Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-16

rehcarsals for the winter.
Mrs Henry c. Williams suffered a
shock Of paralysis last Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Deal. a former resident,
died in Walpole a few days ago
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Blood has bought the
Lamb dwelling just north of the viii
lage.
Nine liquor sellers in North Walpole
were raided ana fined about $25 each
last week.
The ladies' union Of the Congregations
al church will hold their annual apron
sale Feb. %.
Henry King of Claremont said good
bye to friends here this week before
starting for California
The girls basket bali team from the
Casem company was defeated 1874 by
Gushing Academy girls at Ashburnham
Monday
The Board of Trade will hold smoke
talk at the banquet hall Tuesday even
ing OF hear reports and to discuss pros
pective work.
over 5000 has been subscribed to the
hospital fund and the hard work which
is being put into the project is sure to
raise the required $4,000.
The Ancient Order of Hibernans will
celebrate the s2d anniversary of the
local division with an entertainment
SATURDAY evening III the new puDllC nan
in North Walpole.
Rev l.. o. Sherburne and wife are
taking a vacation in Boston. There will
be no preaching service at the Metho-
dist church Sunday, but the Sunday
school will be held as usual.
The schools of the village began Mon
day, with the same board of teachers
with the exception of the principal of the
High school and Miss Stearns, teacher
10 NJ, Il, l.ttfI1 No
Miss Eva s5tearns, several years
year in building No. 8. has resigned to
accept a position near her home in
Townsend, Mass. that she may be near
her parents
Kendall Banning. B. F. III. s. IS and
Dartmouth 02. who has been doing edi-
torial work in New York since last
June, now has an excellent position with
the National Cash Register company in
Dayton Ohio.
The Russell orchestra of Fitchburg
and the Mendelssohn quartet will give a
concert at the opera house the 9th I'M
der the auspices of the Woman's club.
Mr.. Jenness. a former resident, is lead
er of the orchestra.
The small red building at the south end
of the Fitchburg bridge known as the
Red Lobby and used as a storeroom
and oil room for the lower Boston &
Maine yard, was burned to the GROUND
about a. m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Arms and daughter, Miss
Arms, and niece, Miss King, joined an
excursion to California at Springfield
Mass, yesterday. They will visit in
Kansas City some time on the return
trip and will not return until April
A. P. Pollard is now proprietor OF
Thayers hotel in Lttleton N. H
Thayer's has been run the past year
by w. S. Durham, formerly of this
town. in connection with the Northern
hotel. The two hotels, both famous
-hostleries, will now be entirely separate
Rev. w. w. Hooper of Woodford,
Maine, preached as a candidate at the
Universalist church last Sunday knd
will be heard there again next Sunday
Rev. and Mrs. Hammatt are now al
Newtonville, Mass. but Mr.. Hammatt
will preach his farewell sermon here
a week from Sunday.
The Young Mems club of the Congre-
gational church will hold a mock ses-
sion of the Vermont legislature next
Tuesday evening with II. E. Hamilton
as speaker of the house. Various ques-
lions of interest to the state will be
discussed and disposed of. not forget
ting the high license question.
The Womans club has secured Ern-
est Seton Thompson as a lecturer fol-
lecture is to be public one in the opera
house, and through the club anyone car
hear this famous lecturer for a small ad-
mission, and pass an evening of prof,
and pleasure. His subject will be
Wild Animals ! Have known"
Principal Downing arrived here from
Oberlin, OHIO. Friday night to make ar
rangements for leaving here permanent
ly. He resigns here to accept the posi-
ton of master of the Greek and Latin
department Of the High school in SYRIA
cuse, N. y Mr.. aud Mrs. Downing
have many friends here. who will wish
them success and happiness in their new
home
Walter G. Parsons. several years prin-
cipal of the High school in Woodstock
has been engaged as principal in the
place of Principal Downing. He comes
here well recommended. being consid-
cred one of the best instructors in the
state. He was unable to leave Wood
stock until Wednesday, arriving here in
the afternoon of that day. Mr.. Ryder
assisted the teachers the first three
days Of the term.
Rev. A. c. Ferrin lectured before the
Woman's club in the vestry of the
Uniyersalist church Tuesday afternoon
His subject was Markham, the Poet
of the Poppics." The lecture was lis
tened to with a great deal of interest
by the good sized audience. and all felt
that they were better acquainted with
the author of The Man with the Hoe
for the hour spent with him.
The Labaree Veterinary Medicine com
pany has moved from the Otis Arms
block to the three upper stories of the
Barber block on Henry street and its