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

Cluu VIII De lelU WIN MI. anu MIS- ID. u.
Harris the evening of the 22d.
The ladies of the Unitarian society give
their first supper and social of the season
at Wells hall next Thursday evening.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
book club will be held at Mrs. II. II.
Thompson's, North Main street, next
Wednesday evening, at 1880
j. A. Taylor has been awarded the con-
tract for carrying the mail between Brattle-
boro and Eagle the new post.ofIice recently
established at North TTinsdale.
Flour has advanced 30 cents a barrel,
owing to an increase of six cents in the
price of wheat and % cents for freight A
still further advance is probable.
The Henry N. Dunklee residence in
Centreville, sold at auction Saturday to
close the estate, was bid off by S. y. Dav-
export of West Brattleboro for sell.
Sedgwick Grand Army post has instruct
ed its delegates TO the division encampment
to support Barney Cannon, ir., of Bellows
Falls for the Office of department COM
mander.
The box social, which followed the regu-
lar meeting of the Rebekahs at Odd Eel
lows hall Tuesday evening, was a pleasant
occasion for the not very large number
who attended.
Rev. $. NJ. Crothers, now of Cambridge,
Mass, is announced to preach the sermon
at the dedication of the new Unitarian
church in Greenfield, Mass. The date of
the dedication has not been set.
X. l.. IIaskins, who has been employed
by Holden IL Martin, has bought an inter
est in wood working establishment at
Barre Plains, Mass, which will be carried
on under the firm name of Bridgman ~
Haskins.
The next meeting of the Murray club,
Nov. p, will be in the form of q public
entertainment of dramatic and musical
character The committee to make ar
rangements are d. f. Tasker, Mrs. Fred
Swift, Misses Myrtelle Eason, Minnie Has
kines and Amy Hines. The club contem-
plates giving New Year ball.
"Rudyard Kiplings neighbors up in
Brattleboro will no doubt have a heavy
weight taken off their minds when they
read that all the characters in his forth
coming American story are horses" says
the Springfield Republican. "Ihe great
pie belt is let off easy the first time.
Whether it is to share the fate of New
York later remains to be seem
Luther Ilaskins. who died at Newfane
last Friday, aged -, was the oldest of the
seven children of the late Asaph and
Amelia Haskins of Dover His grand
father, William lIaskins, was one of the
early settlers of that town. Mr.. Haskins
is survived by two brothers, Col. Kttredge
and Inland, and by a sister, Mrs. Carrie
Perry, all of this village, He leaves also
widow and three children, X. l.. Haskins,
Mrs. Herbert Houghton, and Mrs. Charles
Gould.
EX, Gov. Robe of Maine, and Dr. San
born, prominent physician of that state,
have recently made visit of inspection to
the asylums in Massachusetts, the one in
Middletown, Conn, and the Brattleboro
Retreat. 1t was the opinion of the super
intendents of these institutions that 600
patients are all that can properly be cared
for under one management. 1t is thought
as result of the investigations of the two
commissioners second insane asylum will
be built in Maine.
The old First Parish of Concord, Mass,
at a largely attended meeting Monday even
ing, voted unanimously to extend call to
Rev. Edwin Bradford Leavitt, pastor of
the Brattleboro Unitarian church, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Rev. Benjamin X. Buckley last November.
The Boston journal, in a despatch from
Concord in reference to the call, saws:
"This is the church over which the late
Rev. Grindall Reynolds, d. D., was pastor
so long, and church made famous by rea-
son of the Provincial Congress having been
held therein in the time of the Revolution,
also by such names as Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, the AlcOtts, Hawthorne and others
being enrolled in the congregation. Rev.
Mr.. Leavitt preached at Concord last Sun
day, and had also preached there once be-
fore, but not as a candidate. He has not
come to conclusion in the matter
1t will be of interest 10 DR.. William b.
Clarks BrattleborO friends to know that
he has recently been elected to the full pro-
fessorship and head OF the geological de-
partment at Johns Hopkins university to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Prof. George H. Williams. Dr. Clark has
been connected with the geological depart
ment at the university for seven years and
has served as instructor, assistant and as
sociate professor, and this last recognition
of his ability is especially gratifying to his
friends. The department of which he is
now the head has moved this week into its
new laboratories in Hopkins hall. which
comprises ! rooms, formerly used 10y the
library and the historical department.
These rooms have all been fitted up with
cases and apparatus for geological work.
1t is here that the geological society of
America will hold its annual sessions dur
ing the Christmas holidays, when most of
the distinguished biologists of the country
are expected to be present.
The annual meeting of the Freme circle
was held at Wells hall on Friday, Nov. 8.
and in spite of the stormy weather there
was good attendance. These officers
were elected: President, Mrs. G. II. RYDER:
vice president, Mrs. w. ii. Minor: treas
urer, Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler; committee, Mrs.
G. NJ, G. Richardson, Mrs. p. X. White,
Mrs. o. d. Esterbrook, Mrs. Chas. Dun
ham, Miss Jennie Morse, Mrs. 5. Z. Law
ton, Mrs. G., c. Tyler and Mrs. Frank
Crosby. Three hundred and fifty dollars
were voted towards parish expenses. and
500 to be applied on the debt on Wells !
hall. IA fitting acknowledgment was
made of a gift to the ladies of 500 from
the late Mrs. G. A. Boyden, whose loss is
keenly felt, both as friend and a most
faithful and interested member of the |
Freme circle. 1t was specified that this |
gift was towards the Wells hall debt. A
vote of thanks was passed to Miss Julia C.. |
Wells of New York for her recent presenta-
ton to the association of the portrait of /
her great-gTandfather, Rev. VIM. Wells. a |
distinguished English divine and the fatlar |