Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

J. +. Jacobs has had a telephone in
stalled in his bakery this week.
The engagement of Arthur Longueil
and Miss Alice Finch is announced.
The last of the Brooks House as
semblies will be held this evening.
Columbian lodge, No. SO, F. & A. NJ,
will work the Master Mason's de-
gree this evening.
Frank Thomas of Green River will
begin running an express team to Brat
tleboro next week.
A meeting of the Sunday school
board of the Methodist church will be
held after Sunday school next Sun
day.
John B. Dunton moved his repair
business Wednesday from the base
ment of Odd Fellows building to the
south store in Milestone building.
The local lodge of the New England
Order of Protection gave an excellent
supper in Grange hall Wednesday
evening. There was a fair attendance.
w. G.. Doolittle says he has received
more applications fC~ ten-hour a day
carpenters than he 1 l employ. He
has engaged G. B. Ha wood to super
intend the erection his new block
on Elliot street.
The mothers meeting announced to
take place in the Congregational
church on Wednesday of this week
was postponed to next Wednesday.
Mrs. G. C. Averill will read a paper on
How to retain the confidence of chill
dren.'
Albert A. Larrabee of West Halifax
and ItOl B. Jones of South Wards
borO were married in Brattleboro Sun
day by Rev. H. r. Miles. Mr.. LARA
bee has worked in Brattleboro sew
eral times and has been well known
of late as proprietor of the Jackson
vile stage route. Mr.. and Mrs. Lar
rabee will be at home in South Wards
boro after May /.
A union session of the Brattleboro
Woman's club will be held Monday
afternoon. April 7, at 4 O'Clock at the
Brooks House. The members of the
club will be the guests of Miss Sted-
man of West Br~attleboro. There will
be a reading. "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" by Miss Mary Selden Nc
Cobb of Portland, Maine. Miss Nc
Cobb was heard in Brattleboro a few
years ago. when she read at Wells
hall for the ladies of the Unitarian
society, and many will be glad to have
another opportunity to hear her.
Bingham chapter, o. E. s.. after the
close of the regular con"vocation Tues
day evening, had the pleasure of lis
tening to an interesting and instruc-
tive talk on birds by Mrs. Frances B.
Horton, a recitation by Miss Lucy
Gleason, a song by Robert Mitchell.
Afterward the members were invited
to the banquet hall, where refresh
ments were served. The guests were
reminded that it was April list after
they had struggled with the bread,
molasses and cotton wadding sand
wiches provided by a kind sister.
T. w. Barnard and family left We'd
nesday for their new home in West
Hartford, Conn. This vas Mr.. Barn
ards old home, his surviving relatives
still live there, and he has maintained
his acquaintance with the people dur
ing the Is oil 80 years he has lived in
Brattleboro. At present, Mr.. Barnard
has no definite plans in view, but will
probably engage in business in the
near future. 1t is needless to say that
the departure of the family from Brat
tleboro is sincerely regretted, and that
they have the best wishes of the whole
community.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club Tuesday evening was at
tended by over 100 members. These
officers were elected: President. Dr..
George F. Barber; vice-president,
George E.. Foster; secretary. Adm H.
Pettee; treasurer, Charles w Richard
son; board of governors, DIR. G.. F. Bar
Der, G. f. Foster, A.. II. Pettee, C. w.
Richardson, NJ. j. Moran. f.. e. Perry,
James F. Hooker. The offices of cap
tain and lieutenant were abolished by
vote # the club. Refreshments were
served after the election. and later the
postponed sale of the magazines and
periodicals of 1901 was held.