Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-07

A telephone line, with seven instru-
ments, now connects the different depart
ments In the S. A. Smith company's
plant.
The handsome gray mare which Frank
Streeter has driven for several years died
Saturday from lock.jaw.
Mrs. II. II. Thompson has resigned as
president of the ladies' association of the
Centre church on account Of Ill health.
The regular meeting of Protective
Grange will be postponed until Dec. 10,
owing to the state Grange meeting to be
held next week.
A petition to the baillffs is being clrcu.
lated on Green street asking them to place
an arc light at the corner Of Green and
Church streets.
A partridge was seen to fly from the d.
rection Of Green street across Col. Hook
er's grounds and to Wantastlquet mount
ain Wednesday AFTERNOON.
A sociable was held In the Baptist
church Monday evening which was attend
ed by about 200 people. Music was fur
nished by Prof. Cramer and Miss Hattie
Holden. Refreshments we're served.
Fradk Clark, brakeman on the narrow
gauge railroad, had a thumb and two fin
gers on his right hand badly jammed Mon
day night. He was coupling cars ard his
hand was caught between the bumpers.
William Mlnot, 81 lawyer and real es-
tate dealer, who died in Boston Saturday,
was one of the trustees of the estate of
Thomas Thompson, the philanthropist,
who left fortune of 81 100000 to 81, 000,-
900 to be divided among the seamstresses
and working girls OF Brattleboro and
Rhinebeck, N. Y. The estate is still un-
settled.
Miss Blanche Rogers Of Cambridge,
Mass, an accomplished pianist, will give
an illustrated lecture on the music of Scan
dihavia before the Woman's club at the
Brooks House Monday evening, Dec. 10.
Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt will assist Miss
Rogers with usual songs Of Scandinavia.
The club makes this occasion the annual
gentlemen's night.
]. A. Taylor and O. H. Ellis went TO
Woodsville, N. H., this week, expecting to
buy the speedy race horse, Dlavalo, but on
arrival they found that Jerry O'Nell OF
Boston had just bought the horse for
$4,000. Diavalo is considered one Of the
fastest horses owned in New England,
and last season lowered the colors of K. r..
Knott and other fast ones.
Miss Gertrude Carpenter, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. K. Carpenter, was mar
ried in Springfield, Mass, Tuesday noon,
Dec. 4, to Robert II. Kibbe. Mrs. Kibbe
will be pleasantly remembered by many
friends In Brattleboro and in Guilford, her
former home. After a short wedding trip
they will live with the BRIDES parents at 21
Grove street, Springfield.
The next meeting of Fort Drummer
Royal Arch Chapter, which will be held
next Thursday, will be the 750th meeting
of the chapter. The Royal Arch degree
will be worked and banquet will be serv.
ed. A review of the work of the chapter
will also be made. Grand officers will be
invited to be present, including the district
deputy grand high priest.
George G. Benson narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury at the Estey Organ factory
Monday. He was running planer, and
his hand was caught between the feed rolls
and drawn In to the wrist. Mr.. Benson
had the presence of mind, however, TO
throw off the power and lower the bed OF
the machine, just In time to keep his hand
off the knives. His hand was bruised by
being pinched between the rolls, but the
injury is not serious.
Brattleboro will extend next week cor
dial welcome to the Changers from all
parts Of Vermont, who will come here TO
attend the annual state convention, TO be
held In Grange hall Dec. ~, 10 and IA, In
accordance with the program previously
published in The Phoenix. Three hun
dred tickets will go on sale Wednesday
morning for the banquet to be held at the
Brooks House that evening, and the indl-
cations point 10 the sale Of every one.
Speakers of note from all over the state
and some local men will respond TO toasts.
All Changers are urged to attend the
meetings, which will be open to all fourth
degree members.
Among the Windhan county men who
have been assigned parts In the 10Th CEN
tury convention to be held in Burlington
Dec. 81, Jan. and 2, are: Rev. DR.. r K.
Marble, whose address will be on 'Person-
al Piety and Evangelistic Effort" Gen.
j. j. Estey on "The Evengelization of the
World" Charles w. Osgood of Bellows
Falls, on young People, Their Spiritual
Instruction and Equipment" E. G.. Os-
good of Bellows Falls, president of the
state Christian Endeavor union, will pre-
side at the second days session. James
T. Maynard, jr., of Westminster will have
charge of the meeting on the third day TO
consider junior work and training. Rev.
Guy G. LAmsom of West Cornwall will
give an address on the second day on "The
Decline Of the Rural Parish"
Grand Commander D. N Nicholson of
Burlington of the Knights Templar has
secured quarters at the Gait House in Lou
isville for the grand commAndery OF Yer
mont at the time of the triennial conclave
to be held In Louisville next August. II
10 expected that BeauseAnt Comm ndery
Of Brattleboro and the other subordinate
Communicates of the state will be repre-
sented at the conclAve. The tented city
at Fountain Ferry, a beautiful park on the
banks of the Ohio, will accommodate 1000
visitors, The sum of 100000 has been
raised among the business men to enter
tain visitors. The parade In which %, 900
uniformed knights win participate, a prize
competitive drill-the first since 1850
grand ball, horse show, river excursions,
and numerous receptions have already
been agreed upon as part Of the program
for the week.
The biggest fall crop of rattlesnakes
brought In on q single day was that secur-
ed by Andrew Horton and Charles Bean
from ledge on the side of WantastIquet
mountain, where, in ~ hours, they cap
tured 10 snakes, two of which measured
about four feet in length, the balance aver
aging more than three feet. The oil from
these reptiles, about q pint, was sold at
the rate of 81 an ounce, 1t being specially
| recommended for mammalian and othar