Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-02-09

J. H. Chapman and daughter Fanny
spent Sunday at Springfield.
The ladies of the Baptist church purpose
to hold their annual sale and supper Feo'
Is.
DR.. Elmer E. Eddy of Gardner, Mass,
spent Sunday with his mother in this VII
lage.
Rev. j. E. Diverty preached at Langdon
last Sunday, in exchange with ReV' MI
Bolster.
Rev. E. E. Marggraf exchanges with
Rev. F. j. Simmons of woodstock next
Sunday.
The Putney lodge of Sons of Temper
ance were entertained by the local lodge
last Monday evening.
The American Express company has
sale of uncalled-for articles at its office one
week from tomorrow.
The ladies' union of the Congregational
church will hold their annual "apron sale
Washington's birthday in the parlors OF
the church.
The ladies' aid society of the Universal
list church will serve an old-tashloneu
"boied dish" at their vestry Thursday
evening of next week.
The Columbian Whist club held the last
meeting of the season Tuesday evening,
which was in the form of dance, and
closed a very enjoyable winter,
Rev. Geo. w. Morrow of West Randolph
lectures at the Congregational church
Thursday evening of next week. Mr.
Morrow's subject is "Life's Sketches
At meeting of the Montpelier District
,esnoiotiO, hold in West Ran
dolph this week, Rev. J. f. Diverty of the
Methodist church read "Reyiew OF Jo-
siah Strongs New Era
In response to the invitation extended
by the Epworth league of the Methodist
church, about 80 from the league at Spring
field came down to attend the entertain
ment Wednesday evening 1t consisted of
music and an illustrated lecture on Mag
ara Falls and its possibilities by c. w. Os-
good
As one of the teams, which brought
members of the Epworth League from
Springfield to visit the league here We'd
nesday evening was returning home the
horses were struck by an engine One
horse was severely injured and one killed.
1t is understood that no persons were in
iured. Rumor has it that the driver was
horses. There are various and conflicting
versions of the accident atloat.
Few times in the history of the opera
house has it been so well filled as the even
ing on which the Wheel Club Ministries
held their entertainment. Every reserved
seat was sold at an early date, also % eX-
ira chairs, and $50 could easily have been
disposed Of The entertainment was eX-
ceptionally fine, and the people were so well
satisfied with it that there is some discus
sion about repeating it. The receipts were
about S473, the expenses being about 5000,
leaving a balance of over 5000.
AT recent meeting of the trustees of
the library the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved. That the bailffs of the village and
seeCtmen of the town, be and they are hereby re
quested To exercise their authority, in preventing
the use of the bill board opposite the entrance to
the-library for the exhibition of obscene and in
decent posters advertising shows, and that the
states attorney be requested to prosecute for any
future violation of the Martin act, socalled, in
the village. And that a copy of this resolution
be delivered to the first bailih, first selectman,
and states attorney.
By request of the state board of health,
the local board advises that we, as village,
be vaccinated. 1t is understood that there
have been very few cases of small poX in
the state and many in some of our sister
states, hence, the precaution.