Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-18
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day evening.
There will be social dance and sugar
supper at Perry's hall West Brattleboro
Wednesday evening, Jan. %. All are in
vited.
c. f. Thompson has been appointed
county commissioner to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge A. A. Wy
man of Athens.
Mr.. Leavitt will give the third of his Sun.
day evening lectures at the Unitarian church
next Sunday evening at : o'clock The
subject will be, "What is the Bible?'
Mrs. d. P. Webster gave an enjoyable
whist party Saturday afternoon. There
were four tables, the prize winners being
Mrs Chas Durham and Mrs. J. L. Mar
tin.
In connection with the reports of the
local savings banks it is well to note that
neither bank requires any time notice from
depositors wishing to withdraw their
money.
Leitsinger's orchestra played last even
ing at Hinsdale for the closing reception of
Mrs. Towards dancing school, and 90 this
evening to Turner's Falls with 10 men to
play for the annual Masonic ball.
o. J. Pratt's reduction and clearing-out
sale i'm all departments of his large stock of
goods, preparatory to making extensive
changes and improvements in his store,
will attract the attention of buyers in all
this section
Miss Josephine TruaX, eldest daughter
| of Rev. A. b. TruaX of Swanton, former
ly pastor of the Methodist church here,
was married New Years day to Charles
Seares of ST. Adams at the home of her
parents in Swauton.
3. j. Kenyon will probably arrange to
| take the local opera company to Bellows
/ Falls in "Breakers Ahead in about two
weeks. He has also been invited to pro
| duce the opera at keene. Several changes
which a presentation showed advisable
will be made before another performance.
Harry f. Pitcher and Hiram T. Hough-
/ ton of Keene, y. H.. caught Up pickerel,
weighing GSt pounds, in Stoddard last Fri
| day. The largest fish weighed 81 pounds
Mr.. Pitcher, who formerly lived in Brattle-
boro, is spending a week hunting and fish
ing in the widest part of northern New
| Hampshire.
The following is from the East WalinG-
ford items in the Ludlow Tribune: IS. d.
Merriam of Brattleboro, who styles him
self the Indian doctor, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Fallen and gave bonds for
5000 TO appear at the county court on a
charge of assault on Mrs. Elisha White
and daughter
A despatch from Rockford, ILL.,, says that
Commander-inC Chief Lawler of the Grand
| Army is making arrangements to visit
every department encampment held in the
! United States this year, something never
| before attempted by a commander He
will begin his rounds by attending the Yer
mont encampment at Bratteboro, Jan. 81.
The students of Powers institute at Ber-
nardston, with friends drove, here Saturday
and enjoyed their annual banquet at the
Brooks House. The company, which num-
bered So, were served with one of the
Brooks Houses elaborate spreads at :
O'Clock, after which there were toasts, rec
itations and songs, Principal Francis ).
Brick acting as POSTMASTER.
Will Squires of Guilford drew in from
that town last week for S. A Smith & Co.,
loads of logs which were probably the
heaviest ever pulled by a span of horses in
this town. One load more than taxed the
capacity of the hay scales, which is l., 600
pounds. Another load tipped the beam at
mark. A load lighter than any of these
contained 26 soft wood logs.
The annual meeting of the Carpenter
Organ company was held Tuesday, when
the old board of officers was chosen, as
follows: Directors, Geo. Z. Crowell, c. II
Davenport, Martin Austin, jr,, Walter c.
Carpenter; president, George f. Crowell
treasurer, c. II. Davenport secretary,
| ffv, n,-o1Y al
Ter c. Carpenter; factory superintendent
j. II. Morse. The meeting adjourned I'M
til Jan. rs, when the annual reports will
he presented.
Writing Master j. L. Howard shows re-
markedly good specimens of penmanship
by the pupils of the third grade of Bellows
Falls, many of whom are only eight years
old and have used ink in writing only fouI
months. The second grade in the Chase
street school in this village also give evil
dence of careful instruction, although only
just beginning to write with pen. Speci-
mems of writing from the second to ninth
grades of Somervile, Mass, Keene, Green
field, Brattleboro and Bellows Falls will be
compared early in February.
Jonathan C. Howe received telegram
announcing the death at Springfield, this
state, of his father, Isaac Howe, aged %.
Mr.. Howe was a lifelong resident of
Springfield, living go years on farm and
for the past 33 years in the village. His
wife died six years ago, after they had been
married SO years. In addition TO his son here
he leaves a son and two daug hters at Spring
field Henry Howe, Mrs. Herrick and
Miss Ellen Howe. Mr.. Howe was an ac-
tive worker in the Methodist church, in
which he had been steward for over 40
years. Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Howe and sons
will attend the funeral at Springfield sun
day.
The annual meeting of the Centre
church Friday evening was not made as
elaborate an affair as in some previous
years. These officers were elected Clerk,
S. W. Kimball; treasurer, II. IL. Thomp-
son: treasurer of benevolent contributions,
c. F. Thompson; church committee, e.
IL. Clapp, E. c. Crosby and S. b. Emer.
son. The report of the clerk showed that
there had been a net gain of eight in the
membership during the past year. Twen-
ty-fve new members were admitted, but
there was loss of II, of which II were
by death, the largest number in a single
year in the history of the church, The
treasurer reported that all bills had been
paid, and there was a small amount in the
treasury. The benevolent contributions
reached the handsome total of S2370 10
divided as follows: Church, Sl665.9 90
Sunday school, S200.04, Women's Benevo
lent associatiaton, S421.17. The church
record is separate from that of the society
which pays the running expenses.
H. NJ. Wood has leased the store in the
Frost building formerly occupied by d. A
N CHI Mr. will no