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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
WEST BRATTLERoRo.

West Brattleboro Baptist church, Rev.
]. A. Mitchell, pastor. Services for Sun
day, Oct. s: Morning worship 1890 a. M.
with sermon by the pastor; 11.45, Bible
school; 6 p m, Christian Endeavor SER
vice; Z, evangelistic service, at which the
pastor will give a brief address.
MIS-. Laura F. Burtis, who died in Plain
field, N. j., August 16, was a cousin Of
Mrs l.. E. Bond. Mrs Burtis had many
friends in Brattleboro and Dummerston,
who will remember her as a woman of
pleasing personality. For many years she
spent several weeks during the summer in
Brattleboro and vicinity She was &c
years of age. She leaves five children.
On Tuesday evening the Christian En-
deavor society of the Baptist church held
a business meeting and social at the home
of e. r. Thurber. The election of officers
took place and resulted in the following
being chosen to serve during the ensuing
term: President, Miss Jennie l.. LeRay;
vice president, Mrs j. A. Mitchell; Sec
rotary, Mrs. e. r. Thurber; treasurer,
Frank LeRay. After the business meet
ing a very enjoyable social was held.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06

A meeting OF the ladies' Catholic benev-
client association will be held next Thurs
day evening.
The ladies of the Baptist society will
hold food sale tomorrow afternoon at
the Y NJ. c. A. rooms from to s.
The ladies' OF the Centre church are
planning for their annual Thanksgiving
food sale, which was so successful last
year.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
serve an old-fashloned harvest supper
Wednesday evening. Oct. H. in the church
vestry from to s o'clock
The w. C. T. U. will hold a rummage
sale in the Retting building beginning
next week Thursday at noon and con-
tinuing through Friday and Saturday, in
Guiding evenings.
The annual meeting OF the Freme Circle
will be held at Mrs. ]. NJ. Tyler's Tues
day afternoon, Oct. 10, at $50 o'clock.
Business, treasurer's report, election OF
officers and disposition of funds on hand.
A full attendance is much desired.
The Universalist church and Sunday
school observed Sunday as rally day. No
special program was prepared, but there
was n largely increased attendance at the
church, Sunday school and young people,
meetings. A mid-week meeting will be
held in the church at 7.30 tonight and
each Friday night hereafter opening with
a devotional service, followed by Bible
study, Everybody is invited.
A radical departure from the usual plan
of observing rally day has been adopted
by the Congregational Sunday school for
next Sunday. The rooms will be dark
ened and stereopticon dissolving views
will be shown on the life of Christ, COW
ering scenes in the lessons studied this
year. The session will begin at 11.45 and
there will be no study period. 1t is hoped
that every member of the school will be
present. The public also is invited. Har-
vest Sunday will be observed in the
church at 1880, when Rev. Mr.. Miles will
preach on 1.-The fruitful life." The choir
will be assisted by chorus.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06

The second hand clothing sale in charge
of the woman's auxiliary which began
Thursday morning in the rear of the Y.
NJ. c. A. rooms will continue through Sat
urday and sale will be from a. m to
p. m. There is great need of larger
supply of mems and childrens clothing
VIII the friends kindly contribute.
The senior and Junior gymnasium class
es began work in the association rooms
Wednesday under the direction of Sec
rotary Cunningham. 1t has been decided
not to allow boys in the building after
o'clock, but to have the rooms open
evenings for men. on Sundays, beginning
next Sunday. the rooms will be open from
3 to 6, and at 4 o'clock the mems social
hour will begin and refreshments will be
served.
The reception committee of the Y. NJ
C. A. gave its opening reception for the
season Tuesday evening, which was at
tended by between $50 and 400 people
The rooms were decorated handsomely
with palms, hydrangeas, carnations and
autumn leaves. The guests were received
by II members of the committee and were
ushered through the building which has
been renovated throughout. Refreshments
were served by the woman's auxiliary.
The directors of the Y. NJ. c. A met
Monday evening for the first time since
early summer. Supper was served to the
directors and chairmen of the committees
at $50, followed by a business meeting
The reports of the heads of different de-
partments were accepted. Five persons
were admitted to membership in the asso-
citation and II. f. C. Todt was elected a
member of the board of directors to fill
out the uneXpired term Of the late c. F..
r. JENNIE.
A recognition service for Secretary c.
F. w. Cunningham was given by the
womans auxiliary Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock. in the Y. M. c. A. parlors. The
program consisted of solo by Arthur l..
Maynard, invocation by Mrs. i. o. p.
! Smith, Scripture reading by Mrs. c. S.
Clark, address to the secretary by Rev.
E. T. Mathison, address to the auxiliary
! by Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston and welcome to
| Brattleboro by L. w. Hawley. The rooms
were decorated tastefuly, there was a
good attendance and the program was
| pleasing. A business meeting was held,
when some routine work was disposed of.
The membership of the auxiliary is 1893,
| considerably more than at any other time
in the history of the organization.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
AT THE AUDITORIUM NEXT WEEK.
PresceIIe Performed Human Experiments
Mlraculousy.

