Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-01

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The semi-aunual election of officers
of the Congregational Christian En.
deavor society will be held next Sun
day.
The school board has engaged Miss
Masters of Springfield. Mass. to teach
in the High school for Miss Gordon
while the latter is recovering from the
grip.
The conference board of the Metho-
dist church has voted unanimously to
ask for the return of Rev. II. f. Lowe
to the Brattleboro charge for another
year.
E. L. Barrett will lead the o'lcocll
meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. room next
Sunday. The meeting last Sunday
was lead by Leopold Retting and was
attended by over 40.
The Vermont Wheel club announces
a ladies' night at the club house Tues
day evening next. An exhibition
game of basket ball by two teams of
young ladies will be followed by cards
and dancing.
Prof Mietzke, the organist and COM
poser of Rockville, Conn. has ar
ranged for a concert to be given in
that town March - by Miss Anita Rio,
the New York prima donna; Mrs. Har-
.riet Brasor Pratt and Hans Kronold,
the New York 'cellist.
T.. f. Barrett of South Main street
who is a licensed preacher. has been
engaged to preach in West Dummers-
ton Sunday mornings and evenings for
the present. A delegation of Brattle-
boro young people will accompany him
next Sunday.
Forty-one Brattleboro Free Masons
went Tuesday evening to Putney,
where, with 20 Putney members of the
fraternity, the side degree of Knights
of Birmingham was conferred upon 19
candidates, all from Brattleboro. The
work was done in Masonic hail. and
at its close a fine supper was served
by Landlord DAWSON in the Kendrick
House. A social hour was then spent
in the lodge room. The BrattleborO
party arrived home about 100 o'clock.
The next regular meeting of the
Brattleboro Bird club will be held on
Wednesday evening. March 6, with
Mrs. Crowell. A full attendance of
members is requested, as this is the an
for the coming year. Other import
ant business is also expected. Mem
bers will please notice the change
of evening. If the annual dues can
also be paid at this time, for the COM
ing year, the treasurer will be accom-
modated.
Miss Susan Herrick. ~. sustained a
bad fracture of the hip Friday after
noon by falling on the ice. while on her
way from her home on Western avenue
to the adjoining house owned by Henry
G. Field. No one saw her fall, and
she was exposed to the cold from half
an hour to an hour. She had crawl
ed nearly to the Field house when she
was seen by Robert Field, who secured
assistance, and she was taken to her
home, where she was attended by a
Owing to her advanced
years the injury is very serious. Miss
Lucia Kelley is caring for Miss Her
rick.
Friends of Mrs. Lucy NJ. Torrey call
ed at the residence of G.. H. Hall Feb.
20, to congratulate her upon reaching
her 18th birthday anniversary, and to
present her with many useful gifts.
The afternoon was spent pleasantly,
and the serving of a five o'clock tea
was followed by instrumental musical
selections in the evening. All left for
their homes expressing affection and
good wishes for Mrs. TOrrey.
Many people use the telephone with
their mouth one side of the mouth.
piece and their eyes looking at the
-ransmttter, as though they expected
TO see their friends pop out of the box;
others yell as if they expected their
friends would hear them, irrespective
Of the phone. If you would place your
mouth near the transmitter and talk
directly into it, in a low but audible
voice, your friends would hear a great |
leal better. Try it the next time you
use the telephone.
The monthly meeting of the probate |
court was held Saturday, Judge Wa |
.erman presiding. The will of John |
NJ. Morse of Guilford was allowed and |
Clara S. Morse was appointed execu- |
riX; the will of Philetus Haynes of |
Wilmington was allowed and Hannah |
L. Haynes was appointed eXecutrix; |
the VIII of Ellen NJ. Willard of Brat |
leborO was allowed and Frank E. Will |
ard was appointed executor; the final |
account of l.. NJ. Newell, administrators |
If the Nelson Willis estate of Wards |
)OrO, was allowed.
The many Brattleboro friends of
Mrs Scott, formerly Miss Mary At
lins, will read with interest the fol
owing from the Rochester, n. Y,
Democrat and Chronicle of Feb. 10:
)ne of the largest real estate deals
hat has been made in Lyons for some
ime was consummated yesterday
morning. when the Judge Sisson prop
rty on Broad street, one of the most
desirable residence sites in the vii
age, passed into the hands of Mrs.
seymour Scott, wife of the vice presi-
lent of the Empire State Sugar Beet
ompany. The property consists of
large old-fashioned frame house set
II extensive grounds. 1t is stated
hat Mrs. Scott will have the house
emoyed and a handsome and extern
i've modern mansion built on the site.
is said that the house when complet-
d will be the handsomest in Lyons.
he property was purchased from the
eirs of the widow of the late Judge
isson, the principal parties in inter
st being Charles and Frank Fellows.
'r. J. A. LeaVitt Honored by a Lon.
don Society.
The Ewing, ILL.,, Graphic recently
obtained the following concerning a
rother of Mrs. James Bardwell of
and son of the late Rev.
ialsey Leavtt Of South Londonderry.
DR.. Leavitt, president of Ewing