Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
TIE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, OCTO1

Leitsinger's orchestra of nine pieces
will furnish music for the Thanksgiving
lance by the Fuller battery.
Blanchard q Moore have sold nearly all
Of the goods in their store in Esteyvlle and
they will close the store soon.
Charles Spring, formerly coupe driver
for j. O. Smith, began driving for himself
His stand is in front of A. K.
Miller's confectionery store.
The Woman's club met last Friday with |
Mrs. Dewitt, Canal street. An interest
ing paper by Miss Mary Miller on Ger |
man Literature was read and reports
were heard from the State Federation
meeting at Brandon.
1t is expected that the collection of fam
Gus dolls belonging to Mrs. Dixon of Bos-
ton will be shown in Bratteboro some
time next month. Wherever they have
been exhibited they have attracted much
attention for their beauty and personal in
terest.
Joseph g. Warren, who died at Keene,
n. II Saturday, was well known in Brat
tleboro through frequent visits here to his
daughter, Mrs. Josie Herrick, whose home
has been with him at Keene the past few
years. A sketch of Mr.. Warren is pub
lSu6u III huOIutl COluhus
John Woods of Holyoke, formerly of
Bratteboro, was united in marriage to
Miss Agnes Haus in Baltimore, Md,
Tuesday, the 26th The bride is a sister
of II. B. Haus and lived here three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woods will come to BrAttle-
boro before going to their home in Hol-
yoke. Mr.. Woods is in the photo graph
business in that city.
Miss Charlotte H. Carleton, 81, died at
the Retreat Sunday after a long illness.
She had been at the Retreat for the last
two weeks, having lived with her half sis
ter, Mrs. Mary A. Strong, for four years.
Miss Carleton formerly lived in Methuen
and was injured in the collapse of the Penn
| berton mills at Lawrence nearly 40 years
ago. She never fully recovered from the
injury. The funeral was held Wednesday
| from the home of Mrs. Strong on Maple
| street.
A telegram was received at St. Joseph S
convent Wednesday morning announcing
the death of Sister Mary Louis, formerly
superior here, but for the past two years in
Bennington. 1t was known that her health
was failing, but her death was unexpected
Sister Aquinas, Father Cunningham, and
her sister, Sister St. Joseph, left Wednes
day to attend the funeral, which TOOK
place Thursday morning in Rutland. She
was well known here and loved by all who
knew her, especially among the children.
The Central Vermont railroad company
will run an excursion Nov. 4 from all sta
tions on the New London Northern dvi
sion to Montreal, the fare for the rounC
trip being 81. Tickets will be good goinl
on all trains. and there will be through
coaches and through Pullman sleepe
from Brattleboro. The tickets will b
good returning on any train until Nov. i
inclusive, but no stop over privileges ar
allowed. There is much of interest to SCI
in Montreal and this excursion will doubt
less be well patronized.
The association rally at the Youn
Mems Christian association Sunday after
noon was attended by over 100 young mel
and was helpful in many ways. Secretar
l.. b. Hardy presided in the absence o
President Estey. After scripture readin
by Secretary Hardy and prayer by Rev. c
D. Day addresses were made by Rev. l.
D. Temple, Rev. G. 0. Day, Rev. j. II
Babbitt, Mrs. l.. D. Temple representa-
the Woman's auxiliary, f. G. Crosby, S. b
Emerson, and L w. Hawley. The speak
ing was interspersed with congregations
singing, j. E. Hall presiding at the piano
The object of the rally was to arouse In
terest in the religious 81 lie Of the associl
ton work and 1t is probable that more G
them will be held.
A simple, homely tale, telling, wit
touches of irresistible humor and tende
pathos, the story of a kindly deed, intel
woven with such doubts, fears, hopes, an
aspirations, as are common TO us all sue
tale, told in a manner as simple and una
fected as the story itself, without attem[
at rhetorical or elocutionary effect, ths
was all; and yet the listeners at the Aud
torium Wednesday evening went HON
with the feeling of having made acquain
ance with strong, true, helpful personal
ties, and with a new realization of the un
versatility of those better impulses whic
stir alike the hearts of high and lowl,
, rich and poor. And isn't this the real 81
cret of the success of Mr.. Murray's stor.
How John Norton kept his Christmas
May it long continue TO warm the hear
and arouse the better nature of men an
women.
The competition in amateur photograph
which was announced last summer TO tax
place during this month under the auspic,
of the Auxiliary, has been put off f
a few weeks, partly because Of the oppo
tunity at this season of the year for takin
landscape photographs, and partly becau'
new committees must be appointed. TIL
, exhibit will be the only one of the kin
; ever held in Brattleboro, and there is ever
reason to expect that it will be marke
success. The exhibit will be held in I'll
r rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A. probably durir
, November, but perhaps not until aboI
! | Christmas. All sizes up TO and incudiu
five by seven inches will be CONSIDERS
but the work of persons under Is yea
old will be compared separately. Tt
1, classes of views desired are landscapes, pc
traits, groups and interiors and all IL
work must be done by the persons maxim
the exhibit, negatives to be presented
!. called for. There will also be depar
ment for exhibition only, which will il
|, clude all classes of work.
/, FOrtnIghtIy Club Course.
4 The Fortnightly club will hold the nel
informal and social meeting at the Coz
= gregational parsonage next Tuesday ever
, ing. "Greater New York; will |
. the topic. Tickets for the winter
: course of college lectures" will go on sa
, next week. The course as finally arrange
( is as follows:-
Nov lS Prof H. NJ Tyler. Smith
e The Greek Drama" (Stereopticon
. ! Dec IS Prof II. b. Richardson. "a nherst)
1.-THE Niebelungen Lied" (Stereoptic d
r jan. H. Prof John NJ. Tyler amherst
: "A Yeast Cake