Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-28

Protective Grange will hold its
next regular meeting December Sd.
The officers will present their annual
reports.
The first social assembly at the
Brooks House Tuesday was an occa-
sion Of enjoyment for about 40 coup
les. Dancing, cards and ping pong
furnished the amusement
The talk which DR.. Conland was
to have given before the local
chapter of Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution several weeks ago. has
been postponed indefinitely.
The December meeting of the Auxil-
larry to the Y. M. C. A. will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock A
paper on "Y. M. c. A. Champions"
will be read by Mrs. G. c. Averill.
Mr. and Mrs. X. E. Gordon threw
open their house to the Epworth Leag-
uers Tuesday night, and a company of
so to rs found pleasure in social di-
versions. Lemonade, pop corn balls
and home made candy were sold.
A lamp was tipped over Sunday
night in the house occupied by Ed
ward Hudson and family on Horton
guished, although the carpet and the
curtains were damaged to the extent
Of SIS.
twenty-five to so young people
gave Miss Della Streeter a surprise
visit at the home of Gilbert A. Dix
on Prospect street on Friday evening.
The evening was spent very pleas
antly playing a variety of games,
prizes being given to the winners.
Refreshments were served.
An accident at the railroad cross
ing was narrowly averted Saturday
night After the arrival of the 1910
tain the Brooks House barge started
for the hotel and reached the cross
ing just as an extra locomotive APP
peared coming from the north The
barge escaped being struck by mar
gin of about two feet.
Guy Taft was hurt Friday by being
thown from a wagon in West Dunn
merston. He has been employed on
( the West river dam and was on his
/ way to the dam when the accident
happened. The horses started quick
ly throwing Mr.. Taft off his seat. He
fell behind the horses and was kicked
by one of them, and the wagon
wheels passed over his legs No
bones were broken.
C. II. Eddy G. Cos Main street
bakery has been sold through A. V.
Mays agency to August Hollender
of New York city and d. c. Yeaw
of Brattleboro. An inventory was
taken Tuesday and the new owners
took possession Wednesday. Mr..
Hollender is a brother of Carl Hol-
lender, and is conversant with all
branches of the baking business
through his experience in New York.
Mr.. Eddy retires on account of i'll
health.
There was a good attendance at the
Thanksgiving sociable given Tues
day evening by the Congregational
Christian Endeavor society. The
donations brought to be distributed
for Thanksgiving were sufficient, with
what money was contributed, to sup
ply complete Thanksgiving dinners to
20 families, and in addition ~ partial
dinners. Money contributions were
made by the Christian Endeavor
society and the Sunday school. Ping.
pong and other games were played
during the evening.
The Springfield Union of Tuesday
contained long article, founded on
despatch from Leadville to the Den
yer Post, showing the high assay OF
ore taken from the shafts of the Val
ley Leasing e Mining company, a
concern in which several Connecticut
Valley capitalists are interested. w
II. Vinton of Brattleboro is president
of the company and f. G. Robertson
of Hinsdale vice president. The
despatch says 'in the new shaft a
strong chute has been found that as
says as high as two ounces of gold
Al ounces silver and 60 per cent
lead" Finely equipped buildings are
being erected on the property.
Exercises suited to Worlds Temper
ance Sunday were held in the Baptist
Bible school last Sunday in place OF
the regular lesson. After a respon
siye service remarks were made on
the subject of Temperance by DR.. III
d. Holton and Rev. G. B. Lawson
Mr.. Hawley read letters. written in
response to a request from him. by
John ID. Long. late secretary of the
Navy, Judge w. p. Stafford, of the
Vermont supreme court. and the
chaplain of the Vermont state prison
also a portion of President Roose
velt's Thanksgiving proclamation
Lieut.. w. N. Batchelder read an eX
tract from an address by Edward
Box, editor Of the Ladies' Home
Journal
The exterior work on the new vault
in the Vermont Savings bank is near
|, ing completion. The inner safe has
arrived this week and will be put In
position soon. The outside safe
consists of two thicknesses of stee
plates, the space between them, si>
inches or more, being filled in sole
with fire proof cement. The door
will present a solid front wher
closed there being no holes through
it on account of combination locks oil
= anything of that kind. The door
} will lock automatically when closed
and will unlock automatically through
the operation of carefully adjusted
: time locks on the inside. The in
ner safe also will be fire and burglar
proof 1t is expected that the rooms
will be ready for occupancy Jan.
or soon after.
Chinese case of more than usua
interest was tried before Judge Wheel
er Wednesday in the Office of Water
man & Martin. Some time ago two
Cinnamon were arrested. charged with
coming into this. country unlawfully
: They were tried before the commits