Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-15
BRATTLEBORO.


The American express office will be open
every evening next week.
The Masonic sociable scheduled for this
month has been postponed
A. R. stebbins and Lewis A. Howard,
the milkman, have installed telephones
recently
chimney burned out at George w.
Pierce's house Saturday causing damage,
amounting to from $50 to $75 to wood
work and household effects. The property
was insured through George NJ Clays
agency.
Lucius w. Adams, formerly in the
freight delivery business. has bought of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Huntey this week the
laundry on Flat street. He is now in
possession Under the terms of the sale
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntley agree not to engage
in the same business in Brattleboro with
in 10 years. They have not decided what
they will do.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
East society was held in the yestry of
the Congregational church Wednesday
evening. Reports for the past year were
read and these officers were elected: Clerk,
Walter A. Gilbert; trustees. George II.
Clapp, John G. Stafford. Henry r. Bond,
Fred w. Kuech and Frederick c. Adams;
treasurer George c. Averill; auditor, A.
II. Hunt.
The members of the Womans Christian
Temperance union will meet In their
rooms next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
to sew for the apron and bag sale which
will open Thursday at O'Clock in the
rooms. The sale will continue through the
remaining days and evenings of the week,
opening at o'clock. On Saturday after
noon, Dec %, brown bread, baked beans
and cake will be for sale.
T
ed by Night Waterman William Warren
Saturday night. He was refused a ticket
to the Auditorium, and his conduct was
such that Mr.. Warren ordered him to
go home. but the order was not complied
with Justice Newton fined him IS and
costs, amounting to 1910, Monday for
disturbing the peace. Village Attorney
Schwenk appeared for the prosecution.
The handsome Morris chair with
cushions in Spanish leather cases. offered
by Manager Fox and the Lorne Elwyn
company for the most popular doctor in
town, was awarded at the play Saturday
night to Dr. Edward r. Lynch. The
popularity of the doctors was voted upon
by patrons of the show, the stubs de-
tached from reserved seat tickets serving
as votes. DIR. Lynch received 1890 votes
and his nearest competitor 427.
The bailiffs held a regular meeting Fri
company's bill for November was cut down
about $25. This included the price Of 10
arc lights and 35 incandescent lights one
night each, the bailiffs having knowledge
that the service was short that amount
during the month, and included the
price charged for the incandescent lights
on the common for November. those lights
having been run a month beyond the
limit specified in the contract.
The Troy Times says of the play which
will be seen at the Auditorium in Brat
tleboro Saturday afternoon at 2.30 and
evening at 8: That the play Isl Stebblns''
touched a responsive chord with Trojan
theatre-goers was attested by the large
audiences which greeted the performances
at the Griswold opera house yesterday
afternoon and evening. The play deals
with rural characters and begins and ends
on 1.-THE farm" although some of its
scenes are carried through the streets of
Boston. Dan Darleigh, the author of the
play, appeared to excellent advantage in
the leading role and he is supported by
good company
A special dispatch to the North Adams
Transcript from New York says that it
Is reported in electric circles there that
a representative of the National Carbon
company of Cleveland, Ohio, had opened
negotiations for the purchase of entire
inventors rights either on a royalty or
outright of the indestructlble carbon
lighting stick invented by H. r. Davis of
ReadsborO, and which 1t is reported has
been successfully demonstrated and test
ed during the past year in mills in North
Adams and at Brattleboro. No details of
the negotiations are disclosed. Among
those interested in promoting Mr. Daviss
invention are j. M. Canedy of North
Adams. j. H. Allen of Adams Moses
Newton of Wilmington and Mr.. STARTS
of Readsboro 1t is claimed by the in
fgak
general introduction of the carbon win
revolutonize the charges for electric
light service.
The many Brattleboro people who are
Interested in the New England Kurn Hat
tin Home at Westminster are much pleas
ed at the outlook for the home. which is
brighter than ever before. Within the
past two months S3675 has been received
toward new school building, and 1t is
hoped that the building may be erected
by another year AS is well known, the
present school accommodations are un-
suitable and inadequate, the school being
located in the attic Of the administration
building and lighted by windows in the
gables The estimated cost of new
building, with furnishings is $40 900. The
endowment fund of the home has been
increased about $4,000 the past year. At
present there are in the home IS boys
including two from Brattleboro and two
run west bIattleDoiO, ana there are 10
IN the Warner home in Saxtons River
1t is not unlikely that the Warner home
will be consolidated with the Westminster
building as soon as sufficient accommo-
dations are provided. Mrs. Julia Billings
OF Woodstock has been instrumental in
securing subscriptions to the school build |
ing fund, and her success furnishes a
suggestion as to what other philanthropic
people might do Miss e. Eliza Sessions,
representing the home, is in Brattleboro
this week in the interest not only of the |
school fund, but of the endowment fund
and OF other phases Of the work.
The usual Saturday matinee tomorrow.