Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-13

Temperance Town" opens next Tuesday
evening at Fox's
st. Ceciia's Altar society will have a
Halloween party in Red Mems hall the
evening of Nov. 1.
William LAWN will sing in London next
season. He will sail with Mrs. LAWN and
Lucien Howe when they return to Europe
The Fessenden Helping Hand society
met with Mrs. @. n. Thompson Wednes
day afternoon to discuss plans for the
years work.
The foundation Is being laid for the
granite water basin which has been given
to the Prospect Hill Cemetery association
by F. Il Dickinson.
The Old Fellows of district No. 10 will
hold a district meeting in Bellows Falls,
| Oct. 20. Wantastiquet lodge of Brattle-
boro will exemplify the first degree.
The first meeting of the creditors of
Druggist F. r. Durgn will be held in the
office of A. f. Schwenk, referee in bank
ruptcy, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Oct 25, for the
purpose of proving claims and appointing
trustee.
Regular class work at the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium will begin Oct. "a All who
wish to join this winters classes are asked
to secure membership tickets before the
classes begin, in order that every one may
begin the work at the same time.
The Dewey day crowd which the rail-
road management expected from off the
narrow gauge line did not materialize, the
Wednesday morning train bringing only 80
passengers for Montpelier One hundred
of the excursion tickets we're sent to the
Williamsville station, but only one was
sold.
The Boston Globe published Tuesday a
two-column cut of Gov. Z. G. Smith over
the name "Col. George w. Hooker of Brat
tleboro, chairman state Dewey committee
and chief marshal Montpelier parade"
| The error was rectified the following day
when an excellent cut of Col. Hooker was
published.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
club will be held with Miss Slate on North
Main street Friday, Oct. 90 The program
contains papers, readings and music con-
corning Scotland, Ireland and Wales. This
program will be repeated at the evening
session of the club, to be held with Mrs.
Jones on Oak street, Wednesday evening,
! Oct. %.
The Current Literature club held its an
nual meeting at the house of Miss Ella
Waite on North Main street last evening.
! Eleven of the - members of the club
were present. These officers were elected:
| President, Rev. f. @ 5. Osgood; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Izetta Stewart; book
| committee, Mrs Carl Holerder Mrs. Ere
mont Hamilton and Miss Mary Fits. A
! social hour followed the business meeting,
/ during which refreshments were served.
! Geo. Richards, who appears in Hoyt's
! "a Temperance Town" commands the at
tention of the theatre-going public, not
only as a character impersonator but as a
! humorist. Given line with point, and
! Hoyt's lines are like the back OF porcu-
| pine, he will get all there is in it and pass
| it over the foot-lights to his audience.
! This clever comedians mink Jones' in
"a Temperance Town" is one of the most
fetching characters of modern stageland.
! Harriet A. Lewis, II, widow of the late
! Thomas p. Badet, died Friday night at the
home of her son on Wlliston street after
a short illness with heart trouble. The
funeral was held at the house Sunday af-
ternoon, Rev. X. F. Lowe officiating, and
the body was taken 10 New London Tor
burial Monday. Mrs. Badet had spent the
greater part of her life in New London, COM
ing here about two years ago with her hus-
band, who died last August. She was mar
| Ileu W MT. Ddueb u years ago luls uuOnlu.
One son, Charles p. Badet, survives.
A five.o' clock vesper service is to be in
augurated in the Centre church next Sun
day. 1t will be largely musical and not
exceed an hour in length. The services
begin with a series of afternoons upon
"The Pilgrim Psalms" or the songs used
by the Jews on their national pigrmages
to Jerusalem. These psalms have new
I int xuh ef a ar
which they were first sung are considered.
They are to be taken up from this stand
point at the vesper services. All seats are
free.
The concert given Wednesday evening
at the West Brattleboro Baptist church.
under the auspices of the ladies' society,"
was one of much merit and was enjoyed
by an audience which filled the church.
The program as printed last week was
presented, and its excellence was appreciat-
ed, as numerous hearty encores attested
Prof Cramer was a surprise TO many in
his reading, which was capital; the in
strumental numbers were rendered with
skill, aud encores followed all the solo
numbers on the list The proceeds were
about S25.
Hoyt's ga Temperance Town." which
will be presented at the Auditorium Oct
20, with George Richards and Eugene Can
field in their famous parts of "Mink' and
"Bingo," is nothing like the play when
given for the first time. George Richards
is authority for the statement, backed by
Eugene Garfield, that "Hoyt writes his
plays after they are produced. He studies
the audience A line may seem funny to
him and we all agree with him, but let the
line fail with the people out front, and out
it goes from the piece, another being writ
ten. Thus the play is kept up to date and
sparkling with fun" The production will
be given with all accessories for its COM
plete success. There will be new scenery
and effects, and cast in which Is found
many people we'll know for their excellent
work upon the stage, The piece was re-
Gently given for 80 performances at the
Castle Square theatre, Boston.
Program of the State Sunday school
Convention.
About $50 delegates are expected in
Brattleboro next week to attend the 21st
annual convention of the State Sunday
School Association of Vermont, which
will be held Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. Solicitors are now at work pro-
viding for the entertainment of the dele
gates. The sessions will begin Wednes-
day evening and will continue to Friday
noon. The day sessions will be held in
the Congregational church and the even
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