Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-24

The annual rental Of pews in the Con.
gregational church will take place a week
from next Wednesday evening.
About 35 couples attended the first In
the series Of Masonic soclals which was
held last Friday evening in Masonic hall.
Durham Brothers have rented part Of
Vinton building recently vacated by
Hackley & Moran for use as a store room
for their surplus stock.
"Prof" Caldwell, who spent several
weeks in Brattleboro last spring, now has
an office at Barre, and is advertising ex-
tensively in the papers there.
The annual meeting of the Society for
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals will be
held Tuesday evening, Nov. %, at Brooks
library, north room, at 1880 o'clock.
Perry Brothers, whose piggery in West
BrattleborO, was burned last week, have
settled with the Union Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company, through A. W. Chllds g.
Co., for the total amount of their policy,
$1,000.
Repairs were begun this week on the
buildings on the Barna Clark farm on Ames
hill, which was recently bought by Maj
f. W. Childs and others. The place will
be converted into a hrst-class summer re-
sort.
A union sunrise service of the young
peoples societies of the different churches
will be held in the Universalist vestry at Z
o'clock next Thursday morning The
subject will be Thanks giving and thanks
living"
Anthony Clarity and James Grady met
with accidents in the freight yard Wednes-
do ttyht a..
the end of one thumb taken off and the
latter receiving a severe bruse on the fore
finger of his left hand.
The Young Peoples Christian union
held its seml-annual rol-call in the vestry
of the Universalist church Wednesday
evening, President Luclen Stedman pre-
siding. The roll-call was followed by the
serving of refreshments.
About 300 persons attended the auction
sale Saturday of the personal property on
the farm in Dummerston which DR.. Ham
ilton recently sold to James Gayley of Pitts
burg, Penn. The property brought fair
price. c. p. ellison was the auctioneer.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week Gov Smith, Lieut.. Gov. Bates
and Speaker Haskins will make their Off
cial visitation and inspection of the state
prison, house Of correction, industrial re-
form school, the Bratteboro Retreat and
the state asylum for the insane
Possibly the most successful play OF the
day Is Faust" which has been presented
thousands of times. The one production,
however, which has always been foremost
is Lewis Morrison's, and it is understood
this will positively be its last season en-
tour. II will be presented in Brattleboro,
Dec. 7.
The Congregational Sunday school will
give an entertainment in the Sunday
school rooms next Tuesday evening at
1880 o'clJck, the price of admission being
any article suitable for charitable use.
II. F. Jordan and w. T. Haigh will give
a sleight-of- hand exhibition, c. Il. Thomp.
son will give selections upon his gramo-
phone and there will be other interesting
features.
1t will be good news for Brattleboro peo-
pie TO know that Mrs LAWN and Mrs.
Pratt will give a concert at the Auditorium
soon after the holidays, pro ably in the
second week in January. The program
will consist in the first part of miscela-
neous selections, and in the second part OF
an act from the opera Faust in Costume
Mr.. LAWN will slug the part Of Faust and
such assistance will be secured as is neces
sary for the complete presentation.
The High school football team will play
a game on the island grounds tomorrow af-
ternoon with an "all star" aggregation CON-
posed OF players who have worn Brattle-
boro uniforms in former years. Among
those who will line up against the school !
boys are Williamson, Cooley, Waterman,
Horton, Clune, Cundiff, Corser, Holmes
and Lynch. The High school team will
consist of Houghton, Lynde, Herrick,
Frost, Eames, Whitman, Adams, Osgood,
Mellen, Thurber and Allen. The game
will be called at $3.50.
The Murray club met in the parlors of
he Universallst church Tuesday evening
% reOrganize. After reports Of the officers
l committee, consisting of Rev. r. X.
Marvin, Miss Florence Lamson and Miss |
Ella Newman, was appointed to report a |
ist of officers. A pleasant entertainment |
vas then carried out, consisting of songs |
~ r. II. Brasor, Addie Warner and Zella |
Edwards recitation by Helen Reyes, a |
ak by Miss Ella Newman upon her recent |
European trip and the giving of Reasons
Why | never married" by IA young people.
Brattleboro post-office receipts cut an /
important figure in the return Just pub /
ished from the A presidential offices In !,
Vermont. Vermont's contribution from
hese offices was $403, Ais so for the last
2 months. Burlington heads the list with
,Ioss receipts of s110,522 "a; Rutland,
'32, O94 95; Montpelier, $50, 609. IS; Brat,
leboro, $50, $50 SO; St. Adams, SIG, 618 40:
It Johnsbury, $15,552 81; Bellows Falls,
ia, 264.17; Barre, $l4,094 SO; Benning-
on, 81, 30l %; Saxtons River, $2422 43;
$9lS6.41; Chester, $14S6 81.
Robert G. Bacon has opened an Office f,r
he practice Of law in room No. IA, III.
cry building. Mr.. Bacon has had excep-
ional advantages in preparing for his pro-
ession, and his many friends believe there
) good opening for him here. He grad
Iated from Dartmouth college in '98, and
lis law studies have included three years
n the Office of Waterman & Martin, a
ear in the law department of Boston uni.
ersity, and a course of three months at
he New York law school.
The selectmen, the electric railroad off.
ials and the abutting land owners at the
Orner of Oak and Chaplin streets held an
Informal "run-together" on Oak aud Cha
lin streets yesterday forenoon as a result
4 request of Lawyer G. @. Fits to have
be railroad track at the corner near his
ouse moved so as to allow teams to 90
round the corner without crossing the
rack All hands appeared to agree that
hange at that point is desirable, so it was
ecided TO have the tracks moved next
pring. The selectmen will also fix the