Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-01

The American colony in Paris celebrated
Thanksgiving day with banquet.
The annual rental of the pews in the
Centre church will be held next Wednes-
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
Tyler Camp, Sons of Veterans, was in
spected Monday evening by A. A. LARA
bee, captain of the camp at West Halifax.
Sedgwlck post, g. A. r., will hold its
annual meeting in Grand Army hall next
Wednesday evening.
The Iron Founders association of France
has represented TO the government that
American competition, under the general
tariff, seriously handicaps the French iron
industry.
DR.. Gales record shows the November
rainfall to have been LA inch In No
vember of last year the amount was 4.37
inches, which is about fair average for
the month.
John Dufficy, night man at the freight
office, Thomas Brosnahan, night yard
master, and James Clune, brakeman,
finished work for the Central Vermont
railway company Monday.
A revised list of the British casualties in
the battles of Belmont and Beacon Hill
foots up to 3S1. Since the beginning of
the war in South Africa the British killed,
wounded and prisoners aggregate about
5000.
Deputy Sheriff Starkey sold the pool Ia
BILE, "a chairs, aud other furniture belong
ing TO w. M. Adams, in the pool room on
Flat street Saturday, on executions in ia
vor of Eugene Frost and the Valley Grain
company.
Mrs. Fred Cressy has been in Boston
this week getting materials for her hand
painted Christmas novelties. She will
have a sale and take orders at Donnell d
Daviss after Monday, Dec. 4.
Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt and Mr.. and
Mrs. William LAWN have decided upon
Jan. 25 as the date of their Brattleboro
concert An act from the opera Faust
will be given In costume in the sec
ond part Of the concert, Mr.. LAWN singing
the part of Faust.
DIR. j. w. Gregg has sold half interest
in his patented device for boiling eggs uni
formly to Herbert o. Edgerton and Delano
D. Dunklee Of Greenfield, Mass The
owners of the device have not decided
whether they will engage in the manu-
facture Of 1t or will sell the patent right.
The officers of Brattleboro Camp, No.
installed Wednesday evening by State Dep.
| uty A. o. Palmer Of Burlington. The ex.
ercises took place in Red Mems hall. The
local camp has 10 charter members. Thi;
! is the third camp In the state. Two more
! will be organized next week.
A conference Of the Baptist minister.
! of Windham county will be held in the
Baptist church in this village next Tuesday
/ III. u -. II.
cial Union will hold its meeting In the
evening. 1t will be addressed by Rev
Clayton Cooper of Lynn, and by President
Breed of the Boston Baptist Social Union
Rev. Frank l.. Phalen was installed a,
pastor Of the Church Of the Unity in WOr-
cester, Mass, Monday night. The ser.
mon was preached by Rev. DR.. Edward Ev
erett Hale. Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, son o.
President Eliot of Harvard, gave the charge
to the pastor. Rev. Austin S. Carver ex
tended the fellowship of the churches, anC
United States Senator George Frisbie Hoa
delivered the address Of welcome.
The reception committee of the Y. NJ
G. A. gave their first reception of the sea
son Wednesday evening in the Y. NJ. C
A. parlors. About 100 persons were pres
ent. A program was rendered, consistin,
of flute solo by II. +. Jordan, corne
solo by A. K. Parker, and baritone sol,
by George Adams, after which the gymna
stun class gave an interesting exhibition
Refreshments Of cake and coffee wer
served. The rooms we're attractively deco
rated with evergreen by the Woman's aux
Hilary.
Senior Felipe Saroni Cato, the Cubal
pianist who will appear in Grange hal
next Mondey evening, is making farewell
tour of the United States and Canada.
recent issue of the Syracuse Standard said
"There was most delightful piano recita
at Music Hall last evening. The occasion
was the first appearance here Of Senior Fe
llpe Saroni y Cato, the eminent Cuban pi
anist. He proved himself to be a wonder
full pianist, fascinating, and at times aston
ishing." The proceeds of the concert vii
be used for the benefit of Protectiv
Grange.
Since they have had time to study tn
results of the recent election, several @
the Democratic leaders have decided tina
Bryan will not do for the Democratic can
didate next year, and are trying TO flu
another man upon whom the party ca
unite. AS 1t looks at present their effort
will simply result in hopeless division O
the party, for Bryan still has followin
which will insist on his being nominated
The Chicago Tribune, a stanch admin.
tration paper, warns Republicans who hav
attacked Admiral Dewey for the transfe
of his Washington house, that they ha
better desist lest the Admiral, "stung t
the quick by personal attacks on him,
should begin to listen TO the Democrat
political siren.