Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
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Tho rest room will hereafter be open
each week day night until clock
and on Monday and Saturday evenings
until O'Clock.
The regular meeting of Sunshine So
ciety, branch one, which was to have
been held today, has been postponed
one week on account of the patriotic
parade and meeting.
Leon I. Leader. went last night to
| Burlington to take examinations to-
day for examination in the navy as
/ chief carpenter S mate. Mr.. Leader,
! who formerly was in the navy, is now
employed by T. L. Hildrcth & Co.
Troop No. 3, Boy Scouts, with Har-
old p. White, scout commissioner, went
on a hike Saturday morning to Pleas
ant valley, where they cooked and ate
their dinners. There were Is Scouts on
the hike, who enjoyed signaling and
scout games.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. G. A. Cornell of Hemp
stead, l.. l., who died Wednesday. She
/ formerly lived in Brattleboro with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Naumann
and will be remembered as Miss Marie
Naumann. She is a niece of August
F. Rohde of this town. Mr. Cornell
is physical director in the army
Y, NJ. C. A., in the aviation field No. !,
stationed at Hampstead. Besides her
husband, she leaves her parents in
Springfield, Mass. and a son, George,
3, and an infant of few days.
Mrs. n. l. Hawley received letter
Tuesday from Miss Margaret Miles,
who is student in Vassar college, tell
ing of a cablegram received from her
father, Rev. Harry r. Miles, in which
he tells of the safe arrival of himself
and Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton in France
week ago Tuesday. He also cabled
his daughter to send word to that eff
feet to Mrs. Hawley, also to send Mrs.
Hawley photograph of himself taken in
kah XII shortly before he sailed. Rev. Mr..
Miles and Rev. Mr.. Houghton are for
mer pastors of the Centre Congrega-
tional church here and have gone to
France to do Y. NJ. G. A. work.
The largest number of persons ever
received into the membership of the
ii
received Wednesday night at re-
ception and communion service which
was attended by large number of the
practitioners. Forty persons, nearly all
of whom Joined on profession, were
added to the church roll The recep-
ton service usually is held on Thurs.
day evening preceding Easter, but on
account Of the union meetings of the
Univorsalist and Unitarian churches at
that time the service was postponed UNI
til Wednesday night.
An audience that brought smiles to
the countcnance of Manager Fox at
tended in the Auditorium Monday the
first performance in the week . en-
gagemont of the Jack Fairbanks Com
edy Co. 1t was reciprocal feeling,
for the audience was all smiles through
out the performance, and most of the
smiles were of the audible variety Tho
crowd was unexpectedly large, and not
little standing room was taken down
stairs That the patrons were pleased
with the presentation of the cheerful
comedy, Here Goes, was apparent at
all times y.asst there WAS >scarcely >a~ MON
ent when the people were not In
laughter. The play was written by
Matthew OFT and one of the characters
was taken by Carl Convey, who was a
favorite with the Bob OFT company.
Jack Fairbanks has an original style
of humor which carried the audience
with him, and the cast is attractive
and puts across some good business and
good music.