Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-18

head. attends the school of domestic sci
enCe.
The last of series of weekly food sales
was held by the ladies of the Earnest
Workers Saturday afternoon. The pro-
ceeds of these sales amounting to over
F2O' viii go to the street watering fund.
The defeated whites Of the Baraca class
will give the long expected supper In the
vestry Of the Baptist church Wednesday
evening. After the banquet will occur
the annual business meeting and election
of officers.
The annual meeting of the womans
association of the Congregational church
will be held in the church parlors this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Reports of past
officers and election of new officers will
be i'm order From to 100 a supper will
be served by the third division. At
O'Clock the Baptlsts will unite in a service
at which Rev. w. y. Puddefoote, the
popular speaker will deliver an address
The public is invited
The Young Peoples club held its reg
ular meeting Monday evening in Acad-
envy hall. The following program was
| rendered: Piano solo, Miss Mary Clark;
| recitation. Ralph Thayer: reading, Miss
| Grace Smith; vocal solo. Miss Jennie
LeRay; reading Miss Maud Clark; piano
solo. Hugh ThaYer; impromptu speech.
George Hamilton; news of the week Mar
, guerite Clarke; vocal solo, Delmar Haw-
Sins. This was followed by a short social
The adjourned meeting of fire district
No. was held Monday evening to lis
ten to the report of committee appoint
ed at the meeting a week ago and con-
sisting of +. G. Taylor. w. II. Cheney
and j. l.. Barney The report was made
concerning a matter of finances and was
accepted. 1t was voted that the bound
aries of the fire district and the bylaws
| of the organization be printed in pam
! phlct form for distribution among the
| voters Of the district.
The Earnest Workers entertainment
/ at Academy hall next Tuesday promises
/ to be one Of unusual excellence in point
/ of novelty and variety, and 1t undoubted-
| ~ will be well attended. Aside from the
| musical features there will be farce,
| Per Telephone" presented by com
! pany from Grange Dramatic club. \
/ genuine hypnotic exhibition by Brat
/ teboro operator will be sure to hold the
| interest of all. The proceeds will help
( keep the water wagon running another
| year.
! Two small fires occurred Tuesday night.
! \ lamp was overturned in the home of
| Lewis Johnson and the paper and cur
tains of the room took fire. The paint of
| the room was badly scorched and the
| ceiling smoked. The damage will amount
to about S25. The chimney of the house
occupied by Edward +. Gobie took fire
/ hbtuN y q tlbth anu OILY IulNh WI WI
the part of the neghbors saved the dwell
| ing. The paint and paper of the rooms Of
the house We're badly damaged by the
| water and smoke.
Mrs e H. Davenport entertained the
| woman's missionary association OF the
| Baptist church at her home last Thursday
| afternoon. Being the annual meeting,
| officers for the coming year were elected
as follows: President Mrs ]. A. Mitch
ell; vice president Mrs Minnie r. Fits;
| secretary. Mrs. Q. G. Convey; treasurer,
Mrs. Helen Miller; program committee,
| Mrs. Minnie b. Fits Mrs. Addie Wealth
| erhead and Mrs. ]. \. Mitchell After
the business meeting the mite boxes were
opened and a missionary tea was served.
The adjourned meeting Of the Congre-
gational church society was held Tues
day evening. The official reports for the
past year were read and approved. They
showed a very satisfactory condition Of
the finances and welfare OF the church
| The following officers We're then elected
for 1907: Clerk. c. r. Prentss; treasurer
| w. +. Chase; receiver of Sunday collec-
tions, DIR. c. s. Clark: auditor, Miss Flor
ence Warmer; standing committee, F.
r. Mann and c. r. Prentiss. business
committee. elected for three years, II. F.
Weatherhead and F. r. Mann; solicitors.
Robert Clark, Miss Anna Smith and Hugh
| Dunklee; collector, \. w. Stowe; collec-
tors of Sunday offerings, w. F. Chase.
F. c. Brown and Rodney Wheeler: ushers.
| II. c. Harris, +. 4. Knight and w. f.
Chase. The matter of installing a sys-
tenn Of electric lights in the church was
discussed and left in the hands Of the
standing committee. This completes the
sixth year Of Rev. L. NJ. Kenestons pas
torate here. During this time 70 mem
bers have been added to the church. For
the same period the number Of families
in the parish has increased from so to
1853. The total membership is now POI.
being the largest known membership the
church has had. The average attendance
at Sunday school the past year was also
| a record breaker. 9S. The highest pre-
vious record was So The report of ben
evidences shows that SlOO7 has been
given to the various objects 10 which this
church contributes. This does not in
clude many individual gifts by members Of
the church. Of which there has been no
record.