Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-06
BRATTLE7oRo.

A special meeting of the ladies' aid So
ciety of the Methodist church will be
held Wednesday, Sept. IL, in the church
parlors at p. m.
The silver cup which Gerald Howatt Of
White Plains, N. Y, has offered for the
best matched pair of driving horses at
the Valley Fair is on exhibition in
Vaughan & Burnett's show window.
The September number of Popular
Science Monthly contains an article en-
titled THE Health of American Girls"
by Nellie Comins whitaker wife of Ho-
bart X. Whitaker of Salem, Mass, for
merly principal of the Brattleboro high
school.
Mr.. Sargent, master of dancing and de-
pertinent, who has taught here the last
three seasons, will open his classes in
September. Mr.. Sargent has Just closed
his summer class in Cornish NJ H, at
what is called the New York colony The
patronesses were Mrs. Winston Churchill
Mrs. c. A. Plat of New York city, Mrs
Sherman Evarts and Mrs. Maxwell Evarts
of Windsor.
Traffic on the West River branch was
blocked again Tuesday night, two freight
cars loaded with lumber going off the
track about four miles UP the line. The
two cars of an extra freight left the
rails and one of them was slightly dam
aged This good fortune failed to satisfy
the patrons of the road who were wait
ing at the station on the night passenger
train. 1t was about 8 o'clock wednes-
day morning before the track was cleared
so that the passenger train could leave
the station. The trouble seems to be
light rails and heavily loaded cars.
Chase e. Daley, attorneys and coun-
sellers at law, moved into their new law
offices in Crosby block this week and are
receiving the congratulations of their
friends IN the appearance of the new
quarters. The four rooms which they
occupy have been entirely refinished with
metal ceilings and hardwood floors. Mr..
Chase received his office furniture and
library from Nottingham Wednesday and
the offices were made quite home like
yesterday. The suite comprises a main
office and library, from which a small
coat room opens, two consulting rooms,
one for each member of the firm, and a
room which Mr.. Chase will occupy until
he buys or builds a house
Ernest E. Perry's horse took a nair-
raising plunge down the bank from Birge
street into the ice ponds of the CRYSTAL
Springs ice company Saturday but es-
capped with only a few scratches The
horse was standing in front of Mr. Per-
rvs house on Birge street and became
frlghtenened at a spread shaken from
started to run Mr.. Perry started after II
and succeeded in getting hold Of one
rein This was not sufficient to stop the
animal but Mr.. Perry hung on until the
horse ran so close to the railing that the
bank began to crumble away beneat tn
him. The animal tried to save itself but
the railing gave way and horse and car
riage started down the bank. One man
who saw the accident said that the horse
rolled completely over on the downward
plunge and it is a wonder that It was
not killed outright The carriage struck
between two trees and the horse went
on into the pond It waded out until the
water was up to its neck and then re-
turned to shore. Mr.. Perry let go rather
than be dragged over the bank End was
not hurt. The carriage was badly dam
aged.
A song rectal by Miss Mary Porter
Mitchell will be given in the parlors OF
the Brooks House this, Friday evening at
o'clock. Miss Mitchell is one of the
most prominent of the younger singers in
New York, where she has been known the
past five years in oratorio and concert.
When 20 years old she accepted the DO
sition of solo contralto in the choir of
Trinity church. Boston, far famed as Phil
lips Brooks's church After two years
she was offered a New York position and
soon gained a place in its musical circles.
She is now soloist in DR.. Nehemiah
Boynton's church in Brooklyn and a
member of the choir of Temple Emmanu-
Ell Fifth avenue, the most important
synagogue in this country Miss Mitchell
has voice of unusual quality and her
well-chosen and varied program should be
enjoyed by all music lovers. She will be
assisted by Miss Harriet Holden, accom-
panlst of Bratteboro. The following
ladies will act as patronesses of the re-
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Estey, Mrs ]. Gray Estey, Mrs. ]. Harry
Estey, Mrs. Levi K. Fuller, Mrs. Charles
Gldden, Mrs. Frederick Holbrook, Mrs
James F. Hooker, Mrs Smaller f. Lawton
and Miss Mary Ritter Shea.
The year book of the Brattleboro Wo-
mans club will be sent out i'm a few DAYS.
The year book contains a list of the Off
GERS, and all active, associate and hon
orary members besides the calendar of
meetings for the year. The program is
an excellent one and contains the names
of some well-known speakers. The calen-
dar of meetings is as follows: Oct. 9,
reports and tea. Oct. %, Beauty in City,
Town and Village" by Prof. Sylvester
Baxter. Nov. G. 1.-THE Romance of
Ethics" by Rev. S. NJ. Crothers of Cam
bridge, Mass. Nov. 20, Book Diet and
Digestion" by Rev Bradley Gilman.
Dec -, philippine Experiences" by Mrs.
L. A. I. Chapman. Dec. IS, Some Phases
of Life of our Day" by Rev. John s..
Lyon of Holyoke. Jan. l. New Years
meeting, music and tea Jan Is. 1.-THE
New Vermont" by Col. Frank L. Greene.
Feb. 5, gentlemen's night, Scotch Songs
and Writings" Frederick w. Bancroft.
Feb. 10, Lincoln" by Frank L. Fish.
Mar. 4, musical: Mar. IS, German Uni
versity Life" by Prof. Wiliston Walker.
Apr. 1, children's day Apr 10, Hand
work." by VIII Hutchins of Greenfield.
May 16, annual meeting and tea. It is
expected that DR.. Alexander Graham Bell
will speak on 1.-THE Education of the
Deaf" The date will be announced later.