Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06

The ladies of the Woman's Auxiliary
have voted to hold a canned fruit and
jelly sale at an early date.
The Garment Workers union initiated
81 members at the regular monthly meet
ing held in Grand Army hail Monday
evening.
St. Cecelia's Altar society's Halowe en-
party was success socially and finan-
Cialy. The society netted 1858. Miss
Nellie Griffin drew the sofa pillow.
Orders have been issued for special
election in Company I, V. ~ c., Nov. 18th
to elect successor to Capt. Ernest j.
Waterman, resigned. Col J. c. Estey
will preside.
The annual meeting of the young poo
pies home missionary society of the
Methodist church will be held next Mon
day evening with Mrs. Delmar Fraser on
Canal street
The Woman's Relief corps will serve
n public supper at Grand Army hall Tues
day evening, Nov. 10, at $50 O'Clock. to
be followed by a musical and literary en-
tertainment.
The Swedish Congregational church
had paid its debt of 5000 The sewing
society raised a part of the money, the
members each contributed weeks
wages and one member solicited $50 to
make up the balance
The Junior Banjo and Mandolin club
went to Vernon Wednesday evening to
assist Mrs Robert Nesbitt i'm a harvest
concert given at the school house. The
weather conditions were perfect and the
school house was crowded. The school
received $l6.15 i'm receipts and all had an
enjoyable time.
The annual meeting of the Canal
Street Book club was held last evening
with Mrs H. +. Brooks. The following
officers were elected President Mrs.
George Ryder; secretary, Mrs. Charles
Reach; book committee Mrs. Ryder, Mrs
Reach, Miss Amy Hines. The books Of
the past year were sold by auction.
The regular nome mission meeting Of
the Baptist church was held with Mrs l.
O. T. Smith on Canal street yesterday
afternoon. The topic was 80 The Noun
tain Whites OF the South" An appre-
ciative letter was read from the mis-
sionary to whom the society sent boxes
recently Mrs. Smith served refresh
ments.
change in the proprietorship Of the
Abbott d .Ackerman meat market on
| Elliot street has been made this week
Mr.. Abbott having admitted his SON
sherman Abbott into partnership with
| him. The firm name hereafter will be
q. o. Abbott & Son. MIR Alderman has
withdrawn from the firm. having bought
market in Springfield. this state
The banns of marriage were published
in st. Michaels Roman Catholic church
Sunday between Miss Katherine Sullivan
of Brattleboro and Thomas Fitzgerald of
Springfield Mass The wedding will take
place Tuesday morning in St MichaeTs
church at $50. Rev. Father Cunning
ham will ofciate. The wedding recep-
ton will be held in the evening at the
new home in Springfield. Mass.
The Young Peoples Christian Union OF
! the tniversalist church held the annual
election Of officers last Sunday evening
| The following We're chosen: President
Miss Minnie Merrill, vice president. Ar
thur Peach secretary and treasurer
Miss Alvena Walker: corresponding sec
rotary. Miss Alta Eames; chairman Of
! lookout committee. Mrs. f.. f. Flagg
| devotional committee, Mrs Stone, Mrs
4. j. Taylor, Miss Eva Sanders
The Brattleboro chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution, gave a chicken
pie supper in the dining room of the Bap-
fist church last evening, which was well
attended. After supper contributions of
81 from each member of the chapter
were received, to be expended In the
work of erecting a marker on the old
camp ground. Each member responded
to her name by contributing her dollar
and reading an original poem telling how
it was earned This feature of the even
ing furnished much amusement.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur knight started
Wednesday for East Putney to attend
a chcken-pie supper given by the ladies'
aid society of that village. They went
| in DR.. Bowens automobile, and Miss
Florence Converse went on the train. ex-
pecting to ride home with them. While
going up a hill near Putney the burned
machine gave out. and Mr.. Knight had
to telephone to Mr. Converse to come
with a team after them The automobile
was dragged In and Mr.. aud Mrs. Knight
had to remain over night.
Austin +. Miller is unable to use his
| right arm which was badly burned while
he was making candy. He started to
pour melted candy out OF a kettle when
he spilled a quantity OF the hot candy on
his wrist and hand. He plunged his arm
into cold water soon as possible and
peeled the candy OF when II became
hardened The candy burned deeply into
the flesh. The skin has since come off
leaving the flesh raw. His physician and
doctor whom he consulted in Boston
think it may be necessary to graft pieces
Of skin on the burned surface. Mr. Mil
Ter will not be able to use his arm for
three weeks. He is planning to move his
business to the store formerly occupied
by Morse x Simpson in about two weeks
The news that patient had cut loose
from the Brattleboro Retreat spread over
the main part of the village Wednesday
night when men from the institution were
seen hurrying to the railroad station the
river and other points Late in the even
Ing light was seen in the Congrega-
tional belfry and the man who observed
II thought that in some unexpainable
way the fugitive had found refuge there
This belief was strengthened by the ap-
pearance of shadows as of some one
walking about A crowd of men con-
gregated, the discovery was reported to
Chief-of-P Police Hall and an advance on
the church was made The door knob
was ratified vigorously and "A voice from
within said: Is that you Ernest?" An
answer in the affirmative was made
whereupon the door was opened by
Charles Berry, the janitor. who said he
was driving doves from the befry. 1t is
expected that the fugitive will be caught
George +. Warner and +. d. Fisk were
passengers on a hotel barge in Littleton.
n. H., Monday which collded with a car
Iiage and killed Mrs. Scott w Powers
an occupant and wife of the owner of
the carriage. Mrs Powers had returned
from visit and was met at the station
by her husband. Mr.. Powers started to
turn his carriage around at the same
time that the driver of the barge at
tempted to turn that vehicle around
with the result that the two vehicles col
| lided, throwing Mrs. Powers out and
killing her instantly. Mr.. Powers was
| thrown out and was kicked by one of the
horses. but was not seriously hurt Some
of the by-standers said that one wheel
of the barge ran over Mrs Powers. Her
right arm was crushed between the
shoulder and elbow, and ribs on both
sides We're broken The physicians said