Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

horse Monday from pneumonia.
F. ST. Clair of this place will soon open
a meat market in the lower village of Ash
uelot, n. II.
= Cornelius Sullivan is rebuilding the
Moran house on Williams street which he
bought last week.
/. The Murray club will present the drama
"a limb of the law at a date later than
the Uniyersalst fair
c. b. Perkins caught ten pickerel at
the Lily Pond in Vernon Wednesday, the
largest one weighing two pounds.
j. b. Randoll's machinery for the knit
ting needle factory in Harmony block has
arrived and is being put in place
Rev. Mr.. Evans, who has worked in
small parishes in this state, preached at
the Unversalist church last Sunday in
place of Rev. Mr.. Maxwell, who could not
come on account of illness.
A meeting of the Murray club was held
at the Universalist vestry Tuesday evening
| Two very interesting papers were read, one
by F. r. Vaughan on the Worlds Fair and
the other by Miss Amy Hines on the Mid
way Paisance.
Rev. DIR. j. Isham Bliss, president of
the standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese of Vermont, announces that the
presiding bishop has appointed Feb ? for
the conservation of Bshop-elect Hall at
st. Pauls church in Burlington.
The annual meeting of the Centre Con-
gregational church will be hell this even
ing, and it is expected that the gathering
will be in the form of a reunion in which
members of the church and society will
take part. Those present will be enter
tanned Nth interesting "reminiscences of the
church, and suggestions as to its work in
| the future.
The German, French, Irish, japanese,
Turkish and Spanish pavilions, the Tenn
pie OF Art, and the North American In
dams in special war dance, the Columbian
Guards with their amusing songs, and
other attractions, will be seen in the mid
way Plasance," under the glare of the 200
electric lights to be put in for the occasion,
at the Univcrsalisi fair at the town hall the
evening of the 18th.
The Claremont, n. H., Advocate has
this notice of a former Brattleboro mus-
clan: sc. l.. Brigham is in receipt of a
letter from the Central Music Publishing
company of Columbus, Ohio, asking his
price for good military march in the style
of his Sullivan Commandery march, and
also asking him if he has any other music
to dispose of. This is a pleasant recogni-
ton of Mr.. Brigham's talent as a com
poser
Curtis w. Dickens, of the class of 81
| Tufts divinity school, who preached recent
| ly at the Universalist church. and who
made a very favorable impression, will oc-
cupy the pulpit there next Sunday, morn
Ing and evening. Mr. Dickens is a young
man of great promise, and has received ur-
gent calls from Portsmouth, y. H., South
Boston and Kansas City. He is a native
of Philadelphia
The krmess at Claremont, n. H., closed
| Saturday night, after a run of five even
! ings. The Claremont Advocate says of K.
| Wales, who trained the POO young people
who took part: Ellis efficiency in this kind
of work is eXemplifed by the success he
attained in the face of enormous difficult
! ties The Advocate also says that Harry
! Wales, who gave several exhibition dances,
was favorite all through
Judge Van Brun' of New York has adj
| judged Edward NJ. Field, son of Cyrus w.
| Field, to be now of sane mind, and has or
! dered him delivered to the custody of the
| sheriff for trial on one of the indictments
| found against him after he had wrecked
| his firm and his fathers estate. 1t will be
| remembered that it was on the question of
| Edward NJ. Fields sanity that Dr. Draper
and Hon. Homer Goodhue were called to
New ork two years ago.
| The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Rifle club was held Tuesday evening, when
these officers were chosen: President, II.
c. French; vice president, j. l.. Jones;
secretary and treasurer, A. S. Nichols
range committee, H. c. French, A. S.
Nichols, w. Thomas; executive commit
tee, w. Thomas, w. f. Walker, F. H.
| Hopkinson; investigating committee, j.
l.. Davis, q, Sargent, c. Colt; II. c.
French, Mr., Haigh, A. S. Nichols and J.
q. EStey were appointed a committee to
see where new range could be secured.
The New York Life insurance company
wrote during 1893 the enormous new bust
ness of 1928, 100000 not including any adj
ditions to policies from dividends or old
policies revived or restored, nor over eight
millions of new business received after
Saturday noon of Dec. 30 This amount
OF business is unprecedented in the history
of life insurance, and conclusively shows
that the people demand the certain protec-
ton which life insurance affords in times
of financial panic and disaster. Cudworth
~ Childs, the local agents of the company,
will be glad to furnish detailed information.
The Retreat family and a company of
invited guests are indebted to the West
Brattleboro dramatic club for an ENJOYABLE
entertainment Tuesday evening, when the
club gave the play, " Imogene, or the
Witch's Secret" on the Retreat stage
The cast of the play was good, and its
movement was excellent. Snooks," the
newsboy, and dennis O'Bren," the valet
made the comical hits of the evening The
part OF Charles Mansfield, by w. NJ. Robb,
is spoken of as having been taken with
great naturalness and fidelity, and to every
leading actor the audience gave high praise.
The success of the play was such as should
assure the club full house at the presenta-
ton on the home stage at West Brattleboro
this evening. The Wheel club orchestra
furnished good music. After the play re-
treshments were served and a social hour
was spent,
The Vermont savings bank held its an
nual corporation meeting Wednesday.
Universal satisfaction was felt and express
ed with the banks condition and transac-
tions as shown by the treasurer's report
for the past year. As compared with the |
statement of one year ago on Dec. 81 the |
deposits show an increase of S4S, 900, the |
surplus of 5000, and the assets of about !
$4,000. During the period of severe
money stringency last summer the bank
met promptly the demands of every depos- /.
ltOr, and between ,JulV and .Tsnuarv rho !