Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-13
BRATTLEBORO

A dance will be held in Academy hall
in West Brattleboro Tuesday night.
Protective Grange will hold its an
nual meeting next Wednesday evening.
All members of Protective Grange are
asked to contribute food for the dinner
at Pomona Grange Thursday.
Miss Abbie Griffin is having her an
nual Christmas sale in her sisters
hairdressing parlor in Hooker building.
About 80 men and women have become
members of a private dancing class
taught by Elijah Wales which was given
its first intruction in Grange hall Fri
day evening.
The women of the Methodist church
served a creamed fish supper in Grange
banquet hall Wednesday evening from
6 to s o'clock. AS usual a fine supper
was served to a large number. A table
near the entrance was devoted to the
sale of Christmas goods and Japanese
art goods. which was literally patron
lied.
Brattleboro chapter, D.. A. r., will
hold it's December meeting in the
Brooks House parlor Thursday after
noon, Dec. 10, at 3 o'clock. Rev. DR..
John r. Cow will give a paper on THE
flag of many stars" and there will be
special music. Members are invited to
bring friends. The treasurer will receive
the annual dues at this meeting.
The blacksmith shop owned by the
Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins corporation
just south of the Central Vermont en-
CINE house was damaged by fire Friday
night. The men worked in the shop late,
and it is thought that the fire was
caused by an over-heated part of the
forge. Workmen saw flames breaking
through the building, and they worked
until after midnight putting out the
blaze. The interior of the shop was
charred badly.
Niagara" will be the subject of the
illustrated lecture in the Universalist
church Sunday at I p. m. Niagara, in
Guiding the falls and rapids, is the
scenic water wonder of America. 1t is
frequented by thousands of tourists,
who stand awed and mystihed before
the grandeur and majesty of the seeth-
ing, foaming waters. The slides will pic
ture Niagara in the warmth of summer,
in the frozen cold of winter, by moon
light, by sunset and under various at
mospheric conditions. The name Mag
ara" suggests the beauty of the views,
all of which are colored. Special music
will be rendered. The public is welcome.
The body of Miss Sophia Biehl, 26,
who died in Springfield, Mass, Saturday,
was brought here for burial and high
mass of requiem was held in st. Mich
aefs Roman Catholic church Monday,
Rev. Father B.. w. Mcmahon officiating.
The burial took place in the Roman
Catholic cemetery. Miss Biehl was born
in Germany and came to this country
about eight years ago. She lived here
six years with her sister, Mrs. Anton
Geiger of Cherry street, and about a
year ago went to Springfield to work.
Death uua1 oot,.al H..
Besides her sister in this town she
leaves a brother, Fred Biehl of Louis
vile, KY, and two sisters in Germany.
Members of the Brattleboro woman's
club are interested in the sale of the
attractive new series of Christmas seals,
Issued by the state fedora ton of Wo-
mems clubs. One-half the proceeds of
sales by each club comes back to the
club for health work. Last year the
money received from this source by the
federation paid for eight lectures in the
state by DR.. Evangeline w. Young of
Boston, who was heard with great in
terest by a large audience in Brattleboro
en- New Years day, and who came later
to speak to parents and to the high
school girls. The seals are in the hands
or several club members, including Mrs.
j. c. Dewitt. Mrs. c.. G.. Staples, Mrs.
r. b. Smith and Mrs. H. C. Freeman.
The women of st. Michaers Episco-
pal church held a successful Christmas
sale and served an excellent turkey sup
per in Grange hall last evening and net
ted a good sum. The booths were deco
rated with poinsettas, laurel and green
and white crepe paper. An entertain
ment was given and dancing followed
1t was planned to present the comedy
MY turn next" but it was given up as
the persons in the cast did not have