Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-01-22
BRATTLEBORO.

bHA ! LEbONOs
The annual meeting of the Centre Con-
gregational church will be held Friday
Jan. 20.
The annual business meeting and pro-
motion of the Centre Congregational Sun
day school will be held Sunday at the
regular session of the school.
Rev. Roy NJ Houghton came to Brat
tleboro Saturday and began his regular
pastorate of the. Congregational church
Sunday when he preached to good sized
audiences in spite of the storm. He viii
make his home at George E. Crowels
Alvah c. Stacey has been appointed to
succeed NJ. II. Micott as manager and
buttermaker of the Brattleboro creamery
and will take his new position Feb. l. He
has been employed at the creamery some
time Mr.. Micott will go to Hinsdale to
engage in the meat business.
Fort Drummer colony, Pilgrim Fathers,
is planning for celebration of the 21st
anniversary of it's organization Feb. 8.
The colonies from nearby places will be
invited and it is expected that Supreme
Governor Foster of Lynn, Mass, and
other distinguished visitors will be pres
ent. The details of the gathering will be
given later.
Tuesday morning was the coolest of
the winter, the thermometers recording
as low as 20 degrees below zero. The dis
tribution Of the low temperature was ex-
ceedingly variable. In the village it was
from eight to IL degrees below, at West
Brattleboro from Is to % below in eX-
posed places and on Dummerston hill
the lowest record was below.
Reuben Knowlton of Gill, an employee
of the Loring N. Farnum company at the
dam site, was so badly injured in an ac-
cident Tuesday that it was necessary to
amputate his right foot at the ankle.
He was engaged with other employees in
moving an iron girder weighing 81 tons
with rolls when in some way the girder
slipped on Mr.. KnoWlton's foot crushing
every bone. DR.. Foss of Hinsdale per-
formed the operation and the man was
taken to the DR.. E. R. Lynch hospital.
The Eli Clark farm, near the old ferry
off the Putney road, was sold at auction
by A. w. ]. wilkins Wednesday, W. A.
Shumway bidding it in for $3935 for L. E.
Holden The farm contains So acres with
nine acres of timber and the buildings
include a stone house, barn and sheds.
Mr.. Holden will cut off the timber and
part of the farm will be divided into
building lots for summer cottages. 1t is
one of the pleasantest locations on the
river and it is Mr.. Holden's intention to
make the price. on the lots low so as to
stimulate building activities up the river.
Plans are being made for the local cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of Lin
coins birth. Col H. e. Taylor is in
charge of the arrangements and has Sc
cured the Auditorium for the evening of
Feb. 16, when the public demonstration
will be held The anniversary is Feb ~,
but as there will be shows at the Audi
torium all that week the celebration had
to be put over until the following week.
The plans are not complete but there will
be appropriate addresses by local men
and a good program of music by local
NaI xuf11 ha oh
served in the schools by appropriate ex-
ercises, probably the day before the ami
Versary.
Rev. Roy M. Houghton was given a
welcome into the Centre Congregational
church, and into the community in which
he is to serve, in reception last night.
The women of the church served a
creamed fish supper to about $50 guests
and afterwards the reception was held
In the church. Rev Mr.. Houghton was
assisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clapp, Mrs. Kirkland, Judge J.
M Tyler and F. w. Kuech. After the
informal reception there was a social
hour in which Miss Alice Titus played
the violin. accompanied by Miss Emily
Ciapp. The new china and silver was
used for the first time at the supper and
was greeted with much appreciative COM
ment.
1t is believed by those we'll informed in
regard to the negotiations which have
been in progress for some time that a
compromise agreement will be reached
between the treasury department officials
and the owners of the property at the
corner of Main and Grove streets, DR..
c. s. Pratt and Mrs. c. +. Thompson,
whereby the condemnation proceedings
which have been begun on behalf of the
government will be dropped and the pro-
perty taken at valuation which will be
satisfactory to the owners. definite
decision from the treasury department is
expected within a short time, There are
apparently no grounds for believing that
any other site is under the consideration
OF the treasury department at this time.
The seth annual fair of the Universalist
church will be held Thursday, Jan. 2S, in
the town hall The nature of the fair is
an orange tea garden, with the color
scheme Of orange throughout Boots of
beautiful design win contain for sale va
rlOus articles, both artistic and useful.
A chicken-pie and turkey supper will be
served from to o'clock. An interesting
entertainment will follow, consisting of
a dainty dance, and a short dramatic
sketch and other features which one must
come to see. Dancing will be enjoyed by
those who care for it and music will be
furnished through the supper and even
ing by Wales's orchestra. The fair prom
ises to be success and the management
invites everyone to come and make 1t one.
Come and meet your friends. have good
supper, see the pleasing entertainment,
have a social time, enjoy the dance and
see the hall transformed into a beautiful
orange scene.
sedgwick post. G. A. R., and the
Woman's Relief corps held a joint in
stallation last night in Grand Army hall
The women served an excellent supper
and afterwards the elected and appointed
officers OF the post were installed by Col
II. 70. Taylor and the officers of the corps
were installed by Mrs. Calista Bangs
The list of elected officers of both or
CARNATIONS has already been published
recently The appointed officers Of the
post are: Adjutant, %. H. Putnam; ser
Beant major, ]. p. Elmer; quartermaster
sergeant, G. L. Piper; sentinel, A. w.
Keezer The appointed officers of the
corps are: Secretary, Helen Newman;
chaplain, Helen Miller; assistant con-
ductor Lima Wilkins; assistant guard,
Irene Robbins; patriotic instructor, Mary
Walker; press correspondent, Nellie Eddy;
musician, Maude Bradley; color bearers,
Nellie Benson, Susan Yearly, Mary
Young, Mary Robbins. After The in |
Stallation there were short speeches by |
members Of the post.