Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-25

\ brass band is being organized in
Brattleboro officers will be elected
soon.
Beauseant Commandery, knights Temp
lar. held a drill Wednesday evening in
preparation for the coming field day.
The room formerly used for the town
agency will be used for check room
during the performances I'm the Audi
torilm and the harvest bali in Festival /
Han both nights of the Valley Fair. /
Manager Fox has arranged with Charles /
Sturges to have charge.
james G. 1arllin. employed on the Con-
necticut river bridge, was arrested Sat |
urday night by Chef-of-Polce Han and /
Policeman Worden for intoXication. /
After spending Sunday in the lock-up he /
was arTaignCd Monday morning before /
Justice Newton. lie pleaded guilty and /
was fined 50 apd costs, amounting to /
SEQ, which was paid boy himself and his I
friends.
\ large number of football enthusiasts /
met i'm the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms Monday |
evening to " talk up the sport for the /
coming season 1t was decided that there |
was plenty of material in town for a good I
team ana it was voted to begin prac- /
tice the following night ON the High /
school ground, and to organize a team |
as soon as possible w O. Cooley was !
elected captain and - Williamson man
agor
Electric car service in Brattleboro was
tied up completely all day Sunday. |
When the power was shut off Saturday
night, the days work being done. the
main drive belt was frightened. having be- |
come loose Soon after the power was
turned on Sunday morning the belt came
apart where it mad been cemented. and
as there was not water enough in the
mill-pund to run the engine there was
nothing to do but wait for the belt to be
mended. The belt WAS not ready for use
until Monday morning.
Marc. the magician, among other fea-
lures in the Star course of entertain
ments. will introduce the magic of the
Orient During the first part OF the pro-
gram he will don the costume Of the an
Gent sorcereI high priests of India and
give realistic and wonderful exhibition
as performed by the famed fakirs of that
country. His entire company Will assist,
introducing Oriental music produced
with genuine East India musical instru-
ments. making altogether weird and
fascinating performance.
with the end of the base ball season in
sight James Barrett Of the Detroit team
stands fourth as a batsman in the Amer
lean league, with a percentage of .3l5 for
ll6 games. The men ahead of him are
/ LaJoie of Cleveland $50 Doherty of Bos-
| ton .33i and Crawford of Detroit .325 only
/ l'NI pay tlS nave llAht more sacrifice
! hits than Barrett and he ranks high as
| base runner His standing I'm fielding Is
! sixth. with an average of .9G5. and his
! ability as throwcr is shown by the fact
! that he has had more assists than any
! player in the league
Mrs Jennie Is. Powers. agent Of the
! Vermont Humane society. was the COM
| plainaut In the prosecution Of Willis Coll
| Ter of Vernon Saturday. The complaint
| which was signed 10y Grand Juror I.ucius
| Putnam. charged collier with over driv-
| ing and cruelty heating horses Collier
pleaded guilty before Justice VI. J. Reed
and WAS lined so and costs OF 50 90. The
fine was suspended. Collier promising TO do
better Jonn r. Gale OF Gulford was the
attorney for the prosecution and Law
yer +. u. T.. stowe of Brattleboro was
| counsel for the defendant. The hearing
was at Whitheds tavern.
y man with a battered head. which
| bore evidence Of strenuous life. was
| arrested near Dykes restaurant on
| Elliot street Monday morning by Police
man Thayer. He had been elected from
the restaurant a short time before. He
| was kept in the lookup until O'Clock.
when he was arraigned before Justice
| Newton on the charge of intoxication.
He pleaded guilty and was fined S. and
costs. but was unable to pay and was
taken to Newfane Jail for 10 days. lie
| said his name was James Carney. that
he came from Boston and that the
bruises on his head were caused by fall
ing from a freight train.
The members of the Catholic Union.
! who have had rooms on the upper story
in Ullery building. held a meeting Fri
day night and another meeting Sunday
to see If anything could be done in the
way Of securing new quarters Mr.
Ullery having notified them that his
business made it necessary for him to
ask them to Nacate I'm order that he
might use the rooms himself. The qucs-
tiou of disbdnding was discussed. but no
/ action was taken. Another meeting
probably will be held next SUNDAY. II
suitable quarters cannot be found there
seems to be but one course open to the
organization. namely. to dishand until
such time as they can secure rooms.
Ralph Smith, 13. who disappeared
from his home in Marlboro last June.
was returned to his parents by Chief-of-
Police Han Friday night. When the boy
disappeared Chief Hall sent a print
ed description of him to the police head
quarters in various cities. on Thursday
night of last week Chief Hall received a
despatch from the police in Springfield.
! Mass, stating that a boy answering
Smiths description had been found in the
electric light plant and was being de-
tanned. Chief Han assured the police
that the boy was Smith and had him sent
| Boston & Maine conductor. The boy had
on two pairs Of Overalls. which he said
he bought in St. Adams. on two oc-
caSions before he ran away Chief Hall
found the boy in the Brattleboro cleo
trc light station and sent him home.
a runaway accident was prevented Sat
urday afternoon by Admiral Philip HIGH
born of Washington. u. c., who. with
/ Mrs. Hichborn. has been a summer guest
at the Brooks House. \ little girl there
by was saved from injury, but the adj
miral hurt his right leg SO that for two
| or three days it was difficult for him to
walk. Admiral Ilichborn had attended a
| clam bake at " HillCreSt.' on Ames Hill
and was sitting on the veranda at the
cottage. y horse and carriage stood in
| front of the cottage. but no driver was
in sight \ young girl climbed into the
carriage. whereupon the horse started
/ The child took hold of one rein and be-
! gan pulling which made the situation
! worse. Admiral HiChborn. although a
very heavy man, jumped off the veranda
and was able seize the horses bit In
doing so he turned one ankle, which