Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-16
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

"A special meeting Of Oasis encampment
VIII De held next Thursday evening.
The free kindergarten will close Friday
Dec' % tor a vacation of one week
thomas Lynch, son Of Michael Lynch
oil Elliot street, is critically i'll with pneu-
monia. pi'"
w. II. Stacy had one hand badly lac
Grated in machinery at the Main street
bakery this forenoon.
M. F. Hickey has bought his release
from Lowell and will play with the Hol-
yoke club of the Connecticut league next
season.
H. E. Eddy and family have moved from
Stratton to the tenement over F. w.
huechs store, formerly occupied by c.
S. Stockwell
H. +. Jordan. optician, has installed an
electric flash-lieht system of signs for
day and night use in his headquarters in
F. d. Morris & Co.'S store.
The junior auxiliary sale at the Epis-
copal rectory was largely attended and
nearly all of the articles on hand were
sold. Refreshments were served
The mixed train south on the narrow
gauge railroad yesterday arrived at 8
O'Clock, four hours late. Business on the
road is so heavy that an extra freight is
being run every day.
Mrs Katherine O'Connor Weeks of
Brattleboro will be heard in solo number
at the rehearsal of the Choral union in
the Baptist vestry next Wednesday even
ing.
The selectmen have decided this week
not to grant the petition for the extension
OF Clark avenue through to South Main
street. Their reason was that they could
see no necessity for such extension at the
| present time.
A discussion on the question Resolved
| that arbitration is a better method than
war in settling international contro-
Versies,' was held by class No. in the
Baptist parlors last evening. The affirm
alive side, Howard Wellman' and CLAIR
ence Thurber, won the decision. The
| negative side was argued by Henry Win
tiers and ]. II. Blatherwick
Oasis Encampment of Odd Fellows
| elected these officers last night: Chief
| Patriarch, n. Wilson; high priest; H. j.
JOY senior warden, c. G.. Staples scribe.
| II. S. Goodenough; financial scribe, d. w
Tenney; treasurer, w. E. Sturges; ju-
Nor warden, l.. II. Slater; trustee, A. F.
| Rohde These and the appontive officers
will be installed the first Thursday in
| January.
The Main street bakery which has been
conducted by A. C. Holender the past
five months. is now owned by c. F.
| Wright. who bought out Mr.. Hollender
and took possession yesterday. Mr.
! NlISHN comes from bellows ais, Wnere
| he successfully conducted the Bellows
Falls bakery five years Mr.. Holender
and ID. c. Yeaw bought the bakery of C.
II. Eddy two years ago Mr. Yeaw selling
his interest to Mr.. Hollender last July
DR.. and Mrs. Henry ID. Holton will leave
for Havana, Cuba, Jan. 5. where the doc
tor will take part in the biennial meeting
of the American Public Health associ-
alton. They will be accompanied by Gen
Butterfeld and family Of Dedby Line. Rev
and Mrs. II. L. Ballou of Chester, DR.
and Mrs. Caverly and Mr.. and Mrs. Chat
fee of Rutland, Miss Durgin of Boston
Misses Ellen and Katherine Ware and
Miss Susan Clark of Brattleboro. Tn,
party will go by way of Miami. Fla.
Rev. r. X Marvin gave a delightful lee.
ture on Celia ThaXter last evening in tn,
Universalist church A fair sized audi
ence was present and a good sum wa.
realized tor the Kurn Hattin home IL
Westminster. Mr. Martin gave an out
line of the life of Mrs. Thaxter, will
whom he was acquainted personally anC
read several of her poems. He referre,
to the death of William Morris Hunt o
Brattleboro, which took place at Mrs
ThaXter's home. Miss Emma Gregg san.
very acceptaby Mrs. Thaxters poem
Good Bye, Sweet Day" set to music b.
Kate Nannah.