Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04

inc annual meeting and parish sup
per of the Unitarian society will be
held at Wells hall next Tuesday eve
ming.
The Estey and Carpenter organ
works were shut down the first of the
week while the annual inventories
were being taken.
The work of cutting the ice on
Richardson's pond was begun Wednes-
day. The ice is from - to Is inches
thick and very clear.
The January number of Good House
keeping contains a half-tone picture of
Maj. f. w. Chlds Russian bear
dogs Prince and Fannie.
Rev II. ID. Maxwell of the Cross
street church at SOmerville was sur
prised by a visit from several of his
parishioners on Christmas day, and
was presented with a purse, contain
ing over 500 in gold.
Frank b. Sanborn of Concord, Mass,
will speak before the WOman's club
in the Brooks House parlors this eve
ming at $50. Mr.. Sanborn's subject
will be The Social Changes in the
Half-Century 1S50-1900."
The Brattleboro basket ball team
will line up against the Keene Y. NJ. c.
A. team in Keene tonight The Brat
! tleboro players and substitutes will be
! Ferriter, Tufts, Young, Cundiffa Ellis,
Smith and Monroe.
The Brattleboro Jelly company has
| handled during the year 1852, 500
pounds of apples from which they pro-
duced $4,000 gallons of vinegar stock
| 400 gallons of boiled cider and $4,000
pounds of jelly. The output is double
that of year ago.
The Christian, Endeavor society .tof
the First Baptist church elected these
officers Tuesday evening for the next
six months: President, Miss Izetta
Stewart; vice-president, L. w. HAY
| ley; secretary, Miss Gertrude Croker;
treasurer, Ethan Hescock; correspond
ing secretary, Arthur l.. Maynard.
The Estey Organ Company Benefit
association held it's annual meeting
| Saturday and elected these officers:
| Secretary, II. f. G. Todt; executive
committee, G.. A. Hines. j. w. Knight
and p F. Connors. The annual dues
were fixed at 81 in accordance with
| the recommendation of the commit
| tee.
There has already been a good sale
of seats for the lecture by Ernest
Seton-Thompson, which will be given
in the Auditorium Wednesday evening,
Feb. G. 1t is probable that Mr..
| Thompson will draw the largest house
in the Y. NJ. c. A. course. over 1900
people heard him in Worcester re-
Gently.
Twelve of the young ladies of the
| village have formed two basket ball
teams and will practice twice a week
in the Retreat gymnasium. FROM
| these twelve a team of five will be
fpicked and an effort will be made to
arraage-Q of town games as it is
understood mat Bellows Falls, Green.
field and other surrounding towns
have organized teams.
st. Michaers court, Catholic Order
of Foresters, elected these officers
Monday evening: Chief Ranger, j. j
Eckles; vice chief ranger, w. O.
Young past chief ranger, d. S. Carey;
recording secretary, T. A. Austin;
financial secretary, J. c. Sullivan;
treasurer, H. B. Haus first trustee
Job A. Long; second trustee, James
p. Ferriter; third trustee, John T
Grady; delegate, T. A. Austin; alter
nate, j. c. Sullivan. These officers
will be installed next Tuesday eve
ming by d. S. Carey, deputy high chief
ranger.
From 200 to 800 people attended
the annual New Years reception in
the y. NJ. C. A. parlors Monday even
ing from 100 to 10 o'clock. The
rooms were tastefully decorated with
evergreen and palms. A pleasant
sisting of piano duets by Prof. f. c. f
sisting of piano duets by Prof. f. o. F
CrameT and Miss Harriet Holden, and
solos by Mrs. Cramer, f. II. Brasol
and A. l.. Maynard. The entertain
ment was in charge of Mrs. w. B
Eddy. Refreshments of cake and
sherbet We're served.
At the annual roll call of the Wo
mans auxiliary to the Y. NJ. C. A.
held New Years day at the rooms
about so ladies We're present. Mrs
Beman read the scripture and Mrs
|. o. p. Smith offered prayer. The
Wheeler secretary. Miss Emma
meeting by her singing. Miss
Izetta Stewart accompanied her on the
piano. Refreshments were served il
charge of Mrs. l.. M. Prouty. The
serving table was prettily decorated
in green and red. The efficient man
agement of Mrs. c. f. r. Jenne as presi
dent is much appreciated by members
of the auxiliary.
Miss Rachael NJ. Carson, submitted
to a third surgical operation Frida!
night all within a few weeks. This
last one was for the relief of her RICH
lung, which had hardened, as the re
suit of pleurisy, complicated will
rheumatic fever. The operation CAV,
at least temporary relief, but her con
dition is still critical. The operation
was performed by DR.. w. H. Pierce
assisted by Drs. w. S. and w. L
Severance. So far as known, tn,
pleurisy and rheumatic fever has NJ
connection whatever with the forme
trouble which caused the amputatiol
of her right leg, except as she wa
in a weakened condition. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Carson have the sympathy of
wide circle of friends in the illness o
their daughter, who is bearing u
with unfiinching courage in her mis-
fortunes.-[G Greenfield letter in Spring
field Sunday Republican.
e Mrs. Eunice Slade, 1o1.