Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The rental of pews in the Centre
church for the coming year took place
Wednesday night. The event did not
draw out a large attendance, as 1t Is
generally understood that pewholders
will contribute the usual amount unless
contrary notice Is given.
Major Keyes of Keene, president Of
the Twin State baseball league, was in
town Saturday to consult with officials
OF the Brattleboro baseball association.
He expressed the opinion that Keene,
Bellows Falls and Northampton would
be back in the league next year, and
was given assurances that Brattleboro
would support a club. Owing to the ILL
ness of DIR. C. r. Aldrich no meeting
of the directors of the local association
has been held this season..
The Aborn English Grand Opera COM
pany was in Kansas City recently. Two
of the leading papers of the city, in
accounts of the presentation of "Lohen-
grim" made the following complimentary
references to the wel-known Brattle-
boro singer: "Schuster as the herald was
perhaps the most impressive figure in
the entire cast. both in physical quail
ifications and in resounding voice of
beauty as he proclaimed the orders of
the king" "As the herald william
Schuster deserves much praise for his
well conceived Interpretation of the role
and his clearly enunclated and hearty
vocalism"
A meeting of the Inter Church Fed
Grafton of Vermont was held in Bur-
lington Nov. q, when the reports of the
executive secretary, Rev. Fraser Metz
ger, and the treasurer, f. C. Dyer, were
presented. Officers were chosen as fol-
lows; Pres, Henry Bond of Brattleboro;
vice pres, Guy Potter Benton of Bur-
iington, Rev. Fraser MetZger of Ran
dolph, w. w. Stickney of Ludlow; rec.
Sec, II. A. Durfee of Burlington; treas,
f. c. Dyer of Middlebury; ex. Sec, Rev.
John A. Scheuerle of Manchester. Sew
eral committees were chosen. Clarke c.
Fits of Brattleboro is chairman of the
finance committee and DR.. II. d. Hol-
ton chairman of the social purity COM
mittee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. j. wilkins of
Brattleboro Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace X.
Ware of Chesterfield and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. S. Smith of Hinsdale started togeth-
er for California Monday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ware will go direct to Los Angeles, eX-
pecting to arrive in that city this
afternoon. They will remain there until
next spring, this being their fourth win
ter season in Southern California. Mr..
and Mrs. wilkins will visit a week or
more with relatives in Chicago, and
then will proceed to Cotton, Calf,
to remain through the winter Mr. and
Mrs. Smith will spend some time en-
route in Nebraska, but will make their
headquarters for the winter in San
Francisco.
In a special town meeting held last
August $500 was appropriated with
which to repair the Auditorium. Not
all of this money has been spent, al
though metal ceilings have been placed
in the Auditorium and Festival hall and
the Auditorium has been reprinted. The
selectmen say there is enough money
left with which to lay a new hardwood
floor in Festival hall and in the lobby of
the town hall building. The hall needs
a new floor and it is thought that if
one is laid it will be more in demand
for dancing parties and other social
meetings. 1t is about impossible to
dance on the present floor and it Is no
uncommon thing to have splinters six
and eight inches in length tear off. Las,
season several basketball players carried
home with them timber from the floor
Embedded in their flesh. The floor in the
lobby is in poor condition and new
one would greatly improve its appear
ance. Selectman j. Edgar Mellen has
had charge of the work in the Auditori-
UNI and Festival hall Herman r. Erick-
SUI VIII DeSlH Wltnln q rev days to lay
the floors.
In an article on "Pageants in the
Green Mountain state" in the Thanks.
giving number of the Christian Science
Monitor, which was published Wednes.
! day, the following appeared: THE pas
| summer Brattleboro combined the pre-.
sentation of community history with the
presentation of the first play ever writ
| ten in America, The Contrast writ.
| ten by former citizen of that enter.
| prising town. Governor Wentworth ap.
| peared in the pageant to preside ovel
| the drawing of land grants and the larg.
est parcel was allotted to William Brat.
| tie. 1t was known as William Brattle'.
borough-hence the name or the town
| Brattleboro's large Swedish colony ad
| ded a foreign touch to the pageant a.
| 40 of them executed the Swedish wed
| ding dance but the browning event O.
| the affair was the singing of Home
| Sweet Home. by one of Americas sweet
| est singers, Mary Howe Burton, a Brat
tleboro lady whose fame as a primo
| donna is nation wide" Accompanyin,
| the article, which embraced all the pag.
eants held in this state, was a pctur,
| or the young women who Represented
| Art in one of the ,lances