Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

the Methodist church were given sleigh
ride Saturday, going several miles up the
Putney road and returning through "Slab
Hollow" in Dummerston.
A pastors class will be organized
among the young people of the Congrega-
tional church next week for the purpose
of giving instruction in the Congregational
faith and of leading young people to be-
come church members.
Stillman Risbey was released from New
fame Jail last week Wednesday, his mother
having sent the money needed TO settle his
Indebtedness to his bondsman, A. w.
Chids Rlsbey has been staying in Brat
tleboro since his release.
The evening session of the Woman's
club will meet next Wednesday with Miss
Mary Croker on Oak street. The pro
gam which will be given at the meeting
with Mrs. Whitaker at the Brooks House
today will be repeated at that time.
The case of the state against Samuel
Boyden of Guilford for disturbing the
peace by assaulting Isaac Sprague of Gull
ford, which was tried before Justice Merri-
field last Friday, has been decided in favor
of the defendant. The foundation of the
case was family row in which Sprague,
Samuel Boyden and his son Levi were in
volved.
The colonial tea, which is to be given
by the Congregational ladies, has been
postponed to March l. An old-fashioned
supper will be served at 6 o'clock, and in
the evening there will be musical enter
tainment, also flag drill under the direc-
ton of Capt w. T. Haigh. Colonial cos
tunes will be worn by the ladies.
Rev. j. f. Cross, pastor of the Adventist
church, read his resignation last Sunday
morning. Under Mr.. Cross's agreement
with the church the resignation will not
take effect until after three months. The
reason given for the resignation was that
Mr.. Cross could not afford to remain at
the salary the church will be able to pay
the coming year.
The funeral of Jared Holbrook was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Reed at
2 o'clock Friday, Rev. J. II. Babbitt of
West Brattleboro, Mr.. Holbrook's former
pastor, officiating. The singing was by
Miss Clark and Mrs. Stellmann of West
Brattleboro. The body was placed in the
vault in the Prospect Hill cemetery, the
bearers being j. p Goodenough, w. E.
Banks, j. f. Stearns and p. S, Eames.
The case of Watson S. French against
States Attorney H. G. Barber, which was
set for trial Saturday was continued to
Feb. rs, the plaintiff agreeing to give notice
six days before that date as to whether he
will prosecute the case or discontinue it,.
If he decides to prosecute he will furnish
additional security for the costs. French
claims that Mr. Barber collected money for
him from Fred Waite and failed to turn it
over to him. Mr.. Barber claims to be able
to show that he is not indebted to French.
Louis II. Henkel, who has been connect
ed with the local express office for the past
seven years, has been appointed agent for
the American Express company at Middle
bury, taking possession of the Office yes
terday. The MiddleburY office, while con-
siderably smaller than the office in Brattle-
boro, is in a good business location, the
town being the terminus of several stage
routes, and it furnishes steady employment
to two men. For the past year N Hen
KEEL has been messenger between BraCtleboro
and New London.
The next annual sale of express pack
ages in possession of the American and
National Express companies at their Of
fees throughout Vermont, which have not
been called for during the year will be held
at the express office in Bellows Falls March
8 at I 80 p. NJ. There are nine such pack
ages in the Brattleboro Office, addressed to
W. II. Childs, S. E. Clark, F. II. Drew,
W. B. Gould, j. Il. Johnson, A. A. Muir
ray, II. Ridden, S. Fl. Steinhart and H.
Vickery. These packages will be sold to
the highest bidder at the time set unless
they are previously called for and the
charges upon them paid.
Special exercises were held by the Con-
gregational Sunday school last Sunday in
observance of Lincoln Memorial Sunday
The services opened with duet by Miss
Gregg and Miss Cook, which was followed
by a memorial service. Those who took
part besides the school as a whole were
Miss Grace Bailey, Robert Stickney, Mar
shall Noyes, Rollin White and Miss Emma
Gregg, the latter singing the old slave song,
"Steal Away to Jesus" A collection was
taken for the American missionary asso-
citation. A young business mems class was
organized with G. l.. Durham as teacher,
which, starts off promisingly. At the open
ing of next Sundays session a song will be
rendered by Glen Jones, Harry Bingham
and Crosby Adams.
Ezra Ames has bargained his farm on
Ames hill to George NJ. Holbrook of Spring
field, Mass, who buys it for a summer res
idence. This is known as the line farm
between Brattleboro and Marlboro, a part
of which is located in the two towns, about
1900 feet above the sea level. Everybody
knows the location as Ames hill The
farm adjOins "Hillcrest," or the so-called
Clark place, located on the summit of the
hill and overlooking the valley for miles
north and south, while to the east is plain
ly seen Monadnock, Wachusett and the
chain of mountains beyond, the western
view taking in broad sweep of the Green
mountains and the Berkshres to the south
west, and Ascutney to the north Mr..
Ames has occupied his farm for nearly 80
years. 1t was formerly owned by DIR.
Archibald Robertson, who lived there more
than 100 years ago, and who was succeed
ed by Samuel Newton, who handed il
down to his son, Winchester Newton. Will.
liam Thomas subsequently came into pos.
session of the property, and occupied II
until it was bought by Mr.. Ames. The
location is one of the most slightly in
Windham county, and a favorite drive OF
summer visitors, who have already quite q
hold on the farms in the vicinity, where
the Childs brothers have recently bought
| "Hlllcresth from the Clark estate. The
farm adjoining is owned by Mrs. Barrow:
of Newton, her brother, Edward B. Bar
rows, owning a farm adjoining TO thu
Westward Brattleboro letter in Spring
field Sunday Republican.
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