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

The officers of Dennis Rebekah
lodge will be installed next Tuesday
evening by Mrs Minnie Waite of
Weston, deputy president.
j. l.. Martin will be one of the
speakers at the annual banquet of the
Greenfield club, to be held at the Man
sion House in Greenfield the 22d inst
Cards are out for the wedding of
Harry II. Hunter of Springfield, Mass.
and Miss Bessie Marcia Longueil Of
Brattleboro, the event to take place
Jan. Is at the home of Miss Long
ueils parents.
Capt c. p. Hall. formerly of Brat
tleboro. who conducted an excursion
to Washington last year which was
Joined by several persons from here,
will have charge of another excursion
to leave March 9TH, for one week.
C. E. Sturges. district deputy grand
patriarch, will install, within few
days, the officers of the encampments
of Odd Fellows in Proctorsville, Bel
lows Falls and Springfield. He has
already installed the officers of the
Brattleboro. Chester and Ludlow en-
campments.
Orders have been issued for the an
Hudl SCuOOl lOI luo commissioner
officers of the Vermont National
Guard to be held at Brattleboro Feb.
IA. Col. j. Gray Estey will direct
the instruction and a board made up
of Col. Estey, Lieut.-Col. c. NJ. Bon
nett and Capt j. Harry Estey will OBJ
serve the work.
f. b. Pierce & Co. of Spofford who
were expected to bring their brush
handle factory to BrattlebOro, have
bought the big vacant factory which
has been used by several concerns in
former years at South Keene, and will
move their business to that place.
The price paid for the factory is said
to have been $4,000. Employment
will be given to IS or 80 hands.
The continued case of Fred N.
Waite against Charles Walker of Dunn
merston was tried before Justice l.. H..
Lynde in Dummerston Monday by
Lawyer H. G.. Barber for the plain
tiff and A. f. Schwenk for the defend
ant. The suit was to recover the
balance of a book account. The
plaintiffs evidence tended to show
that the parties met at the defendants
home Dec. 16 and found balance of
$3.50 due the plaintiff The defend
ant claimed the use of a wagon, la
Dor, etc, amounting to 1924. Decision
reserved.
Stetsons big Uncle Toms Cabin
company will give two performances,
matinee and evening, at the Audito-
rum tomorrow, Saturday. The Dan
bury, Conn, Evening News says of the
production in that city: 1T was an
Uncle Toms Cabin brought up to date
with cake walks, buck dancing and a
Dewey quartette, yet none of the in
terest was sacrificed and the perform
ance was an enjoyable one. In spite
of the rainy night, the play was wit
messed by an audience that almost
filled the theatre. The matinee also
drew a goodsized house.
The annual meeting and parish
supper of the Unitarian society was
held at Wells hall Tuesday evening.
Supper was served at $50, followed
by the transaction of business. G. A.
Boyden was made moderator of the
meeting and the reports of the treas
urer, prudential committee and other
officers were presented. The old
board of officers was reelected:
Clerk and collector, James Dalton;
treasurer, Charles H. Pratt; pruden-
tial committee. S. E. Lawton, c. A..
Miles, L. d. Taylor. A vote was
passed to set apart the several lega-
cies which have lately been received
by the society as a permanent fund
for separate investment, the interest
only to be used for necessary eX-
penses.
The corporators of the Vermont
Savings bank held their annual meet
ing and corporation dinner Wednes-
day. The election resulted in the
choice of the following officers: Pres
ident, Hon. Frederick Holbrook; vice
president, William S. Newton; treas
urer, n. f. Cabot; assistant treasurer
c. H. Pratt; trustees, Frederick Hol-
brook, A. Withheld, d. d. Dickinson
Francis Goodhue, d. S. Pratt, G. E.
Greene, w. S. Newton, DennisOn Da-
Wis, N. F. Cabot, C. H. Pratt and G. A.
Boyden; board of investment, Fred
he'd, Francis Goodhue and n. F.
Francis Goodhue and George E.
Greene. Four new corporators were
elected-F. l.. Hunt, DR.. C. S. Clark,
o. L. Sherman and j. G.. Ullery-mak-
ing Al in all. At the close of the
business session the annual banquet
was served at the Brooks House.
A we'll attended and interesting
missionary meeting was held in the
Episcopal church Monday evening.
The principal speaker was Rev. ].
l.. Rees, a returned missionary from
China, who was assisted by Rev. Mr..
Sanford of Bellows Falls. Rev. Mr..
Davis of Chester and the rector Rev.
E. T. Mathison. Mr.. Rees left China
at the breaking out of the insurrec-
ton last summer. In his story of his
work in China he referred to the man
ner of worship there, to the present
religious and social conditions and to
the persecution through which the
Christian church has passed. He
thought something like $4,000 native
Christians were killed, many of whom
had the option of life should they ac-
cept it by renouncing their faith. but
they preferred death to giving up their
religion. 1t was the opinion of the
speaker that this persecution will
have a reaction on the church at
home in stimulating it to greater
missionary enthusiasm.
Special District Meeting, F. & A. M.
D. Cowles, d. D. G. NJ, has issued
a circular to the Free and Accepted