Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
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Miss Leda Smith of Gaysvlle, this state,
is the guest of Miss Luela Williams.
Gilbert b. Lamb of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Chas.
p. Lamb.
Harry Stedman is on business and
pleasure trip to Greenfield and South
Deer6eld Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Sparks OF Spring
field, Mass, have been visiting at Henry
Frost's and S. w. Sparks's the past week.
There will be a maple sugar sociable at
the village hall on Friday evening of next
week, to be followed by dancing. Every
body invited.
Young Peoples Christian union meeting
at the Universalst church next Sunday
morning, led by e. p. Wheeler. Subject:
"Doing right for the sake of right"
The maple sugar donation at the Meth
odist vestry Tuesday evening netted an en-
ioyable time to those in attendance and a
good sum of money to the pastor, Rev. A
A. Estabrook
The Methodist Sunday school re0rgan-
lied last Sunday, electing the following
officers for the ensuing year: Superinten-
dent, G.. g. Hovey; assistant superinten-
dent, j. II. Merri6eld secretary, Louise
Merrifeld; treasurer, Chas. A. Thorn; IL
braran, Florence Mortified.
The annual March meeting of the New
fame voters will be held In this village. The
warrant calls for only routine business and
there Is not much excitement in prospect
For the vacancy that will then occur in the
school board we have heard the following
names mentioned: DR.. p. p. White, AL
bert n. Sherman, w. +. Wheeler and Rev.
f. S. Bickford.
Mrs. L. d. Temple of Bratteboro deliv-
cred her address, 1.-The organization of
moral forces for public good" to an inter
ested audience at the Methodist church
Wednesday evening. The speaker gave a
description of the crusade against the sweat
shops, the recent upheaval in New York
city under the leadership of DR.. Parkhurst,
the Brooklyn street railway strike, and
other instances of the power of organized
moral forces. While not wishing to be I'M
derstood that she advocated the fitness of
women to exercise the right of suffrage,
she very clearly showed that they were a
mighty power in all great moral uprisings.
She was not in the least in sympathy " it'll
anarchy, but she did believe that there
were many forms of oppression in this
country which the oppressed were perfectly
justified in rising up in organized might
and resisting.
About a year ago, when most of the
newspapers and politicians of the state
were sounding the praises Of Speaker Reed
as the proper person TO receive the Repub-
lican nomination for the presidency, the
Jacksonville ard Wiliamsvile correspon-
dents of The Phoenix put their ears to the
ground in their localities and thought they
could detect the swellings of the wave that
was destined to carry Vermont into the
Mckinley column of delegates and McKn-
ley into the White House. AT the risk of
becoming prophets without honor they
promptly noted their discoveries in their
respective local corners of the paper. In
their satisfaction with the result of the
Coz vention and election they neglected 20
file their claims as "original Mckinley
mem till the offices were all spoken for,
but if anything should happen to come
their way, unsolicited, the aforesaid CORE
spondents would doubtless prefer that it be
located in the United States rather than in
Cuba, Armenia, or the Philippine islands.