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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
THE MILITARY BALL.
The Social Event of the Season Comes
Next Tuesday Evening---Concert BY
Germania Orchestra.

The Social Event of the Season Comes
Next Tuesday Evening---Concert nv
Germania Orchestra.
Brattleboro's leading social event of 1873
comes next Tuesday evening, the 10Th,
when the annual military ball will be given
by the Estey Guard and Fuller Battery in
the remodeled armory, which is now be-
ing decorated for the occasion. The tes-
tivities will open with a concert by the
celebrated Germania orchestra of Boston.
Following is the program:
Overature. "Arignop." Thomas
Selection, Carmen BHet
Two Hungarian dances, branhs
Romanza, FRANCOIS oenI
First finale from "Tannhauser, wagner
Emil Molenhauer, the conductor, will
be remembered as also conductor OF the
Boston Festival orchestra, and the Ger
mania players include ten of the leading
musicians of that organization.
Col George II. Bond will be the floor
director and he will have as aides Capt. f.
d. Weld, Lieut.. c. F. Bingham, Sergeants
F. b. Putnam, j. B. Harmon, o. j. Bailey,
Daniel Curtin, Corporals Fred Cressy,
Chas. II. Clark, O. J. Dion, Privaets
will Perry, Luther Miller, Chas. McRae.
The reception committee consists of
Gov. L. X. Fuller, Gen. J. j. Estey, Col.
T. Harmon, Gen. d. p. Webster, Col. q.
S. Dowley, Col II. L. Taylor, Col. G. w.
Hooker, Major F. w. Childs, n. l. Hawley,
Col c. A. Miles, f. j. Holman, DIR, S. e.
Lawton, Dr. L. r. Page, T. A. Austin, F.
X. Barrows, E. A. Tyler.
Refreshments will be served by Wood,
the well-known Greenfield caterer Seats
for those who wish to witness the ball but
not participate in the dancing are now on
sale at Durgin's drug store.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

Inc regular meeting of the ladies' mission
arycirce of the Universalist church will he
held in the church parlors next Thursday
afternoon
Mrs. Burleigh, the department president
OF the Woman's Relief corps of Massachu-
setts, will be present at the next meeting
OF the Sedgwick corps.
The ladies of the Congregational society
VIII hold supper and social at their chapel
next thursday evening, Jan. Il. Sumner
will be served at 6 o'clock.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a union
prayer meeting next Thursday evening,
Jan. Il, from to s O'clock, at II Green
street. Everyone is invited to come.
The annual meeting of the Daughters of
Tue american Revolution will be held at
the Brooks House Saturday afternoon at 2
o CLOCK A full attendance is requested.
Services in st. Michaers Enisconal
Gnurcn on the first Sunday after Epiphany.
Jan, 10; $3.50 \. NJ, holy communion,
lO'3O morning prayer and sermon. 11.45
sunday school; p. NJ, evening PRAYER and
sermon. Teachers meeting at the reotorv
this' Friday, evening, at 1880 O'clock.
Al regular meeting of the Woman's
weller corps last evening Mrs, Sarah Hor-
Ton was elected president and Mrs. Eugenia
retIee Junior vice president to ill vScanN
eles' installation of the officers next Mon
gay evening will be public, and an invita-.
Iioh is extended to members of the Grand
Army, Sons of Veterans and Ladies' Ala
as well as all others interested. N'
uniVersalist church; Sunday school
teachers meeting tonight at 1886; Snndav
morning service at 1890, at which M!
maxwell will give the first of a series of
addresses on practical Universalism bjs
theme being early Universalism - Snnd las
school at ll:45; Young Peoples Christian
union at p. NJ; vesper service. with Or
Ghestral music and lecture on "Tbe ola
testament canon" at TIP. NJ. All are cor
daily invited to these meetings. wv '0'-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
FOsTER--FAIRBANKs.
A Wedding of Local Interest at Concord,
n. H., Yesterday.

