Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-04

\ regular meeting of the knights and
Ladies of Honor viii be held in Red Mems
hall Monday evening.
Il. NJ Angler has the foundation finish
ed. including the brick work, for cottage
house on Pine street near the car barn.
Senator Pierce of Brattleboro has been
Il strong upholder of fish and game legis-
lation at this session. lie has stood be-
hind bills of this class with a character
istic stability.-[Montpelier journal.
George r. Reed of Brattleboro, a paint
er, has filed schedule in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are S2G3, of which 1921 Is
unsecured, and his assets are 1855, all
claimed as exempt. His creditors are
principally in Springfield, this state.
The tracks of the street railroad COM
pany at the Pine street car barn are be-
ing rearranged so as to do away with
several switches. Passengers Will appre-
cate this change as it will prevent so
much joting of the cars while passing
this point
\ shot, evidently from an air gun,
crashed through one of the windows of
a street car near the public library Tues
day evening filling Conductor Pratts face
with glass The car was stopped but the
iirer of the shot could not be found. Mr..
Pratt was not injured.
John Boliger of Brattleboro and Miss
Minnie Moore of Newfane, daughter Of
John Moore. were married in Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday evening. They Will
return to Brattleboro this week and will
begin housekeeping in Miss Esther Thorn
ass house at IL washington street Mr..
Bolliger Is blacksmith employed by
Il. NJ. Angler.
a. q. Allen viii open his tract of land
north of the Brattleboro Cabinet COM
pany's factory for building purposes. Two
streets will be laid out from Vernon
street to the property of the Morningsde
cemetery association. These streets Wan
give room. for 20 building lots 100 feet
deep and so feet frontage. There is said
! to be a large demand for tenements near
| the new factory.
There was large attendance at the
Murray clubs Halloween sociable In the
| Universaist vestry Monday evening. Be
sides the usual grotesque performances
| the program included singing by Mrs,
/ Katherine OConnor Weeks fortune tell
| ing by Mrs. Herbert Clark and Mrs.
! Frances b. Horton. readings by Miss
/ Florence Clark and at the close a ghost
story by Miss Zetta Weld. whose fantastic
| costume was arranged with startling ef-
| feet
Everyone is invited to the election sup
! per. which the Daughters of the American
| Revolution will have in Grange banquet
| hall Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, at o'clock.
Included in the bill of fare will be baked
beans, cold meats. salad. cake. squash
and mince pie and old-rashioned election
cake and pumpkin pie All are invited To
remain and learn the returns OF the cleo
ton. which will be reported at the hall
| as received. Coffee and doughnuts will
be sold until 12 o'clock
Mrs Mary Eliza Phelps so. wife OF
| Frank a. Phelps OF Boston and Brattle-
boro, died at the Phelps farm about So
o'clock Sunday evening Of cancer Of the
stomach. She was born in Randolph
| Mass. Jan. H. 1854. and was a daughter
OF Daniel and Charlotte Hrosp Pottle
| Her principal home was in Boston. where
/ Mr. Phelps conducts boarding stable
| but for some II years she and her hus
band had spent the summers In Bratue
boro. on their farm. She leaves one son
/ Frank in Boston. Funeral services wer,
held at the home of Mr. Phelps's sister
Mrs Ephraim Haskell on Elm street al
o'clock Wednesday. Rev. r. X Mar
win. Of the Universallst vnurch. OBLIGATED
The body was placed in the mausolelm If
Morningside cemetery.
VIII b Smith. who has taken a position
in the office OF Il. l.. Hildreth Il Co. be
I gan his work there Wednesday. Tn,
Springfield Republican of Tuesday II
speaking of Mr. Smiths departure said
"WiH Il. Smith has resigned his position
as telegraph editor Of The Republican and
Is to become connected with the printing
firm Of + L. Hiidrcth Co. Of Bra tile
boro Vt. I'm an important capacity. He
has been "A valued member Of The Re
publican STAFF for Siz years and his re-
tirement is lamented by his employers anC
associates. His family home Is at Brat
tlehoro and the place has special attrac
tons for him therefore" The Republican
editorial staff gave Mr.. smith dinner al
s,t In CalI Iut
evening. Mrs. Smith will come TO Brat
tleboro about the middle of the montf
and they will live at IS oak street
The home of Miss zetta Weld. 81 Cana
street. was the scene OF genuine Hal
lowe'en party Friday evening when Miss
Weld entertained 1G clerks from the stor,
OF Houghton & Slmonds. where she l!
employed. The electric fights were shaded
with blue tissue paper. making n weirC
light. while jack o'lanterns were BURNING
in the hall and I'm the corners OF tn,
rooms grinning masks were peerlng from
the portieres. and cracking fire wa!
burning in the open crate. The guests
were met by Mr. Weld. who wore a cos
tune representing the devil and in III,
dim shadows of the hall Mrs. Weld repre-
scented a ghost. Each guest wore the sigi
Of the black cat. and was greeted by Mis-
Weld with the shake of a wet glove flle'
with sand. ghost glided in and tol'
! fortunes. Every moment or the eVenini
was filed with Halloween games an,
trials Refreshments were served from
the prettily decorated table in the dininl
room. OF which the centrepierce was
pumpkin containing fortunes and prizes
The merry party gave toasts to the goo'
health and prosperity OF Houghton &
Simonds. and Mt a late hour returned 4
their homes with many good wishes 70
Miss Weld.
At least 80 deer We're shot in Wind
ham county during the season which
closed Monday night Several OF th'
specimens taken Saturday and Monda!
We're handsome animals weighing from
$50 to go pounds each Reports hav
been received which indicate that dee
We're shot in several towns as follows
Athens /, Dummerston 6. Dover 2, Gull
ford |. Grafton l, Halifax .. Jamaica 2
londonderry 4. Marlboro 3. Newfane l
Putney 3, Rockingham ?, Stratton /
Townshend 5. Wilmington 4, Wardsbor
3. Last year the fish and game commits
sion received reports of 4s shot In thi
county. but this was smaller than tn
real number. Last year nine deer wer
killed in Grafton and in Windham. Tn
hunting throughout the state did no
compare favorably with that of 1903
when 754 male deer were officially re
ported as slain. The number this year
however, will be much larger than in an!
year except 1908. The season for tn,
hunters was really two days shorter thi
year than formerly, as the new law pro