Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-24

cred good eating the one in Pufters window
would make a good addition to a Christ
mas dinner
McCarter's variety, vaudeville, Jubilee
and minstrel show will appear in Grange
hall at : o'clock tonight in "McCarter's
--latest Sensation
The children of the free kindergarten
were entertained at the \. NJ. c. A. rooms
Yesterday afternoon by Christmas tree
Each child received a present and bag of
candy.
successful social and sale of fancy ar
tces for Christmas was held in the Swed-
ish mission church Saturday evening,
about $50 being realized. Refreshments
were served.
The guests of the Brooks House were
pleasantly entertained Saturday evening.
the occasion being cobweb party. The
first prizes were won 10y W. c. Carpenter
and Mrs. j. A Taylor and the BOBBY
prizes 10y +. G. Crosby and Mrs. W. {.
Carpenter. After the entertainment a
supper was served
The Vermont Live Stock company held
its postponed meeting in the Y ermOnt Ma
tiona bank Wednesday evening and div
idend of six per cent was declared on the
cash on hand. John Stevens was reelected
manager for another year. There will
probably be a meeting in March to discuss
the question of buying cattle, although no
definite date was decided upon.
G. NJ. HOlbroOk, who has been travel
/ Ing salesman tor a Rutland granite COM
/ pauy, and j. f. Bigelov, a Bratlleboro
/ granite dealer, have formed q partnership
under the name of Holbrook ~ Bgelow,
! and have leased the smaller of the two
/ CentreyiIle factories of the Estey Organ
/ company They are dealing in foreign
and American granite and marble mOuu-
/ ments, headstoncs, tablets, etc.
/ The date of the Vermont Wheel club
| banquet has been changed from Jan 20
! to the 9th iu order not TO conflict with
! the annual dinner Of the Brattleboro saw
/ ings bank which vii, be- given at the
/ Brooks House on the former date Each
member of the club will be given a ticket
| to the banquet this wear on application TO
! the secretary. Several guests will be in
/ vited to the banquet, including GOV.
/ Grout, Lieut.. GOV. Flske. the president Of
! the League of American Wheelmen, and
the presidents OF the Westminstef club Of
/ Bellows Falls, the Greenfield club. and the
wheel clubs Of keene and Springfield
Lewis s. Walker and Frank Wordeu
/ Judges Of Windham county court. have eN-
amined the accounts of Geo. &. Averiu.
county treasurer. and find that the income
of the county during the year ending Dec
j, was SlGg2lQ. The amount disbursej
10y the treasurer during the year on orders
was $50. -. last years balance due the
treasurer and paid. So50.j0 leaving a bal
ance In the treasury De-. ] Of Sis So. The
amount of the county clerk orders out
standing and unpaid against the county Dc,
! S6l4 o. To provide tor the payment of
this Indebtedness and for the county eX-
penses of the coming year the Judges have
ordered the treasurer 10 levy "a taN Of one
cent on the dollar on the list of the poll
and rataoie estate of the several towns of
/ the county, the tax 10 bee paid hy the
towns TO the treasurer on or before the
first day of June. 1895
The nrst Baptist society held its annual
meeting in the chapel a = $50 o clock Tues
day evening. A large number were pres
ent The reports OF the officers showed
that while the church debt had not been
reduced appreciably the receipts had been
sufficient to pay all expenses. The officers
elected were President, ;. H. Warren
vice president, l.. W. Hawley; secretary,
II. B. Chamberlain: treasurer, $ W. Ed
/ T.
II. f. {. Todt. The old board of trustees.
consisting of DR.. II. D. Holton, G.. 5. Phil
lips, L. d, Retting. c. b. CroweI and j
L. Hall, was reelected, but Nj Hall r..
signed, and c. S. Hopkins was elected in
his place. Several new members were
voted into the society. The trustees were
instructed TO pursue the same course as
last year for raising money, which was 10y
the weekly envelope system. Thanks
were extended TO the ladies' society for fur
nishlng music the past year, TO the Chris
tian Endeavor society for assuming the
debt on the church spire, and TO Guy c.
Lamson for supplying the pulpit one sun
day without charge Previous to the bust
ness meeting a supper was served free tC
all members of the congregation who con
tribute TO the support of the society
The sixth annual report of the Estey
Organ Company Benefit association shows
the whole number of members TO bt
Therewere22 accidents the past year
claims were paid for - accidents, one
claim which was presented was not al
lowed, and eight claims were not pre-
scented. The financial report shows that
the balance in the treasury last veal
was S2l2.4O, the receipts from mem.
bership fees during the year was S272
and the receipts from the Estey Organ
company, 20 per cent of the bershiG
fees, was S54 40. making a total of sos
40 The expenses for printing the pas
year were SOL and payments for l3 claim.
amounted to SAC, so that there is a bal
ance of S3S4.Gj in the treasury. Geo
a. Hines, J. W knight and =. f
Connors, the executive committee, state in
their report that the year has been III,
most successful since the beginning OF IN,
association. 1t was the first year in which
all OF the employees participated as members
and the number OF accidents was smallel
and they were less severe than in any pre-
vious year, and the financial statement
therefore shows more favorable balance
than in any previous year. The committee
state that the good which has come iron
the association thus far is a plea for il.
favorable reorganization and cordial sup
port. The annual meeting of the associa
ton will be on the first floor OF shop sis
Tuesday, Dec. IS, at one O'Clock.
A BrattIeboro Souvenir.
Philateists will be interested in a littl,
souvenir which Postmaster +. W. Child,
has recently prepared in the form OF a fac
smile of the old Brattleboro postag,
stamp attached to a facsimile letter
sheet bearing, not only the Original ad
dress of an Old Boston resident, but tn,
old postmark as used by Postmaster
Palmer more than 30 years ago. The little
stamp which was issued in 1S4G-a full
year before the government issued its frs
a. s