Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

The Episcopal ladies will give their an
nual fair and festival Sept. %.
The Red Men will meet in their hall at
O'Clock tonight for regular work.
Mrs. Julia Pendergast and her daughter,
Mrs. X. G. Bidwell, are visiting Mrs. Tim
othy Cain in Fairhaven.
Elder Geo. A. Streeter of Somerville
Mass, will preach at the AID 7ent church on
Sunday, Sept. II, at 2:30 and =. NJ.
The members of the w. C. r. L. will
meet next Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
at the parlor of the Y. NJ. c. A. They
are requested to be prompt in attendance.
c. A. Miles, Henry A. Chaplin, j. f.
Melen and ID. G. O'Nen of Quonektacat
tribe of Red Men went to Wilmington
| Tuesday night for the purpose of raising
| up the chiefs in Schiawassee tribe, No. -.
1t having been rumored that Mr.. and
Mrs. LAWN would sing at the morning SER
vice at the Centre church next Sunday it
ought to be said that for special reasons
this arrangement cannot be carried out.
| The singing will be the usual excellent
| singing by the choir.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
morning Rev. l.. d. Temple will continue
| his series of sermons on the history of the
Baptsts, taking for the special theme:
1.-The Renaissance of the Baptsts." In
the evening the congregation will unite
with the Centre church.
At the Universalist church next Sunday
the pastor will be assisted at the morning
service by Rev. c. r. East OF Kansas City,
Mo. At 1:45, Sunday school; p. NJ,
Young Peoples Christian Union. All are
| cordially invited to these meetings. At 3
p. NJ. Mr.. Maxwell will preach at Gull
ford Centre.
At the meeting of the Woman's aux
iliary of the Y. NJ. c. A., held Wednes-
day, Mrs. Edgar Guild, Mrs. Charles p.
Wheeler, Mrs. John Beaumont and Mrs.
Edgar G.. Osgood were chosen to fill the
places on the executive committee of those
whose terms of office expire by limitation.
The Baptist and Congregational societies
united Sunday evening in union service
at the Baptist church, when temperance
lecture was delivered by Mrs. Helen G..
Rice of Boston, national superintendent of
juvenile temperance work and recording
secretary of the Massachusetts, w. c. T. U.
She is fluent and forcibe speaker and
her words were listened to with close at
tention.
The Unitarian church was reopened last
Sunday morning, when Rev. K. Q. s. Os-
good preached his first sermon as the set
t ed pastor of the society. His theme wa:
ittingly chosen from the words of Jesus
"Gathsr up the fragments that nothing
be lost" Mr.. Osgood's family, con-
sisting of wife, daughter, and son, arrived
yesterday, and are now settled at the par
sonage on High street for permanent resi-
dence.
The semi-annual business meeting OF
the Christian Endeavor society of the Con-
gregational church was held Sunday even
ing, the meeting being the first after the
August vacation. After the regular re
ports these officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Kenneth Emerson president
Miss Edith Stole; corresponding secretary,
Miss Florence Fits; recording secretary
. Miss Lena Crosier; treasurer, Mrs. L. f
Holden. Miss Lillian Park was elected
delegate to the state convention at Mont
/ pelier Sept. 2S-30.
A service of special interest will be helC
at the Centre church next Sunday evening
at 7 O'Clock, to which all are cordially in
vited. Rev. John B Devins, pastor of thu
, Hope church, New York city, one of the
wisest and most effective workers for tn
poor in this country, will speak upon the
tenement house and sum work of the cas-
side. Mr.. Devins is a prominent writer OIL
: the New York Tribune, d. l.. Moody
right hand newspaper man, reporting al
his services. He is principal reporter 70
the Presbyterian general assembly, as wei
: as director in various benevolent organiza
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