Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-11


of February. February third is the
anniversary, and will be observed as
Christian Endeavor day all over the
country.
The state Christian Endeavor ban
ner, which has for several years been
awarded to the society sending in the
best written report, was this year
awarded to the Christian Endeavor
society of the Congregational church
here, as being the society which has
furnished a president for the state
Christian Endeavor union for the
most years of any in the state.
George w. Henry, whose death in
Springfield, Mass. was recorded in
The Phoenix recently was a resident
of the village 10 or more years. and
lived for a time where DR.. Albee is
now located, and afterwards in
Stuarts tenement house on South
street. Walter, his son, for a number
of years telegraph operator at the
local station, is i'll with consumption,
and his wife has recently died.
The High school could not begin
after the holiday vacation as expected
Monday owing to the illness of Prin-
cipal Downing and Miss Judd, one of
the assistants. Miss Judd was able
to begin her duties Wednesday, but
Mr. II. ID. Ryder. chairman of the
school board, has been substituting
for Mr.. Downing. Mr. Ryder was
for several years principal of the
school Is or more years ago.
Historical and Experimental Chem
istry" will be the subject of the free
lecture tomorrow evening by Prof. c.
II. Richardson of Dartmouth college.
This is one of the course that is being
provided by the Young Mems club, and
if they see fit to go to the expense of
securing lectures in such a liberal way
the attendance should be large. A
regular lecture course having been
abandoned this year, the club are to
be congratulated upon their enterprise
in standing in the gap in this way.
The rummage sale is meeting with
success beyond the expectations of it's
most earnest supporters, and it has
been decided to keep it open until to-
morrow night. Not only have attics
given up their treasures. but every
room in the house, and even the
church has contributed toward it,
Over 5000 has been received thus far.
and the ladies' union of the Congrega-
tional church are feeling pleased at the
success. 1t has been looked upon al
most in the way of a lark" by many
to tend the store.
A town meeting will be held at Wal
pole next week Saturday to see if the
town will vote to provide additional
school accommodations in North Wal !
pole. The schools, in this village |
across the river, are in a crowded con- |
dition again, although it is but a few |
years since a large additional build |
ing was erected with six rooms in it. |
The town seems unwilling to look far |
enough into the future to plan for the |
growth which comes each year, rem |
dering the schools overcrowded a large |
portion of the time.
During the year 1900 the town rec |
ords show there were 116 births, GO |
males and SO females. The number in |
1899 was 1877. Last year there were |
81 deaths recorded as against 80 in |
1899. OF those last year 16 were over |
70 years old, Z over so and one over |
80. The latter was Nathan Proctor
of Rockingham, who was probably the |
Oldest man in the town. Two pairs |
of twins We're born last year in this
village, those of Patrick Lawlor and
Michael O'Connor In 1899 there
were six pairs of twins born in town.
Last Friday evening the home of |
Oscar l.. Perham was the scene of a
merry gathering of friends and neigh
bors to take account of the return of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Perham to their old home
on Green street. after a residence of
two years in Putney. About GO were
present during the evening, and al
though it was not wholly in the nature
of a surprise to the popular couple it
came nearly enough to it to make it
interesting. Mr.. Perham has been for
years reckoned among the older and
most respected citizens of the village
Edward G. Osgood was reappointed
to the office of president of the Yer
mont Christian Endeavor union. at
the annual meeting held in Burling-
ton at the time of the union twentieth
century convention, This is the
sixth time Mr.. Osgood has been thus
honored by the Christian Endeavorers
of the state and the fourth consecu-
tive election. He was chosen presi-
dent in 1894 and again in 1895, and,
with the exception of the two years
following he has ever since been
the president, as a Christian En-
deavor worker in another part of the
state says because he makes the
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