Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-13
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL

Rev. Henry Lamb of West Brattleboro
will conduct the chapel service at the
Retreat Sunday at o'clock.
An "old-fashioned" dance will be held
under the auspices of the Canton Pales-
tine Wednesday evening, Dec. H., TO
which the public is invited.
# is probable that several young men
of the town will unite in holding an
athletic carnival in the Auditorium soon
AFTER Jan. 1. They expect to have
boxing match, wrestling, bag-punching
and kindred attractions.
J. ID. Jones, assistant manager of the
International Correspondence schools,
of Scranton, Pa, will speak to the mem
bers of the l. c. S. fraternity in their
meeting this evening in knights of Co
lumbus hall.
ID. C. Aiken. who has been conduct
ing the Marion House for the past
year. has sold the business to c. o.
Turner of Brattleboro, who ran the
Lakeside House at Spofford lake year
or two ago.-[Keene Sentinel.
The funeral of Miss Abbie L. Baldwin,
who died last Thursday night at 70 Lin
den street, was held in her home IN
Ludlow Monday afternoon at 1.3O o CLOCK
Miss Baldwin studied at wellesley col
lege and later taught in Vermont acad-
envy and in Black River academy.
A stereopticon lecture of special IN
terest was given by Rev. r. M. Hough-
ton in the Congregational church sun
day evening on Jerusalem On ms ar
rival at Jerusalem on his recent Trip 10
the Holy Land Mr.. Houghton starteu
Immediately on walk around the city,
following the ancient wall. He snoWeu
views of the wall, the Mount of Olives
the tomb of Jesus, the pool of SLOAN
and various other places mentioned IN
the New Testament and scenes IN tne
life of Christ. Some of the views showed
Rev. Mr. Houghton and other members
of the. party. The last scene was the
crucifxion and the view remained on
tho screen while Miss Emma ]. Gregg
sang a setting of There is green hill
far away"
Mrs. Caroline Evelyn Wiley, 81, wife
of Alonzo s. Wiley, died at the Wilder
farm Monday afternoon about 1SO
o'clock. She had been i'll a little more
than a week and death was caused by
brights disease and complications. she
had been a lifelong resident of towns
in this locality and for u years had peen
employed at the farm where she died.
Mrs. Wiley was born in Vernon, Nov.
Is. 1851. a daughter of Willard and EN-
ma (Brooks) Clark. She attended the
schools of Vernon and about 40 years
ago was married to Alonzo S. Wiley or
that town. They lived in Gulford and
other towns in this locality and then
went to the Wilder farm, where they
remained. Besides her husband she
leaves one son, Bert Wiley of Vernon,
a daughter, Mrs. Alice Barrows, wife
of Walter Barrows of the Wilder farm,
and three brothers, Henry Clark or
Bernardston Charles Clark of the Wild
err farm and John Clark of Guiford.
The funeral was held in the home yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. D.
E. Trout officiating. Mrs. Cortes E.
Farnum sang and the burial took place
in Maplehurst cemetery in Guilford
About 60 members of the Congrega-
tional Brotherhood attended the regular
meeting and supper in the vestry We'd
nesday evening. After an excellent sup
per of fish. mashed potato, ice cream,
cake and other things several business
matters were transacted. F. E. Dyke
reported for the nominating committee
elected at the last meeting, and these
officers, named by the committee, were
elected for the coming year: Pres, Walter
A. Gilbert; vice pres, F. E. Perry; Sec,
w. T. Bruce; treas, Arthur L. Clapp
teacher, George l., Durham. These
chairmen of committees were elected
Membership, II. F. Jordan; program, o.
B. Hughes Bible study F. e. Dyke
evangelism, E. c. Crosby; boys work
w. r. Haigh; social service, F. f. Per-
ry; missions, l.. A. Whitney Certain
appropriations were made and amend
ments to the Institution were adopted
abolishing the membership dues and ex-
tending the membership to include al
the men and young men in the parish
After solos by Fred c. Adams the mem
bers listened to a very interesting tall
by the pastor, Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton
on the geography and influence of thu
Holy Land. He pointed out that from
the top of Mount Ebal, which he climb
ed on his recent trip, he could see will
a field glass practically the limits of al
the Bible country except that included
in the wilderness wanderngs and thu
journeys Of st. Paul.