Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

special meeting of Brattleboro lodge
will be held at Masonic hall this evening
when the second degree will be conferred.
The Grange Dramatic club has begun
rehearsals for 1.-THE Cuban Spy" which
will be presented during the latter part of
May.
The trustees of the Prospect Hill ceme-
terry association met last evening and elect
ed Charles F. Bingham trustee and treas
urer to succeed the late A. G. Davenport,
and G. A Boyden trustee to ceed the
late o. ID. Esterbrook.
John c. Frye, foreman in the Sunset
paper mill, and Miss Abbie Goodall of
Marlboro, were married Wednesday at the
home of the BRIDES sister in Athol, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Frye returned to Bratte-
boro yesterday. They will make their
home at SO Elliot street.
Mrs. w. p. Jones and Miss Mary f. Hor-
ton entertained the members of the Oak
dale book club at the home of Mrs. Jones
last evening. The occasion was one of
great enjoyment, the game of "swaps" af
fording no opportunity for formalities
Other games also were played and refresh
ments were served.
A pretty wedding occurred at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Collins of
Mansfield, Mass, Wednesday when Mr..
and Mrs. Collins daughter, Esther l.. Pen
warden, and George w. Reynolds of Brat
tleboro were married by Rev. Mr.. Grant,
pastor of the Baptist church of Mansfield.
The ring service was used. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds left for brief wedding trip, af
ter which they will live in Bratteboro.
A telegram was received at Bellows Falls
yesterday announcing the death of hiram
circuit, LII. D., the eminent educator,
who will be remembered here as the prin-
cipal of Glenwood seminary at West Brat
tleboro eight years, beginning in 1862,
and who was connected with the institu-
tion two or three years longer, after he
had gone to the Tilden ladies' seminary at
West Lebanon, n. II.
Mary Ann Jones, 81, wife of j. j. Lo-
see, died at her home on Elliot street yes
terday morning after long illness with
paralysis. Mrs. Losee was native of
New York city, coming here about 10
years ago with her husband. She is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Francis Sutton,
who lives here, and two sisters and one
brother in Brooklyn, N. Y. The funeral
will be held from the house tomorrow af
ternoon at 2:30.
The woman's missionary and aid So
ciety of the Baptist church held its annual
meeting yesterday afternoon and elected
these officers: President, Mrs. j. j. Es-
tey; vice president, Mrs. II. p Wellman;
treasurer, Mrs. L. H. Dearborn; secretary,
Mrs. NJ. l.. Bruce; committee on home
missions, Mrs. Rufus Smith; committee
on foreign missions, Mrs. l. o. p. Smith
committee on parish work, Mrs. Lucy Cox I;
committee on hospitality, Mrs. F. L..
Smith.
Mrs. Orisvlle Ellis, so, died at the home
Of her son-in law, Martin Kelly, in Hins-
dale, Wednesday morning after an illness
of nine weeks. Mrs. Ellis was born in
Brattleboro in 1918, daughter of John and
Melinda (Barrett) Fowler. She married
George Ellis, and the family lived for many
years in Ashuelot. The husband died Ia
years ago. Since then the widow had lived
with her children, most of the time with
Mrs. Kelly. She is survived by four sons
and two daughters.
S. w. Edgett & Co. have made the fol-
lowing sales this week The Herbert
Walker place on Guilford street to c. N.
with his home farm and will build house
upon it; the A. g. Rice farm in Whining
ton to Lawyer Bert Chellis Of Claremont,
n. H., Mr.. Rice taking in part payment a
house in Claremont; the cobble stone
house on Canal street, an old landmark, TO
Margaret and Johanna Brosnahan of Brat
tleboro and Springfield respectively for an
investment; the II. K. Bond residence at
the corner of South Main and Pearl streets
to r. Z. Gordon for an investment.