Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-23

tory. will appear in Richlieu Jan 10.
The service "Juotta" will be held at
the Swedish Lutheran church on Christ
mas morning at BIS o'clock Sunday
school festival viii take place in the even
ing
Mrs \. f. Roynton broke her collar
bone by falling down stairs at her home
Friday, and owing to the Inflammation
it was impossible to set the bone until
Monday.
Four children Of the Betterley family
on the Richardson farm south Of the fair
ground have been in with scarlet fever.
They are doing well but have not re-
covered fully.
From 100 to 1875 people attended the
ladies' night meeting I'm the Vermont
Wheel club rooms Friday evening. The
evening was spent pleasantly with music.
dancing and card playing.
The s. \. Smith co. factory closed
saturday night and operations will not
be resumed i'm the manufacturing depart
ments until Jan .. IN the meantime re-
pairs will be made and the annual nven-
tory taken.
There will be a supper and Christmas
tree for the members of the Unitarian
Sunday school at Wells hail next We'd
nesday Dee. Is. Supper will be served at
$50 o'clock. All Interested are cordially
invited 10 De present.
Durham Brothers expect to occupy next
month the new building erected for their
usr i'm the rear OF Hooker block The
brick work has been completed and the
roof is being put on. The heating apara-
tus will be put in at once.
The young peoples societies of the Pro-
testant churches opened the vacant store
in Retting building today to receive
Christmas gifts and provisions to be dis
tributed in charitable work in Brattleboro.
The store will be open tomorrow and Mon
day forenoon.
The Y. NJ. G. A. meeting in Esteyville
will be held as usual i'm the Advent
church Wednesday evening at 100
o'clock Rev. T.. r. Mathison will speak
| on spreading the Good News" 4 cor
dial invitation is extended TO all men,
women and children.
Immediately after the fire in the Wash
iugton street school building Tuesday
morning arrangements We're made for
holding the school in the Canal street
building afternoons, Miss SUBWAY va
eating her room for that purpose. After
noon sessions We're held Tuesday. Wednes-
dav and yesterday, all the schools closing
yesterday for the Christmas vacation.
The Woman's auxiliary will give a New
Years reception in'thc Y NJ. q. A. rooms
Monday evening. Jan 2. when Miss Car
oline Belle Howe, the well-known reader
will give an entertainment The Tur-
ners Falls Reporter says: "Of the many
excellent readers who have visited this
town Miss Howe ranks with the best
She has n pleasing stage presence and
thoroughly understands her art"
Bingham chapter. order Of Eastern
Star. elected these officers Tuesday night:
Worthy matron. Mrs. Carrie L. Hamil-
! ton; worthy patron, William b. Vinton;
associate matron, Mrs. Carrie l.. Bruce:
| treasurer. Mrs. Mary a. Randall: secre-
tary, Mrs Eugenia NJ. Pettee: conduc-
/ tress. Mrs. Martha Swift; associate con-
ductress, Mrs. Sarah \. Dickinson These
officers and the appointive officers will be
| installed ian. 3. Members of the Masonic
fraternity and their families are invited.
For several years the Congregational
Sunday school has sent Christmas box
to New York the contents to be dis
tributed by Rev. Antonio Alright among
the members OF the Italian evangelical
sunday school \ box viii bc sent this
! year. ana the vcstry will be open all day
/ tomorrow and Monday forenoon for the
reception OF gifts which any are willing
to bring The home SUNDAY school will
! hold a Christmas entertainment in the
Vestry next Tuesday. for the primary de-
/ partmcnt from ? to IN the afternoon
and for the Junior and older departments
/ at : In the evening. Adults are invited.
The annual meeting of the Methodist
Sunday school board was held Monday
/ evening. :. NJ Yeaw, who had been SUI
/ perintendcnt four years, was nominated
! again. but declined. and these officers
/ We're elected: Assistant superintendent f
! \. Bagg; second assistant superintend-
! ent. G. II. Smith: secretary Or. g. @.
| Wheeler treasurer, Frank Allen; libra
! rian, William \. Moore: superintendent
! Of the primary department. Miss Eta
D .f,,
| partment. Mrs Ella Hildreth John w
/ Howe was nominated for superntend-
ent OF the school TO succeed Mr.. Yeaw.
| An adjourned meeting OF the board will
! be held at $50 Tuesday evening in the
| Epworth league room. when teachers will
! be elected.
lions Herald Of Dec. II contains half
! column about "A former Brattleboro
| man, of which the following is a part:
We are happy TO place on the cover this
week a portrait of William Phillips Hall
president of the American Bible League
| which held its second convention in Bos-
! ton Dec. 6. and s. He is one OF the
| foremost religious leaders OF the country,
| and his reputation for good works I'm this
direction has reached far beyond the con-
! fines Of this land, his counsel being sought
| far and wide on questions of moment In
| large religious enterprises He is one OF
! the best Illustrations OF active Christian
lay leadership ana influence in our cOun-
try He is president of the Hall Signal
| company of New York, Chicago and Lon
don. and IS a director in the Continental
Hall Signal company of Brussels, Belgi-
| um. He Is also interested I'm n number Of
| other business enterprises, and has met
| with good success in all He lives In
| Greenwich. Conn. and his family consists
Of a wife and eight children"
1t is but rarely that the people of Brat
| tleboro have an opportunity to listen to
so interesting lecture as the one Civ
! en- in the BAPTIST church last Friday
| evening by Madam Katerina Tsilka, a
Macedonian, who was a companion in
! captivity with Miss Ellen Stone the
| American missionary, I'm the Balkan
mountains "A few years ago. Not only
was her story of her captivity intensely
| interesting, but the knowledge of the au-
dience that the speaker was relating her
| own personal experience gave II added
| forcefulness Madam Tsilka's attractive
| personality and her ability to present her
| experiences in n vivid and realistic way
| held the large audience almost spell
! bound. AS Madam Tsilka neared the
end of her address her daughter, Elem
| tcha, born while the two women We're
held captives, came upon the platform
and her appearance was greeted with
| round of applause. The child was named
after Miss Stone, the translation of the
name being Little Ellen" Madam Tsil-
ka was accompanied by her husband
George NJ. Tsilka