Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-09
lRMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY JULY g. 1897

largest number of members for the League
of American Wheelmen in the state.
Pastor Renshaw and G.. p. Wellington
were the delegates from the Congregational
church at the council for the dismissal of
Rev. j. S. Colby at Marlboro Thursday.
B. F. Adams and K. p. Bailey had con-
ferred upon them the degree of Bachelor
of Arts at Dartmouth college, instead of
Bachelor of Science, as reported last week
The officers of the bank have been kept
busy since Thursday in paying the 20 per
cent dividend. Twelve thousand dollars
were paid out Thursday, $1,000 Friday,
and little less than $4,000 Saturday.
A pair of horses belonging to n. f. La
vote took fright in Fitzgerald court Sunday
afternoon and ran as far as Geo. Wright's
on the Mortified road. Result, a badly
demolished carriage, but no one was in
jured.
The Fourth was a notably quiet one in
Hinsdale. The popping of firecrackers, to
be sure, was constantly heard Saturday
evening and through the day and evening
Monday, but not even the usual ear-split-
ting notes of the "hoodlum band" dis
turbed the quietude of the night. Those
who wished to celebrate in some way ac-
companied the base ball team to Keene
Monday and took in the "doings" there,
but more of our citizens spent the day at
home.
The canadian Jubilee Singers" gave
excellent satisfaction here, rendering a
fine secular concert Saturday evening in
the town hall before fair sized audience.
They sang in the Methodist church Sun
day morning and gave a sacred concert
there Sunday evening at S o'clock. The
audience room was literally packed. A
silver collection was taken, and the receipts
for that and Saturday evening were S3S,
which were divided between the jubilee
singers and the Methodist society.
Henry Dunlea, overseer of the finishing
department at the Amidon mill, who has
been very i'll at the boarding house for two
weeks, died Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Dunlea was a quiet, gentlemanly man, and
bad made many friends in town. He leaves
a wife, who was with him in his sickness,
and two sons and daughter. All his
children are unmarried, and the eldest son
came before his fathers death. The body
was taken to his home in Springfield,
Mass, Thursday morning where the flu
neral services and nterment will take place.
Rev. Francis Marsh of Boston spoke in
the Congregational pulpit Sunday morn
ing. His subject was, "The Sunday
school; Its Work in the Formation Of
Character Mr.. Marsh has been engaged
in Sunday school work for many years and
is master of the subject At the close of
his very interesting sermon he made an
appeal for funds establishing Sunday
schools in places where there are no relig-
ious privileges. The church was very APP
propriately and tastefully decorated in
honor of the day, July 4, with flags, bunt-
ing and ferns.
Alonzo Barrett died at his home early
Sunday morning at the advanced age of 81
years. He was native of Hinsdale, and
had spent his life here, dying within half
mile of the house where he was born. He
had been in poor health for long time,
| and, as he lived alone, when he became toe
| i'll to care for himself, his son, James,
| came to the old home and did all that
could be done to make his last days COM
| Portable Mr.. Barrett is survived by five
children, George, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
James, of Orange, Mass, William, OF
Houston, Texas, Mrs. Matte Green, OF
Hoosac Falls, n. Y, also another daughter
in York state. He leaves one brother
Nelson Barrett of this town. The funeral
was at his late home Tuesday afternoon.
The burial was at Pine Grove cemetery