Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS


tended a Mystic Shrine meeting in Boston
last night.
Don H. Scovill has sold his interest in
a restaurant in Northampton to his part
ner, Sidney Hall. Both are former resi-
dents of Brattleboro.
The appeal of the town Of Brattleboro
from Judge Waterman's decree regarding
the 900 bequest from Col William
Austine for a hospital has been allowed
by the probate court. The appeal was
filed in the county clerks office Saturday.
There was a large attendance at the
auction on the Sholes farm Friday. A.
w. j. wilkins was the auctioneer, and all
the personal property was sold. 1t was
decided not to sell the farm for less than
$500, and as no bid was received the
trustee retained possession of it. An
effort will be made to dispose of the farm
at private sale.
Deputy Sheriff e. r. Thayer has taken
possession of the sporting goods store
in Ray building, formerly operated by
w. II. Snow, by virtue of a breach of
conditions of a chattel mortgage given
by MIR. Snow to Orlin II. Ellis. The con-
tents of the store and piano will be sold
by auction at the American House on
Saturday of next week.
Attorney General c. c. Fits went to
Woodstock Wednesday to attend a murder
to be in White River Junction yesterday
and to go to Windsor this morning to
remain until after the execution of Mary
Rogers, not for the purpose of witnessing
the hanging, but to be on hand in case
any attempt was made through some
technicality to prevent the law from TAX
ing its course
Leon Hall and Miss Nina Burt were
married Tuesday, Nov. %, in Manchester,
N. II. Mr.. Hall established and ran sue
cessfully the restaurant in the Odd Fell
lows building which he sold a short time
ago to his brother, Ernest S. Hall. Miss
Burt was employed there three or four
years She went early last summer to
Atlantic City and later to Narragansett
Pier. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall have gone to
Jacksonville, Fla, on their wedding jour
ney
A special village meeting will be held
in Festival hall Monday evening, Dec IS,
at 100 o'clock to act upon the, report of
the water committee, and to see If the
village will vote to own and operate a
water supply system and to issue bonds
therefor. A meeting was set for last night,
but ii was found that 1t would not be legal
as it did not give sufficient notice to the
voters The date was changed to next
Tuesday but on account of the Audi
forum being engaged it was put off until
the 18th.
Washington despatch to the Burlington
Free Press Monday: I'm the drawing OF
seats in the House today Representative
Foster secured n place on the centre aisle
somewhat back Of the middle row OF
desks Representative Haskins's name
was among the last to be called and he
was forced to take a seat in Cherokee
strip, the name given to a few seats used
by the overflow of the Republican MAORI
ty and separated from the rest of the
Republican members by the seats of the
Democratic minority"
The Lorne Elwyn stock company which
opened a weeks engagement at the Au-
ditorium Monday night made good from
the start, and large audiences which were
well pleased have greeted the perform
ances each evening and Wednesday after
noon. The company takes the lead for o
repertoire organization playing at popular
prices, and is particularly strong II
specialties. This evening THE Little
Minister" will be presented. Cinderella
Saturday afternoon is particularly adapt.
ed for pleasing the children, and the clos
ing performance Saturday evening will
be THE Fatal Likeness"
The Golfer dam built by Crosby &
Parker, contractors for putting in the
Sunset Lake Water company's watel
system. to turn the course of MILESTONE
brook while a pipe line was being laiC
away Sunday, the heavy rain having
swollen the stream to such proportion!
that the dam could not resist the
pressure. In building the dam $50 bag
of sand were used, and all of them wer,
carried down stream and lost. Aside from
the loss of the dam, however, luck was OF
the side of the contractors, for the worn
of laying the iron pipe under the brool
had just been completed All of the pip,
for the 3h miles which will be laid thi
season has arrived and about half of i
has been put in the ground.
The records of the Brattleboro drug
gists covering sales of liquor on phys
clans prescriptions during Novembe
have been filed in the county clerk
office, as prescribed by law. The pre-
scriptiOns conform to the law. showing
that the action of the states attorney II
calling attention to previous errors il
this respect has had good effect Their
still appears to be opportunity for tn
adoption of corrective measures. Tn
records show that one man bought
quarts of whiskey during the month
nearly all prescribed by one physician
and nearly all bought at one store. Tn
slIes for the month by the local store
were as follows: c. r. GRAHAM IL F. II
Holden & Co. 1877; George E. Greene 1S9
c. F. Thomas 1856. The total number o
sales was 62S. One physician gave II
piSSCIlptiOIS.
One of the features of the concert t
be given by the Mozart Symphony clu
at the Auditorium next Thursday even
ting, Dec. 7, will be the playing of Richar
Stoelzer on the viola d'amour To thos
who are familiar with this instrument
d description of its qualities and con
struction win be of interest 1t has /
strings, similar to the viola in theory, bu
far more expressive in sweetness AM
power of tone, and must be heard to b
appreciated When listening to it, per
son at times gets the impression of
complete ensemble, and a melodious voice
The enchanting music which has bee
ELECTED from these instruments has in
duced poets and great old composers t
call it the viola of love. In 1920, tn
viola d'amour was most favored, an,
continued so, up to the 18th century
when II became entirely obsolete, Sevel
OF the strings are used only i'm bowling
while the balance are directly under tn
original seven, and vibrate in unison
1t is the largest instrument held unde
the chin. Herr Stoelzer was the frs
soIofst who introduced this instrument t.
the American public, and values his pres
Ont viola 1d'amour at $1,000
pay train ON the Central Vernon
railroad plunged into the rear of Con
ductor Robert Wheeler's passenger trail
at Dwight's station, near Amherst, Tues
day night at SIS o'clock George Masol
of Mortified, Mass, brakeman on tn
Ira,