Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-09

Inc appearance OF Jne New OrK bar
gain store has been improved this week by
putting in new show windows
Rev. Frank l.. Phalen, pastor of the
Concord, n. H., Unitarian church, has de-
clined call to the Church of the Unity in
Worcester, Mass.
b. II. Eddy, formerly of West Brattle-
boro, will lead the o'clock meeting in the
parlors of the Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday. Mr..
Eddy graduated from Colgate university in
1894.
Manager Fox has booked an attraction
for both nights of the Valley Fair. He
says it will eclipse any attraction that has
appeared in Brattleboro on the occasion of
the fair.
Rev. E. S. O. Osgood will contribute an
article to the next number of the Humane
Christian Culture, edited by Rev. G. j.
Harris of Putney. The next issue will
appear about June 20.
Miles Christopher, who died in Guilford
Wednesday, was nearly 103 years old. He
came to this country from Ireland more
than 40 years ago and for many years was
employed in the slate quarries in Guilford.
Judge Wheeler adjudged bankrupt Mon
day Roger Latell of Lincoln, Francis In
graham, w. 4. Perkins and Chas. A.
Champion of Swanton. On Tuesday Rich
ard Il Doloff, Merton Upston and G. +.
Twombly of Orleans county were dis
charged
Ernest A. Reed of Vernon, graduate
Of the Brattleboro High school in 1898 and
a recent student in the Shorthand depart
ment of the Albany Business college, has
secured a position as stenographer in the
Bankers Life Insurance company of New
York city.
The house OF Charles Bean and Charles
Bean, jr., near the Connecticut river bridge,
was raided by Chief Police Hall and
Policeman Worden, Thayer and Bailey
Monday afternoon on a states attorneys
complaint. No liquor was found, but sew
eral empty bottles were found in the eel
lar.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held Tuesday
evening. The old board of officers was re-
elected, including: President, c. F. Thomp-
son; directors, K. c. Crosby and Francis
Goodhue secretary and treasurer, G. c.
Averill II was voted to levy an assess
ment of 81 share, payable July /.
John V. johnson of Northampton and
Miss Flora Is. Hildreth were quietly mar
lltu yesterday dlltIlOOu AZ lut nome Ol
Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Brown, with whom
the bride has lived the past six years.
Rev. w. II. Collins OBLIGATED. Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson left on the 1876 train for
northampton, where they will make their
home.
Rev. II. X. Miles, the new pastor of the
Congregational church, will make his ser
mons - minutes shorter than has been
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reason the Sunday school service will open
- minutes earlier than usual hereafter,
beginning next Sunday. The church ser
vice will begin at 1890 and the Sunday
school service at II :4j.
! About 60 of the local court of Foresters
will attend the international convention at
| Burlington the week of June 10. The
delegation will leave here on the late train
Tuesday evening, June 20, arriving in Bur-
| lington the next morning. Special cars
will be attached to the train for the For
'esters' use. The Foresters will probably
return Thursday or Friday.
Strattan & Foster announce their an
nual opening at Slverdale, Lake Spofford
next week Friday, with a dancing social
in the evening. Improvements have been
made in the place in readiness for the
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entertainment for all who attend. The
growth and development all around the
lake are said never to have been more
genera than this year.
Next Sunday will be Children's day at
the Congregational church. In the morn
ing the members of the Sunday school will
occupy the front pews, the holders of the
pews giving them up for this occasion.
nhar faI to ell xr-ft IA.
scholars. Rev. Mr.. Miles will preach a
short sermon on matters of interest to the
young people. The Sunday school will
give concert at ) O'clock To all of
these services the public are invited.
L. II. Fitzhugh, vice president and gem
eral manager, John Pullen, general freight
agent, +. d. Nash, train master, and j.
w. Shanks, general road master of the
Central Vermont railway, were in town
yesterday evening. They came in the
special ears "St. Lawrence" and Mans
field" They had been on an inspection
trip over the Central Vermont system, and
from here they went over the BIattleboro
& Whitehall division to South London
derry.
A home wedding took place Tuesday at
noon at the Highland avenue residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. d. Hobart, when Mrs.
Hobart's sister, Miss Clara Il. Fuller, who
has made her home here several months,
became the bride of Erwin Z. Upper.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. E.
@. S. Osgood. The rooms were prettily
decorated with potted plants. The brides
gown was of steel colored cloth with white
satin trimmings. A dinner was served
Immediately after the ceremony, and dur
ing the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Upper
left on a train north for their wedding
journey. Their home will be in Somers,
Conn.
The sale o. lots on the Goodenough
property last Saturday was well attended
and few lots were sold at fair prices, the
average being 1882. Some of our bust
ness men who were there spoke of the
street as being well laid out and that in 10
years it would be one of the best streets in
town. The management intend to lay
large sewer and drain pipes the entire
length of the street, also water pipes, and
they will supply the entire tract from
springs on one of the lots. Their adver-
tisement in another column calls for bids
for doing the job. They propose to hold
about one-half of the lots, only selling 20
at their next sale, June Is. At the last
sale p. +. Crown bought three lots, and
other purchasers were F. r. Mann of West
Brattleboro, Mr.. Chase of Newfane, and
Mr.. Webster, New London Northern en-
gineer.