Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
The next choral union rehearsal will be

Bert l.. Taylor has sold his opera, cap
tain Kidd, coin collector" to the Boston
ians, which Is good proof of the merit of
| the work.
II. L. Hadlock of Marlboro drove to
Whites livery stable early in the week.
His horse was taken sick and was shot
later at his request.
A carload of Germans passed through
here yesterday en- route for New York.
They were apparently new arrivals, as
their baggage was checked from abroad.
Judge r. w. Clarke has recently suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis at his home
with his daughter in Hornellsville, N. V
He is not entirely disabled and some i'm
provement in his condition is hoped for.
The barn on the Slack place on Western
avenue is being moved to the rear of the
house to make room for driveway or en-
trance to the new summer residence which
is to be built among the pines on the hill,
recently bought of d. S. Pratt
Miss Ethel NJ, Knight was completely
surprised Wednesday night when num-
Der of her playmates called to remind her
of her 18th birthday. The young people
enjoyed games during the evening with
refreshments of ice-cream, cake and lemon
AIDE.
About 60 members of Wantastiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows took the special
train to Windsor Wednesday morning.
Among those who attended from here were
A. j. Currier and II. S. Goodenough rep
resentatives TO the grand lodge; John Ret
ting, G. H. Clark and L. j. Rettng, past
grand masters, and j. NJ. Dugan and c.
K. Sturges.
Today's Boston Herald says: "Irving
Coombs of Brattleboro, VT, and William
Chambers, two cyclist, collded on the state
road last night while training Coombs
did not recover consciousness until this
morning. Both of his eyes and also his
head and legs are badly bruised. Cham.
beers is at the hospital with broken jaw
and very badly injured head"
The first collection of mail in the new
Sunday service was made last Sunday and
was successful. d. f. Tasker made the
collection, which was the first Sunday col
lection ever made in Brattleboro. The
mail closed at ) 40 o'clock and was taken
to the station in season for the owl train
The Sunday service will be more appre-
cated as people become acquainted with it,
Capt. and Mrs. j. Gray Estey returned
home last evening. They attended on
Tuesday evening, in company with General
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of the handsome new five. story building
erected on F street, Washington, by San
ders IL Stayman, for their business as
dealers in musical instruments and sup
plies, An elaborate musicale was given
with reception and collation.. Sanders IL
Stayman are the Washington agents for
the Estey organs.
John Plummer was called to New Ha-
ven, Conn, Monday on account of the
critical illness of his brother George,
whose death occurred Tuesday after an NJ
ness of only four days. The funeral was
held in New Haven and the burial was in
Meriden. George Plummer was native
| of Brattleboro, a student in the High
school, and is well remembered by the
| friends and companions of his time. His
occupation was that of a travelling sales.
man for a New Haven firm.
Traffic on the electric road was suspend.
ed Saturday night owing to the loosening
of a wrist-pin in the engine. A brief stop
was made at IL o'clock in the morning,
wnen it was found that the pin was work.
ing loose The Fitchburg engine company,
the builders of the machine, were notified
| by wire and a man arrived at AS with a
new pin and the tools for putting In. II
was thought safe to stop the engine at
once. The repairs were finished at 3
o'clock Sunday morning, and everything
has since gone on as usual. On account
of unavoidable delay the new apparatus
has not yet arrived and will not until the
middle of June. After that occurrences
like that of Saturday night will be impos-
sible.
A delegation of eight or ten members
of the Unitarian society attended the Con-
necticut valley conference at Bernardston
| yesterday. There was a large attendance
and the exercises were of unusual interest.
| TIE morning session was devoted to a
symposium upon Unitarianism in its prac-
teal aspects, Rev. Z. b. Leavtt speaking
upon personal religion. In the afternoon
George w. Stone of Boston spoke on
"Our missionary work" Since the last
conference three new Unitarian churches
have been established at Derby, New
London, and Willimantic, Conn., and
it was voted to include them in the con-
ference membership. The Bernardston
people proved themselves the most cordial
and generous of hosts upon this occasion.
The Murray clubs birthday party in the
vestry of the Universalist church Tuesday
evening was largely attended and was very
successful, about 500 being taken. The
vestry and tables were prettily trimmed
with flowers in abundance. Strains from
the orchestra gave added pleasure to the
occasion. After supper a short program,
consisting of solos by Mrs. Hubbard and
Mr.. Brasor, and Photographic exhibition
by George Childs was rendered. The fes-
tivities closed with the presentation of the
farce, First aid to the injured" the char
acters being represented by Misses Amy
Hines, Lucy Simonds, Nan Houghton and
Stella Stickney, and Messrs. D. Z. Tasker
and G. l.. Stickney. The party was given
on the oath birthday anniversary of Rev.
Mr.. Maxwell.
Major F. w. Childs received telegram
from Commodore Fuller and Lieutenant
Monroe of Boston Tuesday morning an
nouncing that he had been elected a SER
geant of the Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery company of Boston. This is an hon
or which was entirely unexpected by Mr..
Childs, and one of which he may Justly be
proud. The Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery company is the oldest military com
pany in the United States and celebrates its
257th anniversary June l. The appoint
ment as sergeant is virtually the same as
an appointment to the captaincy in infan-
try in-as-much as the company does not
have captains in the several companies,
the sergeants acting in their stead. Mr.. |
Childs's name was presented by his friends
and was the fourth to be elected out of Is,
which makes him commander of the fourth |
company. The election took place in Fan
ueil hall Monday night. The company,
which consists of $50 persons, including the |
Salem cadet band of so pieces, sails for |
Liverpool June 20 on the Servia, which |
has been chartered ITnitad Statas COnsuI |