Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-09
BRATTLEBoRO.

The Vermont Wheel club voted Tuesday
night not to present the "Social Hippo
drome."
DR.. II. D. Holton spoke on ga trip to
Mexico " before the Alliance Study class in
the Brooks House, Monday evening" The
trip was one which he and Mrs. Holton
made to attend meeting of the American
Public Health association, and the account
of it was given in the doctors usual inter-
esting style.
A freight elevator was demolished in
Estey Organ factory No. Wednesday
The elevator was started accidentally when
heavy truck was only partly npon the
elevator. The truck was caught between
the floors, causing the wrecking of the
elevator and dumping of the truck load in
the elevator pit.
In spite of the disagreeable conditions
of weather last evening 81 members of the
Epworth League accepted the invitation of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Gordon to a social
gathering at their South Main street home,
where they were royalty entertained. Sew
eral kinds of homemade CONNECTIONS and
other refreshments were served. The
evening passed so enjoyably that all were
surprised when the hour arrived which
obliged many of those present to take the
last car for home.
Thirteen beautiful stained glass windows
were placed last week in the auditorium of
the Universalist church at Milford, Mass.
The cost of the building will be about S40,-
600 when completed and of this sum the
outlay for windows will be $4,000
While credit for the beautiful memorials is
due to those who donated them in memo
ry of their beloved dead, especial praise
for the successful completion of the work
is bestowed on the pastor, Rev. K. W.
Whitney, who conceived the plan, solicited
the subscriptions, selected many of the de-
signs and has had charge of the movement
in all its details. There are Is of these
windows in the auditorium, four on each
side and five in front. Most of them show
life-size pictures illustrating Biblical char
acters.
The Brattleboro Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball
team has been defeated twice in Chicopee,
Mass, this week, en- Wednesday night by
the Parish House team, SGT, and last
night by the st. Josephs, 1914. The boys
had practically substitute team, Cundiff
and Allen being the only regular men,
Monroe and Ferriter have had but little
experience, and Tufts is really a novice
The overwhelming score which was run I'D
Wednesday night can be accounted for in
part by the lack of confidence of the new
men and the small size of the floor. Last
evenings game took place in a larger hall
better suited to Brattleboros tactics. The
game is described in the Springfield papers
as one of the hottest contests ever seen in
Chicopee and the Brattleboro boys are
given much credit for their improvement
over the work of the previous evening.
"Hick'Ty Farm" Presented Last Might.
The two act drama Hick'ry Farm {"
was presented by the Grange dramatic
club at Grange hall last evening, with the
following cast:
Zeke Fortune, New England farmer,
A. E. Miller.
Brak Skinner, a miser, A G. TrendaIl
Gilbert Darkwood, interruptions villain,
F. H, Spaulding
Jack Nelson, Fortunes Iopted son,
Leon White
Lawrence McKeegan, an alderman from the city,
Harry e. Whitney,
Rankins, detective, John p. Hnes
Constable, FW Mcclure
Jessie Fortune, Fortunes daughter,
Bertha Adams.
Mrs Priscilla Dodge, susceptible widow
Bessie Hopkins
The performance on the whole was very
satisfactory and seemed to please the ma
jority of the audience. The progress
was smooth throughout and up to the
standard of most amateur productions
The story of the play hangs on the machi-
nations of Gilbert Darkwood, who. with
the aid of an accomplice, steals the title
deed of the Hlck'ry farm from its owner.
Zeke Fortune, and induces Fortunes
daughter to elope. Before leaving Dark.
wood manages to rob the Mayville savings
bank which contains all Fortunes money
and throws the suspicion on Fortunes
adopted son. AS in every play matters end
up all right and Fortunes farm is restored
TO him together with his daughter and the
good name of his foster son.
The best acting was done by A. G..
Irendall in the part of the miser, who. bv
his love of gold was induced to aid the
villain in his schemes. Mr.. Trendall showed
a careful study of his role and his nor
trayal of the character was very creditable.
Miss Bessie Hopkins took the part of
the susceptible widow unusually well, and
with Ii. E. Whitney as Lawrence Mckee
gan furnished the fun of the piece. The
remainder OF the cast handled their re-
spective roles understandlngly and with a
confidence which showed careful training.
A dance followed the play.