Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-16

-Four persons we're initiated into Pro-
tective Grange Wednesday evening. -Four
others will be initiated at the next meet
ing.
At meeting Of the local branch of the
Modern Woodmen of America last Thurs
day evening four new members we're ad =
mitted and two did their first work.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for David
t. Perry his West Brattleboro farm to G..
G. Eastman, who has one of the largest
livery and sale stables In Springfield,
Mass. Mr.. Eastman proposes to make
this farm his summer home.
William LAWN went Wednesday to
Westheld, Mass, for short visit, and to-
morrow he will sail from New York on the
Minnehaha for London, where he will have
an engagement in concert and opera. Mrs.
LAWN expects TO remain in Brattleboro
this winter.
T. Frank Turner has entered his hand
some bay mare Empress in the gentlemen
road and trottiDg class at the Madison
Square Garden horse show In New York
next week. John G. Baker will take the
horse to New York tomorrow and the class
In which she will appear will be judged
next Thursday.
W. r. Goddard has bought a small Job
printing outfit, and he will do commercial
job printing in connection with his book
binding and stationery business. He has
leased small room in the rear OF his main
room In Retting building, to be used as a
store room, and he has rearranged his ma
| chinery and equipment. He expects to
have the new business started about Dec. l..
A match game Of pool, 200 points, was
played at the Wheel club rooms Tuesday
night between Will Snow, manager Of the
Brooks House billiard aud pool room, aud
W. 0. Boyle on one side, and Clint. Du-
gan and James Allen, club members, on
the other. The Brooks House pair won
200 to 100. Another game will be played
some evening next week on the Brooks
House tables.
The Columbian book club held its annu.
al meeting Tuesday evening at the home
of the president, Mrs. G. II. Davenport.
The books received during the past year
were sold by auction, and these officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Maverette
Fisher; vice president, Mrs. A. d. Wyatt (;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Edith StOlte I;
book committee, Mrs. G. II. Davenport,
Mrs. Fred Greasy aud Mrs. w. Ii. Phil.
| lips.
NJ. Fl. Eddy, who bought the grocery
| store and meat market on Central street,
Prospect Hill, last summer, has sold the
business to Charles NJ. Wheeler. Mr..
Wheeler took possession yesterday. Mr..
Eddy will return TO the employ Of Blodgett
& Dewitt. Ora Butterfeld will remain In
charge of the meat market. Mr.. Wheeler
gives up his position as engineer for the
Central Vermont railroad on account Of
the recent change in bis run which took
him away from home all the time.
The first meeting OF branch No of the
International Sunshine society was held at
the Home for the Aged on Saturday, Nov.
10. This branch was organized in Octo-
Der by Mrs. d. II. Clement with Mrs. G.
II. Ryder, president, and Mrs. +. A. Wells,
secretary. The meeting was especially to
congratulate Mrs. Sarah Howe on having
reached her s0th birthday. Tea was
served and about 30 people called, Offering
congratulations and bringing remem-
brances. Among the latter was a hand
some birthday cake bearing the dates 1920
1000, which occupied the centre OF the
table. 1t was the hope OF all that old age
might find each one as happy and CHEEKY
as Mrs. Howe.
Two lawsuits were tried in Williamsville
Wednesday before Justice f. p. Wheeler.
A. F, Schwenk appearing for the plaintiff
and II. g. Barber for the defendant In
each suit. The first suit was that of
Edgar II. futile against Mrs. Gustina
Goodenough to collect S3l for the use of
team which the plaintiff claimed the de-
PENDANT hired Of him. The defence claim
ed that the team was hired, not by the de.
PENDANT but by the defendants husband.
Judgment was for the plaintiff TO recover
S2S. The defendant appealed. The
second suit was that OF Edgar II. futile
against George X. Goodenough to collect
S43, the balance of an account The
plaintiff presented an itemized bill for that
amount. The defendant confessed judg-
ment and appealed to the county court.