Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-06-30
BRATTLEBORO.

Rev. Walter G. Bernard will conduct
the chapel service at the Retreat Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Gen. Andrew Jackson chapter, United
States Daughters of 1912, will hold its
annual meeting this afternoon from
3 to ) o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lyman
Il. Holden.
Members of st. Michaels Episcopal
church and parish enjoyed the afternoon
Wednesday at the McVegh farm on Or
chard street. where basket supper was
served on the lawn. During the after
noon croquet and other outdoor games
were played.
Seventy five were present at the pic
mic held Wednesday by Protective Grange
at the Crystal Springs Ice Cos farm and
enjoyed delightful time. Games were
played and recitations were. given by II.
W. Sargent G. w. Hopkins, and Rev.
G. W. Bishop and solos were rendered
by Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Marion Far
mum.
Thrty-two members of the Goodnow,
Pearson and Hunt Social club went
Wednesday afternoon to Spoiford lake by
automobile for an outing. The majority
of the crowd went swimming, and then
they enjoyed their lunches which they
took with them. The party occupied the
cottage across the road from Dew Drop
Inn. They returned to Brattleboro about
9 o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Society of
Seamstresses, NeedlewOmen and Shop
Girls was held Wednesday night in the
rest room, when these officers were
elected: Pres, Mrs. Mary j. Currier
vice pres, Mrs. Cola C. Morse; sec Miss
Ethel A. NIillington; treas, Mrs. Eliza
beth r.. Eraser; executive committee,
Miss Mary j. Donnell, Mrs. Mary f..
| Cooke, Mrs Josephine Smith.
A good sized crowd heard an interest
| ing program given in the Baptist church
Saturday night by Major r. ii. Hender-
| shott, the famous drummer boy of the
Rappahannock, and his son, III. b. Hen
| dershott. The program, which was
opened by solo by Ernest V. Barre and
| short concert by Davenport orchestra,
| included fife and drum numbers by both
entertainers, songs by Major Hendershott
| and readings by his son. The program
was under the auspices of Troop :, Boy
| Scouts of America, and they cleared
| enough to cover khe expenses which were
| very high.
The body of John Donahue, resident
| IF Keene for many years, and a section
hand on the railroad, was brought here
yesterday morning from Keene for burial
in st. Michael's Roman Catholic Gene
terry. Rev. Father Brennan of Brattle-
boro officiated. Mr.. Donahue was born in
| Ireland Jan. 10, 1S47, but had lived in
| this country many years. He leaves six
sons and two daughters, Thomas Dona-
hue. John Donahue and George DOnahue
| of Richmond, n. H.. Robert Donahue of
| Norwich. Conn, NJ. =. Donahue of
| Springfield, Mass and Herbert Donahue
| of Brattleboro, Mrs. Morris Cotter and
| Mrs. G. Il. MaGovern of Keene
Work on very simple monument for
the father of VicePresident Coolidge has
been very nearly completed at the Pres
breyLeland companys plant in Barre
and is only awaiting the final inspection
Of the agent who sold it before it can be
| shipped. The monument which is to be
set up in the Plymouth Notch cemetery,
is of the variety commonly called a two
piece tablet and was cut from highly pol
| ished dark stock. On the die the name
Coolidge is cut in square raised letters
on a hammered background set into the
face of the polished work. The name of
Col. John Coolidge and his first wife, Vic
toria who died in 1882, and second wife,
Carrie, who passed away in 1920. are
| engraved upon it and beneath the latter
| two the name of his daughter, Abigail
daughter of John and Victoria, who died
in 1890. The monument will be shipped
to Ludlow from which place it can be
| transported to the Notch.