Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-27

regular cOnvOcation of Bingham chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star, next Tues
day evening.
The district meeting of the third dis
trict, Order of Eastern Star, will be
held with Bingham chapter March II.
n regular meeting of the Audu-
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Y.
NJ. c. A. will hold the March meeting
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Mrs.
w. ID. Stockwell will read a paper on
THE Religious Work of the Y. NJ. c.
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The ladies' aid society of the West
Brattleboro Baptist church will hold
a sale of useful articles. and will have
an entertainment at ID. r. Perry's
invited to attend.
Two hundred and five persons were
present at the annual dinner of the
Valley Fair directors in the Brooks
House last Friday. This was the
most largely attended directors meet
ing in the history of the fair
hearing in the w M. Ware bank
ruptcy case was held before +. d. e.
Stowe. referee, yesterday for the pur-
pose of getting at the facts concern
ing an account between Ware and G..
r. Aplin, trustee. since the bankrupt's
adjudication.
The Brattleboro Private school
closed today for a two weeks vaca-
ton. 1t will reopen for the spring
term Monday. March 16. The even
ing shorthand class. which furnishes
a good opportunity to those who can
not attend school in the daytime. is
steadily growing. Anyone wishing
to join this class may do so at any
time.
The Knights of King Arthur gave a
reception and entertainment to their
friends at the Universalist vestry
Monday evening. Games were play
ed and the Knights presented farce,
In the Doctors Absence" after
which refreshments were served. The
Knights expect to repeat the play at
the supper of the ladies' circle next
Thursday.
a large company gathered at Wells
hall Tuesday evening in answer to the
announcement that the young ladies
of the Unitarian society would serve
chicken pie supper. The tables
were completely filled twice. and the
torily the unexpected demand on
their resources The supper was
followed by a very delightful must
Gale. the program consisting of songs
by Mrs. +. w Putnam and Mr.. Bras
or. and violin selections by Mr.. Frank
I.awton Mrs. J. L. KnowltOn played
the accomplishments.
Nelson T. Jolivet. %, died in West
Brattleboro Monday after a short i'll
ness with consumption. He was
born in Wilmington in March, 1877.
but had lived in Brattleboro a number
of years. working at his trade as a
carpenter. The funeral was held AZ
Bonds undertaking rooms Wednesday
at 3 o'clock. Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston Of
floating. The burial was in Meet
ing House Hill cemetery Mr.. JOLT
vet leaves a brother. Edward of Brat
tleboro. and a sister. Mrs. Canedy of
Jacksonville.
Cornelius Council and Miss Cath
crime Mcclure We're married in the
Roman Catholic church at o'clock
Tuesday. Rev. Father Cunningham
performing the ceremony. Miss Cath
crime Cooney was bridesmaid and
Daniel Sullivan was best man. The
bride wore a blue travelling dress.
with hat to match. After the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs Connell went to
Willimantic. Conn. for a visit. At
ter their return they will begin house
keeping on Reed street. Mr.. Connell
is employed in the Central Vermont
railroad freight house. Mrs. Connell
is a daughter of Mrs. Mary Mcclure
of Reed street.
A special meeting of Quonektacat
tribe of Red Men was held Wednes-
day night, when a large number of
visitors We're present. including %
from Springfield. this state. - from
Bellows Falls and several from North
field. Mass. \ banquet was served
at O'Clock, after which the warrior
degree was conferred on six candi-
dates from Red Cloud tribe of Spring
field. Quonektacat tribe eXemplfying
the work in a creditable way The
Boston e Maine Railroad company
held the. 1905 train until 1890 to ac-
commodate those wishing to return to
Bellows Falls and Springfield that
night, Past Great Sachem VIM. H.
Jordan of Wollaston, Mass. was
present
fIuWln A sweet, b., OF Mefluen,
Conn, formerly of Brattleboro. died
suddenly at his home in Meriden Sat
urday. He had been afflicted with
heart disease and had been in failing
health for some time. but at the last
he was stricken with apoplexy. He
was a member of the Grand Army of
the Republic and of Wantastiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows Formerly he
was employed by the Estey Organ
company in Bratteboro, but for the
past 20 years he had been employed
by the Wilcox & White company in
Meriden. He leaves a widow and one
daughter, Mrs. r. w. Babbtt. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
The news of his death brought sorrow
to his many friends in Brattleboro
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet visited in Brattle-
borO last summer.
The Buffalo Courier of last Sunday
contained an account of an elegant
reception given Saturday afternoon
from 4 o'clock to at the Buffalo club
in that city. There was a large COM
pany of guests, and the reception hall,
parlors, and dining room were beau
tifully decorated with palms, ferns,
carnations, roses and Easter lilies
The feature of the occasion was the
singing of program of nine numbers
by Mrs, Harriet Brasor Pratt. The
Courier, which, accompanying it's no.
tice, printed an engraving of Mrs
Pratt in one of her best known oper-
attic characters, said: AT 5 o'clock