Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-17

Spofford lake, was elected president of the
Montauk Theatre company in Brooklyn
last week.
There was no session at the High street
school yesterday afternoon, as there was so
much water in the cellar that it was impos-
sible to keep fire in the furnace.
The Van Doom house on Chaplin street,
which was put up for sale by the assignees,
Saturday, was not sold as no bids were made
above $500. the amount of the mortgage
The semi-annual election of officers of
! Quonektacat tribe of Red Men will be held
tonight, Venison, killed in Canada by
Rollin Stebbins of Vernon, will be served
The main shaft at the Estey Organ fac
tory broke Saturday afternoon. Work
men were employed to repair through day
! and night and it was ready for use Monday
night.
One of Freeman SCOTS delivery horses
was seriously cut Monday night. 1t kicked
through window while loose in the barn,
aud one cord in its leg was severed above
the gambrel joint
The ladies of the Episcopal society held
a sale of aprons, candy and fancy articles
at the rectory Wednesday. The sale was
well attended considering the weather and
| the receipts amounted TO about so.
The first lecture in the popular course
arranged by the young people of the Bap
list church will be given the evening of
Dec. 80 by Rev. G.. Glenn Atkins of
| Greenfield, on "The Windows of Life
j. G. Ullery has rented the rooms in
Crosby block formerly occupied by the
telephone exchange, with the expectation
of using them in connection with pub
fishing project in which he Is interested.
In spite OF the pouring rain company
of nearly 80 people gathered at Wells hall
Tuesday evening and spent social hour
in the discussion of the excellent chicken
pie supper served by the ladies of the Uni
tartan society
A large quantity of freight from North
ampton, which should have gone east over
the Massachusetts Central railroad, went
through here to Clarement junction and
down on the Ftchburg road yesterday
owing to large washout al Dwights.
The Murray club held a very pleasant
and largely attended social meeting with
Mrs Arthur Roberts Monday evening
Songs wer, rendered by Katie @ Common and
Walter Stearns, and Mrs. Walter Sturgis
gave a piano solo. Cards were played al
nine tables.
Divorce papers were served on Mis- J.
W. Prouty in Greenfield. Mass. Tuesday
by Sheriff Starkey al the instigation Of j.
W. prouty of North Dakota, formerly
photographer near the Brattleboro House
Mr.. Prouty sets up the claim that his wife
has deserted him.
The local board of pension examiners
has been ordered by the pension depart
ment to meet on the first and third Wed
nesdays in each month after Jan. l, in
stead of every Wednesday as at present.
This order is probably general with the
boards outside Of the cities.
William Pentland won three prizes on
four entries at the poultry show held in
New London this week He won FIRST on
cock and first on hen on Black Breasted
Red Games, and second on cockerel and
third on pullet on Silver Spangled Ham
burgs The New London show is one Of
the largest in New England
200 pound buck was brought here
from L. c. Houghton's Halifax deer park
Yesterday The animal was killed because
he became vicious and attacked Mr..
Houghton and his brother in the park
Mr., and Mrs. Houghton and their two
young sons left yesterday for their winter
home in Sheffield. Illinois, after spending
the summer and fall al the park. A COS
sett doe raised at the park, has been sold
to Mr.. Nelson OF Bernardston, who has a
small deer park in that town.
William LAWN, who came from New
York wednesday night TO sing the tenor
role in Elijah returns to New York to-
day. He will sing with the Madam Mar
celia Sembrich concert company at the
Freunschaft club on Christmas night, and
on the evening Of the 9th he will take
part in the presentation OF acts from the
Barber OF Seville" at the Waldorf Astoria.
Mrs. LAWN sang selections from "Travia-
Ia, Barber OF Seville" and Lucia" az
Magdeburg, Germany, last week.
L. L. Towner OF Montpelier has ar
ranged for a series of personally conducted
eight-day excursions 10 Washington, the
first TO start from Vermont Tuesday, Dec.
Is. There will be from one TO three ex-
cursions during each month until June.
The excursionists will travel via the Cen
tral Vermont railroad 10 New London and
by boat from there to New ork, and then
via the Royal Blue line to Washington.
The party will stay in Wizards hotel in
Washington. The entire expense of the
round trip including car fare hotel bills,
etc, will be $50, - from Bellows Falls and
$3.50 from Brattleboro,
The Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team is
practcing three times a week and is fast
getting into winning form. Dunlevy and
Daniels, two of the last years team. will be
out OF the game this year, but their places
will probably be well filled Arthur San
ders is acting as captain of the team this
year and the following players are trying
for the various positions under his direc-
ton: Howe, Cundiff, Allen, Plimpton
Corser and Stolte. Sanders, Cundiff
Howe and Allen played on the team last
year, Plimpton acting as substitute. CorseI
and Stolte are both good men, though they
lack experience in playing the game. Mr.
Clinton, physical director OF the associa-
ton, is coaching the team. The manage
ment is trying to arrange game for next
week with Bellows Falls \. Nj. {. A. A
game has been secured with the Mont.
pelier Y. NJ. G. A. for Jan. II, and the
Yale university team will be here in March
Challenges have been received from sever
al other teams throughout Massachusetts
and the schedule this year will undoubted-
ly be a good one.
Farmers Would Like Ia Have Apple
Buyer Return.
J c. b. Greenslet apple buyer, left Brat.
tlebOro last week and farmers here aud in
adjoining towns, to whom he is owing some
thing like $500, are anxious to find some
trace of him He told conflicting stories
as to when he would return, and gave T.
Frank Turner landlord of Hotel Brattle-
a.