Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-12-31

f. Crosby & Co., have added two
late model Wales accounting machines
to their extensive Office equipment.
An organ manufactured by the
Estey Organ Co., is being Installed in
the new Masonic quarters in Ad. ms,
Mass.
w. G. Doolittle's lumber job in
East Dover is in operation. Several
of his former employees are at their
former places and more men went on
the job Monday.
Sunshine society, branch |, will hold
its regular meeting and Christmas en-
tcrtainment at the town home, West
Brattleboro, this afternoon. Members
will go on the ear leaving Prospect hill
at ] clock.
There will be mammoth Christmas
tree and an entertainment in Salvation
Army hall New Year s night, Saturday,
Jan. |. The entertainment will consist
Of musical selections, solos, recitations,
etc, which all are cordially invited to
hear.
Holden & Martin have torn down
the tabernacle building on the Centre
church house property. Their contract
for the erection Of the tabernacle for
the Chapman Alexander meetings re-
tanned for them the ownership of the
lumber.
Two women and several children, en-
igrants from Poland, came to Brattle'
bore from New London, Conn, We'd
nesday and changed ears for Newport,
y. H., their destination. These were
the first to come to Brattleboro from
Poland in more than year.
The storm which set in Wednesday
gave indication Of assuming blizzard
proportions, but late that evening it
ceased. Once more Brattleboro is
luckier than many places within a
small radius for far less snow fell here
han in other places.
Dennis Rebekah lodge Tuesday night
elected officers as follows: n. g.,
Mrs. George Wilder; V. g., Miss May
Cooke; rec. sec, Mrs. Alice Landry;
lin. sec, Miss Minnie Brown; treas,
Mrs. Willis d. Gibson; trustee, Mrs.
Della Haigh. The installation of of
fcers will take place Jan. II. A Christ
mas tree Tuesday night held gifts for
every member of the lodge, and they
were distributed after the work of the
evening. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Elizabeth w. b. Kathan, 50,
widow of Dorr W. Kathan, died in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
T. Crouss, Silver street, Agawam,
Mass, Sunday morning after on i'll
Tess of several weeks. She was born
in Guilford, and spent her early life in
Dratt leboro. She had lived in Agawam
26 years. She was member of the
Agawam Baptist church. She leaves
Two daughters, Mrs. Charles T. Crouss
of Agawam and Mrs S. A. Read of
Springfield. and three grandchildren.
The funeral was held in the home
If her daughter. Mrs. Crouss, Tuesday
afternoon at , o clock. The burial took
place in Brattleboro Wednesday, Rev.
George S. Tomkinson reading the
commital service at the grave.
The annual Christmas observance of
Beausant commandcry, No. I, Knights
Tompar. was held at noon Saturday in
Masonic temple at the hour when ev-
nrv commandery in the country assem-
hlcd TO exchange sentiments with the
acting grand master, Lee =. Smith, of
the grand cncampment of the United
States. There were also sentiments to
the eminent grand commander of Yer
mont and to the heads of the various
Masonic bodies of the state. About go
Sir Knights were present. Eminent
Commander Charles II. Niles an
nounced the receipt of Christmas greet
ings from several Communicates in this
and other Jurisdictions. Greetings were
wired to Past Commanders Fred II.
Holden of New York and David A.
Young of Seattle and to Past Prelate
Mathison of Chicago. Remarks were
made by Past Grand Commander Kit
tredge Haslins, Deputy Grand Com
mander Frank b. Putnam of the grand
rommandery of Vermont, and Rev. c.
B. Atwood of Guilford, a member of
commandery in Maine.