Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30

Mass was celebrated yesterday at 8
o'clock in ST. Mchael's Roman Catholic |
church in observance of Thanksgiving.
Brattleboro lodge NO 1O2. A. f. & A.
NJ, conferred the third degree upon two
candidates at special communication
Monday night
The first of series Of seven socials
under the auspices of Bingham chapter
o. 70. S., was held in Masonic hall We'd
nesday evening. About Is people were
present Leitsngers orchestra furnished
music for dancing. The next gathering
will be held the evening of Dec 18th.
Crosby & Parker will make the con-
nection of the Flat street water main
with the Main street main today and next
week they will lay a main down Union
hill About 1900 feet of six Inch pipe
has been laid on the South Main street
extension leaving about 200 feet to be
laid there
Miss Abbie Grhin's Christmas sale,
which will begin next Wednesday. will
be held I'm the Retting building on High
street, instead Of at III Main street, as
previously announced. Miss Griffin will
have a variety of attractive things Of her
own on sale, and win esteem It a favor
to have others bring articles to her TO be
sold on commission.
A Boston despatch OF Nov. "a to the
Music Trades says: Among the recent
graduates of the Boston school of piano
tuning Is Mr.. Leitsnger OF Brattleboro,
! Vt. formerly tuner in the factory of
the Carpenter Organ company, Brattle-
boro. Since graduating from the Boston
school Mr. Leitsinger has formed n part
nership with c. NJ Dugan, a violin teach
err of Bratteboro and they will conduct a
retail piano business, handling the Deck
er Bros. and other pianos"
The second of the monthly musical ser
| vices Sunday evenings in the Congrega-
| tional church will be held next Sunday
at Z. p. M, with a chorus of 16 voices.
| Besides the voluntary and postlude, by
! Mr.. Leitslnger. and the hymns these Sc
| lections will be glven Chorus "Te
Deum," Ketschmann; solo, Fear not we,
| o Israel" Buck. by f. c. Adams; re-
| Spouse by the choir; duet Lead Kindly
Light by Mr. Adams and f.. H. Crane (;
organ message male qib rtet, 30 Saw
! ing Victim; choir. at is a good thing to
give thanks" Schneider; solo, Trust
ing in Thee" Coverly. by George Il. Ad-
ans; chorus. Gloria" Mozart.
The address of Guy Kirkham Of
| Springfield. Mass, before the Young
| peoples union at the Baptist chapel Tues
day evening was very instructive and
stimulating. The speaker, who is n mem q
Der of the firm of KirlSham & Parlett.
gave from rich experience of work and
study He sought In an earnest wa 10
interest his hearers In the study Of ar
chitecture. placing II rs an art with
music, painting and sculpture. He told
with cleaness how the layman could
judge a piece of architecture and then
outlined the characteristics of Greek
Roman and Gothic architecture. In nam
ing books Of value on the subject he re-
ferred to the lives and works Of some OF
The best known architects. After the tnlE
the company remained to meet Mr.. Kirk
ham in a more personal way. Refresh
ments We're served and musical program
was provided by the social committee.
In accordance with a published an.
nouncement the books of the Brattlebor,
Trust company were opened at 10 o'clocl
Tuesday forenoon to receive subscription
! for shares in the capital stock OF thu
! company amounting to 500. 600 as pro
vided in the company's charter. 1t ha,
= been announced by the committee ap
pointed for that purpose that the book
! would be open from 10 a. m. To p. m
for 10 days, or until 1000 shares had beel
3 subscribed. In less than 80 minutes tn
stock had been. over subscribed more thai
8 10000. and at 1890 o'clock the book
Z were closed. The subscribers were an en-
e thusiastic group OF men. confident OK tn
. success of the institution from the start
I The company will hold its annual meet
r ing for the election Of officers Dec. "a. an
j 1t is expected that the builders CONTRACT
will be completed so that the compan
j., will begin business about Jan. 10.
The following despatch from Provi
9 dence r. l., appeared in the Boston Her
aid of yesterday: by the will OF Ben
jamin ID. Weeden, one OF the wealthles
a property owners OF this city, requests ar
: made for the support OF favorite mare
two dogs and a parrot. Mr.. Weeden Ia
9 possessions valued at nearly 81 200. 00i
"a He was n great lover of animals In III
| WILL which he executed on May IS. 1S9
# he provided that special trust fund
, 10000 be set apart, from the income
II which payments should he made annual
II as follows For the support OF his favor
X lite mare. Kitty $3.50: his dog Laddi
n 800; his parrot, Capt. Corcoran, $50 n
N wife's pug dog, Puck, 500. His person
= property he divides between his sol
Henry c. Weeden and his daughte
Louise NJ. Grout" Henry c. Wecde
RI who according to the despatch will inner
~ nearly half million dollars Is n dealer
p wholesale plumbing supplies In ,}osto
ST About FIVE years ago he bought tho Pitx
s homestead on Western avenue in th
te village and his family have since ma,
lie their home there Mr.. Weeden was
s. home over THANKSGIVING