Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18

Alison Dugan. violinist. will assist at
the musical part of the service i'm the |
Baptist church Sunday evening,
The Epworth league will hold a pic |
social" at the home of Miss Harriet |
Smith. Cedar street, Nov. &C. in the |
evening.
The Epworth league of the Methodist !
church will hold "A special meeting next !
Sunday after Sunday school Members
are requested to be present.
Rev. II. a. Goodhue will preach i'm the
t'niversaist church next Sunday i'm the
absence of Rev. r. X. Marvin who has
gone to New York to visit his father.
Carl f. cain will lead the o'clock
meeting in the Y. NJ c. a. rooms Sunday.
The subject is How to express our
thanks to God" All men and boys are
invited.
The post Office will be open until -
o'clock THANKSGIVING day. The carriers
will make the early morning delivery
only The rural carriers will make no
delivery
The opening assembly in the series at
the Brooks House the coming season will
be held next Thursday evening from $50
to l o'clock, There will be dancing and
cards. Lcitsinger's orchestra will fur
nsh music.
An organ recital will be given at the
Centre CONGREGATIONAL church Wcdncs-
day evening. Nov. %. at o'clock under
the auspices of the Brattleboro Womans
club. Lucicn Howe viii be organist This
will be an unusual opportunity for music
lovers. The public are cordially invited
to he present.
The annual meeting of the Associated
Charities of the churches was held at
Mrs. j. NJ TYler's on Tuesday The
report showed that 26 families had been
assisted during the past year-$SSi5 had
been spent for fuel. S27.14 for provisions,
s6.7S for clothing, so for rent and
$500 for aid in illness. In addition a
large quantity of old clothing has been
distributed.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Methodist church this
year In accordance with the custom
which has come to prevail in recent years
in this place, the service will be held on
Wednesday evening next week, preced
ing Thanksgiving day. All the pastors OF
the village are expected to participate,
and the usual Offering for the Associated
Charities will be received.
The Central Vermont Railway com
pany has announced excursion rates for
Thanksgiving. For round trip between all
stations from New London to Brattlcburo.
including all stations on the Brattleboro
& Whitehall branch. the fare is two
cents a mile each way. Tickets will be
good going next Wednesday and Thursday
and will be good returning any day to the
following Monday. inclusive.
hearing in the case of Mrs. Mary
Blakeslee Piggott against DIR. II. -. Hol-
ton for an accounting of the funds in his
hands as guardian of the plaintiff during
her minority viii be held i'm Brattleboro
Nov. 30. The account was gone over
before Judge Waterman some time ago,
but the plaintiff appealed from his de-
cision and the county court appointed
y. f. Cudworth of South Londonderry
to take the testimony. II. G. Barber is
counsel for Mrs. Piggott and c. c. Fits
is counsel for DIR. Holton
Bratteboro's newest store. the Brat
tleboro Public Market" will be opened
tomorrow in II. l.. Emerson's new build
ing on Elliot street. 1t will be a cash
store, with cut prices. and the stock will
consist of groceries, meat and fish. The
proprietor is II. q. Clark, who recently
sold his interest in a similar store In
Greenfield to his partner. Mr.. Clark e--
tablished store in Athol in August The
Brattleboro store will be conducted by
Mr. Clark. with Robert Gregg as clerk
Mr. Clark will live at Mrs Leonards on
Oak street
At the annual meeting of the Young
| Peoples Home Mission circle of the Meth
| odist Episcopal church, held at the par
sonage Nov. 10. officers for the ensuing
year We're elected as follows: President
Miss Mabel Baker; vice presidents. Miss
Minnie Rawson, Miss Eta Miner Charles
| Hawkins: recording secretary, Miss Eliz-
| abeth Lewis; corresponding secretary.
| John Howe; treasurer. DR.. G. G. Wheeler:
| secretary of mite boxes, William Moore
| secretary of literature, Mrs NJ H. Ad-
Following nf nj
and short literary program, an Indoor
| field meet" was held. This proved n
| unique form of entertainment. much en-
| joyed by participants and spectators
Mrs. Maria Weed of Chicago will give
an address in the Baptist church next
| Monday evening at AS upon The Oc-
| topus of the goth Century" Mrs Weed
represents the International Council of
| Women and National w. T. c. L. These
societies have united in the anti polygamy
| campaign. She made a long research
| into the Mormon system at Salt Lake City
and throughout Utah before she under
took to lecture upon the subject and
knows whereof she speaks. The public is
| urged to hear a very interesting speaker
and learn the startling facts she has tn
tell. Tuesday afternoon at $50 O'Clock
| Mrs. Weed will speak to women alone.
As she herself is a club woman, her work
is widespread and her sympathies in
elusive
At the Auditorium Thursday afternoon
and evening, Thanksgiving day, Thomas
]. Smith will present his beautiful Irish
drama, The Game Keeper. The story of
the designing william. who Is at last over
thrown with the aid of a light hearted
| fun loving Irish lad. is told in chaste
| language, clearly and we'll with consd-
cradle attractive establishment in in
| cident and scenery The interest never
flags, but grows gradually and legitimate
| ly to the final denouement in the last
act when the opportune arrival of the
light hearted Irish lad puts an end to
| everything. The novelty is chiefly in the
scenic effect, and an absence of the bois-
ferrous element which has come to be re-
garded as a necessary adjunct to the
Irish drama.
The Canadian Pacific railway will ex-
hibit one of its new improved tourist cars
at the local station between the hours of
$50 and 1915 tomorrow forenoon. Twen-
| ty-four of these were constructed re-
Gently for its through lines, some OF
which have their New England termi-
| nails at Boston, and are run in connection
| with the Boston q Maine railroad: for
instance, Boston to the Pacific coast and
Boston to st. Louis without change Per-
sons who have seen these cars speak in
the highest terms of them, and as being
| the most economical accommodations for
long distance travel ever afforded the
travelling public, and say that they con-
tain very many features conducive to
comfort that have not been in other cars
constructed for this class of travel. A