Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-04
INT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1907

VIII De nelu IueSuaN AFTERNOON at 3
o'clock at the headquarters.
The customers of the Donnen & Davis
millinery store will note their announce
mcnt of the annual fall opening on Sat
urday and Monday.
The wedding Of Dan +. Riley and Miss
katherine G.. Carey, Is announced to
take place Wednesday morning In St.
Michaers Roman Catholic church.
Tickets for David warheld in the new
Belasco play "A Grand Army Man." to
be given Friday night, oct. II, will go
on sale at the box office next Wednesday
morning at o'clock.
Next Sunday the BAPTIST Bible school
will repeat their rally day service for
the benefit of. all who could not attend
last Sunday A special rally of babies
and small children with their parents Is
expected.
Mrs. Earle Benson of Lone Tree, n. d..
was a visitor at Milton Eddy's on Maple
street last week. Mrs. Benson and Mrs.
Eddy were In Keene Thursday and Fri
day, MS guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Amos
Goodel.
The annual meeting of the Frcme cir
Gle will be held at the home of Mrs j.
NJ. Tyler Tuesday afternoon. oct. $, at
, O'Clock. Besides the treasurcr's re-
port and tho election of officers there is
considerable business on hand and a full
attendance is much desired
A carload OF cattle was shipped from
BrattleborO to the state fair grounds in
White River Junction including the herds
of /" 5. Drew of South Burlington, Henry
Dorrance of Plainheld, Conn, f. p. San
ders of Bristol n. H., Mr.. Spofrord OF
Compton, i. O.. and Robert w. Blood of
Dummerston, all of which were at the
Valley Fair. Mr. Blood was a large win
ner on his Normandy cattle.
Charles NJ. Wilder and Miss Jessie NJ.
Chaplin were married Tuesday evening at
the home of the brides aunt. Mrs c. A.
Borden of Oak Grove avenue. The cere-
mony was performed at o'clock by Rev.
II. X. Miles, pastor of the Congregational
church, in the presence Of the near rela-
tlves. The bridal couple were unattended
The house was prettily decorated with
hydrangeas and ferns. The bride wore a
navy blue travelling suit. After a short
wedding trip they will live at IS South
Main street The bridegroom is u sub
stitute mail carrier and the bride has
made her home with her aunt about 10
years.
About % members Of class No. : OF
the Baptist Sunday school gathered at
j. W. Thurbers farm last night for "A
corn roast given by the blues, who were
defeated by the reds in their recent con-
test for new members and large at
tendance. The corn roast was held on
the hill back Of the house and everyone
had his fill Of corn, sweet potatoes and
lucious watermelon After the pile Of
good things to eat had been properly de
molished games and stories rounded out
the evening and the members arrived
at their homes shortly before midnight
\ new contest along the same lines will
be started next sunday
The Majestic moving picture company
Will open the vacant store in the Elmer
son building on Elliot street tomorrow as
an amusement house with continuous
performances afternoon and evening at
a popular price. The pictures which will
be shown are from the New York head
quarters and "A new set win bc furnished
twice each week. The first performance
Will bc at ! o'clock tomorrow and each
weekday thereafter the show will be
given from l to clock in the afternoon
and from to 1890 in the evening. The
store has been remodeled into an attractive
place of amusement ana the manage
ncnt promises up-to date moving pictures
and the latest popular songs.
William Bixby Douglas, son of Mr..
and Mrs. +. NJ Douglas and Miss Edith
Henrietta Thayer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T.. r. Thayer, Were married We'd
nesday evening 10y Rev. George b Law
son, pastor Of the Baptist church, in the
parsonage. The ceremony was performed
at o'clock and they were unattended.
The bride wore q blue travelling dress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas left for u short
wedding trip to Springfield and Boston
On their return they will make their
home for a short time with the brides
parents at l. Main street The bride
groom is "A graduate of. the high school
in the class of 1902 ana has been employ
ed as voicer in the Estey factory four
years. The bride attended the high
school and has been proofrcader at the
r. l.. Hildreth u Co. printing office
Both have been prominent in the Baptist
church, having sung IN the choir and
served in various capacities In the young
peoples work.
Hugh Niele. billing clerk at the Cen
tral Vermont freight house. and Miss
Mabel May Holland. formerly clerk at
the same Office were married Wednes-
day afternoon i'm the home Of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Herbert j. Holland
Of Wostmoreland. The ceremony was
performed at 3 O'Clock by Rev. Peter
McInnis, the bridal party standing be
meath floral arch. The couple were at
tended 10y Miss Anna Mallory as ring
bearer and came in TO the strains OF
lhe bridal march from Lohengrin The
bride was dressed in a white muslin
gown deliberately embroidered by her
mother and carried bride roses After a
wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs Niele
left for Montreal ON their honeymoon
trip. On their return they will live in
Brattleboro. Among the guests from out
or town were the bridegrooms mother,
Mrs. James II. Niele of Essex Junction.
Mrs. jerome Colman and Miss Anna NAL
lory of st. Adams, Miss Clara Campbell
and Leon Campbell of Hinsdale
The woman's foreign missionary So
ciety of the Baptist church held an in
teresting meeting in the home of Mrs. l..
*. Fuller yesterday. Mrs. Clara Con-
verse principal of the Mary Colby school
in Yokohoma, Japan, and Miss Yamada, a
teacher in the same school, were speak
ers and both gave some interesting ac-
counts of the work being done in Japan.
Miss Converse spoke on christian
schools as an aid in the CHARACTERIZATION
Of the World" and Miss Yamada told OF
her early experiences in Japan before
she was converted She has been in this
country about n year resting and pre-
pairing herself for better work on her
return and Miss Converse recently came
TO America on a fuTlough of a year
She is native of Grafton and previous
to her going to Japan in 1889 was a
teacher in Vermont academy. They
came to Brattleboro Wednesday and ex-
pect to leave tomorrow. While here they
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. s.
knight. One of the features of the
program yesterday was the songs in
japanese by Miss Yamada. Mrs A L.
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