Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12


Wheel club will probably be held in s
January.
Will Roleau, former Brattleboro boy,
lad narrow escape from death at Essex
junction some time ago while at work
putting a hay rack upon a cart. He was
the rack when a prop gave
way, letting the rack down upon him. A
bolt tore the side of bis face from his ear
to his chin, and he would probably have
been killed but for the fact that the rack
first struck on his shoulders.
Conductor l.. w. Hawley announced at
the rehearsal of the Choral Union Wednes-
day evening that Dec. 1G had been decided
upon as the date for the presentation OF
Mendtssohns elijah" and that the Au-
ditorium had been engaged. The Union |
has the work well in hand and, although |
the music is by far the "stiffest' it has yet |
undertaken, Dec. l6 will see everything in
readiness for a grand concert.
The Baptist Sunday school, in charge of
Superintendent l.. w. Hawley, will give a
concert or Bible day exercise in the main
room of the church next Sunday evening
at the usual hour The concert will con-
sst mainly of exercises by the children
aud it will take the place of the second In
Rev. Mr.. Temples series of Sunday evening
sermons to young people, Friends and
Companions" which will be delivered
week from Sunday.
The Sunday school Of the Congrega-
tionals church voted to send Mrs. II. ).
Caswell, the well known missionary in the
employ of the Home Missionary society,
! S2j to be expended in the building of
parsonage in Nebraska, which will be the
only parsonage in FIVE large counties. In
the evening the Christian Endeavor society
voted to add $40 to that voted by the Sun
day school, and the $50 will be sent at
once for immediate use. II is hoped TO
increase this amount to 500 next Feb
ruary, when the annual collection for the
Church Building society will be taken.
A Thanksgiving concert is in prepare
ton by the members of the Congregational
Sunday school TO be given in the audience
room of the church Sunday evening, Nov.
p. The children will be assisted in their
exercises by the regular choir and by
mail quartet. In connection with the prep
aration for this concert the announcement
of special feature will be made next
week. A Thanksgiving sociable will be
held in the vestry on the following Tues
day evening when the children will be en-
tertained in a very interesting manner by
who are "expert mystifers.'
Montpelier Waterman: "Dr. S. f. Law
ton of the Bratt!eboro Retreat, DR.. +. w
Page. superintendent of the state asylum
for the insane at Waterbury, and DR.. p.
W. Fisher of Boston went TO the county
Jail last Saturday morning where they
made an examination o. the mental con
dition of Mildred Brewster They were
- - cd
Rowland and H. 5. Stanton, c. unset iol
, the state in the coming murder trial
, Whatever determination the medical ex
perts may have come 10 in regard to Miss
, Brewster, it will not be made public unit
: it is given by them on the witness stand
e The success of the Popular Lectur,
course last season has led the young peo
( Pile of the Baptist church TO arrange for I
e similar course this winter, and although
= dates are not ye' definitely fixed, 1t is an
4 n0unced that four lectures and an enter
s tainment will be given. As difficulty i
e found in arranging earlier dates, because
. of other engagements of the speakers, 1t i
= probable that the course will not open TN
i til late in January. The lecturers secured
b are Rev. DR.. C. l. Scofield OF Mortified
II who is expected to speak upon persona
r Recolections of the Southern Confeder
acy," Rev. G. Glenn Atkins OF Greenfield
/. Rev. DR.. F. J. Parry and Rev. Hal d
e Maxwell. The tickets, which will be OIL
II sale soon, will be placed at the same Low
i figure which secured so generous a patron
+. age last year. Subjects and dates will b
Il announced later.
It A large number of boys and severs
a older persons met at the parlors OF tn
= Young Mems Christian association Mon
h day evening, to discuss with Arthur
:, Clinton of Mount Hermon, plans for oil
n ganzing classes for physical instruction
n during the winter. The benefits TO b
II derived from such work were discussed b
= Secretary l.. b. Hardy, Mrs. L. ID. Tempt
y and Mr.. Clinton, and at the close of tn
l. remarks so many signified their intention
o of Joining that it was decided TO engag
h Mr.. Clinton as physical director. A youn
n mems class will be organized and will begi
work at 80 o'clock,, Saturday evening, an
ID a bows class will be organized between
s. and o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Thes
I hours will be the regular ones for instru
2 ton of the respective classes. Mr.. Clinton
n who is student at Mount Hermon, wa
e. for two years a successful instructor in II
L. Young Mems Christian association 8
lie Mauch Chunk, Pa.
C. The following from the report of Stat
y Inspector of Finance Hosea Mann will /
Ie of interest to many people in Brattlebor
l. and Putney: H. X. Bush of Barre hs
+ been appointed receiver for the assets
y this state of the insolvent Granite Stat
81 Provident association of Manchester,
a., and is collecting them-about So, 0C
u as fast as possible, which he will hol
II subject to direction of the Vermont courts
~ David A. Taggart, general assignee
ie Manchester, informs me that decisions
- far rendered in the courts require the r,
turn of the general assets scattered thrOug
m several states to him for general distribl
o. ton, and he expects this decision in a
* courts where the question is raised He
h. attempting to secure the return OF II
I'd specsal deposits held by several states (,
IS general distribution also, and has recent
"a secured a decision in the state of Michga
of by the United States circuit court to III
e, effect that the law of that state whiC
xt places a lien on all the assets of sal
he association in that state for the benefit
of the stockholders thereof living in tn
* state, is unconstitutional because of pr,
1t ference to citizens of Michigan over tho
e. of other states"
TX An examination in the matter of the i
st solyency estate of Ii. NJ. Adams was he
s. before Judge K. l.. Waterman Monda
a the assignees being represented by Ha
rs kins d Schwenk and G.. G. Fits and NJ
u, Adams by Waterman, Martin d. Hit. tt