Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-27

pole. Funeral iservlces were held al 81, !
Peters church Wednesday and the remains
were taken to Rockland, Mass, for burial
Misses Gertrude and Alice West of Bos-
ton are with their brother, Chas. West.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler of Chester exchanged
pulpts with Rev. j. Z. Fullerton last Sun
day.
A. p. Joubret has Withdrawn from the
post-ofiice contest, leaving only two com
petitors
The employees of the Times office are to
have their annual picnic at Lake Sunapee
tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Black left Thurs
day for Minneapolis to visit Mr.. Blacks
mother.
Miss Bennett of Westmoreland is visit
ing her cousins, Misses Josie and Alice
Derby, on School street.
E. G. Osgood returned Wednesday from
Buffalo, where he has been visiting since
his return from Cleveland.
Rev. E. E. Marggraf preached at Leba-
non last Sunday, in exchange with Rev
c. c. Vinal of that place.
A number took advantage of the excur-
sion from here to Boston this morn ing, to
investigate the summer bargains.
Miss Charlotte Day is spending part of
her vacation at Lake SUnapee, in company
with Miss Jewett of Saxtons River.
The final race for the post-oflice opened
Wednesday morning, with Mr.. Dow and
NJ. Butterheld in the lists. Who wins?
c. II. Sawyer and family returned from
Sunapee Wednesday. c. A. Moore is to oc-
cupy the cottage vacated by Mr.. Sawyer.
Mrs. L. S. Hayes, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. W. &. Danforth of Denver, is
spending little time at Pigeon Cove,
Mass.
A raid was made upon the hotels Thurs
day morning, to ascertain if any extra
stock of 'Oh-be-jolly' had been laid in
for circus day.
F. j. Blake and family go to Sunapee
next week. While there, Mr.. Blake will
obtain photographs of all places of inter
est about the lake.
The Republican town committee met
Wednesday and elected as officers c. A.
Moore, chairman, and G.. A. Weston, sec
rotary and treasurer.
Drs. f. S. Allbee, j. S. Hill, and F.
Whitman expect to attend the annual
meeting of the Connecticut River Valley
Medical association at Hanover July 81.
G. S. Page, on returning to his home
Wednesday, reported serious carriage ac-
cident at Salisbury, Monday 1t was
caused by a runaway and a tip-ove fatal
ly injuring two ladies who were in the
team and severely bruising two others.
A. NJ. Darling who for ten years has
been employed in the Times office. most
of the time as foreman of the Job depart
ment, has gone to Springfield, Mass. to
take position in the American Agricul-
turist office. H. B. Davis of st. Johns
bury, for many years foreman of the Gale
DOMAIN office, succeeds Mr. Darling.
Walter L. Mains "Greatest show on
earth performed at North Walpole yester-
day afternoon and evening to good audi
ences. The circus was one of the best of
its kind, and many of the novelties of the
side show were really unique. The con-
cert after the performance was very SINH
lar to all other circus concerts, though the
singers were fully as good as any connect
ed with the circus troops nowadays.
Charles Robb, rising young lawyer, is
soon to locate in Bellows Falls, and will
have an Office with Walker Il Holden, the
insurance agents. Mr.. Robb graduated
from Glenwood seminary at West Brattle-
boro, studied law in the office of Haskins
d Stoddard of Brattleboro, and after being
admitted to the bar in this state began the
practice of his profession at Northampton.
He closed his office there a year ago, in
tending to 60 West, but was induced to
settle in ReadsborO, where he has been very
successful. Mr. RObb is young man to
whom legal business may be brought with
the assurance that it will be handled with
ability.
All who enjoy a funny entertainment
should attend the mock trial given under
the auspices of the Mt Kilburn Wheel
club in the opera house next Tuesday
evening. B. Cannon, ir. is charged with
having kidnapped Plymouth Rock rooster,
and is to be tried by jury composed of
well-known men of the village. The at
torney for the defence is Capt. A. V.
Newton of Worcester, and for the plant
if, c, B. Perry, also of Worcester. The
list of witnesses shows many of our most
prominent citizens. Whether or not Mr..
Cannon will be convicted, you will find
out if you attend. This is an entertain
ment which, has become very popular in
many places, and it will doubtless be an in
teresting form of amusement.
The Atlanta university quartet sang in
in the Congregational church Sunday even
ing. The quartet is composed of four
young colored men from the University
GlCO OlIb' hllN - AbubAltSo ullt VI lllt IltSl
negro quartets in the country Prof T.
n. Chase, who was for 10 years teacher
at Atlanta, now one of the board of
trustees, spoke in behalf of the school, as
did the members of the quartet The ed
ucation of the colored people of the
South is of great importance to our couu-
try, North and South alike, and the refine
ment and culture of these young gentle
men is an example of the work such insti-
buttons as Atlanta university are doing for
them. A collection, amounting to be-
tween $50 and $50 was taken up. A con
cert was given at Walpole Monday even
ing, consisting of plantation melodies, ne
gro stories, etc. The quartet will give
concerts throughout New England during
the summer.