Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
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BRATTLEBORO.

idnu Will WTeSlle III lnt ammonium -
day night of next week.
The high school baseball team is
scheduled to play the first game of the
season against the Keene high school
team in Keene tomorrow afternoon.
The Vermont Wheel club will observe
ladies' night next Thursday evening. Dr.
H. p Greene, l.. X. Barber and d. H.
Gilman are the committee of arrange
ments.
The river began rising again Wednes-
day morning and during the afternoon the
water overlooked part of the island
near the baseball diamond. Yesterday the
water came up several inches more.
The next meeting of Sunshine society,
branch 1, will be held with Mrs. Bert
Miller in West Brattleboro Friday after
noon. April 26, at $50. AS this will be the
annual meeting 1t is hoped that there
will be a good attendance.
The committee appointed to inquire
to the price of piece of property
which was wanted by the odd Fellows
reported Monday evening and as the cost
was prohbitive further action was post
poned to next Monday night.
The local organization of odd Fellows
will observe the 93d anniversary of the
founding of odd Fellowship in this coun-
try Wednesday evening May l. Rev. j.
E. Norcross of Boston has been secured
60 deliver the anniversary address.
l.. II Richardson has bought of Mrs
Ellen Smith of Wardsboro and Mrs
Katherine Newton of Holyoke the So
called Richardson homestead at IS High
street, for many years the residence of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Rich
ardson.
Good progress is being made in the
rehearsals for "a Night Off," the First
Regiment bands production, to be given
in the Auditorium May 16, II and 49, Spec
ial scenery is being painted and every
detail is being carefully arranged to
make the presentation notable.
Capt. ]. E. Haynes's team continues
to lead Capt. w. R. Daleys men in the
Masonic pool tournament The score is
now 1411 to 1877. These games have
been played this week O. F.. Benson
30, F. L. Burnett 49, l.. II. Barber AZ,
J. E. Haynes so; S. NJ Hovey so, H. H.
Tucker 40. The first of each pair is the
member of Capt. Daleys team.
By majority of 40 the pupils of the
grades in the Main street school building
have voted to continue the short recess
that has been in vogue all winter. Under
this arrangement the pupils go to school
at o'clock and at 1870 have a short re-
cess of seven or eight minutes and are
excused for the morning at II As o'clock
vote will probably be taken in the
Canal street school the coming week.
The Christian union of the Universal
list church have decided to hold devotion
al meetings at I o'clock Sunday evenings
TO be led by different members of the
union. The service will occupy about an
hour of song, scripture and praise and
the leader Will talk upon some subject
with open discussion following. The esti-
mated attendance at the 20 stereopticon
lectures was $500, and average of $50.
Edgar Noyes of McIndoes Falls was
arrested by Chief of-Police George Will
son Wednesday evening in the north
part of the town after he had dashed
through the centre of the town and
caused CONSERVATION among severa
women and children. He appeared be.
fore Acting Judge A. F. Schwenk yes
terday morning and was fined So and
COSTS total of $1,000 for drunkenness
The dance and exhibition drill by Brat
tleboro camp, M. w. A, was attended by
small-sized crowd last evening in Fes-
tival hall. Leitsinger's orchestra furnish
ed music and previous to dancing the
degree team of 16 men under the direc
ton OF II. E. Harris gave a fine exhib-
ition drill which consisted of many
dlff1icult evolutions and intricate figures
that were performed without an error.
Rev. J. Stuart Holden, rector of st.
Pauls church in London, was reported
in the Titanic disaster. Rev Dr. Holden
Is known throughout the Connecticut
valley as one of the speakers at the
Mortified conferences. A cablegram re-
ceived in Mortified yesterday stated that
he did not sail on the Titanic as planned
peing delayed in London owing to the ILL
ness of his wife.
The employees of f. L. Hildreth & Co
are arranging to put baseball team on
the diamond thic
agement of John Aher 1t probab ly will
be made up as follows: Pitcher, Henry
chandler; catcher, Ralph Wilson; 1b
Dwight WILSON, Oh, Guy Powers Sb,
Horton Sheldon, tcapD; s. s., Lawrence
Cundiff; If, Harold Webster; CT. Her.
man Torrey; r. f.. William st. Cyr; subs.
George Sercombe, Kenneth Thayer, Will
liam Pomfrey
In the regular meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday evening the lecturer
had charge of the program, which in
ciuued recitation by Clarence Johnson
reading. THE old played out songs" by
Mrs. II. w. Sargent accompanied by a
quartet consisting of Miss Alvena NJ.
Walker. Mrs. Bessie Knowlton. G 8
Hopkins and H. w. Sargent; the Grange
Husbandman edited and read by Mrs.
Il. ID. Wilson and C. s. Hopkins; a mono
logue by Miss Helen Hopkins The next
meeting will be neighbors' night at which
the Newfane Grange will give the pro-
gram.
Beauseant commandery, No. 7, X. T.,
In its annual conclave Wednesday night.
elected these officers: f. c., George M.
Gay; Gen, w. H. Lane; C. c., Charles
H. Niles; prelate. X. Haskins S. w,
Jesse e. Haynes; j. W., w. A. Shumway;
treas w. c. Horton; rec, f. w. Nichols
trustee of permanent fund for three
years |. ID. Bailey trustee Masonic
building association for three years. M.
q. Houghton. The newly elected eminent
commander has appointed these officers:
Standard bearer, p. F. Crown; assistant
standard bearer, John T. Wright; sword
bearer, William j. Pentland, jr; warder,
Fred c.. Adams; Sd guard o. e. Randall ;
assistant Sd guard, Edwin H. Putnam:
End guard, William Cushman assista mt
End guard. II. A. Staten; Is, guard, Lewis
@. Stiff; assistant LIST guard, Charles M.
Colt; armorer, William b. Vinton; SEN
tinel, j. Albert Taylor organist Walter
8. Stearns; musical director Ephraim III.
Crane; Herbert G. Everleth, represent
alive for Putney; J. Henry Kidder, rep
resentative for Wilmington. The officers
will be installed within the next month.
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