mes hcsteIuhys
The marriage of Miss Inez, daughter of
Col. Chas. Fairbanks of Concord. Y. H..
to Mr.. Frank Houghton Foster of Leba-
non, took place at the home of the BRIDES
parents Thursday afternoon. in the pres.
ence of large number of friends, Rev. II.
w. lllman officiating At o'clock the
bridal party entered the parlor Lohengrin's
Wedding march being played by the or
chestra. The brides attendants were Mas
ter Raymond Thompson, ring bearer. and
Marion Robey, little maid of four wears.
who carried the bridal bouquet. The
ushers were George Foster of Brattleboro
brother of the groom, Charles Gould of
keene, Laurence Holden and Allen Hollis
of Concord.
The brides gown was of white faille sill,
en- traine, with pearl trimmings. The
house was beautifully decorated with palms
laurel and rhododendrons, white carna.
lions and smilaX being used in the decora-
lions of the dining-room.
A pleasant feature of the retention
which followed the ceremony, was the
dancing of the Virginia reel, led bv the
bride and groom, and participated in by
lew OF the brides most intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster left on the O'clock
train for a short wedding Journey and on
their return will live in Lebanon.
There were many valuable presents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
THE UNITARIAN SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the Unitarian
society, held at Wells hall, Tuesday even
ing, took the form, as usual, of social
gathering and family supper There was
a large attendance, and after a very good
meal had been eaten together the business
meeting was called to order, with f. j.
Holman as chairman. The report of c.
ID. Pratt, the treasurer, showed an excel
lent and satisfactory financial condition.
DR.. Lawton made brief report as chair
man of the prudential committee, referring
to the favorable progress made during the
year, and TO the satisfaction felt in the de-
clsion of Rev. Mr.. Leavitt to remain with
the church at the time of his call to Con-
cord, Mass. Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler reported on
the charitable work of the year as done
by the committee having that work in
charge, and in conjunction with the asso-
ciated charities. c. A. Miles enlivened
the proceedings with an impromptu ESSAY
on Empty pews."
The officers elected were: Clerk and
collector, James Dalton; prudential COM
mittee, 5. E. Lawton, G.. II. Ryder, Linn
ID. Taylor; treasurer c. H. Pratt. The
usual charitable, entertainment, and other
committees were also chosen.
Before adjournment Mr.. Leavitt made a
short address, which included glance at
the work of the past year, the additions
made made to the society's membership
and the favorable outlook for future
growth and usefulness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
NATIONAL BANK MEETINGS.

The national banks of the country held
their annual meetings Tuesday. The
Brattleboro banks elected these officers:
Vermont national bank-Directors. G.
5. Dowley, H. d. Holton, w. II. Rock
well, c. j. Amidon, E. F. Brooks. Owing
to the absence of Messrs. Rockwell and
Amidon the directors did not hold their
meeting for the election of officers.
The Peoples national bank elected these
directors; Il. j. b. Cudworth, o. l.. Sher-
man, Julius j. Estey, S. N. Herrick, S. A.
Smith, Geo. E. Greene, w. II. Bracket.
The directors chose these officers: Presi-
dent, Julius j. Estey; vice president, o.
l.. Sherman; cashier, w. II. Bracket /;
teller, G. f, Bingham.
As announced last week both banks have
done a good business the past year and
have paid their regular dividends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
CHARLOTTE M MOVES

