Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
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Rev Father O'Donoghue said mass in
South Vernon last Sunday morning.
Miss Abbie Griffin is planning to have
a Christmas sale of useful and fancy
articles to begin the first week in Deem
Der.
The Garment Workers union held their
regular monthly meeting in Grand Army
hall Monday evening. Sixteen members
were initiated.
A special commission appointed by the
legislature came TO Brattleboro Wednes-
day and inspected the Brattleboro Retreat
yesterday morning.
Mrs. 1. w. Pratt will hold an auction
sale of household furniture at So Elliot
street at 2 o'clock tomorrow. George p.
p. Miller will be the auctioneer.
AS a direct result of the general meet
ing of the board of trade Monday night
three members were admitted at the
meeting Of the directors Tuesday night
The next social of the Odd Fellows will
be held Tuesday evening, the goth, to
which all Odd Fellows and friends are
invited. There will be dancing in both
halls.
Roberts &, Gobie, decorators, have near
ly completed a contract at Schcll's castle
in East Mortified upon which three men
have been employed for the last few
weeks.
The quarters formerly occupied by the
Brattleboro Manufacturing company in
the electric light building have been leased
to che Greenfield Nut &c Screw company
and are being cleaned up ready for occu-
pancy.
The Windham County Fish and Game
Protective association, has asked Senators
Chase and Phelps to recommend the
reappointment of A. w. ]. wilkins of
ppat oh Ytnfx Ggh nd M
warden. Mr.. wilkins has done excellent
service in this capacity.
On Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 26 and
81, will occur the annual food and flower
sale of the Congregational society and
Mrs. L. e. Holden and Mrs. w. F. Root
are taking orders to be filled at that
time The Japanese tea room will be
pleasing feature of the affair
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Smith entertained
the Epworth League at an egg social at
their home on Cedar street last evening
good company OF young people paid the
two eggs, which was the price OF admis-
sion, and the evening was spent in games
ana instrumental and vocal music. Home
made candy was sold.
The second in the series of lectures
under the auspices of the senior class of
the high school for the benefit of the
Washington fund was given last even
ing in Grange hall. The lecturer George
N. Cross presented a collection of ex-
cellent slides Illustrating the Historic
Castles of England"
The bill to make the trout fishing season
in Windham county extend from April 1
to August / has been killed in the legis-
lature. Both branches of the legislature
have passed the bill amending the charter
of che Brattleboro Horne for Aged and
Disabled and the bill Gas amended) in
cooperating the Grafton and S;axtons
River railroad company.
The presentation of Romeo and Juliet
at the Auditorium Tuesday evening was
a fiat disappoin tment to the large audi
ence that attended. The most cheerful
and concise way Of phrasing a "critique''
of the performance would be to say that
the real tragedy was in the way Shaks-
pere's masterpiece of tragedy was MUIR
dered and not in the tragedy itself.
George Anderson, fireman on the extra
work train, sustained a painful injury
at Townshend Saturday. He was filing
the engine from the water pipe when the
train started slightly and Anderson s
right leg was caught between the back
coal-boards Of the tender and the water
spout. The calf of the leg was badly
lacerated and at first 1t was feared that
bones were broken. Anderson was
brought to Brattleboro in a caboose and
has been under medical care since.
A regular meeting OF Oasis encamp-
ment, !. o. o. F., was held last evening
when the Golden Rule degree was con-
ferred upon five candidates, One of the
features of the meeting was the roll call
Of the encampment to which 70 responded.
This was followed by banquet at which
Charles Staples presided as POSTMASTER
and toasts were responded to by several
of the fraternity. Visiting Odd Fellows
were present from Maine. New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island and Connecticut
The In cI,o Of he
ments was F. E. Perry, w. T. Haigh and
A. w. Roel.
In a meeting of the Junior boys of the
Y M. C. A. Tuesday night it was voted
to found a chapter of Phi Alpha Pi among
the Junior boys. The symbols of the
order signify friendship, truth and SER
vice. The chapter was started with II
charter members and it is expected that
more will be added. Elmer Phelps was
elected president, Godfrey Crosby treas
urer, and Warren Bartlett secretary
The membership committee was elected
MS follows Errol Richardson, David
Bingham and Lyman Holden; the social
committee, Homer Ellis, Merrill Haskell
and Leonard Pierce; the religious work
committee, Sheriff. Bassett Warren Bart
lett Elmer Hubbard Hall, Frank Rogers,
Dwight Wilson and Homer Ellis
Last evenings storm did mott prevent
the annual fair by the ladies' aid societeJ
of St. Mlchael's Episcopal church from
being a success financially and in every
way. A surprisingly large number at
tended the supper and the sales tables
were well patronized. An excellent sup,
per was served, consisting of escalloped
oysters, chicken salad, hot rolls coffee,
ice cream, cake, etc, and the supper
tables were set atpractively with fancy
china, cut glass and candelabra. "Coney
Island was an attraction for the chill.
dren. 1t consisted of a box of sawdusI
in which grabs were hidden for the chill
dren to dig up. This was in charge OF
Mrs. A. w. Montgomery. The tables
trimmed with hemlock and bunting. and
those in charge were as follows Jellies
canned fruit and preserves. Mrs. George
Tyler; fancy work, Mrs. Annie G. Cobb
and Miss Clara Gale; aprons, Miss Bessie
Cain; bags Miss Elizabeth McVeish
candy Miss Margaret Martin and Miss
Elizabeth Marshall.