Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

There has been large advance sale of
seats for Quo Vadis tonight.
The Brattleboro Woman's club will nee
at the Brooks House Friday afternoon,
Nov. 49, by invitation of Mrs. d. P. Web
ster.
A chapter of the Knights of King Ar
thur has been formed among the boys of
the Universalist church. The purpose of
the organization is to develop and bring
out the best qualities in the boys. Meet
ings will probably be held once in two
weeks.
The ladies' auxiliary to the Y. NJ. G. A..
held an interesting meeting at the rooms
last Tuesday. Mrs. George Wilson led the
devotional part of the meeting, the subject
being "Gifts God has given u.s." Mrs.
Cramer added to the pleasure of the meet
ing by her singing. Mrs. Cobb read a
thoughtful paper and gave a suggestive
talk.
Michael Moylan was seriously injured
while at work clearing up the wreck at
Mortified Farms Wednesday afternoon.
A truck was being loaded on a fiat car,
when the rails upon which the truck was
to be set spread, and oneIstruck Moylan in
the head and cut q cash in which eight
stitcheswere taken. His collar bone was
also broken, and he was injured otherwise.
About 100 members of the Vermont
Wheel club received the election returns
in the club rooms, the news coming over
the Western Union wires and via the tele-
phone. The announcements were first
read and then posted. A lunch was served
in Grange banquet hall from $50 to II by
Caterer Hall. A large part of those who
came to the club room to hear the news
stayed there until midnight or later.
Glass No. of the Baptist Sunday school
gave supper in the vestry last evening
on the European plan. The supper was
gotten up entirely by the young men of
the class, and 1t was well patronized. The
menu was printed on pieces of wood the
shape of figure seven, and the price of
the various dishes was seven cents. The
proceeds will be used to meet the cost of
recent improvements in the class room.
The election returns were received in
Festival hall over the Postal Telegraph
company's line by Manager John Tones,
who had telegraph instrument put into
one of the rooms in the rear OF the main
hall during the day. Immediately after
supper voters began to congregate in the
hall, and by 7.30 o'clock, when the first
despatch was received, the hall was we'll
filled. An hour later there was hardly
standing room. The dispatches were read
from the platform by G. l.. Durham, pres
ident of the Republican club, and there
was vociferous cheering whenever a des-
patch was read which was specially favor
able to any particular candidate. The
dispatches were then bulletined by Il. B.
Chamberlain upon a cord which was
stretched across the front of the platform.
The crowd began to dispense about 10
O'Clock, but a good number remained un-
til the ''last gun was fred" about A. NJ.
Fires were started again on the noun
tain Tuesday, burning over several acres
directly opposite the village. From Main
street Wednesday afternoon blaze was
seen to start in the underground near the
head of Little river. Several boys were
around the fire, which they undoubtedly
lighted. They ran down the island,
crossed the toll bridge, and were In the
village In a few minutes, but by the time
they reached the bridge the fire was raging
furiously, over an acre or more of ground,
and was spreading with great rapidlty.
One urchin was stopped on reaching this
side of the river, and he admitted his
guilt by declaring that he could not be ar
rested for setting FIRE in New Hampshire
II 10 pTOUhDlo LHdL Jn6 boJJluB Oh IQ6 IRE
will be investigated further, and some OF
the youngsters concerned are liable to land
in the New Hampshire reform school
The fires were extinguished by the rains
Wednesday night.
The regular season of the Murray club
was ausplclously opened in the Universal.
list church parlors Wednesday evening
with banquet. The club intended &c
carry out the plan which was such a sue
cess last year, that of having responses tc
number of toasts, but the idea was given
up on account of the illness of several Of
those who we're asked to participate. A
reception committee consisting of Mrs. s.
w. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred 1. Swift,
Miss Ruby Hescock and Miss Ella New
man received the guests at the door
Shortly after eight o'clock between 15C
and 200 persons sat down to a bountifu
supper. An orchestra of three pieces fur
nished music before and during the supper
A delightful musical program was render
ed Immediately following this which con
sisted of piano solos by Mrs. McLane, q
cornet solo by Mr.. Morse, and vocal solol
by Miss Lena Eels and Frank Brasor
The remainder of the evening was spent
socially.