Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

An electric light has been placed under
the porte cochere at the town hall.
The Christmas supply of holly is expect
ed at D. McGulyrays greenhouses the
first Of the week.
A handsome new sign Grange hall"
has been hung this week on the Farmers
a Mechanics exchange building.
The Rainy Day club will hold dance al
Red Mems hall next Thursday evening, 70
which married people only have been in
vited.
Invitations for the annual concert and
ball of the Orange, Mass, light infantry
have been received by local military Off
GERS. The date is Dec 20.
W. II. Haigh, the Elliot street tailor.
leads off the season with calendar whose
two CHEEKY youngsters are very suggestive
of the real 'Christmas-y'' feeling.
Mrs. W. c. Horton slipped and fell on
the icy steps at her Brook street home
Saturday, fracturing her shoulder blade
and cracking the bone in her forearm.
"Lisle" Carpenter, brakeman on the
narrow guAge road, had hand badly
jammed at Williamsville Monday while I'M
loading freight. He will lose one finger.
Frank Jacobs and John Calvin were
thrown from wagon on Canal street yes
terday, the horse being frightened by an
electric cars. No serious damage was done
Harry Currier, the four-year-old son of
c. Z. Currier, fell down stairs one day this
week with a lighted lamp in his hand.
Fortunately the light went out but the
lad got severe cut on his forehead.
Friday evening a vote was passed with
drawing the legal cases and business of
the village from the hands of Waterman.
Martin & Hit as attorneys.
The Canal street book club held its an
nual meeting and sale Monday at the home
of Mrs. G.. H. Ryder. These officers were
elected; President, Mrs. G. II. Ryder: sec
rotary and treasurer, Mrs. George f.
Greene; book committee, Mrs. ]. c. De-
Witt, Miss Lucie Bracket and Mrs. S. W.
Edwards.
The first of the ladies' night receptions
at the Wheel club rooms last evening
brought out about 10 members, many of
whom were accompanied by ladies' Dane
ing in the grange refreshment hall, cards
and billiards made up a round of pastimes.
Refreshments were served by Ralph Cham
berlain, the Brooks House caterer.
The Salmagundi party of the Rebekahs,
held at Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday
evening, was great success in every way.
Over 200 supper tickets were sold, and the
dancers crowded the floor almost to dis
comfort. The costumes could hardly have
been exceeded for grotesqueness and queer
combinations, and the grand march was a
spectacle long to be remembered. The
prizes were taken by Mrs. E. P. Barnes
and Frank Willard. About $50 will be
cleared, which will be used toward furnish
ing a room at the Odd Fellows home at
Ludlow, which it is hoped TO dedicate at
the time of the annual meeting in May.
Mrs. Don A. Wilder died early this
morning at her Forest street home from
pneumonia, after a short illness. Mrs.
Wilder was - years old, her maiden name
was Alma b. Cheney, and her home before
her marriage was at Morrisville. She is
survived by her husband, the ell-known
cabinet maker, and two young children,
Mrs. Wilder's father and mother and one
of her two brothers from Morrisville were
summoned here few days ago. PRAYER
will be offered at the house this afternoon
and the body will be taken to Morrisyille.
Mrs. Wilder was a young woman of esti-
mable qualities. She united with the
Congregational church at Morrisville and
was an active members of the Christian
Endeavor society of the Congregational
church.
The old-fashioned supper and entertain
ment given by the Ruthians at "Parson
Temple his meetynge house, last evening
drew large attendance, and proved very
pleasant affair. Two long tables, lighted
by candles, were spread with a genuine
old-fashioned array of viands, including
baked beans and brown bread, boiled cider
apple sauce, soft gingerbread, pumpkin
pie, doughnuts and cheese, all of which re-
ceived tiattering attention from the com
pany. The "shillin' which paid for the
supper also entitled one to listen to the ex-
cellent program of entertainment, which
consisted of the singing of old-time songs
and glees by the choir, song by ''Deliver-
ance" Simpson, violin solo by Miss Butter
field, singing by Pauline Jenne, duet by
little Miss Reyes and Master Croft, recita-
ton by Miss Effie Howe, and reading by
Miss Kate Wheeler. The affair was a sue
cess financially, and the Ruthians will have
a good sum to devote to the various mis-
sionary enterprises in which they are in
terested.