Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL 1900

Two applicants for appolntm ent as mail
carrier took the civil service examinations
at the post office last Saturday.
The receipts of the rummage sale by the
Congregational women amounted to about
5000. The sale closed with an auction
sale Saturday evening, F. W. Mcclure act
ing as auctioneer.
Bishop Hall, Rev. Allan d. Brown and
Rev. K. Il. Mathison went to Springfield,
this state, Sunday night to attend the con-
secration of the new Episcopal church in
that town Monday.
G. F. r. Jenne's agency has settled, for
Sl5, the fire loss in A. II. Illness house,
caused last week by the burning of a drap-
cry and carpet. The FIRE started from a
match which was being used to light a
lamp.
Mrs. A. B. Gardner, 90, widow of
former lieutenant governor OF Vermont,
died Saturday at the Brattleboro Retreat,
where she had been the past six years.
The body was taken TO Bennington for
burial on M )nday.
Eugene @. johnson Of Brattleboro has
been appointed administrator of the DIR. r.
b. Johnson estate Of Jacksonville, j.
Henry Kidder of the Samuel s. Esta brook
estate of Wilmington, William b. Bailey
of the Eliza A. Kelsey estate of Newfane.
Evening buyers at Moran & Co.'S can
not fail 10 notice there the illuminated re-
volvlng star. The star is fitted with 20
red and white electric lights, and with
each revolution the electric circuit is
broken and the lights put out and lighted
again.
Bishop Michaud of Burlington spent
Sunday with Rev. Father Cunningham, on
his way to Springfield, Mass, to attend the
celebration of the 25th anniversary of the
ordination Of Bishop Beaver. At ST. Mi
chael's Roman Catholic church he gave an
account of his pilgrimage to Rome the past
sumper and of his visit to Pope Leo.
Rev. e. T. Mathison was instituted rec
tor of St. Michael's Episcopal church Sun
day morning The morning prayer serv-
ice was followed by the institution service,
at which the regular ritual was used. Rev.
Mr.. Mathison was presented at the altar
by Rev. Allan d. Brown, and Bishop A.
G. A. Hall acted as institution. Bishop
Hall preached at the forenoon and evening
| service.
The Rutland Merchants association has
raised funds to secure the removal TO that
city Of the business OF l.. & j. A. Stewart,
the successful manufacturers Of tin cans,
paint pals, etc., at Clarendon. The Stew
arts thought favorably Of coming to Brat
tleboro and negotiations were carried on
with them year or two ago. The Stewards
will employ IL hands when they first come
to Rutland and 1t is expected that this
force will be increased later.
Following is complete list of the dep
uty sheriffs appointed by Sheriff A. w. J.
wilkins of Putney: Brattleboro, X. Z.
Gordon, Alonzo Starkey, r. w. Mcclure
and Z. S. BALL; Bellows Falls, Arthur H.
Thompson and Dorr +. Thayer; SaxtoDs
River, Baxter Walker; Jamaica, J. @.
Shumway; Wilmington, j. Henry Kidder;
Vernon, Charles Jackson; Townshend, n.
NJ. Martin; West Townshend, o. r. Gar
field; Westminster, George Metcalf;
Wardsboro, E. NJ. Fits; Dummerston,
Adm +. Miller.
Counsel for the Boston and Maine rail-
road appeared before the railroad commits
sioners at Boston Friday on a petition for
the boards approval of the issuance by
the Connecticut River Railroad company
Of $4,000 additional stock and 1886, 900
currency bonds at 8 l 2 per cent for 20
years. The proceeds Of the issues, accord
ing 10 counsel, are to be applied TO pay
ment for permanent improvements and
| floating Indebtedness. The company ex-
poets to realize this sum, or a little over,
on the assumption that the stock will sell
at 285 and bonds at 104. There was no
opposition.
Rudyard Kipling has positively refused
the most dazzling inducements 10 appear
on the lecture platform, and the usually IT.
resistible Major Pond mourns. "There is
such thing" wrote Mr.. Kipllng, ''as pay
ing 125 cents for a dollar, and though /
suppose there is money in the lecturing
business, 1t seems to me that the bother,
the fuss, the being at everybody's beck and
call, the night journeys, and so on, make
1t very dear. l have seen a few men who
lived through the fight, but they did not
look happy" For a man in Mr.. Kipllng's
condition Of health, the strain of lecturing
would certainly be too much.
The Colonial Danes celebrated the ami
versary of "Tea Party Day" at the pleas
ant home Of one of its members, Mrs. Fred
Holden, on Oak street Monday afternoon,
from 8 until o'clock. The entertainment
took the form Of a visit and a Colonial
tea. Mrs. X. Haskins presided. She is
one of the vice presidents of the Vermont
Society of Colonial Danes. Short sketches
were read about the "Boston Tea Party"
by Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Haskins. Mrs.
| Weeks read letter from Mrs. Wallace
Clement Of Rutland. These danes were
not clad in costumes of the style of CEN
fury ago with Powered silks and powdered
hair, but from the order of the exercises 1t
could be seen that they imbibed the same
spirit of patriotism as did their ancestors
of 127 years ago. Old time tunes were
sung and all will remember with pleasure
this unique affair.
The marriage of Charles Frederick
Childs of Brattleboro and Miss Edith Har-
ris Newell, will take place at Chateau
Lawn, the home of Miss Newelrs mother,
In Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 81. The wedding
will be private on account of the death of
Miss Newells father, which took place
last April, when Mrs. Newell and two
daughters and Mr.. Childs we're on their
| journey around the world. No invita-
tions will be Issued and only about so rela-
tives will be present. Five of Mr.. Childs's
classmates, Yale 80, will be present, one
as best man and four as ushers. After
the wedding Mr.. Chllds and his bride will
leave for a months travel, largely In Flor
ida, although they will 60 also to Cuba
and Nassau. On their return they will
livein the Back Bay district in Boston
and Mr.. Childs will have q position in
brokerage office in that city. Mr.. Childs
left yesterday for Chicago, where he will
spend several days before going to Keno
sha.
Call IL bizarre Outra rococo or that