Prescelle, who is giving a series Of
hypnotic and mind reading entertain
ments at Blanchard opera house this week.
held his opening entertainment on Mon
day evening, which was we'll attended by
an appreciatiVe audience. The whole en-
tertainment is refined, amusing and in
structive and Prescelle has already estab-
lished himself in this city as master of
his art, for he performed feats that were
all but miraculous.
He makes a feature of the scientific
part Of hypnotism and telepathy but in
tersperses these experiments with anus
ing sketches by his hypnotic subjects and
illustrated songs, so that a mixed audience
is royalty entertained for an evening, de-
parting with a desire to see more.
In his remarkable feats in hypnotism
and telepathy, he was assisted by a COM
mttee comprising C. H. Heaton, H. d.
Hopkins, E. A. Mutt, A. A. Whitcomb
and NJ. +. Farrar and this committee in
sured Prescelle against any charge OF
taking.
One feat in telepathy he performed was
to find and return blindfolded articles
borrowed by members of the committee
from ladies in the audience. In hypno-
tism he performed the remarkable ex-
pertinent of raising and lowering the
beatings of the pulse of his subject from
70 to 1875 and then back to about 60
pulsations per minute, H. d. Hopkins
holding the subjects wrist and keeping
tally Another was the placing of his
subject in a cataleptic state so that his
whole body became rigid as stone. The
subject was then placed with head and
heels resting on the padded backs of two
chairs, forming a human bridge, as il
were. On this bridge NJ f. Farrar, G. X.
Putnam, E. A. Mutt, A. A. Whitcomb and
C. H. Heaton stood. Afterward, Prescelle
to show that there was no harness sup
porting the subject, stepped upon his
body and was lowered and raised again al
command of the hypnotist.
Formerly Prescelle used to drive about
a town blindfolded in search of a hidden
post Office key sometimes traversing miles
in following the route taken by the COM
mittee in hiding the key.-[Montpeliel
Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.
The universallst Church.

A new departure At 7.30 this evening
will be held the first of a regular series
of meetings for worship and Bible study.
There will be brief service of song, with
prayers, followed by a season of study of
the Bible from the most modern stand
point. The lesson this evening will be
the book of Daniel particular attention
being given to the sixth chapter. the
story of Daniel in the lions den. Every
body is invited. Please bring your Bibles.
On Sunday morning Mr.. Masseck will
speak concerning the importance OF relig
ious and moral education. Parents es-
pecially are invited to attend this service.
1t is hoped that the splendid Sunday
school record for last Sunday will be
surpassed. This can be done II all who
were present then will come and also
bring others.
A change will be made in the method Of
conducting the Young Peoples devotional
meeting at o. clock. Hereafter the lead
ers will not prepare papers but will
simply conduct the meeting. There will
be no particular topic. But every person
attending will be expected to bring the
best things they have found in their read
ing of the Bible. poems, short stories.
Next Sunday Mr.. Masseck will lead. He
will speak on the topic. Reading to the
best advantage" Everybody invited.
Mr.. Masseck will conduct service in
Vernon at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
Excursion to New York oct. II.

