Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-08

The ladies' aid society Of the Methodist |
church will hold a sewing meeting We'd
nesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Thomas VIM.
The social gathering planned for Sept.
IA, in charge Of the Society Of Seamstress
Needlewomen & Shopgirls has been post
poned to Sept. 10.
Members of the Home Helpers Union,
of the South African mission, are request
ed to meet at % South Main street Sep
TENDER IA at 7.9O p. m.
AS a result Of the heavy rains Sunday
and Monday the street railroad power
house in Centrevile has been run on
water power nearly all the time since. The
new engine is working satisfactorily, al
though it has had very little to do thus
far.
The ladies of the Congregational parish
are invited to a missionary tea to be given
by Mrs. II. e. Bond at her home on Lin
den street Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Miss Ida f. Hubbard, principal
of the American Missionary association
school at Athens, Alabama, will speak.
The Fletcher houses on Birge street
have been sold to the property owners on
| the street, Messrs Baker Bushnell, and
Holden & Martin. These houses will be
vacated by the present tenants and then
| generally renovated, and the north end
| of the street made clean and attractive
and a credit to the town.
e. F. Coxson and Mrs. NJ. A. Powers of
| Brattleboro were married in New York
| city Friday by Rev. e. r. Smith. They
| are expected to return to Brattleboro next
week. They will live in one of II. l..
! Emerson's new houses on Green street.
Mr. Coxson is employed by the S. A.
Smith company.
The Vermont Society of the United
| States Daughters of 1912 will hold their
| regular meeting at the home Of Mrs.
George B. White Wednesday, Sept 10, at
| 3 o'clock. The date is the anniversary Of
the gallant defence of Fort McHenry.
During the cannonade Francis S. Key Of
Baltimore wrote the famous song, Star
Spangled Banner"
Bingham chapter, No. 80, o. f. ST. held
the first meeting after the summer vaca-
ton on Tuesday evening. After the bus
mess session refreshments were served
and a social time was enjoyed, a fea-
ture of which was the Identification of pic
lures taken years ago Of present members
of the order. Mrs. A. L. Pettee, who iden-
titled 26, was awarded the first prize.
The peach orchard which Charles Miner
set out five years ago began to bear this
year. He has 1000 trees The fruit on the
Mountain Rose variety is now ready to
can. Mr. Miner set out the trees on a
none have been damaged, while others
which were set where ii was thought
they would be protected in a measure
from the cold were damaged seriously.
About 200 Red Men and Daughters OF
Pocahontas and invited guests were en-
tertained at the home Of w. II. Harris
in West Brattleboro last Thursday even
ing at a corn roast. The house and
grounds were beautifully illuminated with
Japanese lanterns. Hines and Dugan fur.
nished music for dancing, which was en-
joyed by all. Refreshments were served
during the evening and all report an en-
joyable time.
A. Q. Scammons 1.-THE Real Widow
Brown which has had an unparalleled
run in London, Berlin and New York, will
be seen at the Auditorium Friday evening
of next week.. Sept. Is. 1t is sparkling
and funny, but clean and wholesome. il
has been called THE Laughing Hit Of
the Century" and involves matrimonial
complications through mistaken identity
High-clas musical and dancing feature:
will be introduced.
The Society of Seamstresses, Needle.
women and Shop girls will have a socia
gathering in Red Mems hall Friday even
ing, Sept. Is, at 7.30 o'clock A program
will be given and light refreshments will
be served. All working women and girl
are cordially invited to attend. Owing
|
Thursday, Sept. IA, It seemed advisabl,
; to have the gathering the following even
8 ing, so special attention is called to tn,
1 change.
. Treasurer George E. Mosher, of Com
= | pany l, IS expecting daily the money will
which to pay the members of the com
= | pany for their services at the recent mus
! ter at Camp Governor Bell. The men ar
9 | allowed $3.50 a day for muster service
43 cents a day coming from the United
States government and $l07 a day com
a ing from the state. The men are paid 70
g the actual number of days they were ii
Q camp, and those who went to the ground
= to prepare for the encampment will re
n ceive extra pay. The commissioned Off
t GERS are paid by the United States upoi
e the basis of the regular army officers
e annual pay, and the amount they will re
5, ceive is, for the captain, IS a day; frs
h lieutenant, 81 a day; second lieutenant
e $3.S5 a day. The amount due Company
Q from the state was S60712. and from tn
S United States, s253.13,, making a total o
n $S6O.25. OF this 800 has been paid.
n The Daughters of the American Revolu
: ton were delightfully."- entertained Tues
u day afternoon, September 5. at the hom
of Mrs. f. II. Holden on Oak street, witt
Mrs. A. H. Knight and Mrs. Holden a
t hostesses. At the business meeting tw'
}. members were voted into chapter mem
s bership and Mrs. f. l.. Smith and Mrs
n kttredge HaSkinS were chosen delegate
h to the state conference of Daughters t
e be held in Montpelier October 3, with Mrs
= G. w. Pierce and Mrs. w. T. Haigh a.
r alternates The program for the after
noon was very interesting and consisted
!, of a group of songs very well rendered
= by Miss Adeline Warner, a piano solo b!
f Wales Holden and a very interesting pa
$ per on Nathan Hale by Mrs. o. d. Esta
e brook. Miss Martha Winkler of Camden
d N. j., who has delighted Brattebort
f audiences on other occasions, favored thu
, chapter with two songs The chapte
y sent a telegram to the President in recog
a milton of the treaty of peace being signeC
s that hour, cOngratulating "Presiden
e Roosevelt upon the consummation of hi
= work in bringing peace to two great ma
= tons" Miss Harriet Holden and Gu!
Y Jones furnished delightful instrumental
f music for the social hour during which
= the hostesses served refreshments assist
@ | ed by Misses Marion Knight, Adelin,
n | Warner and Ellen Sherman and Walel
. | Holden. The afternoon was one of tn,
e pleasantest in the chapters history anC
was enjoyed by nearly 40 Daughters anC
guests Mrs. F. L. Smith, regent Of tho
chapter, received this morning, in re-
Spouse to the chapters telegram to thu
G President his card with the following
: message: "Thark you heartily for you
2 congratulations"
n Baptlsts at West oulIford.