Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-01


f. Wales will open his second term for
advanced dancing scholars this evening.
The Peoples national bank declared its
semi-annual dividend of 8 1-2 per cent
Monday
A. V. May has leased the j. G. Patter-
son farm, known as the Howard place, to
j. NJ. McQuaide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bailey entertained
a number of friends at siX-handed euchre
at their home on Western avenue Saturday
evening.
The Carpenter Organ factory closed
Wednesday night for the remainder of the
week, to give opportunity for taking in
ventory and making repairs.
A party of young people enjoyed excel
lent skating at Spofford lake Wednesday
Several young men have skated to Vernon
and Hinsdale on the river this week
p. f. Crown has paid to E. L. Water
man, administrator of the estate of the late
eX Gov. Fuller, check for SITS, on a
policy in the Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance company of Newark, n. j.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gregg gave a de-
lghtful party Wednesday evening at their
Oak street home, about 40 young people
being present. A large part of the com
pany participated in dancing while Others
found amusement in cards.
The Odd Fellows of Wantastiquet lodge
elected these officers Monday night: Aug
ust Rhode, Noble Grand; Walter Goddard,
| Vice Grand; A. j. Currer, secretary; c.
l.. Cobb, permanent secretary; G.. +. Stur-
| gis, treasurer; Dennison Cowles, first trus-
| tee.
The Washington street home lof II. |.
| Dyke was the scene of merry Christmas
| gathering, the party of "a including the
families of w II. Cray and II. y. Dyke,
and Mrs. johnson and son and Mrs. Rob
ertson of Swanton. The supply of refresh
ments was bountiful and the proceedings
we're enlivened with songs, Rotations
games, etc, until late hour in the even
ing.
The oldest son of Mr. Price is i'll with
| diphtheria at the home of Mrs. =. X.
| White on North Main street. A son of
| James Blake on Reed street also has the
| disease. The Blake boy was ill with a
| throat affection some time ago, but a mi
croscopic examination failed to reveal
germs of diphtheria and the boy recovered.
| The germs are plainly visible now, how
ever
Gen. Grant council of the Junior Order
of American Mechanics elected these off
GERS at an adjourned meeting held Tuesday
evening: Commander, G. b. Lamson vice
commander, II. ID. Waterman: recording
secretary, Chas. Ii. Davis; assistant re-
cording secretary, w. c. Whitman: fnan-
cial secretary, l.. II. Knapp; treasurer, c.
L. Scribner; conductor, A. +. Taylor
warden, w. l.. Warren; inside sentinel, c.
w. Berry; outside sentinel, A. L. Perham
trustees, w. l.. Warren, w. c. Whitman,
II. c. French. Officers will be installed
the second Friday in January.
A special meeting of the Estey Guard
was held Wednesday evening, when the
company voted to have a military ball,
and appointed this committee of arrange.
ments: Capt. Estey, eX-Ofiicio; Lieut..
Bingham, Sergeants Putnam and Field.
Corporal Dunklee, and Privates McRae.
Swift, Cooley and G. Whitney. Fuller
Battery will join with the Guards in con-
Quoting the ball, and the Battery has APP
pointed Lieuts. Connors and Waterman.
Sergeant Bailey, Corporal Whitman and
Private Dugan TO act as committee. The
two committees will meet next Tuesday to
decide upon the date of the ball and to
make other arrangements.
The Christmas festival of St. Michael
Episcopal church, which took place on
Monday evening last, was one of the most
enjoyable ever held by the parish. A larger
number of parishioners, with their children
and friends, were present than ever before.
After few words of greeting by the rector
the boy choir sang their carols and the
presents from the Christmas tree were dis
tributed. Games for the little ones fol.
lowed, with refreshments of cake and cof-
fee for all. The latter part of the evening
was devoted to games and dancing, and at
its close every one expressed their pleasure
at the success of the festivities, which were
chiefly due to the efforts of the ladies OF
the parish and the Sunday school teachers
The scheme for daming the river about
II years ago was not abandoned on account
OF the expense, as many supposed. The
engineer who made the surveys and esti-
mates was confident that dam II feet
high could be built across the river at the
head of the isl nd at an expense of $780,
600 to $780, 600, which was less than the
projectors had expected. The plan was &c
erect factories on the island, and on the
Thomas meadoT on the New Hampshire
side of the river, The dam would have
caused the waters to set back in the river
to Walpole, and the Retreat meadows
tees of the Retreat were greatly opposed to
the project, it was held in allegiance for a
time, and finally abandoned. The men
who had the survey made were ex-Gov
Fuller, George E. Crowell, Col. Hooker
and c. ii. Davenport.
j. 7, Hildreth has engaged in an i'm,
portant industry-the manufacture Of
handle-bars for bicycles-at his carriage
and sleigh factory on Elm street. The
bars are made of Vermont hickory which
is obtained from wood lot in WardsborC
and is sawed into square sticks at the mill
of Peck d Ross at Wardsboro station
The sticks are turned the required size
and sanded at Mr.. Hldreth's factory, after
which they are steamed and shaped by
special machinery designed by Mr.. Hill
dreth. Mr.. Hildreth has orders on hanC
for $4,000 bars, the manufacture of which
will give employment to ten men unit
next June. The first shipment was made
this week and the factory is now runnn!
night and day in order to keep up with thu
demand. BY the time the present order /.
filled another as large or larger will proba
bly, be placed and there is a prospect tina
the new industry will become permanent
one.
The children's Christmas celebration OF
the Unitarian church, held at Wells hal
Thursday evening, took the form of
Mother Goose party, with Santa Clau
present in person to attend to the distribu
ton of gifts. A long table was spread TO
the Christmas supper and at the appointed
moment the doors were opened and Mothe
Goose appeared, radiant and vivacious
leading her pretty brood of expectant littl,
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