Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-14
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Mrs w C. stone celebrated her birth
day anniversary Monday ana received a
shower of 1876 postcards.
The Garment Workers union held their
monthly meeting in Grand Army hall
Monday evening and initiated four.
The ladies' aid society Of the Methodist
church will hold special business meet
ing IN the parsonage Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
The mission circle of the Universalst
church will meet i'll the church parlors
Thursday afternoon. Business meeting
will be held at 4 o'clock. Watchword:
Faith"
The woman's foreign missionary society
of the Methodist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. William Moore, % Wash
ington street, Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The German society, Deutscher Orden
Harugari. recently entertained by Carl
Schorling spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Geiger at their
farm in Guilford.
The district meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps will be held Thursday with
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps in Grand
Army hall. Dinner will be served in Odd
Fellows hall at noon.
Judge j. l.. Martin has bought Buick
automobile, model H. through the Brat
teborO garage. Manager Il. l.. Greene
ran the car home from Boston and deliv-
cred it to Judge Martin this week 1t is a
four cylinder five passenger machine
Miss Mabel G. futile went last week
TO her home in Gill, Mass, on account of
the serious illness of her sister, Miss Mar
ion Aida futile. who died Monday. She
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
futile, formerly of Wilmington Miss
futile will return to Brattleboro Sunday
night
E w. Fetch of Keene has been in town
the past week making preparations for
getting the Williams factory on Will
hams street in working condition for the
chair business which will be removed
from Keene to this town. Fred Pier OF
Jacksonville will be associated with Mr.
Felch in the business.
Francis Deyo of this town was fined $40
in Greenfield yesterday on "A charge of
evading car fare and was committed to
Jan IN default of payment. Deyo was
turned over to the Greenfield police by
CONDUCTOR Mansfield, who found him rid
ing on the platform of the theatre train
from Springfield Wednesday night
Alfred e. Turner, 40, son-in-law of Mr..
and Mrs Sumner Is. Emerson of this
town, died in his home in Watertown.
Mass. Sunday following an illness of sew
Ni''A h1tho Win pneumonia ana typhoid
teVer. lie appeared to be making a good
recovery, but he suffered a RELAPSE ana
the end came rather suddenly Mr. Tur-
ner married Miss Bertha l.. Emerson 2O
years ago, and he had visited in Brattle
Doro many times. He was agent of the
John H. Pray estate in Watertown The
funeral took place Tuesday. Those pres
ent from this town We're Sumner b. and
Harry L. Emerson Mrs. L. F. Adams and
Clarke c, Fits.
Leaves on the street railway rails have
caused the motormen much trouble re-
cehtly. Two cars came together Wednes-
DAY noon at the turnout on the common
The car coming from West Brattleboro
Shpped on the rails and before the motor
man could bring it to a stop it bumned
tne other car but no damage was done
About 10 o'clock Tuesday night a car
going to West Brattleboro slipped because
OF leaves on the rails on the hill on North
Main street and slid back 80 feet before
Che motorman could stop it, When going
UP the hills the motormen are putting
on all the power, and in going down they
use much care, keeping the brake on all
the time.
Several letters patent have been issued
within few days to William E. Haskell
superintendent Of the pipe organ depart
ment OF the Estey Organ company plant
on acoustic organ pipes. Ordinarily what
is known as 16-foot pipe requires 16
teet OF space in order to produce a GER
tain pitch and quality Of tone Mr.. Has
kelfs invention reduces the length about
nan by placing one pipe within another
ana at the same time preserves the orig
mai pitch and tone quality The device
WIZ De OF great advantage to the companv
IN building organs for cramped quarters
me invention is of much value and II
accomplishes what organ builders
throughout the country have been irving
TO accomplish a long time.
George M. Thompson. engineer for the
Boston & Maine Railroad conpany. and
MS crew of surveyors are running a line
OF levels from South Vernon to BrattIe
DOrO, on the west side of the river They
surveyed for a possible line of track nv
way OF hlhsdale several months ago with
view to crossing the river here and
building a station near the Bradley MACE
mus oDViating the necessity of using the
10 miles OF Central Vermont road between
mere and South Vernon, and since then
hey nave been surveying between Wind
Sor anu Whlte River Junction, where the
Boston x Maine company also use the
central Vermont tracks. They return
ed here Monday to determine whether II
is feasible to build line on this side of
the river, thereby avoiding the expense
OF building a long bridge Mr. ThomDson
says no definite plan has been decided up-
on and viii not be until the SURVEYS of
an possible locations have been com
pleted. The problem of running a line
through the village and connecting with
lhe Boston & Maine track at some point
north OF the Bridge street crossing. which
Is Central Vermont property, presents
some difficulties, but way may be found
TO overcome them.
John G. Baker, the wolI-knoWn livery
man ana morse dealer of Birge street, was |
the victim of a serious accident ON elliot |
street yesterday forenoon just before - |
O'Clock He was driving a valuable colt.
tour years, which he bought in ST Johns |
hhry a Few weeks ago. The colt was at |
tached to democrat wagon and Harold |
hvans was riding with him Mr.. Baker |
nearing an automobile approach. turned |
INTO the ditch in front of Daniel Brosna- |
nan house. A moment later he was run |
down by an automobile driven bv w r |
iioughtOn of Marlboro Mr. Baker ana
ms companion were thrown out The |
wagon was overturned, both front wheels |
were smashed, the shafts were bent and |
hole kicked through the dashboard |
The horse ran into other teams but there |
were so many teams in the road that II |
WIS compelled to stop. The colts front |
legs were cut and scratched and II was
necessary for a veterinary to sew IN |
wound in one leg. The muscles OF one
mud leg were bruised and badly swollen
rms gelding was sired by Red Elm and |
mas been looked upon as a very Dromis-
ing animal. being valued at several hun
dred dollars. Mr.. Baker is greatly dis
turbed by the accident to tho oo1+ g..