Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07


The annual pew rental took place at the
Universalst church last evening.
John G. Baker has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of his sister, Mrs.
james O'Nel.
The Protective Grange Dramatic club
will repeat THE Vagabonds" at Guilford
Centre next Friday night at the request of
the Guilford people. The play will be fol-
lowed by farce and dance. The cast will
be the same as before
Louis Caul of Bridgeport, Conn, and
Miss Ray Osgood of Laconia, N H., were
married Jan. l, in the latter place. They
will live in Bridgeport. The bride was
employed in Mrs. w. II. Phillips's milli-
merry store several years.
Deputy Sheriff Mcclure will sell at auc-
ton at q. b. Whites livery stable at 10
o'clock tomorrow a horse, harness and
buggy, taken by virtue of an execution of
c. S. Stockwell and against George II.
Churchill of Los Angeles, Cal.
VIM. c. Cleary and Patrick Guiheen,
the latter formerly of Brattleboro, were
sentenced by Judge Fesseuden at North
ampton to not less than Il and not more
than 20 years in state prison The charge
against them was assault on a female
child
Mrs. G. H. Smith has distributed this
week several hundred folders that are
models of typographical art. The subject
matter relates to the health and beauty of
the skin, and Mrs Smiths system of mas
sage treatment vaporizing and steaming
medication are described.
Deputy Sheriff F. w. Mcclure will sell
at auction at 10 O'Clock next Monday, at
the house of G, orge Sargent in West Dunn
merstOn, two horses, a sled, cart, wagon
and other farm property taken 10y virtue of
an execution against Mr. Sargent in favor
Of w. Il, Minor, mortgage.
Martin Leonard, who claims proprietor
ship of the premises on the island. appear
ed before Ju lge Holmes at keene Monday
and pleaded guilty to first offence of
keeping malt liquor for sale, He was fined
$40 and costs, aggregating S2J.S2. The com
| paint for keeping spiri.uous liquor for sale
was mol pressed
Rev. John b. Devens, pastor of Hope
| chapel in New ! ork and for several years
member of the editorial staff of the New
| York Tribune, has resigned the latter po-
| siJlon, and on Jan. he became the man
| aging editor of the New York Observer.
| Rev. Mr.. Devens is well known by several
| Brattleboro people, and many will recall
with interest his talk in the Congregational
! church last summer on his work among
| the poor in the great metropolis
The PIttsheld, Mass. sun has the fol-
| lowing in its account of the opening pres
entation of "Iephra" in that city Wednes-
| day evening: Frank Brasor of Brattle-
boro, who has a very fine. low baritone
voice, took the part of King Decius. and
his entrance in the first act, with the song
1 am King. was the signal for an ovation "
In the second act l.. X. VIII
lis as Prince Juna made q hit, with his
song, Loves Sorrow. and his duet from
| Fl Captain, with Neyera, was also well re-
ceived"
The choir OF the Congregational church
is to be enlarged for the coming year by
the addition of Walter A. Gilbert and
Alfred 5. Thompson. This will afford the
pleasing variety of a male quartet who
| will sing occasional selections ID the morn
ing, aid the regular choir in the cOngrega
tional hymns, enlarge the musical program
| OF the evening services and form a fine
| nucleus for a full double quartet or small
chorus when desired BY special request
the quartet will sing Roades's "Remembei
Now Thy Creator next Sunday morning
c. b. Lamson had his left leg broker
Saturday near his home on Washington
street. He and his son had engaged III q
game of checkers in the house when the
son laughingly suggested that he would
wash the fathers face in the newly faler
snow if they were out door, The chal
leuge was accepted good naturally and tn,
two stepped out into the snow. At almos
the first movement Mr. Lamson slipped
and fell He declared at once that the les
was broken, and an examination by DR.
Gale showed 4 fracture of both bones
few inches above the ankle, the large bont
being broken obliquely.
The New Years ball given in the armo
~ Friday night under the auspices Of tn,
Fuller Battery, was well attended and Tia,
evening was enjoyably spent in dancing
Leltsinger's orchestra furnished music TO
the occasion. A basket ball game between
the Y NJ. c. y. and Battery teams wa
played before the dance the score being /,
TO in favor OF the former team. The !
NJ. c. A. boys easily oUclassed the Bat
terry team and should have made a large
score. The line up:
BATTERY YN C 4
Coane centre How
Melen fo-,-o-t. CundIi
Haynes lo'"e''s Allie
Martin ,uard Plimpto
Stolte EuaiuS Sander
President Allan D. Brown of Norwicl
university interested a select audience a
his home on Tyler street Tuesday evenin!
in his talk upon Business in the Grea
Waters which was given for the benefi
of the Episcopal church. His lecture wa
instructive and fascinating to an unusua
degree and he was frequently INTERCEPTED
by members of the audience. He described
minutely the various phases of shippin!
and navigation, showing the value of nav
igatiOn to civilization, the value of tn,
trade winds, the importance of the com
pass and the great improvement of tn,
past 20 years in the methods of steering
calculating distances, water depth, etc. Ii
concluding President Brown described hi
experience as a commander in the United
States navy when ordered by the govern
ment in 1888 to 60 TO San Francisco anC
take the jamestown" around Cape HorI
TO Newport, r. l.
Probate Court Business.
The following business was transacte,
at the regular session of the probate cour
last Friday; Estate of Mary A. Bell O
HalifaX-the final account of j. L. Brown
and Charles c. Brown, administrators, wa
allowed and the balance remaining il
their hands was ordered distributed anon!
the heirs; estate of Aurlla Knight-th,
account of j. c. Allen, administrator, wa
allowed and distribution ordered Th