Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28
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wales's orchestra will play at Chester
Sield tonight, and again Monday night for
New Years ball
E. L. Hildreth & Co. have distributed
this week their convenient desk calendar
and memorandum pad for 1907
The next Masonic social under the
auspices of Bingham chapter, o. e. s.,
will be held Wednesday evening, Jan. 2.
The winners of the five dollar gold
pieces offered as prizes in the Auditorium
last Friday and Saturday evenings were
Birney Colburn and Patrick Doyle.
A meeting of the woman's club will be
held at the home of Mrs. George s. Dow
ley Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 2. Miss
Elizabeth F. Fisher of Wellesley college
will speak on "Brattleboro Terraces"
The post office will be open from to
II o'clock Tuesday morning, New Years
day, but all departments will be closed in
the afternoon. The carriers will make
a morning delivery only and the rural
carriers will make no delivery that day.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
church will meet in the parlors Thursday
afternoon, Jan. 3. A large attendance Is
hoped for, as this is the last meeting
before the fair, and there is work to be
finished A business meeting will be held
at 4 o'clock and supper will be served at
6.15.
Special features will be arranged to
make attractive the next Brooks House
assembly on New Years eve Monday.
The decorations will include electric light
ing effects prepared by Horton D. Walk
er. An augmented orchestra Of eight
pieces will furnish music and bunet
luncheon will be served. All subscribers
to the series are urged to be present.
There was a large attendance at the
Methodist church Sunday morning when
the special Christmas services were held.
The choir rendered an excellent program
of special music including solos by Miss
Matthews Rev. A. H. Webb, the pastor,
preached an appropriate sermon on The
Influence of Christs coming on the World
Today" In the evening there was well
attended song service.
The annual meeting Of the directors OF
the Valley Fair, as previously announced,
will be held at the Brooks House, Friday
Jan 1S. The resolution adopted at the
meeting last year directs the auditors to
prepare an itemized statement Of the re-
ceipts and expenses for publication In
pamphlet form and distribution by mail
to each stockholder at least 10 days pre-
vious to the annual meeting.
Edward v. Morse, who has been CLERK
in the store of E. B. Barrows ID years,
has resigned and has bought tea route
ley He has been in poor health about
year and has made the change in hopes
that the outdoor life will prove benefit
His place will be taken by William e.
Chase, formerly clerk in Fred Knights
shoe store.
Frederick l. Swift, district deputy grand
master of the eighth Masonic district
made an official visitation Thursday even
ing, Dec 90 to King Solomon's Temple
lodge Of Bellows Falls. On Christmas day
he installed the officers of Anchor lodge
OF Londonderry and on Wednesday even
ing those of Golden Rule lodge Of Put
ney. Mr. Swift's brother, H. M. Swift, is
worshipful master of Anchor lodge.
Mrs. James G. Blaine jr.. who was
granted a divorce in Yanikton. South Da-
kota, few days ago, is daughter Of
Admiral and Mrs, Philip Hichborn. we'll
known as summer visitors at the Brooks
House. The daughter has been here with
them on some occasions. Mrs Hichborn
formerly lived in Townshend. Mrs. Blaine
is a woman OF remarkable beauty She
was a favorite in society circles in Wash
ington and her marriage 10 the son of the
noted Maine statesman was a great sur
prise. She was Blaine's second wife.
His first wife, who was Marie Nevins, is
now the wife of DIR. William T. Bull. an
eminent surgeon in New York city. New
York papers report that Mrs. Blaine will
be married to Paul Pearsall, who was a
lieutenant in Roosevelt's Rough Riders
large and merry company Of children
gathered in Grange hall last night for the
annual children's night of Protective
Grange. In the early evening a supper
was served to the children and afterward
a brief entertainment was given in which
the children took the larger: part in songs
and Rotations. The feature of the cell
ebration was the Christmas tree, from
which presents were distributed. The
tree was full of strange fruit which caused
much merriment among the children and
their parents as well. Some of the most
staid and dignifed Changers In town re-
ceived tiny dolls and TOY donkeys from the
fruitful tree. Warren Il. Banks was Santa
Claus and distributed the presents clad
in big fur coat and a straw hat The
committee in charge was Mrs. c. e.
Lockwood and Mrs. George Barker.
Mrs p. X. White and daughter. Miss
Elizabeth White, had an exciting expert
ence and sustained considerable loss
December 10, when fire swept through a
part of the New Madison" building, In
which they had apartments in Plainfield,
N. ]. The apartments occupied by three
families were destroyed, but the only
damage in the rooms of the White family
was from smoke and water. The fire
broke out about O'Clock in the evening
and when the alarm was given the hall
ways We're filled with dense smoke Mrs.
White and her daughter filled dress suit
cases with their valuable belongings and
made their way down the fire escapes to
the street Harry White was in New
York at the time and did not return until
later in the evening. letter from Mrs.
White says that 1t will be necessary to
secure new quarters and that the goods
will be removed as soon as the insurance
is adjusted