Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-31

The public schools closed Wednesday
for the usual spring vacation. They will
| reopen April IL.
The annual meeting Of the woman's
auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be held
| Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Next Tuesday, April 4, Prof ]. A. HUT
man of Worcester, Mass. will give a con-
cert in the Swedish Congregational
church at 7SO D. m.
The meeting Of the Alliance study class
will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
on Monday evening, April 3, at 7.30
O'Clock. Subject, Paul at Corinth."
No action has been taken in the matter
of selecting a successor to Victor S. Reed
as secretary of the Y M. c. A. The
directors will have the assistance Of F. s.
Morrison of Burlington, state Y. M G. a.
secretary, in making the choice.
Col Thomas Harmon Of Bennington
has bought the Joel willard house on
Blrge street Col and Mrs. Harmon came
to Brattleboro Tuesday to close the DEAL
returning Wednesday Col. Harmon
bought the house for an investment.
President e. C. Crosby gave an excellent
talk on the labor question in the Y. M, c.
A. rooms Sunday afternoon, and was
| listened to by large audience. He
emphasized the increasing demand by
employers for young men of character.
The members Of the Y. M. C. A. gym
nasium classes who went to Springfield
to assist General Secretary Hayward in
his athletic exhibition last night were
Frank Crosier, Earl Woodward, Thomas
Clune, Harry st. Cyr, Stewart Chaplin,
| Wilfred Deyo and Eldridge Cundiff.
Rev. H. R. Miles began Sunday series
| of four sermons on an ancient indictment
Of modern sins, found in the 31st chapter
of Job. The subject of the first was
| Pride" The subjects OF the succeeding
sermons will be Social Indifference"
"Mammon Worships," and Secret Sins"
The school board OF district No. met
Saturday and decided to appoint Chief
of-Police Hall truant officer. beginning
April 1. The appointment will be for one
year or for such part of a year as Mr.
Hall shall continue as day policeman, as
1t was thought best to have the truant
officer day officer II possible.
A. V. Mays real estate agency has con-
summated the largest real estate deal
carried through In town In several years
having bought the Ryther block, So
called, on the East side OF Main street. Of
Adm F. Miller of Dummerston. admins
! traitor of the estate of Martha c. Ryther
late Of Bernardston. Mass. Mr.. May will
have charge of the building.
Mrs. Matthews 81. wife of DR.. w. C..
Matthews. whose death occurred at her
home in Walpole. N. H., Thursday after
an illness OF many months, was well
known in Brattleboro. DR. Matthews
lived here before he studied medicine
and Mrs. Matthews visited here frequently
until her late Illness. Her home was for
merly in Bellows Falls and her maiden
name was Clara Holbrook.
The Brattleboro Woman's club will meet
at the Brooks House Wednesday after
noon, April 5. at $50 o'clock. Mrs Hobart
| X. Whitaker will speak on 1.-The Tramp
and what we shall do with him." and
Mrs. Katherine NJ. Burchard will give a
paper on THE Philosophy of the Servant
| Question" The musical part of the pro-
gram will be in charge Of Miss Ware,
Mrs. e. III. Crane and Miss Harriet Clark
The Edward Hitchcock fellowship in
physical education, Of $500 a year. at
Amherst college. has been awarded to
! Ralph Shattuck Patch of Brattleboro, who
Will succeed Fred Loring Thompson, '04
who has resigned to continue work in
physical education elsewhere Mr.. Patch
who graduated at the Brattleboro high
school in '99, is a member of the senior
class at Amherst, and Is manager of the
| varsity basket ball team.
Eben Holden is a comedy of the purest
| type. Pathos such as only the circum-
| stances of troubled love affairs can breed
and an atmosphere that takes one back
| to Gods own masterpiece the country,
are found In abundance in this play and
with that sterling character actor, Henry
Horton, and the exceptionally clever sup
porting company engaged by Manager
| Frank Eldredge, local theatre goers may
well anticipate a rare treat when this
popular play is presented at the Au-
ditorium this evening
The Bennett Moulton company played
! to fair house Friday night and to
large audience Saturday night The
company had open dates the first OF this
week, and so Manager Fox made arrange
ments with them to hold the boards Mon
| day and Tuesday nights. As a special
| inducement so per cent, reduction in re-
served seats was made on tickets bought
| for women before IL o'clock Monday for
the Monday night performance, which
| resulted In large attendance that night
There was fairly good sale for the Tues
day night show.
Mrs. f. s. Brasor gave n reception Fri
day evening at her home on Fourth street
In honor of Miss Mary Howe who will
give recital at the auditorium this even
ing under the auspices of the College
Athletic association. About IS guests
were present and a most delightful even
ing was spent. This is Miss Howe's first
visit to the pioneer city and she made
many friends Friday evening by her
charming manner. The guests included
the musical talent of the city and all were
pleased to meet and talk with one who
has reached such degree of perfection
in her chosen work. The hostess served
light refreshments during the evening
marietta, Ohio, Leader, March IS.
Houghton & Simonds's enlarged and
modernized store was a veritable bee
hive on their opening day, Monday, not
less than 1000 people visiting the estab-
lishment and admiring the four stores
both for their convenience and general
excellence, as well as enjoying the de-
lightful music by Leitsinger's orchestra
The orchestra played from 2 to 8. 80 o o'clock
from position on the second floor where
1t could be heard distinctly In all the
stores as well as on the street. The cash
carrier, which Is an innovation of its kind
in Brattleboro, received q large share of
attention The % clerks were busy all
day. and in addition to the large volume
of trade many orders for suits and coats
were given to representative of a New
York house, who was present. About 200 |
subscriptions to a leading fashion maya
zine were taken, a pattern being given |
to each subscriber.
\ meeting of the Choral Union was held |
in high school hall Monday evening to |
consider the question of resuming re- |
hearsals, which were suspended some time |
ago on account of the Illness of Mr. Cof- |
fin, the musical director The attendance |
was small, indicating clearly a lack of |
enthusiasm TO go on at this late season |