Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
A NEW PARSONAGE
VIII he Erected the Coming
by the congregational society IL sur
acI.nt Funds Can he Raised

VIII Re Erected the Coming summer
Inv the congregational society IT sur
acIent Funds Can he Raised
The Brattleboro East society (Congrega-
tionaD will build a new parsonage tnls
summer if II can do so without gettlng IN
to debt. That point was decided at
meeting of the society in the chapel Mon
day evening The meeting was calleu W
see il the society would vote 10 Oullu
new parsonage or repair the old one ana
how much money should be eXpenucu;
and. article 2, to see il the society would
vote to sell any portion of the parsonage
lot. f. G., Crosby moved that article be
considered first, whereupon the clerk, L.
A. Gregg, read letter from E. II. Chase,
whose wife owns the lot next south OF the
parsonage lot. in which Mr.. Chase offered
$500 for strip of the parsonage lot 20
feet wide. Judge j. NJ. Tyler then offered
the following resolution:
Resolved That the trustees Of the Bratteboro
East society are hereby authorized and directed
TO sell and convey to Edwin II Chase, FOR the
sum of $500, pursuant 70 his oter, a strlp OF
land from the south side OF the parsonage lot, ~
feet wide aud the entire depth OF the lJt; ana L.
Adams Is hereby appointed the agent OF the
society to execute the proper deed to effect the
conveyance for the SO ;ietY and IN its name ana
behalf; the proceeds Of such sale to be applied in
the construction of a new pars mage.
The resolution was opposed by one or
two persons who objected TO the building
of a new parsonage and who thought the
money ought to be applied to repairing the
present parsonage Judge Tyler explained
that under the terms of the deed Of the lot
from John Hobrook and his good wife to
the society over 10 years ago the proceeds
from the sale of any part of the lot could
be applied only to the building of a new
parsonage. The resolution, he explained,
did not contemplate the building of new
parsonage now, but the money might be
put at interest and used for building par
sonage at some future time. The resolu-
tion was then carried unanimously. Arti-
Gle / was then taken up, and the following
resolution was presented by Judge Tyler:
Resolved, That the trustees Of the Brattleboro
East society are hereby authorized and directed
to build a new parsonage, the present season. up
on the parsonage lot. at an expense not 10 exceed
$500, including heating apparatus and plumb
ing:
Provided. That after the application Of what
ever sum may b. derived from the sale piece
of land to Mr.. Chase, the trustees shall obtain
subscriptions for the remainder Of the expense
before the work is commenced Such sub,crip-
tons shall be payable within two wears from the
list day Of June next, at such time and in such
sums as the trustees shall direct The trustees
building to the best advantage practicable.
Judge Tyler supported the resolution
with sound argument and his motion for
its adoption was seconded by f. c. Crosby.
An interrogation from &. c. Averll
brought out the fact that the ladies' asso-
citation would contribute from $500 to
$500. The resolution was then adopted by
a rising vote
Under the head of other business the
trustees, with the exception of Z. D. Whit
ney, who is TO be out of town this summer,
and with the addition of S. B. Emerson,
were appointed a building committee. 1t
was voted, on motion of II. H. Thompson,
that committee of three from the ladies'
association be appointed to confer with the
building committee in regard to the plans
for the parsonage. Dea. G. F. Thompson,
S. B. Emerson and G. c. Averill were ap-
pointed committee to solicit funds for
the new parsonage.
Mrs. II. II. Thompson, president of the
ladies association, has appointed the par
ish committee, consisting of Mrs. NJ. f.
Kirkland, Mrs. Z. L. Parker and Mrs. F.
A. Wells, committee to confer with the
building committee.