Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-26
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The repanking of West river bridge was
finished Tuesday night.
Miss Louise Coates gave musical en-
tertainment to several of her friends at her
Washington street home last evening. Re
freshments Of ice cream and cake we're
served.
On account Of the fair the regular meet
ing of the Grange Dramatic club will be
postponed to Friday evening" Nov. 8. when
a short literary program will be presented.
All Changers are invited.
The Goth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs +. L. Childs of Prospect Hill
occurred last Saturday. Some of the
nelghbors took advantage Of the occasion
TO make Mr.. and Mrs. Childs a surprise
visit and leave them purse Of gold.
The advance sale Of tickets for The
Christian Monday evening has been very
large, and all of the seats in the first gal
lery have been sold. There are some good
seats left on the first floor. Boys were in
line for tickets yesterday morning as early
as 1880
The first entertainment of the Star
course ought to fill every seat In the Audit
forum. In New York or Boston one would
be obliged to pay 81 or SO to hear this
splendid attraction. 1t was only by taking
an off date, thereby obtaining a great re-
duction in price, that the lecture commit
tee were ab to secure the Juch-Kalten-
born company.
st. Cecelia's Altar society's second an
nual harvest party will be given in Red
Mems hall Wednesday evening. A very
entertaining program has been arranged,
consisting Of Rotations, Indian club ex-
| hihitiOr, xyio1fn oolaottOna ogo
ments will be sold. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Some 20 relatives and friends of Mrs.
Walter Mixer surprised her at her home
last Friday evening, it being her 25th
birthday anniversary. They brought
bountiful supper, also a very handsome
toilet set, berry set and table mats. A
silver service arrived earlier from her par
ents, who live in Northeastern. All enjoy
ed the evening very much -Four genera
| tions were represented.
Miss Susan b. Salisbury reached the age
OF 95 years yesterday. No public celebra-
ton of the occasion was made, but Miss
Salisbury was kept busy reading letters Of
congtatulation, accepting gifts of flowers,
plants and fruit and receiving friends, who
called throughout the day and evening at
her home on Elliot street. Although old
in years Miss Salisbury is young in spirit
and excellent in health, and her mind is as
keen and her intellect as active as 1t was
rs years ago.
Daniel Connell, the boy who ran away
from his home In West Chesterfield Oct.
ID, was traced to Belchertown, Mass. Fire
man Charles Smith of Brattleboro saw
Connell get on freight train at Amherst.
Smith asked the lad where he was going.
Connell replied TO New London. Mr.
Smith telephoned to Belchertown to have
an officer arrest the boy at that town, but
no officer came, and when Belchertown
was reached the boy left the train and dis
appeared in the woods.
Several New York and Boston news
papers have rehashed, warmed over, and
served to their clientele this week the
story Of the Kiplng- Balestler trouble with
variations. Mr.. Kipling sent a deposition
TO this country for use in his suit against
publishing house, and the story started
that he was afraid TO return here, fearing
an attack from his bellicose brother-in-
law. The statement has also appeared
again that Kipling has placed "The Nau-
lahka" into the hands of a Boston real es-
tate dealer for sale.
The Shelburne Falls Echo publishes the
following: Quite an honor Is to be confer
red upon Bandmaster C. l.. Brigham, con-
ductor Of the Shelburne Falls Military
baud. At the concert given by Brooke's
Marine band of Chicago at the Greenfield
opera house Friday, one of Mr. Brighams
compositions has place on the program,
his famous Hillside Park March. This is
proof that Mr.. Brigham's compositions are
thought something of when they are per-
formed by band with a national reputa-
ton.
The annual meeting Of the Woman's AL
lance was held at the Unitarian parson-
age yesterday afternoon, 10 members being
present. The usual reports were read and
approved. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs Charles Warder; vice president, Mrs
Z. NJ. &. Richardson; secretary, Mrs. Z.
q 5. Osgood treasurer Mrs. George +.
Foster; chairman Of study class committee.
Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler. Miss Serotia Alexan-
der will have charge of the post-office mis-
sion, and Mrs. Foster of the cheerful letter
exchange. The visiting committee will be
the same as last year. The meeting was
an unusually interesting one, aud various
sums OF money were appropriated for de-
serving objects
Bartholomew j. Foley, 80, died at his
home on Grove street Tuesday night from
consumption. He had been in failing
health the past two years. Mr.. Foley was
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Foley,
for many years well-known residents of
this village. he was a mouder by trade,
but during part of the present year had
been employed at the Brattleboro House.
Mr.. Foley married about 10 years ago
Miss Lizzie Foster, who came here from
England. He is survived by his wife and
three sisters. Two of his sisters, Mrs.
Carney Of Athol, and Miss Louise Foley
of New York city, were here during his
last illness. The other sister lives in
Michigan. The funeral was held from
the Roman Catholic church yesterday
morning.
Ansnt Daniel Kennedy.
Henry Ripley OF Keene was In town ovar Sim