Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-27

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The annual pew rental of the Brattle-
boro East society will be held at the church
Wednesday evening, Dec. ?, at 1880.
The Congregational society made Thanks
giving merry day in % families, where
large quantities of provisions of all kinds
were distributed.
The Tundberg sisters sang at the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening, accompanying
themselves upon guitars.
G. E. Allen was awarded special pre-
MUM of $40 for % chrysanthemum blooms
shown by him at the international exhi-
bition in Springfield last week.
The night lunch room was opened
Wednesday by francesca Messucco of Bel
lows Falls, who has refitted it and put in a
large stock of candies, nuts, etc.
A. V. May has sold for L. E. Holden his
saw mill in Wardsboro to II. II. Reed of
Jamaica. Mr.. Reed will move the mill 10
Jamaica and use it in connection with the
chair stock business which he carries on
there.
The young people Of the Baptist society
are contemplating a series of lectures dur
ing the winter months. 1t is probable
that five lectures by prominent local citi-
zens will be arranged and that course tick
cts will be sold.
DR.. Henry Tucker, who was formerly
one of the best-known physicians of Brat
tleboro, has resumed practice here this
week. He is row in partnership With DIR.
Bowen. DR.. Tucker occupies his old office
in the Leonard building on Elliot street.
His family will not come here until next
spring.
William LAWN scored another success in
his recent engagement at Toronto. He is
to give song recital at Quincy, Mass,
Dec. s. An exchange says: 1.-The Ameri-
can soprano, Mary Howe, is singing in
concerts in Dresden, Germany, where she
has been very successful. She will appear
in Berlin Dec. 10,
The Autograph advertising "Mr Barnes
of New York" caught the eye Of one man
on Elliot street. He gazed upon the picture
of the venerable man in fantastic costume,
grasping a woman by the throat with one
hand, while in the other hand he held a
dagger. He evidently could not decipher
the reading at the bottom of the board, as
he turned to a stranger and asked: whats
that about, DR.. Giddings at the Waterbury
| asylum
In accordance with a recent order of the
postmaster general an important regula-
tion affecting lock box holders has become
operative at the Brattleboro post-office. II
requires the refunding TO box renters OF
80 cents on each KEY, reducing the re-
demption charge TO 20 cents. In the flu
ture, renters Of lock boxes will be required
10 deposit but 20 cents for each key taken
instead of so cents as heretofore. Ii is de-
sired that all key holders present their
keys at once at the money order window
and receive their dividends"
The Centreville school closed Friday,
Nov. 20, with exercises, after which the
primaries enjoyed a car ride, while the
pupils of the higher department played
games and had supper at the schoolhouse.
Following are the names of those who were
neither absent mol Lardy during the term :
Edgar Bigelow, Freddie Bigelow, Edna
Cory, Robbie Fisher, Mabel Sanders, Clar
ence Thurber, Arthur Wild, Lawrence
White, Ada Bascom, Walter Herrick, Ellen
Miner, Susie Miner, Carrie Stone, Carl
Strand, Rollin White.
| Gen. J. J. Estey and Capt. j. Harry
Estey returned Saturday from business
| journeys TO points in the West and South.
Gen. Estey's itinerary included Chicago,
St. Louis, Detroit and Owosso, Mich,
Philadelphia and New York. Capt. Estey
went first TO Atlanta and thence TO Louis
vile and ST. Louis. and 10 Cincinnati and
| Pittsburg. Both found good business
feeling, with promise of future activity.
| The improvement is more marked in ST.
Louis than in Chicago, and more in At.
lanta than in Louisville and other of the
smaller cities 10 the north.
John d. Stevens, manager of the Yer
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town this week. A meeting Of the board
of directors was held in Crosby block Tues
day evening when these officers we're elect
ed: President, d. S. Pratt; vice presi-
dent, Z. c. Crosby; secretary and treas
urer, G. C. Averill; manager, j. d.
| Stevens. The reports of the secretary,
! Geo. S. Dowley, which were read by Mr..
! Avelill, and of Manager Stevens, covering
the past years business, were accepted and
the meeting was adjourned. Another
meeting will be held in February when va
cancies will be filled and other business
| transacted.
Michae Connors, who was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for mayor of
Holyoke last week, was formerly employed
as a cigar maker by Leonard d Roess.
He has been a prosperous cigar dealer in
! Holyoke several years and has been one of
the leading workers in the Democratic
ranks in addition to serving as alderman.
He received 1850 votes in the caucuses to
| 1347 for M. +. Walsh. In a speech after
the result of the caucuses was announced
! Mr.. Connors thanked the voters for their
support, stated that he was confident of be
ing elected, and promised TO give the city
his best service. Mr.. Connors is relation
of several Brattleboro families.
"Mr. Barnes of New York." A. G. Gun
ter's romantic drama, will be presented at
the auditorium next Tuesday night Miss
Lorraine Hollis, an actress of remarkable
talent and beauty, will be seen in the pict-
uresque role of Marina, the Corsican girl.
Miss Hollis displays great force and charm.
Marina has sworn to avenge the murderer
of her brother, killed in a duel. She comes
of fiery race, fierce in their loves and
hates, and VOWS 10 bring the murderer to
! justice. In the subtler scenes, where Ma
rina seeks TO mask her purpose, Miss Hol-
lis acts with rare skill and effect. Her
voice is of rich quality, and in addition to
her personal charms, Miss Hollis possesses
dramatic ability of high order. Her eff
fective work with Augustin DAILY and VIM.
II. Crane is we'll remembered. In emo
tional Ioles Miss Hollis is seen at her best.
As Marina she personates to the life the
fiery and impetuous heroine. Her love,
grief and hatr developed through the in
tricacies of the plot, thrill her audience
and hold its interest to the climax. Mr..
Gunter's play is one of great interest, and
is presented with strong supporting cast.
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