Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

The first dancing lesson at Masonic han
will be given this evening, Nov. u at
o'clock. The class has been formed
among members of the fraternity.
A. Il. Miller began moving his con-
rectionery business this week to the store
formerly occupied by Morse q simpson.
He expects to get located i'm his new
store early next week.
Outstanding bills against the Valley
Nair association should be presented for
payment at once to J. Gray EstcN, treas
urer, as it is important that the nc
counts for the fair of 1893 be closed not
later than Dee. l.
G. L. Kimball has sold his iohhing bus
mess. including his team. to Charles
Prescott who has taken possession. Mr..
Kimball has no business plans as he was
not expecting to sell out Mr.. Prescott
recently resigned as conductor for the
Brattlcboro street railroad company
\ meeting of the teachers Of the Con
grcgatlonal Sunday school was held Sun
day to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of sub
shutting the Biplh Study Cnioh OBlalles-
lce) lessons for the international series
The teachers decided to recommend the
change The question will be voted up
on next Sunday.
Mrs. G. l.. Spear of 16 Washington street
received an injury in a peculiar way at
the EStcN organ plant Tuesday afternoon.
She attempted to get out of a chair. when
she turned one ankle, dislocating it and
breaking n small bone 1t will be six
weeks before she will he able to bear
her weight on that ankle.
The congregational Sunday school vot-
ed sunday to- send so and a Christmas
box to the Italian Evangelical sunday
| school on Broome street New York, for
/ use at their Christmas Fcsta. The school
! has sent box and money to New York
| every year for several years Antonio
| Alright is pastor of the church of which
the Italian school is a part
Ezekiel II. Cement. 81. who died at his
home in auckland Mass Sunday had
voted in that town 60 years in success
sion. lie had been a member of the
! school committee. assessor. seleCtman and
| had represented his district in the leg
islaturc He was a member and faith
| full attendant Of the Congregational
! church. He was twice married and is
| survived by his second wife. two sons
and three daughters, ana one brother.
Daniel cement of Brattleboro.
The public will be admitted free to the
| next rehearsal of the Choral Union which
will be held in the Baptist vestry next
| Wednesday evening at 80 o'clock The
rehearsal will begin promptly. Every
body is invited. There will be two piano
in use. and during the intermission tlere
will be singing by Mrs. Calvert of Keene,
who has "A powerful and melodious voice
and is one of the best singers i'm that city.
1t is hoped that the vestry may be filled
to Overlooking.
Rev. j. A. Sherburne. of Barre, cele-
hrated his SD birthday anniversary sun
day morning by preaching in the Hedding
Methodist church of Barre. Of which he
was pastor number of years ago. Rev.
Mr.. Sherburne was an active preacher
for 81 years and held his first charge In
West Brattleboro. In the half century in
which he has engaged in the spreading
of the gospel he has made scores of
staunch friends. who hold him in highes,
esteem Mr.. Sherburne retired from the
ministry about ten years ago.
The next entertainment in the Y. NJ
G. \. course will be given next Thurs
day evening by the Metropolitan Grand
Concert company. The American Iyccum
Union selected these artists with view
to meeting the demands of committees
who desired specially high grade talent
The Buffalo Express said of Robert Kent
Parker recently: "IIe is the owner Of a
remarkably beautiful voice which might
be called a bass-baritone, for 1t has III,
mellowness of bass and the brilliancN
of a baritone. In compass and power II
is unusual"
A glance at the program for the Y. NJ
C. a. Star course entertainment next
Thursday evening will awaken ones in.
terest. Mr. Henshie. pianist, will be
nedru IN a Salnt-SaenS overture ana
tarantelle by Nicode. Miss Dambman
contralto, will sing two solos and appear
in two duets with Mr.. Parker bass one
of which will be 30 that we two were
mayng." Mr.. Parker will sing tn,
Toreador song from Carmen" and two
solos in double number, and Miss Prin-
gle, vioiniste, will appear in two sole
numbers.
a union service was held in the Bap-
fist church Sunday evening. when Rev
Dr. c. H. Spauding of Boston, president
of the New England branch of the Amer
lean Baptist Publication society of Phil
adelphia, spoke on Sunday school work
DIR. Spaulding spoke from a heart fun of
enthusiasm for Sunday schools and his
address was listened to with deep in
terest. At the morning service he spoke
on missionary work, and also took up a
large part of the Sunday school period
He was the American representative of
the worlds Sunday school conV ention in
London five Yeas ago.
There was hearing before the New
Hampshire railroad commissioners in
Concord, n. H., Tuesday in the suit OF
Mrs. Walter ID. Stockwell against the
Boston q Maine Railroad company fol
$4,000 damages for the death of her huS-
band who was killed by falling from a
train owned and operated by that COM
pany 1t is claimed by the plaintiff that
Mr.. Stockwelrs death resulted from care
lessness on the part of the railroad com
pany. c. c. Fits Of Brattleboro appeared
for the Stockwell estate and ]. II. Brown
of Concord for the railroad company
The witnesses examined were members
of the train crew.
The funeral of Edward Clark was held
at 2.3O O'Clock Saturday at his late home
on Oak street. Rev. II. r. Miles and
Rev. f. G. S. Osgood. officiating. Be
sides large number OF friends and rela -
tives there were present. the members
of Reauseant Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, f. III. Holden, eminent commanders
Two selections Were sung by Miss Emma
Gregg. The latter part of the service was
under the ritual of the knights Templar
Rev f.. Y. Mathison, prelate, i'm accord
ance with an expressed wish of Mr..
Clark The burial was i'm the family
lot in Prospect Hill cemetery, the bearers
being j, Henry Pratt, c. l., Piper. II. f..
Taylor, w. c. Mitchell f. b. Vaughan
and l.. f. Adams members of the com
mandery.
Dexter wilkins Temple, for several
years of the dry goods firm of Temple &
McCuen in Montpelier, died Friday night
after long Illness. Mr.. Temple was a
native of Bernardston, Mass, and was the
last survivor of a family of five brothers
and a sister. At the age of 10 he came
to Brattleboro to work as hostler. He
became a good judge and a great lover
of horses. After living here several
years he went to Burlington, where he