Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-02

The Peoples National bank has de-
clared it's regular semi-annual divi-
dend of per cent. payable Jan LIST.
and an extra dividend of one per cent
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
company closed Wednesday night the
largest months business and the larg
est business for a year, in the history
of the concern.
John Allen, an employe in w. G.
Doolittle's lumber camp in Vernon
sustained a serious injury Wednesday,
being struck in the head by a falling
tree. The skull was not fractured
but the scalp was badly cut and
bruised.
The shipments of the Carpenter
Organ company the past year were
larger than for any other year since
the business was established in Brat
tleboro. The December shipments
were the largest in the history of the
company.
The narrow gauge postal car which
was sent to st. Adams for repairs two
months ago has been in use this week
Postal Clerk Davis. who has had a
compartment in the baggage and
express business, now has a separate
compartment with much more room
than formerly.
A joint installation of the officers
of Sedgwick Grand Army post and
Womans Relief corps will be held
in Grand Army hall next Wednesday
evening Supper will be. served at
$50 o'clock. to which al members
of the organizations. their husbands
and wives are invited.
The Congregational Sunday school
will hold its sessions hereafter in the
church until there is relief in the coal
situation A stove has been set up in
the junior room so that that depart
ment will not be disturbed. but the
other departments will assemble in
the church The junior room will be
open to those who wish to wait for the
close Of the church service
The second in the series of winter
assemblies in the Brooks House was
held Wednesday evening with an at
tendance of about 80 couples. Lett
singers orchestra of six pieces fur
nished music from the stage at the
end of the dining hall The chandel-
iers of different colored electric lights.
gave pleasing effect, and were dec
GRATED with mistletoe. The dancing
continued from to o'clock.
The High school will reopen Mon.
day, Jan. ). The entire graded sys.
TEN including all of the graded
schools in the High school building,
Canal street building and primary
buildings. will not begin until Monday
Jan. -. It is thought that by ex-
tending the vacation now week the
schools will be able to get through
the entire winter. as there is a good
supply of coal in both the Canal
street and High school buildings.
The work of charging the heating
system in the High school building
viii be completed this week.
The Christmas trees and entertain.
ihents in the different churches were
held as announced in the last issue of
me Phoenix. The Universalist Sun
day school had tree and supper Wed.
nesday evening and a concert in the
church last Sunday evening. The
Congregational school celebrated with
tree also on Wednesday evening.
preceded by a program Of tableaux
etc, which was attended by an audi
ence larger than for several wears
The Methodist tree and entertainment
was held on the evening of Christmas
day a supper and tree was given nv
the Unitarian Sunday school AT :
O'Clock Saturday. followed by games
ny the children The Episcopal chill.
dren mad their tree and the usual carol
service at 4 o'clock on Monday.
lecture will be given at the
Brooks House Wednesday evening
Jan. L. at s o'clock under the ausnices
OF the Brattleboro Woman's club Mr.
a. J.. Harbour, who is known best as
a story writer for the Youths ComDan.
ION. VIII be the lecturer. and his suh.
Ject viii be BLESSED be Humor Mr.
Harbour lately has varied his worI,
or writing by lecturing. Several
years of experience as a teacher and
newspaper reporter in the mining
camps of the West. combined with
his editorial and other experiences
have given Mr.. Harbour a great varie.
W or amusing material for this loo.
ture. which has been received with
great favor by the fun-loving public.
Ile lecturer is native of Iowa. but
mas lived in Boston the past II years.
AS public speaker his platform
achievements most assuredly keep
pace with his literary work. The
public is invited to attend this lee
ture, as well as members and their
guests. Contrary to the usual GUS
tom. an admission fee will be charged
The best entertainment in the Y. NJ
{. A. star course thus far was the lee
ture Wednesday evening by Senator
j. +. Dolliver of Iowa, who spoke on
the subject "A Poor Mans Govern
ment and a Poor Boys Country" And
when ii is said that the entertainment
was the best" the word should be
spoken with emphasis. Senator Dol
liver said he was misrepresented in
being spoken of as an orator. Per
haps he does not rank with the fore
most orators of the day. but lie is
gifted with large amount of orator.
cal ability and in addition he has the
FACULTY OF saying things understand
ingly and convincingly. 1t would be
impossible to give an Intelligent re-
sumo OF his lecture in limited space.
Suffice 1t to say that he considers the
United States as prominently a poor
boys country and believes that the op-
portunities for poor boys of the right
character were never so numerous as
today. A good portion of the lecture
was devoted to an exposition of GER
tain duties of good citizenship as ex-
emplified in the life of the late Presi-
dent William Mckinley IF was