The Central Vermont Railway company
will run an excursion to New York on
Tuesday, Oct. II, from all stations
South Londonderry to Motville inclusive.
The fare from all stations on the West
River railroad and from Brattleboro and
Vernon will be $3.50, and 1925 from South
Vernon, Northfield, Mortified Farms and
Millers Falls. Tickets will be good only
on trains leaving stations as follows:
South Londonderry 1915 p. m, Wlnhall
1885, Jamaica los, Wardsboro 100, West
Townshend 210, Newfane 245, Williams
vile $40, West Dummerston 1886, Brat
tleboro 8 o'clock, Vernon SIG, South YER
non 5.22. Mortified 5.25, Mortified Farms
5.43, Millers Falls 5.54 Tickets will be
good returning TO leave New York not
later than oct. %. to arrive at starting
point Oct. "a. No stopover privileges will
be allowed in either direction. The trip
from New London will be via the elegant
new steamer City OF Lowell. and a fine
view will be obtained of the city and
harbor on the morning of Oct. is. Return
ing passengers will leave New York (pier
40, North river), daily except Sunday, at
p. m and New London on trains leav-
ing at $40 a. m. or 1910 a. m.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
Probate Court Session.

The September session Of the probate
court was held Saturday. The petition
of L. A. Elmer for license to sell the real
estate belonging to the George r. Bennett
estate of West Brattleboro was granted,
License also was granted to E. H. Akley
to sell the real estate belonging to the
j. II. Plummer estate of West Brattleboro,
of which he is administrator The will
of Jerome Sondericker of Newton, Mass,
was proved by an exempllfied copy. The
final account of John r. Ryder, I'd, execu-
tor of the will of John r. Ryder. LIST, was
allowed. The account of George c. Averill
administrator of the Timothy Moran
estate, was allowed. The will of Charles
H. Kelsey of Newfane was allowed and
William A. Brooks of South Newfane was
appointed executor. In the d. b. Collins
estate of Halifax the petition Of N. e
Thurber, administrator, for license to sell
real estate was granted. License was
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
eRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.
c. S. Larson has finished work at
Jacobss bakery.

c. S. Larson has finished work at
Jacobss bakery
Robert Mitchell began work for the
Anne rican Express company Monday.
Miss Mary OConnell OF Chicopee, Mass.
is spending two weeks at NJ. ]. Moran's.
Fred c. Adams is moving from F. L.
Hunts house to his new residence on
North street.
Mrs. A. w. Dunklee OF Marlboro has
come TO spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. +. F. Coxson.
John J. Grady and George Hall went
TO Albany Tuesday to take a commercial
course in Albany business college.
Henry S. Robinson and Miss E. Florence
Miles Of Boston have been guests OF Mr..
Robinson's parents on Highland street.
Mrs. w. II. Baker and Ruth Moody re-
turned to Wells Beach, Maine, Saturday
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Williams and daugh-
ter, Hazel, of Rutland visited at Mrs. Will
liams's aunt's, Mrs. d. s. Brigham's last
week.
Mrs. Jennie White went Wednesday to
Painfield, n. J., to remain during the
winter with her daughter, Miss Elizabeth
White.
Superintendent Darcy OF the Brattle-
boro Overall Co. has moved his family
from Brattleboro to 157 Church street,
Keene.
L. A Chamberlain has moved from
Prospect street to the upstairs tenement
in Frank Wizards new house on Wash
ington street.
Miss Bridget Kennedy and Miss Lillian
Coyne returned to Middletown, Conn.,.
Monday after spending several days at
Mrs. James Austin's.
Prof. Williston Walker and family
closed their summer home on Linden
street and returned to New Haven Conn.
the first OF the week.
Joseph W. Martin, who has been ticket
clerk in the local railroad office, has gone
to Holyoke where he has a position as
assistant ticket clerk.
Daniel Martin of Northampton was in
Bratueboro over Sunday. He sang a
solo Sunday morning in st. MichaeIs
Roman Catholic church.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Smith returned to
Gilsum, N. H., Saturday after spending
several days with Mr.. and Mrs e. M.
Angler. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Angler are
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Bresnahan re-
turned to Boston Monday after spending
the summer in Brattleboro. Mr.. Bresna-
han is business manager OF the Boston
Herald
Mrs b. S. Sperry and daughter, Rose.
or Shelburne Falls, returned to their
home Wednesday after spending six weeks
at Charles Miners. Mrs. Sperry and
MI Miner are cousins.
The many friends of Lottie NJ Brown
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06

