Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-18
THE VERMONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY MARCH

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there will be a union communion service
in the Congregational church.
Harold George Wilcutt. infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. George \. Willcutt died
saturday in their home on Clark street.
o. II. Ellis mas bought half interest
in the hotel in Orange, Mass. of which
| Ralph b. Proctor. formerly of Brattleboro
| and Keene is the proprietor.
Creditors Of the late Barna A. Clark
have received checks this week from Mr.
Clark's son, William B. Clark of Balti-
more, Md, in settlement of their claims
although Mr.. Clark. the son. was under
no legal obligation to pay them.
\ special examination of candidates for
teachers certificates will be held in the
grammar school room i'm the academy in
West Brattleboru Thursday and Friday,
March 81 ana April /. at . o'clock Can
dtdateS unknown to tle examiner must
present testimonials
The Bellows Fails Times finds that in
the period in which the Brattleboro ply
Sicians wrote 5000 prescriptions for liquor
for medicinal purposes the Bellows Fails
doctors wrote only III. In the month of
February, II physicians in Bellows Falls
issued 105 prescriptions for liquor. and 40
of these were written by one man.
The Boston Herald of Monday contained
Il special article on the Dartmouth outing
club, of which Fred H. Harris, II, Of
Bratueburu. is president The club mas
just ceased its activities for the season
after being very successful in promoting
winter sports. The article was Illustrated
by two views, one showing "a good take
off, the snapshot catching Mr. Harris in
mid air while making a long distance
jump ON skis
The Girl from L. :. A." furnished an
evening of amusement to a far-sized
audience in the Auditorium Tuesday
evening and outbursts of laughter and APP
plause were frequent and general There
were many bright things in the produC-
tion and some catchy choruses which
were well received. ROsamOnd Harrison
as Jack the Girl from L. :. A." ana
W. II. Belmont as the newspaper CORE
spondent were energetic and effective
ana the chorus gave some fairly clever
dancing The costumes and scenery were
very effective.
The following is from the notes I'm the
weekly calendar of the First Baptist
church last Sunday: The congratula-
tions of the church and congregation are
extended to Dr. IL. ID. Hulton, our fellow
member and esteemed deacon. who on
Wednesday last completed fifty years of
useful and honorable service as a phvsi-
clan. May he long continue to Illustrate
the virtues of the old time doctor. VINO
was the friend of those he headed. the
counsellor of those hc served ana the
public spirited supporter of every good
cause in church and state.
The Daughters Of the American Reyo-
luton met Tuesday afternoon with Miss
Maria Stedman in West Brattleboro A
paper, The restoring of Mt Vernon, and
the d. A. r. part in it," was given by
Miss Lillian Newton. After the business
meeting Mrs. W. L. Stellman gave a solo
ana little Maxine Stellman gave two very
entertaining Rotations. Refreshments
We're served by Mrs Ezra L. Fisher and
Miss Hattie Clark. Miss Newton visited
Mt. Vernon last year. and much of the
information given in her complete and
excellent paper was first hand drawn
from personal knowledge of the facts
, The Field, an English paper devoted to
outdoor life, contained in recent issue
an account of the international skating
contests neld in ST NORTH Switzerland
1t said at one point; The chief feature
Of the competition. however was the
finished skating of Mrs Frederick Swift
OF New York, who took the second prize
1t was surprising to see her figure in a
beginners competition; in fact her form
was SO good that she scored about SO
marks out of SO for the lower test. for
which she entered on the following dav."
Mrs Swift was formerly Miss Ethel Dali
ton OF Bratteboro. and while a resident
OF TINS town she was rated by good judges
as one of the best women tennis PLAYERS
in this country
Charles \. Smith has been granted ,
patent for device for starting an auto
mobile engine. Every person who has
ever driven an automobile has expert
enced the inconvience of being obliged
to get out to crank up" With Mr.
SMITHS invention the engine Is started
by the operator without leaving his seat
through pedal operated by the foot
Mr. smith has had his own automobile
equipped with the device the past two
wears. The apparatus is very simple and
II Is positive in its action. ana is so con-
structed that neither the operator nor the
device itself can be injured by premature
explosions, or back kicks" as they are
commonly called. Mr.. Smith will 20 to |
Detroit at an early date to give a demon
stration Of his model before the large
automobile manufacturers
All the complimentary things which |
We're said about Tine Man Of the Hour" |
on It's tirst appearance here are ap- |
phcable to the performance given in the |
Auditorium Saturday evening. The play |
ltseH Is bright wholesome and of intense |
interest. involving the political intrigue |
OF a big American city. in which the |
young mayor makes a winning fight to |
save tae public utilities from the grasp |
OF combination of money interests and |
D''H' l'N'itiN IillS' ne large company |
exceptionally competent and well bal
anced. Walter r. Seymour met the diff
ncult requirements of THE man of the
hour in convincing style, and Theodore
Marston and John f. Kelly, as the two
rival political leaders, were two of the
most striking characters ever seen in a
drama of the present time. The play
was handsomely staged. and as "A com
plete. well rounded and satisfactory
dramatic production it is entitled to first
rank among the seasons entertainments
seen in the Auditorium.
James j. Phelan of Boston mas been
chosen as president of the Connecticut
valley Lumber company, TO succeed the
ate George Van Dyke, who was killed
with his chauffeur, in an automobile ac-
'ident near Turner's Falls last summer.
MIR, Phelan will have his office in Boston
ana Will personally attend to the financial
Affairs of the concern. For the year
ending Jan 81, 1909, the company cut
some 10000, 900 feet Of timber from its
properties in northern New HAMPSHIRE
md Vermont. This winters crop of logs
viii be about $4,000, 900 feet. of which
To- 100000 will be driven down the Con-
lecticut river to Mt Tom to be cut into
umber the balance of 10, 000 600 feet hay
ng been sold as pulpwood. This is one
II the largest drives ever sent down the
liver. In the winter just closing 1000
men and 500 horses have been employed
n preparing the timber for the streams