Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-14


The Prospect Hill Book club will hold
It's annual meeting and sale of books
Monday evening, at "A Central street
A number Of pipes have been dumped
near the Snowflake Canning cOmpany's
plant In preparation for the new sewer
opera lions which are to take place there.
The ladies' aid society Of the Congre-
gational church in Marlboro will serve
their annual chicken pie supper and hold
their annual sale Friday evening Of next
week.
a district meeting Of the Rebekah
lodges of Weston, South Londonderry,
Newfane and Bratteboro. known as dis
trict No. 10, will be held in South Lon
donderry this evening.
The first number Of the Dial for the
current year will appear about the first
week In November. The stan of the
high school paper expect to have for this
year a new cut for the cover from draw
ings by Ernest G. Herrick.
While the last Valley fair will show a
good profit. the management is unable to
give the figures as not all OF the bills have
been paid. a detailed report Will be is
sued soon after Nov. l. All persons hav-
Ing bills against the association should
present them to the treasurer. =. c. Ad-
ans, by Nov. ! If they want to get
The Carpenter company have shipped
a normal harmonium which they made
voiced and tuned especially for the Clef
club Of Burlington. This is in reality an
organ. voiced and tuned like orchestral
instruments. and has limitations Of such
instruments as the oboe bassoon. saxo-
phone piccolo, clarinet and flute and
also has the regular organ two, four and
elght-fOot pipe organ stops. The harmon
In 1pr hat col
and theatre orchestras in New York and
London
The music committee Of the Brattleboro
Woman's club arranged for the annual
musicale to be held next Wednesday
evening. in the First Baptist church A
song recital will bee given by Gwilym
Miles, baritone. of New York and Edward
Holbrook orgaust. Of Keene The con-
cert will be open to the public club
members may use their membership
tickets and the public may secure tickets
from Mrs. Arthur Brasor or Mrs Arthur
Maynard. Both musicians have been
heard with great delight in this town.
and they are sure to be greeted by an
enthusiastic audience
Announcement was made yesterday that
sweaters Of the high school oolors and
with the high school initial win be given
10 the members % the football team To
qualify for the initial sweaters PLAYER
must have played I'm at least three OF the
four best games OF On" season. Initials
viii Dee granted only on recommendation
OF the coach, manager and captain and
"n condition that the schedule is carried
out iu FUN The initials WIN Doe granted
10y The athletic association anyway and II
the present encouraging financial out
look for the season continues the sweat
ers viii Dee presented also
The regular meeting OF Brattlch,ro
lodge. y. T.. -. T.. which Wa held We'd
nesdAY evening was open to the pul1lr
at $50 o'clock Mrs W. f.. Mixer. a
charter member OF the lodge and one Of
the past wardcus. gave uu address Of
welcome to the visitors and supreme ana
grand officers District DEPUTY Grand
Warden Mrs. Emily \ Mars lale Of Ben
nngt"n. Grand Vice Warden George l..
Hooker Of St JOhnsbury and George T.
Howe, member Of the supreme finance
committee. Of Worcester Mass. made
brief remarks. DR.. +. r Lynch OF this
town, past warden and past district
deputy grand warden. also spoke. Cake
and coffee were served
The first meeting Of the season Of the
wpman's auxiliary TO the y. NJ c. A
was held Tuesday afternoon in the rest
room Mrs. G. O. Abbott presided and led
the devotional service. The work which
is being done for boys ia Brattleboro was
outlined In "A talk by Harry l. Piper
who has been at the head Of the Bows
work the past three years and is now
organizing the Boy Scout movement here
Mr.. Piper told in outline Of the good
times which the old Magnet club had
ana of the increase in the interest and
efficiency of the organization He spoke
particularly of the gymnasium project
which the club has been agitating This
Is municipal gymnasium project. and
NJ A. =.
school gymnasium or 4 Y NJ c
building were indicated by the speaker
y conference will be held soon between
the leaders Of the Magnet club and those
who are interested in a revival of the
\. NJ. c. \. here To decide upon a com
mon line OF effort.
Mrs. Hannibal A. Williams will give a
reading Of Shakespeare "As YOU like II"
saturday evening, oct. %, in the high
schoolroom. Mrs. Williams is well and
fAvorahly known as a Shakspearian read
er ana mas appeared before the pupils of
a great number OF schools and colleges
The proceeds OF the reading will 90
toward purchasing pictures for the Latin
room in the high school building. Rev.
fhui X Allen OF the First Congregational
church of Norwich, n Y, said OF Mrs
Williams after her appearance in that
CITY; she Is thoroughly in love with her
work and her subject a most necessary
requirement for Ones best work: to this
she adds the keenness of the critic. the
vision OF the scholar. a rare grace, a broad
culture ana a most womanly refinement
She is altogether one whom the hest
people delight to hear The ShakspearIap
scholar, the Shakspearian excursiontst
ana he who has little acquaintance with
ms great master. will, upon hearing Mrs
Wilhams' feel that he has gotten some
thing worth his while"
The pressing need for enlarged ouor-
ters and more assistants was ,Iiscnsso,
~ length in the annual meeting of the
MUTUAL Aid association Monday after
noon. Miss Mary Cabot the chairman
made a statement of the conditions under
wmch the association was working and Of
me Huch greater opportunity for service
II larger home could be secured The
work OF the association has grown so i'm
the past year that many calls for helpers
'"Ne oeeI turned away as 1t is impossible |
10 meet the demand The report of the |
superintendent, Miss Loomis. indicated
II a graphic way the same need. During /
ne year 100 patients We're cared for Tho |
summary or the expenses and work Of |
ne association during the wear ending
Jct Is as follows: Received from ali |
'ources Sbao9NI; expenditures S6446 65. |
balance on hand, Sl322. Calls received |
or graduate nurses. 10: for attendants |
90 TOT houseWork, POS; miscellaneous |
o. total D2' Number of days work |
lonely eight graduate nurses, 81. nv |
seven attendants 1884; by % experienced |
lurses, 63I; by 10 household helpers. 90, |
olal, 25l2 Following is a list of the Off |
'ers TOT the coming year: Chairman Miss
vary X. CABOT; vice chairman Mrs G. |
= Barber; secretary and treasurer. Mrs
=, w, Iyler; auditor Mrs. c. L. Stick