Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-26

per cent payaOle July 1,
The Grange dramatic club will hold a
meeting at Grange hall Wednesday evening
at 80 to hear reports on finances.
There will be a dance at Silverdale, Lake
Spofford, tomorrow evening. Lunch will
be served in the ice cream parlors at 10
o'clock.
Bailey & Miner have sold one building
lot on Forest street in this village and one
on Lyons street in West Dummerston for
E. NJ. Angler. G. G. Fits takes the deeds.
While an excavation for a wall was being
dug at North Hinsdale this week a mine
was discovered. 1t was in the form of
sherry and other wet goods hidden by Wat
son French at the time of his arrest three
years ago.
Among the degrees conferred by Har-
ward university was that of A. NJ. upon
Washington Booker, the colored orator
who is at the head of great school for
his race at Tuskegee. Mr.. Washington is
well remembered through his addresses in
Brattleboro.
F. w. Childs and brother A. p. Childs,
and James f. Hooker, go to Boston to-
morrow afternoon, where they will remain
over Sunday and sail with the Ancient and
Honorabes for Europe Monday. The
steamer will sail from South Boston. Two
weeks from yesterday they will attend the
Yale-Henley races.
Henry L. Lorenz, United States COM
missioner of the court of claims and
Clark McKercher, an attorney, both of
Washington, were in town Tuesday. Mr..
McKercher acts in the interests of the post
office employees in claims for over hours,
while Mr.. Lorenzo as commissioner also
holding the position of post-ofiice inspect
or, cares for the governments interests.
Brattleboro commandery, No. 352, United
Order of the Golden Cross, elected these
officers for the ensuing term Monday even
ing: N. c., Mary F. Currier; vice N. c.,
Abbie L. Moran; w. p, Helen NJ. Wyatt (;
X. of r., A. |. Williams Fin. X. of r.,
Hattie r. Mcclure; w. T., John A. Stat
ford; w. H., d. j. Moran; w. of l. g.,
Mary L. Hubbard w. of o. G., Charles
E. Currier.
The members of Company b and the ca
diets of the boys battalion took possession
of F. w. Childs's home to await his arri-
val Tuesday night and gave him a genuine
surprise. They presented him with an ele-
CANT field glass for use on his European
trip. George Chids made the presentation
and Mr.. Childs responded. Refreshments
were served and after wishing Mr.. Childs
bon voyage the little guests departed.
Gerald STANLEY Lee, recently pastor of
the Park street church in West Springfield,
Mass, and Miss Jennette Barbour Perry
of Cleveland, Ohio, were married last even
ing at Collinsville, Conn. The ceremony
was elaborate and beautiful. The ofIiciat-
ing clergymen were Rev. S. II. Lee, father
of the groom, and Rev. Chas. f. Coolidge.
Mr.. Lee is now devoting his time TO liter
AIRY work. The bride is graduate of Vas
sar, and has been teacher of rhetoric in
her alma mater and head professor of liter
ature in Western Reserve university.
The late O. L. Miner, of whom a sketch
by friend appears elsewhere, was init
mately acquainted with more farmers in
southern Vermont than any other man.
He was a successful farmer, but he carried
on large business as buyer of wool and
as a seller of fertilizers and phosphate.
He had charge of the fruit exhibits at the
Valley Fairs, and each year shipped large
| quantities of apples to the cities and to
western states. Many people will long re-
member the great courage shown by Mr..
Miner after his buildings were burned sew
eral years ago. His new buildings are
models OF their kind.
"A new schedule for the running of pas
senger trains will go into effect next Mon
day. The first train from the south will
arrive here from New London at 9:5G in
stead of 940. The first Springfield train
will reach here at $3.50 4. NJ, and will run
through to Windsor, reaching there at
ll:30. The train now leaving at 2:10 will
leave at 2:20 and will run through to the
| White Mountains. The SUNDAY trains
from the south will arrive at SOP and
lO:O6, and the Sunday train south bound
will leave here at > :25. The Central Yer
mont road will make up train here for
the south at 5:20 \. NJ. Trains from the
north will leave at 9:10, 1:45, $40 and
4:37. The $40 train south arrives at 2:17.
There is no change in the remainder of the
schedule.
The ladies OF the Congregational church
held last evening one of the most delight
full fairs they have ever had. The grounds
at the church were surrounded with Japan
csc lanterns and were covered with chairs
| for the little folk. Just outside the en-
trance was a lemonade booth at which
Mrs. L. E. Holden presided. In the vesti-
bule of the chapel was a cut-fower booth
| in charge of Mrs. G. H. Thompson and a
confectionery booth in charge of Misses
Houghton and Waite. The vestry and
parlors were filled with tables at which
strawberries, ice cream and cake, ETC.,
were served on the European plan. At
the south end of the chapel was booth
for fancy articles in charge of Miss Ruth
Hawley, Miss Mary Fits and Mrs. Louis
Greene, booth for hand-painted china in
charge of Miss Marion Fisk and Miss Hell
en- Emerson, and a booth for household
articles in charge of Miss Jessie Gregg and
Mrs. Averill. After supper Lucien Howe
rendered several selections on the church
organ, his Fanfare being particularly
pleasing. Miss Macdonald harpist, of
Boston, gave a selection and responded to
an encore with "Annie Laurie" with vari-
ations. Mr.. Day then introduced Mrs. G.
II. Shelton, who spoke on the Hawaiian
isladds, exhibiting several curios from the
islands. The address occupied about 80
minutes and was exceedingly interesting.
The entertainment closed with piano Sc
lection by Miss L. Belle Tenney and
another solo on the harp, which was heart
lily applauded.
BAND CONCERT.
The first Regiment band will give their
fourth concert next Wednesday evening