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


tertainment Tuesday and Wednesday,
April "a and 20.
Friendship circle had a supper in odd
Fellows hall Tuesday evening, which was
well attended. A regular meeting pre-
ceded the supper.
The meeting of the Alliance study class
Will be held at the Unitarian parsonage
Monday evening Feb. 5, at 7SO o'clock.
Subject, Buddhism All are invited
Don Wilder has leased the room in
Harmony building, formerly occupied as
a machine shop, and has begun lifting
IL up for job shop He has been em-
ployed by Holden & Martin.
The special program for the meeting
of the woman's auxiliary of the Y M. c.
A. Tuesday afternoon Feb. 8, will be
paper, Notes from a European Tour" by
Miss M i. Stedman and a reading by
Miss Olive Subway
The Choral union held an enthusiastic
rehearsal Wednesday evening. The cho-
rus is making good progress. Miss Emma
Gregg sang two delightful solos dur
ing the intermission. At the rehearsal
next Wednesday evening Mrs. Katherine
O'Connor Weeks win sing.
Leitslnger's orchestra was disappointed
In not being able to give some of the
string numbers scheduled for their con-
night. The 'celllst who had been engaged
was prevented by a railroad wreck from
arriving in time for the concert.
John A. Bower of Pittsburg Pa. died
at Clifton Springs Dec. % He was a
member OF the firm of Dilworth brothers.
wholesale grocers. For many years MIR.
Bower had been "a occasional visitor In
Brattleboro and Dummerston, the latter
place being the early home Of Mrs.
Bower.
The ladies' of Vernon will give their an
nual fair and festival Friday evening,
Feb. g. at Barness hall in Vernon. a
chicken pie supper will be served from
$50 to o'clock. A short entertainment
will be given during the evening. followed
by dancing. All are cordially invited to
attend.
At the annual meeting of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
held Tuesday evening Charles II. Pratt
was reelected president and r. .. S.
Osgood secretary and treasurer. Rev.
2. L. Masseck and Mrs Edgar Burr Smith
were elected to fill vacancies on the board
of directors.
And still our winterless winter-a sue
cession of clear, frosty. lnvigorating
mornings. followed by bright sunshine
and mild atmosphere-days such as, In a
well regulated season, belong only at the
end Of March and the beginning of April
Last Sunday was n fine sap day" with
naples standing in the open, and there
have been others since.
This appears to be a misfit winter all
around A letter from +. J. Holman.
president of the Vermont Loan and Trust
company, written from Spokane. Wash.
under date of Jan %. says Il have read
of the sub-tropical climate you have en-
joyed in Vermont this winter and rather
regret that ! am not there to enjoy It,.
We have had the coolest winter since
1899 and have had sleighing continuously
since about Christmas until a few days
ago, when the Chinook wind took the
snow on almost in one night
Harland T. Miller was given a surprise
party Tuesday evening at the home at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Harris
on Western avenue. The affair was got
ten up by his aunt Mrs. Harris. in rec
ognition OF his 21st birthday anniversary
and was attended by about 40 young peo-
pie. including his associates in q. j..
Pratts store, members of the Grange
and clerks in other stores. f. a. Ray
mond presented Mr.. Miller a handsome
dark oak bookcase in behalf of the guests.
and several gifts from relatives We're pre-
scented. Games were played. refresh
ments were served and during the even
ing a musical program was given, consist
ing OF organ solos by Miss Daisy Miller,
violin solos by Miss Maud Miller and
singing by the company. The occasion
was much enjoyed
The Boston papers of last Monday re-
corded the death in Dorchester Mass on
Sunday of Rev. William l.. Jenkins. for
mer minister of the Brattleboro Unitarian
society. Mr.. Jenkins was settled here In
1871 and remained until his resignation in
March, 1879. He was a man Of marked
ability in the pulpit and of steadfast de-
votion to high ideals. 1t was In great
measure due to his tact, patience. enthu-
siastic devotion and. personal self-sacri-
flee that the present beautiful stone
church of the society was built during
the years 1874 and 1875. and was dedicated
in the fall of the latter year. replacing
the original wooden church which stood
on nearly the same site. In a peculiarly
true sense the stone church is Mr.. Jen-
kinss monument. He suffered from a
condition of the nervous system which
necessarily limited his work and influence
outside his own church. but by those
members of that church who sat under
his pastorate and who still remain his
memory will always be held In love and
appreciation. Before coming to Brattleboro
Mr.. Jenkins had filled pastorates in Law
renee and Northampton. Mass, and after
leaving here he was for a short term of
years minister of the church I'm Bernard
ston.
BY invitation of the water board the
state board of health, consisting of DR..
II. ID. Holton of Brattleboro, secretary.
and DIR. r. r. Stiles of st. Johnsbury Wis
tied the Sunset Lake Water company 5
source of supply this week to determine
what would be necessary to be done In
order to make the water suitable for do
nestle use There was a misunderstand-
ing as to the date of the inspection. DIR.
Stiles coming Tuesday and DR.. Caverly
coming Wednesday, James +. Hooker.
chairman Of the water board, DIR. Henry
Tucker and l.. e. Holden accompanied
DR.. Stiles through Pleasant valley. up
the Stickney brook, around Sunset lake.
down to the old reservoir site on the Sar-
gent farm and also TO the Halliday brook
region. DR.. Caverly and DR.. Holton were
accompanied over the same course by Mr..
Hooker and ]. L. Martin. The policy Of
the water board is to make sure of its
ground before taking a definite step II
is not satisfied with the reports of the
analysis of samples of water taken from
the Sunset lake system, and it wants to
know what, If anything, can be done to
make the water what 1t should be in case
the board decides to buy the system. The
board of health made no statement, but
said they would consider the matter at
a meeting to be held in Burlington yester-
day.