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

Plans are being made for a Thanks
giving ball to be held in the Brooks
House.
The women of the Methodist church
received S6S.35 as the result of the rum
mage sale held Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church went to a corn husking last night
a r. B. Hawkinss farm near the Jack
sonville road. The party had a merry
time and proved that they were champion
huskers
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps will
have their annual inspection in Grand
Army hall next Wednesday afternoon,
oct. 16. Meeting will open at o'clock.
Mrs. Fate d. Lee of Wells River, the de-
partment president, will be the visiting
officer.
The Windham county court cases Of
the state against DR.. ]. NJ. Ryder and
company, for violation of the telephone
law, have been set for hearing at the
session of the Vermont supreme court to
be held in Brattleboro in November
The people Of the Universalist church
will tender a reception to their pastor,
Rev d. e. Trout, Thursday evening from
73O to 10 o'clock in the church parlors
as an expression of their appreciation of
once more having a settled pastor in ac-
tive work. A pleasing musical program is
being arranged and refreshments will be
served.
Sedgwick Relief corps held their first
sewing meeting of the season yesterday.
supper, which is n regular feature of
their meetings, was served at o'clock
At this time a little surprise was given
the ladies, ice cream being furnished by
an absent member, Mrs. Hattie Pratt
Fisher of Leomnster, Mass. This was
greatly enjoyed and a vote of thanks was
extended Mrs Fisher with the wish that
she might have been present to have wit
messed the enjoyment of her bounty.
o. E. Cain of Keene, county solicitor OF
Cheshire county, has filed an information
In the superior court now in session in
Keene, against the Cheshire Express COM
pany of Hinsdale asking that its charter
he annuled and that its place of business
be declared a nuisance. 1t is expected
that this matter as well as the indict-
ments against the Cheshire Express COM
pany and Fred c. Gale will be given at
tention in court when civil case now on
trial Is finished. 1t is understood that
Joseph Madden Of Keene, counsel for Mr..
Gale, has agreed TO have his client pres
cnt in court.
The Majestic moving picture company
opened its new place OF amusement in
the Emerson building on Elliot street
Monday evening and has been attracting
an ever-increasing audience each after
noon and evening since. The company
was hampered in getting under way by
the failure material from New York
to arrive in season for the opening, but
is now giving the full show of moving
pictures and illustrated songs. A new set
of pictures arrived yesterday and were
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one illustrating the trials of the man who
tried to spend quiet Sunday at home in
his fiat was the most mirth provoking.
The man who got on fire and the white
ma.l's first smoke were also general IA
vorites. Arthur Styles OF New York has
been secured as singer and fills the bill
every time. The performances are con-
tinuous from to s O'Clock week DAYS
except Saturday, when they will begin
a o'clock. The evening performance is
from Z to 1890 o'clock each night.
A meeting Of the school teachers will
be held this afternoon at o'clock in
the high school building for the pur-
pose of discussing ways of stimulating
interest in nature study. Several of the
teachers are working independently along
this line and are accomplishing much
but there has been no definite plan of
study mapped out The meeting is
wholly for discussion but some steps may
be decided upon in the way of reorgan-
izing the junior Audubon society or some
kindred organization among the chill
dren A very exhaustive suggestive
course in elementary science is contained
in the teachers manual for 1907 issued
by the state board OF education but 1t is
so comprehensive that few teachers are
able to make use Of it for lack Of def
mite preparation in science and for the
lack of illustrative material. 1t is pos
sible that some brief course of study,
based on this complete course, will be
arranged and that means will be found
for securing good material to be used
for Illustration in class.