Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19

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The first ladies' night of the Yer
mont Wheel club will be held Friday
evening, Jan. 16. Dancing and cards
will be enjoyed during the evening.
A sociable and dance was held at
Masonic hall Thursday evening, the
third in the series given under the
auspices of the Order of Eastern Star.
The schools below the ninth grade
were closed Wednesday on account of
scarcity of coal, but a supply was
obtained so that all the grades were
in session again yesterday.
The annual supper and tree for the
Sunday school of the Universalist
church will be. held Christmas eve,
Wednesday. Dec. "a The Christmas
concert will be postponed one week,
until Sunday evening, the 2Sth.
News has been received of the
death in Bridgeport, Conn. of Rev
George ODER, 6S, former resident of
Brattleboro. The funeral will be
held today at the residence of his son,
Dr. George Il. ODER, in Bridgeport
A representative of the Boston
Blower company has begun the work
of enlarging certain parts of the heat
ing apparatus in the High school
| building, which has not given full sat
/ isfaction He will work throughout
| the vacation, which begins tomorrow,
| the entire expense to be paid by the
| Boston Blower company.
The wooden bridge across the Con
necticut river was closed Tuesday to
all except foot passengers and will
| be closed while the contractors are
! completing the abutment on the east
end. The Hinsdale stage comes as
far as Taylor's barn, and the stage
driver brings his mail and express
from there in hand sled.
Bingham chapter. Order of Eastern
Star, held a regular convocation Tues.
day evening. and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Mrs
Maverette A. Fisher. worthy matron (;
o. L. Randall, worthy patron; Mrs.
Carrie L. Hamilton. associate matron
Mrs. Martha A. Swift, secretary; Mrs
Cora G.. Leonard, treasurer: Mrs. Dora
A. Bingham. conductress; Mrs. Isabel
la S. Lawrence, associate conductress
These. and the ten appointed officers
will be installed at the next regular
convocation Jan. 9Th.
The Congregational Sunday school
will have a Christmas tree and enter
tainment in the vestry next Wednes
day evening. At o'clock the pri
mary department will have refresh
ments, and at O'Clock a stage enter
tainment will be given. followed by
the Christmas tree. Refreshments
will be served to the older ones after
Santa Claus finishes his part of the
program. The Christmas box to be
sent to Rev. Antonio Arrighi's Italian
Sunday school in New York will be
packed next Monday. in the vestry
All articles to be packed should be
sent in the forenoon.
Frank H. Boyle of Dover. who ha:
been held in the county Jail at New
fame to await the action of the grand
jury on the charge of assault with the
intent to kill, was brought to 8rattle
boro Wednesday and was admitted t
/, bail in the sum of $500 by Assistant
Judge Worden of Halifax. Abbott T
Edwards of Newfane and George anC
Rufus Boyle of Dover became surety
for the amount of the bail The cast
is set for trial at the next term of The
county court. Boyle shot his brother
Fred, at the home of their father, Ru
fus Boyle, Sept. IA One bullet strucl
the victim in the hand and the otheI
lodged in the left side. under the ribs
but neither resulted seriously. The
shooting took place during a quarrel
after which Frank Boyle gave hmsel
up to an officer.
II. l.. Emerson, who has been plan
| ming for several years to erect build
ing on his lot on Elliot street. has
about decided to put up a brick build
ing next spring and summer, although
he cannot state positively that hi
will do So His original plan was
to put up a wooden structure. bu
| recent developments have changed
, his mind in this respect. His lot ha!
frontage of 20 feet on Elliot street
where the e. l.. Parker job shop nov
stands, and extends back to Flat street
If erected the building will be two
stories high on Elliot street and fiv,
stories high on the south side. Thu
first floor on Elliot street will bt
made into stores and the second
, floor into suites of rooms The res
of the building will be used for stor
age purpose.
The Brattleboro chapter, Daughter!
of the American Revolution, helC
: their annual meeting in the Brooks
House Tuesday afternoon and elected
these officers: Regent, Mrs f. H. Put
nam; vice regent, Mrs. Annie G
COBB; recording secretary, Mrs. W. T
Haigh; corresponding secretary, Mis-!
Genevieve Slate; treasurer. Mrs. G. F
Barber; registrar, Mrs. f. A. Starkey
historian. Mrs. Abby f. Fuller: chap
lain, Mrs. F. w. Weeks; auditors
Mrs. II. p. Welman and Mrs. G. B
White: board of management, Mrs. II
e. Bond. Miss Susan Clark. Mrs. S. o
Miner, Mrs. c. f. r. Jenne, Mrs. w. f
Root, Mrs j. E. Hall and Mrs. L. ID
Whitney. These delegates and al
ternates were elected to attend The
congress of the national society II
Washington in February: Mrs. Annie
G. Cobb, Mrs. C. S. Pratt, Mrs. Ada
Dowley, Mrs. e. S. Bowen and Mrs
Ella C. Esterbrook. The chapter
membership includes two real daugh
tiers of the Revolution, Mrs. Sally
Prouty of BrattleborO and Mrs. Laura
p Chace of Worcester, Mass. Eighty
three members are enrolled.
THE Two Sisters" Tomorrow Niqht
Denman Thompson and George w
Ryer's famous play, THE Two Sis