Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-07

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]. II. Ward, whose tragic death at
Mount. Holly is elsewhere recorded,
was a member of the firm of Ward &
Douglass, contractors, who built the
Main street bridge.
The narrow gauge coal burning To-
connective No. has been sent to the
repair shop in St. Adams on account
of the damage 1t sustained by running
into a rock near Winhall station last
week
William Bayne, the noted leader of
the 69th regiment band, N. G., S. N. Y,
will direct the concert at the Auditor
ium Nov. 10, to be given under the
auspices of the Catholic Order of For
esters.
Dallas. Texas. court reports give
among the divorces recently granted
that of Francis w. Crosby, son of Ed
ward c. Crosby of this town, from
Jane Doolittle Crosby on the grounds
of desertion and other sufficient rea-
sons.
The Brooks House assemblies, which
were such an important part of the
social life of last winter, will be re-
vived this year. The first gathering
will be held the Tuesday before
Thanks giving, Nov. %, and the sec
ond Dec 81.
Mrs. John Seymour Wood enter
tanned her former Sunday school class
of the Episcopal church Tuesday even
ing. Refreshments were served and
musical selections enjoyed. Mrs.
Wood will close the b. D. Harris house
next week. going to New York for the
winter.
The Shelburne Falls foot ball team,
which has for years maintained rep
utation as one of the fastest organiza-
lions in Western Massachusetts. will
| line up against the Brattleboro eleven
tomorrow, Saturday, at 2:45. Shell
burne Falls won Tuesday from Hoosick
Falls 1910.
Gale e. Williamson's Burnham won
the 2.15 pace for a purse of 5000 at
Nashua in a seven heat race started
Friday and finished Saturday. Burn
hams time was 2.161a 2.17A, and
2.17t5. The second heat won by +.
NJ. Williamson, was the fastest 2.l5k,
Burnham then being second.
The following was sent as a press
despatch from the National soldiers
home in Togus. Maine. Friday Geo.
o. Bailey of Brattleboro, VT. who
served during the rebellion in an
Ohio regiment. died in the hospital
here Thursday He was 60 years old
and was a native of Massachusetts.
Charles H. Grout of Bellows Falls
has opened brokers' Office in Hooker
building. in the rooms formerly occu-
pied by DR.. Miller. Quotations are
received by wire directly to the of
flee. Mr.. Grout will conduct the of
flee in connection with one which he
has run in Bellows Falls the past two
years.
The first meeting of the Profess
ional club this season will be held In
the Brooks House next Thursday eve
ming at o'clock. The subject for
discussion will be THE Legitimate
Scope of Labor Unions,' on which
subject there will be two papers, one
, by Rev. e. T. Mathison and the other
by Principal H. X Whitaker
J The Amherst-Bowdoin foot bal
game at Amherst Saturday was seer
by Principal H. X. Whitaker Miss
Mary Gordon Miss Alice Mandell
. Marshall Noyes. Richard c. Averill
: Stuart Frost. Harry p. Greene, Harold
Whitney, Horace Scott. Lucien Kim
! ball, Rollin White. Frank Roberts
4 Frank Walen, Fred Spencer, Scott P
| Games. Horatio Smith. Lester Barber
: and Luther Hawley.
Now that the Americans have beer
treated to, and passed judgement OF
, the various prominent actresses who
have essayed the part of THE Second
, Mrs. Tanqueray," that talented actress
Rose Coghlan, has entered the fielt
with a production and performance
that according to prominent critics
n in many salient points surpasses Mrs
+ Patrick Campbell Olga Nethersole
n Eleanora Duse and Mrs. Kendall
h Miss Coghlan will appear at the Au
g ditorium next Wednesday evening
J. Nov. -.
u Rev. S. H. Lee, who resigned tn,
Il presidency of the French Protestan
> college in Springfield. Mass. a few
D weeks ago, will remain in Office unit
: next July. Rev. w. l.. Tenney of Nortl
Adams, who resigned his pastorate t
become president of the institution
l. having withdrawn his resignation. NJ
e reason for Rev. Mr.. Tenney's action i
!. made public. If a new president O
5 the institution is not found by Jul
n it is probable that Rev. Mr.. Lee vii
n be asked to remain as it's head for tn
p present.
e The Vermont Wheel club voted a
IS the monthly meeting Tuesday nigh
o to have a banquet. c. r. Crosby.
e c. Bacon and ]. l.. Stewart are con
q mittee of arrangements. II was ais
voted to have the usual handicap bill
% ard and pool tournament and specif
Al evenings for card contests. B. Wi
e hanson and F. w. Hall are the con
o mittee on Billiards and pool. F. c. Gal
n is Handicapped, and D. Stolte and d
o A. l.. Pettee are the committee o
n cards. j. G. Tasker. l.. H Corse
# and l.. H. Allen were selected con
:. mittee to arrange for basket ba
n team if deemed advisable by then
II 1t was voted to set aside 5000. r.
a ceived by the club from the receipt
n. of the local base ball league, as
nucleus for special fund for athleti
purposes.
S The District Odd Fellows Meeting
i The encampmentsS and subordinat
=, lodges in the Sth and 10th districts
:. |. o. o. F.. held their annual meetin
- in Brattleboro Monday in Odd Fe
y lows hall. There was a large attent
a ance, including over 80 from Below
- Falls and about the same numbe