Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-15

Miss Hortense Hall will open her kim
dergarten at her home, 10 Chaplin street,
October 2.
The winter schedule of trains on the
Boston & Maine railroad will go into eff
feet oct. 8.
Tea will be served at the golf club Sat
urday by Mrs. Il. II. Crane, Mrs Mastin
and Mrs. T. A. Thompson.
Mr.. Sargent, master of dancing and
department, will open his classes in
Grange hall the first week i'm october.
All who wish to join his classes must be
present at the first session.
James Dwight Willard of Brattleboro.
formerly of Putney. and Miss Hattie NJ
Kldder of PQtney were married In that
town Wednesday by Rev. A. s. Buzzell,
pastor of the Baptist church.
a waltzing party will be held in odd
Fellows new hal next Tuesday evening,
with music by Leltslngers orchestra,
Clint and Alison Dugan, volins, Carl
Leitsinger, cornet and F. c. Leitsinger,
piano. All are invited.
Capt E. w. Gibson received this week
check from the state i'm payment for
the services of Company ] at the recent
muster of the regiment. The money is
being paid TO the members Of the COM
pany by Treasurer G.. h. Mosher The
government pay has not yet been received
The slump in -four has been empha sized
this week in the Grange store window by
a realistic representation of "A man who
has tumbled into a -four barrel and been
buried therein so that only his lower eX-
tremites are visible. The sign "A Tum-
BILE in Flour" is displayed prominently.
H. s. Bingham of Bennington Fuller
c. Smith of St Adams and George T.
Howard OF Craftsbury-state railroad
commissioners-will hold a meeting I'm
Brattleboro next Monday night and on
the following day will start on an in
spection of the Rutland and Boston &
Maine railroads.
Charles Dexter Anderson, 50. one Of the
Oldest of the Boston * Names railroad
conductors, died suddenly at his home in
Springfield, Mass. Wednesday from acute
indigestion. He began working on the
Connecticut River railroad 80 years ago
and had been a conductor since 1881. His
last run was between Springfield and
South Vernon.
People in the surrounding towns who
nave not seen Lyman Howe's moving pic
lures will be glad to know that Manager
Fox has arranged for a matinee per-
Torrance next Thursday afternoon and
that the railroads will give round trip
tickets al reduced rates between East
Putney on the north and Mortified on
| the south The show will be over in
time for people to return home on regular
trains.
Extensive improvements in the priests
house on Walnut street will be completed
in about a month The ell Of the house
which originally was the main building
on the lot. has been supplanted 10y large
addition. giving several new large rooms.
including bath room on the second floor.
n dining room on the first floor. and
others. \ covered walk some co feet in
length Is being built from the house TO
the sacristy.
Chester w. Severance Of Leyden
brother OF DR.. Charles +. Severance OF
BrattebOro. is In the hospital in Monta-
que to undergo an operation for an in
/ jury which he received A. years ago. He
fell and hurt his arm. which has re-
suited in a diseased condition of the
bones of the arm and shoulder. The sur
geons say there is no question but that
he will recover fully. Mr.. Severance is
a years old and is in excellent health.
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company Is trying to find n location
on the East side OF Main street for per-
manent occupancy by the Brattleboro ex-
change, the bulk OF the wires being on
that side OF the street. II Is expected
that in year or two switchboards of
the common battery type will be in
stalled. With this style Of switchboard
In use person making a call does not
have to ring, but simply removes the
receiver from the hook, which lights a
tiny electric lamp on the switchboard,
the lamps taking the place of the drops
on the present switchboards.
The motion OF Henry H. Peck. sheriff
of Windsor county, ard William S.
Lowell. superintendent Of the state prison,
asking the United States supreme court
TO advance the Mary NJ. Rogers case on
the docket, was filed with the clerk OF
the court in Washington, d. c., this
| forenoon by Clarke c. Fits OF Brattle-
| boro, attorney general OF Vermont II
asks that the court name as early a date
as can be fixed convenient to the court
when the case may be heard and argued
I and after stating the principal allegations
In the petition for writ OF habeas corpus
gives the following reasons for the
motion The appellees contend that no
federal question is presented by the ap-
pellant in this case and that due course
or Justice in the state OF Vermont re-
quires that 1t should be advanced and
disposed of at the earliest reasonable
time. Further that since under the re-
Vised statutes of the United States sec
ton 166 any and every act under and
by virtue OF the laws and constitution OF
the state of Vermont pending this appeal
are null and void the legality OF any
further reprieve by the governor until
this cause is disposed OF is doubtful and
under section 2004 OF the Vermont statu-
ties no new sentence OF death can be i'm
posed TO take effect until after the first
day OF January, 1907: Therefore, II this
cause is not heard and disposed of be-
fore Dec. 8, 1905. there must result long
delay in carrying out the penalty imposed
by the law for the crime of which the
appellant stands convicted"