Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18

Work was begun yesterday on the redec-
Grafton of the Brooks House dining room.
Meals are served in the parlor while it is
in progress.
The choir at the Centre church the com
ing year will consist of Miss Emma Gregg
soprano; Miss Georganna Cook, contralto;
Walter 5. Stearns, tenor; Fred S. Brasor,
bassO.
Trains are stalled in snow drifts in east
ern Massachusetts, and the street car lines
are tied up in New Haven and other Con-
necticut cities, but Brattleboro and south
ern Vermont have thus far had no snow
storms this winter.
The December number of 1.-THE New
World" a quarterly review of religion,
ethics and theology, contains a paper by
Rev. S. NJ. Crothers Of Cambridge, Mass,
on Tendencies of thought in the liberal
Christian churches Of America"
e. Wales will give the first reception of
the season to his evening class on Friday,
Christmas night. There will be dancing
from to II. Leitsinger's orchestra will
furnish music. Tickets may be obtained
from the pupils.
E. w. Manley has in his possession
copy of the New England Courant which
was published in Boston in February, 1923.
1t contains extracts from the speech of
the king of England which was delivered
to both houses of Parliament in October,
| 1922.
The state executive committee of the
Young Mems Christian associations have
united Brattleboro, Bellows Falls and
Keene into a district and have named the
| following district committees Chairman,
| G.. Arlington Raynor, general secretary of
Keene; IL. +. Fay, Geo II. Griffith, Les
ter f. Hanney and II. G. Pearson of
Keene; L. S. Hayes, f. G. Osgood w. c..
Belknap and General Secretary Freer Of
Bellows Falls; l.. b. Hardy, j. Z. Hall
and II. F. c. TOdt of Brattleboro.
John Lowell Bullock, one of the leading
citizens of Guilford, died last night. He
was a son of Daniel Bullock and had al
ways lived on the farm where he died. Mr..
Bullock had been in failing health for sew
eral months, but attended the latter part
of the session Of legislature, as the Gull
ford representative, returning from Mont
peler the day before Thanksgiving. Since
then he had failed rapidly. Mr.. Bullock
was married about SO years ago to Miss
Sarah NJ. King of Hinsdale, n. H., who
survives him with two sons, Samuel NJ.
Bullock was a member OF the Universalist
church at Guilford Centre, a charter men,
Der of Broad Brook grange and its secre.
tary since its organization. He was enc
of the selectmen OF Guilford ten or II
years and has he'd other town offices. He
was known as a man of sound judgment
and strict integrity. The funeral will
probably be held at the church at Gulford
| Centre SUNDAY forenoon at IL
Two young "bloods' from this bailiwick
drove out to Guilford one evening quite
recently, and putting up their team at the
village inn, proceeded to call upon dam
sci of their acquaintance. Cautiously APP
preaching the rural abode they discovered
the horny handed parent Harvesting his
horse, so, climbing over a wall opposite the
house they hid behind tree until the team
should depart and all appear serene. Ere
the team was out Of hearing, however a
neighbor CHANGED along and seeing two
men lurking behind the tree, mistook
them for chicken thieves and was confirm
ed in this belief when, stepping up 10 in
vestgate, the affrighted Brattleboreans
struck out across country. The farmer, be-
ing joined by comrade with a lantern
gave chase, and the nocturnal sprinting
match which followed beat all previous
records and is said TO have been the most
exciting event since Coleman's aerial flight
OF last June. The farmers won the 100
rod heat, and, as a matter of policy, the
chagrined "Romeos' wisely explained
matters.
Miss Mary L. Winchester, daughter OF
II. c. Winchester of West Brattleboro,
and Frank d. L. Stowe, lawyer at Keene,
n H., were married at the brides home at
2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
wedding was a quiet affair, only few init
mate friends and relatives being present.
The ceremony, which was with a ring, was
performed by Rev. J. II. Babbitt. The
brides dress was brown silk, trimmed with
white silk lace. She wore orange bios
SONS in her hair and carried bouquet of
bride roses. The house was decorated,
there being a bower OF laurel and bitter
sweet berries in one corner of the room
under which the marriage service was per
formed. Refreshments were afterward
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Stowe left on the
4 :3j train for Keene, where they will make
their home. Many beautiful gifts were re-
ceived, including linen, silverware, hand
painted china, oil paintings, pictures, furn-
iture, etc. Miss'Winchester was for over
five years a clerk in +. X. Barrows's store
and has many acquaintance in this village
Mr.. Stowe was formerly a student in the
law office of Haskins x Stoddard and prac-
ticed law here and IN Minnesota before GO
ing to Keene.
Mrs. Elvira l.. Smith, SO, died early Sun.
day morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. +. A. Wells, at 81 High street. She
| was born in Guilford, August s, lS0S, and
was one of ~ children of Pardon Burdick,
| of whom she was the last survivor. She
married Warren Blanchard of BrattleborC
and lived on farm in Gulford until 1850,
when they came TO Brattleboro. Mr. Blan.
chard died here four years later. After her
marriage TO Mr.. Smith she lived for many
years in BridpOrt, this state, upon a
farm. For the past four years she has
been tenderly cared for by her daughter,
Mrs. Wells. She leaves one son, DR.. Vir-
gil w. Blanchard, Of New York. She was
a member of the Methodist church. The
funeral was held at Mrs. Wells's at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, and was at
tended by Rev. A. j. Hough and Rev. c.
o. Day. The burial was in Guilford. Mrs.
Smith possessed a highly cultivated mind
and retained her faculties to the last with
remarkable clearness. The happiness, also,
and the patience with which she endured
the infirmities of old age were a lesson to
all her acquaintance. Her absolute I'M
selfishness and the interest which she man
ifested in others made the duties of caring
for her duties of pleasantness.
The Nashua, N, H., Daily Press OF last
| Thursday contained letters from several
pastors of that city who recognized the
| good work that had bean done there bV the