Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-10

The Geo l.. Lyons Granite company
has the contract for putting in the founda-
ton for the new engine at the electric light
station.
The American Express company has en-
larged its office by the addition of the room
formerly used by the Brooks House as a
store room.
w. A. Morse is painting and vanishing
the open cars belonging to the street rail-
road, putting them in good shape for the
summers business.
The Advent church will be dedicated
with appropriate services April 20. Rev.
w. A. Burch of Worcester, Mass, will
preach the dedication sermon. Fuller no.
tice of the service will appear later.
The Farmers IL Mechanics Exchange
have had a representative of the company
serving shredded whole wheat biscuit and
cereal coffee at their store this week. The
young woman will remain through to-mor-
row.
The HOlstein Friesian Register presents
an attractive appearance in new type and
in the new form which has recently been
adopted, changing from Il quarto to a neat
pamphlet form of six by nine inches in
size, with 32 pages.
lnb llob lOH Illt annual Village
meeting has been posted in the corridor of
the town hall, also in the steamer house on
Elliot street. A meeting of the bailiffs to
revise the list will be held at the Vermont
national bank Friday, April II, at : 80
p. NJ,
Reports received this week from A. A.
Coates of New Haven, Conn, son of f. b.
Coates, whose injury was referred to last
vi H.,
was thrown under a heavy cart, the horses
he was driving becoming frightened, and
one leg was broken twice below the knee
and badly crushed. 1t was at first feared
that amputation would be necessary, but
Mr.. Coates is now improving, though he
will be disabled fol- several months.
DR.. Sholes who has spent two or three
days in town this week, has recently re-
turned from a journey of $500 miles, going
to California by the Southern route, thence
up the coast to Vancouver, and home by
the Canadian Pacific. Readers who have
! followed his course through the "Kodak-
ing a Kontinent" letters have no need to
be told that the doctor does not travel
with his eyes and ears shut, and that he
knows how to develop the pictures caught
by his mental camera.
The ladies of st. Michaels Episcopal
church will hold an Easter sale and birth
day party in the Brooks House parlors
Wednesday evening, April -, from : to 10
o'clock. There will be fine display of
"Perfalada,' the handsome handiwork of
the women of Mexico, consisting of lunch
cloths, doiles, centre pieces, handker-
chiefs and other articles, which will be of
interes. to the ladies. There will also be
Iar 60, t.a1., I,
No'admisson will be charged and every
body is invited
The last games in the Wheel club tour
nament have been played this week In
the four ball billiard contest f. A. TYLER
won from H. l.. Elmer 100 to 10 This
gives Tyler second place in both three and
four ball billiards. C. A. Harris and f.
l.. Smith take first place in the duplicate
whist, winning from Bracket and Crosby
by two points. The weeks scores follow:
Gale and Minor 40, Hunt and Robbins
1853, replay, Gale and Minor winning by
eight points; Bracket and Crosby 17G.
Harris and Smith 1876, original play:
Bracket and Crosby 1856, Harris and
Smith III, replay.
The second annual reunion and roll call
of the First Universalist church, which &C.
Cured on Wednesday evening, was one of
the most enjoyable social gatherings of the
year. At O'Clock a delicious supper was
served. Following this the church roll
was called, over 100 members responding.
Letters from absent members were read,
as well as pleasant communications from
four of the former pastors of the church.
Revs NJ. Fl. Harris, f. w. Whitney, r.
w. Illman, and F. w. Sprague. After
this, upon call from Rev. Mr.. Maxwell,
Mrs. j. p. Goodenough gave a paper of
"reminiscences, in verse, and Mrs. A. j.
Stearns read a memorial poem During
the supper hour, and during the exercises
following, pleasant musical numbers were
given by an orchestra. The two occasions
have proven so delightful that arrange
ments will be made to have the reunion
and roll-call an annual event at Easter
time
Without warning about so of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Mixers friends, neighbors and
relatives rushed in upon them Monday
evening to remind them of their 21st mar
riage anniversary. The hostess received
her guests in wrapper and Bingham apron.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Mixer were busying
themselves trying to find seats for the party
several of the guests were preparing a sec
ond surprise and the hosts were soon ush-
cred into room where table was loaded
with gifts. The centre piece was three
story wedding cake beautifully ornamented,
which was surrounded by the many articles
in silverware, notable among them being
half dozen teaspoons from the Pilgrim
Fathers and half dozen from the grange.
Col. II. E. Taylor made the pleasant pre-
sentation speech. Mr. and Mrs. Mixer were
too much surprised to respond and G. w.
Pierce was called upon to help them out,
which he did in pleasing manner. A de-
lightful program of entertainment was car
ried out, and ice cream, cake and coffee
were served, after which Mr. Pierce led
Mrs. Mixer forward to give a recitation.
The entire affair was pleasant and entire
success. 1t was also the 31st anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Banks, who were
among the guests.
The annual meeting of the woman's aux
Hilary of the Y. NJ. c. A. was held Tuesday
afternoon at the rooms. The report of the
secretary, Miss Emma Gregg, showed the
present membership to be 100, divided as
follows: II from the Congregational
church; SO from the Baptist; 81 from the
Methodist, and s from the Episcopal.
During the year nine regular meetings
have been held, the average attendance
being about II. The auxiliary held an art
loan exhibition in May, the proceeds of
which were devoted to the work for boys.
The women also assisted in furnishing the
new rooms, in which the first auxiliary
meeting was held Oct 8. At the Deem
Der meeting H. was voted IN annrOnriata GoO