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

The Mary Howe LAWN operate Concert
! company's season will probably end during
! the early part of next month.
The pulley of the large belt in shop No
| of the Estey Organ works broke last Fri
day afternoon, causing delay OF several
hours.
The Woman's Relief corps will hold
regular meeting next Thursday evening.
u being the last meeting before Memorial
day a large attendance is desired.
The presentation of ."Under the PALMS.
by the Townshend choral union has been
postponed to June /. Arthur Maynard of
Brattleboro will sing the leading tenor
part.
A story from Rutland is important, If
true. 1t is to the effect that the cater
pillars we're killed by the frosts last week,
1t is said the young worms were just
Matching out when the frost came and
they were caught in the nick of time.
w. H. Proctor and A. w. Childs of
Brattleboro, Henry Bragg of Dummerston,
Joel Flagg OF Gulford and George II.
Phillips of Putney were members of the
Jury empanelled at the session of the
United States circuit court at Windsor
this week.
Darwin r. Boynton, who died in Pax
ton, Mass, recently, left in his will Sl0,-
600 in public bequests the residue of his
estate, amounting TO $4,000 or more, TO
90 to his nearest relatives. Mr.. Boynton
was a brother of A. +. Boynton and has
several relatives in Brattleboro and vicn-
ity.
Surveyors have been in Brattleboro dur
ing the past week for the purpose of
choosing site for a new freight depot
which the Central Vermont railroad com
pany is planning to build to take the place
of the present structure. The new depot
probably will be situated a short distance
east and south of the old building, and will
be much larger and more commodous in
every respect.
The Epworth league observed its 18th
anniversary at the Methodist church Sun
day evening. There was special music by
the Thunberg sisters, the juniors and the
entire league, and papers, recitatious and
remarks upon the history Of the local
league, the possibilities of the Junior league,
systematic giving, the league and the
church, the Epworth Herald, and other
subjects. Greetings were read from form
er pastors of the church.
Col. John Hunt, the pension attorney,
announces that he has secured an increase
in pension from So to So a month for
Frank A. Johnson, BrattleborO also from
SO to IS a month for Thomas Mitchell,
Brattleboro; and from So to $40 month
for Marshall S. Stearns of Mortified.
Otis f. Buxton of Westminster West has
been granted a renewal and increase of
pension, to SIT per month. Mary j.
Brayman of Marlboro has been granted an
original widows pension of So a month.
Mary E. wilkins says that two tributes
have much if not most, pleased her dur
ing her career of successful authorship.
One was a very generous letter of congrat-
ulation which she received from another
author after winning prize in a contest
in the particular field of the latter, and one
in which she had been a competitor. The
other tribute is an echo of the Spanish
war. a distinguished prisoner confined in
Moro Castle found in an old illustration
from Jerome, with which he decorated his
cell, his chief consolation during his con-
finement.
An effort is on foot in Brattleboro and
other nearby towns on the New London
division of the Central Vermont railroad
to have a change made in the present
schedule of the trains on this division II
these changes were brought about the train
which now reaches Brattleboro at 1925
would arrive here at 10 o'clock, thus bring
ing mail and papers from Boston and points
south into Brattleboro a half-hour earlier
than at present. Another change which it
is hoped may be made is in the time of the
train leaving Brattleboro for New London
at 4.30. The proposed leaving time for
this train is G.15.
The first book on Western college life
Il inc of NJ,
day, Page & Co. of New York. This
book, written in part by a nephew of
Eugene Field, is devoted to stories of
Stanford University. AS this college is
co-educational the opportunities for a new
kind of college story were very great.
The authors of the book are Charles X .
Field and w, II. Irwin, now of San Fran
cisco, and since the life Is quite different
in Lower California from that of the other
colleges in the United States, and the skill
of the young authors is very unusual. a
real success may be confidently looked for
The first edition was exhausted before the
book was completed and second one is
in preparation.
The Windham Association of Congrega-
tional ministers met at the Brooks House
on Monday. There were present Messrs.
Goodhue, Estabrook, Chaplin, Shaw, Miles,
SparhaWk, DeBevolse, Hardy, Barnard,
Smith and Babbitt. Rev. L. II. Elliot of
Waterbury being present was invited to
take part in the proceedings. A Bible
lesson was conducted by Mr.. DeBevoise /;
outlines of sermons preached last Sunday
were given; an essay was read by Mr..
Estabrook on "What definite means shall
a minister take to develop his people. :"
Reports on the condition of the churches
were given. Mr.. Shaw read review of
"The Gospel for an World of Doubt" by
Rev. Henry VanDyke, d. D. A discus
sion on "Children and the Church. was
opened by Mr.. Babbitt. The various parts
were criticised and commented on. The
program for the next meeting in Novem-
Der was made out and the meeting then
adjourned.
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