Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26
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The meeting of the Alliance study class
will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
Monday evening at 7.3O o'clock Subject,
1.-THE Hindu Religion" All are invited
The next social for the working women
and girls will be held in Red Mems hall
Wednesday evening from 7.3O to 10 o'clock.
A program will be furnished and refresh
ments served All are cordially invited to
attend.
d. w. McGarry of Proctor, deputy high
chief ranger of the Catholic Order of For
esters, installed the officers of st. Mi
chaels court Tuesday evening. 1t was the
first public installation held by the court
and was followed by a card party.
Two cases of scarlet fever were reported
to Health officer Henry Tucker Monday,
a Stafford child in Centerville and a Cald-
well child on Forest street. Four cases
of measles were reported Tuesday, one
on Main street. one on Reed street and
two on Vernon street.
Principal John L. Alger of Vermont
academy will speak in the Baptist chapel
at 1880 o'clock Tuesday evening on 1.-THE
Manual Training Idea" The address will
be of much value, and all interested are
invited to be present. The regular class
work by the Young Peoples Union will
follow the address at $50.
The rehearsal by the Choral union We'd
ing interest, not only by the members of
the chorus but by the public, as was indi-
Gated by the large audience. Solos were
sung by Miss Gertrude Matthews and
DR.. f. II. O'COnnor, each of whom was
given well merted applause, and each
sang an encore number. At the rehearsal
next Wednesday evening, in the Congrega-
tional vestry, Miss Emma Gregg will give
a solo.
The annual meeting of the Associated
Charities of the churches was held at Mrs
j. NJ. Tyler's Monday afternoon. The re-
port showed that % families had been as
sisted during the year, the greater num-
Der being widows with children; $133. 10
has been spent for fuel, $3.50 for pro-
visions, $44.35 for aid in sickness, 81. SO for
miscellaneous expenses and $5.91 for cloth
ing. Many old garments have also been
distributed. The representatives of the
different churches are: Mrs. G. w. Hook
er, Universalist; Mrs. ]. j. Estey, Bap-
fist; Mrs. Frank Wells. Congregational;
Miss Clara Gale, Episcopal; Miss Helen
Chandler, Methodist; and Mrs. ]. NJ. Ty-
Ter, Unitarian Mrs. Tyler is secretary
and treasurer.
The B. F. Sturtevant company of Bos-
ton sent representative, Mr.. Elliot, to
Brattleboro Monday at the request of the
local board of health. to examine the town
nall building with a view to making esti-
mates of the cost of putting in a venti-
lating system. He inspected both Festi-
val hall and the Auditorium, being ac-
companied by Selectman James F. Hook
er. He said that a system could be put
In at reasonable cost, although the ex-
pense would be greater than would have
been the case if the system had been put
in when the building was remodeled. An
article will be inserted in the warrant
for the coming town meeting to see If
the town Will vote to have the work done.
The principal necessity for a ventilating
system is found in the Auditorium.
Rev. Frank L. Phalen was installed
pastor of the Unitarian memorial church
In Fairhaven, Mass, Monday evening,
and at the reception which followed Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Rogers received with Mr.
and Mrs. Phalen in the ladies' room in the
parish house. Rev. Joel H. Metcalf of
Taunton offered the invocation. and Rev.
william Brunton of Boston, recently pas
tor of the church, read the Scripture les
son. The prayer of installation was made
by Rev. e. A. Horton of Boston, and
Rev. William Geoghegan of New Bed
ford spoke on 1.-The Fellowship of the
Churches" Rev. Robert Collyer of the
church of the Messiah, New York, de-
livered the address to the parish. and
Rev Charles e. st. John of Boston made
the closing prayer. Rev Frank l.. Pha-
len gave the benediction. The sermon
was by Rev. William Wallace Fem, pro-
lessor of theology at Harvard university
His subject was, Thy Will Be Done" He
said that it was a supremE moment when
man makes a full surrender and says,
Thy Will be done" Rev Mr.. Phalen
since resigning as pastor of the Unitarian
church in Brattleboro. has filled pastor
ates in Concord, N. H., and Worcester.
The stand taken by Guilford officials in
determining to break up the habit which
outsiders have of converting well intend
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tinues to yield results. Several Brattle-
boro young men attended the dance in
Guilford Centre Tuesday evening given
by the ladies of the Universalist society,
and considerable whiskey and cider was
consumed. Deputy Sheriff f. L. Well
man arrested John Johnson of Brattle-
boro for furnishing whiskey and Charles
r. Ramsdell of Guilford Centre on the
charge of furnishing cider. Leon Haynes,
Edward Commers and Solomon Nesbitt.
all of Brattleboro, We're detained as wit
nesses. On Wednesday morning johnson
pleaded guilty before Justice Frank E.
Ward and was sentenced to three months
In the house of correction. At the re-
quest of his counsel. A. f. Schwenk who
said the young man had just become q
ana never was guilty of anything of the
KIND before. sentence was suspended dur
ing good behavior and Johnson was placed
IN charge of r, c. Bacon, probation of
hcer' Ramsdell pleaded not guilty, but
he was found guilty and was fined $780,
lie appealed to the county court and fur
nished bail.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school was held Sunday
The report of the secretary and treasurer.
George NJ Clay, showed a slight increase
IN membership during the past year and
that $l54 had been paid out in beneVo-
lences. About $3.50 worth of new books
were added to the library during the
year Edward C. Crosby was reelected
president, and on motion of L. F. Adams
tho president appointed a nominating
committee, consisting Of L. f. Adams,
w. A. Gilbert and Rev. H. r. Miles, to
nominate list of the remaining officers
They placed In nomination the following,
who were elected: Superintendent, Henry
#. Jordan; assistant superintendent
Louis A. Whitney, Miss Edith NJ Stolte
and Mrs. III. r. Miles; secretary and
treasurer, Ernest r. Bemis; superintend-
ent OF the junior department, Mrs f. w.
Kuech superintendent of the primary
department, Mrs. F. e. Perry; librarian,
Fred c. Adams assistant librarians, |
Crosby Adams and Miss Florence |
Hildreth; book committee, Mrs. II. r.
Miles and Miss Mary r. Cabot; auditor, |
A. H. Hunt Mrs. Miles, In behalf of the |
book committee and librarian, announced |
some new library rules which conform |
nearly to those OF the public library. |
A resolution. introduced by G. G. Fits, |
was adopted. expressing the thanks Of the |
school to the retiring superintendent for |
his services.