Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

The advance sale OF tickets VIII open
Monday night at the box office for Cleve-
land minstrcls.
The Daughters of Pocahontas will hold
II public dance in Red Mems hall tomor-
row evening from to u. Dugan and
Hines win furnish music.
The Greek fruit vender, who had
fruit stand near the American House all
summer pulled stakes Saturday night
and went to Boston for the winter.
The foundry on Williams street which
has not been operated Tor several years,
has been leased by l.. II. Richardson to
MIR. Hancock OF Claremont, n. H. who
took puss ession this week.
A part of the Brattlcboro foot bah
team defeated "a team captained by Dan
Riley on the island Saturday afternoon
by a score of 1870. owing to the weather
only one l5-minute period was played.
\ black bear was brought to Brattle
boro Wednesday by y. CroWninsshield of
Stratton Mir. Crowniugsnield said he
caught the animal in trap which was
set Sunday. 1t weighed about 200 pounds.
The street chr leaving Prospect Hin at
$50 a. M, has been discontinued Here
after the first Gag from West Rrattlehoro
will leave at $50 a. usual, but there will
be no O'Clock car. the second car leaving
at 130.
\ reception IN honor of the nov secrr-
sociatiou. V. : Reed will be held at the
association rooms next Wednesday even
ing at 5 o'clock. An invitation Is extend
ed to all
Two cases of scarlet fever have been
quarautncd this week. The patients are
Harriet Nellen. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
}. f. Mcllcu 81 Walnut street, and Lena
Vincent. who lives with MIS-. Rufus Smith
on oak street
Following are the dates for series
OF sociables 10 be neld in Masonic hall
undtr the auspices of Bingham chapter,
order of Eastern star: Tuesday. oct. %;
Tuesday. Nov. "A; Wednesday, Dec. 80;
Thursday. Jan. q, Wedne sday. Feb. u;
Tuesday. March %; Friday, April Is.
The Prospect Him Aqueduct association
held its annual meeting i'm the Washington
street school house Monday evening
These officers were elected: President
Winthrop II. Adams; secretary and treas
Irer, W. \. Ramsdel; directors. w H.
Adams. T.. ] Knowlton and G. l.. Cobb
1t was voted t. levy an assessment of 50
cents a share.
\ report from Prof. Fernald Of Am
ncrst college shows that Mrs. Harriet
A. Gibson who was bitten 10y Veuomous
bug three weeks ago, was the victim Of
the affections OF kissing bug. otherwise
known as Il cannibal bug or masked bed
bug hunter. The kissing bug originated
in Europe, where it enters houses to
hunt for bed-bugs. Prof. Fernad says
the presence of the bug in Mrs Gibson's
clothing was purely accidental as it rarely
enters houses in this country
Tn" mechanical work on the new bridge
has been completed with the exception
of the ends of the sidewalk for which
several pieces Of iron had To- Doe made from
measurements taken recently. These
pieces ar" expected daily. 1t is the in
tcntion Of the bridge commissioners Of
Brattleboro and Hinsdale to get together
early n"Nt week tu formally accept the
bridge. and 1t Is oNpt ctcd that the Till
on the east end will be completed SO
that the bridge can be opened 10y the last
of the week.
Music and laughter are the principal
ingredients Of every popular form OF
amusement All the learned essays ever
written cannot change this fact. The
public likes to laugh and everybody likes
emusic This is why mnstrelsv is so
popular Fun and music are synonyms
for minstrelsy and minstrelsy to the pub
lie means fun and music. The W. :.
Cleveland Minstrels this season has been
built upon THESE lines and the vocal
part of the performance is exceptionally
strong. In addition to the usual vocal
lists ana powerful chorus. the management
mas a strong card i'm the boy soprano.
Victor Stats, whose clear. young voice
Is "A marvel Of sweetness and power.
The official averages Of the New En-
gland base ban league show that Tom
my Guihecn ranked fourth among the
third basemeu. having "a percentage Of $50
for II games His showing IS second haso-
man i'm - games was not as good. his
average being NNl As base stealer
Guihccn was oXcelled by only three men
ia the league, having 30 purloned bags
10 his credit His batting average for
the 100 games was .2i6. with a total of 3l5.
his extra drives being for ~ two haggers.
two thrc" baggerS and four homcrs SeV-
cral OTHER former Brattlcboro players were
in the league. the veteran Hickey OF the
Lowell team ranking first as batsman.
with an average Of .305. there being orhy
nine men IN the entire league who eXCell-
ed him. Dowd with the Nashua team
i'm 33 games hatted for .217, and Connie
Murphy of Iiinsdale i'm 90 games with
New Bedford and Lawrence batted for 273
Lou Cross Of Lowell. who was the
winning pitcher Of the entire league. bat
ted for only .2l3.
No definite plans have been made for
the local basket bah season but the y
NJ G. y. Will undoubtedly be represent ed
by a strong team. Arthur Sanders the
referee last season, who was one of the
fastest players ever seen on the local
llpiT Nlltl ne was captain oil tne Y. NJ. G.
y. aggregation several years ago. has
been asked to join the Northampton pro-
fessional team which will play in the
league with Springfield. Holyoke and
other cities. but he has declined the Of
fer. TON Dowd a local favorite in base
bali - years ago has recently sold his
bas''et bali league franchise in Holyoke
to the managers of the base ball team
there for $500. The franchise cost him
nothing and he made several thousand
dollars last season in managing the Hol-
yoke team. Dowd obtained interests in
the basket ball teams Of Northampton
Nashua and Stamford and he is now look
ing for men who can hold their own in
professional ranks. He has informed
friends in Bratteboro that he will come
here soon To see March, Ferriter and
Stafford of the Y. NJ. c. A. team of last
year to try to induce them to go into the
professional ranks.
y portable steam engine, hosting ma
chine derrick and other tools owned by
United Construction company of Albany
y. V, and used in constructing the new
bridge across the Connecticut river, and
a freight car owned by the Boston and
Maine railroad company have been at
tached by Deputy Sheriff c. l. Knapp
acting under instructions from c. G
Fits. attorney for Michael w. Sullivan OF
Brattleboro Sullivan has brought suit
against the United Construction comnanV
for $500 for personal injuries received
while removing the trestle from under
the bridge. He alleges that while work.
ing under the supervision of the superin-
tendent and foreman, part of the trestle
fell ana struck him, breaking one or