Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Warren return to
Boston today.
Mrs. Thomas Heenan has been visiting
in Hinsdale this week.
DR.. G. S. Foster was at his home in
Vergennes over Sunday.
Fred Clark has finished work for NJ. G.
Williams and returned home.
Mrs. Jewett Knight is visiting her
mother during the convention.
Bernard McNulty of Millers Falls is here
with his nephew, James McNuty.
Mrs. John f. Russell and two children
are at Mrs. Bakers for the summer.
Mrs. DIR. Richmond of Windsor has been
visiting DR.. and Mrs. Munger this week.
Caleb Smith of South Boston has joined
his wife here They return today, Friday.
Delta Lodge No. 1947 X. of H., initiated
% members during the year ending May B.
Miss Minnie A. Hewett is making a
weeks visit with Miss Olive Il. Stout at
Montpelier
Mrs. Samuel Cutler of East Somerville,
Mass, is at the home of her brother, War
rem Bennett, on West Hill.
Through transformation the name Bert
Allen in last weeks issue was an error and
should have been Will Allen.
Mr.. Burnette and daughter Edna of
Brooklyn, y. Y, are here with Mrs. A. A.
Langley. Miss Brunette will remain for
the summer.
Rev. j. ID. Skinner has closed his past
crate over the Baptist church and the pull
pit will be supplied next Sunday by Rev
Mr.. Earle of Jamaica.
The ladies of the Congregational church
give a strawberry and ice cream supper in
the vestry tonight, Friday 1t is hoped
that they may be favored with a large at
tendance.
The Stowell Manufacturing company has
been shut down several days this week on
account of trouble with patched-up crank
shaft which broke last fall. They have put
in a new shaft.
A, NJ. COrser has changed the attraction
in his store window. 1t now consists of a
spread umbrella hung so as to turn freely
upon apivot and from each wire is suspend
ed choice slipper or shoe containing a
bright faced doll.
Children's Sunday will be observed at
the Congregational and Methodist churches
next Sunday, and at the Universalst
church, June Il. There will be chill
dren's concert at the Universalist church at
> o'clock Sunday afternoon June II. Rev.
j. L. Scobora will be present.
A peculiar accident happened last
week Thursday. AS r. j. Holton was
driving pair of oxen attached to a load of
hay down the hill just below Lorenzo
Fields, the bow of the off OK broke, letting
the load upon the mate, which ran until
a level place was reached, the OK and load
veering over into ditch and up against a
ledge. No damage was done.
Mrs. Ruth Smith, Mrs. Albert Abbott S
mother, was quite agreeably surprised by a
number of relatives and friends Friday aft
ernOon and evening, the occasion being her
Goth birthday anniversary. Among the
older relatives present were two sisters,
Mrs. Jackson, rs, Mrs. Fanny Pierce, So,
and a brother, Jonas Allen, 50. Mrs.
Smith was presented with gold ring from
her sisters, and there were other presents
from friends.
The Methodist society have bought 50 of
the "Finest of the wheat" and will use
them in all their praise services.
Next Sunday evening will be given up to
the children. The Sunday school at Wares
ferry will attend in a body and will take
part in the exercises. All are invited.
Prof. Atkins's Memorial day address
made a strong impression on :he audience,
crOwding the town hail. who listened to it.
His theme was 1.-The true spirit of democ-
sacy," the address being in a way supple
mentary to that which he gave last year.
He said it was not for the scanty wages, or
the hope of pension, that the men of the
North left their homes and families and all
that was dear to them and went to the
front, enduring suffering and privation. 1t
was for the love of freedom, not only for
the negro, but for the white man of the
South and the white man of the North
Their work was the settlement of conflict
which has waged from the cradle of the