Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-22
A missionary meeting will be- held at The

A missionary meeting will be held at the
Baptist church this evening.
John Blssette took possession Monday of
the barber shop on Elliot street which he
recently bought of Geo. Danyew
Friendship circle met Tuesday after
noon in Odd Fellows hall and decided TO
hold a sewing bee in the near future TO
| sew for their brothers in the Odd Fellows
! Home at Ludlow.
George II. Thomas's team, while stand
ing In front of Higglns's livery stable
| Wednesday morning, was frightened by
an electric car and ran away, smashing the
| wagon somewhat.
The water motor which has recently
been placed at the Baptist church was
used for pumping the organ Sunday for
the first time. The result was very salts
factory. Prof Cramer gave short recital
at the close Of the service.
Mrs. +. II. Morse's millinery rooms on
Elliot street are being improved. A steel
ceiling has been put up by Thayer d Rohde
in the front room, and the room is being
decorated by w. A. Morse. The other
rooms have been prepared by Cyrus Rams
dell.
OF the nine persons who took the civil
service examination a month ago for the
positions of clerk and carrier six we're sue
cessful-four for the position of clerk and
two for carrier. V. w. Boyden has been
appointed substitute carrier to succeed
George Root.
The probate court has appointed Ger
trude L. Schudder guardian Of Roy E.
Schudder, a minor, of Halifax. William
Pickering of Newfane has been adjudged
incapable and in need of a guardian.
Minnie J. Chamberlain has been ordered
removed to the Brattleboro retreat.
T. j. Heaphey announces elsewhere in
this paper that he will open an Office in
Miller's confectionery store next Monday
for the sale of mileage books. Mr..
Heaphy has become such an indispensable
adjunct to the travelling public that 1t will
be convenience to know where he or his
agent may always be found. The Office
will be in charge Of Miss Regina Hesphy.
Robert Mitchell accidentally discharged
his revolver Sunday morning while clean
ing the weapon, the bullet penetrating the
left forefnger and leaving the house via
the window. The bone in the finger was
not broken and consequently the wound is
not serious. A few fragments of flying
glass entered one of Mitchel's eyes but
the particles were removed without in
iuring the optic.
Chairman George w. Hooker has APP
pointed as his aids at the Dewey celebra-
ton in Montpelier the following Windham
county men: j. ]. Estey, H. E. Taylor,
VIM. G. HoIbrook, G.. II. Bond and K. r.
Carruthers of Brattleboro; John w. Flint,
VIM. A. Hall, Carroll A. Moore aud G. II.
Robb Of Bellows Falls; J. II. Goulding
and j. Henry Kidder of Wilmington, and
Z. w. Melendy of South Londonderry.
News was received here Saturday of the
death in Leeds City, S. D., of Mrs. Har-
vey Edwards, widow of Harvey Edwards
of this town. Mrs. Edwards, whose death
took place Monday, was resident of Gull
ford for many years. She went West
about 10 years ago and was living with
her daughter at the time Of her death.
The burial was in Utica, Neb. She was
step-mother of S. w. Edwards of this town.
The season at Pine Grove Springs hotel,
which closed last week, was the most sue
cessful in the history of the resort. Since
about July the hotel has been filed to its
capacity, not less than l25 guests being
gathered there at any time. The last OF
the summer people left for their homes
Friday. Manager F. B. Alvord has gone
TO East Orange, N. j., where he has the
management of hotel which he bought
last year.
w. A. Griffin, a tailor, who recently left
Keene, on his bike, for Worcester, where he
is to live, was found unconscious by the
roadside in Wlnchendon, being exhausted
and in a state of complete collapse which
continued for a number of hours. His ex-
haustion was thought to be due largely TO
lack of proper food. Griffin lived in Brat
| lnl,. g. katw h.
for New York tailoring concern. He
went from here to Winchester and later TO
Keene.
The committee of the Baptist church
on entertainments met Monday at Gen.
Estey's, and decided to arrange "An
Evening with Mendelssohn." Prof. Cram
er will talk about the great musicians life
and his compositions. Two pianos, an
organ and other musical instruments will
be used In the entertainment, and there
will be chorus, quartet, duet and solo
singing. The entire evening will be de-
voted to the study of Mendelssohn. 1t
is expected that this entertainment will be
follow ed by others OF similar nature each
devoted TO a great composer.
One of the most enjoyable and profitable
occasions in the history of the local chap
ter of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution was the excursion Saturday TO the
ancient town of Deer6eld, Mass. Over 40
persons went, and they are now wonder
ing how they could have remained so long
in ignorance of the historic interest of a
town so beautiful and so easily accessible
as is Deerfeld. The visitors were received
by Historian George Sheldon at the Acad-
envy Hall where they found many things
of interest The other places which thew
visited were the house of Miss Alice Baker,
known as the Frary house, which was
built in 1894, the old graveyard and the
old Unitarian church. The hour for re-
turning arrived much too soon for all who
went.
The CrssSy-AustIn Wedding.
The rooms of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Nc