Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-11-04
NO. A.
LOCAL OVERFLOW.


Frank Duncan of Brookline Mass, will
take charge Of the Bradley greenhouse
Tuesday, Nov 8, in place of Jacob Reid
The women of the Unitarian church
will serve "a creamed fish supper in Wells
hall Wednesday at $50, followed by an
hour Of old songs.
The current events class of the Brat
teboro Woman's club will meet Friday
afternoon, Nov II, at $40 in the kim
dergarten rooms.
Work on the new cement driveway be-
tween the town hall and the WllistOn
building has gone forward this week, and
the job will be finished in a short time.
H. +. Weatherhead, agent for the T. A.
Strout company has sold the 1873 acre
farm in Brattleboro owned by A. G. Ed
ridge to William d. Briggs and son OF
Woodstock.
During the month Of November the
Sunday services at the Home for the
Aged will be conducted by Rev. +. A.
Wells Of the Methodist church. The SER
vices begin at 3 o'colck.
The Judge Newton cigar has been
placed sale short time. The box
bears the likeness of Brattleboro's town
clerk, who has served in his official po-
sition AZ years, and who, by the way, has
never used tobacco.
Mrs Myron p. Davis sold her house
on Pine street Monday to A. w. Rockwell
and Jacob Perkins. Mr.. Perkins, who is
a resident of STAFFORD and a brother-in-
law of Mrs Rockwell, will move here
with his family next Monday and occupy
the house.
Lessons in freehand, mechanical and
architectural drawing will be given In
the Clawson- Hamilton college Wednes-
| day and Friday evenings, beginning Nov.
| 16. The instructor will be Frederick W.
! Heyer. a graduate Of art schools in Berlin
| and Hamburg
! The work on the proposed changes at
| the depot has progressed slowly this
week. The small force Of wOrkmen has
| removed the dirt from the top of the
| ledge for a space about 90 feet long and
and 20 feet wide. The rain made nee
| essary a halt in the work.
The woman's auxiliary to the Y M C.
! A. will meet in the rest room Tuesday at
! $50 o'clock. Miss Mary Fits will speak
on the Passion Play at Oberammergau,
| which she saw during her recent trip
abroad This is rare opportunity. Ev-
| erybody is welcome. A social tea will be
served after the meeting.
The classes of Mrs. F. L. Smith and
! Miss Lillian c. Newton entertained the
| other classes of the Baptist Bible school
| in the social rooms of the church Monday
! evening with Halloween party at which
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fortune telling and music were enjoyed
! and refreshments were served.
The public service commission will hold
| a hearing in Brattleboro Thursday to in
| vestigate the fatal accident to j. Arms
! Miller, who was instantly killed Sept. 2
| at Dummerston. On the same day there
| will be a public investiga tion into the
! accident to F. p. Goodnow, whose team
was struck at highway crossing at Cen
tral park in Vernon by a Central Vermont
train
At the Sunday morning service in the
! Centre Congregational church Rev. r. M.
Houghton will speak on the theme, The
| Brotherhood of man" The sacrament
of the Lords Supper will be observed
At the Sunday school hour the Brother
! hood will meet to organize for Bible study
The subject of the devotional meeting in
the chapel tonight will be The healing
OF souls"
Halloween evening brought out the
| usual number of youngsters bent on play
| ing pranks From dusk until shortly af-
| ter o'clock jack-o' lanterns were nu-
merous about the streets and many per-
sons were startled by the sudden noise of
a "tick-tack" on the windows OF their
homes. A few blinds and gates we're re-
moved from their places, but no damage
was reported.
Another strike is in progress on the
Central Vermont railroad. On Monday
| the section hands, who are largely Ial-
ians, were informed that their pay would
| be reduced from the summer schedule OF
| $3.50 a day to the winter schedule Of
| S1.35 The sons of sunny Italy upon be-
ing notified of this dropped their shovels
and picks and quit The entire force OF
section men from Brattleboro to New
London are out. The Italians have no
union or other organiza ton and there is
no danger of a sympathetic strike on the
part of other employees Of the road.
The subordinate lodges of Odd Fellows
in district No. 10, will hold their annual
meeting Nov. II with Newfane lodge in
Newfane. Arrangements have been made
to run a special train from Brattleboro at
6.45, returning after the meeting. The
lodge will he opened by Newfane lodge
F. A. Dewitt will give the words Of well
come and F. e. Perry, p. G. NJ, of this
town will respond for the district and
F. z. Sargent, D. c. NJ, for the grand
lodge. Following reports from the lodges
will come the unwritten work by Grand
Secretary o. II. Henderson, exemplifica-
tion of the first degree by Wantastiquet
lodge of Brattleboro. remarks by grand
officers and others and banquet
DR.. and Mrs. L. Alonzo Butterheld will
have charge of a department of voice
culture and expression in the Clawson-
: Hamilton college. A special class will he
to acquire a knowledge of the work
] without interfering with their regular
duties. Twelve lessons will be given at
a very low rate and those who wish may
enter public-speaking competition at the
y completion of the course, DR.. Butter
field heretofore spent part of each
7 winter in teaching schools of oratory
: | and expression in Boston, but this winter
| he has consented to give the people OF
= Brattleboro an opportunity to avail them
: selves of his scientific instruction
e. A branch of the Congregational Broth.
= erhood was organized in the vestry Of thu
T Centre church Wednesday evening at
e largely attended meeting. invitation
e were sent to about 300 men Of the parish
e to attend a supper at $50 o'clock and th
s response was such that the long tables II
a the main Sunday school room and tn
o smaller tables in the parlor were filled
+ After supper Rev. r. M. Houghton ant
h G. L. Durham explained the characte
and purpose OF the brotherhood and tn
J. object Of the meeting, and these officer
e were elected: Pres, IE l.. Hildreth; vic
al pres; F. c. Brown; sec, William ]
n Bruce; treas, Arthur L. Clapp teacher
1t George L. Durham; pastor, Rev. Ro
'e NJ. Houghton; committee on membership
80 George NJ. Clay, chairman, H. F. Jordan
le r. c. Averill, L. e. Holden and ]. c. Gre
ser; program committee, George L. Dur
T. ham, chairman, r. II. Crane and Fred
m eric c. Adams; Bible study commtte
OF George IT. Clapp, chairman, F. W. Kuec
Of and w. NJ irish; committee on evange
s. ism Robert q Clark chairman. J.