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

Royal Taft visited relatives in Hol-
yoke this week.
About 40 couples attended the firemen's
first calico ball.
The Audubon society will meet with
Mrs IL. L. Pierce next Monday evening.
A. NJ. Corser will serve hot coffee free
at his store during town meeting day,
which is next Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilchrist and child
of Keene spent Sunday with Mr.. Gill
christ's sister, Mrs. E. w. Derry.
The final match in the ping pong tour
nament was played Monday night by
Henry Everleth and Rev c. e. Hayward,
Everleth winning.
There will be a social dance in the
town hall tonight from S to Il o'clock.
The Philharmonic orchestra Will furnish
music, and A. II. Hines will prompt.
Mrs. e. Samira Whitman, wife of Ira
Whitman, has sold the standing trees
suitable for lumber on the Reynolds
place, which they occupy to W. L.
Pierce. who will cut it off at once.
Mrs. Houghton of Brattleboro enter
tanned her class of boys in the Methodist
church there with a sleigh ride to this
town Monday The ladies of the local
Methodist church furnished supper for
them.
1t is expected that series of six
dancing schools will be arranged, begin
ming next week, under the instruction or
Guy Chandler of Bellows Falls. with
Miss Foss of Charlestown. N H., as
pianist
Mrs. Eva D. Greenwood, Mrs. L. P.
Bailey and Mrs. +. p. Sawyer, represent
ing the Woman's Relief corps, and M. H.
Pember, representing the Grand Army
post, attended the annual encampment
in Rutland Wednesday and yesterday.
Walter A. Gilbert of Brattleboro will
speak in the Congregational church. next
Sunday evening in the series of Sunday
evening meetings arranged by the young
mems club. The subject will be: The
Opportunity for Life of Service in
Journalism"
The basket ball fever in town is spread
ing, and there is a prospect of a ladies.
team. The boys team have received
new suits which We're used Tuesday
night in the game with Leland & Gray
Seminary team. They are black with
red trimmings.
The basket ball team was defeated
Tuesday evening 1913 by the Leland q
Gray team. A game with the Guilford
street team in Brattleboro is being ar
ranged, to be played in that town. An
effort will be made to have about one
game a week during the season.
The Baptist lauleS ana society VIII
present the comedy drama "Sunbonnets
next Wednesday evening The cast will
include Mrs. Angler, Mrs. Florence Swift
ger, Mrs Britton, Miss Hattie Taft, Mrs
Gertrude Switzer, Mrs M. e. Whitman
Miss Mary Austin, Ida Young, Mrs. Bos-
worth, Miss e. Thompson and Stella
Chaplin.
General Lloyd Wheaton, u. s. A., wht
was recently retired, has been very III
at a hotel in San Francisco during The
last few days. For a short tine his
condition was regarded as very serious
but it Is now announced that he mas
passed the critical stage and VIII re-
cover. He is a step-son of Mrs. Planti
of this town.
+. l.. Pierce, whose mill was burned
last week, has not decided definitely az
to whether he will rebuild, but there Il
a prospect that he will put up saw mil
and move the building which was saved
to the site of the old mill. I'M
would afford smaller quarters than be
fore, but it would answer present needs
and would Be a material help TO th'
town over the present situation.
The basket ball team was defeated Fri
day night by Bellows Falls High schoo
second team 27-12. The defeat was eX
pected as the Putney' boys have had pu
little practise and this was their mrs
game. The home team consists OF WIZ
lam Sanders, captain and right guard
Henry Everleth left guard; Royal Tart