Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-10

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Spirit and Local Problems;" II. d. Ryder, |
Attitude of the Church Toward Social |
Clubs"
The news of the death of Gen. w w |
Grout brings a feeling of sadness to his |
many friends here.
Mrs NJ. w. Downing and daughter go
next Monday to Oberln. Ohio for visit |
of some weeks at Mrs. Downing's old
home.
Rally Sunday was observed at the |
Methodist Sunday school last Sunday for
the first time 1t proved a very enjoy
able occasion
Uncle Terry comes to the opera house
tomorrow afternoon and evening. This
play always draws good houses as its
merits well deserve.
1.-THE Christian" drew large crowd as
usual to the opera house Tuesday, and all
felt well paid. All the members of the
company made a favorable impression.
The ladies' society of Emmanuel church
held their first meeting of the season
Thursday afternoon at the parish house.
Mrs. II. p. Bancroft and Mrs. Charles
Barker served tea.
a class of about 12O will receive confr-
nation from Bishop Michaud at St
Charles church Sunday afternoon This
is the first confirmation at this church
for about three years.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Annie Swain johnson of this place and
Charles Russell Dunklee of West Brat
tleboro at the home of Mr.. and Mrs A.
N. Swain. Miss Johnson's grandparents
Wednesday, October %.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Osgood Mrs Geo
e. WEIGH, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Osgood and
Mrs. L. W. Trask will go to Boston Mon
day to attend the convention of New Eng
land Christian Endeavorers which will be
held in that city next week
The ladies of the Congrega tional church
held their first home missionary meet
ing of the season at the home of Mrs.
George T. Welch Wednesday afternoon,
and their first foreign missionary meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Dallas Pollard
this afternoon.
Mrs. Lula Parker's little daughter,
Ruth, who has been very i'll several
weeks, passed away Saturday. The
funeral was held at the home of Mrs.
Parker on Old Terrace Tuesday, Rev.
w. H. Johnson, pastor of the BAPTIST
church officiating.
Stanley G. Hall. who is at the head
of Clarke University at Worcester. Mass,
the leading institution for Psychology,
pedagogy and child study, will be one of
the principal speakers at the teachers
institute to be held here week after next
He will speak in the opera house Thurs
day evening, Oct. 49,
Mrs. Gates-Hadley, Miss Lillian Wilder
Mrs. f. ID. Stilwell, Mrs. c. III. Shepard
son and Mrs Pauline Howard have held
their millinery openings this week AS
usual, all the stores We're visited by many
ladies' throughout the two days, the
weather man doing well his part toward
that end. Mrs. Hadley served afternoon
tea Thursday to those visiting her parlors
Wallace White, for many years con-
nected with the machine shop of Osgood
q Barker and the Bellows Falls Machine
Mass, to assume a responsible position
with the Emerson Machine company of
that city. This may result later in the
removal of his family from Bellows
Falls.
Masonic directory of the Bellows
Falls organizations, recently issued,
shows the following membership of each;
King Solomons Lodge, 1856; Lodge of the
Temple, 1O2; Abenauqui Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons, 81; Bellows Falls Council
of Royal and Select Masters, AZ; Holy
Cross Commandery of knights Templar,
sc; Alpha Chapter of the Eastern Star
"a.
The shop of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company, which was shut down
last week for the taking of the annual in
ventory started again Monday morning.
with the addition of the first floor of the
new annex, which has been built during
the last two months. The foundation
lpl lut new machine SnOp is entirely COM
pleted, and work is being pushed rapidly
on the building itself.
Deacon C. W. Osgood, E. G. Osgood
Rev. j. ii. Reid. Deacon Henry C. John
son, Mrs. George II. Gorham, NJ G.
Williams and Miss Williams were in
Grafton Tuesday and Wednesday to at
tend the annual meeting of the Union
conference. Mrs. Gorham had charge
of the woman's foreign missionary hour
in the absence of Mrs. j. III. Reid, the
vice president, who was unable to be
present.
concert club of young women called
the Mignon quartet, has been formed
which will give concerts in nearby
towns after November LIST. Hiss Han
nah w. Cove is director and violin soloist
The other members of the quartet are
Miss Maybelle Hawks of Walpole, Misses
Winfred and Christabelle Garfield of
WestmOreland. Miss Harriet b. Kemp
will be the accompanist and Miss Mabel
Ramsey, reader.
At the closing session of the Universal
lists of Vermont and the province of
Quebec, held here last Friday, these Off
GERS were elected: President, Rev. r.
e. Marggraf of Derby Line; vice presi-
dent w. ID. Ball of Springfield; secretary.
Rev. /. p. Booth of Morrisville; treasurer,
of Washington. The Women's Mission
airy society elected Mrs. Mary Tinker of
Morrisvllle president. and Rev. Elizabeth
Goldthwaite of Wiliamsville, secretary
and treasurer.
club of young men has been formed,
called the Bonheur club, with a member