Where do the people come from to the
Valley Fair? This question may be
answered in part by the following para
graph from the Keene Sentinel: 1.-TWO
hundred tickets were sold from Keene for
the Brattleboro fair Thursday and the
special train which left here consisted Of
fifteen cars, thirteen of which were filled
when the train got to South Vernon. We'd
nesday mornings special took ITS pas
sengers from Keene The fair was one Of
the largest and best ever held in Brattle-
boro and the attendance was very large"
This item appeared in the Greenfield cor
respondence of the Springfield Union:
Hundreds of Greenfield people attended
the Valley Fair at Brattleboro today and
business at home was at almost Sunday
like standstin."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06

of Orange. Mass. who was here for the
summer, will be glad to know that she is
gaining in health. and has resumed her
position in the public library
Dan Patterson, who recently came to
Brattleboro from Winchendon Mass, will
move into the Lindsey house on Harris
place as soon as Mr.. Lindsey moves 70
his new house on Brook street.
Item from the city news in the Spring
field Sunday Republican: James J.
lillis OF $50 Main street is entertaining
his father, Michael Lillis. Miss May
Jones and Miss Mary Ferriter, al q
Brattleboro."
Henry j. Cudworth visited his 19;5s;
Mrs. T. ]. B. Cudworth, Monda! hight
He was on his way from Hartford, oo,
in an automobile with a friend, Y
Osgood. The two will spend a largs lH
of the month hunting in SaXtons R'd
and vicinity.
Miss Florence Stiggins has gone to Bo:'
ton to take n course in stenOgraphy
is expected that Mrs. Eric Landry VII
sing contralto in her place in the UniysI'
salist church choir until Jan. l. Mss
Gertrude Matthews, Of the Methods
choir, filled the vacancy last Sunday
Victor S. Reed, formerly secretary Of
the Y. NJ. c. a., was in Brattleboro sun
day and Monday. Since finishing DIS
course Of Bible study at Mt Hermon ne
has been in Bellows Falls substituting lg'
drug clerks who were on vacations he
went to Woodstock in a similar capacH
Monday. He will take up railroad y N.
c. A. work as soon as negotiations nov
pending are closed.
Mrs. d. ]. Moran observed her birthday
home on Washington street Sunday even
ing. Those present were Mr.. and Ms
Moran, Mrs. Nellie NJ. Coolidge, NUS
Flora Coolidge, Floyd Coolidge, Mrs Mai'
| b. Piggott, Miss Mai Spear, Dan Fa'
| terson and Harry Coates. Several muslS1,
| selections were played by Miss spear anu any.
refreshments Of ice cream and cake We'e
served.
Rev. Guy c. Lamson, pastor OF lns
First Baptist church in Montpelier anu
chaplain Of the House OF Representa1N',e
in 1904, received notice Friday tha' 'l s
Baptist church at Hyde Park MASS, ha-
unanimously voted to extend call 10 hl I,
to the pastorate that has been yacAli'
! since last spring. This church mas
membership OF 3S1, and is one OF ". ".
Oldest in that city. Mr.. Lamson mas Wv
call under consideration.
| Wayne II. Rice Of ChesterneId d So
uate of the Brattleboro high school oi' n
OF 1908, left Monday for Washington, ~
| c., where he will have position W.
Mr.. Heath, chief engineer OF the Fo'V nn%,
! Electrical Power company the place 81 na q
ing been secured for him through VT W, -
Reed of Washington, formerly OF VS. W.
moreland. Mr.. Rice has many IIlg s,-
here and in Chesterfield who wish h'A
success in his new field Of labor
Flatterers are clever mind-readers nv
tell vain women exactly what they uA'''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
The Slow Train to snrInnfsld.

Fred Haywood, conductor OF Green
fields most patronized accommodation
train, is telling joke on himself which
occurred recently in a discussion with a
the slow rate at which he was proceed
ing to Springfield. Does this train al
ways go as slowly as 1t does to-
day?" the uneasy traveller asked. "You
oughtn't to kick very much" responded
Mr. Haywood, you've been on this
train only about half hour, while I've
been on here 81 years" Is that so9''
queried the man anxiously, What sta
ton did you get on at2"-[Greenfeld
Recorder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06

