Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-17


dend of "a cents on the dollar for his cred
itors being declared.
Rev. and Mrs. Leavitt leave town Mon
day for Barnstable, on Cape Cod, where
they will spend a week or two Mr.. Leav-
lit will return to preach the following Sun
day.
These changes In the corps of public
school teachers for the coming year are an
nounced by the committee: Mrs. Harlow
takes the place of Miss Coolidge in the 7th
grade; Miss Bum takes the select grade in
place of Miss Eason, who takes the 4th
grade in Canal street. Miss Pratt of Lud-
low takes the 9Th grade in Canal street
formerly taught by Mrs. Harlow.
The ladies of the Benevolent society of
the Congregational CHURCH at West Brat
tleboro will give an entertainment at
Academy hall, West Brattleboro, next
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. This will
open with several selections of music, fol-
lowing which Miss s. e. Clark will tell
the story of her western trip. An at
tractive program has been arranged, and
all are Invited.
j. E. Coleman takes pardonable pride IN.
the appearance of his refitted barber shop,
which without doubt is now the finest shop
ing, painted white, a dado of lignomour,
new wall paper with frieze and cornice in
agreeable tints, new pictures, and furni-
ture reteuched are among the improve
ments In the main room, while the rear
room for ladies' and children's work has
also received attention. Mr.. Coleman has
recently put a fifth chair into the shop.
Emerson Gibson died at his home in Ty-
IN az
distressing illness of six weeks For four
years he has been in feeble health and able
to work but very little. Mr.. Gibson was
born in Fitchburg Mass, Sept. 10, 1880,
and came here from Winchendon in 1858,
to work for Bemls Brothers, blacksmths.
Two years later he was married to Harriet
A. WILDER, and their home has always been
! in Brattleboro. Mr.. Gibson has twice been
in business for himself, and has at differ
ent times been in the employ of the local
blacksmlths, his last work having been in
the shop of FentOn Brothers, on Main
street. Six weeks ago he sustained
shock of paralysis, from the effects of
which he never recovered. A wife and
one child survive him. Funeral services
were held at the house Monday, Rev. E.
b. Leavitt officiating, aud the burial was
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
f. L. Lnapp, the well-known cyclist,
was in town yesterday, accompanied by
his trainer. Mr. Knapp is training regu-
larly at Hampden park, Springfield, with
Combs of this town and several other
racers. Knapp has participated in only
two race meets this year since beginning
training-at Keene and Barre-in each
case winning four first prizes. He also
rode in two 25mile road races, at Spring
field and Providence. In each of these
races there were over 90 starters, and at
| Springfield Knapp made the fastest time
and at Providence the third fastest. Knapp
says that he will enter no more road races,
but will devote his attention to track
events. He hopes to make showing in
Brattleboro, as he lived here three years
and has many friends who are interested
in his success. After the Brattleboro meet
Knapp will ride at Northampton and
Greenfield, and probably at Springfield and
Hartford. He says that Irwin Combs is
developing rapidly as a racer.
A charming home wedding was that of
Theodore Ward Kirkland and Miss Isabel
Blake Smith, two of the most highly es-
teemed Of Brattleboro's young people,
which was quietly celebrated at noon
Tuesday at the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. Bancroft of Buffalo, N. Y, rel
atives of the bride, in SaXtOns River.
Only immediate relatives were present.
The ceremony, which was with ring, was
performed by Rev. Geo. F. Chaplin, pastor
of the Congregational church at Sax ons
River, beneath an arch of clematis and
maidenhair. S. w. Kirkland of Boston
and Miss Maverette Smith of Brattleboro,
brother of the groom and sister of the
bride, acted as best man and bridemai |.
The bride was aItired in a travelling suit
and carried orange blossoms. After re-
freshments had been served and congratu-
lations extended, Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkland
left by carriage for Westminster, where
they took the White Mountain train for a
trip to Montreal, Quebec and other places.
Their home will be in Rutland, that being
a convenient point for Mr.. Kirkland in his
business as travelling salesman for the
Page Betting company of Concord, n. II.
SWEDISH CHURCH CELEBRATION.
r The Swedish Lutheran church will cele-
bTate the dedication of their new church
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. Tuesday evening at 1880 the
preparatory sermon will be preached by
Rev. August Beausang of Gardner, Mass.
This will be followed by a sermon by Rev.
Henning jacobson of Waltham, Mass.
The administration of tine communion will
follow, and the exercises will close with
brief addresses by the pastors present.
Wednesday evening the dedicatory exer-
cises proper will be held. Mr. Adolf HUT,
the young man now in charge of the
church, will read the Scriptures and offer
prayer; Rev. Mr.. Nilsenius of Pontiac,
r. L., gives the dedicatory address and
breaches the sermon, and Prof. l. NJ. An
derson will make an address. The vocal
music will be by the Augustana quartet,
with congregational hymns opening and
closing the services. Thursday evening
supper and fair will be be held by
the women of the church in the
town hall from $3.50 to 1880, and at 8
o'clock concert program of II numbers
will be given by the Augustana quartet.
There has been large sale of tickets for
this entertainment and generous sum will
doubtless be realized. The members of
this young church have shown praise
worthy devotion and determination in their
work thus far and they deserve the cordial
support of the public in this event which
is of so much importance to them.
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.
1t is hoped that the next regular meet
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