Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-21

OnlOh SblItls
Rev. Mr.. Armstrong, a missionary
from Rangoon, Burmah, spoke on the
subject of missions at the Baptist
church Sunday night.
The Womans Auxiliary began to-
day a sale Of second hand clothing in
Retting building. The sale will con-
tinue through tomorrow.
The freight cars on the broad gauge
road at the West Dummerston quarry
were derailed Monday, delaying mar
row gauge traffic in the afternoon.
Roger Donahue. whose wife was a
Brattleboro girl, received the Demo-
cratic nomination for mayor in Hol-
yoke Friday. but he declined to run for
the office.
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
company made the largest shipment
in its history Tuesday-32 large cases
containing over $50 dozen overalls
weighing IL tons.
A freight car on the narrow gauge
railroad jumped the track just north
of the West river bridge Sunday af-
ternoon. A wrecking gang from the
local yard replaced the car.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the probate court in the
case OF A. p. Carpenter of North Ad-
ans administrator, VS.. Israel Stoves
estate which was an appeal from the
probate court.
Mr.. Gardner, the well known apple
buyer, states that he alone has ship
ped 10000 barrels from Brattleboro
this season and has not finished yet,
About the same number have been
shipped by other buyers.
A portion of the vault for the Yer.
mont Savings bank was drawn from
the railroad station with six horses
Tuesday and was placed in the bank,
the front window having been re-
moved for that purpose.
A new smoke stack has been raised
at the Vinton paper mill to replace
the old one which had become worn
out. 1t was put up by Mr.. Sexton of
Gill, who moved the toll house at the
end of the Connecticut river bridge.
Some time ago Col. William Austine
gave to the Sons of Veterans a brass
wall gun. $50 years old. which was
brought from Mexico at the time of
the Mexican war The gun was
placed in the museum room at the
library last Saturday.
The probate court has appointed j
e. Gale administrator of the James
Moriarty estate of Guilford, Charles f.
Bracket and f. l.. Welman appraisers
and commissioners. o. Il. Butterfield
has been appointed administrator OF
the Edwin Canedy estate of Whining
ton, E. B. Corbett and H. b. Ware APP
praisers and commissioners.
The Central Vermont company of.
fers excursion rates for Thanksgiving
amounting to n fare and one third for
the round trip between all stations
from Brattleboro to New London and
Brattleboro and South Londonderry
Tickets will be good going next Wed
nesday and Thursday and returning
any time up to Dec. /, inclusive.
All American Express company of
fees are now furnished with the rates
in connection with the British Parcel
Post, and rates can be quoted instantly
to all countries reached by the British
Parcel Post. In other words, the
American Express company can now
forward packages to all parts of the
world at the British Parcel Posts
rates.
George Leonard as auditor filed his
report at Springfield. Mass, Monday
in the case of Durham Brothers OF
Brattleboro, against j. w. Dowd and
others OF Springfield which was
brought to recover for bill of shoes
The auditor finds that on the first
count of the declaration the plaintfi
should recover $649.74 and on the sec
ond count $131S56.
George S. Fletcher, TO-. who died
very suddenly at his home in Spot
ford, N. H., Sunday night, was widely
known for years throughout Southern
New Hampshire and Vermont as a
| wool buyer He had tSsen one of the
selectmen of Chesterfield the past
three years. He leaves a wife, one
daughter. Mrs. Nellie Newsman OF
Somerville, Mass, and. IA brother
Charles Fletcher, of SpofSord.
The annual meeting Of the Associ
ated Charities of the Brattleboro
churches was held at Mra- j. NJ Ty
ler'S on Thursday of last. week. The
report stated that 80 families had
been assisted during the year az an
expense of $212.93; fuel had cost
sl02.30, clothing 1927 provisions
1916, aid of various kinds in illness
SAL, and miscellaneous expenses
E.10. A large quantity OF see,aDd
hand clothing was also distributed
The weekly underwater once said
editorially; "One who cares to look
at the Massachusetts reports will lind
that a comparatively small dfes in5lEr
ance company, whose home Office Is
in Vermont and whose Bostun manag
er is Mr.. James II. Phelps, does birsi
ness In Massachusetts entirEiy cut ol
proportion to the relative sizR and gen
era1 reputation of the company itself
Other Boston life underwriters, wfer
asked for an explanation, VIII ten you
that Phelps Knows how to advertise
It is said that there are people who
buy the Boston papers just 10 read Mr
Phelps's advertisements, which is Ger
| tainly as rational reason for buyinl
a Boston paper as COULD be given.
| IL. e. Taylor & Sons advertisement:
in The Phoenix hereafter will contain
some of Mr.. Phelps's lih insurance
sayings.
Crowded houses have greeted Hen
| ny Walsh's American CRystalplex en-
| tertainments in Grange hall thi
week. The first entertainment wa
given Monday evening, when ever.
seat was occupied and many wer
| Obliged to remain standing which wa