Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-29

The Epworth league voted last night to
put Off the annual election of officers un-
til April
A dance for members Of the high school
and alumni will be held In Grange hall
this evening.
The January meeting OF Brattleboro
chapter ID. a. r., will be held with Mrs
c. Il. Crosby Tuesday, the 9th.
T.. ]. Devine is one Of the owners OF
theatre devoted to vaudeville recently
opened in Sault ste. Marie Michigan.
Monday, January 1, will be the Feast Of
the Circumcision OF Our Lord. Mass will
be celebrated at o'clock in st. Michaers
Roman Catholic church.
The next sociable in odd Fellows halls
will be held Wednesday evening. to which
all odd Fellows, Rebekahs and their
friends are invited. There will be music
and dancing in both halls.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 1902, A. F. G. A.
NJ, conferred the second degree at the
regular communication last evening. Fort
Drummer chapter, No. 70, X. A. NJ, will
confer the Royal Arch degree at a special
convocatiOn this evening.
Emory $. Harris of Bennington, former
ly United States marshal has organized
the Green Mountain Detective agency
with headquarters in Bennington. Sheriff
Frank w. Mcclure is a member of the
advisory board. Mr.. Harris will be gem
eral manager.
The next smeetlng Of the Womans club
will be held Wednesday afternoon, Jan. g.
at the Brooks House. The speaker will be
Miss Georgia Bacon of Worcester, chair
man of the civil service committee Of the
general federation. whose subject will be
Civil Service Reform"
The Boston & Maine Railroad company
will put on new Sunday passenger train
beginning next Sunday to run between
Springfield and White River Junction. 1t
Will arrive in Brattleboro, going north
at 2.25 n. M. and return at S29. con-
| Meeting at Springfield with a sleeper for
New York.
Ralph Bartlett whited and Miss Eliza
beth Pollica of Brattleboro were married
| at 5 o'clock Saturday by Rev e T.
Mathison. They are living at 20 Central
street Mr.. Whited is employed by Holden
& Martin. Mr. Whited's home is in North
Hinsdale, N. Y. and Mrs whted come
| from Herdman, Canada.
a petition has been presented to the
board Of baillffs asking for another special
| village meeting to act on the water ques-
| ton but no meeting has been called The
bailifs had Festival hail reserved for Jan
| 10, but unless the meeting Is called today
| II cannot be held on that date as "A notice
OF II days must be given.
Scores in the Vermont Wheel club
| tournament the past week have been as
| follows: Three ball billiards. Childs 1870.
| Foster 53 Seaverns &C. Stolte So. Stolte
winning on the handicap; Chllds 1870.
| Howe So Howe 81. Seaverns 20, Seavcrns
winning on the handicap. Four-bau bill
lizards, Duquette SO, Seaverns so. Seaverns
| winning on the handicap: Dugan 30.
! Pettee "a; Howe 80. Ray So, Ray winning
on the handicap.
The educational classes arranged nv the
young peoples union will be organized I'm
the Baptist church at $50 next Tuesday
evening. The subjects taught will be
| Stenography, bookkeeping. French or Ger
man. domestic science, modern missions
| and Bible. DR.. H. ID. Holton will give
the opening talk before the domestic
| science class. These classes will be open
| to any persons interested, whether mem
| bers of the union or not.
Mrs. a. w Stowe. 6s. died Wednesday
| morning al her home in West Brattleboro.
| She had been Ill about two years with
| anaemia. Her maiden name was Ellen
| Cornelia Herrick, and she was born In
! Brattleboro Nov G. 1887. a daughter OF
Seth and Mary (Potter) Herrick. She was
a member Of the same family as the late
| James Herrick. who was for many years
| a missionary in India and who has son
| engaged In missionary work in that
| country. After her marriage she spent
a few years in New York. where Mr.. Stowe
| was engaged in the bakery business. but
aside from that she spent her whole life
| In Brattleboro She graduated from Glen
wood Classical seminary in West Brat
| tleboro and was n well known teacher in
| her younger days. She was a member Of
| the Congregational church in West Brat
| tleboro and was fine type OF Christian
| woman. She possessed an attractive per-
| sonality and had wide circle OF friends.
| She leaves three children, Fred +. Stowe
| of New York. Mabel, teacher In Cali
| forhia, and Edith, who lives at home. She
| also leaves two sisters, Mrs. John Tufts
| of Maiden, Mass, and Mrs. John Grout
| OF Medford, Mass, and a half brother,
| Newton Herrick OF Brattleboro. The
| funeral was held at l o'clock today, Rev.
| J.. NJ. Keneston officiating, and the burial
was in Prospect Hin cemetery.