Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-04
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Wednesday was Candlemas day Mass
was celebrated ~ ST Mlchael's Roman
Catholic church At O'Clock and candles
were blessed
Mosher X Putney have received a car
load Of acclimated horses from Long
Island which they are Offering at private
sale for driving and business purposes.
The women OF the Unitarian society
will give sociable I'm Wells hall ON
Tuesday evening Feb y Supper will
be served at $50. and an are cordially
invited To be present
New stations of the cross have been
placed in St Michaels Roman Catholic
church this week. The stations are
statues representing the suffering Of
Christ for the redemption Of mankind.
Miss Frances f. Guild will have charge
Of the examinations for positions as
census enumerators for Brattleburo and
nearby towns The examinations will
be held tomorrow morning at 1879 o'clock
in Festival hail.
Daniel Brosnahan of Beech street was
the winner Of the silver forks at the
Lyric moving picture theatre last night.
Next Wednesday night prizes OF six sill
Yer spoons. silver salt and pepper set
and a set of silver nut picks will be
given to holders of lucky numbers.
l'dHltl bllHllit WHO WAS STRUCK DN an
engine on the Boston & Maine bridge
across West river Friday morning is
making a good recovery at the Memorial
hospitals No bones were broken and the
internal injuries were not as severe as
was feared at the first examination. Mr..
Griffin was I'M a critical condition few
days, but he is considered to be out of
danger now
The next regular meeting Of the Wind
ham Congregational ministers will be
hed in the parlors Of the Centre church
in Brattleboro Monday, Feb. :, at 10
a. m. Following is the program: Devo-
lions, Rev. j. Dahlstrom. Brattleboro, or
c. c. Mcdonald, Londonderry; review,
Religion and miracles" Rev. Roy NJ.
Houghton, Brattleboro: book review,
The Character of Jesus" Rev n. S.
| Moore, Newfane; essay Rev W. ]. Bal
lou, Ludlow.
The new cases of measles have been
| developing less frequently during the
| past few days, but II is expected that
| there will be another grst within a few
days as large number were exposed
| the first of last week. In all there have
been nearly 275 cases to date, and no
section of the town has been free from
| them. The later cases are from con-
tagion in families for tine most part,
single case giving 1t to other members Of
| the family.
| Miss Marion Wilson of New York en-
| tertained a good sized audience in Grange
hall Monday evening, wnen she gave sew
| eTal character sketches In costume. Miss
! Wilson'S first number was a Spinning
wheel song" and this was followed by
! THE cOnyict,-hls point of view" which
| showed now, when a man had once gone
wrong, every one was willing to kick
| him down. but none were ready to help
| him rise again. Among the amusing
sketches were The young girl graduate, =
| and "Po' white trash" a picture from
the South when old Mis- Raincrow gave
! an informal tea" favored with political
| spice. Next came THE wood-nymph. "
Miss Wilson then appeared as THE boot
black, giving a description of a play he
had seen the night before" Every one
| was enthusiastic over the sketches and
| would be pleased to have Miss Wilson
| appear here again. The musical part of
| the program consisted of violin and piano
duets by Mr.. Leitsinger and Alison Dugan,
! vocal solos by Miss Gertrude Matthews
| and Il. II. Crane and piano solos by Wales
| Holden. After the entertainment a So
ciabe and dancing were enjoyed by MEM
bers of tine Centre club, under whose
auspices the entertainment was given,
and their friends.