Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-27
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The Brattleboro Private school will
reopen Monday after a weeks vaca-
ton.
The Epworth League will elect Off
GERS in the Methodist church next
Monday evening at 7.30.
The Seymour Butler farm in North
Hinsdale was bid off at the auction
Saturday at $5425 by s. A. Smith for
the s. A. Smith company. The farm
contains a valuable timber lot.
The overturning of a kerosene lamp
n, DR.. E. S. Bowen's house Sunday
night spoiled a Turkish rug and an
ulster causing a loss of about SIS.
The loss was covered by insurance.
Dennls Rebekah lodge elected these
officere Tuesday evening: Noble
grand Mrs F. E. Perry; vice grand,
Miss Iionise Coates; recording secre-
tary, Mrs Mary Amidon; financial sec
Rotary, Mrs. Alice Landry; treasurer,
Mrs. MyrR Stone. These and the APP
pointive officers will be installed in
January. There will be a special
meeting of the lodge Dec 81 for the
Initiation of candidates. There will
be visitors from Amity lodge of Bel
lows Falls
Ethan Allen lodge. No. 375. elected
these officers for the ensuing year. as
follows: Junior post warden. E. r.
Lynch warden. F. H. Spaulding: vire
warden, R. R. Kinkead: secretary.
Bessie Barrett; financial secrets ~.
Mrs. w. H. Haywood; treasurer, Mrs.
F. H. Spaulding; chaplain. Mrs. L. r.
81,
H. M. Houghton; sentinel, w. F. Hall.
The next regular meeting Jan. IA. All
members are requested to be present
as this is the installation of officers.
1t is understood that the brewery
Opened for business last Friday after
moon and remained open until Satur-
day night, in apparent defiance of the
injunction proceedings, but that it has
been closed since that time. The re-
cords in the register of deeds Office in
Keene show that on the 10th of De-
scdlI transfer was made of the
rrsa 9ude on which the brewery
builh.as4-.Ands, and a right of way
to and from the premises from the
highway, to James E. Kelley of Hol-
yoke, Mass, $1.00 being the consider
alton named. The next day, Dec. Il,
a family transfer of all the island
property north of the highway, except
that occupied by the brewery, was
made to secure a certain promisory
note. Further developments are
awaited.
The third entertainment in the Z
M. c. A. course was given in the Audi
forum last evening, before a large au-
dience and one which was thoroughly
appreciative of the speakers ability
as reader and entertainer, although
some of his sentiments did not meet
the approval of the audience The
speaker is known in private life as
Francis H. Smith, but becomes
F. Hopkinson Smith the moment he
IS considered in connection with his
.terary work. Mr.. Smith read last
evening four selections from his own
writings: Colonel Carter of Carters-
vile, Tom Grogan, A Kentucky Gin
derella and A Water-Logged Town,
the two last named being from a book
of short stories entitled The Other
Fellow. His readings afforded Oppor-
tunity for a wide variety of express
sion. including Irish and negro dialect,
and being a typical Southerner his ne
gro Interpretation was particularly
pleasing.
The Sir Knights of Beauseant Com
mandery met at their ASYLUM Wednes-
day as is usual on Christmas day in
common with the Sir Knights through
out the country, and at precisely 12
O'Clock participated in the following
sentiment pTopounded by Eminent
Commander David A. Young: ITO
Our Most Eminent Grand Master
Henry Bates StOddard-PlentY, health
and peace. with a merry Christmas
greeting from all his Knights from
Maine to Oregon, and from the Isles of
the sea" The following response
from the grand master was read:
"Sir Knight:-May the God of our
fathers ever keep and protect you, and
may we meet in daily conclave in the
asylum above" The following from
the grand commander also was read:
MAY the observance of the day, full
of good cheer and joy, with it's lesson
of 'peace on earth good will to men,
lead us to a higher appreciation and
practice of the principles of a true
Christisn Knight"