Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-07

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Thursday evening.
The stone roller, whichlhas been used in
making roads at Shelburne Falls for two
or three months, was shipped to Brattle-
boro this week.
Frank Plat, Pearl Clapp and George
Root, the committee on invitations for the
Murray club ball, are arranging to send out
cards early next week.
Leitsnger's orchestra has been engaged
to furnish the instrumental music for
"Breakers Ahead" The cast for the opera
will be announced next week.
Oasis encampment, No. 3, |. O. O. F.,
will hold their second dance in Odd Eel
lows hall next Thursday evening, Dec -.
! All Odd Fellows and their friends are in
vited.
The next Unitarian sociable will be
given by the Woman's Ali mce. Special
attractions will be offered and the proceeds
will be used for the purchase of new china
for Wells hall
The Peoples Variety company played at
Chester last evening, and tonight will APP
pear at Proctorsvile. The company will
90 to Three Rivers, Mass, and towns in
that vicinity next week.
The West River Telephone line will I'M
uOupbNul9 pass lilbO Jllt NOllllOl VI Jllt 4NGN
England Telephone and Telegraph com
pany at an early date. 1t will be operated
as branch line, as heretofore.
The evening whist club held the first
of its winter meetings at H. f. Brooks's
last Friday evening. Five tables were occu-
pied, the prizes being won by Mrs. Henry
Clark and George Eels. A buffet spread
was served.
A patent for a carpenters gague has
been granted this week to Lucus o. Bar
rett, who went from BIattleboro to Orange,
Mass, recently. VIM. p. Joslyn of ia
maica has been granted patent for pol
ishing device for lathes.
At the regular meeting of the Current
} Topic club Tuesday evening, Chas. Thomp-
son discussed the New York problem in a
r carefully prepared paper entitled Park
- hurst VS. Byrnes." At the next meeting
Francis W. Crosby will read, his subject
I being, Architecture, ancient and modern.
. David Perry was one of the speakers al
e supper at Shelburne Falls, Mass, Tues
n day evening. DIR. J. G. Perry, the Shel-
Il burne Falls dentist, agreed to give supper
e to all the men employed on the state roaC
l. in case it was completed as far as his houst
; by Thanksgiving, and this supper was il
r. fulhllmen. of the agreement. Thirt,
i workmeu, the selectmen of Shelburne ant
: their wives and several invited guests wer,
present.
r At regular meeting of the Alpha lodge
v No $40, X. of H., last evening, the follow
r. ing officers were elected: p. D., l.. +
r. Shields d., Peter 5. Chase; V. d.
IS Joseph w. Swank; A. D., c. w. Berry
lie representative, c. l.. Piper; f. H., II. +
le Welman; treasurer, w d. Perry; chap
N lain, G.. T. Lundberg; c., A. Anderson
s. G.. A, Olaf Carlson; sentinel, A. A. Smith
n representative to the grand lodge, A. A
$ Smith; alternate, g. I. Lundberg.
d Elliot Balester and Miss Agnes, young
Id er daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jone
he of Crawford, \. j., were married at tn
10 home of the brides parents at noon Wed
er nesday, Rev. DR.. Edgcomb of the Episco
d pal church of Crawford performing tn
d. ceremony. The brides gown was whit
no satin, trimmed with point lace. She wor
lie a veil of tulle with orange blossoms, an
ut carried an ivory bound prayer-boOk, tn
r. gift of her mother. Frank Jones, brotht
of the bride, was best man. Only fe
ha guests aside from relatives were present
lie Mr.. and Mrs. Balestier will live in Ne
ar Preston, Conn.
as "The stranger at our gates will be til
ok subject of Jahu Dewitt Miller's lecture {
id the town hall next Thursday evening, De
as ID, in the third entertainment in the !
he NJ. c. A. course. The following is a r
lie. cent press clipping: Mr. Miller is one
ul the most entertaining speakers of the min
Ist teenth century. His condensation
lie thought is simply marvellous. He holC
al his audience spellbound for hours, am
30. while he hits hard, and in the conrse
'at his lecture wildly calls to the mind of h
of attentive listeners, with pungent fore
OIL their individual failures and shortening
ry in life, he keeps everyone in good humor
MS what they consolably apply to others.
s. A. Z. Atwood's "Stella Brazil Sou
Ter enr,' which is the name by which ii
90 ,rattleboro souvenir calendar for 1895
10 known, was issued Wednesday, when
he sale and delivery of copies began.
IN form is different from that of last yea
hS the several months with their accompan
OF ing illustrations being printed on separa
sheets, which are secured with gilt cha
-as permitting them to be turned over one
DO one and the different views saved.
of large half-tone engraving of Mrs. Harri
,es Brasor Pratt, forms a frontispiece for d
Ter calendar and is succeeded by II we
1t chosen and wel-eXecuted Brattlebo
lge views. The calendar is an artistic piece
to work and will undoubtedly repeat the SUI
he cess of last year. Edwin c.. Thorn, j
Dp- is canvassing the village for its sale.
)ro Bur-r-r, bur-r-r, has been the respon
AT when attempts have been made to use
all cal telephones for week past, in I
raj evenings. There has always been sol
+ trouble of this kind, but it was increas
ow several fold upon the recent introduces
vas of the new incandescent electric system
ow street lighting. Complaints from sever
up lessees of telephones in the village we
to forwarded to Manager Carl Henke in
ba- gard to the trouble. Mr.. Henkel commu
ley icated with Giles Taintor of Springfe
eet Mass, the division superintendent of t
ne, telephone company, who came here vest
500 day to consult with Messrs Thompson a
ght Taft of the Brattleboro Gas company in
go. gard to the trouble. The electric ligl
The will not be run for few nights, and an e
re. pert electrician will come from Boston
red day to 90 over both the telephone a
ar electric light circuits. 1t is thought I
,at- trouble can be remedied in a feT days,
red the entire satisfaction of the two compan
Dis. and the patrons of the telephone exchan!
nth A death which came as peculiarly
ng- shock to her friends was that of Daisy
ac- only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs C. l. Bish,
In yvb occurraJ IN Cotnrdov