Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-10
BRATTLEBORo.

The Masonic sociable has been post.
poned to March %.
Every Friday evening during Lent there
will be devotions in st. Michaers Roman
Catholic church at 7.30.
Next Sunday collection will be taken
at both masses i'm st. Michaels Roman
Catholic church for the negro and Indian
missions.
Wednesday, being Ash Wednesday, mass
was celebrated at 8 O'Clock in st. Michaers
Roman Catholic church, and devotions
held in the evening at 100
Harold Smith and Robert Sargent have
formed a copartnership to carry on an
electrical supplies business. Their head
quarters are at Leslie Smiths factory on
Flat street.
The Swedish Congregational church,
which recently underwent extensive re-
pairs, will be rededicated next Sunday.
Rev. c. j. Anderson of Orange, Mass,
will preach at 1890 o'clock and at 100.
In the afternoon at o'clock a service
will be conducted in English, with preach
ing by Revs. H. r. Miles and l.. M. Kenes-
ton. All American friends of the church
are cordially invited.
The annual convocation of the second
district. Order of Eastern Star, was held
with Alpha chapter, No. SO, at Masonic
hall, Bellows Falls yesterday afternoon
exemplifed the initiatory work in the
evening, Alpha chapter, of which Mrs.
Abbie c. Gorham is worthy matron,
served a banquet at o'clock. The dis
trict deputies Capt. r. E. Hathorn of
Ludlow and Mrs. Mary Leland of Ches-
ter, had charge of the meeting.
Company I has begun the seasons
active drilling work Weekly drills of the
company will be held. A school for nom
commissioned officers will be held every
Tuesday evening and sighting drills every
Saturday evening at the company head
quarters. At the regular meeting of the
company Wednesday evening it was voted
to increase fines of privates for non-at-
tendance at drills to so cents, non-com-
missioned officers to rs cents and COM
missioned officers to 81. Fines will be
collected every month.
On Monday afternoon, March 10, from
3 to o'clock the Vermont Society of
United States Daughters of 1912 will hold
a tea and sale of useful and fancy articles
at the home of Mrs Fred II. Holden. 23
Oak street choice musical program
has been prepared. Between selections
Mrs. Charles II. Thompson will read a
brief paper on THE Making and Rails
Ing of the First United States Flag Over
Schoolhouse." collection of war
relics will be on exhibition. Every one
will be welcomed
The question, Resolved, that capital
punishment ought to be abolished" was
discussed by members of class No. in
the Baptist church parlors Tuesday night
The affirmative side was taken by Her
man Eddy and Emory ]. Eddy and the
negative side by Arthur l.. Maynard and
w F. Sutcliffe. The judges, II. F. c.
Todt, j. H. Blatherwick and Mrs L. w
Hawley, decided in favor of the negative
side on the weight of the arguments, and
on the merits of the question. Refresh
ments Were served.
Mrs. Della C. Yeaw, 40, wife of H. c.
Yeaw of Forest street, died Wednesday
morning after an Illness of six weeks with
an intestinal disease, for which she I'M
derwent serious operation three weeks
ago. Mrs Yeaw was a daughter of Jo-
than and Lucina (Jones) Whitnev and
was born in Charlemont Mass, Sept T.
1865. Her home was in Charlemont I'M
til her marriage to Mr. Yeaw, which
took place Feb 20, 1873, after which Mr.
and Mrs. Heaw lived in Dover until they
came to Rrattleboro six years ago. Mrs
Heaw was a woman of Christian char
acter and attractive personality but she
had been in i'll health several years which
confined her to her home. She Is sur
Vived by her husband and an adopted
daughter, Gladys Yeaw brother, Wind
sor Whitney of Townshend, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Lucina Cooper of Dover and
MRS. Kate Hastings of Charlemont The
funeral will be held at the house at !
O'Clock today, Rev. II. r.. Miles, of the
Congregational church officiating. and
the body will he placed in the tomb in
Prospect Hill cemetery.