Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-25


There will be a high school dance this
evening in Grange hail. All graduates
and members Of the school are invited.
Mrs. George Metcalf Of this town, who
accompanied her husband on a deer hunt
ing trip to Royalton, this state, Is report
ed to have shot large buck early in the
week.
Columbian lodge No. &c. A. p. & a.
NJ, conferred the first degree upon two
candidates in a special communication
Monday evening
sedRwick Womans Relief corps will
hold a rummaRe sale I'm the Y. Nj. G, a.
next week THURSDAY Friday. and Satur-
day AL members are urged to con-
tribute. Please send your contributions
early
At the evening service In St Mlchaers
Episcopal church next Sunday Col. X
Haskins will give a report OF the gem
eral convention. held in Richmond, to
which he was the deputy from Vermont
The Keene Sentinel contains the follow
ing I'm its local column: Warren 3
Fitch has purchased 800 acres OF timber
land In jamaica, VT, belonging to the
Judge Wheeler estate. There is a large
quantity OF spruce, pine and hard wood
on the lot
As there is such demand for tickets
for the Adamowski trio Nov e. f. VAL
aid the committee In charge II those de-
string tickets will telephone Mrs Lulu
Greasy Blake, 27-3. Everything indicates
that "a cordial welcome will be extended
Co these eminent artists.
AT the regular meeting Of the n Z. O.
= Wednesday night several new names
We're received. After the meeting they
held "a dance in which about 80 couples
Joined. The lodge will confer the degrees
on "a large class OF candidates at the
next meeting. which will be held Nov.
Is.
Judge j T.. Martin Of the United States
district court will go TO New York to
preside at the session OF the district court
there opening Nov. 4 and continuing two
weeks This will be the first of four
sessions in which Judge Martin will pre-
side In New York this winter He will
return TO preside in the session OF the
district court in Rutland, opening Nov.
is.
Lucius I. whitney OF Chestnut street
has a hen which is the wonder OF the
neighhors and all who see her. She Is
several years old and every season comes
out a new color This year the change
/ IS more startling as she was nearly white
through the summer and from present
I appearances will be coal black when she
finishes moultne Her ancestry was
/ probably rather mixed.
/ The charm OF Jules Murry's new col
/ lego play AT Yale" Is it's very sim
plicttv and reality The scenes at the
I college. IN Dick Seeley's room and az the
/ boat house. at the race itself and al the
/ hotel after the victory are perfect copies
/ of just such rooms just such boat races
/ and Just such times after the race that
every son Of Ell knows by heart. AT
I Yale" will be seen III the Auditorium
/ tomorrow, Saturday evening, oct. %.
Charles y browne 80. Of Pittsheld
Mass. who died Sunday from progressive
paralysis. was we'll known by many peo-
handled q large part of the product Of
. the Brattlcboro overall company He or
ganized the BERKSHIRE Manufacturing
! company OF Pittsfeld and had charge OF
/ it's sales department lie is survived bS
his wife who was Fannie L. Royce OF
Rutland. this state. two sons and q
. daughter.
Mr. and Mrs l.. W. Lord OF Cherry
/ street were agreeable surprised last Fri
/ day evening when about . members OF
. the Ladies' Enterprise society called tt
I remind them they mad been married il
years 1t was also Mr.. Lord birthday
I anniversary. Coffee and cake were served
. There was music and a very pleasant
evening enjoyed by all Before COINS
rocking chair, table linen, and "a bouquet
of Chrysanthemums.
a letter recently received from Iarkir
c. Mead announces the arrival at thet
home tn Florence. Italy of NJ. and Mrs
I Mead after their visit 20 this country II
the early summer. followed by q stay o
two months in beautiful Venice" Mr.
Mead mentions the great enjoyment n,
found In knocking around Brattlebor,
aaI Wit old oh a. NJ
many, many good old friends" but b,
adds. New York was rather too big
dose as compared with the quiet life vi
lead in Florence"
Edward Douglas OF New London dice
on the Central Vermont train at Monta
que yesterday afternoon after travelling
all the way from Butte Montana. 81 witt
pneumonia on his way 70 his home anC
friends in New London. He was at tbs
railroad station here several hours at
tended by hs brother and was then evi
IDENTIFY IN n dying condition. He was onl,
10 years old and had made the entire
trip as far as Bellows Falls alone. Hi
condition became critical there and hi
brother went up from New London t.
take him home
The teachers Of the Centre Congrega
tional church Sunday school will NEE
in the chapel tonight at T.30 O'Clock 70
a conference in which reports of the re
cent state Sunday school convention II
Manchester will be read by II F. Jordan
and Mrs Frank Z. Perry who attende,
the convention as delegates, Importan
business in connection with the manage
ment Of the Sunday school will be dis
cussed. All interested in the work o
the Sunday school are cordially invite,
70 be present The conference will taxi
the place OF the Friday evening meet
ing
The eye and ear examinations in tn
local schools started this week ant
though the work is going slowly and sys
tematically IT Is expected that the test
will be finished by the end Of next weel
so that the results may be summarized
The results Of the tests are awaited witt
considerable interest as they may shOv
a decided decrease in the number o
pupils with seriously defective sight o
hearing. II Is hoped that minor defect
have been prevented in a great meas
ure from becoming serious by the atten
ton being called TO them by the tests II
previous years.
The force at the local station of tn
Central Vermont railroad was increase,
this week and several shifts were mad
In order TO make the work more effective
Miss Dorothy Todd, who has been da
ticket agent, was transferred to tn
freight depot where she will be stem
ographer and James Riley, night tickle
agent. was made day agent I'm her place
His place was taken by Mr. CUNNINGHAM