Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01

There will be an initiation at the next
meeting of Bingham chapter o. b. s.,
Tuesday evening. The chapter will give
a progressive whist party this evening.
The annual convocation of the fifth
Masonic district of Royal Arch Masons
will be held with Cascadnac chapter, No.
.. i'm White River Junction Thursday.
March Z.
Mary Mannering who has charmed her
audiences in the past by the Coquetry of
her Janice" and the sweetness of her
Rose Trelawney" will appear at the
Auditorium, Friday evening, March s. in
new play called GLORIOUS BetseY"
from the pen of Rida Johnson Young.
Mrs George F. Orr, g.. of Worcester.
Mass. died suddenly of pneumonia Feb.
22. in New Orleans, La. Mrs. Orr was
taken i'll while on her way to California.
She was the widow of Rev. Nathaniel
Mighil, who was pastor of the Centre
Congregational church in Bratteboro from
1867 to 1875.
A. V. Mays agency has sold F. S.
Halls house on Western avenue to
Joseph G. Taylor. This is the house
which Mr.. Hall occupies and Mr.. Taylor
has bought it as a home. Possession will
be given May l. Mr. Taylor is planning
to open a brokerage office in the Amer
lean building at an early date.
,ne question of public Fairgrounds will
be discussed in the congregational chapel
Tuesday evening, March -, by George d.
Chamberlain of Springfield. Mass Mr.
Chamberlain has had much to do with es-
tabishing and managing the Springfield
Fairgrounds. and is familiar with every
aspect of the playground question, which
is now before the people of Rrattleboro.
Miss Zetta Weld entertained the lady
clerks of Houghton & Simondss store in
her home Friday evening at a Martha
Washington party The rooms were deco
rated with flags, miniature paper hatchets
and cherries. Games appropriate to the
day were played and later the guests
were ushered into the dining room, where
they found fortunes and faVors awaiting
them.
William Clements was taken from the
Retreat Wednesday ana sent to Buxton,
Maine, where he will be taken to some
state institution. He was supported by
a private fund here which has become eX
hausted. Deputy Sheriff Myron p. Davis
escorted him as far as Bellows Falls,
where he was met by one of the Buxton
selectmen. Mr. Clements was formerly
minister, but broke down and became in
sane.
THE Isle of Spice" a big musical eX-
travaganza, is booked for appearance at
the Auditorium Wednesday evening,
March IS. Leslie Leigh. the prima donna
of the company. is the youngest girl to
hold such a position today. She is
graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music, and made her debut in The
Serenaue" with the famous Bostonians.
Later she was seen in the part of Maid
Marian in robin Hood.
The third in the series of Brooks House
assemblies of the season was held Friday
evening, with about rs in attendance. In
honor of Washington's birthday the hall
was draped with flags Some of the flags
which had been used in Washington, were
presented to members of the u. \. r.
Music was furnished by Leitsinger's or
| chestra. the usual concert being omitted
| A buffet lunch was served. There will
| be one more assembly this season. posi-
bly, two
An interesting case IF the workings of
| conscience has come to q. J. Pratt in a
! letter received a few days ago from a
| woman in Indianapolis, Ind. with 10
| cents enclosed. The letter explains it
self. when I was little girl | took
/ from your store one penny's worth Of
! something which l ought not to have
! taken. Now | am grown up and have
| been converted and have become n
! Christian woman and l want to make it
| right, so enclosed you will find en-fold.
Please accept it from one who wants to
right all wrongs and be ready when Jesus
comes. The Lord knows who I am"
Mrs Lucy Doolittle Il. widow of Alon-
| 20 F. Doolittle, died in her home on High
| street Tuesday morning. She had been in
poor health many years and on Sunday
was taken seriously i'll with the grip. She
had been resident Of Brattleboro near
! ly so years and vas well known here
Before her health was poor she was a
| staunch supporter of the Baptist church.
| but of late years had not been able to
take any part in church life. She was
| the youngest OF the eight children OF
| Henry and Electa (Fraser) Stevens and
| was born in Massena. y. Y. She same To
| Brattleboro when a young woman and
| was married here about As years ago
She leaves three children. Miss Minnie
| r Doolittle, Merton a. and Guy A. Doc
little, all of Brattleboro, Her husband
died August 25. 1888. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon at o'clock in
the home. Rev. George B. Lawson, pas
tor of the Baptist church. officiated and
the body was placed in the tomb to be
| buried In the spring in the family lot in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Rev. DR.. f. f. Chivers. field secretary
of the American Baptist Home Mission
society, spoke in the Baptist church Sun
day, both morning and evening, to large
audiences. He presented the home mis-
sionary cause and the possibilities for
HloIe dBBItSSlNe Work DN inc society II II
were supported financially by the people
of the churches. substantial special
collection for home missions was taken
In the morning he spoke on the wonder
full development of the great west in the
past few years and of the wider oppor-
tunites which this presented to the So
ciety. In the evening he spoke on the
immigration question, with especial ref
erence to the large cities. He told of a
recent trip which he had taken through
the East side in New York, noticing
the great Improvements which had been
made in the conditions surrounding for
eigners by establishing parks and play
grounds. He welcomed all such helps
but his chief business was the evangel-
lzation of foreigners He said that the
great army of foreigners in the cities
was not problem but providence, not
a peril but a possibility, and not a
menace but mission for all Christian
people. 1t was the duty of the people to
1 Amerlcanize and evangelize them.
The details of the management of the
annual March meeting next Tuesday have
been carefully worked out in order to dc
away with as much as possible of the
confusion which results from the changes
in the election laws this season The
specimen ballots and lists of candidates
have been posted in conspicuous places and
Town Clerk William s. Newton mas Sc
lected "a deputy clerks to assist as bal
lot clerks, tellers and assistant clerks
The meeting win open in Festival hall al
O'Clock in the morning and DR.. Henry
IL