The community has long been anticipat-
ing, and yet was not prepared TO learn of.
the death of Miss Charlotte NJ. Moves
Through the last months and weeks of an
illness which could not be arrested she has
shown such a strong, brave and hopeful
spirit, and has manifested such vital SYM
pathy with all living interests that it has
been impossible to think of death as the
step so soon to be taken by her. Her char
acter was in a high and beautiful degree
Christian; and the natural energy with
which she was so largely endowed was di-
rected with rare loyalty and concentration
upon the well being of others. She was
successful Sunday school teacher. and as
president of the Fessenden Helping Hand
society of her young friends she carried
the work to high degree of practical and
spiritual efficiency. She bound her friends
to her by very strong and tender ties. and
they will not soon lose the vivid memory
OF her smile and greeting, and bright and
cheering words. She leaves in her home a
great void, where her devotedness was
specially manifested, and where, since the
death of her mother, her careful thought
embraced every detail of the life. Only as
God laid the necessity upon her was she
willing to resign, one 10y one, the duties
and cares OF the family. Her resolute spir-
II seemed to be but for moment obscured
by the transition of death; and it cannot
but be believed that she still verifies in bet
ter world the word of the Master whom
she loved, II came that they may have
life and may have it abundantly."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering II through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never he used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f. j. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken,in.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and fhu.
cous surfaces of the system In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine IL d
taken internally and made in Toledo, o., by F. j
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price rs cents bottle
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
THE oRANGE-ATHoL EI,BCTRIC
ROAD.
Iron the snringneId Rennhlicnn

ITTUIH Tue Springfield Republican,
People who didn't believe that an electric
railway would pay between Athol and
orange are surprised to see that in about
o. d months four cars have registered about
IoO'ooo fares. This does not include spe-
clal cars, and only small part of the time
tne cars have been running between the
villages in Athol. ''i'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
VITAL STATISTICS.

90 Births and 81 Deaths in the village
District Last Year The Record of
other Years.
The vital statistics of the village for the
year 1894, as compiled by S. w. Kimball,
clerk of the village district, shows that the
record was 90 births and IS deaths. OF
the children born As were males and Al fe-
males. OF the $50 parents nine were of
Swedish descent, Is Canadian and IL
Irish, the other IA being American. In
this connection it is of interest to turn
back to the record of ten years ago, when
four of the parents were of Canadian de-
scent, seven of Swedish, IA German and
10 Irish. The extinction of the German
column and the increase in the Canadian
is noticeable.
The following record shows the number
of deaths that took place between different
ages:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
Prospect mn AssocIntion.

The annual meeting Of the Prospect Hill Gene
terry association will be held at WIN. s. Newton's
office Monday evening, Jan. II, at o'clock. to
choose officers and transact any other business
that may legally come before the meeting
WIN S. NEWTON. Clerk
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

For the accommodation of delegates to the
annual encampment Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and the Woman's Relief Corps, depart
ment of Vermont to be held in Brattleboro
January 30 and 81. f. A. TYLER Brooks House
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
The Military Rail.

Tickets for concert and ball will be 81; reserved
seats so and IS cents on sale at Durgin's drug
store. Refreshments will be served by Wood of
Greenfield, at 80 cents a plate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

There were no deaths of persons 90
years old, the oldest, VIM. A. Conant,
lacking nine months of reaching that age
OF the persons who died Al were males
and A females.
The record for the past five years is as
folloue.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
Now

Is the time to buy-a watch. If you don't be-
lieve it come and get our prices for the next 30
days and be convinced RANGER & THOMPSON.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

Oi1, YET ever new, aud simple and beautiful
ever, sings the poet, i'm words which might VII
apply to Ayers Sarsaparilla-the moat an5 wen
nu scienuiic blood purifier offered 10 snffer
~ ips 81 humanity Nothing but superior merit keens
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

p. Among the prominent guests at the
H Brooks House this week were: q 'Te
n M1hltney, New Haven, Conn. George r
tnSoagiand, New York; Peter Butts. Bnf'
I EI, N y; Chas. F. Foley and F
TVF nsg' New York; Elisha Flag, New
ork' NJ II. Parsons, South NorwaIk
Waterbury. "' NrosDy,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

100 Rooms Wanted

Can be obtained of J. f. Jacobs, "a Elliot street
or Eugene Adams at Robbins & Cowles's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

