Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-19

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on account of the death of Mrs. Kit
tredge Haskins the reading and musical
which was to have been held in the
home of Mrs L. E. Holden yesterday by
Brattleboro chapter, ID. A. r., was post
poned one week.
The annual meeting of the visiting
committee for the Home for the Aged
and Disab led was held in the Home
Monday afternoon. These officers were
elected Pres, Mrs. julius ]. Estey;
vice pres, Mrs. c. w. Dunham; sec.
treas, Mrs. @. F. Barber.
Arthur r. Fisher of Lancaster, n. H.,
formerly of this town, was in the NUM-
cipa court Monday afternoon to answer
to the charge of neglect and failure to
support his family. The case was con-
tinued to this afternoon. States Attorney
f. f. Barber represented the state and
l.. w. Gibson and r. c. Bacon repre-
scented Fisher.
The funeral of Charles b. Sprague, who
was killed by a train in Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday evening, was held in
Bond & Sons undertaking parlors Satur-
day afternoon, Rev. ID. Il. Trout otficiat-
ing. Among those who attended the flu
neral was delegation of fellow work.
men of the Vermont Printing company,
where he had been employed up to a
week previous to his death. The burial
took place in Weston
Rabbi Charles F1eischer of Boston
spoke before good-sized audience in
the Centre Congregational church We'd
nesday evening under the auspices of the
Woman's club. His subject was De
mocracy" and as he spoke he expound-
ed some very liberal doctrines. That
Rabbi F'leischer is sincere in building a
democracy founded upon mans love for
IL 1NNs 10 y
ner in which he spoke and in the way
in which he pleaded for a better real
ization of the benefits that may be de-
rived from such a democracy.
In the poultry show in Boston last
week f. d. L. stowe of this town had
several entries and won six prizes. They
were first prize, a silver cup. for pen of
brown red game bantams; second prize
for Birchen cockerel; third prize for
Birchen hen, third prize for Birchen
pulet third prize for black red
cockerel; third prize for golden duckwing
cockerel There was keen competition
in every class and to win six awards in
a show larger than any ever before held
in Boston demonstrates that the local
fancier has some good stock in his pos
session
The teachers and officers of the Con-
gregational Sunday school and others
desiring to be present had a supper OF
escalloped oysters in the vestry Friday
evening, the party filling five long "a
bles. At the close of the supper Miss
Helen b. Calder of Boston, associate
field secretary of the Womans Board OF
Foreign Missions, spoke on the theme
Il am voice" She told of the work in
particular of four missionaries, among
them DR.. Harriet E. Parker of Putney
now on her way home on a furlougf
from her work in charge of the hos
pital in Madura, India. Miss Calder
has a pleasing personality besides being
a delightful speaker, and her talk made
deep impression upon all present.
Sunday was the coolest day of the win
ter and thermometers in all parts of the
town registered low enough to make one
look twice to be sure he was seeing
Alright. In West Brattleboro more than
one glass showed a temperature as low
as % degrees below zero while at 8
o'clock IS and "a degrees below were
registered in the village. A cold north
wind blew the greater part of the day
1t was not a rough wind, but one that
in a few minutes penetrated the warmes'
wraps and coats. Newsboys and milk
men felt the affects of the cold in a
marked degree. The rising temperature
| that evening. coming as it did at the
end of 10 days of extreme cold weather
was a welcome relief and toward morn
ing snow began to fall and continued
until Monday afternoon, when about sin
inches had fallen in the village.
The corporators of the BrattleborC
Savings bank held their annual meeting
in the bank yesterday at IL o'clock. Thu
4lst annual statement, published else
where in this paper, is the best ever is
sued in the, history of the institution
showing deposits of over 100000 and {
reserve and surplus of nearly 100000
The corporators elected these officers
Pres, F. X. Barrows; vice pres, H. p
Wellman; treas, C. A. Harris: assistan
treas, ]. c. Dewitt; trustees, f. X. Bar
rows, f. w. Melendy. S. E. Lawton, H
p. Wellman, j. l.. Martin, ]. Harry Els
tey, C. A. Harris, C. c. Fits, +. L. Hill
dreth, A. F. Schwenk and F. H. O'Con
| nor. The trustees elected for a board o
investment F. X. Barrows, E. l.. Hi
dreth H. p. Wellman, C. A. Harris an,
A. F. Schwenk. and for auditors H. p
Wellman, E. L. Hildreth and A. F
| Schwenk. The annual dinner was serve,
in the Brooks House at o'clock
All departments of the Congregations
| Sunday school met together Sunda,
morning to hear reports and elect Off
| GERS. E. r. Bemis, secretary and treas
urer. reported receipts of 1915 from clas
| collections and the children's fair. AM
| showed that the school was in thrift.
| condition both in numbers and finances
| The average attendance for the pas
year was III as against 156 the previous
| year. After Mr.. Durham had been re
| lected superintendent he was assured, b.
| rising vote, of the hearty support o
| every one present in building up tn
work of the school. The report of LII
| brarian +. c. Adams showed that new
catalogue system had been installed II
| the library. which was in excellent con
dition and that new catalogues wer
ready for distribution. These officer
were elected: Pres, E. c. Crosby; supt
G. l.. Durham; first asst. supt, Fred c
Brown; second asst. supt., H. F. Jordan
sec. and treas, E. r. Bemis: auditor
L. A. Whitney; librarian. Hugh Agnew
assistant librarians. Miss Mary Fits an,
Wales Holden; supt. of the intermediat
department, Miss Florence Hemenway
supt of junior department Mrs. F. w
kuech; supt of the primary department
Mrs. F. f. Perry; superintendent of tn
beginners department, Mrs. w. I
Haigh.
Through the courtesy of Mrs Russell
Tyson of Chicago a stereopticon lectur
of deep interest was given in the Con
gregational church Sunday evening b
Joseph Lindon Smith of Boston on tn
discovery of the tomb of the parents O
Queen Thy. Mr.. Smith was present a
the discovery of this tomb six years ag
in the valley of the tombs of the king
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