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

Fort Dummer Royal Arch chapter con-
ferred the Mark Master degree at a spe-
cial convocation held in Masonic hall last
evening.
Several hundred of the people at the
Retreat and Linden lodge have ac-
cepted an invitation from Manager Fox
to attend Tuesdays matinee perform
ance of Uncle Toms Cabin, and a full to
overlooking house will surely greet Mrs.
Stoves immortal drama on that occasion.
The body of Frederick William Gala
han, 81, was brought here yesterday from
Ashuelot for burial in the family lot in
the Roman Catholic cemetery. Mr.. Cal
lahan was born in East Putney and lived
several years with his fathers family
in Brattleboro in his boyhood.
The dance given under the auspices of
Brattleboro lodge, N. 70. o. p, Wednes-
day night was attended by about go
couples. Tuesday evening members of
the order gathered in the home of War
den r. c. Davis for a social. Refresh
ments were served by the host. Next
Wednesday evening class of candidates
will be initiated.
In the annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro Savings bank yesterday the direct
ors and officers of last year were all re-
elected, there being no vacancies to fill.
The annual statement of the bank, pub
lished elsewhere in this issue, indicates
that the conditions in the bank are
highly satisfactory. The bank was able
to pay four per cent. this year, having
the surplus equal to one tenth of its
deposits, as required by law. After the
meeting the annual dinner was served at
the Brooks House.
At the close of the play in the billiard
and pool tournament of the Vermont
Wheel club last night Capt. Brackets
team led Capt. Dunham's team by S.
points. W. L. Hunt of Dunham's team
beat DR.. II. p. Greene last night so to
46 and w. A. Shumway of Dunham's
team defeated G. e. GRAHAM so to 33,
bringing the lead of Brackets team
down to 55 points. The scores made this
week are as follows, the members of
Dunham's team being given first in all
cases: Pool-A. Thompson 80, Whitney
IS; j. Tasker so, March 40; f. Hall co.
j. w Cobb AZ; w. f. Jones 80, Frank
Reed AZ; Pentland 49, Schwenk so; Rogers
49, r. Greene so; L. G. Tasker 80, H
Wellman so; DR.. Newell 49, McRae 80;
Hunt so, DR.. Greene 46. Billiards-Bacon
&c. Aldrich so; Seaverns 80, L. Miller 80
A L. Pettee 80, Ullery so; John Davis
35, ]. Fenton 50; Shumway so, Graffam
49,
In the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Brattleboro Trust company
Monday the following directors were
| elected: A. B. Clapp, o. M. Lawton, E
W. Blodgett, M. j. Moran, George A. Eels
d. p. Dewitt, J. L. Stockwell and e. w
Gibson of Brattleboro, John E. Gale Of
Guilford, G. S. Howe of Hinsdale, o. e
Randall of West Chesterfield E. A
| Melendy of South Londonderry, DIR
| George S. Foster of Putney, Adr
F. Miller of Dummerston, DIR. George
/ 90 NaII ~
officers of the company are as follows
President, A. B. Clapp; vice president
| o. n. Lawton; treasurer, Charles A
| Boyden, assistant treasurer, ]. R. Ryder
| The annual reports showed that Brattle
! boro's youngest banking institution was
| making a place for itself in the com
munity. The trust company opened Jan
| &C. 1907. The deposits June 30, 1907
were $156, O34.76; Dec. 81, 1907, $210, 1872.
| s.; June 80, 1908, 1924, 213.26; Dec. 81, 1908
| 1892, 54231. The annual statement OF the
company gives the total Liabilities a!
$441, 59S17. including 100000 capita
stock and $4,000 surplus. The loans anC
discounts are given as 1854, 253.1S, bonds
| $40, $50, vault, furniture and fixture!
] $4,000, due from reserve banks $39, 461. GO
| due from other banks, $1691.S6 and casl
| $11,942.01.
A novel and interesting Interpretation
of the common prayer. book of the Epis
copal church will be given Sunday after
| noon at 4.30 o'clock in St. Michael:
| Episcopal church by the members of the
| Sunday school. THE Little Pilgrim ant
the Book Beloved" is the name under
which the various parts of the prayer
book are typified. Not only will thu
children go through with dialogue ant
questions which instruct them and thei
hearers in a graphic way about tn
prayer book, but they will all be in cos
tune indicative of the character of thei
parts and will carry banners bearing GU
the idea still further. Everyone inter
ested is invited to be present Those VIII
will take part and their characters ar
as follows: Mother Church, Marjor
Leach; first little pilgrim, Hildegard
Babb; second little pilgrim Harry Mont
gomery; Christopher, Fred Gipson
mathis, Grace Leach; even song, Id
Gibbs; litany, William Gibbs; baptism
Elizabeth Hamilton; Lady Catechisn
Uanna Beard; confirmation, Charlen
Thomas; eucharist, Mabel Babb; psaltel
Edith Babb; matrimony, Elizabeth Ham
ilton; visitation of the sick, Allan Davis
requiem Violet Johnston; churching O
women, Elizabeth Larson; miris stella
Esther Gibbs; visitation of prisoners
Hadley Gibson; song of harvest home
Waitsue New; family prayer, Ernes
Gibson; ordinal, Henry Harrington; art
cles of religion. Earl Shaw; dictionary
Mabel Shaw; calendar, Fred Howard
preface Clarence Shaw; ratification
Margaret Hamilton; child from audience
Alicia Hamilton; the acolites, Merr
Haskell and George Gibbs; flower girl
Fanny Burton, Mabel Emerson, Doroth
Daley, Alice LARSON standard bearer
Harlow Bishop.