Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-18

socials was held in Odd Fellows hall Tues
day evening
A change has been made in the schedule
OF the train which has heretofore arrived
i'm Brattleboro at 0:10 J.. NJ, the present
time being so
There will be union meeting in the
Baptist chapel this evening led by Rev. j.
d Beeman. This is the last of the ser
vices during the week Of prayer.
"The Second Mrs Brattleboro's First
Thanksgiving is the title of story writ
ten by Richard Mnturn Peck which appears
in the current number of Golfers Weekly.
The Womans club gave reception to
the children of the Free kindergarten and
their parents at the y. NJ. c. A pallors
Wednesday afternoon. Refreshments Of
coffee and cake were served.
A. T. Miller will serve refreshments at
the Thanksgiving ball in Chesterfield next
Thursday night. The Chesterfield cores
pendent of the Keene Sentinel refers to
him as 1.-THE prince OF caterers
The Bellows Falls Times of Wednesday
SAYS: II w Thompson received a car
load of Durham cattle from the farm of o.
T. Ware Of Brattleboro yesterday. These
cattle will be placed on Mr.. Thompson's
basin farm
Frank Stokes of Brattleboro was arrest
ed for drunkenness in Bellows Falls last
Thursday after some resistance He was
brought into police court on the charge Of
resisting an officer and sentenced to -
days in the house of correction at Rutland.
The cloudy weather Of Sunday and Mon
day nights prevented observations of the
meteoric shower locally, and uufavorable
conditions prevailed throughout the East
ern states. \ brilliant display was record
ed at the ubservatories in California. how
ever
Col. Thos. Harmon, who broke his leg
while at work in the victualing department
at the Valley Fair grounds on the Satur-
day before the fair, is able to walk abou,
his house 10y the use of crutches. He has
been ont on the piazza once or twice this
week.
Arthur V. y. Piper, who has been
studying law in the office OF Haskins ~
Schwenk will 90 TO Montpelier Jan - 10
take a special examination for admission
to the Vermont bar The examination
will be taken by two other young men
from other parts OF the state.
John d. Roess, the longtime member
Of the firm of Leonard d Roess, cigar
makers. and Mrs. Catherine Ascherman of
Westheld. Mass, were married al West
field last Saturday. They returned TO
Brattleooro Saturday night and have begun
housekeeping al 10 Brook street.
There will be a hearing In Dummerstou
today in the suit of Jerry Dodge of Dunn
merstou against Kerr Of putney and Dick
insou of Springfield to recover for some
apples Waterman, Martin ~ Hit viii boz
counsel t1r Dodge. II. G.. Barber for Kerr
and A. F >c1wenk for Dickinson.
The day and evening sessions of the
Woman, club will hold Joint meeting a.
the home of Mrs. l.. W Hawley tomorrow
evening. a special program has been pre-
pared. This meeting is not one of the
regular series. but /, special social meet
ing to take the place of the annual recep-
ton.
For Thanksgiving day, Nov. "A, the
Central Vermont railroad will sell round
trip tickets between all points Oh It's line
in Vermont and Canada, also 10 Montreal
and between all points on its Bratlleboro
Il Whitehall and New London divisions.
at reduced rates. Tickets on sale Nov. -
and - and are good TO return until Nov.
IS.
The Baptist church Of West Brattleboro
has extended call TO Rev y. A. Wood Of
South Londonderry TO become its pastor
and Mr.. Wood has accepted the call He
will begin his du les in West Brattleboro
dy OF the local !. NJ. c. A. has been asked
to I'LL the pulpit from now until the begin
ming Of Mr. Wood paslora e.
j. d. Eaton of Springfield. Mass, spec
ial agent OF the Continental Fire Insurance
company OF New York, was in town Wed
nesday to adjust the insurance on Melvin
Dalrympie's farm property in Marlboro
horo and ". K Gedds', tenement on
Green street The Geddis loss was small
and was due largely 10 smoke from some
grease which was overturned upon a stove
/ Mr. Dalrymple's insurance was adjusted al
$3.50.
Isham's "Octoroons' pl'yed TO a good.
sized audience In the Auditorium Wednes.
day evening The play, which goes by tn,
name of "A Tenderloiu Coon consist.
mainly of series OF speciallies bound
/ loosely together hy what might once might
have been plot, The singing of some of
the members OF the company was fairly
/ good and several OF the men were good
dancers. The scene of the first &C, is sup
/ posed to be laid IN Washington. and tina,
/ OF the second act IN two or three different
/ places A colored company is supposed tc
have formed in Washington and to have
gone 10 Cuba. Here all traces of the plot
disappear, and the remainder of the enter.
talnment is made up OF singing and dane
ing specalues, ending with cake walk,
Two shots rang out in quick succession
near the MILESTONE building abont s 81
/ Monday night, and people who came that
way little later saw darkey putting q
| big revolver into his pocket. From what
/ is known of the darkey' experiences earlier
| in the evening it is supposed that the shots
/ were fired To give warning that he was
| armed. The darkey was a banjoist and IL
/ seems that he and a young white clog
! dancer worked together earlier in the even
! ing The clog dancer passed the hat after
/ their performance and it is alleged that he
| pocketed the money The darkey claimed
a share, the exchange of words led L
| high temperatures under the collars. anC
| the white man threatened TO lick the ban
/ ioist, The latter secured the revolver ant
/ fired the shots to brighten his former part
ner,
The NOrthamptOn-Amherst EIectri,
Railroad.
L, c. Crosby of Bratteboro and NJ. c
Coolidge of Fitchburg were in the city yes
terday in the interests of the Northampton
and Amherst electric road. Some meas
urements were taken to assist in making