Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-15
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Hackley IL Moran have secured of W.
II. Vinton the old rule factory for storage
purposes.
The Estey Guard exhibition drill and
dance will be given at the armory Friday
evening of next week.
The first passenger train south Monday
afternoon blew out a cylinder head at
South Vernon, delaying the train half an
hour.
Mr.. Taft, who has been getting out chair
backs at Fletcher's mill for the past three
weeks, has removed his machinery, having
worked up all of his logs.
Mrs. G. II. Smith, the milliner, will
open branch store in Putney next Mon
day and will put in full line of millinery
and hair goods The store will be in
charge of Mis-. B. l.. ingalls, of this town.
Mrs. Smith will visit the store every week.
There will be no rehearsal of the Choral
Union next Wednesday evening as the
chapel of the Congregational church is en-
gagged for another purpose. 1t is hoped
that on the following Wednesday every
member will be present, as the work now
in preparation will require constant atten-
tion in order TO be presented next month
with credit to the Union.
"Yarick" the professional magician.
whose real name is James Carey and who
formerly lived in Brattleboro, entertained
fair-sized audience in Grange hall Mon
day night with bewildering tricks, sleight
of hand performances, etc. A mind-read-
ing exhibition was an apparently difficult
feat. D. A. Martin, now of Northampton,
rendered several vocal solos with pleasing
effect.
c. F. \. Jenne makes formal announce
ment in our columns to-day of the fact
that he will continue by himself the in
surance business of the late firm of Sher-
man Jenne. Mr. Jenne has grown up
in the business and is thoroughly familiar
with all its details. He has the confidence
of all the customers of his firm, and of the
community generally, and will have the
good will and good wishes of everyone for
the successful prosecution of the business.
P. S. Chase attended the annual session
of the Supreme Colony, United Order of
Pilgrim Fathers, in Boston last week as
representative of Fort drummer Colony.
A resolution was adopted providing that
if any member of this order shall in the
armed forces of the United States, lose his
life while battling for our common honor
in war with Spain, the order promises
and binds itself TO pay in full TO the bene-
ticiares of said member all the money that
would of right come to them did he, their
protector and provder, die at home in
times of profound peace" The order
further resolved that the disaster to the
Maine was more than an accident, and it
demanded that reparation be asked of
Spain.
The annual roll call of the members of
the Universallst church was held in the
church vestry Wednesday evening. A
supper was served at 6 o'clock, after which
the tables were cleared, the members re-
naming in their places. At : o'clock a Sc
lection was rendered by the Congregational
male quartet, after which the clerk. Mrs.
j. F. Stearns, began the calling of the roll.
Abou; 100 persons responded and a large
number Of letters from absent members
were read. Letters from Rev. Merrill
Ward OF bingham, Mass, Rev. T. W. Ill
man of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Rev. E.
W. Whitney Of Milford, Mass, were
among those received. The calling of the
roll was interspersed with remarks bv Rev.
i. d. Temple, Rev. c. o. Day, Rev. L. Q.
S. Osgood, Rev. E. L. Marggraf of Bel
lows Falls, Rev Mr.. Maxwell, John p.
Goodenough, Mrs. j. A. Taylor, c. D.
Whitman, and Col Thomas Harmon, all
of whom commended the spirit of frater-
nifty which prevails among the local
churches Several friendly personal re-
Elections by the ministerial brethren kept
the assembly in good humor. There was
also another selection by the quartet, a
piano solo by Mrs. Charles Brazer and a
vocal duet by by Miss Lenna Thomas and
F. II. Brasor