Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-08

H. T. Weatherhead found on his farm
this week high blackberry bush bearing
a perfectly formed blossom.
County Examiner II. d. Ryder announces
teachers examinations to be held in Brat
tleboro Nov. 20 and in Bellows Falls, Nov.
80.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Book club will be held at y. l. Haw-
ley's, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 10, at
1880 o'clock.
The pipes Of the Chestnut hill reservoir
are being relaid from Pine street to c. Z.
Aliens and sunk two TO three feet deep
er than heretofore.
Two Greenfield surveyors have been
here this week establishing the boundary
lines of the Van Doom properties on Main
and Elliot streets.
Gilbert Warren has bought ID. L. Her
rick's house on Frost street and will take
his Chesterfield farm.
Largely attended meetings are being held
each Wednesday night in the Centreville
schoolhouse under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor societies of the East
and West villages.
About 40 couples had an enjoyable time
at the dance at Red Mems hall Tuesday
evening. The series will be continued
through the season, dance being given
once in two weeks.
The Columbia heaters have been placed
| in the closed electric cars. The heaters &C.
cupy about the same room as one person
and the coal fire in the cars brings the tenn
persture TO a satisfactory point.
Leitsinger's orchestra of 10 pieces is to
| furnish music for Thanksgiving ball in
Monson, Mass, having been engaged for it
since last Easter, when they gave such
great satisfaction by their services on
similar occasion.
A large number of the children of the
Junior Epworth league of the Methodist
church were pleasantly entertained at the
home of Mrs. A. G. Allen on the Vernon
road Wednesday afternoon. Supper was
served, and the occasion was an enjoyable
one
The Junior Endeavor Of the Centre
church held delightful social at the chapel
| Tuesday evening. Some 90 of the Juniors
were entertained with recitations, tableauX
and charades after which games were play
ed and general good time enjoyed by the
young people.
The annual inspection Of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Sons of Veterans was
satisfactorily conducted Monday evening at
Grand Army hall, George Root, past cap
tain OF the sons of Veterans, being the in
speeding officer. The society is in excel
lent condition; financially it is better than
ever before.
An agreement has been entered into for
the construction of the Keene electric rail-
road by NJ. A. Coolidge, the contractor of
the Brattletoro and Gardner roads, in case
the legal complications are surmounted.
The road will be six TO eight miles long,
with branches 10 Marlboro and Swanzey.
At the meeting of the Baptist Christian
Endeavor society last Tuesday evening il
was voted to take up the Christian Gull
ture courses of study. A committee TO
have charge of the matter with Miss Izetta
Stewart as chairman, was appointed, and
work will begin as soon as possible II is
hoped to form a large class.
The annual meeting of the Main street
book club was held Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. o. J. Pratt. The usual sale
of books took. place, and the election of Of
ficers resulted in the choice Of the former
board President, Mrs. o. J. Pratt sec
rotary, Miss Kate Selleck; book commit
tee these two officers and Miss Jessie
Gregg.
Il. Vobis, Boston portrait artist, write:
asking that the people Of this section be
warned against party of Russian Jews
who, he says, are trying TO defraud the peo
pie by taking orders for free portrait. When
the proof is shown, they sell a cheap frame
taking as much money as they can get fol
deposit" and that is the last of the
agent, picture, frame and money.
The harvest concert at the Methodist
church Sunday evening was one OF the
pleasantest of such events in great while
The usual exercises of recitations and
music were presented, special features be
ing the speaking of four of the very little
folk, repetition of which was demanded
and the singing by a chorus of young peo-
pie and quartet selected from their mum
Der. The collection taken was devoted u
the Sunday school library.
The plaintiffs in the case of Eugen,
Frost and others VS.. Z. H. Van Doom
which was heard at the September tern
two years ago and decided in favor of the
defendant, have petitioned the suprem,
court for a new trial on the ground o.
newly discovered evidence. The point il
contest was the ownership of a strip o
land on the east side of VanDoorn's tene
ment house on Elliot street. The petition
is returnable at the January term.
Col. c. S. Forbes was in town Tuesday
making arrangements for the Christina.
number of "The Vermonter." This viii
be a special number edited by WE'LL known
women, and devoted to women's interests
Mrs. John Gregory Smith, Julia c. r
Dorr, Mrs. Helen Campbell, Helen NJ
Winslow, Mrs. Annie Veazey Walton, DR.
Clara Z. Carey, Mrs. Oliver Croker Stew
ems, president of the Boston society o.
Daughters of Vermont, and Mrs. Hamilton
Ormsbee of Brooklyn will be among tn,
contributors. There will be numerous
portraits of Vermont women including
Hattie Brasor Pratt and Mary Howe LAWN
The chrysanthemum show of plants anC
, flowers from c. Z. Aliens choice collec
ton, will be given by the ladies of the Con
gregational society in their chapel Nov. q
and p. The display will excel that of las
year, which delighted all who saw it, anC
{ in variety and beauty of blooms will leaC
many shows of the kind in New England
, The exhibition will be from 8 A. NJ L
{ 10 p. NJ. each day. Round trip tickets OF
these days will be sold on the BrattleborC
& Whitehall railroad for fare one way; OF
the New London & Northern and Boston
d Maine railroads from Keene, Hinsdal,
and Mortified and intermediate stations a
two cents per mile each way; from Below,
Falls and intermediate stations two cents
mile each way, and from Windsor / l.:
cent mile each way. Tickets will b.
good returning until Nov. %.
7 The Brattleboro Woman's Indian asso
citation held their annual meeting at Mrs. ]