Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-16

sohn "Doreley,' for male voices. will be
one Of the features Of the Choral Union s
concert Tuesday evening.
The meeting of the Alliance Study Class
will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock Subject
The Religion of the Parsees." All are
I invited.
The Putney Hose company will give a
dress -as-you- please masquerade next We'd
nesday evening. Richard Howe OF Hins-
4 dale. formerly Of Brattleboro. will give an
exhibition of fancy hose coupling
The ladies Enterprise society will meet
/ Wednesday afternoon, Feb. p, at 4
/ O'Clock with Mrs. John Henkel. Supper
! will be served from $50 to $50 o'clock
/ followed by a sociable in the evening.
The working women and girls will hold
a sociable IN Red Mems hall Monday
evening, Feb 70. from 7.3O to 10 O'Clock,
| To which all are cordially invited A pro-
gram will be furnished and refreshments
/ win be served
A reception viii be given by S. b. sar-
/ gent at Grange hall at the close Of his
/ series of dancing lessons for children.
/ The following women will receive. Mrs
c. Z. Ghdden Mrs. j. H. Estey Mrs
/ William flaming. Mrs c. L. Durham.
| Mrs 9. A. Harris. Mrs. c. A. Miles Mrs
/ s. Z. Lawton.
The music which will be rendered at
! abe concert next Tuesday in the Auditorl-
um. will be almost wholly new TO Brat
/ ueboro audiences. The chorus is in eN-
celleut condition Its work at the last
rehearsal demonstrated the fact that the
coming performance viii be conspicu-
I Gus as the best in the history Of the pres
( ent organization
The New England order of Protection
I had an enjoyable box and shadow supper
/ on wednesday evening. The members are
/ planning a sieighride 10 the home Of p. +.
/ Chase on the old Rice farm on Thursday
are requested to leave their names with
| II. G. Harris or NJ. w. Stafford at the
New York Bargain store.
/ During the fan and winter 1t has been
| known TO the school authorities that
/ pocket books were being taken from the
/ outer clothing of the high school girls
/ while the clothing was hanging In the
/ corridors. The two young girls on whom
the responsibility for the thefts was fixed
/ have been excused from school, and the
/ committee will attempt to see that they
are properly cared for.
A general order issued by Adjt Gen.
[ W. H. Gilmore announces that Capt.
Z George w. Kirkpatrick. 15tn cavalry, has
/ been detailed TO make the annual inspec-
I ton OF the Vermont National Guard on
dates which are named in the order
Company l OF Brattleboro and headquar-
/ tiers lst Infantry viii be inspected Thurs
day evening. March %, and Company f
OF Bellows Falls. Friday evening, March
%.
A young man Of p from the west side OF
the state has recently been DISCHARGED
from the Brattleboro Memorial hospital
after an unusual operation He had a
club foot which was badly deformed and
very burdensome. and 1t was successfully
removed at the ankle. He has made
good recovery and will wear an artificial
foot in its place. making life far more
comfortable. and increasing his own use
fulness.
Cards have been received in Brattleboro
this week from New York announcing the
formation OF the firm Of Wilder & White
architects. The firm Is composed OF Wal
ter Robb Wilder and Harry Keith White.
the latter being a son Of Mrs F. k White
OF Brattleboro. Mr.. White has been with
the firm Of MeKim. Mead * White sew
eral years. The headquarters Of the new
firm are at . East aga street. Associated
with Wilder & White is the firm OF Wilder
a Wight of Kansas City. Mo.
Madam Rio who will appear in the
Choral Union concert Tuesday evening
has just returned from Chicago and other
western cities. where she met with phe-
nomensl success. Her singing will be one
OF the greatest musical treats Brattleboro
has had in years. She will be heard in a
group Of songs with piano accompaniment
and in the Arditl waltz with accompan-
iment by the Orchestral club. Still later
she will take the solo part in the Ave
Maria for ladies' voices. while the fea-
ture Of the evening viii be the intensely
dramatic finale 10 Mendelsshons Lore
ley for Madam Rio. chorus and Or
chestra.,
Two members OF the state board OF rail-
road commissioners held hearing in the
d.
connected with the Boston & Maine rail-
road accident Nov. 29, in which John n.
Ready Of Brattleboro was killed. and the
Central Vermont railroad accident Dec.
3. in which Harrison Mccormick OF Brat
tleboro was IA tally Injured. The members
present were Fuller c. Smith OF St Al
bans and George T. Howard OF Crafts
bury States Attorney II. d. Ryder Of
Bellows Falls appeared for the state. In
the matter Of the Boston & Maine acci-
dent the witnesses examined were DR..
Henry Tucker, NJ. j. Moran Martin
Burke. James Blake and Louis Allen. who
lives on the Bradley farm. In the other
case the witnesses were Earl Morey, DR.
c. S. Pratt. William Howard. J. H
Burke. r. F. Wheeler. George Vassar and
b. T. Riley. The testimony Of the witt
nesses was in substance a repetition OF
details which have already been published
in The Phenix.
pany. under the direction Of r. w. Marks,
has given dramatic performances in the
Auditorium every evening since Monday
besides a matinee Wednesday. THE at
tendance has not been large. due in part
to an unfortunate circumstance Monday.
but those who have attended have been
well satisfied. The company is well bal
anced and has some excellent specialtles.
The play tonight will be Lost ia Lon
don" matinee viii be given tomorrow
afternoon. when The Bankers Daugh-
ter will be the attraction and the en-
gagement win conclude tomorrow night
with The Girl from Frisco" There was
no performance Monday night The car
containing the company's special scenery.
costumes and properties was backed into
by a locomotive at Montpelier Junction
and the draw bar was broken Mr.. Marks
was assured that the car would arrive
Monday. and teams were sent TO the
depot but the car did not show up until
Tuesday morning although every possible
effort was made TO get il Monday after
noon.
President George w Pierce OF the
Windham County Fish and Game Pro-
tective association has appointed the fol-
lowing named persons TO act on the mem
bership committee OF the organization for |
the present year; John L. ROess Of Brat /
tleboro, Warren l. Walker Of West Brat
leboro. c. Z. Capron of Bellows Falls, 1
John T.. Paddock of SaXtons River John |
W. Davis of Grafton, II. Z. Wood OF
Mindham, r. B. Pier OF RawsOnvilie DR. /
Jamaica, W. w. Kidder of Wardsboro.
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