Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

The Fuller Battery dance has been post
poned from Halloween plight to New
Years eve.
An inspector from the Hartford Steam
Boiler Inspection and Insurance company
is inspecting the boilers in Brattleboro and
vicinity.
S. G.. Smith holds an auction sale Of 80
good cows tomorrow at his farm on the
Hinsdale road, the first this side of the
Vim. b. Adams place.
Mrs. Dennis Ross, formerly of Millers
Falls, but more recently of Brattleboro,
has sold her house at Millers Falls TO
William Parsons, who will take possession
a. once.
A. w. Childs & Co. have paid Rev. E.
S. Morse $1,000 to cover his loss by the
burning of his house beyond c. Z. Aliens
some lime ago. The amount paid was
the full value of the policy.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor society
held the first of a series of sociables in the
church parlors last evening. Socability
and informally prevailed, the result being
an evening Of real enjoyment. Those to
follow in the series will no doubt have
good attendance, as had this one.
A fire started in the kitchen of Mrs.
Julia Nation in Cox block Wednesday
morning, and had it not been extinguished
Immediately the result would have been
serious. The fire was caused by the ignit-
ing Of some clothes which were hung over
the stove, and the flames had burned a
large hole in the wall before they were dis.
covered by Mrs. Mattoon.
The grand Jury finished its work at
Keene Wednesday and found IL indict-
ments, among them being the following
Frederick D. Els Of Brattleboro and
Hinsdale, for keeping malt liquor for sale !;
Orlin II. Ellis OF Brattleboro and Hins-
dale two indictments for keeping malt
liquor for sale, subsequent offences, one
for specific sale; Charles Bean, jr., OF
Brattleboro and Hinsdale, one indictment
for specific sale and two for keeping malt
liquor for sale, subsequent offences.
Rev L. D. Temple began last Sunday
evening a series of addresses upon the
great religions of TIE world, Confucius be-
| ing the subject Of this first lecture. The
| life of this remarkable man, who made nc
claim to religious leadership, but simply
tried as a reformer TO better the life Of the
people of his land, was touched upon, the
address in the main being devoted to show
| ing the many excellencies which are found
in Confucius's teachings, and the marked
influence which those teachings still exert
after nearly $500 years, upon the millions
of the great Chinese empire. After thu:
touching upon the many admirable feat
ures of this great religious system, the
| speaker pointed out some Of its serious de
| fects, com pairing it with Christianity. Tn,
| lecture was Of great interest and thos,
which are to follow, upon Buddha, Ma
| homet, Moses, and possibly others, vii
doubtless be well attended.
A fire started on the mountain SUNDAY
morning, and aided by the strong wine
which was blowing from the north, soOI
spread over a large area. A gang Of meT
from the Retreat were sent over in the af
ternoon to extinguish it, ut were unsuc
cessful in their efforts. BY Sunday even
ing the fire had covered nearly all of thi
side of the mountain opposite the tOwI
and was burning brightly in many places
furnishing a brilliant spectacle to the man,
people who watched it from various points
Tuesday morning it was still burning, al
though much farther south than the da,
before, and as the wind veered TO the SOUL
in the afternoon the fire changed its cours
and burned over to the eastward. Tn
damage done by the fire is not as great a
might be supposed, as in most places
burned so rapidly that only the leaves an,
underbrush were destroyed. The origin q
the fire is not known, but it is supposed I
have been set, as it started in severa
places at nearly the same time
The regular season of the Murray clu
was auspiciously opened Monday nigh
with reception at which over 100 of it
members and friends were present Mr.:
X. w. Rockwell Mrs. Henry r. Brown
Miss. Myrtelle Eason, Mrs. II. NJ. Woo
Col. Taylor, c. L Stickney, and II. NJ
Wood were on the reception committe,
and during the evening coffee and cak
were served by some of the younger men
bers, Mrs. Frank Burnett and Miss Mimi
Haskins pouring the coffee. An orchestr
of seven pieces rendered a pleasing pre-
gram from eight till ten. The work whic
the club will undertake during the wint,
was briefly outlined by the pastor, and tn
announcement made that the executiy
committee had decided to proceed with III
publication Of the proposed parish lpape
sufficient financial support having bee
received to warrant such a step. Gre;
interest and enthusiasm were m lnfeste
by the members in the new venture, an
an encouraging number Of subscription
was secured. The first number OF III
paper will be issued Saturday Of next weel
and following numbers upon alternate Sa
: urdays. The next meeting of the Murra
club will be held Monday evening, Nov.
and literary and musical program VIII l
presented.
Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Lowell of Amhers
Mass, celebrated the 50ih anniversary
their marriage Thursday, Oct. IA. NJ
. Lowell is the veteran photographer VII
will be remembered by some of the oh,
residents as having had a studio in Bra
tleboro for the four years preceding lSjt
selling GU. to the late c. l.. Howe, faith,
of John e. Howe, the present photogr;
, pher. After disposing of his busine:
here Mr.. Lowell became associated wit
DR.. Dean OF Greenfield in the work of a
ranging for the publication by the Smitl
, sOnian institute of Washington of a boo
on the geology of the Connecticut vale,
He took many photographs, the work o.
cupying about three years. Amherst Wa
chosen for the headquarters as a centr
loca ion and because of the large cole
ton of specimens at the college, and /
has lived there ever since. Soon after D
Deans work was issued a similar one vs.
= undertaken by the late President Hitcl
! cock of Amherst college, and Mr.. Love
made about 10000 photographs for tn
work. The Springfield Republican, whc
published portraits of Mr.. and Mrs. Love
last Saturday, said: "Whi in BTattlebol
Mr.. Lowell was favored with the patronas
: of many noted people, among them Hel
ry Ward Beecher, who was in the yicnit