Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-23

George Warren, who died at West New
ton. Mass. April 20. was formerly engaged
in the tanning business at Centreyille. lie
was an uncle OF sherman and Gerry War
rem.
Rev. MI. Temple will preach Sunday
morning on the subject, Busy Here and
There" Owing to a request of the w. {.
T. L. to join in union service at the
Congregational church, there will be no
evening seryiceat the Baptist church.
The stallion Linden, 2:15, owned by j.
| f.. Clark of Holyoke, will make the season
in Brattleboro, in charge of c. {. Win
| chester of Chestnut street, and will be at
the fair grounds after May !. Mr.. Clark
was in Brattleboro yesterday making ar
rangements for the season.
NJ J. Shea, Brattleboro boy, has
recently retired from the management of
the Grosvenor, one of the finest ho-
tells in New York, at Fifth avenue
and 10th streets. The Grosvenor is
owned by the Mutual Life Insurance
company Paul w. Orvis of Manchester,
this state, is the new manager of the Gros-
venor.
Mines Levick -, one of the cleverest
actors ever seen on the American stage,
died at his home in New York city Sun
day. He was born in England, and at the
age of IS came to this country and began
his career as an actor with an Uncle Toms
Cabin company. He appeared as Mercu-
ito when Mary Anderson made her debut
at Louisville, Ky, in 1873. In her
memoirs Nine. de Navarro tells how coldly
the old actors received her, but says of
Levick: at was a relief to turn from them
to that excellent artist and true gentleman,
Mines Levick, and to watch the earnest
care with which he rehearsed every line.
Most paygoers in America know how full
of charm and originality is his reading of
this difficult character His interest in
my work and his almost fatherly kindness
| shall never forget. From that day we
became warm friends, and he has no
warmer admirer of his sterling qualities as
man and actor than the unknown Juliet OF
that November morning" Mr.. Levick
had appeared in Bratteboro several times,
first with Geo. Edgar, and later with Mar
garet Mather when she was under the man
2 agement of j. NJ. Hill. He had also been
associated with Julia NARROW, Nine. Jan
auscheck, Charlotte Cushman, Booth, Bar
rett, Rossi, jefferson and Couldock. lie
retired from the stage in 1892.
! A conference on systematic benevolenct
: was held at the Baptist church yesterday
it being one of a series of conferences
which are being conducted throughout the
country, under the direction of the mission
:, | airy societies, for the purpose of inspiring
!, the people of the Baptist denomination tC
!, contribute toward liquidating the debt OF
= the denomination. The debt, which ha!
= been incurred largely by the magnitude O.
. its foreign work, is S475,000 OF th
= John d. Rockefeller has agreed to pa!
. $3.50, 900 provided the denomination raise
- the other 1925, 000 In order to raise thi
- amount the missionary societies are en-
= deavoring to formulate some plan whereof.
.f the giving may be done Systematically will
= some definite knowledge of what the re
suits will be- A prayer meeting was he'll
in the chapel at 10 o'clock, led by Rev. +
S. Smith of West Brattleboro. A devC
% tional service was held in the afternoon
d beginning at o'clock, at which Rev. L
ie d. Temple presided. The afternoon pre-
gram was as follows: "What We Hope t
ar Do" by Rev. Dwight Spencer of Nev
D. York; 'Claims of Missions by Rev.
r; f. Mitchell of Putney; "Giving by Youn
~ People," by Rev. Mr. Dodge of Below
t. Falls; "Giving by System" by Rev. r. I
lg Carey of Greenfield "Honesty with God,
n by l.. b. Hardy of Brattleboro. Re-
by Thomas Gull of Brattleboro, Hon. r.
Fuller of Boston, Mrs. A. j. Gordon, wiz
I'd ow of Rev. A. j. Gordon of Boston an
e. Miss Ayers, missionary to Japan, we
90 present in the afternoon and made r
e- marks. DR.. II. d. Holton presided at Il
IS, evening session. Following a devotion
lit service, led by Rev. Mr.. Meacham
ID Townshend, were addresses by Mrs. Go
nd don and Mr.. Fuller. If the interest
k, every conference is as great as that whit
Sc, was manifested here the denomination W
IL experience no difficulty in raising the d
nd sired sum.