% me pest anodyne and expectorant for the cnra
ob epi1s, coughs and all throat lung. and bron'
toIal, the only specific for colds and consb 81 81
nn''eu on exhibition at the Chicago Worlds Fair
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

sUOs domestic orders issued. S1g,49l 90
Fees on these. 1874 IS
500 postal notes issued, l,3l1 10
Fees. p IS
22G international orders issued. 3,046 90
Fees, 3S 40
> duplicate postal notes O6
SOS certificates Of deposit to 70 remit
ting offices, sG,Si, 90
Total issued, S1lO,9sl 50
3l25 domestic orders paid S23. 1G2 80
Il b" repaid 23j 30
$50 postal notes paid, 1.GOS 81
e international orders paid, G93 IS
30 drafts to government depository.
Hartford. S514S 90
Total paid, SliO,1s7 50
Registered letters in transit. ASS
received and delivered. 3S4S
and despatched 1875
Total q1OS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
THE RECORD OF 1894.
over Quarter Of Million Receipts a
the POst-Onice.

The Bratteboro post-office, despite the
general business depression, shows the
largest gross receipts for 1894 of any year
since its establishment. The figures are
interesting, not only in the sales of pos
tage stamps, cards and envelops, but in
the money order department of the office,
as showing the amount deposited here by
81 vicinity post-offices in this state and
New Hampshire. The gross receipts were
S,0S5.53, as against ST., 433.7S in 1898,
and 6,964.33 in 1892. The net receipts
to the government for the year, to say
nothing of the money order division,
amounted to S7652.S1. In the money or
der department of the office there were
9439 transactions amounting to 1921, 769.-
AZ, an increase over 1893 of S24, 354.39.
The summarized figures are of interest:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-11
GBe Drrmuut 9b9nit.
HOME NEWS.

meteorological Record
WEEK ENDtNo THURSDAY EVENING. Jan. 10, is! 8
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10
NEW EMBALMlNG FLUID.

Muncie, Ind, March 17.-An under
taker at Red Key claims that he has
secured a secret from an old hermit
which promises to revolutienlze the art
of embalming. Five years ago he
learned of an aged man who lived in
the mountains of West Virginia in
lonely cabin, and residents of the
neighborhood believed him insane and
that his house was haunted. A visit
to the hermit's home was paid by the
undertaken and a friend.
They found the abode of the hermit
to be log cabin located we'll up on
the side of the mountain. The cabin
contained two rooms below and one
above, reached with ladder from the
inside. The floors of the two lower
rooms were carpeted with the nest of
and preserved by the hermit. The
rugs were three or four deep and con-
sisted of the skins of coons, cats,
snakes, frogs, minks, etc. The skins
were perfectly preserved and were as
natural as if just taken from the ami
NAL. The upstairs room of the cabin
was where the curious sighrs met their
gaze, according to the assertions of the
visitors. Standing upright leaning
against the wall were the bodies of
two females, looking as natural as
life, save the sinking of the eyes and
stomach. Long hair was hanging
down over their shoulders, and they
looked as if death had come but yester-
day. They appeared to have been
about 30 years of age at the time of
death. Investigating closer it was
found that the bodies had become
almost of stony hardness. and, in
fact, were gradually turning to stone.
The hermit explained that the bodies
of the women were obtained at an in
sane asylum eight years before, and
had been embalmed by him and kept
in this room ever since.
In another part of the room was the
body of an infant in a cigar box. The
body was perfectly preserved and had
been dead for seven years. On a stand
was the head of negro which had been
cut off four years. When the head
first came into the hermit's possession
it showed signs of decay, but at the
time of the visit was in good condition
and was assuming the stony nature of
the bodies surrounding it. In other
portions of the room were bodies of q
weasel, peacock, rooster, dog, cat and
a calf, all as natural as life
The first experiment with the fluid
will be made in a medical college in
Baltimore, Md.-Chicago Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10
CAVES OF BELLAMAR.
An Underground Dream of Fairy
Land in Cuba.
THE ANCIENT D0NS AND HlDALGOS.
How to Get into the Capital City In these
Troublesome Times-The Pass
port Question,
THE ANCIENT DONS AND HIDALGOS.

