Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-22
BRATTLEBORO.

BRATTLEBORO.
Company | will give a dance at the arm
DRY the first night of the Valley Fair.
The Estey Organ company had an ex-
hibit at the Greenfield fair. Charles
Stewart had charge of it, and Prof.
Cramer's playing showed the tones of the
instruments.
The evening session of the Woman's
club will be held with Mrs. Dinsmore on
Chase street next Monday evening, when
the program TO be given this afternoon
will be repeated.
The Ladies Mission circle of the Univer-
talist church elected the following officers
yesterday afternoon: President, Mrs. j.
l.. Newman; vice president, Mrs. j. f.
Stearns; secretary, Mrs. W. ID. ellison !;
treasurer, Mrs. Chas. Reach.
The Kickapoo Indian Medicine COM
pany, who are occupying Grange hall for
two weeks, will give a special matinee
performance, with several special features,
at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. The matinee
is intended especially to interest the chill
dren
At the annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society of the Method
list church, held Sept. 20, the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs. r.
E. Beeman; LIST vice-president, Mrs. w.
r Geddis; I'd vice. president, Mrs. Brodie
recording secretary, Mrs. r. f. Lowe; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Brodie; treas
urer. Mrs. K. Haskell; directors, Mrs. c..
d. Smith, Mrs. c. P. Badet, Mrs. A. Stark.
James Leslie Elmer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Elmer, went to Fort Ethan AL
len Tuesday, and on Wednesday he enlist.
ed as quartermaster sergeant of the 43d
regiment of infantry which will start for
the Philippines in two months. Mr.. FL
mer occupies the same position with the
43d regiment that he did with the Vermont
regiment on its return from Chickamauga.
He has had three years of experience in
the regular army, enlisting in 1891. He
spent the first three months in drill at the
Jefferson barracks at st. Louis, Mo-, after
which he was for three months instructor
in Fort Brown, Texas, and the remainder
of the time clerk in the Office of Major
Wagner, commander of the fort and of the
9Th cavalry. The commander of the 43d
regiment is Col Murray, formerly captain
of the Sd artillery and instructor in militia
ry science at Yale university, to whom Mr..
Elmer was recommended by Gen. Peck
and Gen. Estey. Mr.. Elmer's term of en-
hstment is one year and ten months.
Company held a competitive drill at the
armory last evening to choose two corpor-
ais, and Ethan Hescock and Curtis Robin
son we're the successful candidates. Hes
cock was a member of the marine corps on
the Indiana when Cervera's feet was de-
stroyed, and Robinson was with company
at Chickamauga last summer. George
Whitney has resigned as first sergeant,
not being able to attend to his duties on
account of his work. Fred DuAklee has
been made acting first sergeant. j. Leslie
Elmer has left to join the 43d United
States volunteers. Corporal A. V. d.
Piper has been promoted. The list of
on-commissioned officers now stands as
follows: Acting first sergeant, Fred Dun
klee; sergeants, Charles Davis, James
Sullivan, George Whitney, A. V. d. Piper;
quartermaster, sergeant, Fred Robinson
corporals, Ernest Waterman, Walter Cooley,
Ethan Hescock, Curtis Robinson. The
new uniforms have been received, but they
are not satisfactory and will be returned.
Program For Ordination and InstaIIa-
ton of Rev. II. X. Marvin.
The ordination and installation of Rev.
II. X. Marvin AS pastor of the Universal
list church will take place at 1880 tonight.
The program will be practically as follows
Invocation by Rev. Dwight A. Ball of Williams
Scripture lesson by Rev. Judson P Marvin OF
Weymouth. Mass.
Sermon by Rev Frederick W Hamilton, D. D.,
of Boston
Prayer and act of ordination by Rev A. j. Pat.
tersoD. ID. D., of Boston.
Right hand Of fellowship by Rev. Albert Ham
matt OF Bellows Falls.
Welcome to Brattleboro by Rev. E. O. s. osgood
OF the Unitarian church.
Charge to the pastor by Rev, Flint NJ Bisse OF
Springfield Mass
Charge to the people by Rev. Dr. F. e. Marble
of the Baptist church
Music will be furnished by the choir, as
sisted by Mr.. Marriott of North Adams.
Death OF Mrs. EIecta Sargent DutIOn.
Mrs. Electa Sargent Dutton, 90, widow
of Stephen Dutton of DummeTSton, died
about 2 o'clock yesterday nothing at the
home of her daughter, Miss Caroline Dut-
ton, on Oak street, after an illness of two
years or more with the infirmities incident
TO old age. Funeral services will be held
at the house at 3 o'clock tomorrow, Rev.
r. X. Marvin, pastor of the Universalist
church, officiating. The burial will be in
the Prospect Hill cemetery in the lot
where Mr.. Dutton was buried.
Mrs. DuttoD was one of IL children of
Calvin and Abigail (Miller) Sargent, and
was born on the farm now owned by
Madam Balestier Aug. %, 1906. All of
the family are now dead. Mrs. Dutton
lived on the farm where she was born un-
til her marriage to Mr.. Dutton Apr. 10,
1926, when she moved to Dummerston.
Mr.. button kept the store in Dummerston
Centre year or more, and after that they
lived on the old DuttOn farm in Dummers.
ton until the death or Mr.. Dutton, which
occurred Oct 20, 1876.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton had three children,
Stephen L., whose home is in Dummers.
ton, Caroline of Brattleboro, and Emeline
who was the wife of Col. H. K. Taylor
Since the death of her husband Mrs. Dut
ton has lived with her daughter. She was
very active and intelligent and was
thoroughly devoted to her home and fam.
lily.