Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17


"The Matinee Girl" which will come
to the Auditorium Saturday, Nov. 25, will
introduce a selected company Of come
dams, singers and dancers.
d. Frank Shea, who leased the Kendrick
House in Putney recently, will give a
dance in the town hall In Putney next
Wednesday and will serve an oyster sup
per in the hotel at 10 o'clock.
e. A. Starkey, agent of the Continental
Casualty company of Chicago, paid Mrs
Elmer T.. Prouty Of Marlboro $3.50 Satur-
day, that amount being due on a life in
surance policy held by Mr.. Prouty, who
was killed recently. Proofs of death were
| sent Wednesday and the draft came back
Saturday.
The November meeting of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution will be
held Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 90 at
the home of Mrs. II. II. Bond on Linden
street. on account of the absence OF Mrs.
Fuller, who was to have been the host
ess. Mrs. w. F. Root will read a paper
upon the Boston Tea Party.
Canton Palestine, Patriarchs Militant,
elected these officers al the annual meet
ing Tuesday evening: Captain, L. II.
Slater; lieutenant George Metcalf; ensign,
+. II. Miller; accountant, Emerson
Peake clerk, c. E. Sturgis. These cleo
tive officers and the appolntive officers will
be installed at the annual meeting in
January.
The mems class at the Unversalst
church every Sunday noon promises to
provide an interesting and helpful oppor-
tunity for men to consider the important
questions Of the present time There was
large attendance last Sunday to talk
about the golden rule in business. Next
Sunday Hon. j. L. Martin will open
a discussion of railroad rate legislation.
All men are cordially invited to attend
these meetings. They begin promptly at
IL o'clock, in the main room of the
church.
The state tuberculosis commission, OF
! which DR.. II. ID. Holton is a member, has
! received an offer Of a farm in Jamaica
as a site for the tuberculosis sanitorium
! provided for by Senator Proctor's gift of
| $50, 900. The farm will be inspected.
Among the sites already inspected those
in Mendon, Pittsford and Ludlow are con-
! sidered as better adapted than the others.
| The board will provide for public meet
| lngs throughout the state during the COM
| ing winter, at which the subject of tuber-
! culosis will be discussed in various phases.
One meeting will be held in Brattleboro.
| An electric car in charge of NIotorman
| Childs ran into NJ. j. Moran & Co 5 de-
! livery wagon on Canal street about $50
! O'Clock Monday night. The wagon stood
! lengthwise the track, the driver having
left 1t there while delivering a purchase.
The car was going toward Prospect HIN
| and the motorman did not see the wagon
! until too late to avoid collision. The
horse ran away, but stopped at the sand
bank near the junction OF Canal and
| Washington streets. The wagon was
demolished by the car and the horse was
cut but not seriously. Mr.. Moran will
look to the railroad company to make good
his loss.
The suit of Mrs. Orsola Zancan OF West
| Dummerston against Jack Imperio, to re-
cover damages In the sum OF $50, was
heard by Justice Merriheld In West Dunn
merston Tuesday, A. f. Schwenk appear
ing for the plaintiff. The defendant shot
a cow owned by Mrs. Zancan. which re-
suited in lawsuit. The Lyons Granite
| company was trusted. but the trustee
was discharged at the hearing and judg-
ment was given for the plaintiff by de-
| fault. Lawyer Frank L. Barber then had
| trustee process served on the Lyons
Granite company in a suit against I'm
perio brought by Charles Taft That case
was not tried.
The ladies of the Congregational church
have arranged program OF mothers
meetings which will be held in the vestry
this winter The meetings are planned
for not only mothers but for al interested
in children. Each meeting will begin at
$50 o'clock. Following is the program;
Nov. %, boy nature" Rev. +. l.. Mas
seek; Dec. 10, THE American gin of today
and long ago." Miss Mary r. Cabot and
Mrs. H. r. Miles; Jan. 10, Religious edu-
cation" speaker to be announced; Feb.
16, Work and play for little children
Miss A. Archer Hunt of Springfield, Mass
March IA, THE English OF the home and
school, Miss Marguerite Tucker: April
II, Physical culture" Miss Florence NJ.
Wellman; May 9, Mistakes that mothers
make" Mrs. S. r. Lawton
One of the most powerful and Scent
cally beautiful plays that will be seen in
the Auditorium this season is THE Mid
dleman,' fOur-act drama, which will be
given next Tuesday evening by Louis j.
Russell and his strong cast, under the
Congregational club auspices. Pottery
kilns In full blast and n poor old man
driven almost to madness by oppression
and his inability to borrow money which
he knows will bring success figure in an
unexpected and intensely interesting
climax in the third act THE Middle
man. is one of the few plays which have
stood the test OF years as masterpieces
Of dramatic workmanship II is indeed a
great play. and the company now giving
II by permission Of Daniel Frohman is
exceptionally we'll adapted to its require
ments.
DR.. II. ID. Holton, secretary OF the state
board of health. replying to Selectman
James f. Hooker's letter of complaint in
regard to the condition of the Central
Vermont railroad yard, has notified Mr..
Hooker that the matter does not come
within the authority of the state board of
health. The law gives local boards OF
health the authority to abate all nuisances
Affecting the public health, and in Brat
tleboro the local board of health Is the
board of selectmen and the health officer.
Dr. Henry Tucker. If the railroad yard
Is menace to public health the course
for the health board to pursue, as pre-
scribed by law, is to give the railroad
company notice of what is required to be
done and If the notice is not compiled
with to cause such work to be done as
may be necessary and charge the expense
to the company.
Edward ]. Russell and Miss Annie
Rate were married at 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning in ST. Michael's Roman Catholic
church by Rev. Father M. j. Carmody
number OF relatives and friends We're
present. The bride wore a dress OF light
blue silk, with hat TO match. Miss Sadie
Young was bridesmaid and her brother,
Leon Young, was best man. Mass fol-
lowed the wedding ceremony, after which
wedding breakfast was served at the
brides home on Elliot street to the mem
bers of the two families, Rev. Father
Carmody and Mrs. Joseph Fontaine of
Greenfield, formerly Of Brattleboro, who
was a guest at the wedding. Mr. and
Mrs. Russell started for Boston at 2.23 to
visit a few DAVIS They will live with Mrs