Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-20

team the coming season.
A large exhibit of school work from the
Brattleboro schools, gotten together by
Mrs. Henry H. Crosby, supervisor of
drawing, was sent to the state teachers
meeting in Montpelier
The Brattleboro branch of the Womans
Alliance will meet this evening with Mrs.
Charles Warder. report of the ATTAIN
tic City conference will be read and ar
rangements will be made for the work of
the coming winter
The investigation of the state prison at
Windsor will be resumed before the state
investigating commission Oct. 80, at Bel
lows Falls. 1t is expected that at this
session the inquiry into the conduct of
the state prison will be completed.
Lucius W. Adams sold his residence
on Spruce street Wednesday to ]. Earl
Mann. Mr.. Mann will take possession
Dec. / and will move there from the
Chamberlain house on Green street. Mr.
Adams has not decided where he will
move.
Twenty-seven Brattleboro people went
to New York city on the Central Vermont
railroad excursion Tuesday. In all there
were 172 passengers from the local sta
| ton large number coming from sta
tons between South Londonderry and
! Brattleboro.
The subscribers sale of tickets for
| Creston Clarke in Monsieur Beaucaire"
will open this, Friday, evening at the box
office at Z o'clock. The regular sale win
begin the following morning. All who
| wish to become subscribers should COM
municate with Manager Fox giving the
number Of tickets they desire.
The annual meeting of the Green street
Book club was held with the president,
Mrs. L. d. Whitney. October 8. The fol-
! lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Mrs. e. d. Whitney;
vice president. Mrs. II. II. Thompson;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. George +.
Barber; book committee, Mrs c. L. Stick
ney, Mrs. L. l.. Durham, Mrs. Annie
| Greene.
Several Brattleboro physicians have
found that they have not complied with
the old law requiring them to have their
| licenses recorded in. the Office of the county
clerk and that they will be obliged, under
the new law, to take an examination be-
fore the state board of registration. Some
| of the physicians believe that the new
law would not stand a test as to its
constitutionality, and they are willing to
contribute literally of their funds to have
a test made.
Vermont's deer hunting season for
1905 will open next Monday and continue
through Saturday. Hunters in Brattle-
boro and vicinity do not seem to be
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years. but their inactivity may be due
to the shortness of the season. Deer
have been plentiful in this section of
the state the past few months, and prob
ably good number of the bucks which
have been seen will be slaughtered with
in the next few days.
The high school will publish a school
paper monthly from October to June.
The first issue will appear Oct. 81 and
after that the paper will be issued regu-
larly on the 18th of the month. Lawrence
X. Barber is business manager and Glen
ham Jones assistant manager, and the ed
itorial staff is as follows: Editor I'm chief
Ray II. Smith; assistant editors, Gertrude
A. Bailey, Ellen NJ Hunt, Alice Johnston.
Rua Yeaw, Florence l.. Strong. Paul s
Emerson, Lyman NJ. Smith. Clarence H.
Thurber and Arthur r. Kenney.
Amos V. May has filed a disclosure as
trustee in the suit of Waterman & Martin
against Beatty S. Balestier brought to
recover fees. Mr.. Balestier sued Mr.. May
for commission on a real estate trans
action beyond the amount which Mr.. May
thought he ought to pay. and trustee
process was served on Mr.. May by Wat
erman & Martin to secure their bill
against Mr.. Balestier In his dlsclosur,
Mr.. May says he has no funds in hi.
hands belonging to Mr.. Balestier. A
hearing on the matter probably will be
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: court.
Col L. d. Taylor rode into town late
) Tuesday afternoon in his handsome new
Grout automobile. having come from
z Orange, where the machine is manufac-
r tured by Grout Brothers, with Mrs
) Taylor and son. Brainard, A. b. Clapp
: DR.. G. r. Anderson, and Mr.. Sanders
chief mechanic of the OGrout factory, a,
: the other occupants Of the car. The
! Grout is n gasoline machine, with foul
I cylinders developing 30 horse power and
r in addition to being powerful and speedy
is built on trim, graceful lines. Col
Taylor has taken the agency of the
machine for Windham and Windsor
counties, and the towns in New Hamp'
shire across the river from these coun,
ties.
The suit of +. r. Thomas against Levi:
t Lynde of Dummerston, brought to recover
1 n bill with interest for pasturing a cal
E and a yearling for Mr.. Lynde from Apri
| to November, 1908, was heard by Justice
s Stowe Wednesday. A. +. Schwenk ap.
. peared for the plaintiff and the defendant
conducted his own case At the beginning
r of the hearing the defendant objected &c
l having Justice Stowe preside, on the
2 ground that he holds another office, that
/. of referee in bankruptcy, but the objection
awaited nothing. The defendant put In
| no evidence and the court gave judgment
} Of the bill with interest, amounting tc
: $3.50. Mr.. Lynde may bring suit against
I Justice Stowe to settle the question OF his
3 competency to try the case.
Those who attended the presentation OF
Faust" in the Auditorium Wednesday
evening went away glad in having seen
Lewis Morrison, the man who has made
, the part Of Mephisto noted on the dram
attic stage throughout the world. Taken
all together, the performance was one OF
the most finished that has ever been seen
! by a Brattleboro audience, and the seem
cry and electrical effects were very
elaborate The Satanic character OF
Mephisto was portrayed by Mr. Morrison
in remarkably powerful and subtle way
and the supporting cast was very strong
lnez Forman, as Marguerite, besides
being handsome woman was the embodi-
ment of innocence In her acting, which
she carried at times to dramatic climaxes
Franklin Angus was well suited to the role
of Faust and put much strength into his
part. A better man than George s.
Trimble for the part OF Valentine hardly
could be imagined. AS Martha in a minor
role, Addle j. Dunant acted well and
furnished some amusement. The other
characters representing peasants, demons
etc, were good Several excellent Sc
lections were sung by a male quartet
but the harmony might have been better
Three rotten planks in the floor of g
bridge in Guilford broke under the
horses attached to the Jacksonville &
! Brattleboro stage Tuesday and one of the
horses probably was permanently dis