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

The teachers and officers of the Con-
gregational Sunday school will have a
supper at 6 o'clock tonight i'm the church |
parlors The supper will be followed by |
II teachers meeting
The supper and monthly meeting of |
the Congregational Brotherhood will be |
held in the church parlors Wednesday at
$50 o'clock Rev. John S. Lyon of Hol- |
yoke will be the speaker.
Young people have been skating this
week on the Hunt meadows and on the
reservoir in Crowells park although the
ice is thin and treacherous. 1t Is yet
too early to trust the ice and the
skaters report that as they glide over
the surface they can hear 1t crack.
In the meeting of the Modern Wood
men of America Tuesday evening these
officers were elected: Past CONSUL s. w.
Knight consul, Rexford Benson; adj
visor, b. d. Cady; banker, c. L. Young;
clerk, C. l.. Cobb Waterman, Alton
Royce; sentry. Fred Crone.
f. F. Holbrook of Keene, whose organ
recitals have given much pleasure to
people in this town, will appear in
recital in the Congregational church in
West Brattleboro Wednesday evening,
Dec. 10. He will be assisted by F. c. Ad-
ans, baritone, Mrs w. f. Stellman, So
prano, and Miss Helen Weatherhead.
violinist.
Miss Cabot's class and the Brother
hood class of the Congregational Sun
day school will begin Sunday study of
Organization of labor" All men and
women interested are invited to attend
these classes and to participate in the
discussion. The classes extend special
invitation to the members of the various
labor unions to be present.
progressed so that the brick work is
done as far as the top of the second
story and the carpenters are placing the
| timbers on which the upper floor will be
| laid. 1t is hoped by Kennedy & Peter
son, the builders, that the timbers of the
| roof will be in position by Monday. The
| weather has been propitious for the
work this month. although during Oc-
tober and the early part of November
rain prevented carrying it on as fast as
| the contractors wished.
In place of the usual supper served
by the ladies' society of the Universal
| list church the first Thursday of each
month it was decided to hold dinner
yesterday from Il to o'clock and the
| innovation was a success in every sense
of the word. The dinner was largely at.
tended and an appetzng menu was
served. 1t was in charge of Mrs j. l.
Goldsmith. assisted by Mrs. r. w
Bruce. Mrs y. w. Rockwell and Mis-
Emma Lundberg acted as hostesses. Fol
lowing the dinner the regular meeting
of the society was held The societ!
realized S34 from the dinner.
Edward y. Starkey, formerly of thi
town, has been confined in the count
Jail in Montpelier on an execution 70
debt since early in October and new
was received by the selectmen at tn
time he was surrendered by his bonds
man that the town of Brattleboro woul
be responsible for his board. Sherii
Tracey of Montpelier this week notfie
OVerseer Lamphere of that city tina
Montpelier would be responsible for tn
prisoners board. Overseer Lampher
says he has sent three communica ton
to the seectmen of this town and tina
Brattleboro eventually will have to- set
, tie for the prisoners board
E Panama" will be the subject of tn
. stereopticon lecture in the Universali'
church Sunday evening at o'clock. Tt
day the eyes of the world are upon tn
part of the earth because of the construt
ton of the canal. The lecture will del
% primarily with the isthmus and the CO
4 nal. Views will be given of Colon c
- the Atlantic, thence along the cana
picturing the various points and place
of Importance until the city of Panan
e on the Pacific is reached. All the view
e are colored The subject Panama
s really needs no comment because II
= name at once solicits attention al
p awakens interest. There will be speci
music Everyone welcome.
c In a meeting of the committee f
q tuberculosis work Tuesday evening
a was voted to cooperate in and push Il
Il sale of Red Cross seals. The procee-
= from the seals, one cent each, will
d toward tuberculosis work The seals a
for sale in various stores and banks. n
= school children are having a contest
= see which grade will sell the create
~, number and the grades will be reward
II + accordingly. To this end the Woman
= club have given So, the board of ira,
:, SO and the Wheel club 81 as first, Sc
~ ond and third prizes, 1t is hoped tn
+, everyone will do his part by the pu
" chase and use of these seals and so he
-, to prevent and stamp out this DIRE;
- disease.
g The women of the Baptist church W
" have a Christmas sale and chicken T
l. supper i'm Grange hall Wednesday, De
t. 49, The sale and tea room will open
e. 4 o'clock and the supper will be serv
at o'clock. There will be tables
the sale of fancy and useful article
ie candy, flowers and Christmas novelti
= and calendars. There will be also
~ Christmas tree for the children and at
a. o'clock the farce 'Sunbonnets' will
presented, under the direction of Mi
/, Mary Cox, by these women Mrs Chri
tie b. Crowell, Mrs. Arthur l.. Ma
. nard, Mrs. Arthur p. Simonds, Nj
NJ Nora p. Kenney, Mrs. Fred l.. Smit
- Miss Mary Croker, Miss Helen Hopkir
Miss Izetta Stewart Miss Ethel Ed
a Miss Florence Pentland and Miss Eloi
: Sanders.
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d, tival hall on three afternoons and tN
evenings of each week the prudent
NJ committee of school district No. ha
ne solved. to a certain extent, the mu
lg discussed necessity of a gymnasium
n be used in connection with the schC
ne work. The committee has made a
r rangements to hire the hall so the hi
So school girls may receive instructio
n from Miss Mary F. Cox two afternoo
n each week, Tuesday and Friday, t
a boys of the high school will have it ty
10 evenings each week, Monday and THU
al day, and will be under the direction
of Diedrich Stote. Mr. Stolte also will
g struct the boys of the seventh egh
A. and ninth grades Wednesday afternoc
re When the hall is let to other parties
a, when the Auditorium is engaged the HI
nc will not be used by the students. Il
= Magnet club has parallel bars, ma
~ dumbbells medicine balls Indian elm
o. and other gymnastic articles which W
be used, also $50 which was made at
-, exhibition last spring, which is availab
p