Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16


The Retting building on High street
containing quarters for four stores, the
club rooms of the Eagles and tenements
has been sold by John Retting to Henry
r. Brown through S. w. Edgett e. Co.'S
agency.
A meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge
was held in odd Fellows hall Tuesday
evening. Reports of the district meeting
in Ludlow were read by Mrs. William
Haigh and Mrs. f. e. Perry. Refresh
ments were served and n pleasant social
was enjoyed.
The last number Of the Vermont Issue
contained an article on the order Of the
knights Of King Arthur, by Rev. Frank
l.. Masseck of Brattleboro, who is at the
head OF the national organization. Par
ticular reference is made to the castles
in Brattleboro and Plainfield.
The woman's club win celebrate it's
10th anniversary next Wednesday with
a reception and luncheon at the Brooks
House. The time will be 2 o'clock in
stead Of 2.30, as stated In the year book.
II anyone is omitted in the canvass for
tickets for the luncheon please notify
some member of the social committee.
Charles s. Emerson. VINO was elected
TO the New Hampshire legislature at the
recent election, Is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. B. Emerson of Brattleboro. He is
widely known throughout the state, hav-
ing been noble grand of the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows. At the present time he
is grand representative of the fraternity
Miss A. Archer Hunt. superintendent
of the Williams street kindergarten in
Springfield. Mass. will speak a the moth
ers meeting in the Congregational chapel,
Friday afternoon, Nov. %. upon WORK
and Play with Little Children" The
meeting is put on Friday as II Is the
only day when Miss Hunt can come to
Brattleboro
In 1.-The Lion and the Mouse" which
Henry b. Harris will produce at the Audi
torium Saturday evening the great third
act scene where mere girl denounces
| the greatest money baron and political
power of the time never fails to create
| the keenest interest and most enthusi-
astic applause. This great play OF inan-
cal conspiracy is splendidly played by
a company especially selected for its in
| depreciation.
| The fruit store of Thomas e. Condor
near the American building was attached
| by the Dewitt Grocery company Monday
| afternoon on note for about $3.50 from
Thomas to the grocery company. and f.
r. Thayer was placed in charge as keep
| or. Mr.. Condor claimed that the attach
| ment would not hold as his interest and
| that of Thomas were undivided and the
| Indebtedness was incurred by Thomas be-
| fore Condor became n member Of the
! firm. The matter was adjusted Wedncs-
! day, Condor selling his interest to Thorn
| as.
Protective Grange will hold its annual
| chicken pie supper, entertainment and
| sale in Grange halls. Elliot street, next
| Tuesday evening. The committee which
! has giver such universal satisfaction in
| the past will have charge of the supper.
In the upper hall there will be a sale of
! fruit, vegetables, fancy and useful ar
/ Hxv
will be grabs" for the children A cast
Of 20 will give tho farce. Squire Judl0ns's
Pairing Bee" portraying New England
| life. Supper Will be served in the banquet
hall from $50 to o'clock.
All the cars on the West River pas
senger train due in Bratteboro at $50
a. m. were derailed south of the West
| Dummcrston quarries Wednesday a rail
spreading and tipping over. The pas
sengers were given fright. but were
not hurt, and although the cars were
dragged some distance on the tres none
Of them tipped over. BY using apparatus
| ct hand the baggage car was replaced on
the track. and the passengers got into
| that car and rode to Brattleboro. A
wrecking crew then visited the scene
and put the other cars on the irons.
Delbert Shepardson and Chauncey
Young, employees at the S. A. Smith fac
tory, got mixed Up in a punching bout
son was arrested by Deputy Sheriff c. /.
Knapp and was arraigned before Justice
j. II. Merrifeld Tuesday for 6s-
turbing the peace. Shepardson pleaded
guilty and was fined IS and costs,
amounting to 1920. He paid tho fine,
at tho same time expressing to the court
his sentiments, which were to the effect
that the fine and costs no more than COW
cred the satisfaction which came to him
from his assault on Young.
At the beginning Of this. her farewell
tour of America Madame Helena Mod
jeska received hundreds OF letters OF
regret from her fellow countrymen and
artists, including Andrew Carnegie, Mrs,
Grover Cleveland Ignace Paderewski,
Mary Anderson, many members OF the
nobility and others abroad. Her farewell
tour really began in New York city last
spring, where she rendered the
greatest testimonial ever seen at the Met
ropolitan opera house. She is now tour
ing the principal cities of the country
and her first and only appearance In
Brattleboro will at the Auditorium next
Thursday evening, Nov. %.
John Barrows went to Montpelier Wed.
nesday night to present to the court OF
claims a bill In behalf of f. B. Barrows
for damages to the amount of $3.50 done
by deer e. B. Barrows owns an apple
orchard of about 5000 trees on Ames
Hill. Many of them are young trees
deer wrought havoc among them. nibbl
Ing of all the past years growth ON
about 300 trees and doing considerable
damage to as many more. Fred l.. Howe
who owns n small orchard near that oil
Mr. Barrows, has sustained considerable
damage from deer. but he has not YET
made any claim for damages. Deer are
very numerous in the locality where Mr.
Barrows's farm is situated, but under
tho law the owner of the farm cannot
shoot the deer in order to protect hi.
property. John Barrows had severa
affidavits in his pocket. showing the ex
tent of the damage done.
The body OF Orlando johnson. so, who
died i'm Ware, Mass, Monday was
brought here Tuesday and taken to Hal
flax where the funeral was held We'd
nesday at 2 o'clock in the Centre church
Rev. e. II. Mathison of the Episcopal
church Of this place officiating Mr.
Johnson was born in SALISBURY this
state May 2s, 1924. He moved to Hal
ifaX and lived there as a farmer unit
the death of his wife Maria blanchard
johnson of Wardsboro, about 20 years ago
Since then he has lived with his daug-
ter, Mrs L. A. Whitney. in Ware Pray
er was offered at the home Tuesday by
Rev f. L. Chute Of the First Congrega-
tional church of Ware. Beside Mrs. Whit
ney eight other children survive They
are A. o. Johnson of this place. Martir
Johnson of Dover, Otis IT. johnson OF
Hinesburg, Mrs. Mary Haskins and Henry
L. Johnson of Greenfield Mrs William