Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

running IL hours day this morning
The deer hunting season opens in YER
mont next Sunday night at midnight last
ing 10 days
Walter S. Pratt has been elected vice
president of the Republican club formed
recently in Athol.
The pupils of the senior class of the
High school in Chicopee, Mass, gave a
reception to Principal and Mrs. Geo. II.
Rugg Friday evening. About 400 people
were present.
The subject to be discussed at tonights
meeting of the Woman's club in the Brooks
House is Denmark" Papers will be
read by Miss Rawson, Miss Gordon and
Miss Jessie Gregg.
The Universalst Sunday school observed
last Sunday as rally day and good num-
Der were present in spite of the rain. Spec
ial music was rendered by Miss Lenna
Thomas and Sewall Morse.
A. V. Mays agency has sold for Otis G.
futile his place in Centerville to Charles N.
Robbins of New London, Conn, formerly
of Townshend. Possession will be given
at once. The terms of sale are private.
Invitations were issued Saturday for the
series of sociables to be given at Masonic
hall under the auspices of Bingham chap
ter, No. 80, Order of the Eastern Star, as
follows: Wednesday, Oct. "a; Thursday,
Nov. 10; Friday, Dec. IA; Wednesday, Jan.
8; Friday, Jan. %; Thursday, Feb. 81.
William Morris Hunt, the distinguished
artist, who was born in Brattleboro, and
who was buried in Prospect Hill cemetery,
is the only native of Vermont whose name
will appear in the Hall of Fame at New
York. Only 80 names were selected for
the honor. The full list appears in the
general news column in The Phoenix.
James Forest, whose body was found in
the Connecticut river near Springfield
Mass, last week, was brother of Charles
Forest, former employee In the store Of
John Calvin. Charles Forest went through
Brattleboro Friday on his way to Spring
field to take charge Of the body. Two Of
Forests sisters also lived in Brattleboro
formerly.
A small fire in the rear of Crosby block
Sunday morning consumed an awning
over one of H. E. Taylor & Sons office
windows, charred the woodwork about the
window slightly and broke one pane of
glass. Fred Morse and DIR. Conland put
out the fire by turning a stream of water
on 1t through small hose. The cause of
the fire is unknown.
Delegates to the State Sunday School
convention at Barre, Oct. % 25, will find
tickets on sale at annexed prices at the
following stations Brattleboro 81 90;
Dummerston, 475; Putney, 465; East
Putney, 1855; Bellows Falls, 4.40; West
minister, 4.40; South Charlestown, 4.30;
Charlestown, AIS; North Charlestown,
3.95; Springfield, 4 10.
Charles G. Brooks of Orange, brother
OF Fl. F. Brooks of Brattleboro, was NOM
mated for senator in the Democratic con-
vention of the franklin Hampshire dis
trict in Greenfield. Mr.. Brooks has served
two years in the lower branch of the legis-
lature. W. A. Davenport of Greenfield
was nominated for third term as repre-
sentative by the Democrats of the I'd
Franklin district
G. F. Chllds of Brattleboro, VT, who
has just finished a trip of Is months
around the world, saiG that he was inform
ed while at Manila that the soil of the
Philippine islands is so fertile that If one
sticks an umbrella in the ground parasol
will shoot up, and yet we are told the
Philippines are not worth having. That
one new industry alone is worth 500 900,
OOO.-[Springfield Union.
A. L. Washburn, a wealthy resident of
New York city, has been at the Brooks
House this week, having come to Brattle-
boro to look after his property interests in
this county. Mr.. Washburn has recently
bought of Hosea Mann, some 1900 acres OF
land in Dover which he proposes to stock
with sheep and cattle, carrying out plan
originally made by Mr.. Mann two or three
years ago. he has large mining interests
In the West.
Henry Whitney, in the employ of the
Frost & White company IA years, and en-
ployed by the Brattleboro Ice company the
past season, has secured lease from Isaac
B. Taft of his springs and pond, with no
inlet save the springs, and free from sur
face water. If able to secure water of
sufficient depth he will erect large ice
house and carry on an ice business next
season. He hopes to have a pond from
which he can take 1900 ton at one cutting
The docket for the term OF the supreme
court which will convene In Montpelier
Oct. %, contains the following Windham
county cases: Daniel Kellogg ct al against
the Boston & Maine Railroad company
and the Vermont Valley Railroad COM
pauy VI 1911, WdlJoI IL LIZ NalkeT,
executor, against Charles P. Smith; I'd.
ward Lawlor against John w. Beaumont;
Milton W. Wyman against Lyman s..
Hayes; Emma Howe against George b.
SANKEY'S estate.
The lecture committee of the Y. NJ. c..
A. has issued an attractive prospectus of
the star course of entertainments which is
to be given the coming winter. The book.
let contains half-tone portraits of the artists
who are to appear in the entertainments,
besides some interesting reading matter
concerning them. Course tickets are now
on sale at the association rooms. These
may be exchanged for reserved seats for
the course next Monday morning at 8
O'Clock at the rooms.
A postponed meeting of the Baptist So
cial union was held Sunday, when these
officers were elected: President, Edward
Ellery, Phi. D., principal of Vermont
Academy; vice president, Gen. j. j.
Estey; secretary, II. F. G. T6dt; treasur-
er, FL. B. Chamberlain; executive commit
tee, Il. P. Wellman, DR.. II. d. Holton and
Rev. F. E. Marble, Phi. d. The plans for
the winter will be along the same lines as
last winter, with meetings once a month
and with banquet at each meeting.
There was hearing before Justice T. ].
B. Cudworth Monday afternoon in the