Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
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BRA LG6OHOs
The ladies' aid society of the First Bap-
fist church are planning to hold their
annual sale and supper Dec II.
A few of the friends of Rev DR.. F. L.
Marble, former pastor of the First Bap-
tist church. gave supper in his honor at
the Brooks House last night.
The women of st. Michaels Episcopal
church will have their annual fair in
Festival hall Thursday, Nov. Is. from
5 to 8 o'clock. Supper will be served at 6.
William C. Horizons agency has sold
for Patrick Heffron his four-tenement
house on Frost street to Michael J.
Moran who has bought the property for
an investment.
Vespers will be held in St Michaers
Roman Catholic church at O'Clock in
the afternoon instead Of 1870 during the
winter months. The change was made
last Sunday
The Epworth league will have an egg"
social at the home of c. d. Smith, 5
Cedar street, Thursday evening Nov. 15
at 7.30. The admission will be two eggs,
strictly fresh. Home made candy will be
on sale.
w. ]. Pentland, jr., has been putting in a
basement window and grating in front of
his store in Grange building He expects
to move his repair shop downstairs soon
thus leaving the ground floor available
for a salesroom and office.
The sale of seats for the Modjeska per-
ormance will be by subscription. Sub
scribers will have the first choice of seats
and will vote upon the play which they
wish, a majority to decide between Mary
Stuart" Macbeth" and Camille"
The Columbian book club met with Mrs.
]. Edgar Mellen Friday evening for the
annual election of officers which was
as follows: President, Mrs. ]. Edgar
Mellen; vice president. Mrs. Charles
Crosby; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. NJ. c..
Houghton.
In standing back of the presentation of
Romeo and Juliet" in the Auditorium
next Tuesday evening the Congregational
club points with pride to the character of
its previous entertainments. including
Peary, who spoke in Brattleboro just be-
fore departing for the frozen North.
The Centre Congregational Sunday
school will hold a sociable in the chapel
Wednesday, Nov. II. The junior classes
will be entertained from to 7.3O, and
seniors at 7.3O. A good time is promised.
A cordial invitation to attend is extended
to all interested in the welfare of the
Sunday school.
House bill No. 1856, introduced by Mr.
Gibson, provides for an open hsmng
season in Windham county April 1 to
August, in the rest of the state May
to Sept 1, and provides that trout arti-
fcially raised may be taken by the owner
between the first day Of February and the
end of the close season.
H A. Smith of Vernon has introduced
a horticultural novelty this fall, which
the seedsmen name the garden buckle
berry" The plant is an annual and its
fruit, which grows in large clusters, is
shaped and colored like a huckleberry but
is three or four times larger. 1t has been
desirable for cooking.
Bingham chapter, o. E. S. will give a
series, OF Wednesday evening socials, be-
ginning Nov 2S. The committee OF ar
rangements consists of F. /. Swift NJ.
H. Eddy, Mrs. F. w. Nichols, Mrs. w. H.
Fletcher Miss Ethel Randall, Mrs. w. b.
Vinton. The evenings will be devoted to
sociability, cards and dancing.
Mrs. James H. wiggin will entertain
Brateleboro chapter Daughters OF the
American Revolution, at Mrs. Ryder's
home, South Main street. Tuesday, Nov.
10, at p. m. A nominating committee
will be elected at the busiSess meeting.
The program will include a paper,
Thanksgiving" by Mrs. Reed, and ap-
propriate readings by Mrs. Weeks.
The grading of the sidewalk from John
Galvins store to the stairway in the new
j.. American building has been begun this
week under the direction of Selectman
w. L. Walker. This will eliminate the
stone steps at the corner of the fruit
store, which have been hndrance 10
pedestrians many years. Mr.. Walker in
tends to have the job first class in every
way.
Manley Brothers are cutting down the
trees west of their garage to make room
for an extension to the present building.
The addition will fill in the space at the
northwest corner, being of the same
width as the annex in which the repair
shop is located. The partition between
the shop and the garage will be taken
down and the whole floor used for au-
tomobiles. Work on the foundation will
probably begin next week.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church gave an entertainment at the
church parlors Wednesday evening.
There was musical program consisting
of violin solo by Miss Helen Weather
head of West Brattleboro and songs by
Mrs. A. II. Brasor and Miss Gertrude
Matthews. The ladies of the association
brought in S107 and several related in
rhyme the story of How / Earned My
Dollar" Many of the ways as well as
the rhymes were novel and interesting.
The total earnings of the society this
year amount to $500 toward offsetting
last years deficit of $500.
MISS Melle CnTlSllne NellSOn was mar
ried to Lewis William Jefts at o'clock
wednesday evening of last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Rice on
Church place. The bride and groom were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Rice and George
b. Lawson performed the ceremony with
the ring service The brides dress was
light blue trimmed with white lace over
silk. Mr.. Jefts is employed by the Estey
Organ company and Mrs. Jefts has work.
ed for the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
company since coming to this town from
Newburyport, Mass, about a year ago.
They will make their home at present
with Mr.. and Mrs. Rice at 2 Church
place
First Meeting Of Professional Club.
The Brattleboro Professional club open
ed the season in the Brooks House Mon
day evening. There was an attendance of
about Is members at the supper, and sew
eral others attended the meeting which
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