Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

The next mothers meeting at the Con-
gregatlonal chapel will be held Wednesday
afternoon. Dec. ~. at $40 o'clock. The
subject Of the address by Mrs. T.. b.
Smith will be "The Library Table-Chil-
drens Reading"
Manager Riley Of the Brattleboro Attn
letics received letter from Davey today
saying he would be here to play against
| Turner's Falls in the basket ball game
next Tuesday night Boutwell, will also
| be in the lineup
A meeting of the Brattleboro Profess
| sonal club will be held in the Brooks
House Monday evening Supper will be
served at o'clock. followed by a paper
| on THE Valley Press "A Century Ago
by Col. c. A. Miles, with discussion led
by w. A. Gilbert.
| A. f. Schwenk.J. H. Merriheld and
John Calvin are acting as commissioners
| AT hearing In Bellows Falls to determine
| the amount of damages due the owner Of
| land surrounding a reservoir owned by
| the village corporation by reason Of the
taking the land under the corporation
| charter The parties could not agree as
to the price to be paid.
The first of the assemblies was held
| at the Brooks House last night The
evening was spent in dancing and card
playing and a buffet lunch was served.
| Mrs. l.. D. Greene, Mrs. c. A. Harris,
Mrs. s. E. Lawton, Mrs. George S. Dow
| ley Mrs II. +. Brooks and Mrs George
w Hooker were patronesses. The next
dance will be given Dec 81.
1t was learned in New London yester-
day that Engineers Charles p. Badet and
w o. Prince of the passenger and freight
trains, respectively Fireman William
Packard and Conductor Cursor of the
freight are discharged by the Central
Vermont Railway company as the out
come Of the investigation OF the head-on
collision between a passenger and freight
train at Montville Friday. In which Fire
man c. ID. Geer was killed.
A special session OF the probate court
was held Saturday with A. +. Schwenk
as Judge. The will of Ann Elizabeth
Brown of Brattleboro was presented and
allowed and II. d. Holton appointed ex-
ecutor A. A. Dunklee was appointed
administrator of the o. X. Dunklee estate
OF Vernon. At the special session on Mon
day C. L. Stickney and Adm Pettee were
appointed appraisers and commissioners
for the Herbert ]. Knight estate OF Brat
tleboro. ]. II. Mortified was appointed
administrator OF the C. ID. Coane estate
of Brattleboro
Iorne Elwyn and Gladys Grey with
| their company OF accomplished actors and
amusing vaudeville artists have presented
n series of high class dramas before
audiences which filled the Auditorium
| every night this week. The opening play.
| THE Crimson Stain" I'm which the part
| OF Sherlock Holmes was admirably taken
| by Lorne Elwyn, and Gladys Grey appear
| ed as Lady Neville, gave satisfaction
Wednesday nights attraction. "AnitH,
| The Singing Girl" seemed to be the
| favorite. In the matter Of specialties
| the company is very fortunate. Holmes
/ and Holmes. the freak musicians. are
particularly clever and never fail TO re-
ceive applause.
Deputy Sheriff Myron Z. Davis went to
| East PuJney yesterday and arrested
| Charles Gates on complaint OF States
| Attorney r. c. Bacon charging him with
| being intoxicated and disturbing the
peace on Wednesday night. A hearing
| was held before Justice Martin ID. Whit
| man in the town hall in Putney. Mr..
| Bacon appearing for the state. The COM
| plant charged Gates with striking Nelson
| Newcomb and Dana S. Angler both OF
whom and three others were summoned as
| witnesses. No testimony was taken as
! Gates pleaded guilty He was fined IS
and costs, amounting to S3l.6i. which he
| paid. The disturbance took place at rhe
annual chicken pie supper given by the
| Baptist ladies' in Pierce's hall. Gates
| and Newcomb got into an encounter In
one corner Of the hall. and the appearance
| OF Newcomb's eyes after the fray was
enough 10 convict the respondent. Gates
| was put out OF the hall. but for some time
he continued to abuse people with his
tongue,
A. r. Schwenk went to West Town
| shend Tuesday at the request OF State $
| Attorney Il. c. Bacon to investigate the
death OF George Waterhouse, whose body
was consumed In a fire which destroyed
his house shortly after midnight Sunday
as told in West Townshend correspond
ence on page of this paper. Rumors OF
foul play were current after the fire. and
the matter was reported TO Mr.. Bacon
Mr.. Schwenk examined several people
among them a boy who claimed to have
heard voices In Warehouses; building or
the night OF the fire and neighbor who
saw light In the shop at one end OF
Warehouses; home and heard Water.
house pounding when he went to church
and when he returned. The neighbor saw
the light when he went to bed at II
o'clock and everything appeared to b,
all right then. The boy heard the voices
about O'clock Six hours elapsed befor,
the fire broke out. Meanwhile a llght
snow had fallen, and at the time of the
fire there were no tracks leading to the
house or from It, Waterhouse was ar
inveterate smoker and he had said within
a few days that he had heart disease SC
that he could not lie down. Mr.. Schwenl
concluded that there was no evidence OF
foul play and when he left West Town
shend the people of that village enter.
tanned the same view.