Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-15

VIII confer the second degree Monday
evening.
a collection of books Of agriculture
horticulture, market gardening and the
treatment and care of farm animals has
been bought for the Free library.
L. w Fennell of Burlington, command
er of the United States Spanish war
veterans, issued instructions to the dif-
ferent encampments in the state to
observe the death Of Chaplain Day by
draping the flags and charters in the
different halls.
The Brattleboro Central Labor Union
was instituted in Brattleboro recently
with the following officers: President;
Job Long, Garment Workers, vice pres-
dent, p. j. Ferriter, Painters; recording
secretary, NJ j. Baker, Organ Workers;
financial secretary, Minnie Devine, Gar
ment Workers; treasurer, Mr.. Johnson,
Carpenters; guide. Katherine Endlich,
Garment Workers; conductor, w. A.
Beljen, Organ Workers.
In the annual meeting Of the Brattle-
boro free library Saturday evening these
officers were elected: President. DR.. H. d.
Holton; treasurer, Col. c. A. Miles; Sec
rotary, II. b. Chamberlain book commit
tee, Col. Miles. Rev. DR.. John r. Cow,
Rev d. l. Trout; library rooms COM
mittee, f. X Barrows, DR.. Holton Col.
Kittredge Haskins; committee on libra
ran, r. II. Crane, DR.. S. Il. Lawton,
Rev Father NJ. J. Carmody.
4 gold watch bearing the monogram of
Leonard n. Wheeler Of White River juno
tion was found among the stolen articles
in the home of Bertram G. Spencer, the
confessed murderer and burglar, in
Springfield, Mass, last week. Mr. Wheel
err while alone in his barn about 21A years
ago, was held up at the point of a revolver
by masked burglar who took from him
watch, diamond ring, and his pocket
book. Spencer was a brakeman running
from Springfield to White River Junction
at that time.
St Michaers court. Catholic Order Of
Foresters, celebrated the 1ith anniver-
sary of the organization of the court
Tuesday evening with a gathering IN
Red Mems hall Brief addresses were
made by Rev. Father NJ. j. Carmody,
John ]. Eckels and David S. Carey.
An excellent musical program was Civ
en- by Miss Maisie Calvin, Miss Agnes
| Calvin, Miss Katherine Calvin and f. j.
| Snyder. James Z. Blake danced some
| Irish jigs accompanied by Miss Agnes
| Blake, and ]. kilderry contributed an
amusing act. Refreshments were serv-
| ed and there was dancing
The annual meeting of Columbian
! lodge, No. SO. f. & A NJ, was held in
Masonic hall Tuesday evening. The fol-
] e.,
! were chosen for the coming year w NJ,
James y. Hoadley; S. W, Sanford \.
! Daniels; J. w, Arthur l.. Billings: treas
! urer. Frank b Putnam; secretary. James
I 3. Randoll; $. D., Kendrick + Barring
| ton; J. d. Farley +. Crown; chaplain.
Rev Roy NJ Houghton: marshal. Elijah
| Wales. 5. S. c. II. Babb: ]. S, Everett
| J. Taggart; tyler J. Albert Taylor; mu-
| steal director. Harry G. Wales: trustee,
| Frank b. Putnam; corporator of the Ma
! sonic Building association for term OF
three years. James b. Randol
The stereOpticon lecture on Africa given
| in the Universalist church Sunday evening
| proved the most popular of any In the
course. The pews were unable to accom-
odate all the people and many chairs had
| to be brought in. The lecture gave a good
idea of the country and the manners
| and it was especially interesting on ac-
| count of the hunting scenes in the same
country through which the Roosevelt party
! passed. Next Sunday evening the lectur,
will be on India and some fine views
| showing the country as II was in the old
days and as 1t is at present will b,
| shown. The last lecture OF the season viii
be given the following Sunday. Ben HUI
| will be the subject The series hav,
proved very successful and the audiences
have kept up their interest in an unusua
degree.
AlCide Marion and Miss Eleanor
Streeter were married Saturday eveninl
at 40 in the parochial residence OF
Walnut street by Rev. Father LEcuyel
IN the presence of a few relatives anC
intimate friends. Dorothy Hubbard acte,
as flower girl at the wedding The brid,
is the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank c. Streeter and the groom Is al
employe of the pipe organ department il
the Estey factory who came to Bmttle
boro several years ago from Gardner
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion were show
cred with rice and confetti at the railroa,
station when they appeared to take tn,
$50 southbound train. on their return
from trip to Gardner, Boston and othc
places Mr. ana Mrs. Marion will maxi
their home with the brides parents OF
| o. San street
Mr. and Mrs John T. Royce. who Iiv
on the old Noah Pratt homestead i'm Eas
Putney, reached the 50th anniversary o
their marriage Friday, and while the,
made no formal celebration they wer
presented with flowers and other re
membranes at the home of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles S. Pratt of Brattle
boro where they spent the day. The
also received several kilograms of con
graduation and calls from persona
friends. Mrs. Royce's maiden name wa
Julia A. Cox She was born in Barnarr
81 years ago and her home was there a
the time of her marriage April s, 1856.
Mr., Royce. who is 70 years old, was borl
in Cornish ~ H., in the house whicl
was bought few years ago by Angus
tus st. Gaudens. the sculptor, and whicl
is now occupied by St Gaudens's son
At the time of his marriage his home wa
in Bethel and he and his bride went Their
to live. Mr.. Royce was proprietor of
shoe peg factory and he did an extensiy
business, making wooden pegs befor
metal pegs came into general use, fur
nlshing large quantities of them for us
by the Russian government Afterward
he went to Red Wing, Mimi, where n
engaged in the hotel business. His hote
was burned and later he went to Austin
Mimi, and engaged in business as a con
tractor and builder Mr. and Mrs
Royce remained in Austin until about l
years ago, when they returned to Yer
mont. their daughter having come L
Brattleboro several years before to teacl
in the high school. They lived for
time in Barnard and then came to Brat
tleboro and spent one winter with Mrs
Pratt, after which they went to Eas
Putney TO carry on the Pratt farm.
VIII Ship Big Pipe Organ to Spokane
Washington.
The Estey Organ company will shil
next week to the First PresbyteriaI
church of Spokane, Wash, a very fin,
three-manual pipe organ. 80 stops, equip
ped with the full complement of coupler,
and other mechanical accessories. Tn,
organ is furnished with the Haskell Ike,
stop action and II is one of the best bal
anced and largest scaled organs tina
the company has sent out. Added to tn,
speaking stops is a full 21-note set o.
| chimes OF the most approved make Thi,