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

eagle near the pumping station last Fri
day.
The tickets for "Secret Service" which
went on sale yesterday morning, are sell
ing rapidly.
Warren Miller and Fred Cressy bagged
20 gray squirrels and nine ducks at Spot
ford lake last week.
The Young Peoples Christian union of
the Universalist church held a rally meet
ing Sunday evening. Special music was
rendered and large number we're present.
w. X. Ware, the wel-known proprietor
of Lakeside at Spofford lake, has bought
the lease of the hotel at Chesterfield Cen
ire of Fred Neal and will succeed him as
landlord.
Mrs. Nancy A. b. Scott of West Chester
field has been granted an original pension
of So a month, and John S. Jillson Of
West Dummerston an increase through
Col. John Hunts agency.
T. II. Rafferty, of Schenectady, N. Y,
who drove Bride Elect in the 2 % race at
the Valley Fair, had his leg broken in a
collision in the race of 2 % class at the
fair at Ware, Mass, Saturday.
F. A. Sargent gave corn husking last
Friday evening to 35 of his neighbors and
friends. Seventy-five bushels OF corn were
husked, after which the guests adjourned
to the house and did ample justice to the
spread set before them.
Bishop A. G. A. Hall preached al the
Episcopal church Sunday, leaving Mon
day for Richmond, where he will attend
the meeting of the St. Andrews brother
hood, going thence on Monday to Montreal
to the general convention.
Ernest M. Carpenter, postal clerk on the
Brattleboro and Springfield run, who now
lives in Barton but whose home was form
erly In Brattleboro, has been appointed
chief clerk of the railway mail service, hay
ing charge of IL New England lines, with
headquarters in Boston. Mr.. Carpenters
salary in the new position will be $1,000 a
year.
The selectmen have made an entire new
check list to be used at the presidential
| election Nov. and have posted it In the
town hall corridor. Every voter should
find out whether his name is on 1t and II
not apply to the selectmen TO have II put
there. The selectmen will be in session
| Oct. 20 to make additions to and correc-
tions in the list
It is of local interest to know that the
finishing touches and final polishing up
was given Secret Service in Brattleboro, at
the Brooks House, by Mr.. Gillette on the
occasion OF his visit here to Mr.. Kipling a
few years ago, and this brings to mind
that another famous play, Hazel Kirke,
which had long run some seasons ago,
was written ON the Bliss farm.
The first in series of farewell services
in honor of % departing Baptist mission
aries to foreign fields was held in fremont
Temple in Boston Sunday afternoon by
the American Baptist Missionary union.
Gen. J. j. Estey, who is a member of the
executive board, presided. The Boston
Globe of Monday published a portrait OF
the general in connection with its report OF
| the meeting.
The success of the first Knights Templar
field day held at Bellows Falls last week
was such as to lead TO the proposition OF
making it an annual affair to be held at
either Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Clare
mont or Windsor. The commandery OF
Keene has asked to become fifth spoke
| in the wheel so that hereafter field day will
be arranged by the five Communicates in
stead of four, as this year.
Invitations have been received to the
wedding of Frederick Henry Colburn and
Frona Eunice Wait, the event to be cele-
brated the evening of Oct. 81, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Founder Gillespie,
1924 Market street, San Francisco. Mr..
Colburn is a former well-known Brattle-
boro boy, graduate of the High school in
'87. He held responsible position with
the Springfield, Mass, Printing company
several years, but for the past two years
has lived in San Francisco.
G. F. Hall, former resident, is on a
visit of ten days or fortnight among his
friends after an absence of several years.
Mr.. Hall went West after leaving here,
but for the last five or six years has been a
| contractor and builder in Galveston, Texas.
He left that city on the Wednesday before
the disastrous storm of wind and water
which engulfed it. Mr.. Hall is soon to go
abroad TO visit the Paris exposition. He
will 60 from there to the Alps, and will
then make a journey to the Philippines.
On returning to this country he will again
take up his residence in Galveston.
W. II. Moore and L. W. Moore, father
and son, merchants of WATERFOWL, N. Y,
who have been on an automobile trip
through the Connecticut valley, were in
Brattleboro from Friday to Monday. Their
automobile, which is Foster patent, met
with an accident in Belchertown, Mass,
Monday. While cOasting down a steep
hill the pin which held the rear gear Sc
cure upon the axle broke as the brake was
applied, rendering the brake useless. The
machine flew down the hill at rapid rate,
but Mr.. Moore was able to keep II in the
roadway. At the bottom of the hill the
machine struck rut of sand and both &C.
cupants were thrown out over the dash
board, but neither was hurt. A front and
rear wheel were doubled up, but besides
this the machine was but little damaged.
New wheels were shipped from the factory
in Rochester and the gear was repaired,
but upon their arrival in Brattleboro the
Moores had the machine thoroughly over
hauled by j. r. Rand, the machinist. The
MOores started north Monday morning on
their way TO Watertown by way of the
White Mountains and Lake Champlain
silver Wedding Anniversary.
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