Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22

a dance will be given In Red Mems
hall Saturday evening. Cake and ice
cream will be served.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday OF
this week are the winter Ember-day OBJ
served by the Roman Catholic church.
The children of the Universalist Sun
day school had a Christmas tree and
supper at the church vestry last evening.
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell factory
will be shut down tonight to remain
closed until jan g. while the annual in
ventory is being taken.
The Congregational vestry will be open
this afternoon and evening for the re-
ception of gifts for the Christmas box
which the Sunday school will send to Rev
Antonio Arrlghls Italian Sunday school
In New York.
one OF the members Of the Bostona
Ladies' orchestra fell on the sidewalk
near Judges store Wednesday morning
and sprained one ankle badly. She travel
ed to Boston, other members of the COM
pany assisting her,
c. Il. Crosby and L. +. Adams, owners
of the American House, have sold the
slate on the old hotel to George Hall and
the junk to Michael Black. The demoli-
tion Of the old building has been begun
this week. Nothing will be done about
putting up a new building on the site
DelOTe next spring.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
| school board of the Methodist church was
held Wednesday evening These officers
were elected: Superintendent, John W.
Howe; first assistant f. A. Bagg; second
assistant, c. ID. Smith; secretary, DR.. c.
G.. Wheeler; treasurer, William Plimpton.
sr.; librarian, w A. Moore; superinten-
dent OF the primary department, Miss
Eta Miner.
John p. Madden Of Hartford, Conn.
formerly of Brattleboro, married Miss
Margaret M. Healy in Bristol, Conn, re-
Gently. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. b. NJ. Donnelly, with a nuptial mass
in st. Joseph's church OF Bristol. The
bride was attended by her sister. Miss
Katherine Healy, as bridesmaid, and John
Leahy Of Brattleboro. now OF Hartford.
| was groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Madden
will live In Hartford.
st. Michaers parochial school closed
| yesterday for the Christmas vacation. The
primary department had a Christmas tree
| in the morning from which Rev. Father
! Carmody distributed gifts for the little
ones. and Rotations and songs were
given. In the afternoon the intermediate
| department had a Christmas tree. follow
/ ed by songs dialogues and Rotations.
| The advanced department had drama OF
! three acts entitled "A Convent Boarding
| School," IA girls taking part. after which
! refreshments were served and the after
noon spent pleasantly.
| DR.. william H. Murphy for two years
! shot stop on the Bratteboro base ball
! team, has gone to the Adrondacks for
/ the winter. He Is very weak with indica-
/ tons OF tuberculosis. DR. Murphy is
| graduate OF the academic and medical
departments at Yale. where he played on
the base ball team four years. and was
| captain In his Junior year. He played
with the New York team OF the National
| league which won the Temple cup from
Baltimore in 1894 and since then has been
"A coach at Yale. University OF Pennsyl-
vania. Leland stanford university and at
| Annapolis.
The Vermont society Of the United
| States Daughters OF 1912 held a regular
meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home
| OF Mrs. c. b. I.amson. There was a good
| attendance. II was voted TO place mark
ers on the graves OF Capt. Horace Sawyer
and Joseph Barron at Burlington. They
were heroes In the war of 1872, engaged
| I'm naval battles. Miss Theodore Peck OF
| Burlington, author of Hester OF the
Grants" has been made an honorary mem
Der OF the society. The society will hold
| a handkerchief bazaar In March. At the
| meeting Tuesday excellent refreshments
were served and delightful social hour
was spent
The following appeared in the Boston
| Journal as a despatch from Great Bar
| rington, Mass, under date Of Dec. 19:
! II realize that ! must win her for my
| bride, as / loved her when l first met her
at a social gathering here on Oct. 81
! This Is the substance Of a letter Ralph
| White sent his stepmother today In an
! nouncing his engagement TO Miss Mary
| Pardey OF Brattleboro. VT, and that they
| are to be married on Dec, %. Young Mr..
| White received legacy OF few hundred
dollars from a relative this summer and
| went to Brattleboro to seek rest and
health. His parents are delighted with the
announcement that his wedding day has
been chosen and have sent their best
| Wishes
| Foreclosure proceedings brought by the
| jamaica Savings bank against f.. NJ.
Butler, executor Of the will of Lestina
| Howard. were heard by A. F. Schwenk
! Tuesday, but no report was made. In
| 1858 Jared III. Howard gave mortgage
on real estate for the support of his in
| sane son, Taft Howard. The real estate
| afterwards went into the hands OF Lestina
| Howard, who gave mortgage on the
home farm TO the bank. After her death
| the bank continued to care for Taft
Howard The main question at issue
Tuesday was as to whether the banks
mortgage extended over the so-called
/ lanyard pasture, a separate parcel OF
land from that specified in the mortgage.
| +. l.. Waterman Of Brattleboro appeared
| for the bank and A. w. Butler OF Jamaica
| for the defendant