Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-30

promises to be about the largest of the
year.
Gorton's Ministries, booked for Nov. o,
will be the next important attraction at the
auditorium.
The parochial schools were closed in
definitely Wednesday on account of the
outbreak of diphtheria.
The weekly drill of the Estey Guard was
held Wednesday evening on account of
the opera wang last night.
Cheerful Alsy was brought back to Brat
tleboro this week. The horse will be
started in no more races this season.
Dogs owned by Guilford men attacked
ID. S. Pratts prize winning flock of South
down sheep Sunday and killed three ami
mails and mangled five others.
One hundred volumes of new books
have been bought for the Baptist Sunday
school. They have been catalogued and
will be ready to give out next Sunday.
Frank and Charles Streeter and L. d.
| Taylor secured nine more ducks at Spoiford
lake Saturday. S. A. Smith, G. A. Smith
and 6. w. Norcross also bagged several
Sheriff r. E. Gordon will sell at public
auction on Nov. I, the furniture and stock
in trade of the Main street restaurant re-
Gently occupied by John A. Gould.
Sherman e JENNIE have paid George
| Bond of Searsburg S1135. 40 toward the in
surance on a mill which was burned on
Sept. 81. Another check for $1,000 is eX-
| pected soon from another company.
Neil Burgess comes to the auditorium
in the "New County Fair Nov 10. The
play is better than ever. The company
carries a carload of new scenery. also the
thorou Inbred race horses with the famous
Gold classes as the favorite.
Moses Deyo's right eye was removed by
Drs. Gorham and Miller last Friday. The
sight of the eye was destroyed on Wednes-
day of last week by the bursting of cat
sup bottle. The other eye was sympathet-
ically affected but is now better.
The annual fair and festival of Protec-
tive grange will be held at Grange hall
the evening of Nov. II. A hot chicken
pie supper will be served, fancy and use
full articles and vegetables will be sold and
there will be novel entertainment for the
children. Dancing will be in order from
8 to II.
The members of the Methodist Sunday
school gave a harvest concert in the church
Sunday evening. The audience was large
and the concert one of the best that the
school has ever given. The children were
all well prepared and entered into the spirit
of the occasion with an interest which did
them credit. There were "a numbers on
the program.
James Hooker had narrow escape last
week while on his way to fill one of his as
signments as a campaign speaker. A loco
motive ran into the rear of the train on
which he was riding, and several passen-
gers were seriously injured. Mr.. Hooker
had gone from the car which was wrecked
into the smoking car a short time before
the accident took place.
The Ruthians held meeting with Miss
Kate Wheeler at West Brattleboro We'd
nesday evening to complete the election OF
officers. These officers have been elected
President, Miss Esther Crowell; vice pres
ident, Miss Kate Wheeler; secretary, Mrs.
Alice Pratt Wilder; treasurer, Miss Min
ME d. Brasor; chairman of the executive
committee, Miss Corabel Coates. The re-
minder of the evening was spent in sew
ing.
Frederick B. Pullen, who has been a
sergeant on the Cambridge, Mass, police
force, was promoted to a captaincy this
week, and will at once take charge of sta
ton three, East Cambridge. Mr.. Pullen
I was born in Brattleboro IN 1915, and went
to Newton; Mass, When young. Mr.. Pull
len served in the 41st Massachusetts, regi-
ment during the war and since 1871 has
been a member of the Cambridge police
force.
The Marshall and Ullery cottages al
Spofford lake have been broken open and
completely ransacked, articles from trunks
and closets being strewn all about the
floors. The appearances indicate that the
thieves spent two or three days in the cot
tages. Among the articles stolen were q
revolver, rifle, and field glass. A move
! ment has been started for united action OF
cottage owners at the lake TO prevent depre
dations.
H. r. Lawrence has been in Providence
r. l., this week to attend the wedding o.
his nephew, John Lawrence Mcintyre, Of
Chicago, and Miss Charlotte Miller o.
Providence. The ceremony was perform
ed before a brilliant assemblage in st
Stephens church, which was beautifully
decorated with flowers and tropical plants
A reception followed at the home of tn,
brides father. Mr.. and Mrs. McIntyr,
have gone on a wedding journey to Gibral
tar. They will live in Chicago on thei
return. On their way home they will Wis
it Brattleboro.
The freemen's meeting next Tuesday Il
choose electors for president and vice pres
ident will open at the town hall at \. If
The Australian system of balloting will b,
used. There will be two polling places
the voters from A to K inclusive going OIL
the south side of the hall and those from
K to z inclusive on the north side. Eacl
voter should see that his name is on tn
check list. The board of civil authorit,
will be at the selectmen's room at the tow
hall at 2 o'clock tomorrow, Saturday, af
ternoon to make additions and changes
, No names can be added TO the check lis
after that time. The polls will close at
o'clock.
Thomas White and K. p. Walker, presi
dent and superintendent of the Whit
Sewing Machine company, and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Hasbrouck Of Cleveland, Ohio, wer
here to attend the funeral of George w
Baker at the house on the Putney roaC
Monday afternoon. the Rev. q. o. Da,
oficiated and selections were sung by Mrs
Lima Hubbard. The bearers were II. G
Clark, G. S. Dowley, j. A. Taylor, r. G
Cressy, E. A. Starkey, E. E. Perry, c. K
Glidden and Robert Perry of Portland
Me-, one of the founders of the Bruins
wick Fur club, whom Mr.. Baker had Otter
! visited at his country place at Phillipston
, Mass. The Vermont Wheel club, o
which Mr.. Baker was a member, was rep
resented at the funeral by a committee o
six. The burial was in the Locust Ridg
cemetery.
The Fortniphtlv Climb held a pleasant