Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-21

Rev. Joseph Mcintyre, who spoke inter
estingly on the subject of Easter.
Orrin Davis, who fell on the ice last
winter, met with another accident by
falling on leaving his chair, breaking one
rib. He Is under the doctors care.
Mrs. Charles Hall was given a birthday
party one day last week, receiving a
shower of cards and a number of valuable
presents. She is much improved in
health.
Thu first baseball game of the season
was played Saturday on the Vincent
field, resulting in a score of lilo in a
contest between two picked teams from
the seminary.
The annual recital for the benefit Of
the senior class of Leland e Gray semi
nary will be given by Mrs. Henrietta
Clark Bemis Friday evening, April rs, in
Seminary hall.
The committee appointed from the two
choirs to select new hymnals includes
Rev. Joseph Mexican, John II. Northup,
Fred f. Gilbert, Mrs. A. L. Rand and
Miss Cora Mason.
In the Congregational church next Sun
day morning the pastor will speak on the
theme Christ convinced two disciples, 4"
by Old Testament texts. All will receive
a cordial welcome.
Good progress is being made with the
rehearsals for the cantata Daniel to
be presented soon. Every available voice
in town is desired at the meetings during
the next few weeks. Rev. f. NJ. Wiswall
and Mr. Wright of Newfane are expected
to help out in the solos.
In the Baptist church Sunday the pas
tor, Rev. Joseph Mexican, will speak on
the topic 1.-The greatness of Peter" In
the union service in the evening in the
same church the topic will be what we
know about Gains wife" All are cor
daily invited to be present.
The annual meeting of the order of
the Eastern Star was held Wednesday
evening in Masonic hall. These officers
were elected: Worthy matron, Mrs. Will
liam f. Blood; worthy patron, DR.. F. L.
Osgood; associate matron, Mrs. A. L.
Rand; sec, w. II. Miles; treas. w. f.
Blood; conductress, Mrs. Leslie e. STRAIT
ton; associate conductress, Mrs. F. L.
Osgood. The 10 appointive officers will
be announced next week and the in
stallation of all the officers will take
place before May /.
Mrs. Mary j. Smith, Sc, wife of Frank
Smith, died Tuesday morning at $50 after
an illness of eight months with consump-
ton. She came to Vermont from Nova
Scotia 23 years ago, and had lived in
Chester, Cambridgeport, Brookline and
Townshend. Twelve years ago she moved
to the Jenison farm where she kept
house for William Gale, remaining there
seven years. She bought the place now
occupied by her son-in-law, Mr.. Durham,
and owned ii until a little more than a
year ago, when she bought the Water
house place where she died. She leaves
one daughter. Mrs. Lulu May Durham
and one son, Fred o. Smith, also several
brothers and sisters living in Now SEQ
tia. Mrs. Smith was an Industrious wo-
man and many will miss her assistance
from time to time. The funeral was held
in the home Thursday afternoon at 2.30,
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre officiating, and
burial was in akwoo cemetery.
Services in both churches were well at
tended last Sunday. Appropriate sermons
were preached morning and evening. \
large number of potted plants, nearly all
in full blossom, decorated the affairs and
were tastefully arranged. The music
was of a high order of merit and the
Congregational church quartet was never
heard to better advantage. After the
morning service the Sunday school par
ticipated in the following brief and in
teresting exercises: Song by the school,
"Praise Him, Praise Him; prayer by the
pastor; Easter" by Supt. f. II. Allbee;
responsive reading, John 20:1-1S, recita-
ton. Eleanor Jocelyn; song by the chill
dren; Easter sermon on the text Con
slider the lilies" Merle Randall; recita-
ton, Dorothy Hebb, Nellie Willard and
Ruth Hebb: song, Mabel Rand recitation,
Not with them when Jesus came
Jonathan Drew McIntyre; recitation.
Maynard Sage Taft; solo. Merrill w.
Sparks; scripture exercise by Mrs. f. H.
Allbee's class; song by the school; bene-
diction.