Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

David Harum at the Auditorium this
evening.
The Postal and Western Union tele-
graph offices will close at p. m. here
after
The ladies of the Episcopal society will
hold a supper and Christmas sale cary in
December
The Unitarian Valley conference, at
Northheld Wednesday, voted to hold the
meeting next year in Brattleboro.
Deacon c. f. Thompson will report on
the meeting of the American Board in
Manchester, n. H., at the mid-week meet
ing in the Congregational church tonight.
The steam road roller was loaded on a
Hat car yesterday to be shipped to North
field, Mass, where 1t will be used in MAX
ing roads on Millionaire Schells premises.
The Woman's association of the Con-
gregational church at West Brattleboro
Will serve harvest supper at the church
parlors next Tuesday evening from $50
TO 80 oclock. 1t VIII be followed by
Christian Endeavor social.
No report has been received from the
Amherst College lnseCtary concerning the
nature of the insect by which Mrs. Har-
riet y. Gibson was bitten last week. Mrs.
Gibson stil has some pains as the re-
| suit of her experience with the insect,
but they are not as pronounced as they
/ were "A few days ago.
There are two David Harum companies
/ on the road. The No. l company Will be
/ seen at the Auditorium this evening
| This aggregation seldom plays except
week stands in the large cities and will
] go from here to Pittsned, Jersey city,
/ Washington and New York and thence to
the large cities of the West. y carload
of scenery is carried for the production
! tonight.
The Brattleboro Womans club will
meet at the Brooks House on Wednes-
/ day. oct. ~ at $50 y. IN. DIR. Edwin a
/ GrosvenOr, professor of moderp govern
ment and international law at Amherst
| college, will deliver his lecture on odd
/ Deerheld, with its Arts and Crafts At
! the recent field day of the Pocumtuck
Valley Memorial association, DR.. Gros-
! VenOr was the orator OF the day, his sub
ject being Colonial Conquests,'
Judge Wheeler has rendered his decis-
ion in the matter Of the petition of Fuller
! G. Smith of St. Adams for wits of habeas
corpus to release from custody 10 China
! men held in the detention house at Rich
ford denying the petition. MIR. Smiths
contention was that the immigration Of
hcer did not have the power TO decide
the right of Cinnamon to enter the United
States when the claim was made tlat
they were native born. Under the courts
decision the decision of the immigration
officer is final.
Inc DI0ltltbOIO W blllttil > Nlub nave De-
gun what is sure to be a season OF ac-
tivity. The clubs meeting at the home
of Mrs. l.. *. Fuller on " Wednesday af-
ternoon first brought the members to-
sether. Miss Clark, the president, spoke
words OF welcome, after which came re-
ports from delegates to the Vermont
state federation meeting. held in St
Juhusbury last week. An informal social
hour was enjoyed with the hostess before
the members separated during which
time there was muse by an orchestra.
Abel Parker of Pownal, a successful
farmer and one of the well-kuuwn and
substantial citizens OF that town, died at
| The Brattleboro Retreat Sunday. The
body was sent to North Adams Monday
! ana the funeral was held Wednesday at
the nome of John Parker. son OF the de-
ceased The Parker family was one Of
the oldest in Pownal Years ago, when
wood was used extensively for fuel by
the railroads. Mr.. Parker supplied the
Troy X Boston railroad with wood, en-
ploying at times over loo men.
Glenroy Raymond Smith and Miss Eva
May Goodale We're married at the Bap-
, tIst parsonage at e45 o clock Wednesday
morning by Rev. George b. Lawson.
They went south on the l01j train for a
week visit in South Framingham and
Boston. On their return they will keep
+ house ON South Main street Mrs. Smith
: Is a daughter OF MIR. and Mrs G. j. Good
dress Mr. Smith has been employed by
W H. St. Germaine, but on his return he
, will be employed by the s y. Smith com
pany.
, An OF the suits brought by States At
toruey \. +. Schwenk against the pro-
, prietors and bar tenders OF the Brattle-
boro. American ana Melrose houses on
, criminal charges as result of testi-
, mony taken before the board OF license
, I commissioners were mol pressed yester-
: day by the states attorney. The verdict
. . of the jurics in the case of the state
. against T.. G. Frost, being disagreement
, and the other an dcquital made ii app
parent to States Attorney Schwenk that
ne probably would not be able to get a
jury which would convict the other
a respondents. the remaining cases being
- similar to the one which was tried out
lie therefore mol pressed the cases in or
der to save needless expenditure of the
I states money When the next term OF
- county court opens he will bring the mat
I ter To the attention of the presiding judge
y | and will file infOrmations against the re-
] spondents If the Judge directs. Then
y If the cases are taken up again, ii Will not
n be left for the jury to interpret the law
I The cases mol pressed were those OF the
% state against 4. Frank Turner, Danie
: Donahue. Charles English, Harry Flood
d Charles Houston. James Austin, Levi j
Strong and Henry Stockwell.