Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-16

IToieCllNe dThnBe VIII nave an inter-
esting program at the meeting next We'd
nesday evening.
The next odd Fellows sociable will be
held next Wednesday There will be
dancing In both halls.
Bingham chapter, o. e. s., will give a
public supper at Masonic hall next Tues
day evening at 6 o'clock. The proceeds
will be used for the plano fund
The annual government inspection Of
Company l will be made next Thursday
afternoon and evening by Capt George
w. Kirkpatrick, of the 18th United States
cavalry.
Mrs o. T. Ware bought of NJ T. Ryan
of Greenfield yesterday the house and lot
on Forest street which adjoins, in the
rear, the house and lot on Oak street
which Mr.. and Mrs. Ware recently bought
of d. Frank Shea.
The Rev Dr. j. L.. Cummings, a mis-
sionary recently returned from Henzada
I Burma, where he has made record for
splendid service, will occupy the pulpit of
the Baptist church on Sunday. DIR. Cum
mings is a fine speaker and will be heard
with a great interest
Some particularly interesting papers
on The English of the Home and School"
were given at the mothers meeting I'm
the Congregational vestry Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs John Barrows and Miss
Marguerite Tucker For various reasons,
however, the attendance was small, and
1t was announced that probably the papers
would be repeated.
! Mrs. Mary wilkins Freeman the author
has stirred some of the people of Met
uchen, N. j., by her latest novel, 1.-THE
I Debtor" according to a New York Times
| correspondent One of the principal
! characters in the novel is Il good-na tured
and cultivated dead beat" and on ac-
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portrayal Of the character is not taken
with very good grace by some Of the
! townspeople.
Some unusually tall pine trees have
been cut the past week by Holden &
! Martin on the Eli Clark place near the
' dividing line between Brattleboro and
! Dummerston. From one tree 116 feet of
! logs were cut and the smallest was eight
| inches in diameter at the top end. About
| 40 trees were cut, each of which yielded
from 1O5 to 116 feet Of logs. There are
nearly as many more on the place, which
| will be left until next year.
John Jay Lewis lectured before a small
audience in the Universalist church Tues
day evening on THAT Reminds Me-" one
of his three masterpieces under the
| auspices of the knights of King Arthur.
| The lecture kept the listeners in good
humor and at the same time impressed
upon them a strong moral lesson. 1t was
| a recital of stories and anecdotes made up
| largely from the speakers experiences,
and was entertaining and profitable.
| The Daughters of the American Rev
olution were entertained Tuesday even
ing at the home OF Mrs l.. E. Holden,
with Mrs. Holden and Mrs. w. r. Root
| as hostesses. The evenings program
consisted Of an interesting paper "A
| Tour Of the Continent" by Miss NJ. l..
| Stedman, acceptably read by Miss Susan
| Clark and illustrated by a fine collection
| of photographs. Mrs. w. f. Hubbard
sang a charming love song and Mrs.
Arthur p. Carpenter favored the chapter
| with well rendered piano solos. Miss
Alice Holden presided at the plano dur
ing the social hour Refreshments were
served.
An opinion given by Attorney General
c. C. Fits Monday relative to Judge II.
| II. Wheeler's method of marking his ballot
under the Australian ballot law says:
| There is no legal ground for complaint
| against Judge Wheeler In the premises"
| The opinion was given because objection
was raised by John j. EclSels when Judge
| Wheeler marked his ballot the guard
rail, on town meeting day, instead Of GO
| ing into a booth, and the objection was
referred to Mr.. Fits by DIR. Holton
moderator Mr.. Fits shows that secrecy
| is the thing aimed at by the Australian
| ballot law. that its provisions are merely
| directory and that no penalty is imposed
for the violation of any Of them except
in case Of voter who marks his ballot
with the evident intention Of letting II
be known how he is going to vote.
Mary J. Brian, 80, wife of Frank c.
Slate, who died at her home in Green
| field, Mass, Sunday after an illness Of
| several months, was an emp4oye of The
Phoenix office several years as a COM
positor, leaving here about 1897. Her
parents formerly lived at Mortified
Farms, but both have died within a few
years. She Is survived by two brothers,
John F. Brian OF New York city and
Henry w. Brian of Woonsocket r. l.,
and a sister, Miss Celia E. Brian, matron
Of the Garfield Memorial hospital I'm
Washington, who also was a resident
Of Brattleboro and an employee Of this
Office while her sister lived here. The
funeral of Mrs. Slate was held in Green
field Tuesday and the burial was in
Springfield, where the family formerly
lived. Mrs. Slate was held in the highest
esteem by the people with whom she
was associated in Brattleboro
The evangelistic services in the Baptist
church in West BrattTeboro. under the
leadership of Rev. Dr. Albert G.. Law
son. VIII close this evening good
degree of interest has been manifested
in --.e meetings. DR.. Lawson is an able
and interesting speaker and presents the
truth in a clear. forcefuT and convincing
way. The sermons Monday and Tuesday
evenings were taken from the 18th
chapter Of Luke and dealt with 1.-THE lost
sheep" and 1.-THE lost coin" On Wednes-
day evening individual accountability for
sin was emphasized. At this meeting two
signifed their intention to begin q Chris
tan life. A chorus is of great assistance
in the praise service. The Baraca male
quartet sang on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. 1t will sing again tonight. 1t
is expected that the closing service will
be the best Of the week, both in interest
and numbers. A meeting for boys and
girls was held in the vestry at O'Clock
Tuesday, when Miss Amy Hasxin. the
Baptist state Bible school visitor, gave
very interesting illustrated talk
The success which invariably attends
the efforts OF the United States Daugh-
ters Of 1912 is well known, but never have
they had an affair which exceeded the
expectations Of those interested more
than the bazaar held Wednesday. after
noon with Mrs H. E. Bond. At the left
of the entrance to the parlor were tables
presided over by Mrs. F. II. Holden and
Mrs. C. II. Thompson the former selling |
handkerchiefs and other articles and the
latter selling silk and muslin bags. The |
aprons were in charge Of Mrs. H. f. |
Weatherhead, Mrs T. w Bruce and Miss
Sherman. Mrs. G. M Love OF South !
Newfane, Mrs c. b. Lamson and Mrs.
E. r. Bemis looked after the flower,