Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

Entries for the Vermont Wheel clubs
billiard and pool tournament will close
Saturday night at o'clock.
The new headquarters of company
will be open evenings until 10 o'clock and
Sunday afternoon and evening until
8 o'clock
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent asso-
citation held an assembly in Red Mems
hall Monday evening, which was attended
by % couples. Ice cream and other re-
freshments were served.
James w Lester of Putney, one of
the signers of the Stowell note for 500
900, has filed a petition for a discharge
from bankruptcy. There will be a hearing
on the petition Dec. I, in the office of
F. d. f. Stowe. referee.
Holden & Martin are moving their
steam mill from West Dummerston to
the lot formerly owned by Judge Wheeler
in Jamaica. A building for the use of
the employees is being put up by Mr..
Holden and Lysander Lord.
The civil service commission has or
dered an examination for clerk and car
rier in the post Office service to be held
at the Brattleboro office Dec 9, at a. m
Particulars may be learned on applca-
ton to Miss F. L. Guild at the post
office.
The members of the Columbian book
club held their annual meeting last even
ing at the home of the president, Mrs
Maverette Fisher, These officers were
elected for the coming year: President.
Mrs Maverette Fisher; vice president.
Mrs c. II. Davenport; secretary and
treasurer. Miss Edith NJ. Stolte; exec
utive committee, Mrs. r. L. S. Patton,
Mrs C. r. Crosby and Mrs. Charles
Knight
The oil house near the Central Ver-
mont engine house was discovered to be
on fire about 5.25 o'clock last night and
an alarm was given at box SO, near Whet-
stone bridge The department was on
hand very quickly, but was not needed
as railroad employees seized a hose at the
engine house and put out the fire The
oil house contained several hundred gal
Ions of oil in galvanized iron tanks. II
it had been ignited the engine house
would have been destroyed. The fire
burned through the roof.
The Dummerston license commission
ers will hold a public hearing Monday at
O'Clock, in Townsend's hall in West
Dummerston, on the charges of the
Dummerston constables against Fisk G.
Rogers, alleging illegal sales of liquor
The commissioners once decided that the
evidence was not sufficient to warrant
holding a public hearing, but the COM
plainants were not satisfied and placed
the matter in the hands of the select
men, and would have carried it to the
states attorney if nothing had been done
Rev. C. H. Spauldng. d. D., of Bos-
ton will speak at the Baptist church next
Sunday. The address at the morning
service will refer especially to the mis-
sionary work of the great Baptist Publ
cation Society of Philadelphia, of which
Dr. Spaulding is New England secretary,
and the annual Offering of the church
will be made. In the evening Dr. Spauld-
ing, who is a specialist and expert in all
matters pertaining to Sunday schools,
will speak especially to Sunday school
workers, and sympathizers with their
work. A very hearty invitation is ex-
tended to all interested.
H. l.. Emerson's horse and furniture
wagon and the electric car which left
West BrattlebOro at $50 o'clock got
mixed up on Western avenue last even
ing. The horse was left standing on the
track in front of the Home for the Aged
and Disabled. The small electric light
a short distance west of that point shone
in the eyes of Motorman Elmer Johnson
so that he was unable to see the team in
time to prevent a collision, although he
reversed the power and put on the brake.
The horse stepped to one side and the
car struck the front end of the wagon
smashing the forward part, demolishing
the fender and damaging the front end
of the car. The horse was thrown under
the car, but was not hurt beyond a few
scratches. 1t was impossible to move
the car until the horse had been pulled
from under it.