Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22


society, at their annual meeting in St. Al
bans Friday, voted to hold their mex meet
ing in Brattlehoro.
The various committees of the local
tribe OF Red Men are making extensive ar
for the peace dance which is /
to take place at Festival hall Nov. Is.
The members OF the cast OF "A Dress !
Rehearsal Of Cinderella" and the committee !
in charge Of the operetta were entertained |
Monday evening by Mrs. c. F. Il. JENNIE. !
There will be an excursion Tuesday, !
Oct. 26 on the Fitchburg railroad from
Greenfield and Milers Falls to Boston.
Tickets are good from Oct. 20 to Oct. 80,
inclusive.
The spirit of poesy evidently walketh
abroad among the merchants on the east
side of Main street this fall. II afil lets
Ambrose Knapp this week, and we have
TO confess that in his case II seems TO take
a very fetching form.
The Burlington Free Press of Saturday
said edtorially: while Vermont was
sweltering in the unreasonable heat of
yesterday word came from Lo don that
there hal been a heavy fall OF snow over
the Westmoreanl hills. Kipling may be
Obliged to dedicate anew his Lady of the
SHOWS poem"
Emery Knowlton, who has been in town
this week, has received congratulations on
his marriage, which took place Sept. Q in
Boston. The bride was formerly Sabrina
q. Duffee of Plat,sburg, Y. Y. Mr.. and
Mrs. knowlton have been spending most
Of the time since their marriage at the no
tel in Windsor, which is run by Mr..
Knowlton's brother, but they have not de-
cided where they will make their home.
The Vermont Wheel club has made ar
rangements with Manager Fox by which
The Walk ng Delegate will appear un-
der its auspices Oct. 80. The club has
had under consideration for some time a
plan to recognize the assistance given in
the production Of Z-phra, and at meeting
| of the board of governors Friday evening
it vas voted to give each participant in
Z"phra a complimentary ticket to The
Walking Delegate"
The brewery on the island was visited
| last Friday by Sheriff Rixfori of Winches-
ter and Constable Kinds Of Hinsdale. The
proprietor was not on the premises, but it
is understood that beer was found and
that the case was settled. The saloon of
! Charles Bean, jr., was also raided. Beer
was found and Bean appeared at a hearing
before Justice Horton Of Hinsdale. He
waived examination and furnished bonds
! in the sum Of 500 for appearance at the
| county court.
Watson French says that he did not
skip his bail at the last term of court, but
that ne did not put in an appearance be-
cause his lawyer, j. K. Batchelder of Ar
| lington, was III, and because he wished the
case to come before some other lawyer be-
side Ross Watson says that his bonds
men will lose nothing. and that he will re-
turn in few days and surrender himself
and demand bail. French came to town
Saturday night on the 9:l0 train after
spending some time in Worcester.
Mary Baker, 30, wife of Martin Dunn,
who is employed by the Boston & Maine
railroad, died Monday at her home on
Reed street, after illness Of several months
| with consumption. She was a former
| Putney girl aud married Mr.. Dunn about
II years ago. She is survived by her hus-
band and three young children, and her
parents and two brothers are also living.
The funeral was held in the Roman Cath
Ole church at o o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. and the burial vas in the Catholic
cemetery.
William p. Dpvine has received the most
notable honor in the gift of the senior
class of the Philadelphia Dental college,
having been elected valedictorian for the
commencement exercises. There were
four candidates. and on the first ballot De-
vine received % votes and the others 81. )
and respectively. On the second ballot
the two lower candidates withdrew and De
vine received 100 votes and his nearest
competitor 80 Devine's el, ction was then
made unanimous on motion of the de
feated candidate.
Henry d. Olmstead OF Medford, Mass
was killed at South Twin lake, Me, sun
day by II. r Packard. an AttlebOro
Mass, sportsman, who mstook him for
deer. Tn young man, accompanied by
his brother, was at the head of the lake
looking after some bear traps. They wer,
about TO return in their canoe when a re-
port of gun came and Olmstead fell shn
through the body and arm. Omstead wa,
81, and the main support of an aged father
and mother. The story of this accident
has caused much comment in this town OF
account Of the fact that c. A. Harris anC
c. w. Durham are hunting near the TwiI
lakes.
II. II. Thompson and Rev. j. II. Bah
bit, Miss Maria Stedman and Miss Susar
Clark of West Bratlleboro attended tn,
meeting OF the state Sunday school assO
citation held at Bennington Tuesday anc
Wednesday. The convention elected Off
, GERS as follows: President, l.. W. Hawley
: of BrattlebOro; vice presidents L. p. AID
ans of SwantOn and Rev Thomas Tyni,
of St Juhnsbury; general secre airy, Rev
q. l.. Story of Milton; treasurer, Fred A
Pease of Burling on; statistical secretary
Rev J II. Bahbitt of Bratrleboro. Tn,
treasurer's report shows the association tC
be nearly $500 in debt. The secretary re-
ported 749 SUNDAY schools, with a mem
bership OF 81, S62.
Salem wItchcran Recalled.
A writer signing Augustus" gives in (
recent issue f the New York Observer
grewsOme story of the singua ar "witch
craft" delnsion under which Judges anC
clergymen labor-d in the sevent zenith cen
fury in the belief that they were fighting
the devil by eX terminating those who were
called witches. Speaking of Judge Sam
uel Sewall, who was chief justice at the
Salem trials, he says: Judge Sewall wa!
as able a man in business, and as level
headed in affairs, and as honest in his re
ligi N as any of his contemporaries; aut
he was one of the seven judges who triet
the witches and sentenced 10 out of 100 t
death The court met at Salem in June
and August 1892; the executions took plac,
! Sept. %, by hanging, except in one case
Giles Cory refused TO plead to the indct
ment, aud according to English law a mar
: who refused TO plead might be pressed L
cd s.F 1.