Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-01
DISTRICT MASONIC MEETING.
Every Lodge in the District Repre-.
scented and Eminent Masons in At.
tendance.

tendance.
The annual meeting. held here Wed.
nesday, Of the eighth Masonic district.
was one of the nose enjoyable gath
erings of its kind ever held in this
section. The attendance was large
every lodge in the district being re-
presented by one or more members.
as we'll as many from other localities
not included in the jurisdiction.
Among the eminent Masons present
were the Grand Master of Vermont
w S. Nay of Underhill: Past Grand
Master Kittredge Haskins of Brattlc-
bOrO; Grand Lecturer w. +. Ranger
of Johnson; Grand Sword Bearer
c. V. Bryant of South Londonderry,
District Deputy Grand Master W. w.
Jones of Windsor of the first Masonic
district; Grand Senior Deacon Geo. f.
Leland of Springfield; and Past
Grand Senior Deacon d. A. Young of
Brattleboro. a large number of other
eminent Masons were also present,
and at the evening session over 175
were in attendance. The meetings
were held under direction of District
Deputy Grand Master Dennisou
Cowles of Brattleboro, who is entitled
W lluNA Nltull III lllt well ldlu anu
executed plans that gave members of
the craft so enjoyable a time.
About two o'clock a special train ar
rived bringing those from Brattleboro
and other points south of here, to the
number of nearly 100, returning at the
close of the evening meetings, or
about 11.30. Those from the north
ram. and returned by the regular
trains.
The meetings began at 2.30, when
the Fellow Craft degree was confer
red by Lodge of the Temple with
Chas. H. Robb, master, in the East
The lectures were given later by King
Solomon's lodge. G. B. Wheeler, mas
ter. 1t was noticeable that these lee
lures were gone through with by
Gerald e. WEIGH who last week took
this degree. without a break which
called for correction. Charles w.
Labaree was the candidate in the at
ternoon, and again in the evening for
the third degree. which was worked
by a set of officers made up almost
wholly of the masters of the different
lodges of the district Mr.. Cowles, D.
d. G NJ, being in the East. An eX-
cellently served and delightful ban
quet was served to all members of the
order at o'clock in the vestry of the
Universalist church. to which about
40 sat down.
During the exercises of the after
noon and evening a number of fine
solos were given by Z. H. Miller Of
DummerstOn. all of which were highly
appreciated, Fred Smith of Brattle-
boro acting as accompanist. At the
close of the evenings work comments
were made upon different points of
it, as observed by the grand lecture:
and the district deputy. after which
excellent speeches were made b.
Grand Master Nay. KittredGe Haskins,
Revs. Ballou of Chester. and Hammatt
OF Bellows Falls. r. B. Barton Of
Windsor w. E. Ranger of Johnson,
w. W. Jones and c. V. Bryant. Thu
visitors expressed in a hearty manner
their appreciation of the cordial enter
tainment extended by the members Of
the local lodges, while the local breth-
rem fully returned the compliments
made them, feeling the pleasure to
have been theirs in the courtesy of the
visit by so large a number Of those
whom it was a delight to welcome.
st. Peters church at North Walpole
was the scene of the marriage Tues
day morning of George w. Roland
and Miss Mary Hayes, who are to
live at No. I Underhill avenue.
H. NJ. Ingraham took possession Of
the BARRIERS shop in Gray's block this
morning and will for the present run
three chairs, employing John b. Drew.
no FOR
The shop in the hotel building has
been closed.
Francis b. Harwood, recently clerk
of Towns hotel has been i'll at his
home in Willimantic, Conn, but has
this week been able to return to his
position as clerk of the Park View
house in New York city. Those who
visit New York from this vicinity will
do well to call upon him.
DR.. G. H. Gorham was confined to
his house several days during last
week on account of injuries received
by severe fall. He was riding in
from Gageville Wednesday evening
when the horse became frightened
at an electric car, and the doctor in
jumping from the sleigh fell heavily.
hloo JOhdllud olOtull an Olu SCI
want in the family of the late Col. c.
l.. King, who has been i'll many years
at her home, near the north end of
Greene street, and who has been in a
critical condition the past few weeks,
was Saturday taken to the Fanny
Allen hospital in Burlington by DR..
F. H. O'Conner.
The senior class of the High
school will give an entertainment and
social in the High school rooms We'd
nesday evening of next week. The en-
tertainment will consist of a series of
tableau. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake will be served. AS this is
given with the hope of adding to the
fund for the expenses of commence
ment week it is hoped that it may
have generous patronage.
Amanda NJ Burt, wife of George A.
Wright, died Monday morning of
bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Wright
was born in Plymouth Nov. 2, 1887,
and was married in 1857 to Mr..
Wright who is at the present time
foreman of the Fitchburg roundhouse.
She left a husband, two brothers, a
sister in Stowe and a sister in Man
chester. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright are
old residents, and Mr., Wright has the
sympathy of many friends here.
Mrs. A. B. Truax, widow of the late
Rev, A. B. TruaX, who was formerly
pastor of the local Methodist church,
has been spending some time here
with her sons, w. A. and Bert TruaX.
Monday she was summoned to Frank
lin, VT because of the dangerous i'll
ness of her daughterS husband VIM