Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-07

The "58" club met with Harry Walters
at his home on Brook street last Friday
evening.
The annual meeting of the Universallst
parish will be held next Tuesday evening
at I 80 o'clock.
The 10 years-old son Of Frank Fisher of
West Brattleboro fell from some steps
Friday and broke both bones In his left
forearm.
Manager Leon White of the Vaughan &
Sargent Electrical company has been
awarded the contract for wiring the new
library in Concord, N. H.
The annual rental OF pews at the Con-
gregational church was held Wednesday
evening with a small attendance About
the usual number Of pews we're rented.
License was granted by the probate
court Saturday to Eugene Clark, admins
TRAITOR, to cell by private sale the real es-
tate belonging TO the Colin Clark estate Of
Brattleboro.
Road Commissioner Perry finished Mon
day the work of widening the west end Of
Washington street from the top OF the hill
to Canal street. Concrete sidewalks will
be put in next spring.
A. V. Nays agency has sold for Martin
A. Boley his large river farm In Proctors-
vile, known as the Alvord place, to Will
liam d. Lucy, cashier Of the Mlllers River
national bank Of Athol. The price paid
was $500.
Mrs Fred Cressy and Mrs. l.. d. Taylor
are in Boston this week. Mrs. Greasy
ls getting materials and ideas for her usual
sale Of hand painted novelties for the holt
days, which win begin Wednesday, Dec.
| IL, at Donnell & Davis's.
The evening session OF the Woman's
club will meet with Miss Lillian Park next
| Wednesday evening. The subject Of the
meeting will be Norway and Sweden,"
and there will be papers by Mrs. G. H.
Thompson and Miss Mary Fits.
The narrow gauge passenger train was
an hour and half late Wednesday morn
ing. The delay was caused by IS trees
and four telephone poles by actual count,
which were strewn across the track be-
tween here and South Londonderry.
| Wilson 1. Brown has begun putting In
| the foundation for a house which he will
build on the point OF land opposite the
pumping station. 1t will be a seven room
cottage house and will be built TO accomo-
date the engineer at the pumping station.
George Gonyer, who was held under
bonds to the amount of $3.50 by Justice
/ Newton Friday on suspicion of being one
| Of the persons who robbed the cash drawer
at the Valley Grain company's building,
was released Friday night, having secured
the necessary amount Of bail.
A carrier pigeon was found on the pilot
Of the p. NJ. train from the South Satur-
day in a dying condition. Its back was
broken, but it lived about 10 minutes after
1t was found. On the pigeons left leg was
a steel band upon which was the inscrip.
ton: &c. w. NJ, $50"
The Bratteboro East society, (Congre-
gationall, will hold its annual meeting aud
election Of officers In the vestry next We'd
nesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Important
business matters are TO come before the
meeting, and 1t is hoped that large num-
Der of the. members Of the society viii be
present TO assist in disposing OF them.
The funeral of Mrs. r. II. Ware was
held at the house Of Robert Sargent at
o'clock Saturday, Rev. r. K Marvin, Of
the Universalist church officiating. The
bearers were r. II. Sargent, Wallace Ware
of Chesterfield, A. V. McLane and Fred
| Cressy. The singing was by Frank II.
Brasor. The burial was in Locust Ridge
cemetery.
Gus Hills Gay Masqueraders will be the
next theatrical attraction, Saturday night,
Dec. 10. This company will appear in a
big farcical comedy In two acts and two
scenes. There will be a matinee perform
ance at 2 o'clock. This performance will
be embellished with new and beautiful
scenery, the finest Of wardrobes, n great
variety Of novelties and speclAlties, and
new music and dances.
The funeral OF Frank II. Emerson was
held at the Emerson home on High street
at $3.50 o'clock Friday. Rev. G. o. Day
of Boston and Rev II. r. Miles of the
Centre Congregational church Officiated.
| The singing was by Frank II. Brasor.
The bearers were Oscar Smith, T. j. b.
Cudworth, Enos White, r. A. Richardson,
o. H. Stickney and Arthur knight. The
burial was in Morningslde cemetery.
The business staff of the Auditorium has
been reorganized and is now made up as
follows: Manager, George Z. Fox; assist
ant manager, Clifton II. Fox; treasurer,
! Clarence l.. Stickney; musical director,
Fred Leitsinger, chief usher, Alfred s.
| Thompson; door-keeper, John p. Doyle;
stage manager, Cecil G. Turner; master Of
properties, Harry Whitney; electrician,
Leon G. White; stage carpenter, K. r.
| ThAyer; programmer, Dana Gilman.
The men selected TO make up the Y. NJ.
G. A. basket ball team are: Forwards,
Ferriter and Ellis; centre, Cundiff; guards,
Young and Tufts; substitute, Smith. In
| its practice work the team has shown It..
self to be skillful and alert, but IL is ham
pered by lack of a suitable hall. The ar
mory is not in condition for use and unless
some other hall is provided 1t Is probable
that no games will be seen In Brattleboro
this winter.
G. A. Billings of Hatfield, Mass, has
been In town the past week superlntend-
ing the work of opening Sutton Brothers
tobacco warehouse. A force of Is men
began work at the warehouse last Thurs
day and this mum Der will be increased TO
about 80 during the winter. Mr.. Billings
has bought the tobacco crop raised In the
nearby Connecticut valley towns. This
tobacco consists OF about 400 cases weigh
ing 800 pounds each.
The 10th annual meeting Of Vermont
State Grange will open at Grange hall
Wednesday, Dec. IL, at 1890. The banquet
will be served at the Brooks House Wednes-
day evening the 18th. A limited number
of tickets for the banquet will be on sale
at the Grange banquet hall Tuesday even
ing. National Lecturer N. j. Batchelder
of Concord, N. H., Gov. Stickney, Mason
s. Stone of Montpelier, Alpha Messer of
Rochester and other prominent men will
sneak