Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01

before the Current Topic club Tuesday
evening. Because of the small number
present. the paper win be repeated next
Tuesday evening.
Thirty Hinsdale High school pupils
aroused Main street Friday afternoon with
their cries. The party was ont for a sleigh
ride around the circuit via Hinsdale, Brat
tleboro, Vernon aud Norlhfeld. Tlcy had
supper at South Vernon.
The Crescent Comedy company are re-
hearsing one of Charles Towushend's latest
plays, entitled "The Jail Bird" 1t con-
tains nine characters, and had a successful
run last year in company headed by the
author.
Mr.. Howard, the teacher of penmanship
in the public schools, has received from
Chicago specimens of the new vertical sys-
| TEN Of hand writing as taught in grades
/ two to nine in that city. They will be
shown in the exhibition of school writing
/ specimens soon to be given.
The reports of the second annual con-
| venton of the Vermont branch of the order
of the Kings Daughters and : ons, held at
Burlington last October are now ready for
sale They are full of valuable informa-
/ ton in regard to the work throughout the
state.
| Mrs. Howard met those who have been
assigned the cards in 'living whist at
Red Mems hall Tuesday afternoon and
| evening. She was very well pleased with
the proficiency and readiness with which
they went through the various movements,
expressing delight at finding so many good
dancers here.
The next meeting of the Woman's ALI
! ance will be held in the reception room of
! the Brooks House next Monday evening
at 1880, instead of February II as an
nounced at the last meeting The subject
will be "Transcendental Movement in
! New England with papers on transcen-
dentalism, Ripley and Margaret Fuller
Mrs. Mary J. Starkey died at her home
in Guilford, Jan. %, aged A. She had
been a great sufferer for several years
She was well known, and was liked by all
She leaves a husband, one sister, and three
brothers, to mourn her loss. The funeral
was held at her home, Rev. Nj. Maxwell
officiating. Relatives from Brattleboro
attended the funeral.
Hinsdale will be invaded tonight by 80
members of Dennis Rebekah lodge of
Brattleboro, the object of whose visit will
be TO institute a lodge i'm that town. There
will be two delegations, the officers leaving
| al > and other members at o'clock.
Both parties will meet at Odd Fellows hall
and will be conveyed to IIinsdale in Livery
man Higgins's sleighs.
The Soyereigus of Industry elected these
officers at their annual meeting SATURDAY.
/ evening: President, /. NJ. Howe: vice
president, W. L. Banks; secretary, F. d.
Weld; treasurer, F. D. Bag.: executive
committee, L. NJ. Howe, A. l. Williams,
L. Z. cav; steward. \. l. Williams: as
sistant steward, d. p. Cobb; guard, l. d.
Rice. -Four new members were initiated.
DR.. t. f. Frost. proprietor of the Lin
coin House, Worcester, will tear down
that structure and rebuild on an extensive
scale, The new hotel will be eight stories
in height and will contain 400 rooms. The
cost is to be S350,000. Fuller Il Delano of
Worcester are the architects. Work will
begin about April /. Dr. Frost is a Wind
ham county boy, being native of Vernon.
He is a brother of j. O. Frost of that
town.
The boys battalion will drill at the
armory at the usual time Saturday even
ing 1t is expected that the suits will be here
according TO promise. If they are not
they will he distributed next Wednesday
night, when the boys will meet for debate
on the subject: Resolved, That tobacco is
a nuisance" The council will have a
meeting this week, take account of
finances, and see if it is possible to order
the guns at once, which can be had in a
day or so after ordering.
The success of the year in the San Fran
cisco theatres was the grand opera presen-
tations by the Tayary company, of which
Will Schuster is the leading baritone. The
theatre was packed at every performance
and extra matinees for two weeks. Al the
san Francisco papers praise Mr.. Schuster's
work. The following is from the Post I:
Mr.. Schuster has what might be described
I as a booming, resonant, but thoroughly
ntT"2! voice. which he used to such eX-
cellent advantage that one could but wish
he had more in the opera"
Bang. bang. bang. an uninterrupted
volley OF laughable situations. all the more
| pleasing because devoid of stage trickerv-
this was what was served up for the lielec-
tation Of an audience which filled the
town hall Monday evening. Much was ex-
pected because "Charleys aunt from
Brazil, where the nuts grow was the play.
and Frohman's the company. The expec-
tations were apparently fully realized,
judging from the expressions of the audi
ence. The play is in a light vein, but one
entirely wholesome, and the players them
selves are actors of high rank.
Mr. Dodge, who gives the lecture to-
night at the Unitarian church. was the
roommate at Harvard of Rev Mr. Leav-
lit. Mr. Dodge is a MEMBER of the United
States geological survey, and his studies at
Harvard have been under the special direc-
ton of Prof. Shaler. He has this year been
promoted from tutor to instructor in geol-
ogy, and appointed instructor at Radcliffe
college for women. Mr.. Dodge will speak
tonight upon geology in general and upon
the geology of BTattlebOro in particular.
A large number of stereopticon views be-
longing to the Harvard college collec-
ton will be thrown upon the screen. Mrs.
knowlton will give an organ concert at
7:20.
A unique entertainment is promised for
next Wednesday evening, when Edward p.
Elliott, impersonaJor, appears in "Hazel
KiTke," the fifth attraction of the Y. NJ.
G. A. course. No comment is necessary
beyond this recent notice from an eastern
Massachusetts paper: "Mr. Elliott, who is
an impersonator of rare and marked abil-
ity, gave few short selections followed by
very interesting adoption of that charm
ing play, Hazel Kirke.' Mr.. Elliott
handled his theme intelligently, and gave
distinct and vivid portrayal of the char
acters concerned in the plot He is not
only an impersonatOr, but understands,
which too few impersonatOrs d., that
mimicry is not everything. His work was
sincere and honest, and we gladly commend
him for hard task well performed"
The Northampton Herald in a recent re-
view of the tobacco situation says: "Sales
of 1898 and 1894 crops continue TO drag