Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28

Christmas.
large party attended the dance in
Red Mems hall Saturday night Another
will be given Dec 20, to which the public
are invited.
The S. A. Smith company factory was
shut down Saturday night, to remain
closed two weeks while the annual in
ventory is being taken.
Mr.. Wales will give his midwinter re-
ception to his children's dancing classes
at Odd Fellows hall Saturday afternoon
at 2.30. The public are invited to be pres
ent.
The first meeting Of the creditors of
Hollis N. Newcomb of East Putney was
scheduled to be held Monday in the Of
flee of F. d. e. Stowe, referee in bank
ruptcy. No creditor appeared, however,
and Mr.. Stowe appointed John r. Mil
Ter of East Putney trustee.
The Bingham family and kindred held
their annual Christmas supper and tree
Tuesday evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Bingham, North Main
street. Over 30 were present. AmoBs
the guests were Mrs. Pillsbury and Miss
Pillsbury of Newport, N. H. ~
A hearing was held before Jusfice Ar
thur p. Carpenter by agreement saturday
afternoon in the case of DR.. Edward r.
Lynch against Fisk G. Rogers and Mrs.
Mary Kane Of Monson, Mass, formerly
of West Dummerston. Mrs. Kane was
housekeeper for Mr. Rogers. The suit
was brought to recover $165 for medical
services to her. The court rendered judg
ment for the defendant to recover his
costs.
A load of wood which had been thrown
into d. p. Cobbs blacksmith shop at the
- II rN,-r Ns.
caught fire from stove Sunday morn
ing and when the fire was discovered by
people on their way TO church smoke was
issuing from the building in a large vol
ume. The chemical engine was sum-
moned by telephone, but 1t went only to
the foot of the South Main street hill,
neighbors having extinguished the fire.
Leon F. Mixer, rural free delivery car
rier No. 1. will entertain all the rural free
delivery carriers and their substitutes in
Windham county at his home Western
avenue, corner Of Orchard street, on New
Years day. Dinner will be served at IL
o'clock. A meeting will be held in the
afternoon at which time a county rural
free delivery carriers association will be
formed. All carriers and their substitutes
in the county are invited without further
notice.
The epidemic of whooping cough which
has prevailed in town for some weeks
seems to be on the wane. Two new cases
were reported TO DR., Henry Tucker early
this week but no new cases before that
had been reported for more than a week.
There are still a large number OF cases
in town, but It is thought that the fur
Their spread of the disease is almost
wholly checked. There will doubtless be
few more cases but there is little
danger OF any wholesale contagion.
In the annual meeting of Dennis Re-
bekah lodge Tuesday evening. officers for
the coming year were elected as follows:
Noble grand, Mrs. Caspar Moran; vice
grand. Mrs. A. w. Roel: recording sec
rotary, Mrs Eric Landry: financial sec
rotary, Miss Minnie Brown; treasurer,
Mrs Willis ellison; trustee for three
years, Mrs Mary Brown. Five candi-
dates were admitted. The lodge will go
to Newfsne on q special train at
o'clock this afternoon 10 exempl!fy the
work and institute lodge this evening.
Miss Ida NJ. st. Cyr, daughter OF Zeph-
eryn st. Cyr of 6 Church place and Willis
O'Brien were married last Saturday
morning in st. Michaers Roman Cath
Ole church. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father O'Donohue at 730
Hortense and Wilbur st. Cyr, sister and
brother of the bride. The bride wore
light blue silk and the bridesmaid wore
white. After the ceremony the bridal
party went to the home OF the brides
parents where a wedding breakfast was
served. Only the families and close
friends were present. Mr. and Mrs.
OBrien left on a short wedding trip TO
New York. They will live in Brattleboro.
Mr.. O'Brien is employed in the Souto
factory and his wife has been employed
In the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell fac
tory.
The following from the Greenfield Re-
corder OF Dec. % will be of interest to
people In Brattleboro and Newfane. where
the parents of the groom formerly lived:
The announcement yesterday OF the
marriage of Harry w. Hosford to Miss
Idell Francisco, sister of Mrs. Terry OF
Conway street, revealed a romance which
eliminated in an elopement. The young
people became acquainted during the
time that Mrs. Hosford resided with her
sister here and they decided upon a
quiet wedding, going on July to Me
Gainesville, N Y, where they were
united by Baptist clergyman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hosford are to reside on Chapman
street. Mr.. Hosford is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Hosford of Phillips street
and Is employed by the E. F. Reece COM
pany. He Is a member of Republican
lodge OF Masons and a popular young
man."
In the annual meeting of Brattleboro
lodge, N. E. o. p. held in Red Mems hall
Wednesday evening officers for the COM
ing year were elected as follows: War
den, e. c. Davis; vice warden. Miss
Katherine Supple; secretary. Mrs. w. H.
Haywood; chaplain. Mrs. E. c. Davis;
guide, L. F. Stafford: guardian, Mrs. Ada
G. Niles; sentinel Harvey Noble; trustee
for three years. Mrs. F. o. Neal: repre-
sentatives to grand lodge. c. r. Simonds
and Harvey Noble. The retiring warden,
c. r. Simonds, becomes Junior past war
den. Seven new members were Initiated
and IA applications for membership were
received. A new degree team was in
stalled. After the meeting a social dance
was held. The officers will be installed
In the next meeting. Jan. g. when Il is
expected that some of the grand officers
will be present
Scarlet fever has appeared in town af-
ter an entire absence of nearly six
months and DIR. Henry Tucker health
officer, is at a loss to account for its
appearance from anything he knows
about the cases thus far. Two cases are
known, both Of them being in the Wes-
selhoeft water cure building in Elliot
street. The appearance of the disease is
especially bad in such a place, where II
Is practically impossible to isolate cases.
one case was pronounced scarlet fever
about week ago and Wednesday another
case on the same floor of the building in
another family was reported. It is more
than possible that the second case came
from the first but where the first case
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