Bellows Falls high school opened the
foot ball season with a Go victory over
Black River academy of Ludlow.
n. w. Niles the winner OF the national
interscholastic championship two years, is
now a full-fedged collegian at Harvard
and member of the Harvard tennis
team which is playing in the national
tournament this week. He won his first
game in the singles handily, but lost his
second Ga, CO to Dewhurst, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania champion. He
was paired in doubles with Sulloway, but
they lost the first round to Philler and
Downey of University OF Pennsylvania
Ga, Sc.
I, n. Chase OF Brandon, owner Of the
horse Advancer. which recently Travelled
the circuit without suffering a defeat has
another winner in the chestnut gelding
Forester, who took the 2.21 pacing race at
Rochester, N H., last week in straight
meats, the fastest time being Eli Ia
Forester is by Alexander and full brother
to Ginger, his dam being by Holabird's
Ethan Allen, and the second dam by
WOODBURY. Pilot. He received all his
training at his owners private track at
Forest Park farm.
The Highland hose team of Athol de-
feated the Shamrocks of Turner's Falls,
champions of the world, for a purse OF
$3.50 in their race at the fair grounds in
Atbol Saturday, Athols time was 2S AS
seconds, and Turner's Falls did the 200
yards in "a seconds. Turner'S Falls went
to Athol confident Of winning easily, and
the defeat was big surprise. Athol has
been going fast all summer, and has re-
peatedly done better than "a seconds. The
two teams had a perfect start Near the
finish the Shamrocks were a few feet
ahead. but Athol gained in the coupling.
Davis doing the trick. John Murphy, the
star coupler of the Shamrocks, was not
in the race, his place being taken by his
brother, Timothy Murphy. There were
about 300 present. The judges were c..
70. Lane and Roger Rourke of Orange,
Fred Buckley of Hinsdale and George
Carrick of Athol. Previous to the hose
race Fred Metz Of Turner'S Falls and
Ralph II. French OF Orange ran a 100
yards race, Metz winning in 10 2-5 sec
onds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-06
INDOOR WORK AND STUDY.
Well Filled Schedule Of the Y. M. c. A.
for the Coming Wlnter-speclal Atten-
tlon VIII BE Given Boys.

tlon viii BE Given Boys.
The Y. NJ c. A. issued Saturday a
prospectus Of the coming years work
1t is a handsome folder and summed up
the contents are as follows: On Sunday
afternoons through the winter, beginning
next Sunday, the hour from 4 to will
be one of good fellowship, good singing
and a short pointed talk.
The association seeks to reach the boy
in the formative period of his life, hence
special attention will be given the boys.
Monday and Friday from to is game
hour in the boys rooms. Tuesday and
Thursday from 4 to $50 will be gym
nasium work, group games, and shower
baths. Saturday from to 10 a. m is
the boys club hour; 10 to 11.30 gym
nasium class work and group contest
games. on Tuesday at $50, following the
gymnasium class, the boys will gather
around the supper table, and eat good
things for half an hour, then an hour will
be spent in studying the Life of Christ.
An effort will be made to organize the
boys who play musical instruments. The
boys reading corner is supplied with sew
eral papers containing articles of special
interest to boys.
Senior gymnasium class work will be
held on Monday and Saturday nights from
S to $50 followed by the group contest
games, and shower baths. On Wednesday
night at $40 the seniors will enjoy a half
hour around the supper table, and follow
ing this an hour will be spent in Bible
study. A series of 10 lessons has been
prepared. This will be followed from s
to $50 by the gymnasium class group
games and shower baths.
An effort will be made to organize a
business mems gymnasium class, pri-
marily to meet the needs of adults engaged
in sedentary occupations, with special
reference to their heart, lungs, abdominal
organs and nerves. Recreative gymnastic
games will be introduced following the
regular classes.
Members interested In athletics will have
opportunity for training in the various
field sports, and during the winter a hand
leap athletic meet will be held. Team
contest work will be one of the interesting
features. Teams will be chosen from the
gymnasium class to compete in all-round
indoor athletics. Each mans points will
count for himself and for his team. The
teams will also compete in relay races,
basket ball, bowling, indoor hockey. in
door base ball, etc. These events will be
run off Saturday evenings between and
9. Friends are cordially invited. Follow
ing this social hour viii be spent in the
parlors.
A large number will be interested in the
cross country run, and hare and hound
chase, which will take place occasionally.
The bowling alley is fully equipped, and
tournaments will be held regularly.
Basket ball will be played at stated hours