Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

! OF steamer company NO. IN place OF a.
O. Johnson, who moved to Keene re-
Gently. Chester Sargent succeeds Stearns
as fireman.
The evening session of the Woman S
club will meet with Mrs. Randall, Oak
street, Saturday evening. A large attend
ance is urged as matters of importance are
to be considered.
Joshua Newton of East Mortified.
Mass, the venerable uncle of the late
Francis d. Newton of Brookfed, Mass.
writes The Phoenix that the birthplace of
the latter was North Orange, Mass, in
stead of Brattleboro.
Hon. James l.. Martin took the oath of
office as United States attorney for the dis
! trict of Vermont at Montpelier Friday
evening before John II. Senter, notary
public, and on Saturday morning assumed
the duties of the Office.
| The Carpenter Organ company reelected
the old board of officers at the annual
meeting Tuesday: President, George f.
Crowell; treasurer, C. H. Davenport; sec
rotary, Martin Austin, jr. general man
ager, W. c. Carpenter; factory superin-
tendent, j. II. Morse.
G.. +. Thompson, adiuster for the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance company,
was in Rockingham Tuesday to adjust the
loss to Leon A. Cutler by the burning of
his granary. The loss was total and the
Insurance. which was $500, was $50 less
than the value of the building.
The Brattleboro Gas Light company re-
elected these officers at its annual meeting
at the Brooks House Monday evening:
President, Dr. H. d. Holton; clerk and
treasurer, c. F. Thompson; directors. DR..
II. ID. Holton, O. ID. Esterbrook. J. !.
Martin, G.. c, Averill and C.. II. Thomp-
son.
Officers of the Grange Block association
were chosen as follows at the annual meet
ing last Friday: Directors. T. j. g. Cud-
worth, w. +. Goddard, W. L. Banks, p.
). Eames, II. &. Yeaw; auditors, W. II.
Bracket, +. O. Lee, Vernon, f +.
Mather, West Bratteboro; clerk and treas
urer, w. F. Goddard.
II. H. Hackley was elected president of
the Christian Endeavor society of the
Baptist church Tuesday night to succeed
Miss Mabel Freeman who resigned. The
society voted to unite with the other young
peoples societies in holding services in the
Centreville schoolhouse The first ser
vice was held last evening.
A complete electric light plant is
on exhibition in Vaughan d Burnett's
window. The one-half horse power en-
CINE is model which was built at the Frost
street factory by Charles A. Smith during
his leisure evening hours. He also made
the counter shaft, and the diminutiye gen
orator which develops the one-candle pow
er lights is the work of Mr.. Vaughan.
The Teachers college at New York is to
be incorporated as a department Of Colum-
bia university. The Teachers college was
organized II years ago and occupies build /
ings valued at 81 900, 600. II is one of the /
best housed and equipped institutions in /.
the world for the training of teachers. .
Richard f. Dodge, A NJ, professor of |
and photography in the Teach
ers' college, is a son-in-law of James Dal- !
ton.
The Congregational Sunday school held !
its annual meeting last Sunday and elected |
these officers: Superintendent, II. II. |
Thompson; assistant superintendent, Mrs.
Fred l.. Smith; librarian, Louis Whitney
first assistant librarian, Alfred Thompson
second assistant librarian, Howard Rice
The election of secretary and treasurer
was deferred to next Sunday when the re-
ports of the present incumbents will be
made.
The 47th annual fair and festival of the
Universalist society will be held at the
town hall next Wednesday evening. Jan.
26 Supper will be served from $50 to
! $50. The fair will be complete in all its
details, and a special feature will be the
art booth containing over 80 pictures ex-
pressing the humorous side of life. An
original attraction will be the "Klondike
which will make regular trips
ia N 10,
be gwen on the stage during the evening.
Leitsinger's orchestra will furnish music
or dancing from $40 to / o'clock
The annual meeting of the Daughters of
he American Revolution was held last
at the Brooks House. The fol-
owing officers were chosen for the ell
uing year: Regent, Mrs j. J. Estey: vice
egent, Mrs. F. W. Weeks: treasurer. Mrs
:. F. Thompson; secretary, Mrs. +. L.
smith; historian, Miss Susan Clark: reg.
strar, Mrs. II. F. c. TOdt; board of man
Mrs. F. c. Rice, Mrs. j. II.
3abbitt, Mrs. NJ. l. Reed, Mrs A. G.
Cobb, Mrs II. d. Hoton, Mrs. c. F. r.
Ienne, Mrs. j. l.. Stockwell; literary
ommittee, Mrs. f. D. Whitney, Mrs. W.
Childs, Mrs II. II. Thompson.
"a Romance of Coon Hollow drew an
asst Saturday evening. Southern life is
epicted, and the songs and dances by the
larolina darkies make pleasing speciaties.
he characters We're well taken as a whole.
lonors were easily with J. w. Girard and
Hiss Margaret Dibdin as the Southern
both giving effective char
cter delineations. The general effect Of
he piece was marred in the third and
ourth acts by having girl of the grammar
chool period as the "leading lady" and
bject of the devoted attentions of three !
-alwart specimens of masculinity.
Last Sunday evening at the Universalist
hurch Mr.. Maxwell gave a very thought !
Il address on the subject of Crime" :
lie touched briefly on the increase and
iuses of crime and criticised the methods .
punishment employed at our penal in +.
buttons. He thought the individual !
lould be studied and proper attention q
aid to heredity, environment, and all the 8
connected with each indi- =
dual case; that young criminals should a
Of be associated with older and more har- y
ened criminals, and that none should be :.
ntenced to a term of years, but until the T.
minal shows proper degree of repent :,
ice which would enable him again to take "
IS place in society, reformed man. Mr.. ~
axwell speaks on Capital Punishment" -
ext Sunday evening. Il
A. Bamberg, who has returned to the l.
nploy of S. A. Smith d Co. this week.
und himself in an unenjoyable predica-
ent at Millers Falls last Monday night. N
q has rappDtlV baan aunplovad