Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-31


The American Express company re-
ceved horse from Boston this week for
use on its delivery.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church will be held at 1880 o'clock next
Wednesday evening az the church.
Delta lodge, Knights and Ladies of
Honor, will give a card party Monday
evening at Red Mems hall.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Creamery association will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock in Grange hall.
The S. A. Smith company expect to
have their machinery in the Crowell build
ing running by electricity before the end
of this week.
About 90 couples attended the dance at
Odd Fellows hall last night. The next
dance will be on Wednesday evening.
Holden & Martin began making repairs
this week on their building which was
damaged by the burning of S. A. Smith &
Co. s factory.
G. A. Boyden and G. G. Averill, trustees
under the will of Catherine Driscol, have
nominated Charles H. Pratt third trustee
to succeed o. d. Esterbrook, deceased.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
Mrs. j. j. Estey next Thursday evening,
the gentlemen also being invited. Reports
of the Continental Congress in Washing
ton will be made.
The Epworth league connected with the
Methodist church served new maple sugar
to good number of people in the Metho-
dist vestry Wednesday evening. Not only
the sugar but the other courses of the sup
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about 80
A colony of Pilgrim Fathers was or
gained in Claremont, N. f., Wednesday
evening by Mrs. w. F. Mixer of Brattle-
boro. Supreme Governor j. S. Taft of
Keene, N. H., and Supreme Medical Ex-
aminer Z. L. White of Somerville, Mass,
were present.
There has been an advance of eight cents
per bushel in the wheat market within a
week, owing to the uncertainty of the next
crop. The market reports show a slight
advance in flour at wholesale, but the local
dealers retain their former prices to their
retail customers.
Mrs. G. II. Smiths millinery opening
began this morning and will continue
through tomorrow and Monday. The
rooms, including the hairdressing parlors,
are handsomely decorated with Nile green
and Easter lilies which, with the pretty
pieces of millinery, make very attractive
appearance.
Among the members of the Fifth Massa-
chusetts regiment who will reach Boston
from North Carolina next Monday to be
mustered out are Fred Austin, formerly
drum major in the Vermont militia, now
adjutant of his regiment, and Carl San
derson, who spent last summer at the home
of John Calvin.
There was good attendance at the meet
ing of the Alliance Study class Monday
evening, when Rev. +. Q. S. Osgood gave
very interesting paper on "Shakspere
and the Time of Queen Elizabeth" The
article showed a careful study of the sub
ject by the writer and was instructive as
well as interesting to all present.
+. II. Howard, proprietor of the carriage
repository on Flat street, will sell out his
entire stock of carriages, harness and
horse goods during the coming month at
wholesale prices, as will be seen by an ad-
vertisement elsewhere. Mr.. Howard is
sole owner and proprietor, for Windham
county, of the Keystone suspension fence,
made of galvanized Bessemer steel anneal-
ed wire, and after next month he will de-
vote his entire time to its sale.
Capt. w. T. Haigh gave an interesting
talk on military life before the Congrega-
tional Sunday school last Sunday, in con-
sideration of the school making an appro-
priation for the hospital of the Sth
Massachusetts, regiment. The appropria-
tion was for reading matter, and Capt.
Haigh told how highly such material is
appreciated by the disabled soldiers. He
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make up a soldiers kit and explained the
manner of using them.
Justice j. II. Merrifeld went to Gull
ford yesterday to preside at a hearing in
the case of c. L. Miner against John Nor
gan. The case was continued to May
owing TO the fact that the plaintiff failed
to appear. Deputy Sheriff +. w. Mcclure
arrested Morgan in Green River last week
for assault upon Miner. Morgan works in
the chair shop of Henry Stowe. Miner was
going past the shop on load of logs when
greetings were exchanged between the two
men, verbally at first, then with fisticuffs.
Miner brought civil action for damages
against Morgan in the sum of 5000.
A large congregation in the Baptist
church Sunday evening heard temper
ance address delivered by Rev. George W.
Morrow of Burlington, superintendent for
Vermont of the Anti-Saloon League of
America. Mr.. Morrow upheld the Yer
mont prohibtory law by some strong arg
uments and he outlined policy by which
the saloon might be suppressed to
large extent, urging the temperance peo-
pie to participate actively in caucuses and
primary meetings, using their influence TO
defeat all candidates for Office who are not
opposed to the sale of intoxicating liquor
Mr.. Morrow is spending the week in Wind
ham county in the interest of the anti-sa-
Icon movement.
A Book of Local Interest.
There has Just been issued from the
press of h. l.. Hildreth & Co. little book
which is creditable specimen of up-to-
date ideas in the printers art. The book
is entitled witnessing" and the subject
matter is an account of the remarkable re-
ligious experience of the author, Mrs.
Phebe b. Slocum of New Bedford, Mass,
"a Christian woman of singular sweetness
and spirituality of life, and of sane and
wholesome character" as says DR.. c. l.
Scofield of East Northted, Mass, in the
appreciation" which precedes the nara
tive. Following the experience are ex-
tracts from the authors journal, letters
and poems.
The typographical appearance of the
book is attractive, with the clean print of
large clear type upon wide margined pages.
The binding is cloth, with uncut leaves
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