Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

per u BrOtnerS.
Dr. Holton read a paper on "The Re-
latlon of the Medical Profession to Sani-
tation" Mt the meeting Of the state medl-
cal society at st. Johnsbury last week
The district meeting of the Womans
Relief corps will be held in Bellows Falls
Wednesday afternoon, oct %, at
O'CLOCK. All members from Brattleboro
are urged to attend.
The New England order of Protection
will hold social dance for members
only after the regular meeting Wednes-
! day evening.
A horse attached to one Of c. +. War
| ner's bakery wagons, driven by w. F.
| Hudson, took fright on Western avenue
| Saturday afternoon and ran. The animal
| was stopped near ID. s. Pratts. The
! only damage was a broken thill
John A. Moloney and Mr. Porter of
| Wakefield, Mass are visiting in Brattle-
| boro and Townshend. Mr.. Moloney Is an
! attorney for the Boston & Maine rail-
road and was formerly railroad detec-
! tive Mr. Porter formerly lived In Towns
! bend
Herbert II. Harris has received formal
! notification of his election as one OF the
nine great chiefs of the Red Men Of the
state in the state convention held in
| Springfield recently. The ceremony OF
raising up the chiefs will be held in st.
! Johnsbury.
The Oakdale Book club held its an
nual meeting Wednesday evening in the
| home of T.. L. lIildreth. Mrs. Cora Leon
ard was elected president and Mrs. Rob
ert Dunklee secretary and treasurer.
| The auction sale of books and magazines
! will be held later
The Womans Relief corps held their
! inspection in Grand Army hall Wednes-
oh. .HWs
80 members. They had the pleasure of
having for Inspector Mrs. Kate ID. Lee,
department president. A bountiful sup
| per was served.
In a meeting Of the Murray club of the
| Cniversaist church Monday evening 1t
was voted to give the money In the
treasury, about SIS, to the ladies' circle
of the church to be used for the benefit
| OF the church 1t was also voted to
! leave the management of the club In
the hands OF the executive committee.
Thrilling scenes appeared on the can
vas at the Majestic on Elliot street yes
terday. when a new set OF moving pic
lures was put on Under the title or
The Adventures the audience was
given sensations enough to last them a
week The scenes were very realistic.
incidentally the setting Of ruined castles
and rocky seacoast was the most beautl-
full OF any Of the effects shown by the
company. For humorous sketches the
magnetized man takes the palm this
week. The company secured a new
pianist, Everett L. Flanders.S of Boston,
who can make the plano talk.
one OF the large plate glass windows
in Durham Brothers store was broken
Monday night by the head OF a young
man Several youths were standing in
front OF the big window and one OF them
attempted to touch anothers nose with
n lighted cigar. When the second young
man threw back his head his crown
struck the window a resoundlng whack.
making the young man see stars and
cutting a permanent star in me plate
glass. with long radating cracks, Chief
| OF Police James II. Evans asked the
youths to come with him to the town hall
building ana sent for James F. Hooker.
MIR Hooker agreed not to prosecute
them for damages II they would conduct
themselves more discreetly in the future
The cost of replacing the window will
be about 500.
In a special session OF the probate
court Saturday Grace Pond Of Dummers-
, ton was ordered removed to the Brattle-
boro Retreat and supported at the eX-
pense of the state after being adjudged
, | insane in an examination on the petition
OF the selectmen OF the town. on pc
tition Of Helen Hughes Sarah NJ. Weder
was examined and declared insane and In
need OF a guardian. \. Il. Clapp and
John r. Ryder were appointed commits
sioners OF the estate of Caroline ID. Sher-
! man ON petition OF Lillian NJ. Shepard
son OF Guilford Herbert Shepardson was
adjudged insane and in need of a guar
: dian. Myron l.. Corbett OF Bernardstor
was appointed guardian In session
Tuesday the will Of William c. Wright
Of Newfane was presented by Katherine
\. Wright and a hearing was set for
/ Is ST NJ bn a &
Of Orvillc L. Corse Of Dover filed tneiI
! report. Warren l.. Walker was appointed
administrator OF the estate of s. Jane
; Wilder.
DR. H. l.. Watermaus horse became
FESTIVE while left at the Memorial hos
pital Saturday noon and took a trip by
itself about the grounds bringing VI
against tree which overturned and
badly damaged the carriage. The horse
then proceeded To run across the hospita
pital lawn. jumped the wire fence and
ran down Canal street to Main street
1t was stopped by John l.. Roess i'm front
r of the Hooker block Mr.. Roess caught
hold OF one dangling rein, pulling the
: horse up so quickly that the animal fell
Mr.. RoesS also performed an acroba tic
feat which would have won applause In
a circus and fell heavily. He struck his
knee against the hub Of a wheel Of a
, carriage standing next the sidewalk and
was so lame that he carried n cane sew
eral days. He also sustained an injury
to the head. He was attended at once
, by physician and then went to his home
, where he remained quietly during the
! day. Tho horse bed So profusey from
, a bad cut that It was feared for q
day or two that it would not recover
1t was able TO be driven again Tuesday.
Mrs. Salie Lover Matt IS. widow OF
) Peter Matt, died I'm the home OF hei
} son, Amasiah Matt, . Hudson street
, Saturday night after a short illness A
? few weeks ago she fell down stairs
breaking her hip. and the shock of the
accident resulted in a general break
down. She came here five years age
2 last spring to make her hdme with hel
son. She was born in Chambly, Can, and
l was taken to a town in northern New
York when an infant. Her early life
, was spent there and at the age of II she
: was married to Mr. Matt in Moores
[ Forks, n. Y, where she lived until she
, came here. Her husband died 10 years
, ago. Before her marriage she was
member Of the Methodist church but al
that time she became a Roman Catholic
and has been connected with the Catno-
lie church here. She leaves six sons
r Augustus and Isaiah Of Moores Forks
Peter and Amasiah of Brattleboro, David
, of Schenectady and Joseph of Ogdens-
, burg, N. Y, and a daughter, Emma, wife
of JOseph RraVer Of SOmers Villa Conn