Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

Brattleboro lodge, n f. 0. P, will hold
a public dance Wednesday evening in Red
Meas hall Hines and Alison Dugan will
furnish the music and Mr. Dugan will sing
Everyone is invited.
Thomas Cotter was before the municipal
court Wednesday on a charge of intoxication
He was assessed SIS and costs, but he was
unable to pay and he was taken to Newfane
Jail for a l5-days' visit.
Pocahontas council will hold the second
in its series of dances tomorrow night in Red
Mems hall Leitsingers orchestra will fur
nish the music. The first in the series was
one Of the pleasantest gatherings ever held
under the auspices Of the council and it is
expected that there will be a big gathering
tomorrow night. Everyone is invited.
Brattleboro lodge, N. E. o. P, went on
corn hus<ing to Martin Cutters farm. on the
Marlboro North pond road Friday night
About 90 attended, going up in several large
teams. About 80 bushels of corn were husked
and afterwards the huskers went into the
house and spent merry hour in playing
games. Refreshments of pumpkin pie, etc,
were served.
The Jubilee quartet of Fisk university will
give a concert in the Congregational church
Thursday evening under THE auspices of the
recently organized social union of the church
The quartet needs no introduction to Brat
tleboro people. Their entertainments have
always touched the sense of humor and sym
pathy in a way that made one want to hear
them again. They are the impersonation of
all that is tending to upift the negro race.
The goodwill and appreciation of the Brat
tleboro people for the Home for the Aged
and its inmates was shown anew yesterday
when the annual harvest day was held
Throughout the afternoon the home was
thronged with visitors who came to bring
pleasant message to the elderly people in the
home and to leave some more substantial to-
kens of their thoughtfulness. The donations
we're varied in character, including bed linen
table linen, a barrel of -four, apples, IS jars
of jelly, fruit and vegetables and a substan
tial sum of money. One of the most pleas
ant gifts was a fancy basket arranged with
variety of fruit for each of the II inmates. A
luncheon was served in the dining room under
the general charge of Mrs E. d. Whitney,
Mrs. f. c. Haviland and Mrs. Richard Aver
i'll poured and Miss Edwina Whitney and Miss
Florence Howe assisted. Mrs. George Ryder
received with the inmates of the home.
Brattleboro lodge, N. E. o. P, held its
semi-annual children's night Wednesday even
ing in Red Mems hall with nearly 200 in at
tendance. In the early evening an ex-
ceiient supper served under tine direction
of Mrs. Annie Bracket and afterwards a
program for old and young alike was given
The program opened with a piano solo by
Miss Lowell after which DR.. E. R. Lynch
gave address of welcome. The program
included recitatons by Ralph Thayer, Stan
ley Wilson, Carl Haynes, Virginia Davis,
Thomas O'Connor, Fern Wilder, Donald
Wilder and Mildred Knudson, selection on the
piano, bones and violin by Mrs. Gleason
Wilder, Fred Currier Bert ODER and Lotas
Stafford, songs by Mrs. Cortes Farnum and
Miss Fern Wilder, dialogues by Charles
Booker and his daughter and by Virginia
Davis and Donald Wilder, a Swedish song
by Mrs Christina Harrington, musical selec-
ton by ladies' orchestra, Mrs. f. c. Davis,
Mrs. f. d. Wilson, Mrs. Fred Currier, Mrs
Thomas O'Connor and Mrs Harrington,
talk on the land of the midnight sun by Mrs
Harrington, harmonica solo by Thomas
O'Connor, a tahleau, a duet by Mrs. Har-
rington and Mr.. Currier, cobblers dance by
Mrs. Currier and William White and fire.
quent selections by the N. E. o. P. orchestra.
Austin F. Nichols was in general charge Of
the gathering. Warden f. c. Davis pre-
sented each of the children with a souvenir
card. In the later evening there was dane
ing to music furnished by the N. E. o. P.
orchestra.