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

Quonektacat tribe of Red Men CON
ferred the warrior degree on two can
didates last Friday
The annual election of officers of Blng-
ham chapter, order of Eastern Star. will
be held next Tuesday evening.
Wantastquet lodge of odd Fellows
nominated officers Monday evening. They
will he voted for at the annual meeting
a week from next Monday evening
Rev f. w. Lewis will conduct the Y
NJ G. A. meeting in the Adventist church
In Esteyvile next Wednesday evening,
the topic being THE Good News"
There are about 20 patients at the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital, a majority Of
them surgical patients. The capacity of
the institution, without crowding. is 30
Referee f. ID. e. Stowe declared a final
dividend of 7SS per cent. Wednesday in
the j. Il. Haynes estate The dividend
will be paid Dec. "a by j. II. Merrifeld
trustee.
The meeting in the V NJ. c. A. the
coming Sunday will be led by George l..
Durham. who will speak on the subject,
Whatsoever He would like to have me
do. All men are invited
The first in series of ladies' night So
clables at the Vermont Wheel club rooms
will be held tonight There will be dane
ing from to ~ o'clock also card playing.
Refreshments will be served
The Investors Bulletin for December
contains a cut of the Brattleboro Manu-
featuring companys plant, with a dcs-
cription of the property, recommended
tions as to the stock. and testimonials
from firms who have had dealings with
the company.
The trustees of the Brattleboro Savings
bank met Tuesday and declared the regu-
lar semi-annual dividend of one and
three-fourthS per cent. on Wednesday
the trustees of the Vermont Savings bank
declared the regular semi-annual dividend
of one and three-fourths per cent. and an
extra dividend of one-fourth per cent
About so employees at the West Dunn
merston granite quarry were discharged
this week, business being dun for a va
riety of reasons. About 20 men are re-
tanned. The granite company has been
figuring on some large contracts. which.
it is expected, will necessitate the employ
mert of a large force of men the coming
spring.
The first meeting of the Bratteboro
Professional club will be held at the
Brooks House next Wednesday evening
Supper will be served and n business SEES
sion will follow, when the club will be re-
organized and officers elected. The paper
of the evening will be given by Wesley
+, Minis, principal of Brattleboro acade-
my on The Anglo Saxons i'm Their
Homes on the Continent"
There was large attendance at the re-
hearsal of the Choral union Wednesday
evening, not only of members. but OF lis
teners. Several new members were voted
in and several more gave their names to
the treasurer. to he voted i'm at the next
rehearsal next Wednesday, During the
intermission DR. f. H. O'Connor of Brat
teboro delighted all present with two
solos DR. OConnor has a deep
bass voice. rich and resonant. Formerly
he was member of the Dartmouth col
legc glee club.
y new feature was introduced into the
Woman's club on Wednesday last when
Arthur Urbane Dllley, NJ. A., Of Boston
gave a lecture on Oriental rugs illus
trated with numerous fine. rare and beau
tiful specimens from his own collection.
exhibiting them as he talked. explaining
the different varieties and their origin
also giving practical suggestion to those
who wish to purchase rugs. MIR. Duey is
connOiSseur and an acknowledged au-
thority on the subject. This meeting was
valuable and instructive departure of
the club.
Fleming & Crown dissolved partnership
Dec 10, after being in business together
three years Mr.. Fleming is now the sole
owner of the stove and plumbing estab-
y
will be settled by the old firm. By the
terms of the dissolution Mr.. Crown takes
the Elliot street property known as the
Dickerman place and the large tenemen.
house at % Prospect street known as the
Putnam place. Mr.. Crown will go west
in the spring to look after some bust
ness interests and will probably be gone
several months.
The executive committee of the Brat
tleboro Athletic association met Saturday
night to discuss plans for a local basket
ball league. but no definite action was
taken. 1t is probable that a league will
be formed, to include the Company
and high school teams. already organized
and team composed of members of the
knights of Columbus, which is being or
ganized. If a fourth club of local play
ers cannot be secured arrangements may
be made for securing an out-of-town team
and for having two games each night
The Y. NJ. c. \. does not EXPECT to be
represented this year.
lecture under the auspices Of the
Socialist party will be given at the town
hall at O'Clock Friday evening. Dec. 49,
by Joseph Wanhope. editor of a weekly
paper in Chicago. He is the first of 100
speakers whom Gaylord Wiltshire. pub
Usher Of Wilshire's Magazine. will send
over the country to promugate Social
ism Mr.. Wanhope has had an inter-
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at the age of 10 and took passage on a
sailing vessel bound for Australia. For
nearly 20 years he followed the sea, GO
ing into all parts of the world.
The Brattleboro East society held it's
annual meeting in the Congregational
vestry Wednesday evening. l.. f. Adams,
chairman of the trustees, presiding w
A. Gilbert was elected clerk and after
the reports of the trustees and the treas
nrer had been read and accepted these
officers were elected: Trustees, l.. F. Ad-
ans. G. II. Clapp. F. w. Kuech, H. f.
Bond and j. c. Stafford; treasurer, c. c.
Averill auditor, Fred c. Adams The
question of appropriations was left to
the trustees. The trustees reported that
during the coming year the church would
have to be painted and new furnaces put
in 1t was voted to raise enough money
outside of the regular channels not only
to pay this extra expense but to clean up
all the Indebtedness of the society the
work to be begun within a short time
An agreement to pay the advanced
schedule of wages demanded by the local
branch of the United Garment Workers
Union was signed Monday on the part of
the Brattleboro overall company by Geo
w. ID Arcy of Boston, president of the
company The Hooker Corser x Mitchell
company has not yet signed the agree
ment The schedule was made up during
the latter part of November and was
submitted by Miss Lillian Fredericks of
Indianapolis a member of the executive
board of the national organization of the
United Garment Workers. ITnion Mice