Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-14

the American Revolution has been post
poned. The date will be announced
later.
This, Good Friday. evening Lenten
devotion and the generation of the cross
will take place in st. Michael's Roman
Catholic church at 1880.
The board of civil authority postponed
for one week the meeting set for last
Saturday afternoon for the consideration
of several contested tax cases.
The concert and ball planned by the
Brattleboro Hose team to be held in
Festival hall the evening of April 25 has
been postponed indefinitely and instead
the members will hold dance in Grange
hall. Leitsngers five-piece orchestra
will play.
The West River train due here at $50
a. m, was delayed Monday morning until
| after I o'clock. \ large boulder was un-
! dermined by the storm and rolled down
| on the track. \ relief crew was sent to
| the point, about three miles south of
| Winhall station, and passengers were
transferred to another train
The executive committee have had
| posted on the fair grounds signs Offering
a reward of 1925 for information leading
| to the arrest of anyone breaking, enter
| ing or damaging any property on the
| grounds. During the past winter the
! buildings were entered. locks were brok
and other damage was done, and the
committee hope to put an end to such
practices.
Miss Ruth Hemenway. II. daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney G.. Hemenway of
North Westminster died of appendicitis
and pertontis in the Memorial hospital
| Saturday following an operation She
was a pupil in the ninth grade in the
Bellows Falls schools. and the pupils and
| teachers of that school and the North
Westminster schools attended the funeral
! Tuesday. Her Sunday school class of 1f
! children also attended.
The annual communication of Column
! bian lodge, F. & A. NJ, was held in the
Masonic temple Tuesday evening. These
officers were elected w. NJ, Sanford A.
| Daniels S. w, Arthur L. Billings: J. w,
| X. =. Barrington treasurer, Frank b.
| Putnam; secretary, James b. Randoll;
corporator of the Masonic Building asso-
| citation for a term of three years, Fred
| w. Putnam: trustee, Frank Il. Putnam
| The elective and appointive officers will
| be installed on or before the next regular
| communication.
The funeral of Mrs Ella j. Connell. SO
wife of John Council of West Chesterfield
was held in st. Michaels Roman Catholic
| church Wednesday morning, Rev. Father
| George +. LEcuyer officiating. and bu-
rial was in the Roman Catholic cemetery
! in this town. Mrs. Connell died Monday
night in her home after a short Illness
! Mrs Council was native of Halifax. the
daughter of Norman and Elizabeth
| (Smith) Prouty. Besides her husband
she leaves one daughter Mrs. w. b
| Allen of West Chesterfield. Mr.. and Mrs
Council formerly lived in Bradteboro
but for nearly 90 years their home had
! been on a farm three and one-half miles
| viii no road
| Spofford lake.
The Brattlebroo Free library trustees
held their annual meeting in the library
building Monday night. These officers
We're elected: President, DR.. H. u. Hol-
ton; trea surer, Col. C. a. Miles; secre-
tary, II. B. Chamberlain committee or
books. Col. C. A. Miles, Rev. J. r. Cow
and Rev. d. f. Trout; committee or
library room, F. X. Barrows, DR.. II. d
Holton and Col. Kittredge Haskns
committee on librarian, e. H. Crane. DR.
s. f. Lawton and Rev. Father NJ. J
| Carmody. Some discussion took place
relative to the addition to the west
end of the library building, made possible
| by the recent gift by Mrs c. A. Loud OF
! Boston. and a committee consisting OF
Col Miles, Mr.. Barrows and Rev. DR.
| Cow was appointed to confer with the
Brooks trustees.
The Valley Fair association has de-
| cided to have a $1,000 free for-all race or
| the last day of the coming fair, to take
the place of one of the events previously
scheduled. The Brattleboro and White
! River Junction fairs will unite with Troy
| Cambridge, Mddlebury Rutland an(
| Fair Haven in arranging an early closing
event, having the entries close June %
| 1t is believed that more and bette
entries will be assured by having the
entries close early than would be secured
if they closed a short time before the
| fairs. and If anything happens so tina
the class does not fill on the date speci
fled the event can be declared off. still
| having time to arrange an open event 70
n smaller purse. Under this plan free
for-all purses aggregating $4,000 or Sl2
900 will be offered which will be a grea
inducement to owners of fast horses.
The meeting for men and women in tn
Congregational church Friday afternoon
and in the Methodist church Sunda
afternoon, both in the Better Brattlebor
campaign, were we'll attended and in
terestng. Principal E B. Smith spok
Friday on Needs of our boys and girls
He said more attention ought to be de
voted to the physical education of tn
boys and girls. and he urged the wome
to take a more active interest in tn
school affairs and exercise their right o
suffrage in school meetings. Rev. f. j
Lewis conducted a devotional service an
Mrs. Arthur II. Brasor sang. John r
Howard. jr., spoke in the Sunday meet
ing on what the women can do for
town.. pointing out numerous ways i
which they can make their inhuenc
count for good through their attitude o
public questions. Miss Gertrude Mat
thews sang two selections
In the Congregational church Sunda
morning Frank Dyer OF Chicago, VIII
conducted the Better Brattleboro cam
paign, preached for Rev. r, NJ Houghtor
He delivered a strong sermon on tn
theme, "Out of the depths have I erie
unto thee, o Lord" The congregatio
was large, but it was made up almos
, wholly of members of the parish. print
ed notices which had been sent to tn
men to be present stating that II woul
be breach of courtesy to the othe
churches to make the announcement
> public or to invite persons from othe
parishes. After the church service III
, men met Mr.. Dyer in the Sunday scho'
. room, where greetings were extende
: by Clarke c. Fits. who stated that
: | the weeks campaign Mr.. Dyer ha
stayed the hand of the skeptic and oper
ed the eye of the bigot. Mr. Dyer re
I sponded and urged the men not to forge
that In movements for the good OF II
u community the churches furnish the me
u tive power He referred to Rev. NJ
. Houghton as typifying the best In Cor
Il gregational denomination. After the e'
c change of greetings Mr.. Dyer met II
> men informally.
:. The people of Brattleboro are indebtt
= to Vaughan & Burnett for the CONVEX
d ienco of an Illuminated clock, which Il
}, firm had placed on the edge Of the sid