Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
BRATTlEBORO.

The second of the series of Brooks
House assemblies will be held tonight.
The Methodist Sunday school board met
Tuesday night to elect teachers for the
coming year.
a regular meeting of the knights and
Ladies of Honor will be held next Mon
day evening in Red Mems hall
The post office will be open Monday
New Years day, until - o'clock. The
carriers will make the morning delivery
only.
F. d. E. Stowe will send a pen of silver
duckwing game bantams to the Madi
son Square poultry show in New York
city next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Miles will give a
reception for the parish of the Congrega-
tional church at the parsonage Monday
afternoon from to G.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Valley Fair association was held
last evening. when it was decided to hold
the next fair during the week beginning
Sept. "a, 1905.
The officers of Bingham chapter, O.
E. s., will be installed Tuesday evening.
Jan. 3. No invitation cards will be sent
but Masons and their families are cor
daily invited to be present at s o'clock.
The high school ball in Grange hall Mon
day night was attended by large num-
Der, the hall being crowded Leitsinger
and Dugan furnished music. The hall
was trimmed with streamers of green and
white.
The attendance at the Choral union re-
hearsal Wednesday evening was unusually
large, Christmas being over. Mr.. Coffin
was present, although not fully recovered
from his recent illness. 1t is expected
that more members will be voted in next
Wednesday.
Miss Maud Merriam, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Bishop Merriam of Fair Haven,
and Caesar Morris of Brattleboro, were
married Wednesday morning of last week
at the Baptist parsonage in Fair Haven
by Rev r. c. Penny. After a short wed
ding trip they will live in Brattleboro
The Daughters of Pocahontas elected
these officers at their annual meeting: Po-
cahontas, Amy Ashcroft; prophecies Mrs
Hattie Lord; Wenona, Mrs May Evans;
Powhattan, John Wilson; keeper of rec
ords Mrs. d. H. Miller; collector of wam-
pun, ChaTlena b. Powers; keeper of wam-
pun, Mary E. Austin These and the ap-
pointive officers will be raised up the sec
ond Thursday in January.
Mrs. John Buxton Allen was operated
on Saturday for appendicitis by Drs.
Lynch and Moriarty. She is cared for by
a nurse from Greenfield and is doing well
Mrs. Ed Wright underwent an opera ton
on Thursday, performed by DR.. Lynch.
She is recovering. Miss Eva Castine, en-
ployed at the Brattleboro Overall factory.
was operated on for appendicitis by DR..
Lynch at the Farren Memorial hospital
Thursday. also f. l.. Robinson underwent
an operation by Or. Lynch at the same
hospital.
Timothy Flanagan. who has been a
character ut the Brattleboro Retreat
died there Monday. He came from Rut-
land in 1851 having sustained an injury
which affected his mind, and has been
employed in the baking department a
large part of the time since. Before be-
ing injured he studied for the priesthood.
There are only one or two patients at the
Retreat who have been there longer than
he. He has not Il relative in the world, SO
far as known. He will be buried in Brat
tleboro.
\ watchnight service will be held at the
Baptist church tomorrow night, begin
ming at o'clock. 1t will be divided into
half hour periods follows: o'clock
praise service; $50, The Past, Gratitude
10, social: 80, forecast, hope; II, inter-
cesson: 1130, conservation. The pastor
will be assisted in the conduct of the SER
vice by A. l.. Maynard, DR.. Hoton, l.. w
Hawley, ], E. Hail. II. b. Chamberlain
Carl Hopkins and others This will be
the first watchnight meeting held in the
Baptist church in several years. 1t prom
ises to be of great interest.