Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-02

Durham Brothers shipments for the
month Of October exceeded $25O,0OO In
value.
Another social win be held in Odd Eel
lows hall Tuesday evening. AN ODD Eel
lows and friends are invited. There will
be dancing I'm both halls.
The women OF the Congregational
church are arranging for their annual
food and flower SALE which will be held
during Thanksgiving week.
Rev. Father o'Donoghue will celebrate
mass in Putney Sunday at o'clock The
usual two masses viii be celebrated IN
ST. Michaels Roman Catholic church.
Yesterday was All Saints day. Mass
was celebrated in st. Mlchaers Roman
Catholic church at 9 o'clock Today is
All Souls day. Mass was observed at
9 o'clock.
The members OF the Brattleboro branch
OF the Woman's Alliance will hold a birth
day sociable at the Clark farm this (Fri-
day. evening at 7.s0 O'clock as guests Of
Mrs. Gerry Messer.
The annual fair by Protective Grange
will be held on the evening OF Nov. 20.
There will be a state AntertalpHhent and
the usual booths for/ the. sale OF fancy
and useful articles, stc<
Quonektacat tribe OF Red Men will hold
Friday evening OF next week after work
ing the Warriors degree. Great Sachem
Davis Of Springfield Is expected to be
present
The bakery in Ware Mass, owned by
+. ]. Muvaney, the former minstrel and
coach OF minstrel shows, was badly dam
aged by fire Wednesday. The loss Is es-
timated at $1,000 Mr.. Mulvaney carried
$4,000 insurance.
Services at the Home for the Aged and
Disabled will be continued the coming
winter. Rev. L. Q. S. Osgood win have
charge OF the services for November.
The meetings will be held Sunday after
Moons at O'Clock, and all friends are in
vited.
The Vermont Wheel club will serve a
buffet lunch in its rooms next Tuesday
evening and will receive the election re-
turns. The club viii elect committees
for pool and billiards and cards at the
next regular meeting. The entertainment
committee recently elected consists OF
f. J. Lavelle. K. w. Sutherland and A.
p. Simonds.
a bill has been introduced in the legls-
lature this week by Town Representative
f w. Gibson providing for an amend
ment to the charter OF the Brattleboro
Home for the Aged and Disabled. Under
the present charter the home Is not al
lowed to hold property 10 the extent OF
more than $4,000. The proposed amend
ment places the limit at considerably
more than that amount.
Miss Marguerite Tucker, supervisor OF
schools entertained the village school
teachers at tea at her home on williston
street last evening TO give them an oppor-
tunity to say goodbye TO Miss Olive f.
| Shumway, who has given up her position
as teacher in the Canal street school 20
| go to Asbury Park. n. ]. Miss Shumway
| will go to Asbury PARK tomorrow to teach
| in the fourth grade. She Will be sue
| ceeded by Miss Bessie Mackenzie. who
has been teaching grades four and five in
| the Brattleboro academy building In West
| Brattleboro The meeting of the other
teachers at the home OF Miss Tucker last
| evening was a surprise to Miss Shumway.
About 6O people enjoyed the Halloween
social held at the home of Miss Eta
| Miner I'm Centreville under the auspices
| of the Young Peoples Home Mission
| circle of the Methodist church Wednes-
day evening. The guests were met at
| the car and escorted to the house by
ghosts. The rooms were ornamented with
| jack olanterns and the company spent a
| merry evening bobbing for apples cut
ting the magic cake. having fortunes told
| by the witch and other appropriate fes-
tivities. over 81 was realized from the
sale OF homemade candy.
First OF a series OF musical services in
the Congregational church on the first Sun
| day OF each month viii be held next sun
| day evening at z. All thg selections
will be by Mendelssohn and fwill be rem
dered by 16 voices, The mysic will be as
| follows; Organ voluntary, 'Nocturne. .
| Mr.. Leitslnger; chorus, He watching
over Israel; solo. II with all your
hearts" Mr.. Gilbert response, Cast thy
burden on the Lord; solo, Lord God OF
| Abraham" +. c. Adams: organ Mes
sage" Mr.. Leitsinger: quintet. 20 for the
wings of n dove; chorus, Thy viii be
done; solo. But the Lord is mindful"
Mr.. Adams: chorus. THE Lord is great
postlude. The priests march"
| A large number of young people par
ticipated In the Halloween party given
| by the Young Peoples Union in the
vestry of the Baptist church Tuesday
| evening. The sociable was in charge OF
| Miss Ellen Hunt. and the program was
very pleasing to all present. The various
features were appropriate for the occa-
sion included fortune tellers. wigwams
kettle and tripod. etc. l.. w. Hawley
read a ghost story amid weird and
spooky surroundings. Remarks were made
by Rev. G. b. Lawson and announcements
were made of the study classes which
Will meet next Tuesday evening at 7SC
o'clock for the first time. The classes
and teachers will be as follows: Stenog-
| raphy. Mrs. Kenney; sewing. Miss Luce
| French and German. Miss Allen: hygiene
DR.. c. S. wilkins; drawing and painting,
| Mrs. c. b. Crowen: bookkeeping, II. F,
c. Toedt; ALIENS or Americans7" c. 8
Hopkins; Old Testament stories. Rev
G. B. Lawson.