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


Tuesday evening the first night of the
card tournament at the Wheel club
rooms Whist will be played.
The regular meeting of the Internal
tional Sunshine society, Brattleboro
branch 1, announced for next week, will
be postponed on account of Thanks
giving.
A large number of Brattleboro people
are planning to attend the Thanksgiving
ball i'm IIinsdale Wednesday night
Leitslngers orchestra of 10 pieces will
furnish the music for dancing.
A son of Charles Deyo went to SPRING
field. Mass, Wednesday to visit his uncle
but got lost and was taken in charge by
the police force. Chief Hall was notified
and had the boy sent home yesterday.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will sit together in the Congrega-
tional church Monday night TO listen to
the address by Judge Wendell p. STAFF
ford given under the auspices of the Wo-
mans club.
l.. D. Taylor is arranging for a series of
assemblies in the Brooks House this au-
tumn and winter, the first being neld on
Thanksgiving night and the second on
New Years night. Letsinger's orchestra
will furnish music.
Escalloped oysters, cold meats cake,
coffee, etc, We're served to very large
number by the ladies' of the Congrega-
tional society in the vestry last evening.
Home made confectionery was sold by
the Fessenden Helping Hand society.
The third entertainment in the Y. NJ.
c. A. Star course will be given in the
Auditorium Thursday evening Dec 3, by
the Metropolitan Grand Concert company.
Those who have course tickets should
keep the tickets for Paul Lawrence Dun
bar for later date.
The hearing on Dr. Holton's account as
trustee of Mary Blakeslee's estate was
resumed yesterday before Judge e. L.
Waterman in the probate court II. G..
Barber and ]. f. Gale appearing for Miss
Blakeslee and c. G. Eltts for DIR. Holton
The case was not concluded.
The public schools closed Tuesday
Nov. IL They will reopen Monday, Nov
30, The school committee deemed 1t
wise to lengthen the Thanksgiving vaca-
ton this year and shorten the Christ
mas vacation. School will close Dec
p and reopen Jan for the Christmas
recess.
Mrs. Mabel Carpenter Franklin, daugh-
ter Of u. l.. Carpenter. formerly of Brat
tleboro and Gulford, died at her home
in Springfield. Mass. Thursday morning
after an illness of several years She
leaves. beside her husband n little SON
father and mother and four brothers
and three sisters.
Mrs. Bernice p. Dickey of Dorchester
Mass. announces the marriage OF her
daughter. Maude Alena. to Samuel Web
ster Kirkland The wedding took place
in Andover. Mass. Wednesday, Rev c.
O. Day performing the ceremony. Mr.
and Mrs Kirkland will be at home after
Jan. l at % Harvard street, New Dor
chester, Mass.
Deputy Sheriff Wellman OF Guilford ar
rested Albert Shaver in that town yes
terday and brought him to Brattleboro.
Shaver was arraigned before Justice New
ton on the charge of being n tramp. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
house of correction at Rutland for three
months. Deputy Sheriff Wellman took
him to Rutland.
Thomas Fleming. 10. son of Patrick
Fleming. injured his left eye seriously
| Wednesday by cutting the eye-hal with
a jackknife. He was crossing the High
school grounds eating an apple. when he
slipped and threw up quickly the nnnd
which neld the knife. The point of the
blade entered the eye. and II is feared the
sight is destroyed
There was no hearing yesterday in the
case of c. II. Davenport against George
f.. Crowel and the Carpenter company
rs the special master. O. NJ. Barber OF
Bennington, was unable to attend to IL.
Mr.. Barber is busy on another case. and
ms the Bennington county court will open
soon it is likely that the case will not be
tried before January.
The Metropolitan Grand Concert com
pany, who will give the next Star course
entertainment Dec. 3, consists of Robert
Kent Parker, basso; Miss Agnes Pringle.
vioiniste; Mrs. Charlotte Guyer- George.
contralto; and Vernon Edison Henshie.
! pianist The Springfield Republican said
of Mr.. Parker; He has a fine basso
voice. we'll trained. The audience was
! very enthusiastic over it,"
! The Ladies' Enterprise met with Mrs.
/ +. +. Hopkinson on Cherry street Thurs
day afternoon. At G3O the ladies served
| bountiful supper, about 80 partaking
The evening was spent with vocal and in
strumental music and card playing The
evening was very enjoyable for all. This
was the first of the winters socia bles
and the next one will be held with Mrs
l.. NJ Howe on Maple street Dec. g.
On account of delay in receiving his
electric motor w. C. Mitchell has not
made much progress the past two weeks
toward starting his new industry in the
upper part of II. L. Emerson's building
on Flat street. His machinery Is in posi-
ton and everything is in readiness to be-
gin business as soon as the motor is set
Mr.. Mitchell will manufacture linen hand
kerchiefs for both men and women. The
business is clean and attractive, and the
location in which Mr. Mitchell will con-
duct it is well adapted for it, His motor
will have a capacity for 40 machines. but
| for the present a smaller number will be
connected.
Edward "londelrs spec sacular extrav-
aganza, Through the Centre Of the
Earth" will open at the Auditorium.
Wednesday, Nov. %. in an entirely new
edition of the successful play. with an
enlarged cast and new and beautiful
scenic effects and costumes Edward
and Libbe Blondel head the cast with
an exceptionally strong company, in
Guiding Three Sisters De Fay, musical
celebrities; Ward and Robinson, Ger
man comedians. and many others Spec
ial attention has been given to the cho-
rus which has been enlarged and gor-
geously costumcd for the production to-
gether with Clark's electric ballet and
the Atlantic quartet. making It one of
the most elaborate productions on the
road.
William LAWN, who has been taking
part in PATHS tour in England is now
in New York. He will spend the en-
tire season in this country. He appeared
recently in a Queens hall concert and of
his appearance a London paper said:
Mr.. William LAWN made one of the
greatest successes this season by his eX-
ceptionally artistic singing of the air
from Puccini's La Boheme.' Rarely do
we hear a tenor voice of such pleasing
quality or singing which affords so much
pleasure. Mr.. LAWNS production is easy.
his phrasing artistic. and his mastery of
expression so good that his rendering of
this exceedingly difficult number appealed
irresstibly to the audience. who recalled
him five times and finally secured an en-
core"