Before leaving Matanzas you should
by all means visit the celebrated cav
erns of Bellamar, which lie about five
miles from the city. Considerable dis
comfort in the way of dust and heat
will be avoided by making the trip
very early in the morning; and to do
that your volante or saddle-horse must
be ordered the evening before. As the
volante is essentially a "cosa de Cuba, -
being the only thing ever invented on
the island, and as it is fast becoming
obsolete, you will do we'll to use one
on all possible occasions-especially as
they are so much better adapted to
these atrocious roads that any other
vehicle. 1t is an antiquated, cumber-
some affair, with two enormous wheels
and extremely long shafts, one end of
the latter resting upon the axle, the
other upon the horse or mule which
draws it; and upon the animal sits the
driver, in big, clumsilymade saddle.
The shafts answer to the poles of the
old fashioned sedan, or litter, and the
volante box is also arranged on the
same plan, it's huge leather springs
keeping it constantly swaying from
side to side, like ship on stormy
sea. The more modern volante, some-
times called quitrin, has top which
can be raised or lowered at pleasure,
while the quaint, shelf-like covering of
the elder style remains immovable.
OF course those for two horses have a
pole instead Of shafts. but the general
principle is the same Should you be
so unsophisticated in the ways of Span
ish- America as to send an indefinite
order to city livery stable for a
volante you are likely to be astonished
when it dashes up to the door splendid
ly decorated with rich and glittering
stuffs like a bride adorned for her hus-
band, and drawn by two fine horses,
ON one of which sits the calesero in all
the glory of scarlet livery covered with
gold lace, top boots reaching to the
thighs, and harness rejecting the sun
from a hundred silver buckles, knobs,
and platings. You begin to have a
glimmering idea that all this unneces-
sary gorgeousness is going to cost some-
thing, and your forebodipgs are more
than realized at the journeys end.
By taking one of the public vehicles
which constantly perambulate the
streets for customers those not occupied
have little tin sign hanging over the
box which says le alquile, "for hire }
you may get comfortable volante
which seats two persons at the rate OF
A reals 600 cents Cuban money! per
hour; or, as dictated by municipal reg
ulation, at double that price ON wet
nights, fiesta days, after 10 O'Clock p.
M, or if going outside the city limits.
But you may also pay $S or $40 fol
the same thing from the stable, includ.
ing an extra display of red livery, gold
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10
THE CORRECT HAND-SHAKE.

"How shall / shake hands?" ask
score of men. Surely there are
changes in that old-time custom"
Never mind those vagaries. Shake
hands in the most cordial and graceful
way you know. Don't let the hand
fall through your friends without
energy. Nothing is so unpleasant to
the other party. If the woman is un-
gloved and there is pleasant friendship
between you, give her hand cordial
clasp. The new method of "high
hand shaking provides for the gloved
woman-and it is a sensible provision.
Just take her fingers within yours and
shake them ON level with the chest.
This prevents you soiling her gloves.
Your own hand should be uncovered
when greeting friends of either sex.
If you are making a short call carry
your hat, gloves and cane in the left
hand into the drawing room. Place
the hat and cane on any available piece
of furniture, keeping the gloves in the
left hand. Where receptions are in
progress leave the first two articles in
the hall.
The little boys who were admonished
for thrusting their hands in their
pockets while talking to ladies would
be surprised at the system in vogue for
the last five years. The correct atti-
tude now is to stand in the formerly
prescribed manner, la Gibson's So
ciety men. When dining the same GUS
tom is observed between the courses
and a man sits with both hands half
slipped into his trousers pocket.