Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-18


church will be held in the church parors
Thursday evening March 81.
The ladies' association Of the Congre-
gationa church will hold their annual
thank offering meeting for home missions
Friday afternoon, March %. at 3 30 O'Clock
in the chapel
The teachers training class of the Con.
gregatonal church Will meet Monday
evening at 145 with Mrs. George BORNE
on Green street. The subject will be
Adolescence"
Ine ladies' enterprise society will meet
wednesday afternoon at o'clock with
MIS- y. ID. Fessenden of G. Elliot street
supper Will be served from to s.
Everybody is invited.
Loren r. Pierce Of South Londonderry
district deputy grand master viii make
ms official visitation to Bratteboro lodge
No. II, f. &c A. NJ, this evening. The
hrst degree will be conferred
\ regular meeting Of the Brattleburo
sunday School Union will be held in the
Oniversalist church on Wednesday even
ing, the 23d. AT o'clock discussion
of grade work in the Sunday schools is
expected, and opportunity will be given
for general discussion.
j. c. Hennessey, district deputy, Of
Bellows Falls installed the officers OF Leo
council Wednesday evening Delegates
TO the state convention in Burlington
were elected. They are Charles +. Mann
and Michael J. Moran The aternates
are Thomas A. Austin and H. b. Haus
More than 100 persons will be included
in the nigh s. hool Washington party. who
VIII stat for Washington Saturday
morning Of next week Although the
number who can be accommodated is
limited. probably all who care to 90 can
obtain tickets. Those wishing tickets
may procure them from Principal T. T.
Smith in the high school building Tues
day afternoon ana in his home i'm the
evening.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
Brattleboro Mutual Aid association Mon
day 1t was reported that 80 calls for
help were received during the month of
February, some being on account Of ILL.,
ness and others for household assistance
and other things. There was 4 prompt
response to the associations call for a
secondhand baby carriage to keep for
loanlng, and another has been offered
which Will be available any time
Mrs. James Dalton. WAC came from her
daughters in Washington, Conn Tues
lay night ana will spend three or four
weeks at the Melrose was PASSENGER
on the train which was wrecked lust
below Springfield. Mrs Dalton says there
was very little excitement among the PAS
~chsei~. though aI. realized by what 20
narrow margin they had escaped The
passengers were taken to Springfield u
special trolley cars sent down by the ,lil-
rutt COMPANY
Hrlttleboro lodge. y. f. q. =. will hold
Its next regular meeting lu Red Mems
h1ll Wednesday evening. After the meet
ing the degree team and stationed Off
GERS VIII rehearse the degree All mem
berS are requested to be present as it
VIII Ice necessary To make preparations
for the district meeting which will ba
held March 30. when representatives. from
the supreme ana grand lodges. ana dele
gates from Bellows Falls. Springfield and
Keene will be present
The Dailins have received the report If
Alton ID. Adams OF Worcester. the t.lr,-
trical expert on the lighting ana power
situation in Brattleboro II is understood
mat he has gone into the subject eN-
with reference to street light.
ing ana the uses OF electricity for manu-
featuring and domestic purposes ana Tor
llshtlng homes. The report will be lr-
viewed by the bailiffs and a board OF trade
committee in meeting this evening and
afterWard 1t may be published IN pam
phIet form for general distribution
George l.. Han Of Washington street
was taken to the Brattleboro Retreat
as the result of his erratic
River Chair company where he was en-
ployed. When he reached the factory
IN the morning he seized a piece OF iron
pipe and threw it through one of the
shop windows. He followed it up with
another longer piece OF pipe which barely
missed mans head. He then went
into the shop and was 50 violent that
his Shopmates seized aim TO prevent
any further damage
class number seven of the BAPTIST
Bible school had its annual social and
banquet in the church pIrlors Wednesday
Nening. In the early evening the Young |
men with their wives and friends gathered |
or buffet luncheon served by W H. ST. |
iermaine After the luncheon there was |
speaking under the leadership Of Arthur |
l. Maynard as POSTMASTER Toasts were |
responded to by Rev. Dr. John r. Cow,
pastor of the church. l.. w. Hawley, the !
teacher Of the class. and Clarence Bruce |
he new president Christie b Crowell |
poke on the future of the class ana Fred |
5. Knight responded to the toast The |
aides" to which Mrs e. b. Crowel |
eplied on behalf Of the guests Sherman |
Ienne gave brief account of his ex- |
leriences in Paris during the recent flood |
Ihe latter part Of the evening was spent |
II playing amusing games.
Willard Edwards, 80. former resident
II Brattleboro long term of years, died |
ueSudN IN ms nome III springfield, Mass /
lie was born in Leyden and came to
when a young man He was
Employed at the Brattleboro Retreat q
ears and he then took a position in
he l;stey Organ company plant and
worked there about 25 years. Mr. Edwards
vas interested keenly in gardening in
which he was very successful He was |
IN active member of the old Hydropath
ngine company many years. He went
o Springfield about 10 years ago He
caves one son. George Edwards of |
springfield. The funeral was held in the
ome in Springfield Wednesday evening
nd the body was brought to Bratteboro
yesterday for burial. Rev. Dr. John r.
low, pastor of the Baptist church. Off
lated at the Committal service at the
rave in the family lot in Prospect hill |
emetery.
Prescelle, the hypnotist, whose exhibit
ions in Brattleboro attracted great at
ention, died In Jersey City Friday after
short illness. His real name was Percy
V. Brown and he was 30 years old. He
vas native Of London, but came to
'anada when he was nine years old. He
'orked on a farm as boy, later learned |
arpet weaving, and then entered the
mploy of Pauline, a hypnotist, with
'hom he studied three years. Soon after
e began to give exhibitions on his own
ccount he established a home at Barton,
his state, where he lived when not on
he road. He was a member of the Ma
onic lodge in Barton and the lodge of
lks in Montpelier. His body was taken
0 Fairhaven Mass, for burial. The Bar
on Monitor of this week says: This
eason he was with Keith's circuit at
1000 per week, which attests to the skin
nd ability he possessed in that mysteri-
us and little known hypnotic world. He
Ias an inveterate worker and studied
ypnotism in its deeper meanings and