Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-25


The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals viii be heldat the Brooks library,
Monday evenig, Nov. 3.
The civil service commission has ordered
an examination for clerk and carrier TO be
held at the post-ofiice Dec. Z. All appli-
cants must be filed before Nov. Is.
Schuyler Hoisington, who died at the
Brattleboro Retreat Sunday night, was for
nearly 80 years one Of the business men of
Woodstock The body was taken there for
burial Wednesday.
The birthday anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs j. II. Richardson occurred Oh Tues
day, Mr. Richardson having attained
the age of 81 and Mrs. Richardson 70 years.
The occasion was marked by the uneX-
pected presence Of eight old people, whose
ages ranged from 81 to 81 years, and the
day was spent in a pleasant social way
A state mass meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Christian union will he held in the
Unversalist church next Wednesday even
ing. continuing through day and evening
Thursday. Short addresses will be given
by Rev. II. d. Maxwell, Rev. Walter Dole
of Enfield. Rev. Amon Gunnison of
Worcester, and many other able speakers.
The annual inspection of the Relief
corps occurred yesterday at the Grand
Army hall, with large attendance and
very interesting proceedings. A social &C
cupied the afternoon, supper being served
at 6.sand inspection following in the even
ing The inspector, Mrs. Howard of Bel
lows Falls. found a very satisfactory state
of things in the corps. -Four members Of
the Bellows Falls corps and three from
Mortified. Mass, were present.
Mrs. NJ. E. Wardner. accompanied by
her son, attended the funeral of her hus-
band, c. NJ Wardner. in Bellows Falls last
week. Mr.. Wardner's peculiarly protracted
and hopeless illness made impossible the
support Of his family. consequently Mrs
Wardner had made home for herself and
boy, living in Brattleboro. Mr.. Wardner's
best art work was ia the line OF oil and
decorative painting rather than in crayon
work, and he was also a skillful taXider-
mist.
The Central Vermont railroad company
will run a special excursion TO New \ ork
via New London Wednesday, Oct 30. The
trip from New London will be on the float
ing palace City of Lowell. The fare, in
GLIDING admission TO the food show. Oct. 81
anu NV l. " 1T w 7Ht-Ft lluAil toAnkll l4blt-
donderry. Winhall. Jamaica. Wardsboro,
West Townshend, Townshend and New
fame: 81 - from Williamsvile and West
Dummerston and 1915 from Braitleboro,
Vernon and South Vernon Tickets will
be good returning to and including Nov. q.
The FIRST meeting Of the Murray club
this season was held az the Universalist
vestry Tuesday evening. and the attend
ance was unusually large. indicating an in
terest which assures successful series OF
meetings. Thirty-five new members were
enrolled during the evening Officers were
chosen as follows President, Rev. Hal d.
Maxwell vice president, Mrs O.. T. War
ner; secretary, Charles Niles; treasurer.
Clarence /. Stickney. Music was FUR
nished by the orchestra and after the bust
ness had been transacted there was a social
hour. during which refreshments were
| served.
Rev and Mrs. Z. B. Leavitt, Mrs Ward.
er and Miss Jane Hall are in Washington
this week attending the session OF the
| Unitarian national conference. Hon.
! Dorman 3. Eaton is also present, he and
Mrs. Warder representing the Brattleboro
society. while Miss Hall represents the
Woman's Branch Alliance Of Brattleboro
| at the meeting Of the National Alliance.
| Mr.. Eaton presides over the conference in
| the absence of Senator Hoar. The Brat
| tleboro society was well represented at the
/ opening session Monday evening. Mr.. Ea-
/ ton being in the chair and Mrs. Leavitt at
the organ. The number Of delegates pres
ent is about 2O00.
/ Mrs. NJ. Z. Reynolds OF Boston. cores
/ ponding secretary Of the Woman's Baptist
/ home missionary society, addressed a meet
/ ing Of the Baptist missionary and aid So
/ cietv in the social rooms OF the church
! Tuesday afternoon, and in the evening
/ spoke 20 the Endeavor society. During
/ the afternoon the ladies finished the pack
/ ing of several missionary boxes and barrels
! which are 10 20 TO families in the North.
/ west. and a basket lunch was enjoyed at 4
I o'clock, many remaining for the evening
/ service. Mrs. Reynolds spoke particularly
/ of Mrs. Thresher's work in New Mexico
/ and of the Indian work. her talk being
! given in a delightful conversational way,
| She has visited the fields, and what she
told of the work and the needs was from
/ personal observation. Mrs. REYNOLDS is an
earnest, interesting speaker, whose heart
! is in the work she is doing, and she is
! lufItlOIt dOlt " lbuCAl ntI lAsttuNIb anu
| hold their interest and attention closely.
Mrs. Reynolds addressed the West Brattle-
| boro Baptist society Wednesday evening.
One of the social events of the season at
| Cornwall was the wedding Tuesday even
ing of Dr. Samuel L. Maynard of Burling-
ton and Miss Martha Field, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Field. The ceremony
was performed in the Congregational
| church, where large audience of friends
and relatives was gathered, including ac-
quaintances from Burlington, Brandon and
surrounding towns The ushers were Rev.
Arthur Stone of Swanton, DR.. Benson Van
Vliet. j. c. Mcconnell and NJ. c. Twitch-
ell of Burlington. Miss Anna Roberts OF
Burlington was maid of honor. The church
was beautifully decorated with palms,
ferns and potted plants. Rev. 5. II. Bar
nun performed the ceremony. A recep-
ton followed at the home of the bride S
parents, the Howard Opera House orches-
ira OF Burlington furnishing music. Many
beautiful and costly presents testified 10 the
high esteem in which both bride and
groom were held. Dr. and Mrs. Maynard
will make their home in Burlington. DR..
Maynard was formerly athletic instructor
of the Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. A. and has
many friends here.
The entertainment given under the au-
spices of the ladies' society of the Baptist
church at the residence of Gen. Estey
Wednesday evening was a delightful affair.
IL consisted of a series of beautiful pictures
and tableaux, which were shown in the IL
bTaTy, the spectators being seated in the
drawing room. The pictures and tableaux
were all artistically arranged and showed
much work on the part of the young