Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30

ming, Jan. 5. The ladies will serve sup
per in the vestry that night.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals which was to have been held
Tuesday evening was again postponed on
account of the small attendance.
j. L. Elmer and Raymond Elmer caught
a string of 20 pickerel at the Vernon lily
pond Monday. The largest fish weighed
over two pounds. A party of three Green
field men secured a string of 80 fish.
Deputy Sheriff F. w. Mcclure will go
to Guilford tomorrow to sell some personal
property owned by Charles Squires to sat
isfy claim of the Vermont National bank.
| Mr.. Squires will also sell some personal
property to satisfy mortgage
The annual meeting Of the Prospect Hill
Cemetery association will be held at the
the Office of w. S. Newton at o'clock
on the evening of the second Monday
in January for the election of officers and
the transaction of other business.
A large box was packed with Christmas
| gifts in the Congregational vestry Tuesday
afternoon and was sent to Rev. Antonio
Arrhigi, pastor of an Italian mission in
New York, for distribution among the
Italian children at his Christmas fiesta.
The stock of goods on the ground floor
of Durham Brothers wholesale depart
ment has been cleared away this week
preparatory to the building of an office In
the rear of the store. This arrangement
will give additional room for the shipping
clerks to work in.
The ladies' sewing circle of the Univer-
salist parish will meet in the church par
lor Thursday afternoon, Jan. >. The
business meeting will be held at 3 O'Clock.
large attendance is desired as the final
arrangements for the fair are to be made.
Supper will be served at 6 o'clock.
While in New York city recently W. II.
Minor bought the gelding, Abe Hardy,
2 IA 1-2, and the horse is now in the
stables of G. S. Stockwell The animal is
seven years old and made its record on a
Columbus, O., track last summer. Mr..
Minor will probably sell the horse as soon
as he has good chance.
The Vermont Wheel clubs annual tour
nament of indoor games will begin at an
early date. The entries for the billiard
and pool games closed Monday. There
are about 20 men in each of the three class
es of three ball billiards, four ball billiards
and pool. The board of governors have
given the billiard and pool committee $75
to be expended for prizes.
C. w. Drown and Frank Waite have
formed partnership for the purpose Of
carrying on the hulled corn and hominy
business. Mr.. Drown will have charge of
preparing the goods and Mr.. Waite will
run delivery wagon through Brattleboro
and West Brattleboro Wednesdays and
Saturdays. He made his first trip Satur-
day in a new and attractive cart.
Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows
elected these officers at its annual meeting
Monday evening: Noble Grand, S. NJ.
Yeaw; vice-grand, Frank f. Perry; re-
cording secretary, A. j. Currier financial
secretary, C. L. Cobb; treasurer, c. Z.
Sturgss; trustee, d. w. Tenney. These
officers will be installed next Monday
evening when a banquet will also be
served.
E. c. Crosby has taken a deed this week
of a very valuable tract of old-growth
pine in the southeast part of Springfield on
the Rockingham line, A large force of
men will be put to work to cut it off this
winter, and the lumber will be sent to mar
ket over the Springfield electric railroad.
This is said to be the best piece of pine
timber land of its acreage in Windsor
county.
The third quarterly meeting of the Brat
tleboro charge will be held at the Method
list church Jan. /, 1899. The quarterly
conference will be held Saturday evening
from to o'clock. Presiding Elder Rev.
W. R. Davenport will be present and
preach at 1920 Sunday morning, and also
at the "watch night" service Saturday
evening. Love feast at 9:30 Sunday
morning.
A very pretty wedding took place Tues
day night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George r. Pierce, who occupy one of the
houses on the island. The contracting
couple were Charles II. Prescott and Miss
Marion NJ. Pierce. Rev. w. f. Renshaw
Of Hinsdale performed the ceremony be-
meath handsome arch in the parlor. Mr.
and Mrs. Prescott will make their home
with the brides parents for the present.
The annual meeting of Quonektacat
Tribe, Independent Order of Red Men,
was held last Friday evening in Red Mems
hall. These officers were elected: Sachem,
John Retting, jr.; senior sycamore, II. f.
Harris junior sycamore, III. A. Stockwell;
prophet, d. II. Miller; chief of records, T.
F. Turner; assistant chief of records, Ii
G. Pratt; keeper of wampum, j. Z. Mel
len; trustee for three years, +. l.. Parker
n dJCn NlRuJ service Will De DelQ
at the Methodist church Saturday even
ing, Dec. 81 At o'clock installation of
officers of the junior Epworth League
will take place, followed by the instala-
ton of the officers of the senior Epworth
League and the inaugural address of the
president, S. A. Daniels. There will be
sermons by l.. B. Hardy, secretary of the
Y. M. G. A., Rev. K. S. Morse, Rev. j. d.
Beeman and Rev. w. r. Davenport, pre-
siding elder; a praise meeting and a
conservation service.
II. G.. Barber, j. w. Melendy and f. l..
Hastings, commissioners, have filed their
report in the case of NJ. c. Skinner and
Others of Jamaica against the towns of
Jamaica and Windham. The petitioners
asked to have discontinued the highway
leading from the Turkey mountain" road
in Jamaica to the highway leading from
South Windham to the w. II. II. Burbee
mills in Windham. The commissioners
state that in their opinion the public good
and necessity, and the convenience of indi-
viduals do not require that the highway be
maintained.
Edward Moore, 80, died Saturday morn
ing at the home of Mrs. Michael Lillis on
Elliot street after an illness of over year
with consumption. He was born in Gull
ford and had spent nearly all his life there
until few years ago when he came to this
town. He worked as a teamster for j. A.