Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-08

Nineteen persons took the teachers eX-
aminations at the High school room Satur-
day.
A delegation of about 70 from the Con-
gregational society Joined the seighride
to Putney Tuesday evening. The chicken
pie supper served by the Congregational
ladies of that town was pronounced A 1,
and a general good time enjoyed by all.
The second address in the High school
course will be given next Wednesday even
ing at 1880 o'clock i'm the High school
room by Prof Walter +. Howard of Mid
debury college. All friends of the school
are cordially invited to attend.
At the close of the communion service
at the Baptist church Sunday Rev. f. j.
Parry who has been pastor of the church
since Jan. l, 1885, read his resignation to
take effect April l. The letter was referred
to the standing committee of the church.
A part of the Philharmonic orchestra
played at the dance at West Chesterfield,
Wednesday evening, the other members
furnishing music for a dance at the Re-
treat. Five players of the orchestra will
90 to G.. b. Reeds dance at Vernon to-
night.
Members of j. E. Halls class in the
Baptist Sunday school enjoyed social and
reunion in the social rooms of the church
"Wednesday evening. About 80 young
women were present; supper was served at
o'clock, following which there was music,
reading and games.
AT the sem-annual meeting of the Chris
tian EndeavOr society of the Centre Con
gregational church Sunday evening these
offices were elected: President, f.. r. Be
mis; vice president, c. II. Thompson;
corresponding secretary, Miss Florence
Fits; recording secretary, Miss Lena
Dwire; treasurer, Louis Whitney,
II. O. Coolidge's young sons condition
was critical last Sunday, but since then he
has improved greatly. Mrs. Coolidge is
i'll, but whether with scarlet fever or one
of a sympathetic nature is not fully
determined. Two more cases of scarlet
fever have appeared on Prospect Hill, the
young son of +. b. Coates and little daugh-
ter of c. L. Cobb being the victims.
Lucius Adams's loss on personal proper
ty in last weeks fire has been settled at
SI36 on $500 insurance. ID. A. Young's
loss has been settled at S462 on $500 in
surance. An agreement was not reached
by Seth Stone and Mr.. Bliss, a Hartford,
Conn, builder, as to the damage to the
house, and Contractor SWEET of St Adams
Will come here next week to assist them.
The Fortnightly club will vary proceed
ings at their next meeting, which comes
Tuesday evening, by having a "scribble
sociable." As the going is likely to be
bad the meeting will be held at the chapel
and parlors to accommodate all. The reg
ular papers will be put over until April
and the occasion will be made a purely So
cal one, which will call out full attend
ance.
Twenty-Five couples had delightful out.
ing in the Masonic sleighride ION the cars
to Newfane Friday night. There was
dancing in Union hall until 10 o'clock.
Then for an hour the company gathered
around the supper tables at Mine Host
Pratts. The spread was one that salts
fled every craving of the inner man, and
was highly complimented. After supper
cards and sociabilty were the order in the
hotel parlors. The return was made in
time to reach Brattleboro at 1890.
The charter for an electric railroad from
Winchester, n. H., to Brattleboro via
is generally understood to have
died ADJOINING, as it has not passed be-
You'd the committee room in the New
Hampshire legislature. At this distance
nobody knows what influences worked
against the charter, but the Boston II
Maine railroad company would naturally
be opposed to it. A bill relating to electric
roads, similar to that passed by the Yer
mont legislature last fall, was introduced
into the New Hampshire legislature, but
there is no likelihood that it will become a
law.
The Murray club, at a meeting at the
Universalist vestry Tuesday evening, voted
to give a reception at the Brooks House
March 10 to all who participated in living
whist or who have assisted at the clubs
this winter. The following
program was rendered; Piano and flute
duet by Walter Stearns and Harry Horton;
song by Mrs. Davis and Miss ii all: song
by Frank Brasor which was encored: song
by Mrs. Davis; reading by Miss Minnie
BIasor Rotations by Edith Farr, Lee
land Carlton and Amy Jones and reading
by Miss Ella Newman.
Hoyts "A bunch of keys" polished ND
20 date, will be presented at the town hall
Saturday, March %. Nearly everyone is
familiar with the very funny hotel scene.
and the queer scrapes which Snaggs, the
egal gentleman who thinks he can run a
lOtel, gets into. The songs. dances. music
md medleys, which form no small amount
If the entertainment, are all entirely new.
The company is the strongest that ever
this rafting satire, and in
dudes Ada Bothner, Kitty Wolfe. Sadie |
Jushman, Belle Travers. Helen Trenville. |
larry FOy, Herbert Holcombe, X. J. |
Riley, VIM. Smith and Charles w. |
3owser.
Although the present winter will 90 on
he meteorological records as phenomenally |
average temperature being lower
han for some twenty years-the severity
; not particularly in evidence locally as
egards the Connecticut river, which has
emalned open from point opposite Hook
r block to the mouth of West River dur
ng the entire winter A village resident.
With taste for outdoor life, recalls that
turing the winter of 1888, which is not re-
rendered as especially severe, the river
vas frozen over in January and remained
o until the spring thaws broke up the ice.
mere was not an open spot from below
he Hinsdale bridge up to Hastings RAPIDS.
nd for several weeks there was a crust
yer the snow which made the best of
'alklng and which was thoroughly en-
Dyed by few enthusiastic pedestrians.
In spite of the inclement weather an ap-
reciatiye audience gathered in the Center
hurch Monday evening to listen to the
ddress OF DIR. Minnie Leavitt from Canada.
7ho has been engaged in various lines of
he W. G. T. U. work in this state for
lumber of months. After the opening
xereses OF reading the Scripture by Rev.
: o. Day and prayer, Mrs. w. B. Eddy
nd Others gave appropriate selections of
lusic' The address of DR.. Leavitt viewed
rom physicians standpoint, the evils of
ne use OF alcoholic beverages, tobacco and