Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

will preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday.
Work has been begun this week upon
the foundation for the new house which l..
w. Adams is to build on Spruce street.
Tim Evening of Song at the Unita-
rlan church will come off on Tuesday,
May 2. The program will be published
next week.
The Young Ladies' Whist club met with
Miss Florence Pratt on Oak street Satur-
day afternoon. The prize was won by
Miss Mary Croker.
Carl Larson, formerly baker for Mrs. j.
E. Jacobs, will open bakery for himself
about May on Dickinson street. He will
run bakery wagon.
Mrs. A. M. Carlton has sold her house
on Canal street to Margaret and Johanna
Brosnahan The sale was made through
the agency Of S. w. Edgett & Co.
A. w. Childs d Co. have leased Rev K.
A. Slack's house on Western avenue,
known as the old Crosby house, to Frank
W. Kimball and Luther H. Barber for a
term of years.
The Brattleboro Military band has be-
gun rebearsals so as TO be in readiness for
some public concerts this summer if the
at the coming village meeting.
r. E. Gordon has bought II. E. Bonds
house at the corner of South Main and
Pearl streets, adjoining the house in which
Mr.. Gordon lives. The sale was made
through S. W. Edgetts agency.
The plans and specifications for j. G.
! Ullery's proposed block on the site of the
Main street blacksmith shop have been
| nj cd nd A. e.. f,r h,,tl
ing the block will be called for in few
days.
The will of Laura Prentice has been
presented for probate by S. II. Farr The
commissioners of the Stearns Clough es-
tate have filed their report. Clifford II.
Smith has been appointed guardian of So
phia K. Smith.
| The Electric Hosiery company have or
dered some new machines to meet the de-
mand for their product. They are now
making 40 dozen pairs of hose a day, and
after the new machines are set up the
daily product will be 20 dozen pairs.
Mrs. Adams, wife of the veteran con-
ductor. Alfred Adams, died at Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday, aged 70. Her only sur
viving child is +. A. Adams, station agent
at South Vernon. Conductor Adams re-
tired ! l-2 year ago, after being railroad
man 81 years.
The committee of arrangements for the
Odd Fellows meeting in Mag have re-
ceived notice that over 10 Odd Fellows will
come to Brattleboro from Shelburne Falls.
The Rebekah lodge of Orange, Mass, has
voted to come and work the degree before
the Rebekah assembly.
Edgar +. Carruthers has bought the Sun
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estate and will hereafter carry on the bust
ness by himself. Mr.. Carruthers has been
associated with his father in the paper
making business since his graduation from
Norwich university several years ago.
The afternoon session of the Woman's
club will be held this afternoon with Miss
Helen Fletcher on Canal street A paper
on The Woman's Club Movement" pre-
pared by Mrs. L. d. Temple, will be read.
The evening session will convene Wedncs-
day with Mrs. Nora Kenney on Canal
street.
The annual meeting Of the Hydrofoun-
tain club was held Wednesday evening in
the Eli Ut street engine house. These Off
GERS were elected: President, w. ID.
Pratt; president, Frank Streeter;
secretary, c. L. Cobb; treasurer, d. W.
Tenney; executive committee, Harvey
Saunders, Charles Cook, F. d. Weld |;
auditing committee, Don Miller, c. W.
Sargent, Arthur Horton; trustees, Walter
Stearns, A. V. D. Piper, Marshall Grout.
The report of the treasurer showed the
club to be in prosperous condition inan-
cially.
The last meeting of the Alliance study
class was held Monday evening in the
Brooks House with a good attendance.
Mrs. John Il. Bliss gave a paper upon
The Indian Territory and the Civilized
Tribes" The subject was carefully han
died, showing the wonderful advancement
in civilization made by the Indians during
their life on the Indian Territory, and
brought out facts new to many of the
hearers. A short discussion followed the
reading of the paper. The meetings will
be begun again next December, when plans
for the winters work will be formulated.
The papers given during the past winter
have been particularly interesting and
have proved educational to all who have
heard them.
The measuring party at Florence Terrace
Tuesday night was social and financial
success, with receipts of about $50. The
colored bags containing the admission fees
were received without asking embarrassing
| questions in regard to the height of the
prosecutors. An interesting program was
given, made up largely of tableaux illus.
trating life at Crawford Miss Minnie
Brasor reading the descriptions, while the
parts were taken by Hortense Hall, Mamie
Croker, Ethel Bruce, Lena Eels, Corabel
| Coates, Annie Leonard, Mrs. DeWolf, Mrs.
Winnie Davis, Harry Freeman, II. F. c.
Todt. The tableauX were interpreted
with song by Lena Eels, piano solo by
Pauline JENNIE, violin solo by Grace Eels
and reading by Miss Day. Cake and coffee
were served at the close of the entertain
| ment.
James McConaughy, instructor in the
English bible at Mount Hermon, delivered
lecture in the Baptist church, Wednes-
day evening, before large audience. Sub
| ject-''Side Lights on Old Testament His
tory from Abraham to David" The lee
ture was illustrated with the stereopticon.
Another lecture will be given May 8, on
"Side Lights on Old Testament History
from Solomon to Ezra" and one on May
| 10, "The Planting of the Church and the
Making of our Bible" These lectures are
| given in the interest of bible study, with
the hope that after the summer vacations
class in normal study may be organized
under Prof. McConaughy for the better
fitting of bible teachers and better gem
eral understanding of bible history. 1t is
intended that this movement shall embrace
not only Sunday school taaphars hut oil