Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-18
BRATTLEBORO,

The Sons of Veterans will hold their re.
gular meeting tonight after which refresh
ments will be served.
Principal Whitakers historical lecture.
announced to be given last evening at the
Brooks House, was postponed until next
Tuesday evening
The Estey Guard will have their weekly
drill tonight. They were unable to drill
last night because of The st. Patrick,s Dav
celebration in the armory.
Mr.. Became from Boston" drew a small
audience to the Auditorium last evening.
Some OF the specialties of the Germans
were received with applause, but the per-
romance as whole was lacking in merit.
Mrs. Calvin r. Batcheder died Sunday at
the Brattleboro Retreat. She was the
widow of an Episcopal minister, who
preached in Westminster and Bellows Falls
years ago. She has been an inmate of the
Retreat 40 years. The burial was at
Bellows Falls. She leaves one son, VIM.
ii. Batchelder, who is lawyer in Wood.
stock.
Presiding Elder L. L. Beeman presided
at the fourth quarterly conference at the
Methodist church last night. These stew
ards were elected: A. c. Davenport, w.
T. Geddis, j. G. Howe, A. V. May, F. A.
Bagg, II. p. Matthews, F. F. Gleason, F.
E. Beeman, c. W. Weymouth, D. A. Hen
[y, 5. A. Daniels, c.. f. Davis, F. A.
johnson.
Gen. j. J. Estey has appointed Major
Joseph Nj. Wolf of Saxtons River inspector
OF rifle practice on his military staff.
MAJOR Wolf has been military instructor at
vermont Academy for nearly year. For
several years before coming to Vermont
ne was an adjutant in the national guard
OF pennsylvania and he has an excellent
record of military service.
Hiram Haskell of Sudbury this state
met with a serious ACCIDENT Monday. He
lifted his foot in turning TO throw awav
she wood from horse power machine and
II was caught by the saw, which cut
through the top of the foot and around to
The heel, tearing the flesh and bones and
seyering the arteries. The doctor removed
about 30 pieces of bone, trimmed the
Splintered ends, tied the arteries, and sewed
up the wound. Mr.. Haskell was formerly
OF Wilmington and is a brother of Eph-
rain Haskell of Brattleboro.
Sousa's band is big, complex instru-
ment, and Sousa is the personality which
breathes into every reed and manipulates
every instrument. An audience which
filled the Auditorium went away Friday
afternoon thoroughly satisfied with a con
cert which has no parallel, because it domi-
mates in field of its own. 1t is in the
patriotic music that Sousa excels, and in
rendering 1.-THE Stars and Stripes Forever"
and other similar numbers, Sousa moves
every true American in a manner which one
lean meier express yet cannot all conceal"
The program was varied, and the term
descriptive piece" took ON new meaning
after the rendition of "Sheridan's Ride"
The band seemed at times to have been
made up with the idea of indoor concerts,
and the effects in the more subdued selec-
tons were those of an orchestra rather
than band. Mr.. Pryor, the trombone
soloist, brought out rich, delicate tones
which were not thought to be possible on
that instrument Miss Davis, the soprano,
has light voice, but one true and sweet,
and showing careful cultivation. Miss
Hoyle, violiniste, although girl in appear
ance, was true artistic, and handled her
instrument with skill seemingly at vari-
Ance with her years.