Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
BRATTLEBO RO.

The reserve seat tickets for Toll
Gate Inn" will go on sale tonight at
the box office.
The Roman Catholic society is plan
ming for an entertainment and fair St.
Patrick's night.
The Mystic sewing circle met this
week Wednesday evening with Mrs.
Hudson at her home on Canal street.
The Young Ladies' Sodalty of st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church
cleared $50 from the odd Maids Con
vention,' last Friday evening.
The Twentieth Century Whist club
will meet next Tuesday evening with
Mrs. Bert Seims. Clark street. This
will be the last meeting until after
Lent.
Howe's Moving Picture company
with the greatest moving picture show
in America, will appear at the Audi
forum Wednesday evening. Feb. -.
under the auspices of the Murray club.
Charles Nichols. the pitcher of the
Boston National league team several
years, has signed M. F. Hickey. with
Lowell last year, to cover second base
for the Kansas City club this season.
Ethan Allen Lodge, No 375. held it's
regular business meeting in Grand
Army hall Tuesday evening. Two
new candidates were initiated and
Mrs Hayward was chosen as guide to
fill the vacancy left by Mr.. Mobiles
resignation. At the next meeting, Feb.
II, full attendance is desired.
The Woman's club will meet this
afternoon at the home of Miss Emma
b Button on Common street, the subject
being English Painters" Mrs C. H.
Thompson will read paper on Three
portrait painters-Reynolds. Gains
borough, Romney": Miss Jessie Gregg.
"The haeltes-Rossetti Hol-
man Hunt, Burne-Jones"; Miss Ella
Newman, The British Royal Academy
Turner. Millais, Leighton" Mrs.
James P. Elmer will give a reading
from "The Wine of Gree"
At the adjourned annual meeting of
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals the old board of
officers was reelected with the ex-
ception that Herbert Chamberlain was
elected to succeed James Dalton, de-
ceased. and Mrs. Jennie B. Powers was
elected director to succeed Robert e.
Gordon resigned. Resolutions were
adopted. recognizing in suitable terms
the death of Mr.. Dalton, and the per-
sonal services which he had rendered
the society during long term of
years.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lynch, wife of DR..
P. T. O'Reilly died in Holyoke Tues
day after a short illness. She had
many relatives and friends in Brattle-
hOrn ic RI Io ri 4
coming only three weeks after the sud
den death of her father, Maurice
Lynch, the widely known contractor.
The shock of her fathers death I'M
doubtedly shortened Mrs. O'Reilley's
life. She is survived by her husband
and daughter mother, sister and six
brothers. Mrs. O'Reilly graduated
from the public schools in Holyoke
and from the convent in Montreal.
She was woman of broad sympathies
and highly esteemed by all who knew
her.
The February meeting of the Wind
ham County Association of Congre-
gational Ministers was held in the
Brooks House Monday, but on account
of the bad travelling the attendance
was small Rev. George W. Morrow
OF Burlington. president of the YER
mont Anti-Saloon League, was in Brat
tlebOro and attended the meeting.
The concio was delivered by Rev. Mr..
Fisher of Guilford. Rev. II. A. Good
hue of Westminster West spoke on
What Are the Results of the Higher
Criticsm?" and Rev. Mr.. Jackson of
Dummerston spoke on "OutReaching
Effects of Our Churches" All present
took part in this discussion. Rev. l..
NJ. KenestOn of West Brattleboro was
moderator The next meeting will
be held the second Monday in May.