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

The Estey Organ company recently
made single shipment of 40 organs to
Australia.
Rev. Lewis Grout will lead the young
mems meeting in the Y. NJ. G. A rooms
next Sunday afternoon.
The membership committee of the Y.
NJ. C.. A. met Monday to discuss plans for
increasing the membership of the associa.
ton.
The first quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will be held tomorrow
evening Presiding Elder w. r. Daven.
port will be present.
The session of the Baptist Sunday school
next Sunday will take the form of a ser
vice in memory of those members of the
school who have died during the year.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Broth.
ers' circus comes to Vermont this year, but
it will not visit Brattleboro 1t will be
seen in four towns-Burlingto Rutland
St. Johnsbury and Montpelier.
A. B. Clapp has made decided i'm.
provement in his premises on North Mair
street by filling in the yard on the north
side of his house. He has practically added
10 feet of frontage on the street.
The younger members of the Y. NJ. c.
A., accompanied by the secretary, will
start about 9 o'clock tomorrow morning
for bicycle run to Central Park, Vernon
They will carry lunches, and return during
the afternoon.
Frank G.. Smith, the sub contractor fol-
the Wilmington stage route, is again driv.
ing the stage, having returned from stay
of several months in the South, where he
went on account of the ill health of Mrs.
Smith. During Mr.. Smiths absence the
stage was driven by j. F. Lyon.
Robert Bruce Mantell, the actor, who
appeared in "a Secret Warrant in the
Auditorium Dec. H. filed a petition in
bankruptcy at Chicago Saturday. Liabili-
ties were placed at $4,000 and assets
$1,000. The principal claim which the
petitioner seeks to be rid of is a judgment
for S10,0 900 alimony given in New York in
favor of his wife.
States Attorney H. G.. Barber went to
Westminster last Friday to appear against
Leo Forgette, who was arrested on com.
plant of Fish Warden E. G.. futile for
catching trout under size The evidence
brought in showed that the defendant had
in his possession 43 trout under six inches
in length. Forgette pleaded not guilty
and was bound over in the sum of SIS to
appear at county court.
E. j. Henkel received a severe cut on
the nose Monday in the ball game at Bur
lington between University of Vermont
and Holy Cross college. The Burlington
Free Press says: Carney hit towards
second base and the ball bounded badly,
striking Henkel in the face and telling
him to the ground. 1t was at first thought
that his nose was broken, but it turned
out to be only bad cut"
The Roman play presented by the stu
dents of Middlebury college attracted
great attention at Middlebury Friday night.
1t was dramatization of certain scenes in
the life of Cicero, centreing about the con-
spiracy of Cataline, an attempt which, so
far as known, was never before made. The
text of the drama was compiled as far as
possible from Cicero, Sallust and other
Roman writers dealing with events por-
trayed. Ernest Waterman, 80, of Brattle-
boro, took the part of Caesar
From the Newport Independent: THAT
the best things often come to the top on
the impulse of the moment is shown in
the gem of poem delivered by Rev, Al.
AASN u 1OuSh ~ IllC RECEPTION 10
Capt. Clark of the battleship Oregon, at
White River Junction last week. The
poem was hastily penned while coming
down from Bradford as one of the recep-
ton committee on the train with Capt.
Clark. Mr.. Hough is often styled the
'poet-laureate of Vermont and he won
new laurels on this OCCASION"
There will be a special service of praise
in the Congregational church at 7:45
O'Clock this evening in place of the usual
Friday evening prayer meeting in the
chapel. There will be selections by the
full choir, solos by E. II. Miller and a cor
net solo by Sewall Morse. Short addresses
will be made by eX-Gov. Holbrook, Judge
II. II. Wheeler and others, and there will
probably be report by the committee who
have been raising money for the building
of a new parsonage. There are indications
that the meeting will be largely attended.
The Denver, Col, Times of last Thurs
day published a very complimentary no.
tice of performance in that city of De
Koven-Smith's "Robin Hood" with Will
liam LAWN in the title role. The Times
said: GAS Robin Hood Mr.. LAWN easily
effaced any lingering memories of Tom
Karl, unless, perhaps, the conscious swag-
ger of the original of the part. Mr.. LAWN
has a voice such as is seldom heard.
Hardly tenor robusto, it is of sufficient
volume and of a sweetness unsurpassed.
Especially in the upper register are his
notes full, round and melodious. His
Hey, for the Merry Greenwood in the
first act, and his serenade in the second
were especially fine and well received"
i Ra rfl of no yric Ae
pany.
The Odd Fellows bought Tyler block on
Main street in 1892. The block happened
to be in the market at that time, and it
was purchased because it seemed to be a
good investment and because it was
thought in time that the lodge might de-
sire to own its own home. The purchase
price was $4,000. There was paid in
cash $4,000 and $4,000 placed on mortgage.
Since that time the building has been kept
in thorough repair, the interest has been
paid, and the income from the block has
been sufficient above all charges, to paw
$4,000 on the principal, This shows good
financial management. There is talk that
some time another story may be added to
,he block and the lodge room located
here. Thus far this is only talk, and no
change is likely to be made for consider
lble time to come Brattleboro letter in
Boston Sunday Globe.
Burnham Will Fight the Case.
Some additional particulars in the suit
If w. Fl. Thomas of Rutland, formerly of
3rattleboro, against II. f. Burnham of
Rutland, a painter, and former resident
If Brattleboro, were given in the Burling-
on Free Press Saturday. The Free Press's