Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-25

Thanksgiving work of the parish com
mittee.
The "Brattleboro Public Market" the
new store on Elliot street was opened
Saturday and was visited by a large num-
Der of people during the day and even
ing
Connecticut Valley council conferred
the Royal and Select Master degree on
four candidates at special convocaton
i'm Masonic hall Friday evening. The work
was followed by a banquet
A meeting of the creditors of j. n.
Chamberlain of Bellows Falls was set for
last Saturday i'm Referee =. ID. Il. Stoves
office, but as the estate has no assets no
creditors appeared and no trustee was
appointed.
Chief-uf Police Hall arrested Wesley
Ash Saturday night for intoxication ON
Monday morning Ash pleaded guilty to
second offense before Justice Newton and
was fined Sl5 and costs, amounting to
$2o.95, which was paid
The case of Charles SQuiers against his
son-u-law Henry Warren, which was
heard before Justice Stowe last summer,
was decided Saturday Squicrs brought
suit to recover $50 on an account. and
Warren put in a bill in offset amounting
to $40 Justice Stowe gave Judgment
for the plaintiff to recover 500 and costs.
c, c. Fits of Brattieboro made a
splendid speech against the passage of
the. bill abolishing capital punishment
on Tuesday. His Oratory was not aimed
at the heart strings, but rather at the best
judgment of the law makers. His argu-
ments, which were always propped up
with bundle of facts, did not fail to
take effect Montpelier Journal.
Congressman Kittredge Hasklns has re-
ceived from Gov. G. j. Bell his commission
as representative in Congress from the
second district of Vermont for the COM
ing two years also the official statement
of his vote at the last election. Congress
man llaskins received 23,7S votes or a
plurality of 1918 over Howe the Demo-
cratic candidate, whose vote was 1865. The
vote for Hanson. Socialist. was $40 and
for lvers. Prohibitonist, 41l, WITH three
scattering, so that Congressman Has
kins's majority over all was 1575S.
The Boston x Maine students excur-
sion train to Montpelier Friday PLAYED i'm
i'll luck On account Of an accident at
South Vernon it was delayed two hours
and 10 minutes in leaving Bratteboro,
and ON returning IL was delayed Il long
time at East Putney. reaching Brattlebo-
TO soon after midnight 1t ran on "a side
| track at East PutneY to wait for "a train
going in the opposite direction \ freight
train which ran in behind the excursion
train met with an accident, and the ex-
cursion train was blocked until the
freight train was backed off the siding
The first annual THANKSGIVING food and
flower sale inaugurated by the women of
the Congregational church was a decided
success. 1t opened Monday noon in the
vestry and closed Tuesday evening. The
attendance was light the first afternoon
on account of the opening of the hospi-
tai. but on Tuesday there was good at
tendance and nearly everything was sold
What remained was devoted to charitable
use. The sale closed with a comedy. Mrs
| Tubbs's Telegram, which furnished much
amusement musical program was
given by the Brattleboro male quartet
and Miss Ethel Randall. violnist The
comedy will be repeated at 8 O'Clock to-
day for the benefit of the children.
1t has been learned from a reliable
source that within short time the Cam
ada Atlantic and the Central Vermont
railway system will be consolidated into
a single great system extending from
Parry sound. with its steamboat lines on
the lakes, to New London, Conn, the
southern terminus of the Central Yer
mont This consolidation is but a pre-
liminary step to the absorption of both
lines by the Grand Trunk The destiny
of both is linked with the projected trans
continental line which is to play so great
part in the development of the Car
adam Northwest. With its present Port
land terminal, the Grand Trunk will have
two Atlantic outlets, the second one pos
sessing immense strategic Importance
through Its nearness to New York
Mrs. Maria Weed OF Chicago. represent
ing the International Council of Women
and the national w. c. 7. L.. spoke in
tn Baptist vestry Monday evening on
The Octopus of the 10Th Century" There
was large audience. Mrs. Weed gave
some startling facts CONCERNING the Nor
mon system, of which she has made
. on nafa al e.NH,
saries are quietly reaching out in all di-
rections and that the foothold which they
are gaining in communities where they
would be least expected to get encoura ge-
ment, Is cause for alarm. Mrs Weed
spoke at the recent state convention of
/ the w. c. I. |. in North Bennington
and it was through her visit there that
she was engaged to come to Brattleboro.
She spoke to an audience of women Tues
day afternoon.
| Nearly $50 odd Fellows attended the
annual meeting of the 10th district in
odd Fellows hall in Brattlebobro Mon
/ day night. The district includes the
lodges in Ludlow, Springfield, Chester.
! Bellows Falls, Proctorsville. Weston
! South Londonderry. Newfane. Wardsbo-
! 70 and Brattldboro. special train
/ brought rs from Bellows Falls. returning
at l o'clock Tuesday morning Bellows
| Falls lodge exemplifed the initiatory de-
]
! tleboro the first degree. Instruction in the
second and third degrees was given bv
] Past Grand Master S. NJ. Reed of Wind
sor. after which banquet was served
! which was attended by about $50. A w.
/ Roel was POSTMASTER. and remarks were
made by various members of the lodges
in the district and by Past Grand Master
! Ravens of Chester and Past Grand Pat
| riarch Farrar of Rutland
Representative Clarke C. Fits and Col
| Linn d. Taylor are the leaders in the
movement for the establishment in Brat
tleboro of Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany. bill has been introduced in the
| legislature to Incorporate the concern
under the title of the Northern Mutual
Insurance company, with 10 corpora
! tors-W. II. Bracket, Charles O. Rob
bins, NJ. Austin jr., L. d. Taylor Charles
A. Harris and Clarke c. Fits of Brattle-
boro, G. II. Pape of Barre, e. e. Blanch-
| ard of Newport, S. h. Waite of Morris
vile, j. w. Fowler of Manchester. Col
Inns M. Graves of Bennington, George O.
Stratton of Montpelier and DIR. o. w.
DAILY of White River Junction. TIE bill
specifies that the company's office shall
be located in Brattleboro. The CAPITAL
stock is $4,000 with shares of $50 each
| one-half to be paid in. The bill was in
! PRODUCED by Representative Stratton of
Montpelier who is one of the corpora tors
The music loving people of Brattleboro
were given an evening of rare pleasure
| Wednesday by Lucien Howe of Rutland
formerly of this town, who gave an organ
recital in the Congregational church
under the auspices of the Brattleboro
/ FnD gRaf T1tnI.