Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26

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Mrs. John Henkel sustained a frac
ture of the arm by fall on the icy
sidewalk on Elliot street yesterday.
The pay roll of the Hooker, Corser
C Mitchell overall factory Saturday
was the largest in the history of the
concern.
The Wheeler homestead on Western
avenue has been sold to Charles Rob
bins of West Townshend, through the
agency of s. w. Edgett & Co.
Several hundred copies of the liquor
law enacted by the legislature have
been received at the Office of Town
Clerk w. S. Newton. Any voter may
get a copy by calling at the town
clerks office
There was good attendance at the
auction of the Wilder Harris house on
High street Saturday. c. p ellison
was the auctioneer, and the house was
bid off by Sylvester Foster of Estey-
vile at $3.50. A quantity of house
hold goods was also sold.
q. E. Gilman has made the following
sales of horses from his Elliot street
stables during the past ten days: one
each to Mr.. Hall of Dummerston, Mr..
Batchelder of Newfane, Howard Hard
ware company, Sidney Gage and Yer
mont Farm Machine company of Bel
lows Falls, Mr.. Flint of Keene, George
Thomas of Brattleboro; pair each
to Cole & Son and Frank Ellis of
Keene, and a fine pair of chestnut
draft horses to o. r. Howe of Wal
pole.
Last Friday being honor day with
the United States Daughters of 1912,
Mrs. G. f. X. Jenne, president of the
Vermont society, held an afternoon
tea at her home on Oak street, the
guests of honor being Mrs. l.. X. Full
Ter of Brattleboro and Mrs Carroll A.
Moore of Bellows Falls. About 100
guests were present, including mem
bers of the local society and friends.
The guests were introduced by Miss
Maud l.. Emerson. Refreshments
were served from the dining room,
which was handsomely trimmed with
smilax and red carnations. Music
was furnished by the Brattleboro Man
dolin club. Socially the occasion
could not have been improved upon.
Ethan Allen lodge, New England Or
der of Protection, elected these Off
GERS at it's annual meeting Warden,
DR.. e. II. Lyncn; vice warden, Mrs.
Carrie Warner; Junior past warden,
Fred Spaulding; secretary. Miss Ma
bel Shumway; financial secretary,
Mrs. H. b. Houghton; treasurer, Mrs
Fred Spaulding; chaplain, Ernest
Hall; guides. Roy Houghton and Miss
Annie O'Neil: inside sentinel H.. b.
Houghton: outside sentinel, Charles
Brown; trustees, Harry Noble, Walter
ThOnqa and MIRO yUiIdnr ha
officers will be installed Tuesday
evening, Jan. G. after which a ban.
quet will be served in the Vienna
cafe from to 12, for members and
invited guests.
Dudley Bucks Christmas cantata
"The Coming of the King" will be
given in the Congregational church
next Sunday at S o'clock in place OF
the usual concert by the Sunday
school The announcement that the
cantata is by Dudley Buck ought to be
enough to fill the church, The work
will be sung by the church quartet
and selected chorus. The public
is invited An entertainment and
Christmas tree will be held in the yes
try tonight wednesday, The pri
mary department will have supper al
5, followed at by a stage entertain
ment. After the tree supper will be
served to the older members of the
school and parish. The invitation to
attend Is extended to the entire par
ish.
kerosene stove caused small
fire in the house. of Col. A. T. Dunton
on Grove street Monday afternoon
Col. Dunton lighted the stove in his
room on the third floor of the house
about 1890 o'clock and left it while he
was at dinner. About 1 80 o'clock he
returned to the room and found it full
of black smoke and some fire. He
rushed down stairs after a pail of wa
ter, at the same time notifying a pas
ser-by to give the alarm. After put,
ting the water on the flames Col. and
Mrs. Dunton threw out of the window
some mattresses and pieces of bedding
which were on fire, but in doing SO
Col. Dunton's face was burned, al
though not seriously. Other members
OF the household continued to put on
water until the fire was out The fire
department responded to the alarm
but their services were not needed
The rain Sunday caused MILESTONE
brook to rise several feet and the ice
damned the brook so that the water
set back on the Frost meadow to a
depth of several feet. The lumber
piles in the meadow. owned by Holden
Martin and Rockwell & Sherwin,
were surrounded with water and ice,
and in Holden & Martins lumber shed
on the west side of the meadow the
water stood two feet deep Monday
morning. A channel was cut through
the ice dam by blasting with dynamite
and during the day the water sub
sided. The first blast was touched off
near Emerson & Sons building and
broke out three windows on the west
side. The sieet froze to the trolley
wire and rails of the street railroad
Sunday afternoon. making travel very
difficult Until late in the evening
the cars were unable to progress more
than few rods without backing up
and getting fresh start. The cleo
trio display made by the cars was ex-
ceedingly brilliant.