Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-13

The sophomore class OF the nlBn SChOOi
will go on a sleigh ride tonight to Putney
G. u. Gilman has received carload OF
Ohio horses this week. and they are now
on sale at his Elliot street stables.
Twenty-three members were initiated
at the regular monthly meeting OF the
Garment workers union held in Giahd
Army hall Monday evening.
Mrs Josephine Baldwin will close her
dancing classes with an assembly at
Grange hall this evening when Lett
singers orchestra will furnish music ana
refreshments will be served.
The Young Mems Christian association
will open their business and professional
mems gymnasium class this afternoon at
4.3O o'clock, and classes will be held here
after every Monday and Friday at 4.SO
D. m.
The first meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held at the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening, Jan. 16. at $50
O'Clock when course OF study for the
winter will be decided on. A fun at
tendance is desired.
The Central Vermont Railway company
has ordered and expects to receive with
in two weeks, nine heavy freight engines
| The locomotives are ten driver, CONSOLE
dalton engines of a heavier type than any
I'm present use on the company's lines.
Windham County Pomona Grange will
meet with Evening star Grange at Dunn
merston Centre next Wednesday at II
a. m. The afternoon meeting VIII De
| open to the public and it is hoped that
a large number will attend as good
| program is promised
The w. c. r. l.. will hold their next
meeting Thursday. Jan. 10. Members will
! please bear in mind that these meetings
| are held regularly the first and third
| Thursdays each month. When there are
| five Thursdays in a month there will be
| a meeting on the fifth Thursday.
About so people from West Brattleboro
| had a Christian Endeavor gathering and
house warming at the home Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Jesse c. johnson, 90 Forest street,
| last evening. Music, charades and con-
| umdrums were a part Of the delightful
| social time and pop corn and apples In
various forms were served
The state Grand Army encampment will
! be held in Brattleboro Feb. %. Sey-
mour H. Wood. a st. Adams lawyer and
n member of the LIST Vermont cavalry and
| former member of the Ransom guard of
| St. Adams. is n prominent candidate for
| commander. Commander Chief Black
mar and his adjutant- general will be
| present
Friday and Saturdays storm. which be-
| gan with snow and ended with rain was
much more trying to the travelling public
blizzard earlier in the week. The rain
turned the light snow into slush. which
made travelling very difficult. and when
the temperature fell the street railroad
| track was covered with thick coating
| of ice. The snow pillow started from West
| Brattleboro Saturday morning. but had
| proceeded but a short distance when the
| electric mechanism gave out and the
pillow was stalled until the middle Of the
| afternoon. The first ear reached Pros
| pect Hin about II O'Clock Saturday night
BY next morning the track was frozer
| over again, and it was afternoon before
cars were able to run on schedule time
| The high water carried the ice out OF
| Milestone brook Saturday.
Brattleboro lodge. y. r. O. p, held a
special meeting in Grand Army hall last
| Friday evening. After a short business
session the doors were thrown open to q
large number of visitors. The grand
warden. J. y. Gale Of St Johnsbury. in
stalled the officers, after which selections
Were rendered by the mandolin club, will
Miss Minnie Leitsiuger as pianist Mr.
Gale spoke in very pleasing manner
ON the merits of the order. Eight appli-
cations for membership were received. anC
as Il have come i'm within a short tim,
| by transfer cards there is very promis
| inE outlook for the coming year. TIL,
regular meetings hereafter will be held
the first and third Tuesdays of every
month: The meeting on the first Tues
day win be held at the home OF some
member and that on the third Tuesday
at Grand Army hall. Next Tuesday even
ing the public supper will be served a
Grand Army hall from $50 to 80. Al
are cordially invited. The closed meetin.
will begin ut SIS for business and intia
tou. The mandolin club. with Mis-,
Minnie Leitsinger as pianist will furnish
music during the supper hour.