Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-30

lOau 1Or Jne use OF Jne llVeGyneu auu
others.
Eight members from the Vermont Wheel
club joined in the first club run of the sea-
son last Sunday, the destination being the
Chesterfield House.
The date for the first rehearsal OF Zephra
has been changed from Wednesday to
Thursday, May 8, at Grange hall. 1t is
hoped that all members and friends of the
organization will be present.
A. r. Cobb closed the hotel at Chester
field Centre last Sunday. Mr.. Cobb has
run an excellent hosiery, and it has been
favorite resort for driving parties from
Brattleboro.
The hearing before Judge Wheeler in
the case of A. L. Weeks of St. Adams has
been postponed to May 1. Mr.. Weeks is
the deputy collector, who refused to an
swer questions about the government
liquor licenses in the Washington county
court.
The wedding of Charles O'Connell and
Miss Mary McNulty was celebrated at the
Roman Catholic church Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Father Cunningham officiating.
James Sullivan was best man and Miss
Katherine McGovern bridemaid. Mr.. and
Mrs. OConnel will make their home on
Hudson street.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 102, F. ~ A. NJ,
elected these officers last evening: Willis
d. ellison, w. NJ. Dennison Cowles, S.
w; d. p. Webster, j. w; MILFORD IL,
Bracket, treasurer; Frank w. Nichols,
secretary. F. r. Vaughan was appointed
trustee, but the other appointive officers
were not named
Rev. A. j. Hough and family will leave
today for their new home in White River
Junction, with the exception of Howard
Hough. who will remain here for the pres
ent. Mr.. Hough has been power in the
community during a pastorate of four
years here, and the local Methodist society
has never had an ADLER or more convincing
preacher.
Helen, the 3-year-old daughter of Gro
ceryman John T. Kaine, died about
o'clockWednesday morning of tubercular
meningitis. She had been i'll nearly all
winter but her condition was not con-
sdered dangerous until two weeks ago,
when she began failing. The funeral was
held at the house at 10 o'clock this morn.
ing, Rev. Father Cunningham officiating.
The burial was in the Roman Catholic
cemetery.
The repairs on the Elliot street news
store have been finished and Mr.. Fox
moves back into his old quarters to-mor-
row. The store has been completely reno
waited and rejrranged and presents very
handsome appearance with new paint on
walls and ceiling, new decorations, new
show cases, new racks for the display of
papers and magazines, and new nickel
plated display rods for periodicals. When
fully in order and stocked with goods it
will be a model store of its kind. To-mor-
row night Mr.. Fox will keep "open house"
and he invites everybody to "look in, not
for trade, but for bit of friendly sociabll-
ity and entertainment. The little folk,
whom Mr.. Fox always counts among his
friends andicustomers, are particularly in
cluded in the invitation.
Admirers of Hoyt's comedies found
something Enthusiastically Hoytian in "A
Black Sheep which was presented at the
Auditorium Wednesday evening. 1t was
its first appearance in Brattleboro and made
a decided hit. 1t embodied the authors
latest idea in humor, satire and burlesque.
which combined to make it a roaring sue
cess. Otis Harlan as Hot Stuff" Viii
liam DeNere as the editor of the Tomb
stone, Ariz., "Inscription,' and, in fact,
each individual actor, seemed to have some
special qualification for his part. The
fancy dancing by Miss Hattie Wells and
the burlesque performance by Miss st.
Henry were features which were well re-
ceived. The singing, as a rule, was espec-
tally good, the song, 'Lenola," by Harry
Luckstone, sung to the tune of "El Capt.
tan" in which the whole company Joined,
being one of the best that has lately been
rendered in Brattleboro by a theatrical
company.
What appeared to be a deliberate at
tempt to steal T. j. Heaphy's mileage
books was made by a member of "a Black
Sheep" company yesterday morning. Mr..
Heaphy went to the railroad station in the
Brooks House "bus' to meet the l1:lO
train and as he was getting out he took
some packages from his pocket and uncon-
sciously drew out his mileage books, valued
at from $50 to 500, which fell to the
ground. They were soon missed and Mr.
Heaphy started back over the route to-
ward the Brooks House in search of them
Someone in the Swift beef house, having
learned that Mr.. Heaphy had lost his
mileage books, informed him that he had
seen one of "a Black Sheep company
drop his overcoat near the "bus" and pick
it up again. He could give no description
of the man, but Mr.. Heaphy was sure that
he was on the right track and he boarded
the train with the intention of having the
troop overhauled at Bellows Falls. He
proceeded at once to make inquiries about
his books and found that they were in the
possession of the first one of whom he
inquired. After asking Mr.. Heaphy to
identify them the fellow gave them up
just as the train started
Rev. +. w. Crafts on Current Re-
FORMS"
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts of Washington.
d. c., widely known as preacher, lecturer
and author, and the line of whose studies
has been for many years that of social
reformation, gave an eloquent and instruc-
tive address at the Baptist church last
Wednesday evening upon "Fresh Light on
Current Reforms" After explaining his
own work at Washington, as superinten-
dent of the national bureau of reform
work, and showing how legislation can be
shaped and carried by the people through
their representatives, Dr. Crafts empha-
sized the neglected sides of Christian effort
making for sociological investigation and
progress, and all the noble and necessary
aims of Christian humanitarian work. He
took up and explained the special lines of
study assigned for each month by the bu-
reau, such as the various aspects of labor
questions, the home, morals in school in
struction, municipal reform, etc. Finally,
he gave some very striking facts and argII-
ments regarding the two great questions of
temperance and the Sabbath, euogizing the
attitude and influence of our Vermont