Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-15
BRATTLEBORO.


at the Vermont Wheel clubs rooms
Thursday evening.
Rev. H. r. Miles will speak at the Y.
M. c. A. gospel meeting Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
The Bratteboro overall company's fac
tory opened Monday after being shut
down three weeks.
The Garment Workers Union held their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday even
ing in Grand Army hall Five members
were initiated.
At the annual meeting and roll call of
the First Baptist church i'm Montpelier
Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Lamson were pre-
sented a purse of $25 and other gifts.
The third entertainment in the Y. NJ.
C. A. star course will be a lecture next
Thursday evening by Charles Is. Lands,
the brilliant congressman from Indiana.
1t is reported that one of Brattleboros
live Main street firms has been dissolved.
Nothing definite has been learned, but it
is expected that particulars will be given
next week.
A. f. Roberts & Co will serve hot cof-
fee throughout tomorrow, Saturday, their
opening day, in their new and attractive
store, formerly occupied by Puffer & Co.,
in Crosby block.
The directors of the Y. NJ. c. a. voted
Monday evening to let the Y. NJ. c. a.
athletic teams join the new athletic as
ISOLATION. Six new members were voted
into the Y. NJ. c. y.
Miss Margaret Sullivan is i'll with diph-
liberia at her home on Williams street.
Miss Mahoney, trained nurse, from the
Farren hospital in Montague, Mass, is
caring for her and the house is quar-
antined.
These officers were elected at the an
nual meeting of the Prospect Hill Gene
terry association Monday evening: Presi-
dent Dr. G. +. Gale clerk William S.
Newton; treasurer, r. f. Gordon; trus-
tees. G. l.. Greene. G. a. Hines, II. Il.
Gordon, c. \. BoYden, w. II. Nnton and
j. G. Estey; collector, r. Il. Gordon.
The ladies of the Universalist church
church will meet with Mrs Reach on
Canal street next Tuesday afternoon to
sew for the fair and the committees on
the different booths will meet in the yes
try saturday evening at $50. All having
aprons or fancy articles for the fair are
requested to hand to the directors or to
carry them to the han the day of the fair
The annual meeting of the stockholders
and advisory board of directors of the
Valley Fair association viii be held at the
Brooks House next Wednesday at II
o'clock. for the election of officers. APP
pointment of department superintendent
the annual revision of the premium list
and any other business that may legally
come before the meeting. The annual
dinner of the association will be served
at l o'clock. There will be after-dnncr
speaking. Leitsnger's orchestra will fur
nish music.
The will of the late Miss Susan b.
Salisbury, which has been filed for pro-
bate, makes several specific requests to
relatives. 5000 to the Brattleboro Home
Centre Congregational church to apply
{ on the church's debt of $500 to the
' ciety, to be paid when the rest of the
debt shall have been raised If there is
a residue it is provided that one-fifth
shall go to the American Board, one
fifth to the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary society and one-fifth to the Amer
lean Missionary association.
The officers of Oasis Encampment of
odd Fellows We're installed Wednesday
night by Grand Patriarch f.. \. Cook of
Newport and Grand High Priest f.. r. l..
Benedict of Poultney, after which eX
cellent supper was served. The officers
are: C. p, F. L. Young: II. p. II. j.
JOY; S. W., n. n. Wilson; S, II. S. Good
enough; f. s., ID, w. Tenney; r., d. Nc
Gillivray, J. W., l.. II. Slater; LIST w,
F. f. Perry; I'd w. c. McCourt; Sd w,
e. w. Peake; 4th w, C. j. Miller; LIST G.
of T., c. II. Metcalf; I'd q. of T., II. C.
Squiers; l. s., William CAIN o. s., Frank
Allen.
The Marion Frances company is drawing
large audiences to the Auditorium each
evening this week, and the verdict is
unanimous that this is the best roper
toire organization, playing at popular
prices, that has ever appeared in Brat
tleboro The plays are well staged, and
the actors are people of ability well fit
ted for their respective roles. The spec
alties, also, are of a high order, includ
ing Harry Brooks, the cleverest banjo
player ever seen on the local stage, Mar
shall, the hat iuggler and Woodbury., in
illustrated songs. Tonight will be anna
teurs night seven acts will be given by
local performers, and prize of IS in
gold will be awarded for tho best act. The
special numbers will include baton swing
ing by Frank Crosier, Eddie Gonyer in
dances. Mr.. Peterson in a novel barrel
act, Master Lee the boy mimic, Miss Lee
in coon songs, the Misses Wtcher in
duets and cake walk, and Wilfred Deyo
in clog dancing. The attraction at the
matinee Saturday will be Little Miss
Military" ana the closing performance
Saturday evening will be The Price of
Shame"
The marriage of Miss Alice Bertha Colt
Of Brattleboro to Charles Tarida Whit
temOre took place at the bridegrooms
home in Newton, Mass, at 80 o'clock
Tuesday evening, Rev. John Goddard,
rector of Christ church, Episcopal. per-
forming the ceremony under large floral
bell. The house was handsomely deco
rated with palms and cut flowers. The
guests included only the near relatives
ana few personal friends The couple
entered the room unattended, to the
strains of the wedding march, The bride
wore white chiffon over white silk, trim
med with Irish point lace. She wore a
veil caught up with orange blossoms and
carried a bouquet of white roses. After
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Whittemore
left for a wedding trip through some of
the southern states. They will live in
Newton, where Mr., Whittemore will erect
handsome residence, They win spend
the summers at Onset Bay whore Mr..
Whittemore has a cottage, Yachts. etc.
Mr.. Whittemore is a member of the firm
of WhittemOre Brothers, widely known
manufacturers of shoe dressing. Mrs.
Whittemore is "A daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. Colt of Brattleboro. She
graduated from the Brattleboro High
school, class of 1900 and has since taught
in the Chase street primary school. She
has taken an active part in the work of
st. Mchaels Episcopal church.
Auction.
T SHALL SELL by public auction on Tues
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