Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-11

QaN TOT adjustment OF ACCOUNTS.
By the kindness of Livervmm II. IT,
brown the children OF the Free kiudergar-
ten mad a delightful sleighride Tuesday
Afternoon.
A. w. CniIis Is Go. have paid w. Is.
Ware this week $1,000 insurance ON the
Prospect House m Chesterfield. win ;h was
recently burned
A leading editorial in the Boston Her
aid OF last Sunday was founded on re-
cent sermon boy Rev S. A. CrOthers of
Cambridge, Mass. on "Ihe Cruelty OF
Good Poop
The Woman ciuo met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. g. t. Barber. when excellent
papers were presented by Mrs. o.. A. Dms-
more on Victoria aud her Family,
aud Miss Myrtelle EasOn on Current
Events" The evening session met SAtur-
uav evening with Mrs. Nora henueN
District No. ID school. taught by Miss
Sarah McNelgn. closed Tuesday. Feb. S.
Hattie Atkinson and Clifton Timson had
no absent marks. Albert Dunkee and Min
ME hescock had but one. Hugh Dunklee
and John Atkinson had two. For the past
year Albert Duuklee mas had only one Alb
sent mari
A meeting of the Baptist society was
held last evening TO near the report of the
special committee on finance. Less than
% persons were present Inc committee
reported that from 500 to $500 was still
needed TO paw the coming years bills and
II was voted TO reduce the minister salary
from $500 TO $500
LeitsinEer full orchestra mas engage
ments Tor every night next week On
Monday night they play at the speaking
contest and on Friday night at the Uni
versaist fair at HInsdaIe They give
concert and play al a bail in WIncheste~
on Thursday night and nave nome engage
ments Tor the other evening.
The directors of the Philadelphia Piano
Trade association met last Saturday and
adopted resolutions IN appropriate recOg-
milton OF the death OF L. NJ. Bruce who
mad been long a member OF the association.
ne annual meeting of the association,
which was TO nave been neld SATURDAY
: evening. was postponed two week.
Charles j., Moves the well-Knowu
wholesale grocer. and Mrs. Josie hunting
ton OF Jamaica we're married last week
Thursday M keeug. n. Il. They Tee
turned 10 their Bratteuoro nome the ioi-
lowing dav. The bride is mighty esteemed
here and IN Jamaica. For the past year
she mas been Nj. Moves houseKeepeI
Giles Iaintor. superintendent. OF the
western division of the New England Tel
{ egrauu and Telephone company. spent
! last night In brattleOOr0 MI IaiutOr ls
} soon 10 be transferred TO Boston To- nave
charge OF % new department, that of
/ eight OF Wav ana statistics which ls TO
! be established Dv the company He will
bee succeeded al Springfield uy james
H.aH .H.
+ of the Northern division. Mi Iamto-
Will i've 10 Jamurg-
Inc supper given uv the ladies of tine
+ Unitarian society a. Wells hall TUESDAY
evening was followed Dy q charming little
musical entertainment. tue numpars iu
/ which were furnished Dy Mrs. hnowltou
l and Miss Hal a. the piano. Mir Miller
/ Mrs. Lawton and the hIrn scnOo. GUAR
} let IN several selections. with a negro char
3 acter song by Helen Chllds and George
/ Messer which captured the house Mrs.
! Lawton contribution was a deiighuu
: rendering IN costume. OF an old Irish bal
/ Lad. Z. A. Miles gave readiuE
4 Principal Whitaker third lecture on
} American history was given last evening
/ In tine BROOKS House parlor. coucIuIlu-
! consideration OF Alexander Hamilton au.
: MS time, The topics taken up included
! Hamilton scheme for the assumption of
/ state debts. the national bank, MS report
; on manufacture. ms foreign policy. anu
{ the quarrel between Hamilton and Jettt-.
: son. concluding with al estimate of Ham.
/ IltOn as q man and OF his work. The next
: lecture will be given Thursday evening
/ teu. "A. taking up jefferson. Adams and
! Madison and the war OF l-l-
! Marie Miuard. the prlma donna Of Kirk
! La Sheue's Nv lizard OF the Nile comic
3 opera production. VINO plays the role
/ OF the uusopulstlCated Cleopatra, ls d
( daughter OF the famous song writer. Ham
3 son Willard she mas been on the stage
I Ouiv few years. Du, a rlCu voice AMI uu-
B usai ability AS al actress brought her at
once into the RANK OF q successful uIma
donna. where she mas easily remained. l..
Tine Wizard OF tine Nile sue mas seylI-.
4 songs that add 10 her reputation as al ar.
4 tls- The BIG comic opera company Will
4 ue here FRIDAY evening or next week
Rey. 7 d. Parry of Waterbury Conn.
! delivered his lecture upon " Abraham LIN
4 coin IN the young people lecture course
! at the baptist church "Wednesday evening.
! an audience OF about Zuu were present 10
( near the former bratIleporo pastor The
3 speaker was introduced Dy heg /. u.
! Temple ana ne then proceeded with a dis
} course which could not faIi 10 inspire his
] hearers with the magnitude OF the mar
; tyreu president achievements ana with
3 the grandeur ana nobility OF MS character.
/ The more important events IN the history
4 OF Lincoln were gwen a new Interpretation
B ana the incidents IN ms career. from his
birth 10 MS assassination were brought
j out II an interesting and tOrcIOle manner.
Postmaster Cnllds received YESTERDAY
from the nrst assistant postmaster general
} notice that on account OF the exhaustion
+ OF the clerk hIre fund OF the department, it
( Will be necessary 70 discontinue the stamp
agencies connected with the brattleuOrO
Office The order will take effect March
4, There are four sucn agencies IN this
} yiiIaae-at Holden a 90. drug store. A.
SelieCk 81 Davis S. ana one each on Pros
peCt Hill and in Esteyviile The aggre-
gate stamp safes OF the four nave averagst
I SloI.l5 a month Tor the past year The
/ order OF the department is general and az
1 plies 70 all Offices OF the class ID Brattie-
F bOro. Inc agencies OF sub-statlOns were
/ established mere ABOUT eight wears ago.
/ brauleUOrO being the urst office of i,s
class IN the country 10 be granted them
The order saws that they will be reestah-
I lisned il future appropriations are sui
/ rclent tor the purpose. Those agencies
paw those having charge OF them s. each
/ per month
Captain Impudence at the AuditO-
rum last evening, proved TO DE meTitorIous,
Dotn IN the constructive form OF the piece