Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-10

street Wednesday afternoon. Nov. 10, at
3 o'clock.
The water in Spofford lake is lower
than ever before and the mills dependent
on the water supply for power have been
forced to shut down.
Fort Drummer Royal Arch chapter No.
~, r. A. NJ conferred the Royal Arch
degree at a regular convocauon at Ma
sonic han last evening.
The Choral Union will hold its next re-
hearsal in Festival hall next Thursday
evening ut 73O o'clock Mrs. Katherine
O'Connor Weeks will sing a solo.
Quonektacat tribe Of Red Men will serve
coon supper on Friday evening Df next
week Great Sachem Connors of Boston
will be present, and possibly other great
chiefs.
The Central Vermont tracks at the
crossing on Depot street have been raised
this week to make better grade. The
change will make the crossing less muddy
than heretofore.
Rev. Mr.. Osgood OF the Unitarian
church was kept at home by illness last
Sunday. and in his place Principal Smith
of the high school conducted lay SER
Vice and read a sermon,
Course tickets for the Y. NJ. c. A. Star
course and for the Katherine Rldgeway
Concert companys entertainment, the
first In the series, to be given next Wed
nesday evening, are now on sale at the
Y NJ. c. A. rooms.
The Hooker cup was won at the Wan
tastlquet golf links by Miss Florence
Pratt, whose opponent in the final round
was Mrs. G. s. Pratt. Mrs II. II. Crosby
was the winner last year. Three winnings
VIII be necessary for permanent owner
ship.
ntuI
girls VIII be held in Red Mems hall next
Thursday evening Nov. l6. All are
cordially invited TO attend. Business of
Importance will be presented. A good
program is expected and refreshments
Will be served.
Nearly every member OF the Vermont
Wheel club will attend the goth ami
versary celebration in Grange hall to-
night a program OF special merit has
been prepared by the committee. con-
sisting OF II. r. Lawrence. ]. p. Ferriter
and r. c. Bacon.
Frank Mallory. Al, salesman. Of 81
Dwight street died at the Springfield.
Mass. hospital Monday night He had
been Ill at the hospital for about a week
with typhoid fever and complications. He
was unmarried He leaves a sister. Mrs.
Nellie Smith OF Brattleboro, and a brother.
5o-foot turn table has been installed
In South Londonderry this week II has
a capacity Of 1875 tons or more. This and
other improvements which are being made
VIII facilitate the business OF the West
River road. which is more than twice as
large as was being done by the Brattle-
boro & Whitehall road a year ago.
a change In the form OF the New Eng
land Farmer has been made this week
II now has l6 pages instead Of eight OF
smaller and more convenient size than
fnF nfrlg md
adopted which IL more attractive than
the old one. The sub-heading "Our
Grange Homes" has been dropped but
the editors say the Grange department
will continue to be one of the leading fea-
lures
Samuel w. Hubbard who has been
clerk at the Brooks House since "A year
ago last June. will finish work there as
soon as the proprietors can engage his
successor. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard will
go to the Bermudas early next month Mr.
Hubbard TO haze position as cashier
and bookkeeper in the Princess Hotel. of
which y. $. Howe Is proprietor. Mrs
Hubbard will go to her home in Wallng-
ford, this state, tomorrow to remain UNI
Ill she goes to the Bermudas.
The first entertainment In the Star
course Will be given in the Auditorium
next Wednesday evening by the Rather
Inc Ridgewav Concert company Tickets
for this entertainment only will be on
sale at the association rooms next Mon
day morning al 8 o'clock. The company
consists Of Miss Katherine Rdgeway
reader. Miss Bessie Bonsall. contralto
Leo Tecktonius, pianist, and T. Francis
Hughes. tenor. all OF whom are artists OF
wide reputation. Some excellent course
tickets are yet available.
Patrick j. Danforth was released from
the BrattlebOro Retreat Wednesday his
following In
probate court on the question OF having
him taken care OF by the state. Dam
forth appeared I'm Vernon Oct 81 and
made himself obnoxious to such an ex-
tent that he was taken into custody by
Constable Nj. II. Powers, who brought
him to Brattleboro. He was adjudged
insane and was taken to the Retreat. A
hearing on the question OF his support
was held before Judge Waterman We'd
nesday forenoon. While the Judge had
the matter under consideration II was
found that Danforth was a victim OF
alcoholism. but was in a condition to be
discharged. He started for Bethel in the
afternoon and the legal proceedings in
the case came to an end.
Crosby a. Parker have about 80 men at
work laying pipe for the Sunset Lake
Water company, which Is the name of the
corporation who will develop the Stickney
brook water rights for an enlarged water
new men as fast as possible giving pref
erence to Brattleboro residents. In regard
to a statement in Sunday newspaper to
the effect that no survey had been made
to ind out whether Marlboro South pond
was an available source of supply Mr..
Crosby says That the engineer looked over
the situation with respect to Marlboro
South pond and decided that II would be
a waste OF time to make such a survey.
Mr.. Crosby also says that In order to
bring water to Brattleboro from Marlboro
South pond II would be necessary to take
up water rights all the way to Greenfield
and to channel through rock distance Of
half mile or more. some of the way TO
depth of 60 feet, which would make the
cost positively prohibitive.
The meeting OF the Woman's Auxiliary
to the Y. NJ. c. A. was held Tuesday
afternoon and at the opening OF the de-
votional service Miss Gertrude Matthews
sang a solo, with piano accompaniment by
Miss Emily Clapp Rev. II. r. Miles con-
tributed to the service by a reading from
Scripture, following with a short but
helpful talk and prayer. After the usual
business meeting n paper on How can
we make the important attractive2" was
given by Mrs. Orlando b. Douglas of
Concord, n. H., president of the New
Hampshire RuXiliaries The paper gave
evidence that much careful thought had
been given the subject and many helpful
and valuable thoughts were conveyed to
the audience with that power OF zeal and
enthusiasm which win be long remember
ed. At the close an informal reception
was given, allowing the women present
an opportunity to meet Mrs. Douglas A
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