Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-20


the well-known Chickering piano.
The sharpshooters of the Estey Guard
have recently received the bars which they
won in 1894
The coon hunting season has opened.
J.. A. Starkey George Niles and +. J..
Hoton went out one night this week and
captured four animals.
Another fire among the waste material
in the rear of the stOrehOuse near the
railroad station called ont steamer No. D
and hose cart No. 3 Tuesday night.
The report that Watson French had
secured bail was without foundation. He
is now at Manchester playing checkers
with his nose and the CRATE of prison
window.
5. j. Dinsmore has sold his real estate
in East Jamaica, consisting of a farm of
100 acres and saw mill with all the ma
chinery therein, TO \. V. Kerr Of Putney.
Possession will be given Jan. /. The sale
was made through Crown a Morse S
agency.
The Centre church Sunday school will
resume service next SUNDAY morning in
the renovated chapel and parlors. The oc-
casion will be made reassembling and
rally of all members of the school. Special
music will be provided and brief addresses
made upon the work of the school.
The first annual meeting OF the mission
| circle of the Universalst church was held
Yesterday afternoon at the church. The
/ reports of the officers and committees
| showed a successful years work The new
officers are: President, Mrs 4. j. Stearns
vice president. Mrs j. A. Amidon; sec
rotary, Mrs j. L. Newman: treasurer,
| Mrs. {. +. Reed.
W. +. Richardson n Co. have begun an
/ important improvement on Elliot street in
/ putting IN plate glass front TO the three
| stores in Market block, occupied 10y their
meat market. the Brattleboru News com
| pany and A. L. Miller. There will also be
new granite steps, raised sidewalk and
new curbing, and new metal ceiling in
| the news room.
\ Junior Endeavor society was organ
/ lied al the Congregational church last
! Sunday. starting of enthusiastically with
a membership OF nearly 40 Meetings are
to bee held on sunday afternoon at $3.50,
| beginning next sunday. These are the Of
| icers: President Marshall Moves vice
! president. Edna Crosby: secretary. Alice
Holden; treasurer, Alfred Jordan.
These officers of the Connecticut River
railroad company were elected at the an
nual meeting al Springfield. Mass, Wed
nesday: Oscar Edwards of Northampton,
/ William Whitney OF Holyoke, james II.
Williams of Bellows Falls, John II. Albin
! of Concord. y. H., George II. Ball OF Bos-
ton. Seth NJ. Richards OF Newport, y. H.,
John W Stevens of Greenfield and John
| Mulligan. Edmund hendrick and John \.
Hall OF Springfield An amendment was
adopted III relation TO the lease OF the road
TO the Boston IL Maine company.
George c. Shorey Of Berwick, Me, viii
! give "The Gospel on Canvas, or From
Paradise Lost to Paradise Restored, be-
ginning Sunday, Sept. % at 1880 \. NJ.
/ at the Advent church IN Esteyville, con
tluuIng each evening until further notice
! These lectures will be historical, prophet
cal and chronological, and will be illus.
! trated 10y chart 40 feet long. embracing
/ all the prophetlcal symbols OF Daniel and
! Revelation. beside pictorial scenery and the
! historical and chronological data There
/ will bee no admission and everybody Is in
/ vited 10 be present There will be meet
! ing al the church Sunday afternoon a. . 30.
Many Brattleboro people noticed bright
! light in the southeastern sky last evening.
/ The tre proved 10 be al North Hnsdale.
| where the house and barn OF q. Il. Streeter
/ were destroyed, with nearly al. the con
/ tents Mr.. Streeter was huskiug corn,
/ and the lantern was in the centre OF the
! floor. He went a short distance 10 throw
/ aside a quantity OF stalks, and when he re-
| turned the whole barn floor was ablaze. II
/ is not known whether the lantern exploded
/ or fell over. The flames spread rapidly,
! and there were no facilities for fighting il.
/ Mr.. Streeter is one OF the best known resi-
/ dents OF North Hinsdale, and many friends
| will sympathize with him in his loss.
North street school opened its tenth year
| Wednesday with a promising outlook for
/ the years work, and with an attendance
| large enough to tax the accommodations
/ OF the hall Miss Olive Warner of the
/ 50 class is one OF the instructors this
/ term. Miss Bruce and Miss Brown, grad
yates of the school who have been teachers
/ there, have schools in Putney and Vernon
respectively. Aside from these changes the
| faculty remains the same. The Hedgerow
| Debating society holds its first social this
/ evening and as usual it will take the
| form OF a reception to the new students.
/ The entertainment will be digging for
buried cities All old students will be
/ cordially welcomed at this social.
Rev. Antonio Alright. the successful and
! eloquent pastor of the Italian church, New
| York city. has accepted the unanimous in
vitation of the officers and teachers of the
Sunday school. to preach at the Centre
| church next Sunday morning. The mem
bers of the school will be especially glad to
hear him. The Endeavor society will
meet IN the church Sunday evening at
6:4J, the bell ringing at 6:3O, as the new
lighting arrangements for the chapel are
not vet completed The topic will be the
theme of the day; "Work of the Christian
Endeavor society for the Sunday school, go
and the meeting will be led by Miss Helen
Fletcher The pastor will speak on TIA q
same line at 7:3O, his subject being eth g
essential thing.
The boys battalion will meet SATURDAY.
night at the armOry at 80 for the regll-
lar drill At 7 o clock all old members who
have not yet reGnlsted can get their suits
on presenting card and fee. This will be
the last call for former members, and the
suits will be at once given out 10 new ap-
plicants Hereafter, and including to-
night, only members of the battalion will
/ be admitted to the armory on drill nights
as the privileges of the armory are only
granted for those actually at work. BOYS
should remember TO bring their gloves.
/ With those already enlisted and others
coming a fine battalion is assured; and if
not as large as last year, one sure TO be
more proficient. The appearance at the
parade will probably be limited TO the ca
diets, as various causes have combined to
make it impossible TO get the battalion into
shape.
Mrs. Katherine Fitzgerald, wife of Mich