Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-18
.BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

DKHI ILCDUKU LUGAL,
Frank c. Field has bought the T. ].
Knight property on Western avenue. He
will occupy it as a home, taking posses
sion Nov. l.
The bafiffs, at their meeting Saturday
night, discussed plans for substituting
incandscent lights for some of the arc
lights used in street lighting.
One Of the plate glass windows in the
store of Melen & Proctor was broken
Wednesday night by the heat from gas
jet which accidentally was pushed too
close to the window.
TON" Cummings. representing the is
land brewery, last Saturday held out to
Judge Howe the glad hand" which con-
tained $63.22, in token of one subsequent
offense for selling beer.
A Bratteboro girl named Frost mar
ried a man named Winter. That was last
winter They now have youngster who
has been christened Frost Winter. And
Brattleboro is a rather warm town too.
-IBarre Times.
Rally Sunday will be observed by the
Sunday school Of the Universalist church
next Sunday. The superintendent, Mrs
a. j. Currier, has arranged a special
ance is expected.
Beginning with Wednesday evening
oct. 23 at 730 union gospel meetings
will be held at the church in Esteyville
and at the schoohouse in Centreville
These meetings will be led by the pas
tors. and those living in the neighbor-
hood are especially invited to attend.
c. =. Cotton, landlord of the Melrose
House at West Brattleboro was i'll in bed
when Deputy Sheriff +. w. Mcclure
armed with the proper papers, called on
him last week to escort him to Newfane
to appear to answer for alleged infrac-
ton of the prohibition law. Mr.. Cotton
was allowed to remain at the hotel to re-
cover sufficient strength to journey to
Newfane. 1t was found, however, on
Saturday that like the Arab, he had
folded his tent and silently stolen away.
a report from Hinsdale states that he
stopped there for a short time, and then
proceeded to Maine, and one rumor is to
the effect that his present abode is
Brunswick in the Pine Tree State.
Windham county Pomona Grange will
meet with West River Grange, Town
shend next Thursday, oct a. The ques-
ton for the morning will be, would a
higher degree of proficiency in the rit-
ualistic and unwritten work be of ad-
vantage to the Grange? Speakers, S. d.
May, Wardsboro; w. e. Banks, f. n.
Farnum, Brattleboro; f. e. Johnson,
Vernon Question for the afternoon,
What farm crops are best adapted to
this locality and to what extent is it
advisable for farmers to adopt special
ties? Speakers, H. ]. Allen, Wardsboro
]. o. Follett, L. b. Batchelder. G. H.
Houghton Townshend; C. D. Whitman,
Brattleboro.
Charles Henkel and Orlin II. Ellis, who
hold a mortgage for 1920 on the furni-
ture and fixtures in the Brattleboro
House took possession of the property
Wednesday morning and placed Dr. L. j.
Henkel in charge as keeper. Attach
ments to cover debts amounting to about
S400 were placed on the property We'd
nesday and yesterday by Robbins &
Cowles, Schorling & Johnson, and NJ. ].
Moran q Co., and mechanics lien was
placed on the fixtures recently installed
by John Calvin. Henkel and Ellis are
considering the advisability of closing
the hotel, but have not yet come to a
| definite conclusion.
At yesterdays meeting of the Vermont
Federation of Women's clubs, in session
at Morrisvlle, a report of the New Eng
land conference was given by Mrs. ]. b.
| Needham of Rutland. A paper on prison
reform, written by Mrs. Winifred Har-
per Cooley, formerly of Rutland, was
read by Mrs. c. II. Slocum of Morrisville.
Next came a discussion of the color ques-
tion with Mrs. T. A. Davis of Rutland as
leader. The election of officers resulted
as follows: President, Miss Helen w.
Smith of White River Juncton vice
| president, Miss Jennie Valentine of Ben
nington; recording secretary, Mrs. Ger
trude S. Davis of Rutland; treasurer,
Mrs. Anna Pearl of Lyndonville; dele
gates to the biennial convention in Los
Angeles, Cal, in May. Mrs. c. w. Stone
of st. Johnsbury, Mrs o. c. Ashton of
Rutland, Mrs S. f. Pingree of Hartford,
Mrs. j. B. Needham of Rutland. Miss
Helen Winslow of Boston gave an ad-
dress last evening.
Mary French Field, daughter of the
late Eugene Field, was married at the
Field home in Buena Park, Chicago,
| Wednesday to William Cassett Englat,
| formerly of Baltimore, but now secretary
| of a large manufacturing concern in Chi
| cago. Among the guests were Roswell
| NJ. Field, uncle of the bride, and family
| of Cambridge, Mass, who spent some
| time recently in Brattleboro; Mrs. II. o.
Billings and Mrs. Mary French Willard
of Greenfield, Mass, and Mrs. John F.
Valentine of Washington. Mrs. Willard
presented the bride with a handsome
| silver service. This is a family heirloom,
| and Mrs. Englar is the third Mary Field
| to possess It. The bride is the oldest
daughter of the dead poet, and is about
| 90 years old. She is winsome and at
tractive, a decided blonde. She is we'll
| known as a reader of her fathers works.
| She appeared in New York in 1897, and
| afterward read and recited in the lead
| ing cities of the country. She appeared
| in Brattleboro. and while here formed