Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19


Grange hall both nights of the fair
next week
The next concert by the First Regl-
ment band will be given on the COM
mon next Tuesday evening.
Wednesday,. Friday and Saturday
are the autumnal ember days, observ-
ed by the Roman Catholic church.
The banks will be open Valley Fair
days from to II a. m. The Sstores
will be closed from IL to each day.
The choir of St. Michael's Roman
Catholic church will begin singing
high mass Sunday after a vacation of
two months.
Levi Streeter of North Hinsdale is
SO years old today. An anniversary
celebration will be held at his home
this afternoon, which will be attended
by several Brattleboro people.
L. C. Houghton, who spent the sum-
mer at his deer park in Halifax, start
ed with his family for his home in
Sheffield, ILL.,, Saturday, The animals
in the deer park continue to thrive.
The collection now includes about 80
elk and nearly 800 deer.
Company B. 10th Vermont regiment,
will hold it's annual reunion and din
ner in G. A. R. hall next Tuesday.
Company X, 9th Vermont regiment
will hold it's annual reunion Tuesday
at the home of A. Pettee on Canal
street and will have dinner at Halls
restaurant.
Congressman Haskins has received
from Gen. Dick, chairman of the Ohio
Republican state executive commit
tee, an urgent invitation to participate
in the speaking in Ohio during the
coming campaign. Col. Haskins has
not decided whether he will accept
the invitation.
A valuable sheep owned by A. B.
Clapp and used for running a power
separator on the Wilder farm disap-
peared from the barn during Wednes-
day night. He was hitched with strap
at night and the barn door was closed.
Yesterday morning the door was open
and the sheep and tie strap were gone.
The sheep weighed about 200 pounds
and was priced highly.
The coal situation is becoming more
strained with every passing day. The
strike appears to be no nearer an end
than it was month ago. There is
not tenth part enough hard coal in
all New England for the needs of the
next 60 days, to say nothing of the
demands of December and the cold
winter months. Gas companies
everywhere will undoubtedly be com
PEELED by the high price of coal to
raise their price in order to get money
back.
About 25 relatives of George Cutler
dined with him at his home on Canal
street Monday noon in observance of
his S0th birthday anniversary, which
occurred Sunday. G.. A. Hines, in
behalf of the relatives, presented Mr.
Cutler a sum of money and a hand
some Norris chair. Among those
present were DR.. Cutler of Massachu-
sets, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cutler of
Florence, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Haywood of Detroit, Mich, Emerson
Goodell and his daughter and daugh-
ter-in-law of Montague, Mass.
One of the special attractions at the
Valley Fair next Wednesday and
Thursday will be Madam Pianka, who
will present with her educated lions
the same act which was given at the
Pan American exposition last year
and which was also a feature of Bos.
tock's animal arena during a long en-
gagement in Boston last season. She
recently closed a successful summer
season of ten weeks at Crescent
Beach. Madam Pianka has five
lions which will perform a large vari
ETY. of tricks. Rex, the largest of the
five, will appear in tight rope per.
Torrance. There will be several
free performances daily.
At the regular meeting of Fort Dunn.
mer Colony of Pilgrim Fathers Tues
day evening these officers were elect,
ed for the ensuing term: Governor
F. P. Thompson; lieutenant governor
George A. Stone; secretary, A. ]. Cur
rier; collector, Nellie M. Morris; treas
urer, d. w. Tenney; chaplain, Mrs
George A. Stone; sergeant at arms
Mrs C. A. Reynolds; deputy sergeant
at arms. Miss Clara Reynolds; senti
mel of the inner gate, Mrs. Camden
Smith; sentinel of the outer gate. w
G. Norris; trustee for one year, e. l.
Parker; for two years, John Mack; fol
three years. Mrs. A. j. Currier. The
officers will be installed the first Tues
day in October by Deputy Supreme
Governor Marguerite White of Spring