Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22

The list annual session of the YER
mont State Grange will be held in Rut-
land Dec. 10, IA and IL.
E. wales will give his annual Thanks
giving concert and dance Thursday even
ing, Nov. 2S In Grange hall. Leitsing-
er's full orchestra of seven pieces will
furnish music.
The Thanksgiving day union service
will be held in the First Baptist church
at 1890 a. m. The sermon will be |
preached by Rev. John r. Cow ID. D.,
subject, The land of promise"
Wantastlquet lodge Of odd Fellows will |
hold its annual roll call Monday night !
and will exemplify the third degree on |
seven candidates. A buffet luncheon will !
be served at the close of the meeting.
Bingham chapter, o. e. s., held a
regular meeting Tuesday evening" AT
$50 o'clock rs members partook of the
excellent supper prepared by the COM
mittee in charge. After the meeting
progressive 500 was played and light
refreshments were served.
The fourth annual roll-call of Wan
tastiquet lodge, l. o. o. F., will be held
Monday evening in odd Fellows hall.
During the evening the third degree
will be exemplifled. The committee in
charge of the roll-call consists of f. c.
Dunklee. H. l.. Smith, l.. f. Ellis, c. l..
Cobb, f. l.. Knowlton and A. j. Cur
rier.
The olympic games will be thrown on
the screen of the Empire theatre to-
morrow afternoon and evening. Lovers
of sport in this town will be given an
opportunity to see the Marathon race,
the javelin throwing by Saaristo the
winning of the 10000 metre race by
| Holehmainen, the Finn and many other
| feats which took place in Stockholm,
| Sweden, last summer.
The first game in the Vermont Wheel
| clubs tournament between the Reds and
| Blues was won last evening by the team
| representing the Reds, William Fletcher
| and John Dugan. They beat August
Wilson and Fred Chamberln, 2-1 The
Reds are captained Dy Lawrence Bar
Der, and August Wilson is commander
of the Blues. The losers will furnish the
winners with a supper at the conclusion
| of the play of 127 games scheduled,
The Boy Scouts of the Congregational
church went on a hike" Saturday with
Rev Roy NJ. Houghton. Starting from
the chapel, they went to the suspension
bridge, across into New Hampshire and
north to George i. Dunham's cottage,
where toasted marshmallows and apples
were served at the outdoor fireplace.
The patrols covered part of the dis
lance in double quick time. Returning
on the New Hampshire side, they ar
rived at the island in time to see a
part of the football game.
Rev. John II. Elliott, d. D., who con-
Quoted an evangelistic campaign in the
First Baptist church two years ago. will
speak in that church Tuesday evening,
the service to begin at Z o'clock. DR..
Elliott with his musical conductor and
soloist, is now in Claremont N. H.,
where he will close very successful
meetings Monday night. He is thus able
to give one evening to Brattleboro, but
must cave on the $50 train for Wash
ington ID. c., where he is next to labor
Everybody is invited to this meeting,
and DR.. Ellotts many friends surely
will want to give him an enthusiastic
greeting.
This week has been observed as nome
mission week in the Baptist church as
elimination of seven weeks of study
of the home missionary movement. on
Tuesday evening Charles H. Palmer
spoke on The church of the open
country and explained what home mis-
sions had accomplished in the rural dis
tricts. John f. McKeon was the leader
Wednesday evening on "Aliens or Amer
leans" and he told of the work done
among the immigrants and the effect OF
the teachings Last evening Rev. DR.
John r. Cow spoke on THE frontier
embracing the work done in the Phil
| lpplneS ana on the frontiers OF clNlllZd-
ton.
Nine cases of contagious diseases have
been reported to sHealth officer Henry
, Tucker this week. Diphtheria has beer
reported in the homes of William 1riSl
at So South Main street, c. II. Clark OF
Vernon street, E. V. Morse at 81 Soutf
Main street. Thomas Ryan at l Cana
. street and VIII B. Smith on Oak street
| Mrs. John Katecka is i'll at the Bradley
farm with mumps and a case has beer
reported in the home of George IversoI
; at 2SR Birge street. Whoopng cougl
has been reported in the home of A. p
Simonds on Western avenue d. M
Robinson, an employe at the Fort Dunn
!, mer cotton mills, was taken to the Me
! mortal hospital Monday. i'll with typhoic
fever.
In the Congregational chapel Tuesda.
f afternoon meeting was held under thu
t leadership of Miss Emma ]. Gregg il
= observance of Home Mission week. Tn
= work of the six national homeland soc
| cites presented. Yesterday after
noon about 100 women attended a uniol
meeting in the same place and undo
: the same leadership The work of tn
:. various churches was presented by thes
s women: Baptist, Mrs. L. W. Hawley o
0 this village and Mrs. Jennie Cheney o
r West Brattleboro; Methodist, Mrs. C. II
= Episcopal, Mrs. George w. Tyler; Uni
t versalst, Mrs H. NJ. Wood; Congrega
+, tonal. Miss Susan E. Clark. Mrs
Charles II. Thompson spoke very fitting
ly in summing up the thoughts of tn
e meeting. At the close tea was serve
v by the women of the Centre church.
: special home missionary service wi
e be held in the Congregational churc
. Sunday morning. The sermon will b
Y by Rev. John A. Scheuerle, secretary
e the Bennington County Improvement as
s ISOLATION. This organization is doing
e unique work in Bennington county. Bet
e ter farms. better schools, better roads
t as well as better conditions in the HON
IL and the country church, and the socis
n life of the community are its program
II work, for the association believe tina
e all these must contribute to the spirit
= ual dplift of the community and that a
f are a part of home missionary worl
e Upwards of 81 900, which was raised b
n subscription, was spent last year in oil
e ganizing and carrying on the work. Sue
e work could be done with profit
q Windham county and in every otht
n county of the state. In the Sunda
: school hour Mr.. Scheuerle will addres
q the Brotherhood class
Next Sunday evening at o'clock
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