Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

Il. NJ. Goodcnough is wiring for cleo
trio lights the house of Leslie Smith on
North Main street
Monday will be observed as a Christ
mas holiday at the postohice. The office
will be open from to ~ ana the carriers
viii make the morning delivery only.
The apportlonment Of the Congrega-
tional church for the seven COngrcga ton
al benevolent societies is 1880. About
$3.50 already has been raised. The
Christmas offering next Sunday will be "A
birthday offering to make up the balance.
The employees of the American Express
company have been putting in a strenuous
10 days since the Christmas rush began.
The drivers have been working until after
- o'clock each night ana the clerks also
have worked late. The company viii de
liver goods part Of Sunday II the rush
warrants, and it is expected that it will
The skating Sunday was enjoyed ny
many people. The snow had been blown
in such way that lanes of uncovered ice
were opened and the sport was not in
terfered with. The day was mild, a
southern wind was blowing and many
skaters went down to within short
distance of the dam and skated back with
the wind behind them.
The grocery stores were besiegcd this
morning with orders for the materials
for Christmas dinners. During the first
of the week there was no particular de-
mand, but yesterday orders came in rap
IDLY ana ths morning they came with
rush. The markets report a very good
Christmas business in turkeys ducks
geese and fowls The usual rush for
geese began early in the week
Leo council. knights Of Columbus met
Wednesday evening and elected thhese
officers for the coming year Grand
knight, T. \. Austin; deputy grand
knight, James a. Austin. chancellor, Dr
r. H. OConnor; recorder, W. f. Mo
I-hughlin. fin. sec, Daniel r. Riley; treas,
J. J. Austin; advocate, r. Hanlon.
warden, J. \. Gum: inside guard. J =
Fenton; outside guard, j. r. Cavauaugh
Bessie Airline Bristol. $. died in the
| home Of her parents in GuilfuTd Dec. Il
Of commissions and the funeral was held
I'm II. +. Bonds undertaking parlors
| saturday afternoon, Rev r NJ IIuughtou
| officiating. Mrs. W. II. Bond rendered
| two vocal selections \ number of Brat
ueboro people attended the services
| The burial took place In Meeting House
| hin cemetery. The little girl was the
/ daughter Of Edwin NJ and Nina 4. Rrfs-
| toll who lived In Brattlehoro about eight
! years ago, moving from here to Guilford
| The annual meeting Of the sunday
| school board Of the Methodist church was
| held Monday evening IN the church and
| officers We're elected. The superintendent
| was not chosen but that office probably
/ VIII hc filled next sunday. when another
meeting viii be held. The officers are:
! First assistant G. D. Smith. second as
sistnnt. Arthur Atwood; sec. Miss Mimi.
| Kawson: treas, Arthur Atwood. supt OF
! the primary department and the cradle
roll. Miss Eta Miner: supt uf the home
! department. Mrs f. l.. Adams. librarian.
| Miss Glenna Blalsdell.
The directors OF the Fort drummer Mills
| state that il is expected TO make q call Of
| 10 per cent on subscriptions To the capital
! stock to be paid Feb. ], 1911. 1t has not
been found necessary to make any call
before Jan l, as the officers OF the com
! pany are taking care Of the land purchase
| which Is the only local expenditure re-
| quired before that date. II has seemed
desirable to make the first call for some
| date long enough after Jan. To enable
| subscribers to get well by the require
ments OF the first Of the wear. so Feb
ruary has been fixed. Ofiicial notice OF
the cali will be forwarded to the sub
| scribers in due time
Brattleboro will be represented by two
| basketball teams Monday. In the after.
noon team consisting Of Orin and Os.
car Whitney, Burns Niles and John
| son will play the Runabout 4 c. in Bel.
the evening and will be guests OF tho Bel.
| lows Falls team at dance In the
! evening in Festival hail here the hose
team aggregation will play the Crescent
! Athletic club OF Keene. The local team
Will line up for the first period as fol-
lows Clune. rig; Hayes. lg; Leene. C
| cakes, RI; Ellis II. I.eene and Have,
are Bellows Falls players and are fast
men. This probably will be the last time
| that Ellis Will be seen here this season
| as shortly after Jan. / he will Join tn,
| Springfield (Vt) team.
William Bullock Clark former resi-
dent OF Bratueboro, who has been pro-
! fcSsor of geology many years iu Johns
Hopkins university In baltimore has been
awarded verdict in the United state.
| circuit court at Wilmington, Del, OF S72
! HG6.25 against the Ely Central Copper
! company He sued for 500. 900 damages
| for breach Of contract. Two months
ago he secured judgment against the
| company and the proceedings this week
were for the purpose Of enabling % jury
to fix the amount Of damages. Professor
| clark entered into contract with tho
company to Inspect its mining property
| I'm Nevada and make report thereon
lie was to have received his cmolumeut
In stock. The contract was broken. how
ever. and he did not make the trip The
verdict represents the value Of the shar,
ut the time the contract was broken In
November, 1909.
\ meeting Of the Educational and In
! spiratioual Institute will be held in the
Baptist church next Wednesday, Notices
requesting a full attendance have been
sent out by State Missionary ". g.
Dawson. The program arranged is as
follows: 10 a. m, devotional service by
Rev John S. Stump Of West Virginia,
1880, address by DR. w r. Witter of
Boston; ll.15. discussion opened by Rev
John NJ. Moore of Boston; II. dinner and
social hour. Afternoon 80, devotional
service by ]. T. NorCross Of Boston: 2
address on THE work and its need" by
Mrs G.. w Peckham of Boston: go
address of In Partnership with God" by
| Rev j. NJ Moore; g. address on THE
task of American Christianity" by Rev
| j. 5. stump; 345, discussion opened by
DR.. w. f. Witter; $50. supper and social
hour. Evening-730, devotional service
by Rev. j. NJ. Moore; s, sermon by Rev
J. E. Norcross; S,45, closing consecrat ton
service.
George w. Bruce, 6l, of Springfield
Mass. president OF the carpenters union
| No. III. OF that city, died in the Spring
field hospital Saturday morning at II "a
o'clock after an Illness OF several months
| with brights disease. Mr.. Bruce was
born in Hague, Warren county, n Y
April IS, 1S49, and lived for time in
Rutland and later in Brattleboro, where
he married Miss Ellen e Willard. He
went to Springfield about 81 years age
and had been engaged i'm the carpentry
trade ever since. He was the business
agent of the carpenters union many
years and was the president of the build