Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14

day another crowd went to see the last
performance
Unity lodge, No. 40. Independent order
of odd Fellows and Queen Esther Re-
bekah lodge will have their annual me-
mortal service in the Methodist church
next Sunday morning at 1915 o'clock.
The pastor, Rev. n. l.. Porter, will Of
ficiate.
The Christian Endeavor society held a
social last Thursday evening as the re-
suit of q contest which has been going
on for some time between two divisions
of the society. Games were played and
refreshments were served by the de-
feated side.
The regular morning service will be
held at the Baptist church next Sun
day. In the evening Rev. Frank Fit OF
the Union Theological seminary of New
York city will preach. There will be
solo singing Everybody Is invited to
attend. The mid-week service will be
held this evening at 100
The juniors held their last meeting of
the season Sunday afternoon. At the
| close Mrs. Bradley took them for
| walk. The years work has been very
| satisfactory with a large average at
| tendance and much interest shown.
| Fifty three sunshine calls have been
| made by these young people and $24.7S
| has been expended in sunshine and other
| work.
| The Brattleboro road was surveyed
| last week by state highway engineers
| preparatory to the building of new
| highway. 1t will begin at the top of
| Liscom hill and continue toward Brat
tleboro far as the money will war;
! rant The state will act jointly with
the town in financing the project, the
road being built by the town according
| to state specifications.
The regular meeting of the w. C. T.
U. was held Tuesday in the home of
| Mrs. G. e. Wellington and was in OBJ
servance of flower mission day. Mrs.
F. II. Fuller read THE history of flow
er mission day." Mrs. A. NJ. Bradley
read 1.-THE life of Jennie Cassidy" and
| an appropriate reading was given by
Mrs. c. II. H. Langille. Many flowers were
| brought, tied in bouquets with white
| ribbon, and distributed to the sick and
| shut-ins.
The children's Sunday service in the
| Universalist church last Sunday morn
ing was novel in that the children
themselves conducted it, The program
| was announced by one of the older
boys, the scripture reading given by a
class of boys and the prayer by one of
the members of the same class. A very
| interesting program consisting of recita =
| tons, vocal and violin solos was car
ried out by them. The pastor, Rev. A.
NJ. Bradley. delivered his annual chill
drens sermon and two children were
chrstened.
| In meeting of the school board
| held last week, all the teachers of the
graded schools of the village were re-
elected. This includes Miss Clara NJ.
| Stearns, who on account of i'll health,
had a substitute for the last seven
weeks of the spring term. Miss Mary
| Coll was reelected to the Chestnut Hill
school. The board are considering the
question of uniting the Plain and Monu-
| ment schools so that no teacher has
been elected for either. The high
school faculty has not been decided up
on, as some change will be made there.
A quiet wedding took place in Ashue-
lot Wednesday, when Daisy May Par
ker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest
Parker of Ashuelot. was united in mar
riage to Loria ]. Walker of this town in
the home of the brides parents in the
presence of only few relatives and
friends Miss Rachel Chamberlain OF
this town was bridesmaid. After the
ceremony wedding breakfast was
served Mr. and Mrs. Walker left by
automobile for Keene, where they took
the train for a short wedding trip which
will include several Massachusetts towns
and cities. After their return, they will
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Walker.
On Monday evening, June 8, the mem
bers of the old hose team, together will
a few others, met in the engine hal
and decided to organize a running team
for this season, electing the followin,
officers: Manager, John P. McCaughern
assistant manager, Roy d. Taylor; cap
tain, Winifred l.. Brooks assistant cap
tain, Thomas c. Mann. The chairman
then called the attention of those pres
ent to the fact that the funds of TIN
treasury were rather low and it wa
/ voted to hold a coupling contest ant
! Waiting party in the town hall mex
Thursday, June 20, for which the fol
lowing committee was chosen: Daniel J
, Lachance, Eugene l.. NORM, Richard L
, Howe, Frank ]. Young, Harold s. Gar
field. Lymans orchestra will furns
, music.