Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-29
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
BRATTLEBORO.

Friday of next week is Arbor day, by
proclamation of Gov. G. II. Prouty.
SO many requests have been made that
Phil OFT and his comedians have con-
scented to give a matinee Thursday after
noon of next week. THE Boston Belle"
will be the offering both matinee and
evening
The biggest audience of the season
was present at the closing stereopticon
lecture in the Universalst church Sun
day evening The subject was Ben Hur
and the views were excellent flashlights
taken from the play. The lectures have
been decidedly successful this season,
large audiences being present at each.
Rev. d. e. Trout plans next season to
give a series of stereopticon lectures on
American subjects.
Scion a. Richmond made an official
announcement yesterday that he would
be a candidate for town representative
next fall. Mr.. Richmond has given the
village a year of efficient service as
bailiff and he will be reelected next week
probably. He served on the Brattleboro
police department four years, and in
Guilford, where he lived before he came
TO this town, he was selectman and
school director a number of years and a
justice of the peace. He is president of
the piano and organ workers union.
Brattleboro lodge, f. & A. NJ, in its
annual communication last evening chose
officers as follows W. NJ, Charles II.
Niles; S. w, Arthur p Simonds; j. w,
Horton ID. Walker; treas, V. o. Jones
sec, Jesse +. Haynes; S. D., w. l..
Hunt; j. D., f. w. Hall; chaplain, w
H St. Germaine; marshal, d. Cowles
S. s., V. II. Winchester; tyler, f. r.
Vaughan; musical director, Il. II. Crane;
trustee, f. r. Vaughan; trustee perma-
nent fund for three years, Willis ID.
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citation for three years, w. b. Vinton.
officers were installed by Past Master
Dennison Cowles, Past Master Major c.
Houghton acting as marshal.
The annual meeting of the village will
be held Tuesday evening at 7.3O o'clock
in Festival han. Aside from the ques-
ton of municipal lighting, which will be
discussed the meeting promises to be
routine A definite proposition for the
village to own a distributing system and
buy its power wherever it seems best will
be presented Another matter which
will come up for discussion is the re-
vision of the village charter. a resolu-
ton will be introduced providing that a
revision be made and submitted to a
special meeting of the village in time
to allow action to be taken in the legis-
lature next fall. No opposition to the
present officers has been manifested.
A hearing will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2.30 o'clock, in Festival hall, or
the petitions of the druggists for licenses
to sell intoxicating liquor. c. e Graf
fam has not made application for H.
cense, as the selectmen have intimateC
that they might raise the fee and h,
thinks that the present fee is higl
enough. The result of the analysis o
the liquor taken recently at the foul
Brattleboro drug stores was received b!
the selectmen some time ago, but it ha!
haNnnd helms
shown to the druggists. The report ha!
an important bearing on the question o
granting the licenses and there are man!
men in town who feel that the publ,
is entitled to know what the analysis
showed before the hearing is held.
Mount Sinai temple Ancient Arabi
Order, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, vii
make a pilgrimage from Montpelier I,
Brattleboro Friday, May 90. There ar
about 1900 members enrolled in thi
shrine, scattered all over Vermont ant
western New Hampshire. Isaac d
Bailey of Brattleboro Is illustrious poten
tate, or chief officer of the temple an,
there are about 60 members resident II
this town. The Brooks House will b
headquarters for the Shrners during
their stay here. The ceremonial worl
will be exemplifed in Festival hall an
later a banquet will be provided in tn
Brooks House. large class of candi
delegation will be present from Melh
temple, Springfield, Mass.
The Brattleboro baseball team has bee
organized definitely and out-of-towl
games are being secured with a numbe
of strong teams. The first game will b
in Winchester N. H., and games hav
been scheduled with Athol and East
hampton. 1t is probable that the team
will play a double header with East
hampton July 4, when the town vii
celebrate its 125th anniversary. Tn
Easthampton manager asked for a gam
next month and at the same time pu
up the July proposition. The Brattle
boro team will be composed of loca
players altogether at first, but If tn
need of strengthening the team at an,
particular point is apparent Outsd
players will be secured. The practlc
this week was we'll attended and mucl
interest was shown. especially by som
of the new men.