Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Pierce were in
Boston several days last week.
Rev. and Mrs John L. Cole of Peru.
N. Y, are visiting Mrs Coles mother,
Mrs Emma l.. Putnam.
There were reported to the town clerks
office during the month of December,
1911, Is, births, six marriages and five
deaths
Dr. George H. Gorham will be away
few weeks, and probably will not be
in his Brattleboro office again until
February 10. o..
Merrill F. Proctor went to Lebanon, N
H, last week to stay permanently, hav-
ing taken a position in the Hildreth
hardware store there.
Dan Durham of Lebanon, N. H., who
formerly was employed in a meat market
here, visited his sister, Miss Stella Dun
ham, one day last week.
Mrs Marshall Downing of Syracuse, N.
Y, whose husband formerly was prin-
cipal of the high school, spent a few
days here this week and met many old
friends at the gentlemen's night meeting
of the Woman's club.
The body of William Griffith, 20, who
died Saturday in the Elliot City hospital
In Keene, was brought here on the even
ing train and the funeral was held Mon
day. Mr.. Griffith had been suffering from
tuberculosis several months
At the annual meeting of the West
minister club these officers were elected
Pres, j. F. MacLennan; vice pres
George R. Wales; sec, William F. Perley;
treas, II. II. Albeit; exec. conn.,, l.. b.
Wilson, A. l. Bolles and H. c. Elliott.
The Knights of Columbus ball will be
held in Union hall Tuesday evening
Music for concert and dance will be fur
nished by Nevers's orchestra of Concord
N. H. Entrance to the hall will be
through Hotel Windham, as in previous
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Rabbit were
in Washington last week on their way
home from Florida, where they went
three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
II. Rabbit who went south with them,
will remain in Florida several weeks
longer.
The Bellows Falls basketball team de-
feated the Crescent Athletic club of
keene "a to q in the armory in that
city Saturday night. Caskins of Bellows
Falls, in collision with another player,
sustained broken nose. Dunlap was
high scorer for the victors, tossing eight
baskets from the floor.
Miss Mollie w, Pearson of Cuttings
vile, formerly a teacher in the public
schools here, is now teaching in the
seventh grade, taking Miss Agnes Shea
place. Miss Shea is now teaching the
ninth grade, where Miss Esther Mac
Donald was the instructor until few
weeks ago. Miss Macdonald has a new
position in Springfield, Mass.
The Scouts of the Congregational church
gave a public exhibition of their work in
the vestry of the church Monday night,
Assistant Scout Master Edward Kirkland
having charge of the exercises. The
boys were presented flag by the Mems
club of the church, w. A. Graham, presi-
dent, making the presentation. A re-
made Nv IDr the G.
tor.
Wales's cash store Is undergoing sew
eral changes. A cashiers office has been
built under the stairway leading TO the
second floor, and the former office will
be used as private Office by Mr.. Wales.
A new stairway leading to the basement
has been built on the right side of the
store, and the old stairway will be re-
moved. The floor space will be made
much larger by these changes.
Fred g. Bowman, who has been head
bookkeeper for the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company, will finish work there
today. He will remain in town during
next week, and will then go to New
Bedford Mass where he will join his
family. Mr.. Bowman will devote his
time to the New England Farmers Ex-
change. His many friends here wish
MIN success in his new work.
The Bellows Falls Ministerial assoca-
uon held its second session in Hotel
Wihaham Monday. Rev. Dr. J. r. Cow
OF Brattleboro gave a paper on SIS
Christianity an appeal to authority or
an adventure of faith?" taking the
ground that it was an adventure of
iaith' and paper on Church unity"
was gwen by DR.. Littell OF Keene. in
whIch ne niaue plea for a closer rela-
tion Of the different denominations.
Miss Alice N Dawley. dangbtsr n, Mr.
and Mrs. p. @. Dawley of Westminster
and Augustine l.. Casey of Rutland
were married by Rev Edward ReynoIds
in the St Charles parsonage on Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock. The brides
maid was sister of the bridegroom,
Miss Margaret p. Casey of Rutland and
the best man was Edward McGinnis OF
Bellows Falls. The bride is a WELL