Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-30

days with his sister, Mrs. c. E. How
ard.
The department of economies of the
WOman's club will meet at the home
of Mrs. George H. Gorham Tuesday af-
ternoon. Subject, Decoration and Fur
nishing,"
The concert given by the Russell or
chestra and Mendelssohn quartet Tues
day evening was very much enjoyed
by those attending. Only words of
praise are heard.
Miss Lillian Wilder sold her millinery
store Tuesday TO its former owner, G.
f. Davis. Miss Wilder will remain with
Mr. Davis for the present, after taking
a short outing trip.
A rally of the high license supporters
advertised for Thursday evening was in
denitely postponed owing to its principal
speaker, =. w. Clement, being called
to Chicago suddenly.
Trains from Boston yesterday over
the Fitchburg were all very much be-
hind time on account of the dense fog
prevailing throughout New England.
The mail train at noon was nearly three
hours late.
]. C. Day and Mrs Day are in Boston
and Providence this week Wednesday
evening Mr.. Day attended the annual
banquet of the Brown University club in
Boston as the guest of his brother DR..
Frank Day, who is a member of the club.
Three more saloons were raided We'd
nesday evening, ID. f. Beasley, Patsy
Baldasarro's and NJ. C. Burnett's. Moth
ing contraband was found in Burnett's,
but beer was seized in the other two
and hearings are set for this afternoon.
A movement is on foot to secure a
change in hours of the machine tenders
of the International Paper company,
making three shifts of eight hours per
day instead of two as heretofore.
ba off of
the request from all its mills at a meet
ing in New York February 9Th
A number of young people from here
enjoyed a sleghride to Chester last
Friday evening, with supper and dance
at the Hotel Fullerton. Seventy-five
sat down to supper. This was the an
nual sleigh ride gotten up under the
leadership of Mr.. and Mrs. c. &c. Robert
son, and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Robertson.
This evening at Union hall the High
school tenders a reception to the men,
bers of the Springfield High school, to
which the alumni of our school is in
Vited. The exchange of courtesies be-
tween the different schools of the vici-
nifty must tend to a better knowledge of
each other and betterment in many
ways aside from the social influences.
A party of about 25 from Westmin-
! ster, largely members of the Christian
Endeavor society are planning to come
| here on sleigh ride Friday evening.
They come as the guests of the Chris
tan Endeavor society of the Congrega-
| tional church of this place, who will
serve a supper for them, as well as its
own members, to be followed by a social,
Next Sunday will be observed as de-
cison day by the Christian Endeavor
society and Sunday school of the Con-
gregational church, special services be-
ing held This Is the beginning of n
week of prayer in that church. Rev.
| Mr.. Atkinson of Burlington will assist
in these meetings, A few neighbor-
hood prayer meetings have been held in
preparation for this weeks special meet
| ings.
Mrs H. O. Whitman passed away AT
her home In Burt Place Wednesday after
an Illness of two months She had never
entirely recovered from a shock OF
paralysis which she suffered five years