Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01
BRATTLEBORO.

Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton Will be the
Memorial day orator in Brattleboro this
year
The odd Fellows will hold the next
dance in the series Wednesday evening
Both halls will be open and the music
will be as usual
There was a large attendance at the
cream fish supper in the Congregati onal
vestry Tuesday evening and a good
variety of excellent food was served.
Loren r. Pierce of South Londonderry
district deputy grand master, will make
an official visit this evening to Column
bian lodge No SO, F.. & A. NJ The
third degree will be conferred.
The annual sugar supper of Protective
Grange Wednesday evening was up to
the usual high standard About 200 were
served. The supper was planned and
served by committee of which Mrs.
r. w. Bruce was chairman.
The annual chfldren's day of the Brat
tleboro Womans club, which will be a
frolir and dance. will be held in Festival
hall next Wednesday. Mr.. Wales will
have charge of the dancing, which win
begin at $50 with the grand march.
Children of the club members are invited
as guests, and all others will be welcome
on payment of the regular guest fee.
The March which ended at 70 o'clock
last night was record breaking month
the LIST to the 31st day. There was
one rainfall with a fair precipitation,
and two other rainfalls which come under
the head of showers. The temperature
during the last few days was of mid
summer mildness, with the thermome-
ter around the so mark during the warm
est part of the day.
The West river bridge was closed Tues
day while the approaches were being
graded. The rods with which the arches
are aligned have been changed into new
positions and few longer ones have
been added in the centre in order to
permit the arches to be put back into
first class shape, which will be done in
few days. 1t is uncertain just how
long the bridge will be closed for travel,
but it is expected that II can be reopened
in a few days Considering what has
been done on the bridge the Interference
with traffic has been slight
Patrons of the Auditorium will be
treated to a genuine novelty Saturday,
April 9. matinee and night, in the per-
Torrance of Ed. Payne's musical comedy,
BILLY. the boy artist" adapted from the
cartoon series which has held the at
tention of the readers of the Boston
Sunday Globe for over 10 years. Billy
and the familiar characters on whom
he plays his practical jokes with his
paint and brush create SO much genuine
fun that the audiences are wildly en-
comedy has not been neglected and the
costuming is very attractive and the
scenic effects brilliant.
The jury in the case of Miss Abbe Dug
gan against Thomas j. Heaphy proprie-
tor of the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier
and formerly manager of the Brooks
House in Bratteboro, returned a verdict
Friday of $25OO and costs for the plain
tiff. The jury was out about 80 hours
and twice asked for instructions. At
the first trial the jury disagreed after
being out a long time Miss Duggan
brought suit against Mr.. Heaphy to re-
cover $4,000, claiming that she suffered
physical impairment while working in the
laundry of his hotel through negligence
on his part The trial was bitterly
fought, counsel for both sides contestng
every point with animated zeal. The
case will probably be appealed to the su-
preme court.
The Klark-Urban company has been
pleasing good-sized audiences in the
Auditorium this week with some we'll
presented stirring dramas and with a full
assortment of specialtes which are the
best seen here in long time Malsie
Cecil has contributed her full share of
fun and action in the dramas, and her
singing and dancing specialties draw en-
thusiastic applause. A. e. Tenny gives
some entertaining juggling acts the best
being his fancy Indian club swinging
some highlyamusing- and clever acts and
Clark and Hansen's comedy sketches are
OF high order. Tonight the play will
be THE Belle of Richmond" To-
morrow's matinee will be Across the
Desert" and tomorrow night THE White
Caps" will be given.
Positions as enumerators for Brattle-
ooro in the coming census are not at
tracing large number of candidates
The village has been divided into four
districts, and the farming territory will
be covered by fifth man. Six candi-
dates from Brattleboro took the eXamina-
lions for enumerators. Two of these
failed to pass, two more would not take
up the work as they had other positions
which were more lucrative and another
decided that he would not take a posi-
zion as the pay was not sufficient. The
sixth man has accepted the position
ana he is ready to begin work at the
required time. To those who desire to
see an adequate census the situation is
a provoking one The pay of enumer-
ators is on per capita basis each COM
mnnity being placed in a class according
10 the speed with which the work can
be done under the conditions there. The
class under which Brattleboro village
comes Is on twO-cent per capita basis
This is wholly inadequate to attract com
petent men. The situation is serious as
only two weeks remain before the taking
of the census will begin.
The presence of the San Jose scale in
Brattleboro continues to be the chief
topic of conversation among gardeners
orchard men and all who are interested
in preserving the natural beauties of the
village Since the visit of State Com
missioner of Agriculture o. L. Martin
of Plainfeld and Prof. Cummings, the
state nursery inspector. a thorough ex-
animation of the conditions has been
made by Tree Warden George Bishop
The state officials found the scale in va
rlous yards in the north part of town and
Mr.. Bishop found a general infestatio
on Prospect hill None Of the scale
was found south of Pine street or in
Esteyvile and 1t does not appear to
have spread further westward than the
junction of High and Green streets
On the North 1t is bounded by the Re-
treat and by the Bradley farm. It is
possible that other small sections may be
found to be infested outside the village
The scales are carried from tree to tree
by birds and from now on the dissemlna-
tlon Will be more general than 1t has
been during the colder months.
A large bottle of parisian Sago oosts