Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-30

family consists of wife and three daugh
tiers. Rev. Mr.. Lewis and family will be
welcomed at a reception at the church par
lors this evening 1t is hoped that men,
bers of the congregation will embrace this
opportunity to meet their new pastor.
Mrs. Fred Cole and daughter went
to Lowell, Mass, Wednesday for short
visit.
N. S. Brockway has this week been sur
veying Morgan's field preparatory to laying
sewer pipes.
General Secretary G. A. Raynor of
Keene and Interstate Secretary Claus
Olandt of the Y. NJ. c. A. were in town
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Aldrich Ames of
White River Junction are rejoicing in the
advent of son last Sunday Many friends
here extend their congratulations.
Capt. w. H. Taylor has so far recov-
cred from his long illness as to be able to
resume his duties in the opera house His
friends offer their congratulations.
An auction sale of furniture, household
goods of all kinds, carpenters tools, etc,
is to take place at the residence of Stephen
r. Wales on Atkinson street tomorrow.
Howells popular farce 1.-THE Albany
Depot will be given under the auspices of
the ladies' union of the Congregational
church, the middle or last of June, in con-
necton with the annual strawberry supper.
John E. Brosnaban has, this week, com
pleted putting in the foundations for his
six new tenements on his lot between
Wells street and Williams street extension,
and the carpenters will begin work next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Osgood have been in
Boston the past few days. They will return
tomorrow with Miss Frances OsgOod, who
has been spending the past two weeks in
Boston and vicinity.
The New era cooking school, opens
next Wednesday in Union hall, with a
series of three free lessons. 1t is expected
the culinary science of Bellows Falls house
wives will be spuIred to higher attainments
in the gentle art.
Miss Julia Pratt of Keene closed her
term of lessons in physical culture last
Saturday. Her class numbered only eight,
but it is hoped that another season may
see large increase in numbers under the
instruction of so able teacher.
Work was begun yesterday upon a new
building, just east of the Derby & Ball
snath shop, to be used as a creamery. 1t
is being erected by the Boston Dairy COM
pany, who will remove their cream separ-
ating works. and storage of milk, from the
old building used by them on Rockingham
street, to the new one when completed.
The larger part of Oak hill was burned
over Sunday and Monday. The conflagra-
ton was started by bonfire which became
uncomfortable. 1t was supposed that the
heavy rain of Sunday night entirely extin-
guished it, but Mondays wind found a
spark somewhere and famed it to quite a
blaze.
Sunday seems to have been day of run
Always. DIR. Mathews set the fashion in
the morning, leaving the remains of his
carriage in the square until Monday morn
ing. In the evening young man and two
ladies alighted very unceremoniously at the
foot of Terrace hill, and away went their
horse and carriage We fail to learn that
anyone was injured.
The Mount Kilburn Junior auxiliary of
the Cong egationa church will give a
unique entertainment for the benefit of the
Kurn Hattin home for boys, next Wednes-
day evening in the church parlors 1t is
expected the boys will come up from the
home and program is being prepared
which none should miss, especially as it is
for most worthy cause.
Mrs. John w. Lockwood, who has been
great invalid from paralysis for the past
eight years, died at her Saratoga home
Tuesday of this week. She and her hus-
band are well known residents here, hav-
ing spent every summer for many years at
their residence on the corner of School and
Green streets, known as the Wentworth
house, which Mr.. Lockwood owns.
Interest in the series of base ball games
at Saxtons River, each Saturday, is quite
marked here. A large number went out
last Saturday, and will be more anxious to
do so tomorrow. The Vermont Academy
team are putting up good ball this year,
even if the Dartmouths did get victory of
one point last week. The game tomorrow
is to be with the Dartmouth Reserves"
All the buildings in the village of Graf
ton owned by the estate of the late l.. f.
Prouty were burned Wednesday night,
causing a large loss. Mr.. Prouty has been
well and favorably known in this village
as a teamster, owning number of teams
constantly occupied in freighting between
the two places. The eight horses in the
barns were saved, as were most of the
household effects.
Jerry Hogan and Miss Mary Bearsley
were married in st. Charles's church at
o'clock Wednesday morning. Josie Corri-
don was bridemaid and Morris Relihan
best man. A wedding breakfast was given
at Mrs. Relihan's, aunt of the bride, in
North Walpole, to relatives and intimate
friends only. Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan left at