Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

tendance is hoped for.
Wantastiquet lodge Of odd Fellows will
confer the second degree on seven candi-
dates next Monday evening.
The annual meeting Of the advisory
directors and stockholders Of the Valley
Fair association will be held in the
Brooks House Wednesday, Jan 25.
The next regular meeting of the Sun
shine society. branch one. will be held
Friday afternoon, Dec 3d. at $3.50 with
Mrs. Henry Houghton on High street.
John Kenworthy of Winchester. y. H.,
was fined s. and costs by Judge Kilt
edge Haskins in the municipal court
Wednesday. lie was arrested by Chief
of-Police George Wilson.
The Grange will observe childrcns day
Dec. 81 Supper will be served at 6
o'clock and will be followed by an enter
talnment Parents are requested to fur
nish food without further solicitation.
A choir from the Baptist church will
meet at $50 Sunday morning ana under
the leadership of j. f.. Han will go TO the
hospital and Home for the Aged to sing
for the inmates. In the afternoon another
choir will visit the town farm.
The prize in the High School Diars
Christmas story contest was awarded to
Miss Gertrude $. Plummer of the class
of 10. the author of The First Christ
mas" Twelve stories were submitted.
and the four which were considered par
ticularly mertoriOus by the judges were
published in the December number Of
the Dial, which was issued Wednesday.
Special services will be conducted In the
Salvation Army han on Elliot street sat
urlay and Sunday, Dec. q and %, by
Captain Thekh Latham Of Hartford.
Conn. The captain is good speaker in
both the English and Swedish languages.
The services will be held at : p. m. with
an additional service sunday at y. m.
There will be Christmas tree and chill
dren's entertainment Monday at y All
are invited to attend. \ rummage sale
will bee held in the hall saturday. Dec.
81, beginning at o'clock.
Rev Raymond a. Beardslee, pastor Of
the congregational church in Springfield.
this state, and Miss Elizabeth Caroline
! Merriam, daughter Of Rev. Dr. 4 r.
| Merriam, professor Of practical theology
| and Christian sociology in Hartford theo-
| logical seminary. were married in Hart
| ford TUESDAY. Three sisters attended
| the bride. one as maid OF honor and the
other two as bridesmaids. Charles G.
| Russ was best man Rev DR.. Merriam
| lived I'm Bratteboro about 10 years ago
and at one time supplied the pulpit Of
| the Centre church during the absence OF
! Rev e. o. Day
a merry Christmas gathering was held
! iu the kindergarten rooms Yesterday
| morning which filled the rooms and In
! Guided the children and their parents
! ANA friends 4 fine large tree. presented
! Dos Lyman r.. Holden. WAS filled with
! gifts for the children and presents made
| hy them for their people 40 home After
! the songs and stories the children had
| Brownie march ana dance. Then q,
| Brownie Santa claus appeared and gave
! them gifts which kind friends and the
! Womau's club had donated The part Of
| santa Claus was taken by Osmer Fits
! iu a particularly pleasing way Many
! thanks are due an who helped give the
! little people good time.
Palestine" or the Holy Land will be
| the subject OF the stereopticon lecture In
| the tniversalst church sunday at p.
| m. The lecture is appropriate TO the
| Christmas season Many beautiful views
| viii be used To- picture this interesting
land where Jesus lived and taught. The
| various places which He WIS accustomed
| to visit will Ice seen and the history and
| associations OF them reviewed. one can
| never learn too much about this unique
| land Tho journey WIN take one to the
| Jordan river, the set ~ Calilee, the Dead
| sea. also TO Jerusalem. bethlehem Nazir-
| eth and other important cities. and TO
| other places of interest and real slguIf-
| canoe. Special Christmas music Will be
rendered 10y rhoir of many voices. The
! p""lr are "Nl''d
| About 800 little peopla and friends at
| tended the Christmas tree and entertain
| m.ut IN the First R4pti~t church last
| evening and cuioved an excellent nr,-
| gram At q O'Clock a sumner was served
| To- the primary and luterme.ii,te .llss,s
! In tho. dluiul. room. after which Tho ,,r,-
| gram was given I'm III, p,,l,rs TIL MI,
form was decorated with nm orao r..
place and a large christmas ire. laden
! with gifts for tn, children Nl,ro tb,.
| front af the platform and am q t.,hia O.bf,.,
| stood at one side v.r. bundles of ,r,,5
| things To eat and other r,r.ssitfas r.r
| needy families i'm town Each .but ,,.,s
| presented "a bag of ,lnl, and an ,,,nq,
| hv Santa Clans irrrars,p,t.3 Ia.
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