Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16


wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
The last open air band concert of the
season will be given next Monday even
ing from the Brooks House balcony.
gang of about 25 Italians returned to
their homes i'm Boston Saturday after
working two weeks at the corn canning
factory.
Four men arrested on the island last
week were taken to Hinsdale, fined and
sentenced to the county work house in
Westmoreland.
The Daughters of Pocohontas will start
their series of Saturday evening dances
at Red Mems hall Sept. II. Every one
will be welcome to the dances.
Branch 1 If the International Sunshine
society will meet at 3 o'clock on Friday
afternoon, Sept. 90. with Mrs. H. II.
Thompson at the corner of North Main
ana Terrace streets.
Rev. Herbert Dutton. assistant secre-
tary of the American Baptist Missionary
union of Boston. occupied the pulpit at
both morning and evening services in
the First Baptist church Sunday.
At the regular meeting of the w. c.
II. L. Thursday delegates were appointed
to attend the state convention at North
Bennington in October, as follows: Mrs.
Wardner Mrs Tucker; alternates, Mrs.
Newman, Mrs. Currier
\ special meeting of Brattleboro chap
ter. Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will be held at the Brooks House
Monday. Sept 10, at 8 o'clock y. m, to
elect delegates to the state conference at
Montpelier and transact other important
business.
The members of the Unversalist Sun
day school will hold a picnic tomorrow,
Saturday. at the Kurn Hattin homes in
Westminster. The party will leave the
church promptly at s o'clock. All wish
ing to go should leave their names Friday
at II. NJ. Woods store
The youngest soldier who went through
the Manassas campaign was Sergeant
Davy" Carey, aged u years, who accom-
panied Company | from start to finish
and went through the long hikes and
other hardshps in good condition. He left
Brattleboro in "A uniform of the boys
brigade but he returned in n complete
outfit of kahki.
The Dunkee family held a pleasant re-
| union at the old homestead of Jesse
Dunklee at Halifax Sunday. Those pres
| ent were Charles Dunklee and family
Scott Dunklee and Mrs c. +. Adams and
daughters and the daughter of George
Adams. all of Greenfield, Prescott $
| Eames and family of Bratteboro. Thorn
as Betterly and family of Guilford, Mrs
Alice Lyman and family of Mortified
Mrs Carrie Coles of Winchester. N. II.
| and Mr.. and Mrs Albert Dunklee Of
Athol
The members of the Vermont State So
ciety of. the United States Daughters o
| 1872 celebrated in a novel way the 9ls
| anniversary of PerrY's victory on LAX
| Erie Sept 10 by making a pilgrimage L
! the home of one of the members Mrs
| Charles F.. Glidden, on the Putney road
The relic committee reported that piec
! of shell from a British ship which tool
part in the battle of Lake Champlain ha,
been given to the society. Mrs f. II
| Holden read paper. and a letter wa
read from the adiutant of the Pisley post
G. A. r., of Enosburg Falls giving name
of IS 1912 soldiers buried in that town. Tn
meeting which was preceded by a lunch
con. was very interesting.
Isaac Henderson, the author of 9TH
| Mummy and the Hummng Bird" de
olares that the ideas for his excellent pla
were obtained from people who really OK
st. and this statement will readily be be
ieved when local theatregoers see tn
play at the Auditorium Tuesday. Sept
20. All the characters are undoubtedl
people of today; strong, virile people
who live and suffer: intelligent yet impul
sive people who are guilty of sins q
omission as well as commission with
play of such excellence 1T Is high prais
q say of the producing company that
suffers none in the presentation; yet thi
is what the critics everywhere have sal
If the performance given by the com
many which Manager Jules hurry wi
bring here.
Mrs. w. j. Cady of Easthampton. Mass
known to many Brattleboro friends a
Gertrude Wood, died early Monday morr
ing in Boston. following an operation pei
formed last week. Mrs. Cady was tn
daughter of Mrs. Oliver Wood of Brattl,
boro and was born 20 years ago in Brar
don, n Y. She lived several years
Brattleboro, and was married seven yeal
ago to Mr.. Cady, who was then photos
rapher in Hoyoke. She leaves her hu'
band and her daughter, Ernestine, foI
years old, her mother and eight sister
Mrs. Charles Simonds and Mrs. Clinic
Sawyer Of Bratteboro. Mrs. Orlen Cad.
Mrs. Albert Gale and Mrs. Albert Collr
of Brandon. n. y, Mrs. Fred r. Reid
Hartford Conn, Mrs. Willis Barnes
Boston, and Mrs. Chauncey Meacham
Oklahoma. The body was brought
Easthampton, where the funeral was he
Wednesday, Mrs. Wood. Mr. and Mr.
Smonds, Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer and Mr.
\. G.. Arcand of Brattleboro being anon
those present. The body was taken q
the White Mountain train in the afte
noon to Ascutneyville, this state. f.
burial.
Marie Wainwright and her compar
pleased a large audience in "rwelfi
Night" at the Auditorium Wednesda
night. Miss Wainwright is past the bloc
of youth which is supposed to accompar
, the character of Viola. but the dual ro
! gave her ample opportunity to display Il
versatile capabilities which she possesse
her most brilliant work being in the EN-
tional passages. Miss Meta Rogers W;
a handsome and gracious Olivia, and NJ
Applebee and Mr.. Aitken won plaudits f.
their work as comedians. Walter
I Jones as Orsino and Leonine Randolph
t Maria are also entitled to praise. TT
company was strong throughout was we
balanced and the staging was eXcellen
Briefly, it is fittingly described as a sa
sfactory and finished performance.
. Owing to the outbreak of smallpox
! North Adams the engagement of Mar
Wainwrlght's company in that city f,
J last evening was cancelled. The con
pany have remained in Brattleboro sim
Wednesday, but will go to Springfield
Mass, this afternoon TO play this eve
t ing. Miss Wainwright took advantas
t of the respite to make a hurried trip
New York. returning to meet the cor
r pany in Springfield
e The Opening of Schools.