Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25

oJItoJ SATURDAY tNeuluBs
f. K. Carpenter of West Halifax has
sold his place to Jerry Cron, Frenchman,
and has moved to Colrain.
The session of the United States circuit
court, announced for Nov. % at the Brooks
House, was postponed one week.
The rite of baptism was conferred upon
five persons at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon by the pastor of the Advent
church.
Charles Thomas, son of Engineer c. F.
Thomas, had his right thumb cut off at
the first joint Monday morning while
coupling cars in the railroad yard.
A special program has been arranged
for the Baptist Sunday school next Sun
day, when the lesson will be upon temper
ance. The school will not be divided into
classes, but will consider the lesson to-
gether.
The Lyons Granite company has taken
the contract to build the stone work OH l..
f. Adams's house on Western avenue.
Work on the foundation was begun We'd
nesday and it will probably be finished by
the first of next week.
A collection amounting to about $50
was taken by the Baptist Sunday school
a Thanksgiving dinner for the DR.. Judson
fresh air children who have been spending
the summer in Brattleboro.
A $50 loss was incurred by fire in the
house of G. H. Pratt the last of last week.
Some one of the household lighted a match
from which table spread took fire. In
the attempt to throw the spread out of the
house other damage was done.
Frank +. Howe, whose retirement from
the editorship of the Montpelier Record is
elsewhere recorded, is expected to come to
Brattleboro Monday to spend several days
here. He will then leave for Palm Beach,
Florida, where he will remain through the
winter. He will do newspaper work at
Palm Beach if his health permits.
Joel G. Tyler of Leomnster, Mass,
well known in Brattleboro, has been in
dicted on the charge of embezzling SIP,
600 from the Safety Fund National bank
of Fitchburg. He was teller in the bank
and carried on an, insurance business in
Leomnster. He disappeared suddenly and
several weeks later was found in Boston,
having gone there while in a highly nerv-
Gus condi ion.
Inexcusable acts of vandalism have re-
Gently been perpetrated on Crosby street.
Rosa b. Shepardson of Ashuelot, y. H.,
owns a two-story house on that street,
which is in charge of A. V. May. Within
the past few weeks IL panes of glass have
been broken out of that house by stones
which have been thrown by boys and
young men. Only four whole panes re-
main. The panes were % by IA inches in
size and they cost 10 cents each at the
hardware stores. The doors have been
burst open several times.
The following is from the Londonderry
Sitter of last Friday "Rev. n. A. Wood
has accepted cali to the Baptist church
at West Brattleboro and expects to be set
tied there by the first OF January. This
news will he received with regret by the
church in this place as well as by the peo-
pie generally. Mr.. Wood has been here
for five years and in that time has won the
respect and esteem of our citizens without
regard to religious affiliations. While re-
grets upon all sides will be expressed none
but will wish for him and his good wife a
pleasant lot in their new home"
A meeting of the Baptist church has
been called for next Sunday to act upon
the matter of calling pastor. The meet
ing will be held at the close of the morn.
ing service. There is every in LEGATION
that the church will vote to call Rev. +. +.
Marble of Wallingtord, Conn, and it is
probable that Rev. Mr.. Marble will accept
the call. Mr.. Marble has preached at the
church several times and although he has
net been a candidate it has been evident
from the first that he would be extended a
call if he would allow his name to be used.
He has asked that in case he receives and
accepts the call the church make some
changes in the matter of music, church
debt, etc, and the church has voted to
make the changes.
Sheriff II. +. Gordon was the plaintiff
and C. p. ellison the defendant in suit
which was tried before Justice j. II. Mer-
rield in the county clerks Office Monday
forenoon. c. c. Fits appeared for the
plaintiff and C.. II. Robb of Bellows Falls
for the defendant. During last May Sher-
if Gordon attached three-seated wagon,
an express wagon and a pair of harness in
suit Of K. l. Perry against Mr.. ellison
and secured judgment at the September
term of the county court An execution
was gotten out but the property could not
then be found. The evidence of the plain
tiff tended to show that the defendant dis
posed of the property after the execution
was issued. The defence introduced no
evidence and the court rendered judgment
for the plaintiff to recover $40, the full
amount of the execution. The defendant
appealed.
A joint meeting of the day and evening
sessions of the Woman's club was held at
the home of Mrs. L. w. Hawley Saturday
evening. The meeting was not one of the
prescribed course, but was to take the
place of the annual reception. After
short business meeting there was a roll
call of the members, and the responses
were accompanied by the reading of short
selections from the works of James Whit
comb Riley. A program of merit was
then rendered, which consisted of the fol-
lowing numbers: Piano solo, Miss Eva
Gowing; reading of one of Riley's poems,
Miss Minnie Brasor; vocal solo, Mrs. C.
+. X. JENNIE; farce; reading of one of Kin
ling's stories, Mrs. II. X. Whitaker. The
next meeting of the day session will be
held on Dec. at the home of Miss Gene
We've Slate. The evening session will
meet with Mrs. W. P. Jones on Dec. L.
The paper Will be by Miss Susan Clark.
Pilgrim Fathers Proclamation.
Hear all ye pilgrims of Fort Drummer
colony, No. 105, United Order of Pilgrim
Fathers of Brattleboro, VT, and give au-
dience to the proclamation of your gov
ernor. Agreeable to custom established
by the Pilgrim Fathers at the ingathering
of harvest, to appoint day to render to
Almighty God their sincere thanks for his
watchful care and protection from foes
without and within, and to gather with
their families around the fastiva hoard 20