Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-07
2MONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO. FRIDAY, JULY s. 1899.

ployed by the Western Electric company
with headquarters at Philadelphia.
Charles Stearns saw fawn quietly feed
ing near the Sumner house Wednesday
morning, which upon looking up and see
ing Mr.. Stearns quickly ran away. The
animal was seen by others at another time.
Miss MitchelIs talk on "Our Native
Mushrooms" which was postponed on ac-
count of sickness, was given today. Miss
Mitchell will deliver the same lecture at
Easthampton, Mass, next week Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Geo. L. Kibbe of Worcest sr. Mass.
came here Monday. She returned TO her
home Wednesday, taking Mrs. George B.
Kibbe and four children with her for a Wis
it of two or three weeks. Mr.. Kibbe will
join his family later and return with them
The evangelistic services which are being
conducted in a tent on Higgins street, un-
der the direction of Rev. e. j. Deane, pas
tor of the Methodist church, assisted by
Rev Morton w. Plummsr of Boston, are
well attended and growing in interest.
Emmett Cunningham, formerly of this
town, now of Hopedale, Mass, and his
bride visited in town this week. Mr. and
Mrs. Cunningham IRE on their wedding
trip and have visited sister of the groom,
Mrs. VIM. O'Brien, formerly Miss Lizzie
Cunningham, in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valmar Aldrich, Miss Ethel
Jewell, Miss Dora Leland and Miss Nellie
Gray left Saturday for the White Noun
tans. Mr.. Aldrich has the position of
steward and Mrs. Aldrich that of assistant
housekeeper at the Sunset Hill house.
The others will serve as table walters
The report of the Congregational Sunday
school for the quarter ending June 30,
1900, is as follows; Whole number enrolled,
20j; average attendance, 116; present
every Sunday, "a; enrolled in the home
department. IS; collections, SAT. 10: dona-
tions to the American Missionary associa-
ton, So; expenses, S22 IS; teachers meet
ings, II.
G.. II. Huckins, a Dartmouth medical stu
dent, is the guest of G. T. Richards. On
Monday evening Mr.. Richards entertained
a small party Of Dartmouth boys in honor
of his visitor. Those invited were b. f.
Adams, j. G. McCaughern, =. Frank
Conway, William Mosher and f. p Bailey.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
DR.. NJ. c. Dix, who recently returned
from a three weeks stay with a sick broth
er in Montgomery, VT, received a tele-
gram Friday noon announcing his brothers
death Only the day before the doctor re-
ceived a letter saying his brother was get
ting along well. The doctor was driven to
Brattleboro and started that night for
Montgomery. He returned home Monday.
The meeting at the Congregational
church Sunday evening was of special in
terest. The officers to serve for the next
six months were installed by the pastor
and papers on Endeavor topics were read.
The officers installed were: William f.
Watson, president; Rest A. Higgins, vice
president; Lucy Spooner, secretary; Jen-
ME Taylor, recording secretary; and Lena
NJ. Upham, treasurer
An uneventful Fourth was passed in
Hinsdale. There was no attempt at cele.
bration, unless we mention abundant
noise produced by Young America. Less
moving of door steps, changing of signs
etc, was done than usual, probably not for
lack of inclination to do so, but because of
the special police, who were so much in
evidence The firing of the cannon was
not omitted and there was a small display
of fireworks in the evening, aside from the
customary family fireworks. No casual
ties of account are reported.
A very pretty but quiet wedding took
place at s o'clock Thursday morning,
when Rev. w. Z. Renshaw united in mar
riage at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Higginson, on Kilburn
street, Joseph Bell and Miss Lizzie Higgin-
son. Only the immediate relatives were
present Mr.. and Mrs. Bell left on the
1924 train for a short wedding trip, after
which they will return to Hinsdae for a
short time. They will make their home in
Manchester. The young people are very
popular and the good wishes of their many
friends attend them in their new relation.
The temperance lecture given by Rev.
j. L. Cross at the Congregational church
last week Thursday evening was both in
teresting and helpful. The speaker, CON
trary to the usual custom, did not present
a list of statistics, which are always rather
tedious, but gave a common sense talk
portraying the evils of drink, both by Wv
id word painting and a large quantity of
oil paintings, beginning with the happy
family, and following their steady down
ward course, the result of strong drink.
1t was a matter of regret that so few heard
the lecture, several other attractions on
that evening taking those who would 9TH
erwise have attended.
At Gardner, Mass, Thursday afternoon,
Miss Ada A. Coolidge, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Henry Coolidge. was joined in
marriage to Jacob G.. Britton, son of Mr..
and Mrs, George Britton of Hinsdale.
Rev. F. I. Sweet performed the ceremony
and only relatives and near friends were
present. Little Harold and Marion Stacy,
Beulah Merritt and Florence Britton, neph-
ews and neces of the bride and groom,
STOOD up" with them, making the cere-
mony novel and impressive. The wedding