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

st. Michael's Roman Catholic church be-
ginning Wednesday, May 81.
Continental command, Red Mems
league, initiated two members Tuesday |
night and followed with an hours drill |
on the common.
A meeting of the general committee of
the High School Alumni association VIII
be held in the high school room Monday
evening at o'clock
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church will hold a business meet
ing with Mrs. Young, 80 Frost street
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
Nearly 100 children from seven years
of age and upward will receive their first
communion in St Michaers Roman
Catholic church Ascension Thursday
May 25.
The annual meeting of the Sunshine
society. branch ], will be held with Mrs.
e. s Edwards, - Prospect street Fri
day. May 90. at $50 o'clock. All mem
beers are urged to be present.
The annual basket supper of the mis-
sion circle of the Universalist church
last evening was enjoyed by A people
The basket supper is a popular feature
of the social department of the church'
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Weatherhead of
West Brattleboro have announced the
engagement of their daughter Miss
Helen NJ. Weatherhead. to Clarence G.
Barney. son of Mr.. and Mrs j. L. Bar
ney.
Austin T. Miller is having an ice chest
installed in the rear of the basement IN
his candy store, to hold 10 tons of ice
Workmen are digging in the rear OIL the
Brooks House in order to lengthen the
basement.
The Young Woman's association of the
81 will hold their
nual meeting in the chapel Sunday even
ing at 7 80 o'clock Reports will be given
and officers elected. All young women
of the parish are invited.
The members of Quonektacat tribe, l.
O r. NJ. will attend divine worship in
the Universalst church sunday in ac-
cordance with their annual custom
Rev. d. E. Trout will address the mem
bers upon "Redmanshp.'
Several candidates will he initiated at
the regular meeting of Dennis Rebekah
lodge next Tuesday evening. Reports
from the Rebekah state assembly which
is being held in st. Adams this week
will be given, Refreshments Will be
served.
In the adjourned annual meeting of the
Woman's Exchange held in the rest
room Monday afternoon these ofhcers
were elected: Pres, Mrs. z. |. Swift;
vice pres Mrs. c. c. Fits; rec. sec,
Mrs. Emma f. Bartlett; cor. and
treas, Miss Addie NJ. Fay. The reports
gave evidence that the year had been a
busy and successful one.
An invitation dance attended by Is
couples took place in odd Fellows hall
Tuesday night, Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Tucker and Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Gilman
acting as chaperones. Leitsinger's or
chestra played and refreshments We're
served Prizes were awarded Miss Flor
ence Hildreth and Miss Katharine Mar
tin for guessing the name of the CLUB
issuing the invitations.
The nurses in the Memorial hospital
held a lawn party on the grounds of the
hospital last evening in honor OF the
patronesses of the Japanese dancing and
card party which they gave several
weeks ago The grounds We're decorated
prettily with Japanese lanterns and dur
ing the evening Mrs. $ +. Walker of
East Mortified entertained the party
with several piano solos.
Work was suspended on the ledge OPP
poste the station Monday and Tuesday
as the water supply for the donkey en-
CINE was shut off while the reservoir
was being cleaned out. Since the dis
charge of the Italians last week % labor
ers have been on the work. While oper-
atoms We're suspended on the ledge the
Italians workd on the new road from
Examinations for admission to the
Brattleboro high school for the year
1911-l2 will be held i'm the high school
room June / and > and Aug. "a and %.
These examinations will be the same as
those set for free tuition certificates in
other places in the state. Pupils who expect
to enter the high school next fall with
out a ninth grade certificate are urged
to take the June examinations. Then if
any pupils fail to pass there will be
time for them to study for the eXami-
nations in August,
The pupils of grades 8 and of the
Main street school will hold their pre-
Memorial day exercises Thursday after
noon, May %, for which the following
program has been arranged Group of
songs, grades and 1; Memorial day
exercise with flag salute, grade 4; song.
Memorial day." grades and 4; eXer-
else, zone country, one flag" grade 8:
recitation, Gone into camp" Clyde
Haskell, grade 4; song, our flag" grade
3; recitation, From sea unto sea-" How
ard Gilbert, grade 4; gymnastics, grades
roes. grade A, exercise, Flags of the
nations" grade 4; song, "Our flag goes
by" grade 4; exercise, Memorial
day grade 3; song, Filing out the
flag" grades and 4,
Clyde II. Allen died in the Memorial
hospital saturday from bronchial pneu-
monia after an illness of only three
days. He was born in Vernon
March 3, 1903 and at the time
of his death was living with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs John II. Allen at Is Cana
street Funeral services We're held in
the home of his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry j. Allen, 20 South Mair
street, Monday afternoon at l o'clock
Rev. ID. f. Trout OBLIGATED and Mrs. w
H. Bond sang Beautiful Isle of Some
where" and ASLEEP in Jesus" Beauti-
full flowers testified to the tender sym
pathy of the little boys teachers, school
mates, friends and neghbors. Bura
was in Morningsde cemetery in the fam.
lily lot. His age was eight years, tive
months and eight days
A particularly pleasing song recital wal
given in the Congregational church Tues
day evening by Miss Helen A. Netteton
contralto, of Derby, Conn. before a good
sized audience. program of generous
length "a numbers, was rendered, givinl
ample opportunity for the solost to dis
play her vocal powers. Her voice wa!
delightfully."- pure and resonant her in
tonation perfect and her enunciation re
markedly clear Her rendition of "Stil
vile die Nacht" by Bohm was the mos
finished rendition of that piece that ha
been heard in Brattleboro in a long time
Miss Nettleton came under the auspice
OF the Brotherhood and the church wa
opened to the public without charge. Ar
ter the recital members of the Brother
hood and women friends met Miss Net