Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09


Manager Fox has booked Quincy
Adams Sawyer for Feb. 81.
The town, auditors will finish their re-
port by the middle of next week.
The Roman Catholic society is prepar-
| ing for a ST. Patricks day entertain
ment.
The ladies of the Centre church will
serve supper in the vestry at o'clock
next Thursday evening.
William C. Horizons agency has sold
for c. II. Eddy his two houses on Clark
street to George A. Ees.
A turkey dinner was served on Tuesday
to about 40 people in the rooms of the
! w. c. T. u. in Emerson building.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
church was held Friday evening. Mrs.
| j. f.. Stearns was reelected clerk.
he Home Helpers of South Africa
General missiod will meet at % South
Main street next Wednesday evening at
73O.
The Green Street book club will hold its
annual sale and supper at the home of
Mrs. II. H. Thompson Wednesday, Feb.
IA, at 6 o'clock.
The Daughters Of Pocahontas will give
| q dress-as-you- please masquerade dance
in Grange hall Monday evening" Feb. 10,
to which all are invited
The Young Peoples Home Mission cir
Gle of the Methodist church will hold
valentine party at the parsonage, So High
street, Tuesday evening, Feb. 13
DO you remember what the village
oracle could remember about the year
when there was six weeks Of good
sleighing in March," and does this morn
ing make you think of it?
Quonektacat tribe of Red Men will
confer the Chiefs degree tonight, after
which corn and Venison will be served
The same degree was conferred on four
candidates last Friday night
The meeting of the Alliance Study class
will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
Monday evening Feb. 13. at 7.30 o'clock
Subject. Buddhism and the Light of
Asia All are invited.
The offering of the Centre church for
the Associated Charities was $21, instead
of $45 as reported last week. Part of the
$l5 was used for the poor of Brattleboro
without going through the Associated
Charities.
President George W. Pierce. of the
Windham County Fish and Game Protec-
tive association. is preparing a list of
names of people for appointment as "a
membership committee of the organiza-
ton. The appointments probably will be
made the coming week.
The Greenfield correspondent of the
Springfield Republican said I'm yesterday s
paper: Joseph w. Stevens. member of
the school board for nine years and for
eight its chairman. declines further ser
vice, on the ground that he has given his
share of time to school affairs and that
business cares take up his time. The
| withdrawal of Mr.. Stevens Is distinct
loss to the school board and the COM
munity. His quality of service has been
high, and in dealing with school problems
he has stood for what he believed was for
, the best interests of the town."
Miss Katherine Lois Mead. g. daughter
of Isabella S. Mead of New York and
the late Charles L. Mead. formerly of
Brattleboro, died suddenly in New York
Monday of tuberculosis. The body was
brought to Brattleboro yesterday and was
buried in Prospect Hill cemetery Rev. II.
r. Miles officiating at the committal SER
vice. Miss Mead was born in New Brit
ain, Conn She is survived by her mother
who was Isabella Martin of Walpole, one
, brother and one sister. Her father, who
was president OF the Stanley Rule &
Level company when he died. formerly
was deacon of the Congregational
church of Brattleboro.
, A musical performance which the public
cannot afford to miss will be the matinee
, concert by the Boston Festival Orchestral
/, club In the Auditorium at go y. m, Tues
; day, Feb 20. under the auspices of the
CnOfal Union. Inc ciuD Is composed OIL
nine of the leading soloiSts of the Boston
! Festival orchestra and is the best nine
I piece orchestra In the country. The
Brockton Times said of them: THE or
chestra furnished some of the most beau.
tiful music ever heard here. the stringed
instruments being splendidly handled
t with distinct phraslng and fine express
Y sion. The opening number displayed the
3 performers llghtness and certainty oil
execution. In the symphonic poem the
phrasing of each sentiment was perfectly
= expressed and was thorough delight t
skilled ears"
e Between 200 and 300 Masons of tn,
j eighth Masonic district were present a
3 the annual communication In Masonic
hall yesterday afternoon and last even
ing, and all fully enjoyed every feature o
the meeting A lodge of Master Mason:
; was opened in form by Brattleboro lodge
K No. 1O2. Frederick l. Swift w. NJ. a
q 2.3O o'clock, after which the Entered APP
= prentice degree was conferred by the
!, same lodge Lectures of this degree wer'
| rehearsed by Russell w. Blood. w. NJ,
a and w. G. Harvey, S. s.. of Blazing Sta
lodge. No. %, of Townshend. and thu
work and lectures as given were reviewed
, by Worshipful Henry l.. Ballou, grant
|, lecturer of Chester. The work and lee
lures were given in an impressive way
+ At $50 o'clock the ladies' of Bingham
: Chapter Order of Eastern Star, served
a delicious banquet in Grange hall. At IL
!, came the call from refreshment to labo
: on the Master Mason degree, the degree
q being conferred by King Solomons TEN
a pie lodge, No 49, of Bellows Falls, Day
q ton II. Switzer. w. NJ. The work was re
: viewed by the grand lecturer and remark
q were made by the grand lodge officers AM
a others. Excellent music was furnished b.
:, the Masonic quartet, consisting of G. M
Clay, w. s. Stearns. Z. II. Crane ant
G.. e. Adams. The grand lodge officer
= present We're Right Worshipful Deput,
# Grand Master Charles A. Calderwood. act
k ing grand master. of st. Johnsbury, Righ
l. Worshipful Grand Secretary Henry II
IS Ross of Burlington, Worshipful Gram
n Lecturer Henry l.. Ballou of Chester
8. Worshipful Assistant Grand Chaplain
3, Charles F. Partridge of Woodstock. Wor
It shipful Grand Senior Steward Albert XIII
g am of Burlington and Worshipful Pas
It Grand Junior Deacon /. D. Bailey o
i Brattleboro.
/ After procuring about SIG from a saw
a ings bank, on an order to which he signe
n his mothers name, Harold Larrabee. II
* who lives with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. LARA
1t bee on Clark street, bought revolver a
y Woods hardware store Monday forenoo
It and left town without notifying anybod
l. of his intentions. He was away unit
r. Wednesday night, when he returned, haV
l. ing been found by officers I'm Keene n
r. H. The boy finished work for the s. A
n, Smith company Saturday, and on Monda
lie morning he began work with Mr.. LARA