Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-07


Mrs. Sidney Minor will entertain the
Brattleboro Book club at the annual
meeting Monday evening.
The Woman's Relief corps are hold
ing a successful rummage sale in Ret
ting building. The sale will continue
through tomorrow.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent as
sociation held a business meeting at
the home of Mrs. John Dunleavy Tues
day evening", Refreshments were
served.
The International Sunshine society.
branch held the last regular meet
ing with Mrs. E. S. Bowen. Mrs.
Bowen was elected president and Mrs.
c. F. r. Jenne secretary.
A patent has been granted to
Charles w. Drown, of Brattleboro for
bride bit Perley l.. Kimball has
assigned to the Vermont Farm Ma
chine Company of Bellows Falls, his
rights in a patent for a centrifugal
separator.
The Canal street book clubs annual
meeting was held Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs G. H. Ryder. The
annual book sale was held and these
officers were elected: President. Mrs
G.. H. Ryder; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Fred Reach; book committee.
Mrs. Ryder. Mrs. Reach and Mrs
George Whitney.
The Thompson trustees state that
the present high cost of building may
necessitate a revision of the plans al
ready drawn for the Brattleboro hos
pital. The trustees have never ex-
pressed the intention of expanding
more than $4,000 at the present time.
as they do not intend to expend the in
come of the trust in advance.
ST. Cecilia's Altar society held a sue
cessful entertainment and apron sale
in Grange hall Friday evening. There
was a large attendance, and the net
receipts were 1914. Refreshments
were served. The entertainment con-
sisted of dialogue, music and dumb
bell exercises by the school children,
banjo and piano selections by the
Misses Denning and violin solos by
the Misses Calvin.
There is no prospect that the local
coal dealers will receive more than a
small supply OF hard coal for several
weeks, but they expect that by de
livering a small quantity to each GUS
toner and making the limited supply
go as far as it will they will be able tC
keep their customers supplied. A
small amount has been shipped tc
Brattleboro since the strike was
broken, and more is expected every
day.
Leopold j. Retting's Bible class In
the First Baptist church held an en-
joyable class supper in the church
banquet hall wednesday evening, which
was attended by &C persons, including
wives of the members, Rev. and Mrs
Lawson, officers of the Sunday schoo
and their wives. A fine supper o.
escalloped oysters, ice cream and cake
etc, was served by the young ladies
after which an hour or more was de
voted to toasts, Mr.. Retting presiding
as POSTMASTER in pleasing way.
Prof. James McConaughy, Bible in
structor at Mt. Hermon. will giv'
a Bible lesson in the Y. M. c. A
rooms next Thursday evening at IA
o'clock. All men are invited to joil
the class. Arrangements have beef
made for a series of five lessons be
fore the holidays. Others may b.
given later. Membership in the elias
is free This is rare opportunity T.
get first-class Bible instruction. Their
Will Dt OH6 lSooOu On Idlcollnc dn'
one on each of the Gospels.
A handsome quartered-oak credenc
was placed in st. MichaePs Episcopa
church Tuesday, a gift by Corneilu
Billings of Washington, d. c., to tn
memory of his mother, who died il
1878. Mrs. Billings, so far as tn
records show. was the first perso
baptised in the parish. The plan O
the credence was drawn by r. Geiss
Ter of New York and conforms i
architectural design to the beautiful
new altar and reredos recently place
in the church by Miss McKie of Can
bridge, N. Y.
These officers were elected at tn
annual meeting of the Young People
Christian Union Sunday evening
President, Walter Cook; vice pres
dent, Miss Charlotte Slate; secretar
and treasurer, Miss Alvena Walker
corresponding secretary, Miss Alta
Games; lookout committee, Misses A
berta Drummond, Alma Niles an
Alice Games; devotional committee
Miss May Edwards, Rev. R. X. Marv
and Miss Zetta Weld calling con
mittee, Mrs. III. M. Wood, Mrs. w. {
Stone and Walter Cook; flower con
mittee, Mrs. A. ]. Currier, Mrs. Emm
Niles, Miss Addie Warner and Mis-
Olah Niles.