Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-15

The Grange dramatic club will hold
special business meeting next Tuesday /
evening.
II is expected that the post-ofIice will be |
moved to the town hall building Saturday |
or Monday.
F. E. Williams's carriage shop is shut !
down at present, the boiler having been
shipped to Holyoke for repairs.
A party of Brattleboro music lovers will
go to Springfield, Mass, the 27th to hear
the renowned pianist, Paderewski.
l.. d. Taylor has brought his fine steam
launch here from Spofford lake to have it
repaired and put in condition for next sea-
| son.
The Artillery band has recently received
a large consignment Of music. Regular re-
hearsals will be continued through the
winter.
The improvements at the Brattleboro
News Company's store are nearly COM
pleted. They include a handsome new
metallic ceiling, retinted walls, etc.
The Daughters Of the Revolution held a
meeting Tuesday. 1t is announced that
Col. Haskins will deliver the next paper
before the society, probably Dec. Il.
Several cottages at Silver Lake, Ches-
ham, y. H., were broken open and ran
sacked recently, one OF them being owned
by Rev. (. W. Whitney, now of Milford,
Mass, but formerly of Brattleboro.
The snow pillow for the street railroad
arrived Tuesday. The new closed car is
now at Athol and will arrive here in a day
or two. New vestibule fronts will be
placed on all the cars to protect the motor
men in stormy weather.
The Red Men worked the adoption de-
gree on two candidates Friday evening
After the work refreshments were served.
Visiting braves we're present from the
Keene tribe. The Red Men will have a
rehearsal of the hunters degree tonight.
The committee has formulated plans
for the Vermont Wheel clubs billiard,
whist and pool tournament. The contests
will not begin until after Dec. /. Suitable
prizes will be given in each contest. Both
straight and duplicate whist will be played.
VIM. LAWN had scarcely signed con-
tract with the Berlin Royal Opera house 10
begin singing in German next January,
when he received an offer from Brussels TO
sing in Huguenots, Aida, La Juive, Pro-
phete and few other operas in French at
the Monnaie theatre.
7. McKinnon, the general manager of
the Boston & Maine railroad and other
officials Of that system, came here yester-
day afternoon from White River Junction
in the private car, Bellevue. They re-
manned here in the car over night, going
south this morning.
} A handsome and finely equipped lunch
} cart appeared on the street last evening.
1t will be run by Mr.. Kennedy of Hinsdale.
, but is owned by Mr.. Burnham. the Maine
, capitalist, who controls 80 carts in differ
. ent cities of the country. 1t is known as
the White House lunch.
The trolley road management state that
there have been some complaints Of cars
| not stopping for people. II every person
wishing TO ride will raise his hand as a sig
D nal he will be seen by the motorman.
r When people simply stand in waiting, the
motorman cannot tell whether they wish
= to ride.
, Wednesday evening the Brattleboro
e Book club had its annual meeting at Mrs.
n. l. Hawley's. The old board of officers
+. was reelected, and the sale Of books went
Y off well. The officers are: Secretary, Mrs.
2 James Dalton; treasurer, Mrs. J. NJ. Tyler
book committee, Mrs. Royal Tyler, Mrs.
e \. l. Hawley, Mrs. Chas. Warder.
d Gov. Woodbury. has appointed these COM
missioners TO the Mexican exposition OF
|
d City of Mexico the coming winter: Hon.
a A. b. Valentine of Bennington, Hon. II.
d. Holton of Brattleboro, Hon. Charles
: Dewey of Montpelier, Hon. John A. Mead
= of Rutland, and Col. Z. c. Smith of ST.
c Adams.
The ladies of the Unitarian society gave
a very successful sociable at Wells Hal
Tuesday evening. The supper was re
: markedly good, and was followed by fine
e piano selection by Mrs. McLane, a striking
c ly well rendered recitation by Miss Brasor
L and the "Old Guard" read by Mr.. Mile:
: with great dramatic effect. All present
+ enjoyed the occasion.
q The members of the Baptist society ar,
h congratulating themselves on having Sc
n cured for another year the services of Lu
i Glen Howe as musical director and organst
, Mr.. Howe had very complimentary of
fer from a Nashua, y. H., church. Hi:
Il decision to accept the position here will b'
# received with pleasure, not only by the so
n ciety which is TO have the benefit of hi!
Il services, but by the community at large.
A meeting of the Murray club was helC
l. last evening, when an excellent paper wa.
l. read by d. Z. Tasker on "John Fiske anC
e his writings on evolution 1t gave
> sketch of the authors life and list of hi,
r. publications, and pronounced his grea
5, work, 1.-The outline of cosmic philosophy,
lie to be undoubtedly the most importan
'e contributions to the philosophical literatur,
D ever written by An American" The pape
e also recognized the pure rhetorical styl,
( that characterized all of Mr.. Fiske's writ
It ings, scientific as well as historical. A
It portion was devoted to his original theor,
Il of prolonged infancy as prominent facto
rs in aiding natural selection in the socia
= development of man. The attendance wa
Is 1870.
IS W. Howard Tucker of White Rive
Junction, 90, died on Wednesday at tn,
d Brattleboro Retreat He was brought her,
E. only FIVE days ago. He was educated a
ID Norwich and Kimball Union academies
20 and engaged in civil engineering early il
2 life. He held many business and mino
% official positions, being at one time chic
E. clerk and cashier of the commissary de
E. partment of the Army of the Cumberland
IS He prepared an history of Hartford TO
IN Mrs. Hemenway's Vermont Gazetteer, an,
r later published his own history of Hartford
d, For IL years, ending with April, 1887, h.
N was Vermont manager of the New Eng
n land associated press. He was Chapte
IS Mason, having taken the Royal Arch de
ID gree. A widow, son and three daughter
e survive him.
GRANGE NEWS.