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

The ballot boxes will be open from nine
until five next Tuesday.
Mrs. W. B. Eddy gave an enjoyable mu-
steal Tuesday evening to about rs of her
friends. Refreshments were served.
DIR. G. F. Barber and G. A. Harris and
friends bagged AZ partridges and woodcock
in Windsor county in two days this week.
Willie Haigh entertained a number of
his friends Wednesday evening. The
evening was spent with games suggested
by Halloween.
News was received yesterday of the safe
arrival in Naples of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Ullery, who sailed from New York Oct. 6
on the steamship Ems.
The third annual banquet of the Murray
club of the Universalist church will be
held at the church parlors Wednesday
evening, November 7, at 7.30.
Durham Brothers have a show window
which Is suggestive of the spirit of Hallow.
cen. Autumn leaves form a background
for the jack-o'lanterns made from immense
protean pumpkins, and other pumpkins of
more diminutive form.
Mrs. +. l.. Smith entertained her SUM-
day school class at her home on Prospect
street, Wednesday evening with Hallow-
cen party. The house was prettily decor
ated with Japanese lanterns. About 25
were present and the evening was passed
pleasantly with the usual Halloween
games. Refreshments were served.
The school teachers of the Canal street
school house gave a Halloween party to
their sister teachers of the village, in the
Canal street school building Wednesday
evening. The entire building was trimmed
with Japanese lanterns and jack-o-lan-
terms. All of the time-honored games
were played, the teachers entering into the
festivities with as much zeal as if they
were school girls. Refreshments were in
order during the evening.
The bailiffs are preparing to run three
extra arc lights all night in consequence of
the decision of the Central Vermont rail-
road company to discontinue the all-night
service of the three arc lights on the depot
grounds, giving the village six all-night
arc lights. One OF these will be located OH
Flat street, one on Elliot street and one on
Main street. The removal of the lights on
the railroad grounds has also made neces-
sary the installing of eight 25- candle-power
lights on Vernon street.
States Attorney Barber, prosecuting Of
ficer, and j. II. Merri6eld, Justice, were in
Newfane yesterday to try the case of the
state against Fred Kent of Brookline,
charged with stealing bicycle from Robert
Potwine. 1t appeared that Kent was at
times irresponsible, that he went away
with the bicycle and after two weeks re-
turned without it. He was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Martin of Townshend.
Justice Merrifield bound him over in the
sum of $50, which was furnished. The
boys father intends to pay for the wheel
The boys played their usual pranks We'd
nesday evening and some ,of them began
celebrating ahead of time. As a conse-
quence two were obliged to show their
sprlnting abilities Tuesday evening. In
some way the boys gained admittance to
the High school building and started the
bell a-ringing. Their fun, however, was
short-lived as they were discovered and
but for several unlucky tumbes by their
puTsuers, they would have been apprehend-
ed. The disappearance of the janitor's
keys about two weeks ago probably &C
counts for the way in which entrance was
gained to the building
The Hamilton Brown Shoe company of
st. Louis claims to be the largest wholesale
shoe concern in the world. An item ap-
pears In the October number of the Boot
and Shoe Recorder quoting Manager MUIR
ply as saying that October bid fair to be
the biggest month of the season In rubber
shipments, the Hamilton. Brown company
expecting to reach $50, 900 in sales in that
time. For the interest of Brattleboro peo-
pie as we'll as for the shoe trade, it may
be we'll to state that Durham Brothers of
Brattleboro made shipments ia October
of rubber goods alone of value of $75,-
600, and their sales on this one line have
averaged an equal amount for each one of
the last four months.
W. G. Doolittle was in Boston Monday
to attend United States court in the case
of Charles Wilkins, bankrupt, of Green
field, formerly landlord of the American
House, involved in many law suits in Mas
sachusetts and Vermont, on account of
holding several mortgages on Vikings
property. The suits have been stubbornly
fought on both sides. The creditors claim
ed it was all fraud and big steal and at
tached Mr.. Doolittle's teams and stock OF
all descriptions in Massachusetts,, claiming
it to be the property of Wilkins. The
court found the mortgages were correct
and not fraudulent. Mr.. Doolittle's prop
erty was returned to him and Mr.. wilkins
discharged from obligations aggregating
$4,000.