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


dance in Grange hall next Friday even
ing. The hall will be decorated and
orchestra will play.
The rummage sale of the Sunshine So
clety, branch l. in the Emerson building
on Elliot street Friday and Saturday
was successful and about 800 was
The dance held under the auspices of
the Grange Dramatic club Tuesday
evening in Grange hall was attended by
about 40 couples. Leitslnger's orchestra
furnished the music.
The first heavy thunder shower of the
year visited Brattleboro Monday night
and loud peals awoke most of the resi-
dents. Farmers were glad to have the
rain fall as the early spring planting
had been completed and the ground was
very dry.
John l.. Roess has bought new four
cylinder Cadillac touring car 80 horse
power and he and Mrs. Roess returned
with it from Springfield Mass, Tuesday
night 1t has many improvements over
his former Cadillac and is a handsome
machine.
The postponed annual meeting OF the
woman's auxiliary to the Y. NJ. c. A. will
be held Tuesday at $50 o'clock in the rest
ROOM A good attendance is desired as
there is important business to be tran
sacted The executive board will meet
at o'clock.
The northbound train due here at s
o'clock was about Is minutes late Sat
urday evening. The bridge just north OF
Mortified Farms was seen to be on fire
by the engineer as he passed over it and
the train was stopped while the crew
went back to put out the blaze.
IL, ,r,1n
was taken Sunday when the odd Fell
lows and Rebekahs OF Brattleboro at
tended divine service in body. About
225 members attended the morning SER
vice, the members of Canton Palestine
wearing regala and the other odd Fell
lows insignia of the order. Rev f. A.
Welss text was from James 1927. The
subject of his sermon was "a valid re-
ligion." and throughout his discourse he
followed that part of the text which
describes pure religion as being to visit
the fatheress and widows in their afflic-
ton and to help the brother in distress.
Much pleasure was afforded large
audience in Grange hall Friday evening
by the University of Vermont musical
clubs, who gave a concert for the benefit
of the Dial and the high school athletic
association A program of II numbers,
besides several encore pieces required
two hours in it's rendition, and an or
chestra made up Of members of the clubs
furnished excellent music for dancing
until ~ o'clock. Selections were given
by an instrumental club, glee club string
quartet, double quartet and the COM
bined clubs, and enthusiastic applause
followed each appearance. Seth p. Johnson
gave some readings which caused much
laughter and ]. R. Roberts sang two bari
tone songs with excellent judgment and
$50 TIA hot %
in the glee club was unusually good for
an amateur organization.
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boifar a ,.aor ava a haIf IA n,,s to,,nd
nv Ceorge Tudzus Nondov In a sw.nnn On
Dr Ered w Cogo,s forro n distriot NJ *
II was ;dentieed bv T. Crover as one
,ybich be Iost fron, tbo prascott nast,,r(
in west Dummerston last November a nd
Witch no sunnosad bad hoon sto,a, Nj
I,,dzus Iyas p 5ri,,,rg 100 sor,e nott,n - ras
tire whom no found Tho rod, ~ tb.
beifer which bod not dooon,nosod vow,
much Tbare ;c M ouastio,, ut +ho+ Oh,
became stncl, in Tho suamn ana d,ed -,
exnosure ard exbomstior m Co.. haf
no dificultv Nonday IN WINNING noi,
into the Ground eigbt 70 IN faat AZ ~
noint ubero tba I'd, Nos ,o,na III
body was about 20 rods from ono -
the brooks which feed tho pleasant Voue,
reservoir. but II was not near enough :,
pollute the water. II was taken to hirl
ground and buried.
Nrs Abi,au Norse podga :, dtaa :,
the home of her dauebtar Ntrs r. II
smith of Clark street. Monday morning
She had been afflicted several years witt
| rheumatism, but in her last illness ha,
been confined to her bed only two DAYS
| She was born in Hopkinton. Mass. Nov
| A. 1929, and was a daughter of lame
| and Susan Pierce Morse She spent tn
early part of her life in her ma tive tow
and was married to John Bodge Of Par
| sonviue. Me. and they lived in Hoplinto,
until Mr. Dodge enlisted in the secon,
Massachusetts heavy artillery, He wa
taken prisoner and after spendin
nearly two years in Andersonyille priso
| he came home and died within civ week
of the fever which he contracted there
About 80 years ago she came t
| Brattleboro and had since lived wit
her daughter. She was a home-lovin
woman. an attendant of the ITniversalis
church and n charter member of Sede
wick Woman's Relief corps She leave
one daughter. Mrs. G. Fl smith of thi
town two sisters. Mrs Eliza Oshorne r
South Framingham and Mrs. Addie Os
borne of Worcester. and two brother,
Charles Morse and Frank Morse both {
| Hopkinton The funeral was held in IN
home Tuesday afternoon. Rev. d
Trout Of the Irniversalist churcb of,cia,
ing. and Wednesday morning the nod
was taken to Hopkinton for burial helm
ACCOMPANIED nv Mr.. and mrs smith
Tn tho rao,,Iar sos.io,, 80 en- n,o,o
oourt So.,'n5o', $500 % 'e ~
nuasid,na .ha ,o,,o,t', Gu ea
transaotod. mr. Lii 80 ,,D,,' Co. we
nrasantaa H., Ionno.t - 80 W.
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