Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-20
The play was much enjoyed and the

The play was much enjoyed and the
acting was good
The Epwprth League of the Methodist
church held a valentine party at the
residence of w. \. Sargent Monday ev-
ening at which over so We're present who
had a very enjoyable time.
Local interest attaches to the pub
LEGATION this week of the advertisement
of foreclosure of the well known prop
erty in Westminster formerly owned
by Rev. Dr. C. y. Dickinson of Boston.
The ladies' union of the Congregation
al church will hold their annual apron
sale next Tuesday evening in the parlors
of the church. They will also serve
chicken pie supper in the vestry.
At the opening of the headquarters of
the Boston Vermont Associations rooms
in Hotel Westminster Tuesday evening
excellent cider, furnished by DIR. Camp
bell of Bellows Falls, was served with
butternuts and apples.
Mrs. Mary \. Perry, Mrs. S. Il. An
drews ana Mrs. Ida r. Brown will at
tend the convention of the department
WOman's Relief corps at Rutland Tues
day and Wednesday, Feb. "a and %.
Miss Nellie y. Brown will go as pianist.
Members of the Woman's club, with
their escorts, have been invited to at
tend the senior reception Saturday even
ing of next week \ like invitation
last year was accepted by a large num-
Der, and a very pleasant evening was
enjoyed
There are 1856 names upon the check
list of the town of Rockingham. OF
these 1905 We're printed in July when the
cW'l authority made the list 159 were
added previous to the September cleo
tons and % We're added for the vot-
ing of February Sd 1t is probable IN,
list will show over 1900 when next cor
rected.
Or. and Mrs Campbell, Mr.. ana Mrs
Preston Hadley Mr. and Mrs. c. +, Rob
ertson and Mr.. and Mrs. George r.. Wales
spent last Friday evening with Mr.. anC
! Mrs. Charles Arnold i'm Westminster
Their visit, though unexpected by Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold, was none the less wei
come. Refreshments We're served by tn,
visitors. and a handsome down quill
was presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Next Thursday evening the Masons O
this Masonic district will hold their an
nual meeting with the Bellows Fall
. lodges and a large attendance is eX
pectcd from all parts of the county. II
the afternoon Lodge of the Temple vii
open the work, Golden Rule Lodge o
Putney will work the first degree, an,
in the evening Brattleboro Lodge will
have a part i'm the work A numbe
of the grand lodge officials will be pres
ent besides the district deputy,
The Bellows Falls Electric Light com
pany have been necessitated to begil
running their steam auxiliary plant al
day, starting at Z a. m. in the place o
running a few hours the first of the even
ing as has been done since last fall. on
cause for this is the addition of the ney
machine shop of the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company the power for which
furnished by the electric company. Tn
demand for electricity, both for light
and power, has increased rapidly thi
winter and it is likely both water an
steam power will be used fully sooI
The new hours commenced last wee
Monday.
Dr. S. II. McCollester, formerly paste
of the Universalist church here. was
passenger on the i'll fated steamshi
"Madiana" that was wrecked and total
lost on a coral reef off the Bermud
Islands on February 10th. He So T.
from New York on the 9TH with a larg
party of eNcursionists for a winters tri
through the islands of the Carribea
sea. All the passengers We're save'
although the escape was miraculous, an
without doubt the doctor, who is an In
terestng lecturer will now have a tai
to tell of that occurrence which wi
give zest to future addresses.
The Rockingham town school associs
ton held at Saxtons River last Sunda
evening was a decided success in ever
way. Besides the reports from mos
of the schools of the town and the al
D. nual business meeting the presence an