Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-22

Thursday. Thanksgiving day.
The Michael Higgins place on Forest .
street has been sold 20 W. II. Fisher, .
through A. V. MAYS agency.
\ large number attended the Rebekah I
social at Ojd Fellows hall Wednesday I
evening and it proved a good time for all /
present.
H.F. c. Todt has sold his house on
Walker place to Z. p. Foster, who will
take possession about the middle Of De-
cember.
The public schools will hold extra ses-
sions tomorrow To make mp for the loss
Of time on next Friday. which will De in
ciudei in the Thanksgiving recess.
A large company OF Rev. l.. D. Temples
parishioners paid him a surprise visit Mon
day evening iu recognition of his 37th birth
day. and spent the evening socially in a
very happy way.
While II. c. Wealherheal was ont hunt
ing last SATURDAY afternoon be received a
blow In the eye from the twig Of tree.
while jumpin. across ditch. and has not
been able 10 see ont Of the eye since.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
makes strong claim OF combined economy
and profit in the use Of its United states
cream separator in a testimonial published
in our advertising columns this week.
The Baptist Young Peoples society Of
Christian Endeavor are 20 hold cottage
meetings in Esteyville every Thursday
evening during the winter The first Of
these meetings was held last evening al the
house Of George X. Lyon.
Plans for Professional club meetings,
which have been under consideration, have
been laid over until January. Probably
three open meetings will be held on sue
cessiye months for discussing topics which
concern our local well being.
, The Boston Herald has the folio King !:
: "Rudyard KIplng's famous Jungle stories
had their origin in the suggestion Of the
, editor OF -. Nicholas that be try his hand
at writing stories for the young readers Of
that magazine. This Mr. Ripling was the
2 more ready TO do. as he said ne had grown
' up on s.. Nicholas He will write for
= the magazine the coming year although
0 the jungle stories are finished"
+. The November meeting Of the teachers
+ association occurred Wednesday evening,
2 at the home Of Principal Beverage on Bull
o lock street, and vas an exceedingly pleas
Y ant occasion, assuming. as it did, a sOcia
4 form rather than the literary form which
is usual. Games added TO the enjoyment
l. OF the guests, and the serving OF choice Re-
4 freshments was a feature Of the evening:
r program which was not altogether without
Y interest
4 Brauleboro friends have learned with
e sorrow Of the death OF the wife OF Harry c
p Miller Of South Omaha. Neb. Mr. Mile
n is a Brattleboro boy, the son OF Sidney \
:. Miller, and is nov assistant cashier OF th'
2 South Omaha national bank. Mrs. Miller
death. which was from perit0nitis, tool
2 place on the l0th inst. The young peopl
p people had been married only little NOR
b than year. their wedding day having beer
a Oct -, 1894.
: Carl :. Hopkins, the enterprisinc Cen
.e treville scotsman. has now ready for issu
is and distribution q seed catalogue for ISqti
p which IS one Of the best pieces Of work o
D its kind ever done a. The Phgnix jo
1f printing Office. The matter is well ar
4 ranged. the cuts ara new and well execut
ed, and handsome lithoaaphic cover
= done in colors. adds 10 the handsome az
As pearance Of the manual. Mr.. Hopkins ha
?. a right to be proud OF his catalogue, a
" well as Of the successful business which b
,e is building mp.
10 A runaway, which resulted in about
ir bushel OF dropped eggs" a broken WAC
T. on and harness, and the tearing down Q
Is one of Uncle Sans letter boxes, took pi &C
" Monday on Chaplin street. C. ;. Wall lei
10 his horse standing in front of one Of tn
ne houses on Chaplin extension, and the hors,
frightened by dog, ran down the stree
~ across the electric car tracks and upon ID
in sidewalk near c. c. Fiits's. Here th
,.s wagon was overturned and the eggs spillet
n The horse, which was not injured wa
20 caught farther down the street.
10 The New book club held its annual NEE
In I ing with G.. A. Boyden, Tuesday evenin.
~ A company Of about p members were er
"a tertained at supper at half-pAst six and ii
- business meeting followed. DR.. Conlan
- was reelected president; Mrs. B. D. Harri
N vice president; Mrs. Z. II. Van Doom, Sc,
a. Rotary and treasurer. The book commit,t
are Mrs. c. F. Thompson. Mrs II. D. Ho
ton and Mrs. g. c. Aver.ll Mrs. J. ,
he Estey and Mrs. F. W. Putnam were electe
C members TO I'll vacancies. The eyeniu
III closed with an hour of fun in the sale {
nd books. with c. F. Thompson as auctionee
a. The Berlin correspondent of the Music;
y Courier confirms the news already receive
as Of the success of Mrs. LAWNS debut
lc grand opera in that city and adds ths
~ Mr.. LAWN will make his first bow at n
u Royal Opera house in January after he hl
III COPIED few weeks longer with the Ge
eF man language with which his wife is a
- ready familiar incidentally the CORE
n' pOndent mentions that the Royal Opel
house is now undergoing very extensive r
En- pairs al an expense of many thousands
az dollars, and while these are in progress Il
an Royal company sings in Krolrs Oper
~ house. Ii happens, therefore, that Mr.
Sc LAWNS opening success was won on Il
d. very same stage where as a girl the &c
in mans gave her the affectonAte name
"a The little singing flower
TX The November meeting of the For
IN nightly club was held at ). B. Emerson
he Tuesday evening, and in spite ofthe weat
Is er, which reduced the attendance, was OF
Sc of the most enjoyable. A short talk W
ID given BY Mr.. Day upon The developmel
"a Of American character" which was fC
en- lowed by two very suggestive papers
Miss Mary Fits and Miss Helen fetch
S. upon such development in the children al
rst in the older people and citizens general
u The company then received pencils al
Icy pads, and were asked to guess upon
Mn photographs and old-fashioned daguerre
". types, presenting members of the club
ice childhood and infant days. The winner
he the Chrome" correct likeness of the 90
on dess of Brattleboro, for the greatest nuI
ID Der of guesses, was F. L. Simpson. II
7as next meeting will be held in January.
he Rev. H, D. Maxwell spoke to the ladie
ne mission circle of his church at its regul
ar meeting yesterday afternoon, on Mode
en- methods in Sunday school work" N
&c. Maxwell said that personally he was stron