Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-04

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electrical work for the decorations of the
band minstrel show to be given in March.
The Carpenter organ factory shut down
Monday night. to remain closed duriu%
the rest of the week, while the annual
inventory is being taken and repairs
made
The Daughters of Pocahontas, council
No. T. held Il special meeting last night
for the purpose of comforting the adoption
degree ON candidates. Refreshments were
served and a social enjoyed, with music
and dancing.
Whooping cough has taken fresh start
and last week Il new cases were reported.
The week before only two new cases were
reportcd and it was hoped that the cpl
demic was on the wane. The record OF
last week shows that the disease is still
spreading.
At the annual meeting of the Estey
organ Co Benefit association held last
Friday afternoon the old executive com
mittee was reelected. consisting OF George
\. Hines, jerome w. Knight w. ID.
ellison. The committee elected II. +. C.
Toedt secretary.
The railroad commissioners of Vermont
John w. Redmond OF Newport ELI II.
Porter of Wilmington and :. HOLSTER
jackson of Barre-will meet In lirattle-
boro Jan l6 to investigate the fatal ac-
cident to Brakeman Frank f.. Clough
Dec. % Rufus W. Spear of Newport has
been appointed clerk of the railroad com
mission.
The annual meeting of Wantastiduct
lodge of odd Fellows was held Monday
evening. when officers were elected as
follows. Noble grand. NJ. r.. MiCott. wee
grand. c. A. Metcalf; secretary. \. j.
Currier: financial secretary c. l.. Cupp'
treasurer. c. r. Sturgcs. trustee Tor hNe
years w J. Cain; representatives, 10
grand lodge, W. j. Cain and w L. Combs.
The first of the monthly Sunday after
noon meetings for men under the auspi-
ccs of the Y. NJ c. a. will be held
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
association rooms. Rev. Harry II. Miles,
pastor of the Congregational church. will
give an address ON Character building
and there will bc a musical program by
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Maynard Of the
BAPTIST church choir and George Adams
uf the Conversational church choir All
men are invited.
The annual meeting of Quoncklcat
tribe of Red Men Friday night resulted
i'm CHOICE of the following officers for
the next great sun Prophet II. +. Harris:
sachcm. John Wilson; senior sycamore.
r. j. LHveur; Junior sycamore. y. f..
TAYLOR. chief of records. \. G. Winchester;
collector of wampum, II. II. Baker;
keeper of wampum T.. l.. Parker, truss
tee for three years. Don II. Miller These
chiefs will be raised up ia the next reg
ular meeting ON the 1lth sun of the cold
moon 10y Deputy Grand Sashem c. y.
Miles
The funeral of Mrs Huldah J. Sanford.
widow of George Sanford of Chesterfield.
was held Friday afternoon at o'clocK
i'm the home of her daughter Mrs. Ed
ward Lord. Church place. Rev. a. II.
Webb pastor of the Methodist church,
of which she had been member many
years. oficiatcd. There We're many floral
tributes including a large wreath from
the ladies' Enterprise society. The bear
ers were Clarence Barber, Frank Sanford
John b. Manley and Robert l.. Manley
The body. which was placed in the tomb,
will be buried in the family lot in Ches-
terrified.
Mason :. Stone. state superintendent
of education. is arranging another cam
paign Of public meetings in the interest
Of greater educational work in this state
similar to that conducted by him last
spring Meetings of school teachers will
be held in the afternoon. and the gem
eral purpose of the new school law cN-
planned with an incidental discussion Of
school matters generally. In the evening
a public meeting will be held at which
speeches will be made by Vermont men
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ttdI auNance lor deter lnI"es al! u'o"s
inc me .. Vermont "Ildi'S. Da''S lu'
meetings. o.,uS iIl al t"l'svu i''''uue I
Sel' Jan -, l-oI ,,i,' y Jan, 20, ~"
iail'' jan - w ''lH''s' o'l' Jan 3D.
Supt. Thomas Harmon Of the soldiers
home I'm Bennington has received many
calls within few days i'm relation to a
man who Is believed to be working his
way under false pretenses The man
was heard from in Massachusetts and in
Chester and Grafton. this state. repre-
senting himself as Eugene Otis Cole. a
former resident of Bennington and "A
soldier I'm the civil war He has told
several different stories one is that he
mas personal property IN bennington
"l'IVh ne WlSuts 10 secure pul mas no
money WIN Which l" make the Journey
"ho'her Is 'hat ne mas peeh an inmate OF
.H' S'IuIeIS nome ana Wlshts 10 return
10 'he INSTITUTION. Eugene Gus Cole OF
bennington was lieutenant colonel OF the
run vermont regiment lie nNes III the
west ana mas not been III the East IN
over ~ years
The second I'm the series of Brooks
House assemblies Monday evening was
one Of the most successful social events
of its kind ever given in town. Tho
innovation of having a concert before
the dancing proved aCcentable 10 the 60
COUPLES who attended and the unusually
attractive DECORATIONS came I'm for univer-
sal commentator Long ronas of laurel
were festooned from tbe chandeliers IN
| The wall and around oocb rome vas wound
string Of tiny electric TIGHTS I'm ,ariad
colors The electrical disnlov vas in
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