Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-30

ell Monday, Dec. 3 at 7 80 p. NJ.
Mrs. Margaret Gatty gave a dinner party
to about 80 guests at "Hllcrest" Wednes-
evening.
Mrs. O. II. Thompson will entertain the
Woman's club at the Brooks House Fri
day, Dec. 7.
The Womon's club will hold its annual
gentlemen's night meeting in the Brooks
House Dec. TO- There will be banquet.
The Baptist Sunday school took special
collection, amounting TO S67, last Sunday,
to be presented as Thanksgiving gift to
a worthy pastor.
The Pilgrim Fathers will hold their next
social next Tuesday evening in Red Mems
hall. The regular business meeting will
be called at I o'clock.
The st. Adams Messenger announces
that ]. g. Mann, the Randolph clothier,
has sold his business 10 A. K. Powers Of
Brattleboro, who will take possession jan
uary LIST.
Miss Alice Colt recently closed success
full term Of school in Marlboro. Her
methods of teaching have been highly
complimented by visitors TO the school.
She has been re6ngaged for the winter
term, which will begin next Monday.
A United States civil service commission
examination for the positions of clerk and
carrier in the post-office service will be
held at the local Office Dec. 10, Applica-
tions must be on file with Miss r. K. Guild,
secretary of the local board, before the
hour of closing business Dec. I.
The Union church recently completed
in Vernon will be dedicated Tuesday, Dec.
4. The exercises will begin at IL o'clock
A. NJ. The ladies Of Vernon will be glad
TO furnish dinner to all who attend. 1t
Is in every respect really Union church
as will be seen by the program, and every
one at all interested In the different de-
nominations is cordially invited to be
present at the dedication Of this church.
II. Il. Thompson has bought and set up
in his jewelry store an Eaton Engle en-
craving machine, which is the most i'm
proved device for supplanting hand work
The graver is so adjusted that when the
tracing needle is moved over grooved let
tiers the graver moves correspondingly,
though on smaller scale, over the article
to be engraved. The machine does the
work much more rapidly and accurately
than can be done by hand.
Teams No. 5 and 7 bowled in the Y. NJ.
9. A. bowling tournament Wednesday
evening, and a large number were present,
as these teams are considered the strongest
among the contestants. Each side won a
game so that it will be necessary to play
the rubber game. The score: Team No. I,
Hescock 1913, 165 293; Blanchard, POI, 1S3-
1884; Langille 1873, 144 277, team score 954
Team No. 5, Tufts las, las 200; j. Tasker
21S, 145-363; G. Tasker, ITO, 1873 303; team
score $40.
Our New Minister played TO standing
room only for several weeks at the Park
Theatre in Boston last season. The play,
Denman Thompson and George w. Ryer's
comedy drama, which comes to the Audi
forum this evening, aroused unusual in
terest by reason of the fact that 1t is built
on similar lines to The Old Homestead
and deals in a novel and original way with
the everyday life of a small rural commu-
nifty. Every character in Our New Minis
ter Is said 10 be distinctive type of the
New England Yankee, whose quaintness
of speech and rustic innocence are as
picturesque as they are humorous and de-.
cisive.
Wantastiquet Golf club voted at the
meeting held at the Brooks House Tues
day night to have the grounds put in first
class condition, and authorized the secre-
tary to borrow money, IL necessary, to
meet the expense of improvement. The
greens committee will lay out fine grass
green's next season. Water pipes will
probably be run to the ground so that the
greens may be kept in good condition.
1t was also voted to have three dances
this winter. Tickets will be sold and
members will invite their friends. The
first dance will be given at the Brooks
House, probably the first or second week
in December.
Labor troubles left the Brooks House
without bell boys Tuesday night Trouble
was In the air from early morning, but the
boys did not quit until night, when none
of the clerical force was on duty ex-
cept 7. j. Heaphy. The force of bell
boys consisted of Andrew Hopkins and
Ernest Harris Of Brattleboro, and Edward
Garry of Fitchburg, Mass. In the morn
ing they we're told by the proprietor TO
take some wood to certain rooms on the
upper floors. They objected, arguing that
that that kind of work was not within
their province, but they were told that the
only alternative was to give up their places.
The boys meditated upon the matter dur
ing the day and at night told Mr.. Heaphy
that they had gotten through and would
leave in the morning. Mr.. Heaphy Obliged
them TO leave at once, and in the morning
Julius Parkess and Robert Mitchell were
engaged to fill their places until new boys
can be secured. The boys claim that the
carrying of wood has always been the fire.
mans job.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Greasy, 40, wife of r. II
Ware of Turner's Falls, Mass, and sister of
R. @. Cressy of this town, died about 7.30
O'Clock Tuesday evening in Boston where
she went for medical treatment. She was
born in Chesterfield, N H., Oct. 25, 1855,
and lived there until 1884. She has since
lived in Boston, Melrose, Maiden and Win
chendon. Mrs. Ware was we'll known In
Brattleboro, having spent considerable
time visiting at the home of her brother
and at the home of her niece, Mrs. Robert
Sargent. She and her husband had also
spent several summers at the summer re-
sort at Spofford lake conducted by Mr..
Wares brother. Mr.. Ware bought drug
store in Turner'S Falls the past summer,
and they had been located there but a
short time. Mrs. Ware was a woman of
rarely strong and beautiful character, and
one who, because of her personal attributes,
won the enduring friendship of all who
knew her. Der illness was borne uncom-
plainingly, and preparation for her hos
pital treatment was made with cheerful
fortitude. Her patience, hopefulness and
resignation won the love and admiration of
all those who we're with her In this trying
time. The funeral will be held at l o'clock
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