Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-03

the High school alumni association next
June.
A preliminary vote was taken at the
last Friday evening meeting at the Baptist
church on the question of free pews. All
who voted we're in favor of the plan to
have the pews free.
Perey Babbitt fnds that there are 302
children of school age in the town school
district. The number recorded by Clerk
S. W. Kmball in the village school dis
trict was 1880, making total of 1882 for
the entire town.
Charles Spring has this week added to
his coupe line new team which is one of
the best looking on the street 1t consists
of pair of nice looking black horses and
coupe of the latest design. 1t will be
driven by Michael Guiheen.
David S. Busby, 90, who died at Monte
rey, Mass, last Thursday, was a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Busby, and was born
in Brattleboro. He moved to Monterey
years ago and was a successful farmer
there. He is survived by a wife and seven
children.
At a meeting of the teachers of the Sec
ond district, held in the High school build
ing Thursday afternoon after school hours,
Rev. f. @. S. Osgood read a paper on
ethical Instruction in Public Schools"
This was followed by discussion led by
Principal Ii. X. Whitaker.
The directors of the Valley Fair voted at
their annual meeting at the Brooks House
last Friday afternoon to have the next fair
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. q
and rs. About % new directors were
elected. new and much appreciated
feature of the banquet hour was music by
| Leitsinger's orchestra and vocal selections
by Z. II. Miller.
| About % persons, including the choir
of ST. Michaers Roman Catholic church,
went on a sleighride to Bernardston Satur-
day evening A supper was served at the
New England House. A party of IL or 20
went to Chesterfield Factory the same eve
ming. The second and third year classes
of the High school had sleighride TO Ber-
nardston last Friday evening.
AL. G. Fields Minstrels will be here
Feb. 21. Beyond all doubt or question
they are the best that ever stepped foot
into Brattleboro, and certainly equal to
the best in the world today. The Repub.
lican, commenting upon their appearance
big minstrel companies but Fields pre-
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greatest variety and strength
The attraction at the Auditorium Feb.
rs under the auspices of the Woman S
club promises to be one of the treats of
the season. Lyman II. Howe, the pro-
pretor of the most satisfactory and per-
feet machine in America for showing ami
mated or moving pictures, will present
fully so of these pictures. each one true 10
nature and accompanied with realistic
sounds. The Enchanted Castle" and the
landing of United States marines in Cuba
and Porto Rico are of especial timeliness.
A hearty welcome awaits the Kiplings
on their return to their home, "Naulahka,
in Brattleboro, while the hope is expressed
that their stay in America may be perma-
nent. Those who are supposed to have
some knowledge of the authors intentions
expect he will, at least, spend some time in
! Brattleboro, though there may be some
thing in the report that he anticipates Wis.
iting Washington, and run through the
South to Mexico, in search of material for
new story Springfield Republican.
Miss Jessie A. Alderman, the second
"round-the- world" temperance missionary,
who is soon to speak in Brattleboro, has
encircled the globe, visiting each cont.
nent, archipelago and island to learn what
other women are doing and to inspire
them to labor for the uplift of the human
race. The stories of her adventures as
given in her articles published in The La.
dies Home Companion in 1895, and after.
ward in her book of travel, are highly in.
teresting, but it will be more interesting
to see and hear her. During the month
of February Miss Alderman will speak in
New Hampshire, Vermont and Massa
chusetts, going only to the larger places
Six appointments will be filed in Vermont
and her closing address will be given in
Brattleboro
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Martin were at Mont.
pelier Wednesday to attend the marriage
of Fred A. Rowland, secretary of state
and member of the law firm of Dillng-
ham Huse & Howland and Miss Marga
ret Louise Dewey, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Dewey, and sister OF
Mrs. Martin. The ceremony was per.
formed in Christ church, which had
been tastefully decorated. The bride, who
is niece of Admiral Dewey, entered with
her father and was met at the chancel by
the groom. The full Episcopal service
was used, with ring The bride was
gowned in white satin, with long veil and
carried large bouquet of bride roses. Mr..
and Mrs. Rowland left on a wedding Jour
ney to Washington and other cities. The
bride is well known in Brattleboro through
visits to her sister.
The paper of Miss Edith Esterbrook.
read before the Alliance study class Mon
day evening, began with careful study
of the character, habits and motives of
life of the American Indians as they ex-
listed at the time of the settlement of New
England by the English. This was fol-.
lowed by an account of the efforts to con-
vert the Indians to the Roman Catholic
faith by the Jesuit fathers, with descrp-
ton of the methods used Finally. as the
essential and picturesque feature of inter
est, the devoted work of John Eliot. "the
Indian apostle" was described. This de-
scription embraced an account of the Pur-
ltan idea in the conversion of the Indians.
Eliots work at his own home in Roxbury
and in his settlement of ''praying IndiansH
at Natick, his patient and conscientious
preparation for this work, his requirement
OF the Indian language after years of effort
and his translation of the Bible and other
religious works for the use of the Indians
The paper brought into strong relief the
Unborn impulse to savagery which marked
the indian tribes, their innate shrewdness
and perception, their endurance and per-
sistence, and their fortitude and stoical
courage under the most desperate circum-
stances. 1t was an excellent condensation
from wide and careful reading on a sub-
Ject which must always be of interest IN