Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-16

fair Oct. 10.
The invitation is general to the waltz
ing party to be held in Odd Fellows hail
this evening.
Brattleboro chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution, will hold a food
sale in II. II. Thompsons store Saturday
afternoon, Sept. II, from to 5.
The household goods Of Mrs w H.
Minor and f. c. Frost will be sold at
auction at North street tomorrow. Sat
urday, afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock.
The Clawson-H Hamilton business college,
which opened for the school year last
week, has twice as many students as
were enrolled in the month Of September
last year. More students will enter soon,
and the prospect is for a very full and
successful years work.
G. Warning Stebbns # BROOKLYN son of
George c. Stebbins, the widely known
hymn writer and chorus leader, will give
an organ recital in the Auditorium in
Mortified, Mass, Monday night at s
o'clock assisted by Miss Gretchen Held
ekIang, soprano soloist, of Brooklyn Ad-
mission will be free
Il. Wales will have a reunion of his
children's dancing class in Grange hall
Saturday afternoon of next week, at
O'Clock, on the following Saturday at
2.15 the first lesson for beginners will be
. CLASS
will meet The evening class reunion will
take place Thursday evening, Oct 6. at s
o'clock
In a meeting of the mission circle OF
the Unversalist church yesterday after
noon these officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Abbott Edwards; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. n. L. Staples; secretary Mrs
Myra stone; treasurer, Mrs Jennie Coop
er. The reports for the year showed that
the organization had done a good work
and was in good condition.
Dennis Rebekah lodge celebrated the
59th anniversary of the order Tuesday
evening with a well-attended meeting in
which a pleasing program was given. 1t
included an address by Mrs c. n Moran
readings by Mrs Eric Landry and Mrs
l. ID. Bailey songs by T.. V. Morse and a
piano duet by Ruth Wilder and Ruth Sar-
gent The anniversary address was given
by Mrs. Luther Miller
The barns at the Charles Fletcher
place in SpOfford, near the outlet t. Spof-
ford lake. were burned during the thun-
der shower Tuesday afternoon and the
house was badly damaged The fire was
started by lightning. which struck one
of the barns. The horses and COWS were
removed, but farming tools and the hay
crop were destroyed. Most of the furni-
ture was removed from the house.
Twenty-one boys in the Congrega tional
Sunday school classes taught by George
5. Perry and o. b. Hughes went to Echo
park yesterday afternoon at $50. ac-
companied by Mr.. Perry, Mr. Hughes
and Rev. r. NJ. Houghton, and had fine
time. After an enjoyable trip in one OF
Hayes Bigelows boats they collected
fuel and enjoyed corn roast, finishing
with watermelon, fruit and other deli
cacies. There was merriment all the
time until after the boat landed on the
return trip at $50.
The table which was placed in the cor.
ridor of the town hall building for the
accommodation of patrons of the post
office has been replaced by an attractive
folding shelf. This shelf will be equipped
with writing materials, and chairs will be-
provided. The table was placed in the
corridor several months ago and II de.
monstrated its usefulness from the start
The shelf was put in as 1t was more at.
tractive and convenient and as it can bC
quickly turned up against the wall wher
the corridor is crowded,
The Sunday school of st. Michael.
Episcopal church will have a picnic il
Echo park on the Connecticut river to
morrow The children will assemble a
the landing near the bridge at 10 o'clocl
and will be taken to the park in two
large motor boats which have been char
tered. All members of the congregation
are invited If there are any parents whc
CnnQIeI
to go in the boats. If they will notify C
II. Frink way will be provided whereof!
they may be transported by land.
A three-year -old girl created a sensa
ton a Houghton & Simonds's store Mon
day by disappearing wholly from view
Her mother stopped at a counter ant
when she turned the little girl was no
where to be seen. A hasty survey of tn
store failed to reveal the child and tn
entire store force Joined in the search
After some time had been spent in fruit
less search it was reported at the stor
that a child had been seen walking VI
North Main street. The little girl was over
taken only a short distance south of tn
West River bridge. She was trudglnj
along sturdily and appeared to be enjoy
ing herself
The open season on small game begal
yesterday with an ideal morning for sport
Less than the usual number of men wer
out, but those who went report tina
small game is fully as plentiful as las
year. Partridges are more common thai
they have been the past two years an,
woodcock appear to be about the sam
as in 1909 In the woods near the vii
laGe there are fewer gray squirrels thar
last fall, but the men who went back OIL
the hills five miles or more report tina
they are more plentiful than in any recen
year. The sporting goods dealers beiev
that much less interest Is taken in SINAI
game hunting this wear baSing thei
opinion on the fact that comparativel
small number of cartridges were sold ii
the few days preceding the opening of tn
season.
Thekla Ebbighausen, II, daughter o
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebbghausen, is II
with infantile paralysis in the home O
her parents just across the bridge II
Hinsdale. Sc began going to school las
week in Bratteboro and continue,
through the week. She was not feeling
well Monday and her parents kept he
from school. The following day she be
came partially paralyzed and yesterda
she could move neither arms nor legs an
her body was somewhat affected. Dr
Fremont Hamilton, who attended her, be
leVes that there was another incipien
case of the same disease in the family re
Gently and that it was forestalled by ra
tional treatment at the right time I
would seem well for children who have Sc
we're headaches and nausea to rest com
pletely for a day or two and above al
things to avoid exhausting work or pla
and severe strains of all kinds. It is be
lleved by physicians that a complete res
for a few days might put a stop to tn
disease at the outset in nearly every case
Any person having carts, wagons o
other vehicles or personal property of an