Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-05

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boro followed by the usual opening exercises.
Records and reports were read. and general bust.
ness transacted, and the morning session closed
with general remarks 10y II. c. Earrdr OF Rutland
and J. J. Retting of Bratteboro. At O'Clock
the session was opened by prayer from the chap
lain Mrs A c Winchester followed by short ad-
dresses from officers and members, and the Off
GERS were elected for the coming year. At the
close of the meeting another ODE written 10y Mr..
Hough was sung. In the evening the supper was
served by the members of Amity lodge, and the
evening was taken up with the secret work OF
the order
Mr.. and Mrs F. G. Day returned Mon
day from 10 days stay in and near Bos-
ton.
Large numbers of Bellows Falls people
went to the Valley Fair at Brattleboro last
week.
Next Friday has been appointed as the
day for the annual inspection of the fire
department.
Miss Minnie White of Boston has been
spending the week with her aunt, Mrs.
Wallace White.
Mrs F. 2. Hadley has been in New
York and Boston this week studying the
fall styles in millinery,
Mrs. II. F. King went to Sunapee Tues
day, intending to close their cottage and
return on Saturday with Mr. King,
An excellent opportunity for fall shop
ping is offered in the excursion to Boston
next Thursday, the round trip price being
$3.50
Marie Tempest in the Fencing master
will play here Nov. :. This is quite an at
traction, as good operas are a rarity in this
town.
DR.. Williams, principal of Vermont
Academy, occupied the Congregational pull
pit last Sunday, Rev Mr.. Fullerton being
away.
"The Two Sisters by Denman Thorn
son and George Ryer, was played before a
large audience at the opera house Saturday
evening.
The Bellows Falls foot ball team, con
trary to the usual order of things, beat the
Charlestown eleven last Saturday with a
large score.
The Womans Relief corps served a sup
per to the visiting Daughters of Rebekah,
the Bellows Falls lodge, and their own
Woman's Relief corps.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton of Charlestown will
supply Emmanuel church during the three
weeks absence of Rev. D. L. Sanford at
his old home in Connecticut.
The three nights engagement of the J.
T. Comerford company was not a decided
success as regards the size of the audiences,
though the plays were very good.
The ladies of the Congregational church
serve a harvest supper in their yestry this
evening, including boiled dinner and all
the accessories which grace the table of the
farmer at this season.
Rev. James L. Diverty. formerly pastor
of the Methodist society. has been trans
ferred to the Philadelphia conference and
will preach his last sermon at Woodstock,
his present charge, next Sunday. His new
field of labor will be Parkesburg Pa.
Where are our electric lights so many of
the evenings of late? 1t is getting to be a
frequent occurrence that people in the up
per part of the village are left to grope
their way about in utter darkness. Proba-
bly, there is some good reason for it if we
only knew it.
Prof. S. B, Whitney of Boston was in
town Tuesday, drilling those who were to
sing at the choir festival at st, Adams.
Among those who attended from here were
F. Carruthers and Miss Carruthers Misses
Bertha Capron, Gertrude Weston and
Alice Jackson, and Mr. Wilder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Derby and Misses
Josie and Alice went to Washington, d.
c., Tuesday. Miss Derby will return in
two or three weeks to spend the winter
with her uncle, Albert Derby. The rest of
the family will remain in Washington for
some time before leaving for their home in
Encinitos, Cal.
The ladies of the Episcopal society gave
an exhibition of rare paintings, ornaments,
bric-a-b rac. etc. at Schouler Memorial
chapel Wednesday and Thursday, in the
afternoon and evening. Refreshments of
sandwiches, tea, coffee and cake were
served, and a sale of homemade cake
brought some additional funds into the
treasury.
Thomas c. O'Brien left last Tuesday for
Boston, where he is to study law. Friday
evening he resigned his position as treas
urer of the Mt. Kilburn wheel club, which
he has held for over two years. At the
close of the meeting, the members of the
club presented to him a handsome gold
watch and chain, as token of their esteem
for him, and appreciation of his efforts in
their behalf.
Mrs. A W. Brigham and Mrs. G. E.
Wech went to Newport Monday as dele
gates from the Congregational Y p. S c. Z.
to the annual state convention. William
Hayes went as delegate from the Junior So
ciety, and Mr.. Thompson from the Baptist
society. At this convention Z. G. Osgood
was reelected state president. We are
glad to Tote that the Endeavorers know a
good thing when they see it.
Citizens were alarmed Wednesday even
ing about 6:30 by an alarm of fire from box
80 on the island. Those who gathered to
witness the cOnflagration were rather
crest-fallen, however, when they discovered
that there was no fire. A hack and horses
belonging to Cassidy's stable ran away,
going the length of Bridge street. When
in front of the Island House they collided
with the telephone pole on which was the
fire. alarm box. The jar set the alarm
ringing, and brought out the entire fire
department, who solemnly remarked that
they guessed they were "sold again"
STATIONS RIVER.