Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

There are four brick school buildings, and
65 acres of land, all situated one mile from
the centre of the city.
The book sale of the "Farther lights"
society, which is being held in one of the
windows Of Pierce's drug store is meeting
with deserved success. A we'll selected
stock of all kinds of books for the holt
days and number of other specialties are
having a ready sale under the charge of
Miss Carrie Danforth. Those looking for
choice gifts will do we'll to look in and see
them.
The boys brigade of the Baptist church
are to give an exhibition drill in Union
hall Tuesday evening, Dec. II. Beside
the drill it is expected that the following
will participate in the evenings entertain
ment-Miss Pore, instructor in vocal mu-
sic at Vermont Academy; Mr.. Therrien of
the senior class in Vermont Academy; Dr.
A. j. Parker; the violin pupils of Miss
Way; and Miss Kate Carpenter.
Next Thursday evening Hoyts "a Black
Sheep" is to come to the opera house
under the local management of G. E. Cap
ron, and any who have not already heard
it elsewhere should not miss the opportu-
nifty Of hearing one of the most popular
plays of past years. Mr.. Hoyts home be-
ing at Charlestown, n. H., and he so well
known here, adds to the local interest in
all his plays, which have always been well
received here.
Last week Tuesday evening large num-
Der of friends of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Thwing took possession of their house
while they were at the Universalist fair,
and sending for them informed them it was
the 30th anniversary of their marriage A
presentation was made by John I. Moore,
in behalf of the visitors, of an elegant tea
service and an oyster ladle. Games of va
rious kinds, and music passed very pleas
antly the remainder of the evening. Thus
has another milestone in life been fixed
which will be long remembered by those
participating.
J.H. Blakley, proprietor of the Blue store,
and Mary Stewart Mcleod, were married
Wednesday afternoon at the Atkinson
street home of the bride. Rev. d. l.. San
ford performed the ceremony, which was
witnessed only by the families and a few
intimate friends. The couple left on the
afternoon southern express and after a
short trip will make their home on School
street in E. A. Prouty's dwelling. The
bride was graduate of the High school in
1892, and later became teacher of elocu-
ton, having studied at the Boston school
of oratory. Both are well known and pop
ular here.
The eight days mission services at In
manuel church, which closed with Sunday
evenings sermon, proved to be deeply in
teresting to all who attended the course
Bishop Hall followed in his dscourses
well defined line of thought, the subjects
each evening leading forward from the
preceding one. The services were well at
tended throughout, and the influences grow
ing out of the instruction given by so emf
nent a man cannot fail of being far reach
ing, and can only be measured by the re-
suits as time goes on. The bishop be-
comes more and more popular with our
residents each time he visits us.
About $50 Odd Fellows from the seven
lodges comprising the tenth district, at
tended the district meeting here last week
Thursday afternoon and evening. Bellows
Falls lodge exemplitied the intiatory de-
gree in the lodge room at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and the Springfield lodge exem-
plified the first degree in The evening.
Amity lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, pre-
pared a supper for the local and visiting
Odd Fellows in Banquet hall at 6 o'clock.
CnOIb oPCtNltS Ntlt ny a uuIDUtT
of the grand lodge officials. Past Grand
Representative L. j. Retting of Brattleboro
propounded the secret work at the evening
session.
The selectmen have called special town
meeting to be held Monday, the 23d. The
warrant has three articles. First, to see if
the town will vote TO secure the st. Agnes
lot for school purposes; second, TO see if it
will vote so erect High school building
thereon, and third, to see if it will vote to
make any changes or additions to the pres
ent school buildings. Although on the
first two articles is contemplated outlay
of considerable money, there seems TO be a
growing sentiment among our people that
it ought to be done, and it is hoped both
will prevail. The third article is probably
to be used if the first two fail, by patching
up in some way without so great an outlay.
The educational classes of the Y. NJ. c.
A. are getting into shape this week, and
the success of each seems assured. The
shorthand class under the teaching of F.
G. Day, with % pupils on the rolls, met
at the association rooms for the first lesson
last evening. The class in mechanical
drawing, under the instruction of Wallace
White, has its first lesson tonight and 10
nave applied Tor membership 10 IL. Inc
class in penmanship, taught by E. J. Plan
tier, who is our instructor in the public
schools, will meet Tuesday evening, with
II already signifying their wish to receive
the course of instruction. Each of these
classes is to have a course of twenty les
sons, and rooms for the use of the educa-
tiOnal department are being finished off in
the rear of the association main rooms, in
the hnildinn yhiah IN h. IL,
next week. The annual membership fee
of s. in the association is all that it
costs for these benefits The gymnasium
classes are at work and showing good ad-
vancement under General Secretary Freers