Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20

Another of the pleasant dances in the
Red Mems series occurred at their hall on
Tuesday evening.
There will be an entertainment at the
North Street school tonight, including a
German play and interesting selections.
The new sliding pole, new electric lights
for the gas and for the steamers and the
new Berry collars are now in place at the
engine house.
Miss Fitts's kindergarten closes its fall
term this afternoon with Christmas tree
and appropriate exercises. The winter
term will open Dec. 80 after vacation of
one week.
Fl. NJ. Adams will sell a large quantity
of personal property at auction at his Mari
boro farm Tuesday, Dec. "a at 10 A. NJ,
including live stock, farming tools and
household furniture.
The farm owned by the late James G.
Howard, in district No. O., two and one
half miles from Brattleboro. will be sold at
auction next Friday, Dec. p, at 10 A. NJ.
A quantity of personal property will also
be sold.
These officers of the First Universalist
society were elected at the annual meeting
held Tuesday evening: President, II. f.
TAYLOR; clerk and treasurer, c. l.. Stick
ney: trustees, II. F. Brooks, A. j. Cur
rer, A. A. Stearns.
S. A. Smith Il Co. have bought the pine
timber on a lot owned by Theodore A.
Chamberlain. and it will be cut off during
the winter by the men who have been EN-
ployed in Dummerston on similar job
under he direction of Mr.. Mcneil.
F. D. Hale, the state auditor, was in
Brattleboro the 10th and 18th, auditing the
accounts of the county officers. Witnesses
who have appeared in the different court
cases will receive their pay 10y applying to
the magistrates before whom they appeared.
The Brattleboro Athletic club has con-
tracted for new furnishings for the club
rooms in Market block in the former Wheel
club quarters The furnishings will in
clude draperies, carpets, rugs, etc. They
were bought of NJ. II. Lillis, representing
Gately & Cox of Boston.
S. A. Smith. Fred Smith, f. L. Hildreth
and Charles Cakes had days sport fish
ing for pckerel through the ice at Pisgah
pond Tuesday, their catch numbering rs.
Several large catches have been made at
the pond recently, $50 pickerel being taken
in one day by two parties.
j. j. Eckles left for Philadelphia We'd
nesday, having received a telegram an
nouncing the death of his brother, Frank
Eckles, who was at one time employed here
| by 5. A. Smith Il Co., but who returned Ia
| Philadelphia about three years ago. The
cause of death was Bright's disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Westgate had mar
row escape from what might have been a
serious accident one day this week. While
| driving on Canal street their horse became
| frightened at the trolley cars, and in at
tempting to hold her one of the reins broke
! in Mr.. Westgates hands. The horse wa.
about to turn down Elm street when Mr.
Westgate sprang out and caught her by
the head.
Eugene Adams, for many years clerk fol
! c. +. Thompson & Co., and more recently
in the employ of Robbins Il Cowles, ha,
entered into an agreement to work fol
three years for the well-known hardwar,
firm of Homer Foot & Co., of Springfield
Mass. Mr.. Adams will enter upon hi
new duties next Monday, but it has no
been decided when his family will move L
Springfield.
The Central Vermont railroad will sci
special excursion tickets during the holi
days as follows: Under 33 miles, at tn,
rate of two cents a mile, with q minimum
of 10 cents and a maximum of 81; over 3;
miles, for fare one way. Christmas tickets
will be good going the oath and 2jth anC
returning up to January q. New Yea
tickets will be good going the Both anC
Jan. and good returning up to Jan. g.
The Central Vermont railroad company
since the introduction of their large Mo
| srt11a uinnc airrl,ir,cr mo
are displacing the iron bridges on the mali
line with heavier structures. A bridg
lately taken down at Swanton has beer
brought to Williamsville station and will
be put up next spring in place of the wood
en- bridge there. Roadmaster Beemal
has just completed the laying of steel rail
as far north as the Willamsville station.
The Doth annual meeting of the Firs
Baptist society was held Tuesday evening
Several new members were elected afte
which the reports of the trustees, treasure
and collector were received. The total re
ceipts for the year will amount to abou
$4,000. These trustees were chosen for tn
coming year: Gen. j. j. Estey, f. w
Stoddard, l. O. P. Smith, II. p. Welman
and Geo. S. Phillips. The other officer
elected were: President, S. II. Sherman
vice president, S. II. Warren treasurer
c. F. r. JENNIE; collector, w. b. Smith
auditor, II. F. c. T0dt; secretary, II. b
Chamberlain.
An audience of about 100people listene,
with interested attention to Mrs. n. c
Sawyer's geological talk at the Unitarian
church Monday evening. Her subject wa
the color and celebration of insects as re
lated to their growth, nourishment, pro
lection from their enemies, the "struggl
for existence" and Survival of the fittest.
The talk was illustrated by beautiful draw
ings from nature, and its interest was en-
HANGED by the charm of an unusually happr
and gracious manner of platform presenc
on the part of the speaker.
Miss Julia c.. Wells of New York ha
presented to the Centre Congregations
church a very beautiful photograph of he
great grandfather, William Wells, ID. d.
copied from one of Stuart's finest portraits
DR.. Wells came TO Brattleboro from Eng
LAND in 1893. He was settled at West Brat
tleboro over the only church then in exist
ence here, in March, 1894. He preache,
there until 1915, when a church was bull
on the common in the East village, and h
was invited to become the minister. II
oticiated here about three years when n
retired on account of i'll health and advanc
ed age. He died in 1927 universally be
loved and lamented. The photograph will
be hung in the chapel.
The will of William H. Esterbrook ha
been filed in the probate Office this week
1t directs that all debts of the estate ant
funeral expenses first be discharged, anc
500 is left to the Prospect Hill Cemeterl
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