Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

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BILE.
Mrs. Alice Knight has decided to C lose
her dress-making rooms for the present in
order that she may take a much-nee ded
rest.
About ten from here went to Putney
Wednesday evening to attend a meeting of
Golden Rule lodge, f. and A. NJ, at which
the third degree was worked
The funeral of the late Albert Eddy was
held Tuesday afternoon from his home
above West Brattleboro. Rev. N. A.
Wood of the Baptist church ofiiciated.
The burial was in the old cemetery in
Centrevile.
The annual meeting OF the Rural I'm
provement association will be held at the
Brooks House next Thursday evening,
June l, at 1880. The attendance of all
persons interested in the work of the So
ciety is hoped for.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
give concert at their church Tuesday
evening, June -. A fine program is as
sured. Among those who will take part
are Mr.. and Mrs. +. C. F. Cramer and Mr..
Bertrand of Springfield, Mass.
There was very large attendance at the
regular meeting of Protective grange held
in Grange hall Wednesday evening A
class of eight was instructed in the third
and fourth degrees, after which the regu-
lar harvest supper was served. The re-
mainder of the evening was taken up by
short addresses by prominent members of
the order.
About % logmen, who have been EN-
ployed on the log drive in the Deerfeld
river, came to Brattleboro Tuesday eve
ming and went north on the 1910 train to
meet the drive which is coming down the
Connecticut river to Bellows Falls. They
left the Deerfield river on account of the
low water, which prevented them from
moving the drive.
Zion's Herald says: "The new pastor at
st. Adams, Rev. w. S. Smithers, has en-
tered heartily into the work of the charge
When his family arrived the parsonage was
ready for occupancy, the table was laid,
the pantry stocked, and committee at
the station to welcome them. A public re-
ception was given to the pastor and the
newly appointed presiding elder and their
families"
Maj. F. W. Chlds is in possession of a
handsome souvenir of the Spanish Ameri-
can war which he values very highly. 1t
is a walkingstick made from the wood
which was a part of the prison in which
Lieut.. Hobson was confined in Santiago
after his daring exploit in attempting to
block the channel of Santiago bay. The
stick was presented to Mai. Childs in
Washington, d. c., recently by niece of
the late eX-Gov. Greenhalge of Massachu-
sets.
Deputy Sheriff Starkey went TO Rutland
yesterday afternoon to arrest Arthur Bay
brook of Jamaica, the boy burglar who
was convicted of robbing the post-office at
West Wardsboro about year ago and who
was sentenced TO serve term in the house
of correction. Baybrook's term expires
today or tomorrow, and at its expiration
Deputy Sheriff Starkey will rearrest Bay
brook on the charge of breaking into the
store in which the post-office was located.
Baybrook will be brought to Brattleboro
for trial.
Chancellor J. NJ. Tyler handed down a
decretal order yesterday in the case of Chas.
G. Abbey against Ethel j. wilkins and
Charles S. wilkins, which was petition
to shorten the time of redemption. The
order says: Upon consideration of the
petition and of the affidavits in support of
the motion and of the facts as reported by
the special master it is adjudged that the
motion be dismissed and the petitioner
have decree for the amount due upon his
mortgage note and his costs and that the
defendants have the usual time in which to
redeem the premises"
The day session of the Woman's club
met with Miss Annie l.. Grout Friday and
the evening session with Mrs. G. A. Dins.
more Wednesday evening. The general
subject of the meetings was Recreation:
to oil nd Do 4
by Mrs. L. w. Hawley, Mrs. c. F. R.
Jenne and Mrs. c. B. Lamson. The club
has voted TO continue the work of the free
kindergarten another year, and Miss Sim
mons will probably be the teacher. The
attendance at the kindergarten is steadily
increasing, there now being "a children,
and both the teacher and the pupils are
doing excellent work.
Board of Missions.
A district meeting of the Vermont |
branch of the Woman's Board of Missions |
was held in the Congregational church |
Wednesday. There were two sessions, |
lasting from $3.50 in the morning to 4:30 |
in the afternoon. Mrs. Henry Fairbanks |
of st. Johnsbury, president of the branch, |
presided. Mrs. NJ. H. Buckham of Bur |
lington, the home secretary, read paper |
by Miss Torrey of Burlington, correspond |
ing secretary of the branch, on the mis-
sion stations supported by the branch. |
The Vermont branch supports five women
missionaries in Africa, India, China, Tur-
key and Mexico. Mrs. II. o. Goodenough |
of South Africa, whose husband is mis-
sionary there, told of her work in very
able and entertaining address. Mrs. Good
enough is in this country educating her
children. Miss Kyle of Boston, field sec
rotary of the Woman's Board of Boston,
spoke upon the work of the board and its
needs. The attendance was not large, but
the meeting was, nevertheless, helpful in
many ways. The Woman's Board of
Missions works in conjunction with the
American Board, sending its missionaries
into places where men could not work.
The local women served a dinner in rhe
vestrY TO about 50 out-of-town women.
During the afternoon a solo was rendered
by A. S. Thompson.
Why Mr. KipIing VIII Not Come to
BrRttlebOrO.
Rudyard Kipling will not visit Brattle-
boro before his return to England. All
the arrangements for such visit had been
made and the family were to have come on
Saturday of last week, but in the mean
time 1t became known to the Kipling fam
lily and their intimate friends that threat
had been made that there would be trouble
for Mr.. Kipling If he came here, and af-