Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
NEW FAME.

Several public spirited men made bee
and cleaned up the common Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rand of Orange have come
to occupy the Rand cottage for the sum
mer.
The collection for the Armenians taken
in the Sunday schools last Sunday amount
ed to $14.
Mrs. Mary Burnham has moved to
Townshend to receive care in the family of
Mr.. Derry of Harmonyville.
The village school, which opened on
Monday, is to be congratulated on the re-
turn of Miss Eta Morse as teacher.
The listers will meet at o. L. Sherman's
store in Wlliamsville May 5, at 10 A. NJ,
to hear any who may feel aggrieved about
their tax list.
Rev. Mary E. Norton is to give an ad-
dress at the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Woman,s- Home Missionary union in
Bradford June0.
j. II. Mortified, N. NJ. Batcheder and
G.. b. johnson were the delegates from this
town who attended the Republican conven-
tions at Montpelier Wednesday.
Among Easter cards received by Mrs.
Park, an aged member of the shut-in So
ciety, was one containing an original poem
by Miss Nellie T. Eddy of Boston, formerly
of this town.
The sad news comes from North Adams
that two other children, girl and boy, in
the Sceggell family died lately from measles.
These children were younger than George,
who was mentioned last week.
d. A. Mullett of the National Soldiers
Home in Togus, Me-, is spending a few
weeks in this vicinity. His pension has
been increased to S17 Iper month. There
are 2500 old soldiers at Togus home.
Several are to unite with the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday. AT the pre-
paratory meeting Saturday afternoon two
new members of the church examining
committee are to be chosen to take the
places of Dea. Walker and f. o. Burditt,
deceased; also clerk of the church will
be elected.
Mrs. Fream writes from Montevideo,
Mimi, of great hail storm there this
month with specimen stones four to five
inches in circumference, and pint picked
up at random containing twenty-five. That
region "has been blessed with gentle rains
like New England rains, and without
western embellishments in the shape OF
cyclones"
Part of the business at the w. c. T. U.
meeting to be held next Wednesday at
Mrs. Morse's will be election of delegates
| to the county convention to be held in
Brattleboro June and 4. 1t is expected
that Mrs. Davidson will continue her in
teresting talk on some features of the ma
tional convention which have not been
reported in the papers.
A Worcester paper of last week con-
tanned notice of the death of Mrs. Lucy
NJ. Holden, wife of Dea. Alfred Holden,
a native of this town. Mrs. Holden had
spent two summers here with other board
ers from Worcester. She was greatly es-
teemed by all who knew her. She was a
native of Shrewsbury, Mass Her brother,
John Newton, late of Grafton, Mass,
spent his boyhood on Newfane hill.
A recent Boston paper contained notice
of the death of Rev. David Shurtletf,
formerly of this place. His pastorate here
was succeeded by litigation with the coun-
ty association of ministers, and similar liti-
CATION with other parties in Massachusetts
| followed. After two or three other brief
| pastorates he was on the list of retired
ministers. He was a wealthy bachelor,
and founded a mission in Westfield, Mass,
his native town. He made gifts to the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
Boston, and was registrar of the college at
the time If his death. He died in his
apartments in Boston and was buried in
Westtield, Mass.