Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-17

Hon. William G. Ewing Of Chicago
will give a free lecture on Christian
Science at the Auditorium Thursday
evening. Oct. 80
A meeting of the district deputy
grand high priests, Royal Arch Chap
ter, was held at Burlington Wednes-
day under the direction of Grand Lee
turer d. A. Elliot of Brattleboro.
! An oyster supper will be given by
the senior class of Brattleboro Acad-
envy in Academy hall at West Brattle-
boro next Thursday evening. a phon-
ograph will furnish music during the
evening.
Rev. Merrill c. Ward was installed
as pastor of the Universalist church in
! Ashmont. Mass, Tuesday evening.
/ The fraternal words from Boston
churches were given by Rev. F. w.
SpraSue
A generous supply of gifts for the
Gill odd Fellows Home was received
by Dennis Rebekah lodge Tuesday, do
nation day. More gifts will be re-
ceived and all will be sent after the
next meeting.
Bingham chapter. order of Eastern
Star, will hold its regular convocation
Tuesday evening, Oct. 81. Supper
will be served at o'clock. IRE rit-
ualistic work will be exemplified.
Pearl chapter of Jacksonville is eX-
pected to be present.
G. o. Abbott. the local marketman
has sold his handsome bay PAGER to
N. +. Cabot This PAGER won the blue
ribbon in the mems driving class at
the last Valley Fair. Mr.. Abbott has
bay colt which is a good roadster
and full of promise. so that he Will
not be without good driving material.
The Murray club held its annual
meeting in the parlors of the Uni
versalist church Tuesday evening.
Plans for the coming years work were
discussed and these officers were
elected President, Mrs. c. ID. Noyes;
vice president, Mrs. S. w. Edwards;
secretary, Miss Carrie Barber; treas
urer, John e. Tasker.
The third annual conference of the
national society, ID. A. r., in Vermont
will be held in the art gallery in Mont
pelier next Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. The Marquis de Lafayette
chapter of Montpelier will give re-
ception to the visiting Daughters. The
railroads will offer reduced rates. All
Daughters are invited to be present.
A regular meeting of the Brattle-
boro chapter, d. A. r.. will be held in
the Brooks House next Tuesday even
ing at 1880. Mrs. Ella G.. Estabrook
will read a paper on Colonial Days.
special meeting of the chapter has
been called for Saturday afternoon at
o'clock in the Brooks House. when
every member is expected to be pres
ent.
Dennis Rebekah lodge will hold a
fair and sale in Grange hall next Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings. A
chicken-pie supper Wednesday even
ing will be followed by readings by
Miss Caroline Belle Howe and vocal
and instrumental music. A salad and
cold meat supper will be served Thurs
day evening, the fair closing with Q
dance.
, The annual meeting of the Frost
street book club was held at the home
| of C. l.. Piper Wednesday evening
Following the annual sale these Off
GERS were elected: President, II. G
/ Clisbee; vice president, Miss Florence
Pratt; secretary and treasurer, Mrs
A. T.. Atwood; book committee, the
above named officers and Miss Ger
trude Croker and A. 4. Atwood
The annual meeting of the Vernon
Officers Reunion society which has
, members in Brattleboro, will be hell
! in Montpelier next Thursday after
noon at the state house. AN address
will be given in the hall of the house
! of representatives at 1880 O'Clock b!
President Allan ID. Brown of Norwich
University. The annual banquet vii
= be held in the Pavilion after the ad
, dress.
Deputy Sheriff F. w. Mcclure tool
- possession of the furnishing store o
e. A. Starkey Monday afternoon b!
2 virtue of foreclosure proceeding
4 brought by Mrs. II. p. Smith of New
York city as Administrative of her hus
y bands estate. Mr.. Smith held a mort
D gage on the stock and fixtures, givel
as security on a promissory note. Tn
!. mortgage was given October 10, 1901
7 The store is in charge of Deputy Sher
e if Mcclure. with Henry Wilson, clerl
e in the store, as keeper. An inventor,
: has been made by J. l.. Knowlton AM
= e. H. Anterior.
/. The Vermont railroad commission
:, ers, Jonathan Ross of St. Johnsbury
H. S. Bingham of Bennington and
NJ Boutwell, of Montpelier, came t
/ Brattlebopo Monday afternoon an
g looked over the location of the pre-
n posed side track from the Central Vel
0 mont track near the canning factor
k to the site of the proposed furnitur
l. factory to be erected by b. Souto
l. Co. The law provides that railroad
n and highways shall not cross withou
L the approval of the commissioners
d Before coming to Brattleboro the con
e missioners held a hearing in Eas
t. Putney on petition of the Boston
e Maine Railroad company, who elaine
that the foundation of stone bridg
h in the newly constructed highway
near the railroad at East Putney wa
;. not sufficient and that high waite
/ might wash it away and endanger tn
/ railroad embankment A. F. Schwen
r. of Brattleboro was counsel for tn
D town and John Young of Newport fo
d the railroad company.
n Rev. DR.. Marble in Cambridge, Mass
a The Cambridge, Mass, Chronicle {
I Oct. II contained portrait of Rev. d
n Marble and an extended abstract {
" his first sermon as pastor of the Mort
. Avenue Baptist church. In its Intro
q duction the Chronicle said: Rev. F.
I, Marble, Phi. d., entered upon the pa
- tOrate of the North Avenue BaDtiS