Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

Morse. 1t will take the place of two
smaller lights.
There will be a union Thanksgiving ser
vice of the various young peoples sOcie-
ties connected with the different churches
Thanksgiving morning at o'clock in the
in the Unversalist church.
The Connecticut letter in yesterdays
issue Of the Waterman, the Baptist jour
nal. said "Rev. DR.. f. j. Parry has be-
gun his pastorate in Waterbury and he was
greeted last Sunday by large congrega-
tions. The Waterbury church has mem
! bership of nearly 600 and it is an aggres-
sive body of Christians. DR.. Parry will
! find the church ready for service and a
| loyal band"
The trustees of the Brattleboro Home
for the Aged and Disabled met with Dr.
H. d. Holton Tuesday evening. No bust
ness of particular importance was trans
acted, although some time was spent in
talking over plans for furnishing the
home. Many articles of furniture have
already been donated and a start will prob
ably be made next month or the month
following toward putting the home in or
der.
The ladies missionary and aid society
Of the Baptist church held an interesting
missionary concert Friday evening. Sc.
lections we're read in relation to the earth
quake at Assam, India, which demolished
several of the missionaries buildings; and
also in regard to Chinese missions from
the pen Of William T. Ashmore, the we'll
known missionary. There were other ex-
ercises of similar character, and special
music by a quartet and a solo by Miss
Ethel Bruce.
Reference was made in these columns
last spring Just after the last concert Of
the Choral Union. TO the very low price at
which the concert tickets had been sold
and the suggestion was made that the pub
lie would gladly show their appreciation
By paying - cents in future 1t still
seems 10 us that the management may feel
assured that such feast as is promised in
the announcement In another column will
well merit and that Brattleboro will sus-
tain this advance.
The long-talked-of doll show takes
place today and tomorrow, morning, af-
ternoon and evening in one OF the new
stores in Retting's block. This exhibit of
dolls is the famo, collection OF Mrs. II or
ton OF Boston. There are more than 200,
famous for their beauty, associations, his
torical and geographical interest. They
have been hired for these two days by the
Woman's club, and the proceeds Will be
used in charitable work II is hoped that
2 few notable Brattleboro dolls may be
shown.
The Choral Union rehearsas are going
, on encouragingly and the conductor eX-
presses himself as much pleased with the
] progress made up TO this time No more
new members can be received until after
I the concert Mr.. LAWN has been engaged
j for the tenor parts and Miss Gertrude Ell
10 maudS Of Boston as coutralto. Tire.
. members OF the Boston symphony orches
. ira will assist the local players. Mr.. Nil
' Ter assumes the tile role aud the soprano
parts are to be rendered by Mrs. Hubbard
70 aud Miss Gregg
e j. X. Parker of oak street recently en-
gagged a young woman in Boston 10 do
y housework in his family. The womaI
y came to Brattleboro last Monday with hel
" mouths oldchld and on Tuesday morn
u ing the child was dead. The child wa
d apparently well when put to bed and i
s. drank a bottle of milk during the night
o DR.. G.. ). Pratt and Selectman Putnam
e who were called as soon as it was discov
+ cred that the child was dead, eNpresse,
T. the opinion that death was due to acct
/ dental smothering.
( Game scoring over 500 points has beef
! tIOuEuL 10 tue lDIdlAltubiO hOuSt w III
, hunters engaged in the competitive match
Four coons have been brought in, but th
large game has been wary. Some OF tn
n hunters arranged TO capture bear in Dover
II but the trap vas not visited for several days
II and when the hunters went TO 1t the bea
T. had departed, leaving one foot In the trap
T! II is expected that venison and bear mea
J. will be served at the supper at the Brattlt
+ boro House next Monday evening at
4 o'clock. The committee have decided I
Z issue general invitation 10 all who wis
II To partake OF a game supper 10 be present
: There was a large attendance at tn
meeting OF the Mission circle in the I'm
~ versalist church parlors yesterday after
- noon, the ladies being busy in making gsl
y ments to be sent TO Rev. DR.. Perrin
IL Every Day church in Boston for Christ
'' mas. There were devotional services a
$3.50, Mrs F. II. Harris, the president
"a reading scripture, and Rev. Mr.. Max we
> offering prayer. The topic THE Faith
Sc the Five Great American Poets was COZ
o. sidered, there being papers on the lives
~ the poets, with selections from their wr
vi ings as folio VS. Emerson, Mrs w.
II Stone; Longfellow. Mrs. A. W Rockwell
n Whittier, Mrs W. d. Gibson; Lowell, Mr.
m F. ;, Stearns: Holmes, Mrs. c. F. Rec,
r. Mrs. l.. Il. Pummer gave very interes
IL ing paper on THE First American Thank
sc giving
- The ladies of the Congregational societ
u, had a social gathering yesterday afternoo
Is in the church parlors, at which - to so Ii
81 dies were present Tea was served and
II delightful social hour spent. The mai
le feature was an address by Mrs. II. 1
~ Whitaker descriptive of settlement wor
= in the city of Boston in behalf of the LEI
We favored people. She described particula
c' " the work of Dennison House, in il
II theory not that of substituting a new Gel
- ire of lif, for home but of developing G
eu every side the homes of the people for
IT, true life within themselves. The prime
pie underlying this work is that human nj
ture is everywhere the same and the go
,v pei power and method of it may all
al summed up in the word neighborlines
a After Mrs. Whitakers remarks Rev. c. {
IL Day added a few words. The interest
'a the ladies was marked and indicated a ri
no. ing tide of humane and benevolent VOL
mn which is characteristic of our village Ii
al. at present
of News has been received of the death
Id Otis f. Atwater, which took place
e Hartford, Conn. on the 10th inst. NJ
lily Atwater grew to manhood in Brattlebor
III, and had wide circle of friends amor
=, the young folk of his time. He was Il