Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-01-18


Shaksperean charade at the 'dissolutton"
of the school, The girls, by the aid OF
Mrs. Jarvey, the teacher of elocutiOn, man.
age to put in a burlesque of Cinderella,
under the name of a Shaksperean comedy.
Miss PinChbeck, whe visits the school while
they are in the midst of dress-rehearsal,
mistakes Cinderella, who is repeating her
part, for an abused "poor scholar" and
obtaining a warrant of arrest for Miss
Jones. She returns with policeman, when
the mistake is explained, and they are al
lowed to proceed with the rehearsal. The
leading parts were supported by a chorus
of about % school girls, who looked very
attractive in their bright gowns and ruff
fled aprons.
Hon. A. n. Swain is i'll with severe
cold.
Rev. Mr.. Niles of Rutland ofliciated at
Emmanuel church last Sunday.
Miss Mary Ward is soon to go to West
minister to keep house for her brother.
Some talk has been raised regarding
electric lights for the Universalist church.
The 9th grade of the public schools took
sleighride to Springfield yesterday after
noon.
DR.. j. o. O'Brien of Amsterdam, n. Y,
is spending short time with his father,
Thomas O'Brien.
Mrs. James O. Smith, who has been
suffering from hemorrhage of the stom-
ach, is now convalescent.
Miss Griffith of Claremont has been
- Spending some time with her sister, Mrs.
G. E. Howard of this place.
Miss Lena Cooper has left her positio'l
with Labaree and accepted a similar,ne
in the store of Durham Brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Osgood attoded the
banquet of the Royal legion at ne Thorn
dyke, Boston, Wednesday ewing.
Mrs. George T. Whitne"is clerking in
the store of Stone, Tuxtrv & Co.. taking
the place filled by Ms Mary Beeman.
The Mount KJurn Wheel club are pro-
posing to Civ minstrel entertainment
late III Ihe Enter, or early in the spring.
o. u 'Iir, formerly of this place, was
last Wek elected vice president of the as
soclslon of New England Traffic mana
gey.
One of the stores in the new Arms
block has been finished off, and has this
week been occupied by c. II. Williams as
stationery store.
day afternoon in the Congregational church
and Miss Mary Dascomb gave very inter
esting talk on kindergarten work.
Miss Alice S. Dascomb, who is attend
ing the normal school at Randolph, is at
home for a three weeks vacation, and is
visiting her mother and sister in town.
An effort to form a new choral union
among the young people of the place is be-
ivNfr co.
ing is to be held in Barber's music rooms
next Monday evening.
Frank Reed, who has been for some
months past at work in the telegraph Office !
here, has returned to his home to study for
the remainder of the winter, preparatory
to entering Amherst college next fall.
Miss Mary Gale, who has for some years
been stenographer in the office of the Yer |
mont Farm Machine company, left that
position on the first of January to accept |
position in Massachusetts, where she goes
the first of March.
During the holiday vacation T. E. |
O'Brien commenced a census of the chill |
dren of school age in the town of Rock |
ingham. Since his return to Boston other |
members of the family have taken it up
and will soon finish it,
The Columbian whist club held the last |
but one of its meetings of the season at |
Odd Fellows hall Monday evening, with an
attendance of about CO. Miss Flora Davis |
won the ladies' prize, and L. T. Mosley |
that for the gentlemen.
At meeting of the Knights of Pythias |
last Friday evening, Capt. w. III. Taylor |
was presented with handsome gold headed |
cane by the Knights, and Mrs. Taylor
with an easy chair and album stand from
the American Mechanics.
The claiming of the runners of heavy |
teams coming down Terrace Hill on to
West Henry street has been forbidden .
by the bailiffs. This is done that there
may be one hill on which the children land |
"children of a larger growth'O may slide.
1t is rumored that two young men from
out of town have been engaged to run a
semi weekly newspaper here, and consid-
erabGe capital has been subscribed. Men
wee in town last week looking over the
ground preparatory to locating the Office
! The reading of "New York; by Miss
Westcott at the Congregational church
was worthy of much larger audience
Miss WestcOtt was exceedingly natural in
all of the characters, and Miss Sawyer's
singing was up to her usual high standard.
"Charleys aunt" the American comedy,
which has been so enthusiastically received
in both New York and Boston, is to be
given in the opera house Tuesday, the 10Th
of this month, by very good company.
Lovers of comedy will have an opportunity
for a good laugh.
F. j. Howard will read Shakspere's
Romeo and Juliet at the Unversalist
church Tuesday evening, next. In addi-
ton tc this, local talent will render several
of the songs of Shakspere. This will af-
ford lovers of Shakspere an opportunity
seldom met with here.
c. II. Bradish of Bellows Falls has been
appointed section foreman on the Fitch
burg road between Keene and Marlboro, in
place of Lester X. Stiles, resigned MI.
Stiles has been in the employ of the rail
road since 1869. He has this week entered
upon his duties as superintendent of high
ways in Keene.
The committee of associated charities
will meet with Mrs Z. r.. Campbell Satur-
lay afternoon at o'clock. The treasury
Of the organization is almost empty, and
,he officers ask if there are not some who