Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

Saturday.
The public schools we're closed today on
account Of the Vermont state teachers as
ISOLATION at Rutland.
Frank b. Howe, formerly with Emerson
& Son, has opened job shop in the
Stockwel building on Flat street.
A. +. Howell OF Boston will give read
ings from "David Harum" under the au.
spices Of the Young Peoples Christian
Union Of the Universalist church, Oct. 20.
Miss Belle Tenney entertained number
of her friends at her home Tuesday even
ing. Several musical selections were rem
dered, after which refreshments were
served.
An electric motor has been placed In the
Brooks House laundry, doing away with
steam power in that department Concrete
walks are being laid in the rear Of the
Brooks House and Crosby block.
Frank K. Graves of Indian Orchard,
| Mass, whose death was mentioned IN The
Phoenix last week, was brother Of Mrs.
f. W. Weeks Of this town and Mrs. j. E.
Gale of Guilford
The Methodist Sunday school held a rail-
| ly service Sunday with a large attendance.
Rev. Mr.. loves sermon in the morning
had special reference to the Sunday school.
Miss Louise Coates rendered a solo at the
preaching service and assisted the choir at
the noon service.
Howard & Yearley's Lorna Doone won
third money in the 2 % class at Barre
Tuesday, finishing fifth, third and second
in field of seven starters. K. A. Sunder-
Inns Susan was winner in straight heats,
and H. NJ. Doane's Thelma was second.
The fastest heat was 2.244.
Myron p. Davis is to sing tenor in a
quartet which will give concerts this win
ter in Rhode Island and Massachusetts,.
The quartet will be assisted by a reader
and vlolinist. Mr.. Davis is to be CO.
manager with Mr.. Weir, who has had ex-
perieDce in this line Of work.
The suit of L. G. Halliday against Fred
NJ. Waite, an action to recover $44 which
the plaintiff claimed was due him for serv-
ices, was tried before Justice Mansfield of
Dummerston Tuesday. A. F. Schwenk APP
pearing for the plaintiff and H. G. Barber
for the defendant. The defendant confess
ed judgment for SO so, which the plaintiff
| refused to accept, and the court gave judg-
ment for the plaintiff to recover his bill In
full with costs. The defendant appealed.
The defence put In no testimony.
The annual meeting Of the Prospect Hill
Aqueduct association was held Wednesday
evening. The following officers were
elected: President and first director, w.
H. Adams; secretary and treasurer, w. A.
Ramsdell; second director, K. j. Knowl-
ton; third director, Charles II. Davis. 1t
was voted 10 raise tax Of 81 q share to
pay the expense Of building fence around
the company's spring and other necessary
repairs.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont So
ciety of Colonial Danes will begin in
Montpelier on the evening Of Oct %,
when Judge Wendell p. Stafford of the
Vermont supreme court will deliver lee
ture on "The Making of Vermont" The
business meeting Of the society will open
the following morning in the Montpelier
art building. A reception will be held in
the afternoon in the same place. For this
| reception Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr has been
invited 70 read her poem vermont" and
| Miss Helen NJ. Winslow to read selections
from her poems
Miss NJ. Elizabeth Sumner, an expert
instructor of the Delsarte system, is ar
ranging to form classes at Grange hall
next week, in light gymnastics and drill
for women and children. Miss Sumner
has organized a class of children at West
Brattleboro, and it is expected that she
| will have so to IS pupils from the High
school, a class from Brattleboro Academy,
and probably other classes, including one
in the Woman's club. Miss Sumner, who
is now at A. II. Illness, was teacher of
the Delsarte system in Hartford three
years, and later conducted classes with
great success in New York city.
A wild bird which was said by knowing
ones TO be q pelican, an aux, dodo, ETC.,
was shot from a rear window In Greene's
pharmacy Monday afternoon. The bird
was first seen swimming In the river, and
Col. G. H. Bond shot It, breaking one of
its wings. After several more Intellectual
shots George Pratt put his skill to sue
cessful test. The bird foated down toward
the small island and was seen by David
Cooley, who was on the river bank and
who emptied the contents of his gun into
its body.s The bird was taken to Greene's
store and was said by W. G. Horton TO be
an American herring gull. The gull
measured four feet and II inches from tip
to tip of its wings.
The Murray club held a meeting We'd
nesday evening in the Universalist church
parlors, preparatory to beginning the win
ter's work. The reports Of the various Of
fcers were read and the treasurer's report
showed balance of nearly $40 on hand.
1t was voted to hold banquet during the
forepart of November, and Mrs. Albert
Rockwell was elected chairman of ban
quet committee TO make the necessary ar
rangements in regard to it. An entertain
ment committee was appointed consisting
of Miss Ruby Hescock, Miss Ella Newman,
Mrs. May Morris, John Tasker and Walter
Cook. II was voted to hold several socia-
bles at the homes of the members Of the
club during the winter
About 70 persons. including local teach
ers and others interested in educational
work, met at Lindenhurst Monday even
ing to listen to talk by Mrs. Abby Nor
ton Diaz, for IL years president Of the
Woman's Educational and Industrial union
of Boston. Mrs. Diaz came to Brattleboro
under the auspices of the Woman's club,
and her talk was ON the educational re-
sponsibilities of the home and of the state
with view to citizenship. 1t was follow
ed by general discussion of the subject,
and it appeared to be the general belief that
Mrs. Diaz's theories were too utopian to
be put into practical operation. The talk
was one of much interest, however, and
impressed the hearers with deeper sense
of their obligations.
Mrs. Sarah +. Baldwin,
Mrs. Sarah F. Baldwin, So, died at her