Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

" ltl MIS- Aul! Jolr. lreldN evening.
The sixth and last Of a se,ie. Of dances
will be held In Red Mems hall Wednesday
night.
The Red Men contemplate giving game
supper in about two weeks Ladies will
be invited.
The Rainy Day club gave dance in Red
Mems hall Welnes lay evening /; was
well attended.
The Carpenter Organ factory is to be
closed, beginning last night, until next
Wednesday morning.
The ladies society Of the Congregation
al church held successful afternoon tea
al the chapel yesterday.
The Junior Epworth league Of the Meth
oiist church took sleighride up through
West DUNN 9rston and return Monday
afternoon.
Next Wednesday, March 3, will be Ash
Wednesday, or the first day Of Lent.
There will be services in ST. Michsers
church at II o'clock
F. W. Mcclure. assignee Of the j. (.
Townsend estate of West Dummerston, is
continuing the auction sale Of goods at
Townsends store today.
All voters are reminded of the special
village meeting which will be held at half
past seven tonight. Ii is not probable
that much time will be required for the
transaction of the business, but a good at
tendance is desirable in case discussion
arises.
Mr.. Wales will hold the ninth annual
reception of his dancing classes in the
armory, March 70. The First Regiment
band and orchestra have been engaged for
the occasion. A special feature Of the
evening will be the Bradley Martin min
net in full costume.
The Choral Union will begin rehearsals
for the Mag concert next Wednesday even
ing at the Baptist chapel. THE rose
maiden" a beautiful cantata by Freder-
lex Cowen, the eminent English composer,
is to be studied, and some of the chorus
will be glad 10 learn that the music, while
of the highest order. is not as difficult as
the Hymn Of Praise. A full attendance
at this opening rehearsal is confidently ex-
pected.
Giles Taintor, the superintendent Of
this division of the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, was in town
over Wednesday night. Yesterday be and
Manager Henkel of the telephone exchange
drove TO Putney TO confer with the bust
ness men there about the establishment of
a small exchange there. Such an exchange
would be a public convenience, and the
subject was fayorably entertained by the
Putney people.
People who are unable to 60 to Wash
ington 10 attend the Inauguration Of Pres
ident Mckinley are invited TO do the next
best thing aud attend the presidential re-
ception in Grange hall next Thursday
evening All the presidents and their
wives will be present in costumes Of their
time to receive their guests. A program
will follow the reception, which will in
clude music, tableaux and Rotations
Supper will be served al 9 o'clock, The en-
tertainment beginning at :. The affair is
gotten up by the grange dramatic club
who give further particulars in another
column.
c, A. Chandler of % Prospect street.
engineer on yard switching engine for
the Central Vermont railroad. met with
a painful accident about 80 o'clock We'd
nesday morning. AS be was about 10
cross the track near buttons granite shop
the Boston Il Maine freight engine No. -
backed down and Chandler attempted to
board ii. In doing so his right foot slipped
on the ice and went underneath one of the
drive wheels, which passed over it dag
onally, cutting of all the toes and a part
of the foot Chandler was taken home in
the coupe, and Drs. Webster and Pratt
were called in surgical attendance. 1t was
necessary to remove about one-third of the
foot.
Further testimony in the case Of B. G.
Corser against the BrAttleboro Overall
was taken in the office of Kit
redge Haskins Tuesday before the exam
liner, c. c. Fits. The testimony taken
was that of Mr.. Carter Of Carter & Church
i'll of Lebanon, y. H., for the Bratteboro
Overall company. Mr.. Carter identified
pair Of overalls which had already been in
in the case as exhibit No 10, as
a pair which WAS made al their factory. |
He also identified another pair which has
been introduced as an exhibit. The testi- |
mony Of the defendant is to be completed |
by April l, and the rebut al OF the plain !
tin must be completed by May l. The /
case will probably be tried al the Nav term |
Of the United States court.
a recent issue of the Chicago Advance |
has this TO say in regard to Brattleboro |
boy: Another OF our s,alwarts in the north !
and, the able president of our North Wis /
,onsin Home Missionary society. Rev. Jos
Il. Chandler, worker whom We can i'll |
afford to spare, is likely u accept a call
rom Rhinelander TO Owatonna, MINI.
He will 60, il he goes, with the keen regret
and deep heart protest Of all his Wisconsin
brethren. The heavy stress OF the north
,rn work wears men out, and, as Mr..
chandler has not spared himself in those
our years OF splendid service, he deserves
respite Mr.. Chandler is a son of Rev.
Joseph Chandler, for many years a pastor
II the Congregational church of IVES,
He was born in West Brattle-
,oro and lived there about . years.
THE Sunshine OF Paradise Alley"
One of the largest audiences which has
veIsgathered in the new auditorium was
resent last Friday night 10 see the pro-
uction of The Sun'hine of Paradise Al.
ry,' the new play by Denman Thompson
nd Geo. W. Ryer. The audience was at
entive and appreciative and the general
erdict upon the production was favorable. !
n its stage setting the play was superior
0 anything which has ever been produced |
ERE. This was especially true of the first
CT representing an East river dock with |
hips tied up alongside, excursion and
cry boats passing and view of the
Brooklyn bridge in the di.tauce. The me
hanical effects in this scene in the light
az of the wharf an the boats, the move
lent of the boats and the moonlight eff
rot upon the water left nothing 10 be de-
lred. The company carries it's own cleo
nc light apparatus for producing these eff.
acts. The closing Autumn scene in |
'ronx park" made an exceedingly spirited
nd effective picture. The play has no
lot, but It's pictures of EAst-side life are
D well staged and acted with 80 much |