Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-01
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w p Eames has been housed this
week with tonsilitis and quinsy sore
throat.
Landlord G. *. Davis of South Lon
dondcrry and his granddaughter, Miss
Mary Davis, pupil in Mortified semi
nary, spent the week at IL. j. Batchel-
ders
Mrs. Townsend, who has five boarders
in Brattleboro, including her adopted son.
Robert Lincoln, spent the holidays with
her daughter Mrs. Franklin, of Towns
hend
Robert Lincoln. who is employed by the
S. A. Smith Company of Brattleboro
spent Sunday at j. M. Kenney's, after
Christmas at Mrs. Harry Franklins in
Townshend.
Union Hall helpers" have decided to
serve a dinner in the hall basement on
the occasion of the Creamery annual
meeting, with the hope that it will prove
convenience to all concerned.
Landlord Spencer of the American
House, ST. Adams, and formerly of the
Windham County House, spent Monday
night in town. His menu card for
Christmas is double, with handsome front
of raised callas, and the menu list is one
Of a first-clasS hotel.
Mrs. Paris Fream of Montevideo Mimi.
writes concerning a visit to Rochester,
that state, at the home of her SON. Jesse
native of this place, and mentions a
new form of fuel that gives economical
satisfaction in the West where they
make mortar of coal ashes and water
and spread it several inches thick over
coal fires, thereby getting more heat
Fasteners have taken up the idea of
sprnkling coal with water to obtain bet
ter heat, but we doubt If the mortar ex-
pertinent has had a trial in this sec
ton.
The Homeland Circle was entertained
pleasantly by Mrs. Fred Underwood on
Wednesday. Some of the figures brought
out in the history of the CONGREGATIONAL
home missionary society was it's II years
of existence; receipts of 500 900, 900 APP
proXimately in cash, and $2S, 900 900 in
supplies of clothing books, ETC., the lat
ter sum largely through efforts of women;
half a million additions to churches; 500
churches organized, half of them self
supporting; number of missionaries last
year, 1865, 1903 of them south and west
of middle states. The great need at
present is work among the foreign born
in all parts of our country.
Il. d. Rodgers is proprietor of the steam
mill force from Saratoga, now located
in district No. 4. Mr.. Rodgers bought c.
NJ. Goodenough's mill and lumber lot on
Newfane hill, known as the Field lumber
place. There have been II men at work
in the camp besides ten horses and a
yoke of oxen. cabin is built on the
Jonathan Eddy house site, where a man
attends to the culinary art and boards the
men. Foreman Rose. with his wife and
children, occupy the house of w Bliss
who is staying in Townshend of late.
Mrs. Rodgers, who is expected this week,
will have room at Mr. Goodenough's
This enterprise enlivens it's neighborhood
a abb IL, fn,.
The Christmas cantata by the Sunday
school at Union hall was one of the pref
test affairs ever given here The drill
ing was excellent, the costumes pictur-
esque. making the stage a bright and
pleasing mass of life. with Santa Claus
and his wife singing their intention, and
individual song and recitation, also a
chorus by the happy children, who gath
cred in the workshop of Santa Claus on
the last day of all the days work help
ing him to get ready for the great distri-
button. 1t was a busy scene with young
hands running sewing machines. making
sleds. etc, and the sound of the anvil
keeping time to music. The successful
march was originated to suit the size OF
the stage. Two large trees were beauti-
fully decorated and tables 'groaned" with
their loads of gifts
1t is unusual for all five of "the Howe
boys to he at the family home all to-
Gether as on Sunday and it was nov
city in the house to have n sister. brought
by Hermon, the second son. DIR. NJ. A.
Howe, the Oldest. will come on again from
New Work to deliver an annual address
before the state Botanical club Jan. 81
Arthur. the third son, from Chicago in
the fall is taking n special electrical
course at Columbia University in ad-
dition to Vermont University training and
employment in this state and Massachu-
sets electrician. Clifton reports 16'
as the coolest wave in Chicago in the
hard month of December. Before re-
turning to Chicago University he will
give a course of lectures on forestry at
the University of Vermont. Carlton, the
other twin has returned to his school in
Essex Junction.
Parson Davies of the Congregational
church carried on further thought Sun
day morning from his text of the Sunday
before Christmas, but in an entirely diff
ferent line. Reviewing the visit of the
wise men from Matthew ii, he scanned
interesting history of stars which have
arisen from century to century, and the
vivid sermon brought contact of Christ's
manifestation with belief of Jews. with
ancient prophecy, with historic fact and
in some measure scientific development
of today. Though We may not know much
about the Magi we have reason to be-
lieve In the wonderful phenomena of that
time as only one of the thousand wonder
full manifestations in life. We may not
be able to explain how God can come
down to man any more than we can I'M
derstand how man can go up to God,
which all Christians believe. II man
can do the greater, surely the Divine can
do the less The concluding words were:
In mans ascent we see a revision OF
the process of incarnation. Instead of
God becoming human, man by conforming
to the Christ life becomes divine. Rev
elation and experience as we'll as oh
servation teach that man can go down
very low, but there always remains while |
man is man the blessed possibility of
merging himself in Christ, in God.