Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-08
6RATTLEBORo.

The fifth dance in the series will be |
held tonight in odd Fellows hall. Lett
singers orchestra will furnish music.
Dwight Hosford who died in Hins-
dale Sunday, was a resident of this town
several years ago and at the time of his
death was a member of Sedgwick post,
q. A. r.
f. ]. Fenton & Co.'S enlarged and
10 cent basement and the Fenton annex
will be opened tomorrow morning. Santa
Claus will make his headquarters in the
annex while in town
Miss e. E. Sessions. representing the
Kurn Hattin Homes of Westminster, is
in town in the interests of that we'll
known institution, which is doing a noble
work for boys. There are now 50 boys
IN the home, and Brattleboro has its
usual quota there. Miss Sessions will
have her headquarters at Lindenhurst
while here.
Columbian lodge, No 36. f. & A. NJ.
conferred the first degree in special
communication Wednesday night The
work tonight will be on the second de-
gree Next Tuesday the second of the
three big special meetings will be held
and the lodge officers will represent
Manhood their ages ranging between
35 and 50 years.
Earl Davis, So, whose death in Will
Evansville Tuesday is reported in the
South Londonderry correspondence in
this paper, came to Bratleboro from
Guilford about three years ago and was
employed a painter and paper hanger
until obliged to give up work on account
of tuberculosis. He was patient at the
tuberculosis camp until the camp closed
a few weeks ago.
Besides the daily prizes for strikes,
etc, and the weekly prizes awarded each
Monday evening to the winners of the
week previous the managers of the Star
will start Saturday evening a special
contest on which prizes will be awarded
Jan s to the players who have been the
best patrons of the alleys between the
two dates. The first prize will be a 81
gold piece, second Beacon hat valued
at SO and the third a box of cigars
The annual meeting of Sedgwick post
G. A. r., was held Wednesday evening
and these officers We're elected: c.. p
FentOn S. V. c., A. II. Ward; j. V. C.
e. w. Boyle; s, DR. Henry Tucker
chaplain, H, j. Allen; o. D., T. w. Ea
son; O. G., Luke Ferriter; delegates t
the department encampment, Col Kit
tredge Haskins, Il. w. Boyle, II. c
Streeter; alternates F. B. Warner, LUX
Ferriter A. II. Ward. The adjutant am
chaplain were not elected, but will b
chosen later
ne west river train ulu not IeaN
Saturday night until after 8 o'clock. Tn
5.57 northbound train was three hour
late and as there were several paSSen
gers on that train who intended to go vi
the "guage' it was decided to hold tn
West river train until the arrival of tn
train from New York. The delay wa
caused by a freight engine jumping tn
track near South Deerfield 1t took tn
wrecking crew from Springfield severa
hours to clear the tracks and the pas
senger train, which was close benin
the freight, was delayed.
Mrs Harriet Webster Cary of New
town Pa, formerly of this town. has file
papers in the county clerks Office tn
week in a suit against Il. Fisher and ,
L. Fisher of New York, furriers, to IT
cover $500 for the loss of a fur muff an
coat She declares that she sent the al
tces to the Fishers to be repaired
October, 1910. that they delivered thel
to the United States Express compan
knowing that the company's emplOyt
were on strike, without insurin
against loss and without placing an
value on them. Deputy Sheriff c.
Knapp has served papers on the agen
G. r. Wales of Bellows Falls, as truste
c. c. Fits is counsel for the plaintiff.
Committees have been elected by tn
Congregational Brotherhood. Followin
is the list, the chairman being name
first in each instance: Membership
f. Jordan, w. T. Bruce, j. E. Mann; B
BILE study, George NJ. Clay, G.. l.. Dur
ham, Fred C. Brown, f. C. Crosby, Wa
ter a. Gilbert; program, f. c. Adam
Rev. Roy M Houghton, C. l.. Dunbar
A. B. Jordan; boys work, o. B. Hughe
Julius Kuech, Hugh Agnew, Wales Ho
den, Charles Harris, John Rawles; |;
Dor and social service, r. E. PER-
George Twitchell. e. C. Crosby. f.
Hildreth, F. f. Dyke; missions, l..
Whitney; evangelism, j. G. Staffor
George H. Clapp DR.. A. /. Miller
present day China" is the subject
the stereopticon lecture which will
given under the auspices of the your
women of the Baptist and Congregation
al churches next Thursday evening in II
Congregational church at o'clock. Do
mant for thousands of years the Chine
are now beginning to feel the leavel
ing influence of civilization. Lieut.. Gan
mon, who will deliver the lecture, was
military instructor in one of the leadiI
universities of China Is years and ha
exceptional access to remote sections
China. His lecture is beautifully ilu
trated from photographs made by hin
self and with his personal experien,
gives one an unusual insight into the nj
tional characteristics, civil and religion
ceremonies and other matters of int
est. He Is thoroughly conversant vii
the causes leading up to the present II
helliOn as well as the methods of COZ
Quoting such campaign. Tickets me
he obtained at Roots pharmacy, at Nj
Stockwell's store of the young womC
of the churches or at the door.