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

eye by an iron hook which was suspended
above the barn floor and was badly hurt.
Some old fashion whisk brooms, such
as were used 100 years ago, may be seen
in the window of II. K. Bonds grocery
store. They were made Of birch sticks by
the father of II. p. Hunter.
The case of Crosby d Adams against
DR.. j. 4. Prescott for the recovery OF a
debt, will be tried at the March term OF
the county court. DR.. Prescott replevied |
his property which was attached and filed |
/ a bond for the amount claimed.
Iu addition to his class Of vocal students,
who are taught on Saturdays. E. II. Mil
Ter has this week organized class for in
struction on Wednesday evenings. Mr..
Miller has begun making weekly trips to
Boston for vocal study with Ivan Mo
rowski
The Red Men of Quonektacat tribe will
give their annual ball at the town hall
next Thursday evening The hall will be
handsomely decorated and the festivities
will open with an exhibition march by the
braves. Leitsinger's orchestra will fur
nish music.
Mrs. II. II. Thompson surprised her sis
ter, Miss Genevieve Slate, Monday by in
viting % or 30 friends to spend the after
uOOu al ntI uOuots lnt bNNoolOh bNihH VA 100
States birthday anniversary. Mrs. Thomp-
son also entertained few intimate friends
and relatives at supper in honor of Rev.
G. O. Day, who celebrated his birthday
anniversary on Monday.
A basket ball team was organized at the
rooms Of the Young Mems Christian assc-
citation Monday evening at the close of the
meeting for the formation of classes in
physical instruction. The makeup Of the
team will be about as last year and will in
clude Sanders, Daniels, Cundiff, Pimpton,
Howe. Allen and Stolte. Daniels refused
reelection as captain of the team and
Sanders was elected. Daniels will prob
ably serve as manager. The team met for
practice in the gymnasium Wednesday
evening, and it will attempt TO duplicate
: its last years record.
> The annual meeting of the Young Peo-
Piles Christian union Of the Universalist
church was held last Sunday, officers be-
ing chosen as follows: President, Frank
Flagg: vice president, Miss Lucy Simonds !;
secretary and treasurer, Guy Tasker; cor.
+ responding secretary, Mrs. K. (. Flagg
d devotional committee, Mrs. Cora Wood,
+ Miss Harriet Wilcutt, Walter Cook; look
e out committee, Miss Myrtelle Eason, Miss
+ Annie Lamb. John Tasker: calling COM
Il mittee Mrs. w. c. Stone, Mis-. Emma
= Niles, Miss Ruby Hescock flower com
= mittee, Mrs. Geo. Root
J, Miss Albertina Anderson, who formerly
u worked for Howard A. Pratt, and Edward
j Knudston, who is coachman for Col Rich
arts Bradley, were quietly married last
Saturday evening at the home of the
d brides sister, Mrs. Chester Field, who
e lives at the corner of Cedar and Myrtle
1t streets The ceremony was performed by
r Rev. c. O. Day. Mr.. Lindvall acted as
l. best man and Miss Amanda Peterson as
IS bridemaid. The bride wore dress OF
e white wool and the bridemlid was dressed
y in white muslin over blue. Only few
W friends were present at the ceremony, after
n which the couple went TO their new home
a at Organ street. They received many
of useful and ornamental gifts.
IS Gerald Stanley Lee appears as the writer
;, OF Books of the Day" in this week;
Al literary number of the Boston Transcript
His style is epigrammatc as always. These
{, for instance. are the opening lines Of hi:
'e paragraph on the death Of Henry George
le aud his work as a writer in political econ
y omy: "By taking sufficient pains, mer
er may speak appropriately, from time &c
lie time, and live effectively besides, but It il
8 not given TO many men in this morta
~ world TO die 10 the point, like Henri
II George 1t was an ideal death for al
idealist-on the eve of defeat No bette
J., proclamation on a higher housetop, at {
is more telling moment, of the principle h
D. had tried to stand for could possibly hAv,
r, been conceived"
lg At the invitation Of Rev. p. F. Barnard
r. pastor of the historic church in Dummers
G. ton, a number Of friends from neighboring
BIT churches met at that place on Wednesda,
81 fachtnnaI fallOwghip q
A Rev. and Mrs J. II. Babbitt, Mrs. H. E
ca Bond and Rev. c. o. Day went up from
Id Brattleboro, and there were also presen
T. Rev. Smith Norton Of Newfane, Rev.
be NJ. Wiswall Of Putney, Miss A. c. Billing
is and party Of friends from Guilford an
1t. several others. The morning session wa
IT. led by Mr.. Barnard, who took for his sui
Ok ject "Our Need of and Way of Securing
of Deeper Religious Interest" After boun
II. hful lunch, served with true Dummersto
nd hospitality, the afternoon session bega
he with a service led by Miss Billings, follow
n, ed by strong and suggestive sermon b
of Rev. Smith Norton upon "Redeeming tn
IS. Times" An hour or so Of familiar cor
nd ference followed. An evening service O
of great helpfulness was conducted by Mis-
nd Billings. These fellowship meetings are
d. great means of good and should be multi
at piled.
80 About Some OF the Kelley Cases.
I'M George A. Hines has recently returne
.te from q trip to Minneapolis taken in tn
en- interest of a Kelley case in which he is ir
CHI terested. 1t is a case where loan wa
paid TO Mr.. Kelley before II came due an
Kelley did not pay over the money to tn
oil holder of the mortgage. Payment of tn
loan to Kelley was made In 1895. In o.
vol tober, 1896, when payment of the interes
se coupons began to be defaulted, Mr. Hine
rs. began foreclosure proceedings. The NOR
er gagor resisted on the ground that he ha
,g- paid the loan. Suit was brought to max
re a legal test, and at the trial week befor
10 last the court held that, as a matter of Law
he the loan had not been paid Mr.. Hine
in thus wins in the lower court. No appes
ial has been entered as yet, but 30 days ar
on given the defendant in which 10 do thi:
a. Information of a general nature brough
IN by Mr.. Hines about the Kelley cases.
ii, of interest to the Kelley clientage here
III, abouts. He says in substance that Will
al there have been a number of cases tried
Ter there have not been many decisions, an
ne these, with but very few exceptions, hav
ur been adverse 10 Eastern claimants.
of the remainder of the cases thus far tried
Mt decisions are evidently delayed in orde
a that the supreme court may pass upon tn
ma two or three cases which have alread