Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-19

next meeting from May 81 to June on
account of the dedication of the Masonic
temple on the date first named.
Despite the thunder shower which
broke shortly before s o'clock Friday
evening the second of the series of dane
ing parties of the Brattleboro hose team
was well attended. The hall was dec
grated prettily and music was furnished
by Leitsingers orchestra.
Tie annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro branch of the Womans Alliance
will be held in the home of Mrs. John D.
Burrows, High street. next Wednesday
evening at s o'clock. The usual birthday
offerings will be received at this meeting
A large attendance is earnestly desired.
The annual meeting of the womans
auxiliary of st. NIchaers Episcopal
church was held Friday afternoon ana
these officers were elected Pres, Mrs
Allen u. Brown; vice pres. Mrs. Myron
p Davis and Mrs. \. G. walker; Sec
Mrs. j. L.. Martin treas, Mrs. W. H.
Lane.
A good sized audience attended the
opening band concert given by the FIRST
Regiment band on the common Wednes-
dav evening Sewall Morse, who rem
dered q coinet solo, sea Flower. ana
Ntessrs wyatt. I.eitsinger. March and
a..
deep cellar" were loudly applauded.
The other numbers on the program also
were appreciated.
Preliminary plans for the construction
of two dams on the Deerfield river, east
of the Gardner Falls power plant of the
Greenfield Electric Light and Power COM
pany. were filed with the clerk of courts
for Franklin county in Greenfield Satur-
DAY by attorneys representing Chace "
Hartman, who were responsible largely
for the building of the connecticut river
dam at Vernon. The upstream dam VIII
he so feet high and the lower dam 80 feet
high
The death Of Gen. Arthur l.. Goodrich,
longtime treasurer of the Hartford Cour-
ant company, necessitated various
changes in the executive management OF
the company. and when the election was
held last week Henry II. Conand, only
son of the late Or. James Conland OF
Brattleboro, was chosen secretary. Mr.
Conland had previously held the position
of head bool<keeper in the business Office
of the Courant The managing editor o
the Courant is Clifton l.. Sherman, alst
formerly of this town.
RAYMOND Wallace Newcomb, son of Mr.
and Mrs w w. Newcomb of Fitchburg
former residents of Brattleboro. anC
Mabel Abbie Stowen daughter of Mr.. an,
Mrs Carl y. Stowell of Orange, Mass.
were married in the home of the BRIDE
parents May H. Mr. and Mrs. Newcoml
graduated in the same class at thu
Fitchburg high school. Mr.. Newcoml
graduated last year from the veterinar,
department of Columbia university. Mrs
Newcomb attended business colleg
and then worked in business offices il
Worcester and in Concord, y. II. Imme
diately after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Newcomb left for Fort Madison, Iowa
where they will make their home.
The 22d anniversary of the Epwort
league was observed in the Methods
church Sunday evening, when the officer
were installed and special music wa
rendered by the choir. Miss Corona Be
and Miss Minnie Bell reported their visi
to "The World in Boston" and an offern
was taken for the general Epwort
| league work. Rev. F. \. Wells spoke o
league work and compared it to tn
thumb and fingers of the hand. TIL
thumb was compared to the presiden
the first finger to the department {
! spiritual work. the second to the depart
ment of world evangelism the third I
| the department of mercy and help an
| the fifth to the department of literary an
social work.
\ well-attended meeting of the Broti
eTho1u OF the Me'ho O, church was "el
MonuaE evening, ne charter was /,
SeIneu rom eile national neaulu IterS
tee. consisting of Rev. F \. Wells. Re,
E w. Sharp and c. d. smith reporte
and their report was accented If VIZ
| announced that Rev. FaYette F. Thomr
SON general secretary of the Brother
hood, would be in Brattleboro on til
evening of May %, when he will adore,
the members of the brotherhood nj
BANQUET On Sunday morning no Wi
sneolx in the Methodist cburcb ana in ~
! afternoon will address n mons ,,ae+ir,
Tint evening another nentirg vim ;
hold rrob,bl,. for both r,on ond ,,or,a,
|
Nine. GervllIe-Reache of Paris ana Ne
YORK contralto soloist' Will sing on al
lists night "Wednesday, Nav -. undo
| the auspices or the keene chorus clu'
Is regarded by many as the greatest liz
ing contralto. Reginald Dekoven recent
! ~ said of her in the New York Wo"lC
! Anything more artistic in finish of voc
style, diction and phrasing or more pic
| turesque in graceful poses and gesture
! has not been heard or seen of late He
voice, rich, resonant and even. so full {
| emotion ana temOeramental feeling. was
excellent condition" Nelson p. Coffin
Eeere who was conductor of the Prat
! tleboro Choral union. will be plea sed (
arrange for tickets for any Brattlebor
| people. An outline OF the program wa
puhllshed in the PhpniX May ..
Elias Foley patrolman for the Gomez
ticut River Power comnonv with head
quarters Mt Vernon. fell about 40 fe,
Sunday afternoon from one Of the CON
pany's 5O-foot towers which sunnort ~
transmission lines and was hurt ha ~,
He is now in the Memorial bosnitaI n,
it is not eXpected that his iniuries wi