Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12

vide an entertainment for the whole
school The school will give a social on
April 10 in the chapel. Miss Ella How
ard was captain of the reds and Mrs
Ezra Pierce Of the blues.
Mr.. and Mrs Justin Wheeler and little
daughter, Dorothy, left Wednesday for
Lexington, Mass, where Mr. Wheeler has
employment as engineer at the works
where they convert peat into fuel. They
will stop en- route few days in Keene to
visit Norman Cobb and Mrs Frank G.
bort, father and sister of Mrs. Wheeler.
NJ. d. Whitman and L. p Bailey went
to Mortified, Mass, Saturday to call
upon Captain David Ball, who COM
mapded the company of which they were
mefRpers in the civil war, Company d,
18th Vermont Volunteers. Capt. Ball is
81 years old and very lame, but is well
for a man of his years
All the schools will begin the spring
term Monday, the 18th. with the follow
ing teachers: intermediate, Miss Eliza
beth Davis, Fair Haven, Vt; primary,
Miss Minna Howard. Mortified, Mass. ;
No. 3, Miss Ellen Marcy, Brattleboro;
No. 5, Miss Elizabeth Braley; No. Z Miss
Mildred Ellis, Brockton, Mass; No. s.
Miss Maude Aiken.
Next Sunday evening the first OF Sc
ries of lectures on Bunyans Pilgrims
Progress" will be given in the Baptist
church. Nearly 100 slides have been Sc
cured for this series and a good number
of them are colored Admission will be
free, but an Offering to defray expenses
will be taken. The service will begin
promptly at 100 The Christian Endeav-
or society will hold its meeting as usual
at Z p. m.
The annual meeting of the First Bap-
list church was held in the church last
Saturday. Rev. H. +. Buffum was elected
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A. Fiheld, treasurer and collector; Miss
! Lula Cook. assistant collector; F. a. FL
field, trustee for three years; Frank Taft
and Leavitt Roberts. ushers George
Gassett and Lewis Burditt. assistant
ushers; F. a. Burditt Junior deacon. The
| report of the treasurer showed an in
| crease in benevolent contributions and
| in the general works of the church over
| last year. About $3.50 has been expended
! in repairs and painting of the church
! building.
]. w. Carroll of Keene, who is moving
! the buildings on the John Harding place
| for Mr.. Andrews of Boston. to make
room for a handsome new house which
will be built this summer, has taken the
contract to do the stone and brick work
Mr. Carroll also has contracted to move
a tobacco barn for Alfred Howard, who
will build an addition; also to move the
schoolhouse known as No. l for Julius
! f. WaShburn to Mr.. NaShburn tarm
When this is done it will mean the re-
moval of two old landmarks, as Mr.
| Howard has taken down the old bricl
scnoolhouse known as No. ..
Wednesday evening Golden Rule chap
ter, No. 3, o. +. S, installed the fol
| lowing officers W. NJ, Mrs. II. G. Ever
leth; w. P, II. G.. Everleth; associate
matron, Mrs. Fanny Huntley; secretary
Mrs A. B. II. Harris; treasurer, Mrs. c
Belle Robbins; conductress. Miss Hattie
NJ. Taft; associate conductress, Mrs
Josie NJ. Underwood warden, Mrs. Har
rett L. Taft; sentinel, F. L. Amling
Adah, Miss May I Brooks; Ruth Mrs
Jennie c. Pierce; Esther. Mrs. Flora P
Cole; Martha, Mrs. Hannah r. Waite
Electa Mrs. Idell NJ. Brooks; marshal
Miss Marcia Pember organist, Mrs. VIII;
]. Davenport; chaplain. Mrs. Martha a
Newcomb. The officers were installed b!
Arthur G. Spaulding. district deput!
grand patron, of Ludlow. Mrs. A. B. II
Harris gave a reading and Mrs. Jennie c
Pierce sang two solos, A. G. Spauldinl
and NJ. d. Whitman made short speeches
Mrs. Harris had the review of the year
Light refreshments were served and
social time completed the evenings pro
gram.