Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-18

The Printers base ball team will go to
Williamsvlle for a game tomorrow.
Brattleboro's automobile craze has
reached point where over 20 machines
are owned in town, or about one to every
100 Inhabitants.
The sale of seats will begin next Tues
day at the box Office for the performances
to be given Friday and Saturday evenings
of next week by David Hendersons Com
edians.
The listers filed with the town clerk
Tuesday an abstract of the individual
lists of the taxpayers. They request that
each taxpayer examine his list to see II
1t contains any errors.
Charles Rice and his sister, Mrs. Ina
Mcdonald, have bought two building lots
of the Morningsde Cemetery association,
with the intention of erecting a house
thereon. The lots are located on the east
side of South Main street.
The motion of A. p. Carpenter to dis
miss the petition for foreclosure. brought
by r. II. Davenport against c. II. Daven-
port, came before Judge ]. NJ. Tyler Sat
urday, 10. l.. Waterman appearing for Il.
IL. Davenport and Mr.. Carpenter for c.
ii. Davenport. The court stated that the
petition should not be dismissed. and
stipulation as to the filing Of an answer
was entered into.
Some of the plays made famous by
Roslna Vokes, the German-Reed company
and others will he presented for the first
| time in this territory by David Hender.
sons Comedians, who will be seen al
/ the Auditorium Friday and Saturday
| evenings, May 25 and 26. The dressing OF
/ the ladies of the company is particularly
| fine. The costumes are strictly up-to.
date and are made by the leading mod.
/ istes of New York
Feats Of legerdemain are sometimes
| duplicated in the accidental exchange OF
! mercantile packages a young man IN
/ an adjoining town. on coming to Brattle-
! horo recently. was directed by his wife to
buy lettuce, which she wished to use or
Sunday when guests were TO be present
! Sunday came and the housewife took from
| the refrigerator the package which hat
/ been on ice two days. She opened II In
anticipation OF preparing salad but
presto, change! The lettuce was not there
and in its place was a small child's night
gown. a clean pocket handkerchief and a
linen collar.
The last meeting of the Brattleborc
! Ministerial Union for this season was
held in the Y. NJ. c. a. rooms Monday al
10 o'clock and was attended by II min
listers. Rev. II. II: Shaw of Marlboro
presided. Rev. c. E. Hayward of Spring.
field gave n paper on "The Clergyman and
West Brattleboro reviewed Rev. DR.. A
H. Bradford's book THE Ascent Of the
Soul" and Rev. Richard Eddy OF Lud-
low gave review OF Prof Schmidt.
! book, THE Prophet Of Nazareth" Inter.
esting discussion followed each address
Dinner was served at Halls restaurant
The next meeting win be held Sept 10
The funeral of Oscar b. Mack was held
at his late home on Williston street al
I O'Clock T.axH
son, pastor Of the First Baptist church
officiating. There was a large attendance
including Wantastlquet lodge of Odd Eel
lows. and there were many beautiful flora
/ remembrance. Two selections were suns
by L. w Hawley and ]. f. Hall TIL,
burial was IN Prospect Hill cemetery. the
bearers being Odd Fellows. The com.
initial was under the Odd Fellows ritual
Among those attending the funeral wer,
Mr. and Mrs. c. !. Pierce and son. Theo.
dore. Of Boston. Fred O. Mack of Win
throp, Mass. Mrs. Julia Pierce Of
Suffeld. Conn, n niece of Mrs. Mack and
Mr. Pierce.
The body of Mrs. f. b. Carpenter o.
Mendoza, ILL.,, was brought here Wednes.
day afternoon by her son-in-law, Georg,
Dennison of that city. Mrs. Carpentel
will be remembered by some OF our cit.
liens she and her husbands the late Il
| b. Carpenter, having lived at the Brooks
House for three years about Is years ago
Mr.. Carpenter was also one of the pioneer.
of the reed organ industry in BrattleborC
having at one time been associated will
the originsl Mr.. Jones under the firm
name of Jones, Carpenter G. Wood. Hi.
son, f. p. Carpenter, established the
Carpenter Organ works and the father
was associated with him during hi.
short residence here. Most Of his life
however. has been spent in Mendoza.