Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03

Michael brisbane has closed his pool
room in Hooker Block
The first "bike" of the season appeared
on the street Wednesday.
Mrs. G. II. Smith announces her miln-
merry opening for next Thursday and Fri
day.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club will be held at the club house
Tuesday evening
The selectmen have decided to take no
action in regard to putting electric lights
into the town house until next fall.
Barnum & Bailey's circus will show on
the old camp-ground near the Valley fair
grounds July 10. The company pays SG2
for its license.
Rev. F. L. Phalen's Concord parishion-
ers have printed in pamphlet form a recent
sermon preached by him on Jesus, the
Healer, and our Modern Messiahs."
G. p. Gibson is to sell p horses at auc-
ton at H. r. Browns stable tomorrow,
beginning at 10 NJ. A lot of carriages,
harness and blankets will also be sold.
The annual sale of books of the Frost
street book club occurred Monday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Brown. A
larger sum was realized from the sale than
last year.
Angelo Gorborno has bought the res
taurant business of j. NJ. White and after
making some alterations and improve
ments will open candy, ice cream and
light lunch room.
Bluebirds, robins, purple finches, song
sparrows, pine sskins and American red
polls are the latest arrivals among our
feathered guests. The phpbe has been
here for several weeks.
The second annual reunion and roll call
of the First Universalist church will be
held in the church parlors next Wednesday
evening, following a supper which will be
served to members at o'clock.
A meeting of the Ruthians was held
Wednesday evening at the home of Miss
Della Sherman. Eugene Field was the au-
thor studied, and several of his daintiest
and most beautiful poems were read.
Lawyer II. g. Barber, who studied i'm
the office of Waterman, Martin ,S Hit,
and has since practiced in Wilmington, is
to open an office over the Vermont ma
tional bank and begin the practice of law
here.
The annual banquet of the az. c." So
ciety of Williston seminary was held in
Springfield Wednesday evening. w. S.
Pratt, of the class of 80, attended the ban.
quet and responded to the tocst "F. c. of
the past"
F. l.. HoughtoD will move the Holstein-
Friesan office from the upper floor of
Hooker block to the rooms on the second
floor now occupied by the brisbane pool
room. Drislane's pool table and fixtures
have been sold to go to Boston.
Letters received from Rev. Z. B. Leavitt
state that he was to leave Santa Barbara,
Calf, last Sunday night and will reach
| home in season to conduct morning serv-
ice at the Unitarian church on Sunday.
The Sunday school will meet at II o'clock
as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Haywood received
call from large party of friends. and
members of the Knights and Ladies' of
Honor Saturday evening, the purpose of
the guests being to celebrate the twenti-
eth anniversary Of the marriage of their
hosts, which occurred the following day.
A set of decorated table ware was prese mt
ed by the guests, and cards furnished en-
tertainment.
Between 90 and 100 ladies', including a
party from the West village, gathered at
the Congregational church parors Tuesday
afternoon for missionary meeting. Miss
Louise Day of Boston spoke upon Con-
stantnople, which city she has recently
visited, and Miss Susan Z. Clark read a
letter from the missionary society. Tea
was served after the exercises we're CON
cluded, and social hour followed.
Rev. e. II. DeBevoise presented the
work OF the Kurn Hattin home for bows at
Westminster to the congregation at the
Centre church on Sunday morning. Su-
perintendent Moore and a boys quartet
were also present. In spite of the storm
the offering for the work of the home was
one of the largest ever taken where the
cause has been presented. 1t is understood
that the collection has been mate rally in
creased during the week.
At the meeting of the singers on the
evening of March %, it was voted to or
ganize the Brattleboro Choral union, and
committee was appointed to present
plan of organization as soon as convenient
This committee is prepared to report, and
therefore would appoint second meeting
for Monday evening, April 8, at ! 80, at
the chapel of the Baptist church. Every
singer in Brattleboro and West Brattleboro
is invited, and it is probable that part of
the evening will be spent in singing,
The Berlin correspondent of the Musical
Courier has the following under the date
of March 10: "Other callers were Mr..
and Mrs. William LAWN, fresh from their
Wurzburg successes, and loaded with lau-
rels and Steinwein. From here they will
leave this week for Vienna, where they will
appear jointly for the first time on Tuesday
of next week. 1t is also on the cards that
William LAWN will appear here as Alfredo,
together with Madame Prevosti in Travi-
alta, at the extra performance which the
emperor has ordered for Monday, the 23d
inst, and at which, of course, his majesty
will be present.
Rev. Geo. C.. Needham is to conduct a
Bible conference in the Baptist church,
April ID to 10. There will be services
each afternoon at 3 o'clock and each even
ing at 1880. The speakers will be Rev.
and Mrs. Geo. c. Needham Rev C.. |. SEQ
field, d. D., and'possbly Others Among
the subjects presented will be Manifold
ministry of the holy spirit" omission of
the church," "Gospel addresses" "The
deepening of spiritual life," and others of
like character. The meetings will be
open to the public and general invitation
is extended by the Baptist church to any
who may be interested in hearing the adj
dresses of these well-known Bible students.
Mrs. o. F. Newell died at her home on
Pearl street Tuesday, after an illness of
less than week from pneumonia, with
complications of heart trouble. Mrs. New
ellis maiden name was Mary Odds, and she
came to BrattlebOro from Martha's Vine
yard, and here her marriage to Mr., Newell