Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-17

w. H. Jacobs, the well-known
blacksmith. has been engaged to work
in f. X. Cobb's shop in Athol.
John Warren Hamilton celebrated
his tenth birthday anniversary Thurs
day by party with ten of his friends.
The Grange will hold a griddle cake
supper and dance next Wednesday
evening at Grange hall. The public is
cordially invited
About 80 couple attended the second
ladies' night at the Vermont Wheel
club rooms Tuesday evening. Lunch
was served in Grange hall which was
thrown open for dancing.
The semi-annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Vermont Loan & Trust
company was held at the office in
Brattlcboro yesterday The directors
took dinner at the Brooks House.
Next Sunday will be observed as
"mid-winter rally" and day of de-
cision' in the First Baptist church and
Bible school Invitations have been
issued by the minister and superinten-
dent, urging the attendance of all per-
sons connected with the church.
The night trains from the south
| Tuesday were delayed about two
hours at Vernon. reaching Brattleboro
about midnight freight train which
left Brattleboru was stalled before
reaching Vernon through the failure
of the injector on the locomotive to
| operate, causing the delay.
Mrs. Roslla Baker. ~. whose home
had been in Brattleboro the past three
years, died Jan. at the home Of a
daughter in Athol Mrs Baker lived
here with Miss Carrie Dutton on Oak
street and Mrs J. w. Harris on High
street. She went from here to Athol
| only a week before her death which
was caused by acute bright's disease.
The ladies Of the Universalist so
ciety are preparing for their 5lst an
nual fair and festival. TO be held
Thursday. Jan. 90 The fair will be
called THE Novel Bazaar each booth
being named from one of the popular
novels. The Ladies' symphony or
chestra OF Athol will give a concert
during the evening. assisted by Mrs
Harriet Brasor Pratt and Frank
Brasor. The ladies' orchestra will fur
nish music for the dance
Mary Howe LAWN was received with
great enthusiasm at the concert in
Mendelssohn hall in New York city
Tuesday night, and at its close 100 or
more people remained to extend their
congratulations in person to the fair
singer. One leading musical teacher
in writing of the concert says there is
no coloraturc singer in the world who
can equal Mary Howe with the posi-
BILE exception of Sembrich. The New
York Press critic wrote: Her trlls
| staccato and chromatic runs were
pearly and possessed of the overtones
always attendant upon a voice well
placed" Assisting artists were Leo
Schultz. 'cellist and Katherine Linn
pianist, with flute obligatos by Eugene
Weiner.
Morris 4 Gregg have bought the
store of Van Doom K Baldwin in
Greenfield. Mr.. Gregg will move to
Greenfield to take charge of the new
store. Mr.. Morris remaining in charge
of the Brattleboro store. Robert
| Gregg will go to Greenfield to assist
his brother temporarily. Mr.. Van
Doom. one of the former proprietors
| of the Greenfield store. is Charles Van
Doom of West Brattleboro and Mr.
| Baldwin is his brotherin-law. Morris
& Greeg's store in Brattleboro, which
was burned out recently. is now ready
| for occupancy. new stock of goods
! has been bought and the store will be
! opened for business on Saturday of
next week. The interior is entirely
new, including a hard wood floor. steel
ceiling roll step ladders, shelving, etc,
and the whole has been tinted a har-
monious shade. A cement floor has
! been laid in the cellar where there is
also new shelving. II. J. Jordan. OPP
| tician, will occupy his former quarters
! in the remodelled store.