Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-02
.BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

Michaels Roman Catholic church Sun
day to go toward the public fund for
helping the poor.
Yesterday. Jan. ], was the Feast Of
the Circumcision of Our Lord, and
mass was celebrated at o'clock in
st. Michael's Roman Catholic church.
The O'Brien troupe, the universally
acknowledged masters of comedy
acrobats and barrel jumpers, are with
John w. Vogel's Big Minstrels which
come to the Auditorium Jan. 8.
The second whist tournament of
the season will follow the regular
business meeting Of the Vermont
Wheel club next Tuesday evening.
There will be first and second prizes.
The supper at the Universalist
church last evening was largely at
tended. After the supper a musical
entertainment was given, consisting
of songs and selections by the Labebe
club.
A special meeting of Brattleboro
lodge No. 1902, F. & A. NJ. will be
held Wednesday evening, Jan. 2S,
when the third degree will be con
ferred. The Harvard male quartet of
Boston will sing.
The records of the two local under
takers show that there were 1872
deaths in Brattleboro during the year
just closed OF this number about
20 per cent were at the Brattleboro
Retreat The number was consider
ably less than for the year 1901.
The Baptist and Congregational
churches united in New Years
prayer service in the Congregational
vestry yesterday morning from to
10 o'clock. There was a large at
tendance. The meeting was led by
Rev. George b. Lawson and Rev. II.
r. Miles.
The trustees of the Universalist
parish have engaged Frank H. Brasor
and Mrs. Z. r. Pratt to sing in church
the coming year. with Mrs. c. NJ. Bra
ger as organist. Mrs. Pratt will go a
week from next Sunday to Buffalo.
n Y where she will have a large
class Of pupils several weeks, but will
resume her church position on her re
turn.
\ Greenfield item in the Spring
field Republican says: Dunham
Brothers are 20 take the store in
which the Wilcox bargain store has
been located for several years in the
American house block Mr. Wilcox
will move into the store in Ponds new
| block. The store occupied by Dun
ham Brothers will be used by John
| Wilson q Co.
An informal musical was held at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Adams
| last evening. when piano selections
were played by Miss Daniels, who is
a guest at the Brooks House. and
| Miss Helen Crosby, and vocal selec-
! tions were sung by Mrs. f. R. Pratt.
| Miss Emma Gregg. E. H. Miller. Geo.
and Fred Adams. The marriage
| engagement of Lawyer Clarke c. Fits
| and Miss Maud l. Emerson was an
| nounced on this occasion.
The Brattleboro Overall company
| has leased H. l., Emerson's brick
| building on Flat street and will occupy
! it later in the year. Mr.. Emerson
| will build brick building where the
+. J.. Parker job shop is. connecting
the third story with the present brick
! building so that that floor will have a
| depth of 100 feet or more. to be used
| L
| building will be two stories high on
| Elliot street and five stories high on
| the south end. The lot has a front
| age of 20 feet on Elliot street.
These officers of Oasis Encamp-
ment of Odd Fellows were installed
last evening by c. E. Sturges. who
was deputiZed by the district deputy:
| {. p, a. w. Roel; II. P, H J. JOY:
| 5. W., f. Z. Young; j. W., w. F. God
dard: scribe, II. S. Goodenough; :;
financial scribe, d. w. Tenney; treas.
urer. ID. McGillivray; G., A. f. Rhode;
|. s., n. N. Wilson; o. S., F. II. Davis:
first guard of tent, M. D. Batchelder;
second guard of tent, Roy l.. Cook.
| The installation was followed by a
banquet.
These officers were chosen at the
annual meeting of the Technical club
Monday evening: President, W. B.
Crombie; vice president, A. E. At
wood; clerk, George E. Mosher The
club is open to printers and members
of allied trades, either employed or
employees, and its purpose is to in
form the members on technical mat
ters relating to their trade. Is it
| organized In a general way on the
lines of other technical clubs which
have been successful all over the
country. At the next meeting w. B.
Crombie will read a paper on "a Title
Page and Criticisms"
The annual meeting of the Interna-
tional Sunshine society, branch No
2, was held at the home for the aged
Friday afternoon. A short business
session resulted in the election of the
old board of officers and committees,
and Following the election an informal
tea was held from to o'clock.
Miss Mary Howe gave great pleasure
to all by singing a good number of
songs, closing with the beautiful Last
Rose of Summer" Mrs. C. II. Daven-
port, Mrs. E. d. Whitney and Mrs.
Bemis gave readings suitable to the
day, and the mandolin club played at
intervals. Soon after 6 O'Clock the
aged women and men who live at the
home again assembled in the parlor
and were made happy by receiving
gifts from the heavily laden tree. Nav
they all live to enjoy another Christ
mas time in 1908.