Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-07
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

Tickets for the Campanari company's
concert and the Y. NJ. c. A. Star course
Of entertainments are now on sale at the
association rooms.
Brattleboro lodge. No. 102, F. & A M.
worked the Master Mason degree on three
candidates at a special communication
Wednesday evening.
meeting for men will be held at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Fred S. knight will speak on
the subject Helping One Another
William F. Aiken, the newly elected
treasurer OF the Greenfield. Mass. saw
ings bank, was formerly a railroad pay
master in the West and the past is years
has been In the employ OF the Fidelity *
Casulty insurance company. Several
years ago he was a resident OF Brattle-
boro. having an Office in connection with
A. w. Childs Co.'S insurance business.
Mrs. Levi X. Fuller has presented to
the state a lifelike full length portrait OF
ex-Gov. Levi X. Fuller. which has been
hung in the executive chamber at the
state house in Montpelier. The portrait
is pronounced by all who have seen 1t an
excellent likeness OF Ex-Governor Fuller.
II was painted by the late Robert Gordon
Hardie
The members Of the Brattleboro high
school class OF 1906 were entertained by
William II. Haigh Monday evening at
the home OF his parents. Capt and Mrs
w. T. Haigh. on Linden street. About
40 were present The evening was spent
very pleasantly with games, music and
refreshments. VIM. Haigh was presented
a handsome pair of gold initial cum but
tons.
Two years ago Campanari was en-
gagged to sing in Providence at a con-
cert under the direction OF Jules Jordan.
Through mistake he had been wrongly
informed OF the work to be sung. The
mistake was not discovered until the re-
hearsal on the morning of the concert
Campanari calmly asked for a copy Of
the work and went through his part as
though he had been studying 1t a month
instead OF reading 1t at sight, as was
the case.
The will of Mrs. Sarah Z. Kempton
Potter, widow OF Warren b. Potter OF the
former drug firm OF Weeks & Potter of
Boston contains public requests OF
$l,145, coo. To New Bedford her birth
place. she gives s25O.0oo. to the Boston
medical library $4,000, to the kinder
garten for the blind in Boston 500, 900,
and to Harvard university and several
hospitals $50, 900 each. The Weeks and
Potter families owned the Guilford
Springs farm in Guilford Centre. a ia
nous health resort. upwards OF 80 years
ago
Evidences OF intended burglaries We're
discovered Friday in George E. Greene's
pharmacy and Ambrose Knapp's cloth
ing store. In both cases glass had been
removed from a basement window. At
Greene's pharmacy two panes OF glass
were taken out and laid carefully on
platform outside, and several bottles on
a shelf Just inside the window were
moved so as not to obstruct the entrance.
In Mr.. Knapp's store the window pane
break more than one. There is nothing
TO show that either store was entered
What frightened the burglar away prob
ably never will be known.
Sheriff A. w. ]. Wilkins OF Putney was
in Brattleboro Tuesday en- route to New
fame after ]. f. McCarty, whom he took
to Windsor for safe keeping Wednesday
under orders OF Gov. J. G. Mccullough
At the September term OF the county
court McCarty was convicted of aiding
in the robbery of the Windham County
savings bank at Newfane Aug. s. Elk
ceptions were taken to the supreme court
by his attorney. and so sentence was de-
ferred. The prosecuting officers and many
citizens of Newfane desired that McCarty
be imprisoned in the state prison at
Windsor pending the consideration OF the
hioeNSi W 'HS SuplCHlC COQit lillS
and the order from the governor was the
result.
Visitors to the golf links this week have
had treat in the exhibitions given by
Lancelot Serves, a young professional
who was formerly employed by the club
in Maimi, Florida and by the White
Mountain Golf association, but who is
now travelling in the interests OF Noyes
Brothers, club manufacturers. He gave
private instructions to several players
while here. His drives were often over
$50 yards in length Twice out OF three
times Tuesday he made the green OF the
third hole. 225 yards, and the other time
was over the green into the cornheld.
BY slcing his ball he drove to the green
of the fifth hole, a distance OF 245 yards
at bad angle. He broke the course
record for a single round. with a 2S, and
for Is holes with a rs. At Keene last
week he lowered the course record 10 So.
He has recently made some important
improvements in laying out the course
at Walpole Mr.. Serves is a native OF
Canada, and learned the game in this
country.