Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-18
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The managers of Melrose House,
West Brattleboro, announce a dance
next Monday evening.
Mabel E. Davis of Brattleboro and
Edwin l.. Lynch of Leominster, Mass,
were married at the Baptist parsonage
at IL o'clock Monday by Rev. f. f.
Marble, Phi. d.
G. H. Smith. who has been ill sew
eral weeks with what has been term
ed rheumatism, underwent an opera
ton at his home Wednesday for ne
crosis of the right ankle.
The members of Wantastiquet Golf
club and invited guests will go to West
Brattleboro this evening for a social
gathering at Melrose House. Dane
ing and cards will be the attractions,
and supper will be served at 10 o'clock.
The officers of Fort Drummer Colony
of Pilgrim Fathres were installed
Tuesday evening by Deputy Supreme
Governor w. G. Huntoon and Deputy
Supreme Sergeant at Arms w. H.
Chase of Concord, N. H. Four new
members were admitted to the colony.
The business session was followed by
a sociable. The next sociable will
he held the first Tuesday in February.
The Virginia Treubadours, under the
name of the White Coon Minstrels,
will open the new Melrose opera
house in West Brattleboro next Tues
day evening, Jan. %. This company
has played in some of the largest cities
in the Union. and was the biggest
drawing attraction at the rustic thea
tire here last summer A fine vau-
deville and minstrel program will be
presented and the entertainment will
be followed by a dance.
Mrs. Ellen N. Fowler, So, wife of
Frank E. Willard died last night at
their South Main street home after
being i'll with grip week. Mrs. Fow-
Ter was a daughter of the late Charles
and Julia day Fowler, and was born
in Halifax. After her marriage
her parents moved here and her
father was for many years a shoe
maker in this village. Besides her
husband she leaves one sister. Mrs.
G. F. Mason. MRS. Willard was a wo-
man of many estmable qualities.
These officers of Dennis Rebekah
lodge were installed Tuesday night by
Mrs. Minnie Waite of Weston, deputy
president: N. c.. Mrs. Ida Gibson; V.
G., Mrs. Louise Perry; r. S., Mrs.
Mary Amidon; F. s., Mrs. Alice Ian
dry; treasurer, Mrs. Myra Stone; w,
Miss Louise Coates; c., Mrs. Jennie
Peach; r. s. N. G., Mrs. Ida Spear; l..
s. N. G., Mrs. A. w. Brodie; chap
lain, Mrs. Susie Reach; r. A. S., Miss
Ella Stebbins; l.. A. s., Miss Gertrude
Moore; R. S. " G.. Miss Cora Clay;
l.. S. V. G., Miss Rena Yeaw; l. G.,
Miss Lena Batchelder; o. G., j. A.
Amidon. Refreshments were served.
Everett Corbett of Wilmington and
Miss Viva Smith, formerly of Whining
ton and Brattleboro, were married at
noon Tuesday by Rev. r. E. Marble,
Phi. D. The wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Enos White
at Forest street and was very quiet,
only near relatives being present. AT
ter short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbett will live in Wilmington where
Mr.. Corbett has farm. Mrs. Corbett
was formerly a dressmaker in Brattle-
boro with her sister, Mrs. Enos White,
but recently she has been a kinder
garten teacher in Boston.
Special District Masonic Meeting.
A special meeting of the Masons
of the eighth Masonic district of Yer
mont was held in Masonic hall yes
Jerudy morning, IOllOWeQ IN the eve
ming by a special communication of
Brattleboro lodge. The meeting was
the largest Masonic meeting held in
BrattlebOro for a long time, there
being an attendance of over $50. At
10 o'clock the masters and officers of
the lodges in the district met, and UNI
der the direction of District Deputy
Grand Master ID. Cowles, the ritual
work was rehearsed and criticised. In
the afteroon the masters of the lodges
rehearsed the Master Mason degree,
preparatory for the annual meeting of
the eighth district to be held in Bel
lows Falls, Jan. 80.
The Master Mason degree was con-
ferred in the evening by the past mas
tiers of Brattleboro and Columbian
lodges as follows: Kittredge Haskins,
as w. M; Ferris r. Vaughan, as S. w.
Willis d. Gibson, as j. W.; William H.
Vinton, as treasurer; Edwin H. Put
nam, as secretary; Dennison Cowles,
as S. D.; A. w. Crouch as ]. D.;
David A. Young, S. s.; o. hi. Randall,
as j. S.; Charles A. Miles, as chap
lain; Chauncey B. Dickinson, as mar
shall; j. Henry Pratt, as tyler. e. H.
Miller and 4 male quartet furnished
music. The business session was fol-
lowed by a banquet.
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