Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-01

A. will be held in the rooms next
Wednesday evening.
A regular monthly meeting of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals will be held at the Brooks
library Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock.
f. II. Putnam's loss on the Simon
Brooks farm on which the buildings
were burned last week. has been ad-
justed at about $1,000. Mr. Birch 5
loss was about $50.
Several acres of woodland were
burned over near the Matthews farm
on the New Hampshire side of the
river Sunday The fire was stopped
by digging trenches.
Company |. Vermont National
Guard will be inspected in the rooms
in Ullery building next Tuesday even
ing by Capt II. H. Sargent, of the Sec
ond Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen.
The summer schedule of time tables
will go into effect June %, when the
White Mountain train will begin run
ming. The night trains to the White
Mountains and Quebec will be put on
again this year
Fred c. Gale has been appointed
manager and Louis Allen captain of
the Vermont Wheel club base ball
team. Members who will try for po-
sitions are requested to hand their
names to Mr.. Gale or Mr.. Allen, or to
be present on the island for practice
next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt will re-
turn from Buffalo, n. Y. tomorrow
and will devote next week to prepa-
ration for her operate concert, to be
given at the Auditorium Thursday
evening. May IA. with the assistance
of a distinguished violinist and plan,
list A full announcement of the con
cert will appear next week.
District Deputy Grand Master Geo
b. Wheeler of Bellows Falls made his
annual visitation to Brattleboro lodge
No 1902. F. & A. NJ, Tuesday even
ing. There was a large attendance,
including several visitors. The Mas
ter Masons degree was worked, fol-
lowed by remarks by District Deputy
Grand Master Wheeler and others.
and at the close of the meeting re
freshments were served
BY invitation of Rev. l.. NJ. Kenes-
ton pastor of the Congregational
church of West Brattleboro, the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs throughout the
town attended worship in that church
last Sunday, it being their custom to
attend church in a body once a year.
Over 200 members of the order at
tended many of them going on spec
ial cars, of which there were three,
leaving their hall soon after 10
o'clock. The Odd Fellows were in re-
gala. Rev. Mr. Keneston preached
on the subject Loves Equation
basing his ideas on the story of the
friendship between Jonathan and Da-
vid. 1t was an excellent sermon,
helpful to all, but particularly salts
factory to the Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs.
Three candidates We're initiated by
Dennis Rebekah lodge Tuesday even
ing before a large audience. y dele
CATION of eight members from the
lodge at Jacksonville and one of
eight from Bellows Falls, including
the noble grands from each lodge,
were present. The visitors were Civ
en- a supper at the American House
before the meeting and were accom-
panied by officers of Dennis lodge, the
party numbering about % in all. AT
ter the degree work a program was
given, including solos by Miss Laura
Leitsinger and Arthur l.. Maynard, a
reading by Mrs. f. E. Beeman and a
piano duet by Miss Leitsinger and
Miss Florence Stiggins. Refresh
ments were served. The visitors
were given a trolley ride Wednesday
morning.
An audience that filled Grange hall
to overlooking were furnished an
evening of unalloyed pleasure Tues
day evening by c. NJ. Dugan's violin
pupils, who gave a musicale of -
numbers Continued applause after
each number was evidence that the
audience appreciated the excellence
of the work done by the young people.
Indications of thorough instruction
were not wanting in any instance, and
to those who heard the musicale last
year the improvement in the work of
those who participated at that time
was easily apparent. The program,
which was well arranged, opened
with an overture in which the entire
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seXtette which was particularly har-
monious and well executed. Miss Luz
III Greasy was the accompanist and
Carl Leitslnger assisted with cello in
the overture. Following are the
names of the pupils who took part:
Alison Dugan, Floyd Johnson, Luther
Hawley, Guy Jones, Edwin Kidder.
Clarence Hobart, Charles Spencer
Godfrey Crosby, Fred Alderman,
Ralph Smith, John Hertzberg, Grace
Feels, Helen Reyes, Alice Titus, May
sic Calvin, Annie Calvin, Helen
Ethel Randall, Fay Bill
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