Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-11
ATTLEBO

BIN BIT
Our New Minister at the Auditorium
on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1902, worked the
fellow craft degree at a special
cation Wednesday evening.
Will some enterprising Democrat please
remove the Parker and Davis flag which
still floats over Main street.
The mission circle will meet next Thurs
day afternoon, Nov. II, in the church
parlor. There will be work.
Protective Grange Dramatic club will
go to West Chesterfield tonight to pre-
sent the play, BLACK Magic"
A regular meeting of the Ladies' Cath
Ollie Benevolent association will be held
Tuesday evening. All members are re-
quested TO be present.
Mrs. Burnham, over so years old, who
lives at Henry Streeter's in North Hins-
dale, fractured her hip by falling from the
piazza Wednesday night.
The local camp of Modern Woodmen
of America will give a dance In Red
Mems hall from s to ~ o'clock Tuesday
evening, Nov. IS. Music will be furnish
ed by Hines and Dugan- Everybody is
The rehearsal OF the Choral Union will
be held in the Baptist vestry Wednes-
day evening at 7.30 o'clock. Nelson p.
Coffin, conductor, will be present, and it
is hoped there will be a large attendance.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve a chicken-pie supper Thursday.
Dec. /, in the church lining room. On the
same evening a sale of homemade candy,
useful ana fancy articles, will be held in
the parlor.
Ray Greene, clerk in the Peoples Ma
tiopal bank, had an Orient bicycle stolen
H. r-1- 90 tla 1nnIy ITa1nnSAnv tnuTn rI
evening. A short time ago, Fred c.
Adams, one of the tellers, had an Orient
wheel taken from the stairway at the
bank building entrance.
The November meeting of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution will be
held with Mrs. j. ]. Estey Tuesday after
noon, Nov. 10, from 3 to 6 o'clock. The
paper will be read by Mrs. Fuller as early
as half past three. and the hostess hopes
for a prompt and full attendance.
News was received yesterday of the
death of Mrs. Carlista ]. Thayer. widow of
Chalmer w. Stebbins of Brookline. The
funeral will he held at the church in
Brookline Saturday morning at IL o'clock
and the burial will be beside Mrs. Steb-
bins's first husband in Dummerston Mr..
and Mrs. 1. o. f.. Smith and Miss Hattie
Thayer of Brattleboro will attend the flu
neral.
vi SATURDAY, NOV. ~, j lie FACTORY GlTl
will hold the boards at the Auditorium.
The play abounds in deep pathos and
stirring situations. which are relieved by
many humorous touches. The company
is an exceptionally strong one, much
stronger, we are assured. than any melo-
dramatic offering seen here this season.
The production Will be well staged and an
exceedingly acceptable entertainment
may be looked for.
Herbert b. Chamberlain has bought of
d. S. Pratt a building lot next west of
Rev. f. A. Slack's lot on Western avenue
1t has a frontage of so feet on the avenue
and is about 900 feet in depth. Mr..
Chamberlain expects to build a house
next spring. DIR. F. ii. O'Connor also ex-
poets to build a house the coming spring
on the building lot between the Brooks
free library and the First Baptist
church, which he bought recently.
Benjamin Franklin Dana, so. a wealthy
and prominent citizen of Springfield, this
state, died Wednesday. He was born in
Springfield and educated in public schools
In that town. For 20 years he conducted
business on the site now known as Wool
son block, later formed connection with
the firm of Holmes, Whitemore e. Co,
manufacturers of wooden in Springfield.
For several years they operated a factory
in B~rattleborO. under the firm name of
Whitemore & Dana, their factory being
Ci hhc "hctSloht DIOoh II snort distance
from the bridge at the end of Elliot street.
Later they conducted a shoddy mill in
SaXtons River. He was one of the early
stockholders in Jones & Lamson Machine
company and for "a years was a director
of the First National bank of Springfield.
resigning in 1901. He is survived by his
widow.
II is to be regretted that a theatrical
performance OF such exceptional merit as
Monsieur Beaucaire, by Creston Clarke
and his company, only half filled the Au-
ditorium last evening. In theme, in SEN
ument, in rendition and in setting II was
one of the finest productions ever seen
on the local stage. The drama follows
more closely than is usually the case. the
book of Booth T~arkington's romance of
the Georgian period. Monsieur Beaucaire
occupied the centre of the stage much of
the time. Creston Clarke is likely to win
his most pronounced triumph i'm the role
as Richard Mansfield has already done.
His pronunciation and mannerisms are
so marked that ii is hard to believe he
is not a native Frenchman, who never
loses his wits and who is always equal
to any emergency that may arise. Mr..
Murry has selected a strong supporting
company for Mr.. Clarke. In the compe-
tent cast should be mentioned Miss Agnes
Ardeck, who as Lady Mary Carlisle, rose
to heights, especially in the
last act; Frank Mcdonald, as the Duke
of Winterset; Harry Forbes, as the
Marquis de Mirepois; Alfred Stryker as
Lord Townbrake: Edward Lyster, as Beau
Nash, and Miss Blanche Moulton. as the
Countess of G~reensbury.