Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12
MONT PHGlNIX, BRATTIEBORO FRIDAY, APRIL Ia 1907.

Bratteboro lodge No. 1902, a. f. K \.
NJ. conferred the second degree ON -FOUR
candidates Wednesday evening
Tickets for William schuster's song re-
ctal will go on sale Tuesday morning
April IS. at the box office. at o'clock
The Garment Workers union held the
regular monthly meeting in Grand Army
hall Monday evening. Twelve members
were initiated.
The women of the Unitarian church
served an excellent creamed fish sup
per Tuesday night in Wells hall So
cal followed the supper.
Sixty-hve couples attended the dance in
Red Mems hall Saturday evening. Another
dance will be given tomorrow, saturday,
evening. to which all are invited
The sophomore class Of the high school
served hash supper to fair-sized
crowd in Grange hall last Saturday night
in order to raise money for their Wash
ington fund
Rev T.. r. Mathison will give his IL
Illustrated lecture i'm Festival hail Tuesday
evening. April lG. for the benefit of the
ladies' society of St Michaels Episcopal
church.
The junior class of the high school
started Yesterday on their three-day rum
mage sale in the Chinese laundry on Ell
Washington fund.
The knights of Columbus held a ladies'
night last night In Grange hall. There
was a concert from to 9 o'clock and
dancing afterwards until midnight Mu
sic was furnished by Hines and Dugan's
orchestra.
James T.. Jacobs is able to be out after
his illness Of two months and is spending
part Of each day in his bakery He says
that the current report that he has sold
the bakery is not true as he is still the
fun owner of the business.
About 1875 employees Of the Bratteboro
overall company in Keene. y. H.. went
/ out on strike yesterday All of the
strikers are members of the union and it
! is expected that statement as to the
! cause Of the strike will be issued Off
/ cially today.
The selectmen and Justices of the town
| met in the town hall building Yesterday
| forenoon to consider claims for the abate-
ment of taxes. In all a little more than
/ $500 was stricken from the list the big
( gest item being an abatement granted the
| Valley Grain company on the ground of
| Misrepresentation on the part of the
| listers when the tax list was made up
| The total amount of the Attachments was
unusually small.
The repairs and alterations which have
been i'm progress in WilcoX's store for the
| past six weeks have been completed and
| tire store now presents a fine appearance
! and Is much more cummodious The
| central stairway to the basement has
! been removed and a long centre counter
/ put i'm place. The remodeled wall couu-
| tiers afford greater opportunity for dis
/ play of goods. The sloping floor Of the
rear part of the store has been raised TO
| level.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
will hold their annual fair, which will
consist Of May breakfast served from
| ll.3O to o'clock, and strawberry sup
per from to $. on Thursday, May Q in
! Festival hall. The menus contemplated
are attractive and the dining tables and
booths will be daintily decorated in the
, tints OF the apple blossoms. Fancy work,
aprons lemonade and candy will be on
sale and in the evening there will be an
entertainment, making a whole day OF
| spring festivity