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

rOIl DulllutI hOydl AICu Chapter
worked the past master and most ex-
cellent master degrees last evening.
The second in the series of social
gatherings will be held at Masonic
hall next Thursday evening, Dec. 10.
The trustees of the Vermont Saw
ings bank met Wednesday and de-
clared the usual semi-annual dividend
on one and three-fourths per cent.
Shareholders of the Granite State
Provident association of Manchester,
N. H., will receive a dividend of
16 2-3 per cent Jan. 1. The total
amount of the dividend will be $780,
726.
A representative of the Boston
Blower company came to Brattleboro
Tuesday to make alterations in the
heating apparatus in the High school
building and put it in first class work
ing condition.
Numerous complaints have been
made recently to the officers of the
Vermont Humane society of cruelty
TO animals in the surrounding towns.
The society will begin prosecutions at
once and will conduct vigorous cam
The teachers and officers of the
Congregational Sunday school met
with Mrs. F. w. Kuech on Chase street
Monday evening and decided to hold
the annual Christmas entertainment
Tuesday evening, the night before
Christmas. Committees were appoint
ed to make the necessary preparations.
Windham County Pomona Grange
will meet with Protective Grange,
Brattleboro, next Thursday, Dec. 10.
The business for the morning session
will be the written reports of officers
and reports of subordinate Oranges.
At the afternoon session the election
and installation of officers will take
place.
Charles Oakes's barber shop has
undergone an improvement the past
few days which materially increases
| its attractiveness. The cabinet and
chairs have been moved from the
south to the north side Of the room
and the interior of the room has been
papered, painted and decorated with
dado.
The Vermont Wheel clubs ladies'
night on Tuesday was one of the most
| delightful social functions ever CON
| Quoted by that organization. Up
wards of 100 people were present. A
! large part of the company Joined in
dancing in Grange hall, but others
! found interest in cards, billiards and
social diversions in the club rooms.
James Clune. son of John Clune of
Vernon street, and Miss Mary Ryan of
Elliot street, who came to Brattleboro
| from Ireland a few years ago, were
married in the Roman Catholic church
Wednesday night by Rev. Patrick
! Cunningham. hey will live in the
Estey house on Reed Hill, in the rear
of the Brattleboro House. Mr.. Clune
is employed as section hand.
The Womans club will meet with
Mrs. Kirkland at 3 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon, Dec. IS, instead of
Dec. 20, as given on the year book.
The subject for the afternoon is THE
Art of Painting" Miss Fits will
have a paper upon "The Italian Paint
ers-the Florentines," which will be
followed by reading and music. The
evening session of the club will hold
its meeting Thursday evening, Dec.
10, with Mrs. A. L. Maynard on Oak
street.
The chimney near the dining room
in the Brattleboro House burned out
Saturday night, about Z o'clock, and
for time it was feared that serious
fire might result. The wood work
around the chimney took fire and the
ceiling in the dining room was dam
aged so that the frescoing will have to
be done over. The loss was about SIS.
A still alarm was sent to the steamer
house and the chemical engine re-
sponded, putting out the fire without
difficulty.
Will Anderson, who is employed on
the night switching force in the local
railroad yard, is suffering from con,
cusison of the brain, caused by an ac,
cident in the yard about Z O'Clock
Monday night He went between a
moving locomotive and a car to pull
the connecting pin, when he lost his
footing, was struck and knocked down
He was unconscious when picked up
and remained so until Tuesday after
noon, when he began to recover con,
sciousness The wonder is that he
escaped being run over and killed.
There was a good attendance at the
meeting of the Woman's club held
with Mrs. w. N. Thompson at the
Brooks House Monday evening
Papers were read by Principal
Whitaker and L. w. Hawley on the
topic for the evening, Education
and How a taste for good reading
can be fostered in the home and in
the school," The reading of the
papers was followed by discussion
in which Miss Gordon, Mrs. Whitaker
Miss Wardle, Miss Gregg and others
participated. Children from the
grades sang in a very pleasing and
creditable manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Smith of Vernon
were pleasantly surprised Wednesday
evening, on their 25th wedding ami
versary, by a straw ride party from
Brattleboro who furnished their own
music. Twenty were present and the
evening was passed very pleasantly
with music, refreshments and sports
Several presents were received, in
GLIDING $40 in silver. Mrs. Smith is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. New
ton Herrick of Brattleboro. Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith were married in West
Brattleboro by Rev. Mr.. Merrill. One
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, Leon A..
and wife, are living at home. One
sister and two brothers of Mrs. Smith
are living, Mrs. Luther Sargent, Her
bert G. and G. Nathaniel Herrick OF