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

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week in May to a company of glass blowers.
The students who were home for the
Easter holidays have returned to their
various colleges.
In accordance with his last wishes, the
body of Royal E. Wyart was taken Tues
day to the Forest Hill crematory.
f. E. Blood & Co. have this week re-
ceived carload of Canada horses which
they are disposing of at private sale.
President L. Clark Seelye of Smith col
lege has promised to speak before the
teachers association some afternoon in
May.
1t is understood that Geo. b. Hit, as
guardian, will sell the A. F. Waite farm
and personal property by auction about
the first of May.
Mr. Wales has all the arrangements in
hand for The ann;nal reception to be given
by his dancing class in Grange hall on
Friday evening, the 2lth inst. Daily re-
hearsals of the grand pageant are held.
Edward j. Phelps and VIM. j. Gethens
were arrested Saturday night by Officer
Hall for being intoxicated. Before JUS
tice Newton on Monday they plead guilty,
disclosing on the first brewery. Each was
fined 50 and costs amounting to $10.01.
The Denver correspondent of the New
York Dramatic Mirror gives high praise
to the combination of noted artists who
are giving English grand opera in that
city under the management of Charles II.
Pratt This is the company of which
William Schuster is member.
The Vermont Wheel clubs whist team
will meet the Monadnock Cycle clubs
players in a return game at duplicate
whist at Keene tonight. The Brattleboro
players will be G. A. Harris and C. w.
Durham, f. L. Hunt and c. O.. Robbins,
II. f. Brooks and G.. II. Pratt, c. X.
Crosby and W. II. Bracket
The officers elected at the annual meet
ing of the Brattleboro Creamery association
held at the Grange banquet hall Monday
evening, April 6, are: President and man
ager, j. J. Ward; secretary and treasurer,
w. II. Bracket; directors, j. J. Ward, G..
p. Slate, John +. Gale, Mack NJ. Miller, j.
=. Sargent; auditors, w. l.. Sylvester and
j. G.. Stafford.
Bishop Hall invited the Episcopal cler-
gymen of the Vernon: diocese to con-
ference at Rock Point. Burlington, We'd
nesday and Thursday of this week to con-
slider the three questions: The exercise of
discipline with regard to marriage, the
communicate list, the payment of clerical
stipends. These are matters which will
be brought before the convention of the
Episcopal church in June.
The class of 80, North street school,
gave a reception at No. 4 North street
Monday evening to the alumni of the
school. About 30 were present. A let
ter was read from Guy Lamson, president
of the alumni association, Clayton Hack
ley gave a vocal solo, and games and So
ciability, with the serving of refreshments,
also entertained the party. 1t was an ex-
ceedingly pleasant occasion.
Upon the board of examiners at the sd
annual session of the Vermont conference
at Barre appear the names of Revs. A. H.
Webb and w. 5. Smithers. The following
Windham county names appear among the
candidates for examination: e.. ii. Sisson
of South Londonderry, J. c. Williamson
of Athens, 5. p. Fairbanks of Williams
vile, +. W. Sharpe, formerly of Putney,
first year; j. W. Narramore of Bellows
Falls, third year; G. II. Rogers of Wards
boro, fourth year. Rev. A. j. Hough was
made conference treasurer.
At the annual parish meeting of st. Mi
chaers Episcopal church, held on Easter
Monday the following persons were elected
to serve as vestrymen for the ensuing year:
Royal Tyler, F. f. Draper, F. w. Childs,
j. NJ. Hackley, A. w. Childs, Frank
Dew. Nichols, Andrew Bleakly, S. Fred
Guild and VIM. r. Stark. Royal Tyler
was appointed by the rector senior warden
and f. f. Draper junior warden. These
delegates to the diocesan convention have
been elected; F. w. Childs, j. VI. Hack
ley, 4. w. Childs, Col. William Ausline
and F. Dew. Nichols.
The champaign County Herald, pub
lished at Urbana, Ill.,, contains an eleven
column illustrated account of the dedica-
ton of the new Baptist church in that
place. The building was erected at a cost
of SO, 900 and was dedicated free from
debt. One of the building committee and
the church treasurer, as well as one of the
largest contributors TO the enterprise, is
Everett NJ. Knowlton, who will be pleas
antly remembered here by those who knew
him when he was employed by the Estey
Organ company some 20 years ago. Mr.
Knowlton is now in the drug business in
urbana.
The sorrow and sympathy aroused by
the death of Alva S. Hubbard were shown
Oy the large congregation which gathered
at the funeral Sunday afternoon, filling
the Universalist church in every part. The
Murray club and the Young Peoples I'M
ion attended in body, as did those young
men of the Wheel club who were identi-
fed with the club when Mr.. Hubbard was
a member before his departure for the
West. The members of the High school
class of 1887, with two classmates from
Fitchburg were also present. with the
teachers, Mrs. Elmer and Miss Howe.
There was profusion of beautiful flowers.
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell conducted a simple and
service. The burial was in the
family lot in the Vernon cemetery near the
Hubbard homestead.
The Germans played to a good house at
the auditorium Monday night in 1.-THE
Gilhoolys abroad" The piece is an OPP
cratic comedy, with no pretence of plot.
II consists, instead, of a series of sketches
so arranged as to permit the introduction
Of entertaining specialties which bring out
The gifts or talents of the performers who
present them. The singing and dancing
by the Germans themselves were very
clever. Nothing better of its kind has
ever been seen here than the diversion by
John and George German introducing the
"GraDd Army STEP to the difficult music
Of Marching through Georgia" The
singing and dancing specialties by Misses
Clark, Grant and Starr were all
good, and we imagine there could have
been few in the audience who did not feel
hat the evening had afforded them their
moneys worth" of rollicking fun.
The Choral union at its meeting Mon
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