Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-03
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

DR. Il. II. Lynch operated on Mrs. AL
bert Thayer for the removal of a tumor
at the hospital in Montague yesterday.
On the same day he operated upon Miss
May for appendicitis. This is the third
case in the family i'm the last few weeks
Frederick Willis Cutter of Pittsburg.
Penn, and Miss Gertrude Robbins of Bos-
ton were married at noon Tuesday at the
home of the brides sister i'm Whitins-
vile, Mass, Rev. Mr.. Thurston ST the
Congregational church officiating. Only
near relatives were present, including Mr..
and Mrs. Willis ID. ellison of Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gutter went to New York
city, expecting to go to Pittsburg today
Mr. Cutter is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. e.
Cutter of Jamaica Plain, Mass. The family
left BrattlebOro IA years ago. Mr.. Cutter
is auditor for the Natural Gas company
and is prominent i'm musical circles in
Pittsburg.
About 30 Masons from Brattleboro at
tended the meeting of the eighth Vermont
district at Bellows Falls last Friday after
noon and evening. Columbian lodge
worked the third degree in the evening
before the grand lodge officers and about
200 members of the craft. The meetings
in the local Masonic hall this week have
included the working of the second degree
Monday and the third degree Tuesday
by Brattleboro lodge, No. 1902, A. F. &, A.
NJ, and the comforting of degrees We'd
nesday evening by the Connecticut VAL
ley council No. 16. on the latter occasion
David A. Elliot of White River Junction
was present as inspecting officer and re-
freshments were served following the
work.
The free kindergarten room, located in
the new quarters in the Emerson building
on Elliot street was open for public in
spection yesterday afternoon and was
visited by a large number of people, to
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planned by the instructor, Miss Mary
Fits. In the evening the mothers of the
kindergarten children were given an enter
tainment, consisting of songs by Miss
Emma Gregg, fancy violin playing by
Frank Morse and readings by Mrs. c. H.
Thompson, after which refreshments were
served and a social hour was enjoyed.
The room is a model of it's kind and in
addition to being well equipped it is so
located that it is flooded with sunlight
The most enthusiastic men in Brattle-
boro this morning are the 100 Free Masons
who made a pilgrimage last night to
Greenfield, Mass, where they were guests
of Republican lodge. The Vermonters on
alighting from the special train, were met
at the station by a reception committee.
and were escorted TO the fine new lodge
rooms of the fraternity in Greenfield. A
banquet was served, and the Master
Mason degree was conferred with fine
effect by the officers of Republican lodge.
AS many of the visitors had never wit
messed work outside their own jurisdic-
ton the occasion was of great interest to
them. At the post prandial exercises
several felicitous speeches were made.
Among those who were called upon from
Brattleboro were Worshipful Master Fred
l. Swift of Brattleboro lodge. Senior War
den Fred Cressy of Columbian lodge and
Major F. w Childs. The special train
on which the Brattleboro Masons returned
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speak warmly of the hospitality and
cordality of their entertainment and of
the excellence of the ritualistic work as
exemplifed by the Greenfield brethren.
John M. Hackley, formerly of Brattleboro,
is senior deacon of Republican lodge.