Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

L. FRANK turner ana Befb ware DaRReu
10 woodcock and four partridges Tuesday.
Charles Samson had three fingers badly
lacersted on buzz saw at the Estey organ
works Monday.
A. b. Gibbs has the contract for the
wood work on H. L. Emerson's proposed
building on Flat street.
Proprietor Turner of the Brattleboro
House served a coon supper Tuesday even
ing to his regular guests and several of his
friends.
Herbert s. Streeter of Greenfield has
been in town this week making arrange
ments for forming a dancing class In
Grange hall within short time.
G. B. Harwood of Centreville has taken
the contract TO do the carpentry work on
w. G.. Doolittle's new block In Winchester.
He left with his men Wednesday.
A. V. Nays agency has sold for Charles
L, Stacey his farm In Centreville, known
as the Stewart Pratt place, to Otis @. Tut
tie. Possession will be given March 1.
On the morning Of Nov. Z Newsman
Fox will receive the Springfield daily pa
pers, containing the news Of the presiden-
tial election, at $50 o'clock. A special
train will bring them as far as South Yer
non.
Charles II. Carroll, son OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
II. D. Carroll of Springfield, Mass, who
have a summer home in Centreville, died
in Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. "a. The
body was brought to Springfield and
buried in that city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brasor entertained
a number of their friends at their home on
Pine street last Friday evening. The
evening passed away pleasantly with music
and games as attractions Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
Ernest Seton Thompson, who will lee
ture here Feb. @ in the Y. NJ. G. A. Star
course entertainment, has been invited 10
deliver course of lectures before a num-
Der Of societies in London, Oxford, Bir-
mingham and Edinburg, and will probably
go abroad early next spring.
The Christian Endeaver society Of the
Congregational church held its opening So
ciable in the vestry Tuesday evening.
There was a large attendance and every
body entered into the games with zest
which made the evening specially enjoya-
BILE. Refreshments we're served.
Several desirable sites in Wlndham
county, two near Brattleboro, were exam
ined last week by agents OF New York
capitalists who contemplate building large
summer hotel. 1t is said that four or Eve
men who are interested in the project are
in favor OF building in or near Brattleboro.
The rummage sale conducted In Retting
building last week by the women Of the
Episcopal church, closed with an auction
Saturday night, Deputy Sheriff F. w. Nc.
Clure being the auctioneer. There was
lively bidd ng at times, and everything was
closed out. Over $3.50 was netted from
the sale.
Sherman JENNIE, son of G. F. r. JENNIE,
was injured Saturday by being struck over
one eye by a shot from an air gun. He was
playing with other boys in Crowelrs park
when the accident occurred. A deviation
of half an inch in the direction in the
course of the shot would have resulted in
the loss of the eye.
G. p. ellison and George p. Miller, auc-
tioneers, will go to Putney tomorrow to
sell quantity Of stock, tools and feed be-
longing TO the estate of the late Oliver b.
Wood. This will be one of the largest
auction sales held in Putney in recent
years. Full particulars are given in an
other column in this paper.
Lafeche Brothers, tailors, filed a sched-
ule In bankruptcy Monday. Their liablli.
ties are $1441, including S75 in secured
claims, and their assets are $55. The al.
Ing OF the schedule is result Of the attach
ment placed on their stock when they were
In partnership in the Ullery building and
does not materially involve the present bus.
mess of J. A. Laheche In Crosby block.
The Fessenden Helping Hand society
will give an election supper Tuesday even.
ing, Nov. 9, at the Congregational chapel.
Supper will be served at o'clock. Hot
coffee, sandwiches and doughnuts will be
served during the evening. Arrangements
have been made with the telephone com.
pany 10 receive the election returns at the
chapel over the long distance wires.
The body of Mrs. George Bond Of Sears.
burg, who died Friday, was taken to Dunn
merston Monday for burial Mrs. Bond
was 90 years old and was a daughter OF
Wilson and Olive Hadley of Dummerston.
She was for number of years q success
full school teacher. Besides her husband
Mrs. Bond is survived by her mother,
three children, sister, Mrs. Mary O'Gil.
vie, and brother, George Hadley of Dunn
merston.
The New York Dramatic Mirror in
noticing the success of the productions by
the Metropolitan English Grand Opera
company in New York says of the ap.
pearance of Joseph r. Sheehan in Caval-
leria Rusticana: "Mr. Sheehan sang and
acted as he has never sung and acted be-
fore and his impersonatlon was altogether
praiseworthy. The occasion marked a
long step forward in the artistic develop
ment of Joseph +. Sheehan."
Augustus +. Howell of Boston, imperson-
ator and humorist, entertained small audi
ence at the Universalist church Friday even
ing with readings from "David Harum. {"
The personalities of the different charac-
tiers were very closely drawn by Mr.. Howell,
and he Is one of those readers who can
make the audience forget there is only one
person on the platform instead of a whole
company of actors. His persOnatlon of the
"balky horse trade" kept his hearers In a
roar of laughter. Mr.. Howells humor Is of
high quality, and he introduced a num-
Der Of original quips between his selections.
1t is not often that the people of Brat
tleboro have an opportunity TO witness a
production of such colossal scale as will
occur next Friday night when Stanislaus
STANCES dramatiEation Of Quo Vadls,
Henryk Slenkiewicz's immortal novel, will
be presented at the Auditorium by Fred
Q. Whitney and Edwin Knowles, who
have gotten together a company of such
excellence as to win the praise of press
and public wherever it has been seen. In
presenting Quo Va is there has been an
enormous outlay. Costumes, properties
and scenery true to historic tradition have