Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-10

T. Frank Turner and friends bagged
q partridge and woodcock on one day
last week and another day brought in
16.
The officers of Fort Dummer Colony
of Pilgrim Fathers were installed
Tuesday evening by Mrs. Marguerite
White and Mrs. Adams of Springfield,
Mass
Mrs. Henry Tucker Is circulating
petition asking the legislature
to frame the high license local option
law so that the women may be allowed
to vote when the bill is referred to the
people for adoption
The marriage of Charles Russell
Dunklee of West Brattleboro and Miss
Annie Swain Johnson of Bellows Falls
will take place Oct. % at the home of
Miss Johnsons grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Swain, in Bellows Falls.
Little Phil. the comedian in May
Parker's pickaninnies, was at Brook
side Park two years ago. On his way
to Brattleboro Wednesday he told the
manager that he was almost ashamed
to come to Brattleboro as he was here
/ in a cheap show two years ago and
was afraid some one would recognize
/ him
Six men in the employ of the Unit
ed Construction company of Albany. n.
! Y. came to Brattleboro with derricks
and tools Wednesday to begin work
on the abutments for the new steel
bridge across the Connecticut river.
They will begin on the east abutment.
They expect to have both abutments
rebuilt by Dec. !.
Bingham chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, held a regular convocatiOn Tues
I day evening It was voted to eX-
tend to Pearl chapter of Jacksonville
an invitation to visit Bingham chapter
October 81 and exemplfy the rituals
tic work. A rehearsal will be held
Monday evening Oct. 10, and all Off
GERS are requested to be present.
Mrs. Annie Greene entertained the
members of the afternoon and even
ing sessions of the Woman's club at
her Green-street home Wednesday af-
ternoon. AS this was the first meet
ing of the season, there was a short
business meeting, when reports of last
years work were read, and also re-
ports of the state. federation meeting
at Waterbury. October I and 2. Fol-
lowing the business meeting. refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
Four 4-foot sections were removed
yesterday from the Brattleboro Gas
Light company's smoke stack. After
being exposed about IL years to smoke
creosote and the varying conditions
of the atmosphere the upper part of
the stack a few days ago began to
give way A staging was built around
the stack, of sufficient height to enable
person standing on il to place the
hook of n pulley block over the edge
Of the top section. Another block was
fastened TO tree on the river bank
and after two or three men had pulled
on the rope n short time the four tor
sections fell with crash. The stack
was IS feet high and four feet in
diameter.
The annual meeting of the Audubon
society was held Friday evening witt
Miss Kate Seleck. These officer:
were elected President. Mrs. w. c
Horton; vice presidents Mrs. +. B
!, Davenport and Mrs. G. f. Crowell;
secretary. Mrs. +. b. Davenport; loca
secretary, Mrs. F. X. Barrows: secre
. tary of junior work Miss Emma
Gregg: treasurer. Miss Kate Selleck
. auditor. Mrs. A. d. Wyatt; executiv,
board. the above named officers ant
: w c. Horton. c. H. Thompson anC
Mrs. w. d. Stockwell. 1t was de
clded to hold regular meetings once
, month and to continue the junio
: meetings. The president reported
! two rare birds. one a sora rail- thu
. other white cuckoo
q Last Sunday was observed as rail-
day by the Methodist Sunday school
and although the weather was not fa
vorable there was large attendance
The services took the place of the reg
ular morning church service. In add
ton to the organ voluntary and sing
ing by the choir and congregation tn
n services consisted of repeating tn
s Apostles Greed, responsive reading b.
e the pastor, rally day acrostic by eigh
n girls. reports of the different depart
r ments by Supt Yeaw reading, Rail
g Day" by Miss Wardle: solo by Mis-
e Gertrude Matthews; reading, "Spiri
|. of the Home Department" by Mis-
h Annie Thomas; address by the pastor
/. and a special collection for the Sur
d day school union. Brief exercise
a were conducted by the department
V in the Sunday school session. TIL
4, reports of the superintendent Shove
r. a healthful condition as regards enrol
d ment. average attendance. etc,