Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-23

this week are the ember days of autumn.
The banks in Brattleboro will be open
from to IL o'clock each day of the VAL
ley fair.
The Masonic quartet, with +. l. Swift
accompanist sang at an Eastern star
gathering in Jacksonville last evening.
Miss Katherine Hogan of Bellows Falls
died early this morning In the Memorial
hospital, where she underwent an opera
tlon Monday.
The corner stone OF the Masonic tenn
pie will be laid at an early date with i'm
pressive ceremonies. l. d. Bailey and
A. p. Slmonds have been appointed a
committee to have charge Of the arrange
ments.
A meeting of the Sunday school board
of the Methodist church was held Monday
night In the Epworth- league room. Miss
Irene Plimpton was elected chairman OF
a committee for rally Sunday with power
to choose her assistants.
Lucius futile of Boston. late president
of the Boston & Maine railroad, was
elected president Of the Connecticut Rlv-
er Railroad company to succeed William
Whiting of Holyoke, in meeting of the
stockholders held In Springfield, Mass,
Tuesday.
About 100 members OF the Episcopal
Sunday school and parish had Il picnic
in Echo park Saturday, going and re-
turning in launches, which were running
back and forth from 10 to O'Clock \
ball game between two classes was an
interesting feature.
The Boston e Maine block signal gang
has begun work between Brattleboro ana
Bellows Falls. They have been working
on the installation of the block signal
system north of Bellows Falls several
months and work on the new section
will be pushed rapidly This system
will be the first Of its kind adopted by
any railroad In Vermont.
Miss Grace Patten, who has been In
charge OF the tuberculosis camp since
Miss Alice Lndgren's resignation in June
will complete her service there this week
and will go to Boston to take a special
course in social work preparatory to her
entrance into the foreign missionary field
Her place will be taken by Miss Reyes, a
trained nurse and social worker from Bos-
ton.
All members Of Bratteboro lodge. y. T.
O. p, are requested to be present at the
regular meeting Wednesday evening to
greet the deputy grand warden. who will
be present at that time The entertain
ment will be in charge of Lotus stafford
Cake and coffee will be served in the ban
quet han after the meeting The women
are requested to carry cake. \ special
| invitation is extended to all visiting
members attending the Valley fair.
The first of the nonresident reunion
visitors In Wilmington to fan is Ross
Bowker 81, who died i'm his home In
| Bridgeport, conn. Sunday of "a heart
disease lie was the only son of Henry
p. and Jane Bowker longtime residents
| OF Wilmington who lived at the foot Of
Bigelow hill and died several years ago.
He had many relatives and friends and
spent a part of the summer with Mrs.
Bowker at the Chds Tavern lie leaves
wife and two sisters Mrs. Carrie
Barnard Of Fitchburg and Mrs Hattie
Higgins OF Milford, y. II.
Fort Dummer colony Of Pilgrim Fathers
held its annual meeting Tuesday evening
and elected these officers: Governor A. j.
Currier; Lieutenant governor. John T.
| Mack; secretary. Mrs \. J. Currier col
| lector, Mrs. Nellie NJ Norris; treasurer,
| ID. W. Tenney; sergeant at arms Mrs
Annie T. PEBBLES; deputy sergeant at
arms. Mrs. J. =. Mack; chaplain. Mrs
| Mary Robinson; inside sentinel. Miss
Marion Baker; outside sentinel, r. II.
Baker; trustee for three years, +. l..
| Parker; trustee for two years, Mrs. II. =
| Goodenough; trustee for one year. r. II
| Baker. These officers will be installed
the first Tuesday in October by Deputy
Supreme Governor Hiram King OF Bel
lows Falls.
\
| in the suit OF b. s. Balestier OF this town
against the New York Tribune for 500,
| 600 damages for alleged libel. After the
suit was brought the defendant got an or
der for the examination OF Balestier rel
| ative to the circumstances OF his arrest
several years ago on complaint OF Rud-
yard Kipling for assault. Balestier claim
annoy and nolest him ana mn, HIM =,
| exDense The defense then asked for a
stay untu Ralestler should submit 10 a.
| examination and Justice whitney has ~.
dered a sta, Of 20 DAVIS. stating mat IA,
! keeplng out Of the state BeIestier couno-
! avoid a duty which would devolve upor
a resident Of the state.
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