrel placing screens upon
high shelf, when the barrel tipped over, and
he struck upon his head and shoulders.
The accident took place at o'clock A. NJ.
but it was not known that the bone was
broken until a physician made an examine
ton at p. NJ.
The literary social to be given by the
Baptist Christian Endeavor society next
Wednesday evening bids fair to furnish
very entertaining hour. In addition to the
book titles represented by object, tableaux,
etc, the first number of The New Century,
a magazine of much merit, will be present.
ed. For this magazine original articles
have been contributed by different mem
beers Of the society, including two poems, a
missionary article, story, and a song by
j. E, Hail. among Others of interest.
The death of Humphrey Moynihan, 80,
from quick consumption, occurred Tuesday
at his home on Vernon street Mr.. Moyni-
han was able to continue work until last
Febru ry, and during the last two or three
months failed rapidly. He was a black
smith by trade, but had also had charge of
the LAYING of much of the concrete side
walk in this village. He is survived by
his mother, Mis-. Timothy Moynihan, and
one BROTHER John MOynihan. The funer-
al was held Thursday morning at the st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church.