Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-15


There will be a special meeting of Quo
nektacat tribe of Red Men this evening
for a rehearsal Of the Adoption degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Liscom have issued
invitations to the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Annie Gertrude Liscom, to Carl
Schurz Hamilton Wednesday, Dec q, at
so Canal street.
Work was begun at the granite quarries
in West Dummerston Wednesday under
the supervision of Manager Rogers, in get
ting out the stone for the receiving tomb
in the new Morningside cemetery.
Mrs. Kate Cutler opened her rooms last
Monday evening for a gathering of the
mothers of the Free Kindergarten and
some of their friends. A goodly number
attended and all seemed to enjoy the occa-
sion.
About % members of Oasis Encamp-
ment |. o. O, r., went to Ludlow Tuesday
to attend the district meeting, comforting
the Royal Purple degree upon three candi-
dates. The Golden Rule degree was con-
ferred by Eagle encampment of Spring
field.
The annual meeting of the Universaist
parish was held Tuesday evening. These
officers were elected. President, II. E.
TAYLOR; clerk, Guy Tasker; treasurer, @.
L, Stickney; trustees, II. f. Brooks, A. j.
Currier and c.. f. Reed The reports
showed that the church is in prosperous
financial condition.
A pair of slippers owned by S. o. Parker
of Putney is on exhibition in the window
of Durham Brothers. The uppers were
hand embroidered by natives OF India, and
we're sent to Mr.. Parker by his daughter,
DIR. Harriet E. Parker, who has charge OF
a large hospital in Madura, India, under
the direction of the American board OF
Missions.
At the special meeting of the First Bap.
fist church Friday evening 1t was reported
that unforeseen contingencies had created
a debt of about $425, ard on Sunday morn
ing Rev. DR.. Marble laid the matter of rails
ing the debt before the congregation. The
congregation expressed desire to raise the
debt at once so as to begin the new year
without an incumbrance, and before the
close of the service nearly the whole
amount needed was pledged.
H. G. Squiers has been appointed ad-
ministrator and George A. Boyden and II
D. Holton commissioners of the Simon W.
| Houghton estate of Brattleboro. Orriu
w. Brown has been appointed admins
traitor of the Jerusha Brown estate OF
Vernon. F. G. Taylor has been appointed
guardian of Marcia A. Phelps of Brattle
| boro. The account Of S. H. Morse, ad
ministrator of the Jonathan NJ. Ingram es
tate of Newfane, has been allowed.
The Y. NJ. G. A. basket ball team con
sisting of Cundiff, Howe, Allen, Corser
Plimpton, Ferriter and Monroe, will go &c
| Hanover, n. H., Monday, where it will
| play the Dartmouth '02 team. On Tues
day afternoon the Brattleboro boys viii
line up against the Vermont Academy
team at Saxtons River Cundlff, Allen
Corser, Howe and Plimpton will play In
the Dartmouth game, although the places
of the latter two will probably be taken by
Monroe and Ferriter at Vermont Academy
There was hearing before Judge Kellogl
of Westminster in the county clerks offic,
Wednesday upon the question of reducing
the bail under which James Breed of Dunn
merston was held by Justice MANSFIELD
last week on suspicion of being one of tn,
men who robbed Miss Mary Miles of DUN
merston. c. c. Fits and j. l.. Martin ar
gued the case for Breed and II. G. Barbe
for the state. Mr.. Fits and Mr.. Martin
claimed that the evidence deduced at th,
hearing last week was not sufficient Il
hold the respondent and that IL held tn,
bail should be fixed at small sum. Mr.
Barber argued that the bail was alread,
too small. Judge Kellogg reduced tn
bail from 500 to $500.
The GAINESVILLE, o., Daily Courier OF las
Friday contained a quarter column accoun
of a concert given in that city by f. e.
Cramer of BrattleborO and Miss Sara Nun
son of GAINESVILLE, the proceeds of whicl
will be used toward paying for new
organ which has been placed in the Firs
Congregational church. The Courier says
"Mr. Cramer is an expert musician, an
his selections we're rendered in an almos
faultless manner, which won the admira
ton of his audience. He pleasantly en-
tertained the audience by reading from
Dickens Pickwick Papers. He acquitte
himself admirably and showed that he |
not only musician, but is an elocutionis
as we'll"
Some go Infatuated Amherst colleg
sophomores tried to break up the annus
freshman banquet at Hotel Worthy a
Springfield Wednesday evening. Incident
ally they organized a small riot, struck an
badly injured a police officer with an i'm
provlsed club, beat several of the hotel EN-
| PlOJCo1 uiu bOluO W luc uOltl, ali
promoted the happiness of great crow,
on Main street by number of individus
fights. Their own losses included one maj
knocked unconscious by an officers clu
and several more or less damaged In tn
same manner, and by the use of the off
GERS fists. No arrests were made, as 1t wa
hard to pick out individual offenders, an
the officers. did not feel that public opinion
would sustain them in arresting colleg
boys out for lark. The hotel was in
state of siege most of the evening, but tn
sophomores finally went back, wthou
having been able to interfere with tn
freshmen's meal The affair was simila
to that at the Brooks House in 1896, whe
the Amherst sophomores attempted to breal
into the dining room where the freshmen
were holding their banquet. They charge,
up the stairs in a football wedge, knocking
over four big policemen. They were, how
ever, unable to get into the dining room
and after throwing sulphide of hydrogen
through the window. retired.
Blaelxsmiths May Advance Prices.
The Brattleboro blacksmiths have hel,
two informal meetings, the last occurrin
Monday night of this week, at which tn
| mattar of adODtino a unifOrm schadula n