Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-06

Examination of pupils for entrance 10
the town central school will be held at
John 5. Cuttings Tuesday morning, Dec.
10 at 9 o'clock
The realistic sketch, "The end of Cap |
tain Ferguson" printed on the second |
page of this paper, is from the December |
number of Lippincotts magazine.
An interesting program of musical Sc
lectiOns, recitations, etc, was given at |
Grange hall last evening. 1t was followed |
by a social dance in which about b couples |
Joined.
The New York bargain store is now
fully stocked with Christmas goods, and in
his advertisement this week Mr. Wilcox
urges costumers TO "come early and avoid
the rush -
ii. +. Wheeler announces an auction
sale OF his place and personal property
next week Thursday at the so-called RIOS.
well Wood place between Vernon and
/ South Vernon.
The women of the Unitarian society will
/ give a sOciable at Wells hall next Tuesday
/ evening. The supper at $3.50 will be fol-
/ lowed 10y a play. "Tulu.' by the High
school Senior dramatic club.
a neat tablet, bearing the name Of church
and pastor and the hours Of service, has
been presented to the Baptist church by
the society of Christian Endeavor. Ii will
be placed upon one of the buttresses.
The night lunch room in the Judge
/ building is in charge of Sheriff Starkey,
George belong, the proprietor, not Eay-
ing returned TO town. The room is being
run for the present by Thomas Ferriter.
Mrs. Harriet Burr, who died at Ludlow
Mass, Wednesday, aged 81, was born in
] u .Ns.l.s. H.. a.. -.
ter Of Edward and Anna Taylor Stebbins.
She had lived in Ludlow alb out 80 years.
The telephone line men, who were
working here for long time, lost nearly
all their personal effects. Including cloth
inc, watches, cash and checks in the burn
ing of the Pynchon House at Westmore
land, n. H., Saturday morning.
Ernest ;. Hall has been appointed chief
OF police, succeeding +. W. Mcclure, re-
signed. Ellis Worden has also been Sc
ected by the bailffs as assistant chief OF
police, and George Wilson as special po-
lice All three men are apparently well
qualified for the positions.
c. L Cobb. II. c. French and A. T.
knight have secured the gold medals Of
, fered by Capt Estey. Fred Greasy has
. won a silver medal. Several marksmen Of
Company are sure Of bronze medals and
will try TO secure the silver medals before
, the time for qualifying ends, Jan. /.
} George +. Wellington, jr., OF Boston,
b and Miss Mabel l.. knight were married
Sunday night by William ;. Newton. ESQ
and the following morning they left for
. Boston The marriage was a surprise 10
the relatives OF the bride. MSS knight
graduated from the BratLeboro High
school in the class of 80 and has for some
p time been employed in one OF the overall
I factories.
The dedication Of ). Is. Emerson's new
y business building in Milford, y. H., TOOK
!. place on Saturday, Nov so. The building
a which is a three-story brick structure, with
II a frontage Of - feet and depth OF so feet
II will be used largely for the furniture bust
d ness of Emerson ~ Son. At the forma
n opening some 300 visitors were showI
through the building. ). b., II. l., anC
10 X. Il. Emerson attended the opening.
IL Beginning next Monday the train nov
n leaving Brattleboro al 1925 a. NJ. vii
a leave at 1880. The train which nov leave,
\ New London for Brattleboro at 5:25, ar
a irving at 9:jG, will be discontinued abov,
IF Willimantic. In its place the train nov
leaving Palmer at 2:30 will leave at : II
If p. NJ. and run through TO Brattleboro, leav
9:2O, and arriving here at about GAO.
,r Sedgwick Grand Army post elected thes
n officers at the annual meeting Wednesda
: evening: Commander, Peter 5. Chase
p senior vice commander, W. c. Stone; jun
IN ior vice commander, J. 81. joy; quarter
m master, o. Prescott; surgeon, Cheste
"a Thomas; chaplain. Jonathan {. Howe
NJ officer of the day, Luke Ferriter; Office
m OF the guard, O. w. Sherwin; delegates 4
h. the department encampment, George Z
Greene, Eugene Clark, A. b. Ashley.
n The first symposium and social of tn
! Baptist Christian EndeavOr society wa
A held last evening. Miss Izetta Stewart
in the chairman of the committee on tn
n. Christian Culture work. presided Paper
il on the readings of the first month wer
ar read while other facts were brought out b.
n a series of questions and answers conduct
70 ed by the leader. The meeting proved a
,e interesting one though on account of tn
p storm only a small number of those Ell
ne gagged in the study were present
party of p relatives spent Thanks
Y. giving with Mrs. J. L. Putnam at the HON
ed of her children, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Smith
ur on Canal street. Two of the children
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Swain of Below
w Falls, have been with Mrs. Putnam for 4
of consecutive Thanksgiving, and two 9th
d. ers, Mr.. and Mrs W. Z. Clark of Charlie,
es town, n. H., have not missed the annus
ali gathering in the past 26 years. Anon
tx the out of town relatives this year wa
an Mrs. Putnams granddaughter, Miss Edit
lg Clark of Lebanon, n. Il.
lis The following notice of former Brat
tleboro girl appeared in a recent issue c
~ the Brooklyn Times: "A musical and 81
IL cial entertainment was given last evenin
ie by the ladies of the Baptist church, at ia
I'd maica, L. l. Mrs. Helen Warren Anger
; pianist, was heard here for the first time
Is She gave two brilliant selections which sh
e played with splendid skill, displaying supe
w. rior power as an executant. She was hear
Ia tily encored. TO which she gracefully T,
10 sponded, by playing j. Adrian Smiths ia
&c nous "LOve Song" which was rendere
Is in a charming manner that thrilled the al
IS dience with delight"
Lewis S. Walker of Grafton, and Z,
of ward Titus of Wilmington, assistant judgl
IL of Wndham county, were in town MOI
ne day, when they approved of the accounts
at County Treasurer George S. Dowley fl
as the past year. The disbursements wei
he STOP, the balance on hand is SIS. Z
Ia while the amount of orders outstandin
AN and unpaid is $4,000. To provide for II
lr- payment of Indebtedness and payment
-ly expenses the coming year, the treasur,
M was directed TO levy tax of one cent o
a. n. a. Il. Il a.