Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

church sent missionary box to Hyde
Park this week.
DR.. Arthur Louis Pettee went to Boston
Tuesday, to begin the practice of his pro-
fesslon, dentistry, at Hamilton place, OPP
posite the Park street church.
Mervin j. Larrabee, while loading beer
kegs at the freight depot Saturday morn
ing, had his left fore6nger cut OIL, 1t being
caught between the chimes Of two kegs.
A reception will be given to junior men,
bers Of the Y. NJ. 9. A. and their friends,
in the association rooms Saturday after
noon from 2 80 TO 80. Refreshments will
be served.
A. e. Atwood of The Phoenix job print
ing Office has prepared a new pocket time
table, which includes the new schedule OF
the Boston & Maine and Central Vermont
railroads and the BrattleborU street rail-
road. The tables are being distributed
this week.
The stone work on the addition which
is being built on to the rear of Hooker
building was completed Saturday, and the
derrick was cut down In sections Sunday.
A gang of Is men has been at work on the
brick work this week. IT Is expected that
the addition will be completed in Decem-
Der.
Daniel McSweeny of Arlington, Mimi,
formerly of Brattleboro, died at his home
in Arlington, Oct. IS He leaves a widow,
four sons and three daughters. Mr.. Nc
Sweeny was brother of Mrs. Abby Grady
of Brattleboro, and he helped build the
first railroad that came to this town. His
wife was Abby O'Neil of this town.
The Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium class work
began Monday night with about 80 men in
attendance. The outlook for very sue
cessful years work is bright, judging from
the number who have slgnihed their in
tention of joining the classes. An earnest
effort is being made to start business
mems class, and it is hoped that one may
be formed. Arthur Willard will have
charge Of the junior class this winter.
The Windham County association of
| Congregational ministers held a regular
meeting in the Brooks House Monday at
10 o'clock. Rev. II. II. Shaw of Marlboro
was elected moderator. Rev. W. I. Spar
hawk of Putney gave the conclo. Reports
of sermons last Sunday were made by all
the ministers. The Bible lesson was omit
ted in the absence Of Rev. M. F. Hardy of
Townshend. An essay, 1.-THE forms of In
vitation to the Communion" was given
by Rev. H. r. Miles of Brattleboro, which
was thoroughly discussed, and was follow
ed by an essay, Chow to Reach Those who
do Not Go to Church." by Rev. z. G.
Smith of Halifax. The next meeting
will be held in the Brooks House the first
Monday in February.
The election supper given in the Congre-
gational vestry Tuesday evening by the
Fessenden Helping Hand society was a
pronounced success, the society making
over $50. Supper was served to a large
number at 8 o'clock, and from the time
the election returns began to come in I'M
til about 1890 O'Clock the vestry was we'll
filled with people of various denominations,
who found the vestry one of the most con-
venient places in which to sit down and
wait for results. The returns were receiv-
ed over long distance telephone wire with
which the vestry was connected with the
New England Telephone exchange, and
they we're bulletined on wire stretched
across the front of the vestry. Lunch was
served to many during the evening.
The Young Peoples Christian union OF
the Universalist church held their annual
meeting and election of officers in the
church vestry Sunday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: President,
Miss Ella Newman; vice president, Miss
Mrs. Fred Sargent; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. E. E. Flagg; devotional COM
mittee, Miss Alvena Walker, Mrs. Luther
Plummer, Walter Cook; lookout commit
tee, Miss Annie Lamb, Miss Alta Eames,
Miss Mae Spear; calling committee, Mrs.
Niles, Mrs. Fred Sargent, Miss Alice
Eames; music committee, Mrs. Il. NJ,
Wood, Miss Zetta Weld, Arthur Hyde;
flower committee, Mrs. W. D. ellison,
Miss May Edwards, Mrs. E. E. Flagg.
The annual reports of the retiring officers
were read.
A reception was given Saturday evening
at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms TO the senior
members of the association and their
friends. Music was furnished during the
evening by the association orchestra
Secretary Wilson spoke a few earnest
words in regard to the work that
the association was doing, and thank
ed all for the support which they
had given him Harry Horton outlined
the winters work in the gymnasium,
where he purposes to put in one of the
most successful years work in the history
of the association. George L. Durham
made few remarks in behalf of the d.
rectors, and paid high tribute to the en-
ergy of Secretary Wilson in building up
the association whose life seemed to be
ebbing fast until Mr.. Wilson took charge
of the work. Refreshments of coffee, cake
and sandwiches we're served.
Rollin s. Childs of Brattleboro and Ed.
win G. Plummer of Bath, Maine, were the
spellbinders at the closing Democratic
rally of the campaign in Orange, Mass,
Saturday evening. A despatch to the
Springfield Sunday Republican said: "Mr
Childs was received with extreme cordially
and made an instructive address, his wit,
sarcasm and frequent bursts of eloquence
being received with continuous applause
by an audience that nearly filed the hall
and composed In good part of Republican
voters. Mr.. Childs made several points In
his arguments that we're entirely new, and
therefore appreciated. He defined the diff
ference between Democrat and Repub.
lican, and explained McKlnley's 'benevo
lent assimilation of subjects, and likened
1t to the policy of King George when he
attempted to 'assimilate' the American
colonies just before the Revolution of 1775
The American people, said Mr.. Childs
will take down the flag when it is in the
wrong place, but will defend 1t when it 1.
right He declared the votes of Vermont
and Maine indicate political revolution u
Judge whselsr's Railroad Decision.
The motion before Judge Hoyt Il
Wheeler, of the United States circuit
court, to dissolve the Injunction granted