Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-04
BRATTEBORO DECEMBER 4,

thursday evening, Dec. TO-
Bingham chapter, order of Eastern
star, initiated three candidates at a regu-
lar convocatlon Tuesday evening
The agency for the Cecilian piano play
err formerly held by Edward Clark & Co.,
has been transferred to Miss Florence
II. Clark
The Brattleboro East society will hold
its annual rental of pews next Tuesday
evening at $50 o'clock. New corners into
the parish are invited to attend and make
their choice of pews for the year.
The Brattleboro Womans indian as
ISOLATION will send this week barrel of
Christmas presents and clothing to the
Hospital for Indian Women and Children
at CROW Creek, South Dakota.
The first of series of assemblies by
the members of the Odd Fellows and Re-
bekah lodges, was given in odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday evening and was largely
attended. Music was furnished by Lett
singer, Dugan and Hines.
Tickets for "Othello." which will be
presented in the Auditorium next We'd
nesday evening. will go on sale at the
box Office tomorrow evening at 40
O'Clock From that time on the sale will
be i'm the news store on Elliot street
The rush of orders compels night work
for a large part of the employees at the
S. a. Smith company factory. The Ma
tional Novelty corporation has in con
ltUplullpI me manufacture mere OF n
special line of goods which may necessi-
tate the erection of another factory.
:. w. Edgott has sold three building lots
on Clark street owned by c. II. Eddy
to Leslie Smith. who will build three
houses. Already Mr.. Smith has staked
out the boundary of one house. Mr.. Edgett
sold Saturday, a house in Bernardston.
which he owned to John w Chaplin of
that town.
The town schools will begin the winter
term next Monday. These teachers have
been engaged for the term: No l. Helen
B. Field; No. primary, Caroline Mae
Keneston grammer. Edith Hunt: No g.
primary, Sadie Winchester; grammer
Mrs Frances Il. Horton; grade g.
(No. 3D. Anna X. Perkins; No. 6. Irene
Perry; No. T. Grace A. Bailey; No. S.
Corrne Blodgett; No. 10. Isophine Stock
well; No. H. Stella Meacham; No Is
Nellie Lord.
The monthly session of the probate
court for November was held Saturday,
Judge Waterman presiding. The will of
Ellen Manning was probated and allowed.
License was granted to J. H. Estey and j.
G.. Estey, administra tors of the Estey es-
tate, to sell the real estate belonging to
the Estey estate. The account of the
guardian of Susan l.. Herrick was allowed
and the balance turned over to the ad-
ministrator of the estate. +. w. Mcclure
was appointed guardian of David Downer.
The body of Mrs. Albert Bowen. 81,
who died in Brattleboro Nov. "a at her
home on Cottage street. was buried in
Richmond. y. H., Friday Mrs Bowen
had been in failing health several years.
Her maiden name was lnez Bryant and
she was a native of Richmond. She came
to Brattleboro with her husband from
Mortified about year ago. In addition
to her husband she leaves two sisters.
Mrs. Irene Narramore of Richmond and
Mrs. Angie Thayer Of Randolph. Mass
Protective Grange held regular meet
ing Wednesday evening. The annual re-
ports of the officers were read and four
candidates were instructed in the first
and second degrees. a special meeting
Will be held Monday evening, Dec T. at
s o'clock when the same class will re-
ceive the third and fourth degrees \
large number from Protective Grange
will attend the meeting of the state
Grange at Rutland Dec. 9. 10 and Il
Protective Grange will eXemplify the
third and fourth degrees Thursday even
ing. Dec. To-
Mrs. Henrietta Kellogg Brimhan Is
died at the home Of Hon. w. H. Fairba nh
+ in Warren Mass. Thanksgiving day
Mrs Brimhall was native of Jamaica
and the body was taken there for buria
Saturday. Mrs. Brimhall conducted q
dressmakng establishment successfully
for years on Elliot street In 1855 hei
|; husband was fatally injured in HoosaC
1 | Tunnel He fell from train and one les
1 was run over and crushed. Fifteen year.
/; ago Mrs Brimhall went to Warren to be
l , come the companion OF her cousin. Mrs
5 Asahel Fairbank. who died two year.
2 ago. since which time Mrs. Brimhal haC
5 made her home with w. H. Fairbank.
t The Brattleboro Woman's club was en-
/ tertained at Lndenhurst by Mrs Georg,
f.. Crowell Wednesday afternoon. Dec >
e After the business, the afternoon pro
n gram was planned to be most interesting
: The vice president of the club Mrs w
K n. Thompson, read scholarly papei
g upon Parody and Parodists." in which
= she depicted the changes growth and de
= Nelopment of this art, showing that 4
. antedated the Christian era and ha,
come down to us through illustrious paro
= dists of the Elizabethan age and the late
v centuries. Rare entertainment was fur
: nished by examples of parodies read b!
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson. Mrs Clark,
, c. Fits, Mrs. Dennison Cowles. Mrs |.
y f. Adams, Miss Fits and Miss Emm,
Gregg, and other examples were sun.
by Miss Emma Gregg and Mrs. F. w
! Putnam.
d What actress could ask for a NOR,
: complimentary notice than this from ,
# column report in the New Haven Leade
n of Oct. "a? THE Desdemona of Mis-
. Florence Gale is beautiful Endowed will
= rare beauty and culture. this gifted act
/. ress presents all that Is most beautiful
anu loNtlN III the true ana loyal wife
: Her pleadings with Othelo for the res
toraton to his rank of Cassie, her grie
:, when she first learns that her husban,
> distrusts her and lastly her pleading
= for her life are carried out with an ar
= tistic finish that stamps her as one o
~, the most successful translators of Shaks
u pere's female roles" Miss Gale will an
:, pear in the same role in Shaksperes i'm
!, mortal love drama "Othello" in tn
- Auditorium next Wednesday evening
y when Harry Leighton will play the It'll
. role.
!, There are AZ presidential post offices il
: Vermont and the amount taken in b,
r them in the past fiscal year was $447, 1875
a So. The expense for conducting thu
business was $214 ,6l323, leaving a ne
!. revenue of 1898, 1880 In the previous
= year the receipts were s413, 937 SO, and thu
net revenue 1912. The receipts from
the largest Offices We're as follows Bur
II lington, $75,713.37; Rutland $42,39O so
e Montpelier $25,214.1G; Bellows Falls $24.
n 1862; Brattleboro, 1874 ,66S.12; st Adams
e $23,S67.l4; and Barre $19S97.31 BELOW
o Falls showed a net profit of $13,737.25 an,
e Bratteboro profit of S10,0S1.46 In tn
s. amount of net revenue returned. the rank
v ing of the five leaders is as followed
u burlington, Rutland. Montpelied, Below
: Falls and Frattleboro. The Putney offic
d did business of $2,2S6,77, and returned {
! profit Of $9il4l; in SaXtons River thu