Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-15

The next meeting of Protective Grange
will be held Wednesday evening. Re
ports of officers will be given followed |
by a social hour.
Windham County Pomona Grange will |
meet with Protective Grange Dec. Il. |
Members are requested to furnish pies,
doughnuts and beans for the dinner.
The December meeting of the Wom-
ans exchange will be held Monday af-
ternoon at $3.50 in the rest room. The
governing board will meet at 3 o'clock.
Three cases have been entered In
Windham county court in the estate OF
Elias Prouty, late of Halifax, two of
them being appeals by Minerva Bliss
and Clarence Bliss from the disallowance
of their accounts by the commissioners
of the estate and the other Is one In
which Minerva Bliss appeals from the
allowance of Osse Proutys account in
the same estate.
In the meeting of Brattleboro lodge,
~ e. O. p, Wednesday evening 1t was
voted to hold membership contest to
close Feb /. Two sides were chosen,
the reds" captained by H. e. Harris,
and the "blues," captained by Mrs. M
]. Larrabee The losers will furnish the
winners a banquet. officers for the
coming year We're nominated Inc cleo
ton will take place Dec q.
In the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Civic Improvement league
Tuesday evening Mrs. Lyman f. Holden
was chosen vice president in place of
Mrs Lillian ID. Mastin, who resigned.
f. d. E. Stowe was chosen chairman of
the West Brattleboro committee and ii
was voted to ask the town to appro-
pirate the usual sum for the care of
the common next year and to have the
league devote more attention to its care.
The philanthropic committee of the
Womans club has secured the services
of Mrs Olive Weatherhead Hawkins to
conduct a series of cooking lessons, the
series to include two courses of 10 les
sons each, in the high school building,
the first two to be given on the after
| noon and evening of Jan. 26. The after
noon lesson will be one in demonstra-
ton and in the evening lesson the pupils
will assist in the cooking. Anyone desiring
| to Join the class may notify Mrs. f. W.
| Gipson, chairman of the committee
Health officer Henry Tucker took
| samples of water from two faucets in
! town Oct 81 and sent them to Burlng-
| ton for analysis. DR.. b. II. Stone of
the state laboratory of hygiene in Bur-
| lngton reported that the water was
polluted and the health officer advised
that persons boil the drinking water be-
cause of the danger from disease In
| pursuance
! pies Nov. 30 and sent them to the state
laboratory, and last Friday he received
a report that the samples were nor
NAL" which means that the water is
now untainted and is what is ordinarily
termed pure water
'Quo Vadis" will be the subject of
the stereopticon lecture in the Unver-
salst church Sunday evening at
o clock. The scene of the story is in
Rome and the tale reveals the life and
| customs of the Romans, the games and
gladiatorial contests in the great amphi-
theatre and the brutality and cruelty of
the Caesar. Nero. 1t is a struggle be-
tween Christianity and Roman life, in
which the former wins. one will appre-
ciate as never before the loyalty, faith
and sacrifices of the early Christian
martyrs. The story is illustrated with
colored slides. There will be special
music. Everyone is welcome.
The Woman's club had as specia
guests at their meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon the children of members anc
friends Thornton w. Burgess, author
of "Old Mother West Wind ant
Mother West Winds children" related
to the children a number of West WING
stories, holding their close attention
more than hour, Mr.. Burgess empha
sized the necessity of getting down t
the level and understanding of the chile
in story telling and stated that he would
rather be considered success in writ
ing stories for children than in writin!
for grown people Before the stories t
the children the high school orchestra o
six pieces played three numbers whicl
were received with much enthusiasm.
A young man and woman called a
Town Clerk c. S. Hopkins's office Wed
nesday afternoon with the expectation o
getting married. They were accom-
panied by a young woman friend pre-
pared to act the part of bridesmaid. TIL
man was a former resident of Putne
and the home of the BRIDE o-be was i
Guilford. The young man confessed t
a five years residence in New York an
when the young woman said she live
in Gulford the town clerk said he coul
not marry them or give them licens
and the easiest way for them wa
to go to Greenfield where, as neithe
was a resident of Massachusetts, the
could secure the coveted permit The
were seen boarding the All train 70
Greenfield.
The Hoadley apartments, formerly tn
, Armory apartments, We're opened thi
week after complete renovation ha
been made by James a. Hoadley, VIII
bought them about month ago. Fac
of the 20 rooms has been repanted an
repapered. In place of the drop light
which formerly were used two-light cleo
, trio chandeliers have been installed /
each room. Rubber mats have been lai
/, in all the corridors and on the stair
and instantaneous gas water heater
) have been placed in each of the bat
; rooms. The office has been moved t
the front of the third floor and the hall
have been hung with pictures. Potte
plants and palms have been placed
appropriate places and all through tn
apartments general improvements hay
: | been made.
The boys and girls of the high schoc
! and of the seventh eighth and mint
l grades began this week the work
gymnastics made possible by the prl
Dental committee in hiring Festival ha
for three afternoons and two evenings {
each week. The boys of the grades b,
gan their work under the instructio
of Diedrich Stolte Wednesday after
noon, starting with easy gymnastic
+, floorwork and basketball. The hig
school boys began last evening and al
/, ter instruction in gymnastics and foC
work members of the several classes Ell
, gagged in basketball practice Late
= class teams will be chosen and game
= between them arranged Miss Mary
Cox began Tuesday with a class of abol
50 high school girls and 40 girls frol
. grades seven, eight and nine, They wei
instructed in Swedish gymnasium wor
and gymnastic games, each class beir
= given one hour, followed by short p,
= rod of basketball practice. Glass team
Il nj n will he formed the cir