Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-09

manuel church was held Tuesday
evening. j. II. Webb was elected
senior warden; ]. w. Flint, junior
warden; II. p. Bancroft, e. A. Guild,
James H. Williams, jr., John II. Will
liams, G. w. Butterfield, w. c. Bel
KNAPP and d. w. Linton, vestrymen.
The present choirmaster and organ
list, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Elliott, will
be engaged for the coming year. It
was voted to decorate the interior of
the parish house.
A meeting of the directors of The
Mt Kilburn hospital association was
held in the High school building Tues
day evening. These officers were
elected President, George II. Bah
bitt; vice president, ID. p. Higgins;
treasurer. George B. Wheeler; secre-
tary, w. c. Belknap. The directors will
serve as an executive committee for
the present. N. G.. Williams, ]. G..
Day, and w. G. Belknap were chosen
a committee to draft bylaws and re-
port at subsequent meeting.
The Bellows Falls Trust company
has secured quarters for the bust
ness in the rooms in Williams block
now occupied by c. e. Capron, tailor.
and M. d. Jackson, jeweler, and expect
to take possession June /. Mr.. Jackson
has not decided what to do but will
close out as much as possible of his
stock before moving. The Trust
company will buy what goods Mr..
Capron has on hand at the time for
him to move. AS Mr.. Capron has
been in his present quarters nearly
a quarter of century it will be a great
change for him to leave.
A very enjoyable entertainment was
given in the Congregational church
Friday evening under the auspices of
the ladies' union, consisting of read
lngs and music, vocal and nstru-
mental. The readings were given by
Miss Edith Bruce Jones of Bradford
and were much enjoyed. Mrs. Clara
Dow Hooker of Bradford, soprano.
was listened to with pleasure. both in
her solo work and in duets with Miss
Jackson. Miss Jackson as a fine con.
tralto singer is too we'll known to be
commented upon here. Miss In
genue Fassett, with her violin. added
much to the enjoyment of the even.
ing.
Judge Lavant M. Read has rallied
somewhat during the past week and
seems slightly stronger than for the
past three weeks. He is fully con-
sclous again and able to sit I'D a little
but his physicians give no hope of his
being able to attend to any business
again. Two weeks ago today he be-
came unconscious and his physicians
telt the end to be near, only a uues-
ton of a few hours. He Law in this
condition until Wednesday of last
week when he partially regained con-
seriousness and has improved since as
above. His disease is termed en-
largement of the heart. Last even
ing he was resting more quietly than
for some weeks.
The Connecticut Valley Medical as
ISOLATION held its annual meeting at
Hotel Windham Tuesday morning at
III O'Clock. The following papers
were read and the questions brought
up dlscussed-President's address. ].
A. Craig; Vacation" E. w. John
son; Gall Stones" H. G.. Stetson:
conservative Surgery" Ira j. Prouty.
The annual election of officers fol
lowed, at which the following board
were elected for the coming year:
president, Dr. F. l.. Osgood of Towns
mend; vice president, Dr. Hill of
heene; secretary, DR.. j. S. Hill of Bel
lows Falls; and treasurer. DR.. E. r.
Campbell Of Bellows Falls. About
20 members of the association were
present.