Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-11


Tickets for Miss Petticoats'' will go on
sale next Wednesday morning at the box
office.
Friendship circle will hold n meeting
next Tuesday oct. II. Supper 6.15. Pub
lie not invited.
The Ladies' Enterprise society will meet
with Mrs. A. A. Blanchard on Estey
street next Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Murray club will hold business
meeting Monday evening at 79O in the
Universalst vestry. A large attendance
Is hoped for
w. c. Horton has sold the last remain
ing lot on Horton place for Andrew J.
Horton to w. II. Fletcher, who will i'm
mediately erect house there.
The Eagles expect to initiate several
candidates at their meeting next Monday
evening and TO hold weekly meetings each
Monday during the fall and winter season.
DR.. Anderson leaves today on his an
nual visit to New York to take up medi-
cal ana surgical work In the hospitals
and dispensaries of that city He will
be away ten days, returning on the 2lst.
Protective Grange held the first in its
series of socials for members and Invited
friends last evening There was a large
attendance and n good time was en-
joyed by all. Hines and Dugan furnished
music.
Dr. Noyes announces that he will be
at his Office in the American building on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings for
the convenience Of patients who cannot
call during the day His professional
card appears elsewhere.
I The Bellows Falls correspondence of
The Phoenix contains an account Of the
wedding of David a Meany, an employee
of the Abbott market on Elliot street,
and Miss Elizabeth a. Hennessey OF
North Walpole, which took place in St
Peters church in North Walpole Tuesday
morning
The womans auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. c.
\. will hold a second hand sale in the
association rooms on Friday. Saturday
and Monday. oct. II. IL and IA. All
members are requested 70 send their con-
tributions. as they will not be solicited
further and 1t is hoped by the com
mittee in charge that they will respond
literally.
DR.. W. w. Townsend Of Rutland has
received word that his famous fox ter
rier, Sabina Flavla won first I'm all of
the fox terrier classes In which she was
eligible at the dog show In Berlin, n. H.,
also won the brass panel for the best dog
in the show. DR.. Townsend was award
ed a special prize at the Valley Fair Ken
mel clubs show for having the best fox
terrier In the exhibit.
Conductor A. T. Smell. whose run was
between Springfield, Mass, and White
River Junction dropped dead Thursday
night after the arrival of his train in
the latter place. His work had been un-
usually hard two or three days on ac-
count Of the crowds at the state fair.
Mr. Smell had been engaged in railroad
work 80 years and was wcll-known TO the
travelling public In the Connecticut river
valley.
The recently elected officers OF Fort
Dummer colony Pilgrim Fathers. were
installed Tuesday evening by Deputy Su-
preme Governor Walter 4. Davis and
Assistant Deputy supreme Sergeant-at-
Arms Charles Bogot. both OF Fitchburg.
Mass After the installation there was a
social hour with refreshments. The next
meeting will be oct 10 when all members
are urged to be present as important bust
ness is to be transacted.
The ladies OF the Congregational
church held their first foreign missionary
meeting for the winter Oct. 3. with an
attendance OF 81. Mrs G. +. Thompson
had charge OF the meeting. Mrs. H. X.
Miles gave a very interesting report of
the convention held in Springfield this
son spoke of the missionary interests in
China, after which a pleasant social
hour was spent. Light refreshments were
served.
The directors Of the New London
Northern Railroad company held a sepcial
meeting recently Ia New London for the
purpose OF receiving and acting upon
the resignation Of Judge Walter c.
Noyes as president and director OF the
ion, - -.
was chosen president of the company
and a new Office OF vice president was
created and John G.. .Averill OF Norwich
was chosen to I'LL it, The vacancy in
the board OF directors was filled by Sc
lection OF David Mackenzie OF New Lon
don.
George F. Gregory Of New York. who
has recently bought the Clapp farm near
Dummerston station, spent several days
at the farm last week preparatory to
shipping some IIolstein cattle there. He
has recently bought a number OF pure
bred animals in New York state and Is
negotiating for a herd In this county.
He viii stock the farm and will engage
In importing and breeding Holsteins.
Mr. Gregory is making extensive altera-
tions lin the farmhouse. putting it in
first class condition. Mrs. Gregory and
other members of the family are now
occupying 1t. Mr. Gregory is just now
obliged to use crutches on account of an
injury TO one foot
Prof George II. Barton of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology and a
party of geological students came to
Brattleboro Saturday to study the geol-
ogical features Of this section Prof.
Elizabeth +. Fisher Of Wellesley college
who spent the summer at Linden Lodge
assisted him in conducting the party
Saturday afternoon was spent in study
ing the action of rivers in forming terra
ces as well as in erosion, both the Con-
necticut-and the West rivers being visited
Sunday morning the party went on a
carriage drive and returned to Boston
Sunday afternoon. Others who attended
were Miss May p. Blair of Cambridge
II. w. Dyer of Boston, Miss Agnes w
Lincoln Of Medford, A. Selwyn Lynde OF
Melrose and Mr.. and Mrs Turner of
Cambridge.
The people OF Brattleboro will have q
rare opportunity on Sunday, Oct. 20, to
listen to presentation of the conditions
and needs of the people of the Philippines
by man eminently qualified to speak
regarding them. Rev. ]. c. Robbins of
Capiz, Panay Island, Philippines, will
occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church
on that date and no one interested in
those Islands and our country's policy
toward them should fail to hear him.
Mr.. Robbins is q young man of wide
eXDerience earnaStnaaS of nurnoaa and a