Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
NoRTHFIELp. MASS.

Next Sunday morning the subject Of
Rev. Mr. Piper's address will be "Cnita-
rianism in the last half OF the nineteenth
century
The memorial services this year will be
held in the sons OF Veterans hall The
address will be delivered by Rev. DR.. c. l.
Scoteld. Further particulars will be re-
ported next week.
J. NJ. Clapp, former resident Of this
place, who has been living in Chicopee
Falls, is moving to ithaca, y. Y, where he
has bought a large furniture store. His
son Lawrence graduates at Mount Hermon
in August. His daughter Marion will re-
main al the seminary for another year.
Mrs. Rosiua Lyman, who died of paral
ysis May 5, was born in Springfield, Vt,
Dec. 4. lS23 She married Cad c. Ly-
man OF this town and continued 10 live in
Springfield until she was 81 years old.
She had four children, three of whom are
living, Foster Mack of Putney, Charles
Mack Of East Mortified and a daughter,
whose residence is unknown. Rev. c. l.
Scoheld OBLIGATED at the funeral Thurs
day. The burial was in Springfield.
The village was startled on Tuesday By
an alarm of fire which proved to be at
East Mortified in the hennery owned by
Forest Eslerbrook and Gated in the rear
Of the barn. Some lively fighting was
necessary TO prevent the flames spreading
to the other buildings. The building
burned was about 50 feet long and well
equipped for raising fowls. 1t was filled
with hens at the time and Mr.. Esterbrook
has not yet been able TO estimate the num-
Der OF fowls lost. The fire started in the
top and is supposed to be spontaneous
combustion as no lamps or stove were
burning at the time. Insured.
Much sympathy is expressed for Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Preston in the loss of
their only son, Albert. He was stricken
about two weeks ago with grip, followed
by complications from which he could not
rally. His death is peculiarly sad as he
was building a house near his father and
was soon to be married to a young lady
from bingham. He was young man of
attractive manners and had a wide circle
OF friends among the young people of the
town, who feel very keenly his loss. He
was the grandson Of Mr.. Albert Stratton
Of this town, whose namesake he was.
His funeral was held from his fathers
! house on Friday. He is survived by his
parents and one sister, Mrs. Leslie Tyler
or TINS place.
The lecture given by Rev. DR.. Scofeld
| in Sons OF Veterans hall on Wednesday
| evening drew good house and was very
| interesting. His subject was personal
"Reminiscences of the Confederate army"
Southern born, he entered the Confederate
army at the age of 10. serving for four
| years most of the time as a corporal for an
intimate friend of his fathers. This
brought him in contact with the leading
officers of the rebel army, and his remem-
brance of them was told in an interesting
and at times thrilling manner. At the
close he described late visit to the scenes
of the war and the meeting on the site of
one of the great battles two veterans who
with himself were in the engagement.
These men, one from the Federal army and
two from the Confederate, talked of the
war and shook hands in the agreement
that the war was inevitable and the result
just and right.