Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-27

mas dinner at the Brooks House.
A. 70. Atwood has published a series
of souvenir Brattleboro postal cards
Each card contains three picturesque
views of Brattleboro scenery.
Charles Spring has bought a hand.
some bay horse of John Baker to
match one which he recently bought
of H. L. Emerson for his coupe bust.
ness.
! Following it's custom the Mystic
Shrine distributed Christmas dinners
to worthy poor throughout the state
| Ten dinners were distributed in Brat
| tleboro.
w. H. Haigh, the custom tailor. has
sent out with his compliments some re-
markedly pretty calendars in bright
colors, one showing the Christmas girl
and the other the Easter girl.
The first case of diphtheria of the
! season is reported from South Main
| street, Jennie Britton, 10, daughter of
G. ]. Britton, being i'll in what is
known as the old Brooks house.
Clothes line thieves are getting in
their work again. During the past
fortnight several full lines of clothes
have been stolen, the lines being cut
off and carried away with the clothes.
A social reception will be given by
the ladies of st. Michaels Episcopal
church to its members. friends and
well wishers on the evening of New
Years day in Red Mems hall. All are
invited.
J. e. Jacobs, who recently sold his
bakery in Putney, has leased the store
formerly occupied as a jewelry store
by G. A. Trip and will fit it up as a
bakery. Formerly Mr. Jacobs con-
Quoted a bakery on Elliot street.
The dam at DR.. Hamilton's ice pond
on the Taft farm gave way Saturday
night, letting the water out of the pond
and leaving the ice and mud in the bot
tom of the pond. The ice had just
been cleansed preparatory to cutting
and was from IL to II inches thick.
Two large dry-goods boxes, weigh
ing, with their contents. about 600
pounds. were shipped Monday by the
Congregational Sunday school to Rev.
Antonio Alright, pastor Of the Italian
Evangelical church of New York city,
for the Sunday school connected with
his church, which has over 500 pupils.
Mrs. Jerry Higley's younger piano
pupils, numbering %, gave a musical
Saturday afternoon In Grange hall be
fore a good sized audience. Vocal and
violin music gave variety to the pro-
gram. The work of the little people
was highly satisfactory and was done
in a way which surprised many of the
audience.
A. f. Park made a successful trial
Monday Of the automobile which he
has been making in the Valley ma
Main street Hill to a point opposite
Kuech's store, where it stopped on
account of a minor trouble. but after
this was remedied the machine pro
ceeded without difficulty.
"The Peaceful Valley" company of
New York. of which H. o. Coolidge of
Brattleboro is manager, played its
opening engagement Christmas night
in New Britain. Conn. before a 500
house. The performance was success
full in every way. The company play
ed in Willimantic, Conn. last night
will play in Manchester, n. H., tonight
and in Portsmouth, n. H., tomorrow
night.
A telegram was received in Brattle-
boro Christmas night announcing the
death, in Bath, Me, of Mrs. f. II. Nc
Lachlin, wife of a former principal
of the Brattleboro High school. and
stating that the funeral would be held
in Peacham, this state. at ] o'clock
today No other particulars were
given. Besides her husband Mrs. Nc
Lachlin leaves a son 10 years old and
a daughter about three years old. Mr..
McLachlin is superintendent Of
schools in Bath. His home is in
Peacham.
C. L. Coane and Myron Walker were
exhibitors at the poultry show in Athol
this week. On black breasted red
games Coane was awarded first on
pen, first on cock, first on pullet, first
on hen, first on cock and first on hen
on silver duckwing game, and second
on hen on silver duclwing game ban
tam. On silver duckwing game ban
tam Walker received first on hen and
first on pullet, on golden duckwing
game bantam first on cock and first
on hen, and on red pyle game bantam
first on cock and first on hen.
Hon. ]. L. Martin read a paper be-
fore the Brattleboro Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, Sat
urday evening in the Brooks House,
the subject being Vermont in the
United States Navy" The paper was
a history of the part Vermont has
taken in naval affairs from the early
fights on Lake Champlain down to the
late war with Spain, showing. in a way
which was a revelation to all present,
that the little Green Mountain state
has been a prime factor in making the
naval history of this country. On sea,
as on land, Vermont's history has been
far above the average of states. The
paper was concisely and intelligently
written and was highly interesting.
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser,
Honolulu, Nov 90, contained an ex-
tended account of the marriage of
Winifred Howard Babbitt and Miss
Sarah Mitchell Carter. The event.
which was celebrated in the Central
Union church OF Honolulu, was pro-
nounced zone of the prettiest we'd
dings of the season." The church was
deliberately decorated in green and
yellow. palms and ferns and mammoth
chrysanthemums being used with fine
effect. The Commercial Advertiser
told in detail the order of the cere-
mony, with special musical selections.
instrumental and by chorus of girls
voices, and a striking procession in
which the ushers, minister, best man
and groom, bridesmaids, maid of
u hill a.