Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-18

choir of nine who assisted very ma
terially in the chorus woCk, aside
from the rendering of several solos and
a double quartet. The chorus is in
good working order, and the rehears-
ais of this season are the most salts
factory in the history of the union, the
only hindrance to success being the
small number of male voices.
Many citizens of Bellows Falls
learned with a sense of personal loss
Monday of the death of the Hon. Adna
Brown, one of the most prominent
men of Springfield. Identified as Mr..
Brown had been for many years with
the material prosperity of his village,
so near to us, as well as prominent
in state affairs, he had been a frequent
visitor here and familiar figure upon
our streets. He was thoroughly hon
ored and respected by all who knew
him there, as well as elsewhere.
The friends of Vermont Academy
are again rejoicing over a bequest of
$4,000, just made public, by the will
of the late Persis Baldwin of Chester.
Any assistance of this nature just now
is timely as it will assist in raising
the amount necessary to secure the
$4,000 lately offered by Mr.. Rookie
felar upon condition that an addi-
tional $4,000 be raised. The $751;,
600 is now nearly raised and the bal
ance seems assured. The outlook
of the school is bright for the future,
in which every citizen of the town re-
joces.
A new winter schedule of cars has
been issued by the Bellows Falls and
SaXtons River railway company and
distributed the past week to it's
patrons along the line. 1t makes inn
portant changes, reducing the number
of daily trips between the two places
to Il, beginning about in the morn
ing and continuing until the last car
reaching Saxtons River at 9.55 p. m,
and the station here at 1890. AS the
car has some time at each end of the
route now, it is impossible for them
to run nearer on time than hereto
fore, when no station time was given
them
The lecture Saturday evening by
Prof. H. c. Richardson of Dartmouth
college. under the auspices of the
Young Mems club, was we'll attended
and proved interesting and instruc-
tive. Descriptive and Experimental
Chemistry" was handled in a mastery
manner, especially the varied expert
ments which occupied the last hour
of the evening. Sunday evening Prof.
Richardson spoke in the Congrega-
tional church to a large audiences
gathered from all the churches as
union meeting, his subject being
-Four Fourths of a Man" Those
who heard both lectures will long re-
member Mr.. Richardson and his
themes with pleasure.
The newly incorporated Fall Noun
tain Electric Light company has is
sued circular letter to the patrons of
the old company here informing them
of the change in name and outlining
a number of material improvements
which they are to make in the plant
They will much increase the capacity
of the company so as to give better
service and enable them to extend the
amount of light and power furnished.
The plant at the present time they
acknowledge to be loaded to greater
extent than they can do justice in
quality. They will also at once ar
range for an auxiliary of a complete
steam power to be used in cases of
emergency and when the water power
is unavailable. The Improvement
will be fully appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Stearns of Gil
sum have just celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Frank Grain, with
whom they live. Mr.. Stearns, who is
10 years old, is a native of Winchen-
don. Mass. He is the sole survivor of
a large family Mrs. Stearns was Miss
Elizabeth Winifred Paine, and was
born at Cavendish, Vt, in December
1921. The couple were married in
Keene by Rev. DR.. Z. S. Barstow who
was for fifty years pastor of the First
Congregational church. They lived
for six years in Winchendon, and then
moved to Cavendish and afterward to
Alstead. They have lived on the pre-
sent homestead in Gilsum for 80 years
Two children survive, Lowell II.
Stearns of Bellows Falls, and Mrs
Grain, and two grandchildren. Stanley
l.. and Eleanor E.Stearns.