Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

lows Falls will hold teachers examinations
in Brattleboro next Friday and Saturday.
Rev. II. r. Miles of the Congregational
church and Rev. II. +. Lowe of the Meth
odist church will exchange pulpits next
Sunday.
Attention is called to DR.. Hamilton's
auction sale of live stock and farming
tools, to be held at his Dummerston farm
tomorrow.
There is an intellectual treat in every
sentence and new effects in every act of
Lewis Morrison's "Faust' which comes to
the Auditorium a. an early date.
Charles A. Noyes of Bellows Falls was
adiudged bankrupt by Judge Wheeler
Wednesday. His liabilities are 1921 and
his assets 800, all of which are claimed to
be exempt
About 40 members of Dennis Rebekah
LODGE Mrs. Charles Reach, noble grand,
went to Chester Wednesday to exemplify
the Rebekah degree at the meeting of the
Rebekah lodges of the 10th district.
John Stafford, who was injured at the
S. A. Smith company factory last week,
was back at work Monday. f. A. Cook
was able To be out on the street Saturday.
Alfred circuit was at first thought to have
fractured his skull, as blood exuded from
his ears, but he now seems TO be recover
ing rapidly.
The annual meeting of the Canal street
book club was held at the home of Mrs. q.
II. Ryder Monday evening and was fol-
lowed by the usual auction sale of books.
These officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Ryder; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Reach; book committee, Mrs.
Ryder, Mrs. Denison Cowles and Mrs.
Nora Kenney.
The Freme circle held its annual meet
ing in Wells hall at o'clock Tuesday and
elected these officers: President, Mrs g.
ii. Ryder; vice president, Mrs. W. Ii. Mi
nor; secretary aud treasurer, Mrs. j. M.
Tyler, and board of eight or ten direct
ors. 1t was voted to pay $3.50 on church
expenses, and $50 towards rebuilding the
stone wall, after which the meeting ad
journed.
The children of the Congregational Sun
day school gave their annual harvest con-
cert last Sunday afternoon, the service &C.
cupying the time of the usual o'clock ser
vice. The front of the church was appro-
priately trimmed with sheaves of oats, and
the various exercises aud musical selections
were rendered with an unusual degree Of
excellence, no person being prompted
throughout the entire program. The at
tendance was large.
Chef-of-P Police Kendall of North Adams
recovered in Greenfield Saturday articles
stolen from Burrows's boarding house in
North Adams. II. F. Marshall lost from
the boarding house clothing, scarf pins
and cuff buttons, and Alice Robinson had
81 in cash taken. Mr.. Kendall recovered
all of Marshalfs property except one opal
pin and pair of cuff buttons. Renne had
on pair of Marshalls shoes. He admitted
taking all of the property except the miss
ing articles, and also admitted that he took
the money and spent it. Renne Is the
young crook who was arrested in Bratte-
boro. He escaped at Greenfield and was
afterward rearrested at Claremont.
The Foresters have engaged Henry
Walsh's quincuplexal glass show to give
entertainments in Festival hall every even
ing during Thanksgiving week, beginning
Nov. n. The entertainments open with
selections by concert orchestra, followed
| by a laughable comedy by viii K. and
Goldie Dewylls, crayon sketches by Will
! j. Walsh, popular songs and stereopticon
| illustrations by Miss Dewyllis, harp, violin,
xylophone, Swiss bells and other music by
Fred E. and Helen NJ. Belden. At the
close of this part Of the entertainment the
Worlds Fair glass blowers, spinners and
weavers will give an exhibition an hour or
more long, after which there will be dane
ing, the orchestra furnishing music.
United States District Attorney j. l..
Martin went to Burlington Monday TO
spend the week in attendance upon some
hearings of the government against China
men seeking admission to this country.
zee Ping, a witness for Mr.. Martin in a
recent Chinese smuggling case at Burling-
ton, was assaulted and robbed in Boston a
few days ago, and Yee Moy and zee X
Chang have Teen arrested by the Boston
police, charged with being the assailants.
The police say that Ping was assaulted in
Chinatown, Boston, and robbed of the
amount he is supposed to have received as
witness fees. The motive of the assault
was not robbery, but revenge. 1t is said
that his ASSISTANTS warned him never 70
appear in court again to testify against a
Chinaman, threatening penalty of death
should he do so.
Arthur l.. Maynard was in North Lev
erett, Mass Monday to attend the funeral
of his step-mot er, Mrs. Emma NJ. May
nard, wife of Myron Maynard of Monta,
| que, MASS MIS- u ultu dL utE uOlnt
in Montague last Saturday morning. She
had been an invalid for many years, but
for the past three years she had been i'll
with Bright's disease, which, with other
complications, caused her DEATH She was
AZ years old, was native of Montague
aud had always lived there. She was mar,
ried to Mr.. Maynard May 20, 1880 Be
sides her husband and step-son Mrs May
Dard leaves a m lther, sister, brother and
daughter in Montague The funeral was
held Monday in the church in North Lev
erett of which Mrs. Maynard had been a
member since 1870 and in which she was,
when able, an active worker.
David Wright, 70, who died at Green,
field Saturday night, was a native Of
Mortified, and his active life was spent in
working for the Vermont Massachusetts
and Fitchburg railroads. H began as a
trsckman at Mortified about 1850. He
was afterward fireman and still later en-
gineer. For many years he had the run
from Fitchburg. to BrattlebOro, aud from
Fitchburg to Greenfield. After the Yer
mont and Massachusetts road was leased
to the Fitchburg system he was made 8
master mechanic and had charge of the
shop at East Deerfield. He retired from
active work few years ago, having &C
quired a modest competency. He is sur
vived by widow, sister of M. j. DowleN
of this town, and of the late George s
Dowley. Mr., and Mrs. Wright lived II
BrattleborO years ago. The body wal
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