Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
THE VERMONT PHOENIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, NOvEM

The second of the Eastern Star
sociables will be held at Masonic hall
next Thursday evening.
Entries for the Vermont Wheel
clubs billiard and pool tournament
will close Saturday, Nov. %, at p. m.
Fort Drummer Royal Arch chapter
worked the mark and past master de-
grees on three candidates last even
ing.
The Goth Regiment band will come
here in a special train from Keene
next Wednesday. The date of the
Wheel club banquet was changed
from the 18th to the 18th in order
not to conflict with the concert We'd
nesday.
Ira ID. Hosley was given surprise
visit at his home north of West river
on Tuesday evening, in recognition of
his 50th birthday anniversary. The
company of so visitors included rela-
tives and intimate friends and fell
low members in Fort Dummer colony
of Pilgrim Fathers. Mr.. Hosley was
presented with a handsome silver tea
service. The exercises included
speaking and singing and refresh
ments were served.
The meeting of Dennis Rebekah
lodge Tuesday evening was attended
= by Mrs. Hazen, state president, Mrs.
Haven of Chester, state vice presi-
dent. and Dr. Haven, grand master Of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, and
all three made remarks after the de-
gree had been conferred upon three
, candidates. Visitors were also pres
ent from Chester, Bellows Falls,
, Hinsdale. Jacksonville and other
towns. Refreshments were served by
the ladies.
w. f. Moseley of Boston. who has
spent the past season in North Hins-
? dale. has an excellent exhibition of
water-colors in Geddis's store. The
pictures are chiefly nature studies.
? the scenes being in Hinsdale and
vicinity The pictures are particu-
larly brilliant in coloring, but are
characterized by great delicacy of
treatment. and some of the color eff
q fects. particularly in the treatment OF
foliage. are very beautiful. Mr.. Nose
ley has caught the very spirit OF life
, in the country in all of his pictures,
and three or four of the paintings
which treat of old country roads are
, particularly well done.
A calf which was brought 10 Brat
: | tleboro on the narrow gauge train
! ! took a cold swim In the Connecticut
| river Monday morning. As he
Jumped from the car at the station
he got sight of a dog which stood
e near by and started up the railroad
a track at a rapid pace. At the engine
t house back Of the town hall building
0 he left the track. ran down the bank
r and Jumped into the river. After
l. swimming nearly across the river he
n turned back into the current and was
n carried to the island near the rail-
l. road coal sheds. where he was rescued
l. by Louis Barnes. of the express Office
' force, who waded after him.
r The Congregational club held an
interesting meeting in the Brooks
;. House Friday evening, which was at
+ tended by a good number. fine
/. supper was served, including blue
y points on the half shell, roast turkey
:. etc. after which the members and
4 guests assembled in the parlor to lis
ten to an address on the life of the
! poet. James Russell Lowell, by Rev
- G.. Glenn Atkins of Burlington. Mr.
!, Atkins uses polished language and
/, speaks with extraordinary freedom
!, throughout his address he held the
:. close attention of his hearers and
&c awakened in them a new interest II
:, the great poet The club voted K
give an entertainment in the Audi
h forum at a date to be decided upor
It later, when there will be a lecture OF
v LIQUID air. with practical experiments
a. and demonstrations. The election
p of officers of the club will take place
n at the next meeting.
+, There will be a union session o
N the Brattleboro Womans club at the
n Brooks House Wednesday afternoon
" Nov. 10, at $3.50 o'clock. Miss Clarl
Y. and Miss Stockwell of West BratNe
lie boro will be the hostesses. At thi
r time there will be a lecture upon "Th'
II Ancient Cliff Dwellers of the South
Il west" by Mrs. Grace Hyde Urine o
1T New York city. Mrs. Urine bring
re with her many large and interesting
. photographs taken, and specimens o
=, the ancient pottery eXcavated durini
II an expedition made by Mr. and Mrs
:. Urine. Her lecture deals with tn
80 cliff dwellers' country, the remains o
in their dwellings, their pottery, etc
10 their supposed origin, life and fina
extinction. Mrs. Mary A. Livermor
y says 1t was my good fortune Il
=. hear Mrs. Trine's lecture on THE An
- cient Cliff Dwellers of the Southwest,
=, country and the remains of thei
- dwellings that have ever heard. MI
80 and Mrs. Urine explored the ancien
- cliff dwellings and made their owl
- researches, going to the Southwes
- for this purpose. Mrs. Trine's state
- ments are reliable, and most intell
~ gent" The members of the Below
IN Falls Woman's club have been invite
ie to listen to this lecture. While Il
town Mrs. Urine will be the guest O
g. Mrs. S. o. Miner.
It. Contest in the Fullerton Estate Case
n The following despatch from CHI
a cago appeared in the New York Hel
as aid of Tuesday: Charges that Marth
as S. Hill practised a fraud on the heir
a of the late Charles w. Fullerton whe
40 she induced one of them, Silas I
b. Hubbell, to sign away his interest i
no the estate, were made in a bill file
at in the United States Circuit court t.
mt day. The complainant is Mr.. Hubble
ge of New York, a nephew of the dea
rk millionaire, who says he was fraudl
a lently induced to deed his half interes
Nv in the $3,000,000 estate to the defend
lit ant. He asks the federal judges to d.
is clare this deed void and to restrai
st Miss Hill from claiming any rights i