Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-13

Wantastiquet lodge, I. o. o. T., con-
ferred the first degree on a class of
eight candidates Monday evening.
John L. Roess is building a handsome
garage in the rear Of his house on Will
lston street, using cement blocks.
The women of the Unitarian society will
serve the last supper of the season in
Wells hall Tuesday evening at G.30 o'clock.
An invitation is extended to all interested
to be present.
The report on the street that all the
exchange tickets for the Pirates of Pen
zance" had been sold is without founda-
ton. Excellent seats are available for
either performance The advance sale
will begin at the box office tomorrow
morning at 8. The boys are planning
to line up as early as possible, but no
line will be recognized before o'clock.
DIR. II. ID. Holton, secretary of the state
board of health, went Tuesday to Brandon
to speak In connection with the tubercu-
loss exhibit Of the board He went from
there to Bristol with the exhibition Next
week will close the series of exhibitions
under the auspices of the board. In all
the places where the exhibit was shown
ii attracted much interest and the attend
ance at all places has been encouraging.
In the annual meeting of the womans
auxiliary of st. Mchael's Episcopal
church, held Friday afternoon in the home
of Mrs. w. L. Haskell, these officers
were elected President, Mrs. Myron =.
Davis; vice president, Mrs. +. w. Gibson;
secretary, Mrs. j. l.. Martin; treasurer,
Mrs. A. w. Montgomery. The reports
showed that the year had been fruitful and
that a large amount of work had been ac-
complished. The women have been work
ing recently for a mission school in the
South.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will hold their next meeting with
Mrs. Joel Flagg of Gullford Tuesday. Re
ports from the continental congress re-
Gently held in Washington will be given
| The hostesses, Mrs. F1agg, Mrs. George
Miller and Miss Mary Smith, desire a full
attendance. Those wishing to go are
| asked to notify Mrs. II. E. Bond by Mon
day noon. Automobiles will leave the
Brooks House at $50 p. m, returning at
$50. There will be no postponement on
account of the weather.
Arrangements have been made for DR.
| William Sturgeon OF London to give an
| address in the Centre Congregational
church Friday evening, May p. DR. Spur
| geon holds a high place as an eloquent
| and forceful speaker, and he has been
| much sought after by colleges and large
| organizations. He will be in America to
| give some Chautduqua addresses and Will
| give a few lectures In New England before
! beginning his regular course. His sub
| ject will be An Engishmans view Of
| Brother jonathan and his country"
\ campfire was held in the town hall
| in Chester Friday under the auspices of
| the associate members of Henry post.
| q. \. r. About 25D persons were present
| and Hugh Henry acted as POSTMASTER
| Commander NJ. l.. Bruce Of Sedgwick
| post and Judge Il. w. Gibson We're
| among the speakers, all of whom spoke
! on the associate member movement
which was started recently to aid the
| veterans in patriotic services and to
promote patriotism DR.. Bruce stated
that there We're 125 associate members in
| Brattleboro. In Chester Judge Gibson
| former home, there are 70 associate mem
| bers.
About 80 young women of the Congre-
| gational church met in the parlors sun
day evening to talk over the advsability
| of forming an association. The meeting
| opened with devotional services with
Miss Florence Hemenway in charge. AZ
| ter an Informal discussion it was voted to
| form an organization which would be in
| reality an auxiliary to the ladies' assoc
citation, but would work independently for
the most part Miss Gertrude Bailey was
| appointed as chairman Of committee TO
| draw up a constitution and Miss Bessie l..
|
committee to nominate officers. the chair
men to select their helpers. The next
meeting will be held May %, when the
committees will report and the orglniza-
tion will be formed.
Gentemen's night was observed by
Brattleboro lodge, y. +. O. p. Wednes-
day evening with a program which will
not be forgotten soon by those who were
present A group of the men appeared in
women'S costume and held a quilting
bee. They tied a quilt in n way that
amused the women OF the order exceed
ingly, and the gossip which accompanied
the quilting was of the most approved
type. The quilting bee broke up with
the appearance of an imaginary mouse.
Those taking part were Warden \. W.
Nichols, Harry Sweetland, NJ. j. Lar
rabee, Robert Mitchell, Edward Pike, Ar
thur Ellis, Leon Mixer H. y. Holland,
Lotus stafford, J. l.. Graves, Henry Pei
ham, Spencer Knight and T.. d. Wilson,
Mr.. knight and Mr.. Wilson appearing as
the deacon and the pastor The women
gave a burlesque town meeting at the last
meeting Of the order, and the men tried
to Guido them. 1t was voted after the
quilting bee that the men lost in the con-
test, and they will have to furnish a COM
plimentary supper to the women at the
next regular meeting.
urday afternoon in her home. 1870 West
57th street, New York city, after an i'll
| ness of several months. She was a
| daughter of the late Larkin G. and Mary
Noyes Mead and was born in Chesterfield
"A years ago. The children of the Mead
| family who survive are Iarkin G.. Mead,
| the sculptor, of Florence, Italy; Johanna,
| wife Of Augustus d. Shepard of New
| York; and William r. Mead, the architect,
| of the firm OF McKim, Mead & White,
New York city, Mary Noyes Mead, a
sister. died in Hampton. Va. Feb 20, last,
and the body was brought to this town
| for burial only two weeks ago. Eleanor
Mead's marriage to William Dean How
ellis took place in Paris in 1862. Mr., How
| ellis, who has since become one OF AmeTi-
cas- most famous authors, was United
| States consul in Venice at the time of his
marriage. Mrs. Howells did no writing
| under her own name, but she was of great
| assistance to Mr.. HoWells in the way of
| suggesting and editing and she also IL
| Illustrated some of her husbands stories
| Besides her husband Mrs. Howells leaves
| two children, Miss Mildred Howells, who
| has written a number Of short Stories and
John Mead Howells, an architect in New
| York.
| A few Brattleboro people who have
| happened to look at the right time have
seen Halley's comet in the eastern sky,
| but the weather conditions have been
unfavorable nearly every morning and
most people who have tried to get
| glimpse of the celestial visitor have been
| disappointed. The comet has been rising