Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-05


Hinsdale opera house tonight. Lett
singers orchestra will furnish music.
The high school football team will open
the season with a game on the island Sat
urday afternoon against Bellows Falls
high school Both elevens are in good
condition and hot contest is assured
One Of the big attractions at the New
York county fair now being held at Mad
ison Square Garden. New York city, is
the giant Holsrein oxen, Mack and Teddy,
owned by ]. d. Avery Of auckland, Mass,
and exhibited at the Valley Fair two
years ago.
Livingstone Gushing of Boston, who
owned thousands OF acres Of timberlands
in Bennington and Windham counties,
has sold his holdings to a concern known
as the Somerset Land company. recently
formed under the laws OF Maine, with
large capitalization.
A hearing was held before Justice
William s. Newton Monday In the case
OF Swift & Co. against George Il. Barrett
Of West Brattleboro for the recovery OF
$50 said to be due for meat supplies
The defendant confessed judgment and
appealed to the county court. A. F.
Schwenk appeared for the PLAINTIFF and A.
c. Spencer for the defendant.
The sale OF tickets for Creston Clarke
In THE Ragged Messenger next Thurs
day evening Oct. II, will go on sale at
the box office Tuesday morning at
o'clock. Mr.. Clarke's presentation OF
Monsieur Beaucaire" was one of the
most finished productions ever seen on
the Auditorium stage and all who saw
him in that play will be pleased at the
opportunity to greet him again.
Col. E. w. Gibson Is the title with
which Brattleboros town representative
Is now saluted. He is one of the aids on
Gov. Proctor's stan. DIR. A. NJ. Newton
OF Bristol is surgeon general. Earle S.
kingsley OF Rutland chief OF stan, AMI
the other aids in addition to Col. Gibson
are Clayton j. Wright OF Willlston. w. ID.
Woolson of Springfield and f. NJ Bart
lett Of Island Pond.
Creston Clarke, whose splendid work I'm
the difficult role OF Monsieur Beaucaire"
added to his admirers by the score will
soon be able to boast OF the largest per-
sonal following Of the stars who tour the
country: for he is this season appearing
before crowded houses everywhere In the
new modern drama, THE Ragged Messen-
ger" which is declared to be better than
The Christian" He will appear ar the
Auditorium Thursday Oct II.
John Flahive. IS, died at his home on
Canal street Friday morning from illness
due to old age. He was born In ireland
but had lived in this country nearly all
his life. He is survived by two sons.
John OF Boston and Patrick OF Stamford.
Conn, and by a widow Mrs. Catherine
Flahive. The funeral was held In St
Michaels Roman Catholic church at 9
o'clock Sunday morning. Rev. NJ ]. Car
mody officiating. The burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
The engagement OF Louis Mann and
Clara Lipman in Julie Bonbon." adver-
tcEa1 frVsN fwbN
cancelled In a telegram received nv Man
ager Fox Sunday. and on Monday letter
received from the Shuberts stated that
Arnold DAILY had broken his contract with
the managers by refusing to appear In
Philadelphia and II had been necessary
to have tho Julie Bonbon' company go
TO that city to fill out the time for which
Daily had been booked. The Shuberts
hope to arrange for the presentation OF
Julie Bonbon" here later in the season.
The Atlantic City Daily Press says:
"Creston Clarke appeared at the Savoy
theatre last evening In an entirely new
play entitled The Ragged Messenger. In
which he scored an instantaneous success.
and throughout the evening he was en-
cored time and time again for his clever
work as JOHN Morton. the clergyman.
who Is better known In the slums In
which he works as The Ragged Messen-
ger. Mr.. Clarkes work In the emotional
part OF the minister was one OF the best
pieces Of acting We have ever seen from
this popular actor. Mr.. Clarke VIII APP
pear at the Auditorium Thursday. Oct. II.
In the first round OF the tournament
for the fan cup at the wantastiquet Golf
clubs links Saturday. c. NJ Miller
(scratch) defeated Crosby Adams (6). the
present holder 2 up and to play AL
fred Jordan H2) won from C. f. Bing-
ham tscratch) up at the goth hole. c.
II. Thompson defaulted TO Fred Harris,
j. II, Tasker to Ernest Harris and HAYES
Bigelow to Howard Wellman. Harold
whitney CO and C. NJ. Miller met in the
second round of play Monday. and after
hot fight all the way Miller won / up,
~ holes. In the second round Fred Harris
(scratch) will meet Howard wellman
.l2)' and Alfred Jordan will play Ernest
Harris G2)
At the regular session OF the probate
court Saturday the following business
was transacted: license to sell real
estate was granted Alva A. Fair
banks. administrator OF the Daniel La
zelle estate OF Guilford The win of
Herbert ]. Knight OF Brattleboro was
probated and allowed and c. c. Fits
was appointed executor The will OF
George r. Plumb Of Nottingham was also
probated and allowed and George w.
Plumb appointed executor. The final
settlement OF the Mary A. Faulkner
estate OF Nottingham was made. The
accounts OF the administrator were pre-
sented and allowed. The will of Mary A.
Andrews OF Orange, Mass, whose estate
Is here, was probaued and allowed A
petition for an order for the removal OF
Lestina Adams to the Brattlebdt0 Re-
treat and her support there by the town
or Brattleboro was dismissed on the
ground that she has not a legal residence
In the town having lived lately in MARI
ooro and more recently in Halifax.
The bailiffs Issued call Monday for a
special village meeting to act on matters
relating to the water system, in accord
ance with a petition received Friday fore
noon. Following is the text OF the war
rant; THE legal voters of the village |
or Brattleboro are hereby notified 10 meet |
at the town hall on Friday, Oct. ~, 1906, |
at O'Clock p. m. to act on the following |
articles: Art. /. To see IL the village |
VIII vote to purchase the Chestnut Hill |
system and the Sunset Lake |
reservoir system, at the price of 1926 900, |
the sum now asked for the same Art. |
?. To see II the village will vote to in |
struct our town representative to take /
measures to SECURE proper and sufficient |
legislation to enable the village to con-
struct OF purchase a system OF water
works and to resoind the informal vote
to instruct the water board 20 arbitrate
taken at the last meeting. Art. 3. To see
y the village viii vote to purchase the
Chestnut Hin reservoir system and the
Sunset Lake reservoir system, and arbi-
tratS as to the price To 40 anv nthar |