Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-13
BRATTLEBORO.

Quonektacat tribe of Red Men will
hold their semi-annual nomination of
officers this evening.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y
M. c. A. sold over $50 worth of second
hand clothing and bedding at their
rummage sale in milestone buildne
afternoon and Tuesday.
A delegations of Brattleboroeans
will attend the annual meeting and
banquet of the Mystic Shrine in
Montpelier tonight. James Fisk
Hooker will be one of the speakers at
the banquet.
Miss Mary ]. Donnell has bought
through S. w. Edgett's agency the
Field place on Walnut street of Mrs.
Mary F. Willard of Greenfield. Miss
Donnell and her mother will occupy
the place as home. 1t was formerly
occupied by F. D. Fisk.
Officer Stevens of Londonderry came
to Brattleboro last week to arrest
Frederick Smith, who was accused of
stealing a sum of money. 1t was
found that the boy worked three days
for the s. A. Smith company, after
which he left and could not be located.
The annual meeting of the Univer-
salist parish was held Tuesday even
ing, when these officers were elected:
President Hon. ]. L. Martin; clerk,
Guy Tasker; treasurer, C. l.. Stickney;
trustees, c. F. Reed, Charles w.
Richardson and c. w Puffer. The
society is out of debt.
A hearing was held Dec before
R. E. Gordon and G. A. Boyden, COM
missioners on the Mary Timson
estate, on a claim of 5000 presented
by Richard Timson. son of the de-
ceased, for the care of his mother
during the last 25 years of her life.
j. L. Martin and James F.. Hooker
were counsel for Mr. Timson.
At a meeting of the Brattleboro
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, to be held Dec. 81, United
States District Attorney j. l.. Martin
will read a paper on the history of
Vermont in the navy. The meeting
will be called at o'clock. The public
is invited to be present. Mr.. Martin
read the paper some time ago before
an association of Vermonters in Bos-
ton. A business meeting of the chap
ter will be held the previous Tuesday
evening.
The shoe social given by Protective
Grange Monday evening for the bene-
fit of the relief fund was attended by
a large number A pleasing enter
tainment was given, consisting of two
plays, can American Harem" and
"The New Woman" a song by Mrs.
Arthur Chamberlain and readings by
Mrs. s. w Edwards and Mrs. G. H.
DAew &c,
ed. The entertainment closed with a
dance, music being furnished by Mrs
Fred Cressy.
The next number in the Young
Mems Christian Association Star
course of entertainments will be F.
Hopkinson Smiths readings from his
own books. The date is Dec. 20,
changed from Dec. 18, as originally
announced Mr.. Smith is one of the
most striking of the literary men now
before the American public. In ap-
pearance he is a typical Southerner
tall, we'll formed, of commanding
presence. C-e of the illustrated
papers pauers says in describing him:
"His eyes fascinate you, looking out
with dark lustre from under heavy
black brows. No man could be more
absolutely methodical than the
creator of Col. Carter who rises
early, builds lighthouses and viaducts
until in the afternoon at his office
on Nassau street, where he is Francis
H. Smith, then becomes F. Hopkinson
Smith until p. M, and in that time
does his literary work-and goes
abroad every summer to rest and
paint"