Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-23
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Rev. e. j. Lewis of West Brattleboro
will conduct the chapel service at the
Retreat Sunday at 3 o'clock
Or Henry D. Holton president Of the
Vermont branch of the national Red
Cross society, is arranging to have pub
lie meeting i'm Montpelier in the inter-
est Of the society while the legislature is
in session.
Two band concerts will be given next
week. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
from the Brooks House balcony As a
large number of the players are in the
orchestra which will play for the at
tire ctions in the Auditorium the concert
will begin at o'clock instead of the
usual hour and will continue until about
g.
The fourth annual meeting and banquet
Of the Vermont association Of local fire
insurance agents will be held in Water
bury Inn, Waterbury, oct. IL. Governor
elect John A. Mead of Rutland will be
a guest at the banquet. George NJ. Clay
Of this town is a member Of the eXecu-
tive committee.
The advanced sale of reserved seat
tickets for the grand stand at the Valley
fair will begin at the box office tonight.
at o'clock and will continue through
Saturday and Monday. They will be on
sale on the grounds during lne udNS OF
the fair. Persons out of town may Sc
cure reserved seat tickets by addressing
W. II. Perry, Brattleboro.
The 18th reunion of the descendants Of
Simon and Tabtha Fish was held in
Brooksde park Athol, Sept. Is with %
present, including Mrs. Lucia Foster and
daughter. Miss Florence Foster of this
town. Dinner was served at noon. fol-
lowed by a business meeting in which
oil. fa.Q
president and Mrs. Foster a member of
the executive committee. 1t was voted
to hold a reunion every year on the
second Thursday of July.
A suit for $1,000 damages was filed Mon
day by the +. r. Clark Automobile com
PLny against Edgar a. Holmes Of New
York, whose family has spent the sum-
mer at The Melrose. The suit was
brought to recover on n bill for S4156 81
for car, repairs, supplies and services be-
tween July 8 and Sept. g. The writ
sets up that on Aug. the defendant
gave r. l. Greene treasurer of the com
pany note for $3517.5O to cover the
bill but that he has not paid the note.
Rev Dir. George E. Martin of Spring
field Mass. a former pastor of the
Congregational church. preached in thai
church Sunday Morning, Rev. r. NJ
Houghton pastor, participating in tht
service DR.. Martin took for his theme
1.-THE Christian Race" this being a tim,
for races both in the air and on thu
land The Christian race is the contes
between a mans spirit and his flesh. 1
is a race to attain rather than to obtain
The rules governing the contest are no
like those of any ether race. as every on
who wishes to enter is given a place ever,
contestant has a pacemaker and eaCl
receives a reward for his effort. Thes
thoughts were embellshed in a YER
pleasing. convincing way.
Two appeals from the decision of tn
probate court in the case of the Lero
Adams estate have been filed in tn
county clerks office. The COMM sSioner
allowed the claims of the Union Trus
company Of Springfield Mass, on thre
promissory notes of $4,000 each and III
court upheld their decision. The appea
was taken by the administrators of tn
estate. Frederic c. Adams and Georg
10. Adams sons of the deceased. on tn
ground that the notes We're not proteste
the law REQUIRES in order to hold TIL
estate liable. The other appeal was file
by the Union Trust company against III
dsaliowance Of a claim of $500 by tn
commissioners. Both appeals were a
lowed by the probate court and cases al
set for hearing in the April 1911. term
the Windham county court.
The interest which was shown by III
young women of the town in the athlet
work of the Magnet club last season lie
the club recently to offer the free use
its gymnastiC equipment to the Girl
club If they cared to form a class tn
season. The offer met with favor amor
the members Of the Girls club and 9th,
young women of the village, and II
probable that a class will be formed (,
series of "a lessons in light gymnast
work The work will be very light at II
start, and no one should be kept fro
~
strength will be overtaxed. A nucleus 4
the class already has been formed Al
young woman who is interested is 4
vted to meet Miss Helen Rohde. pre-.
dent of the Girls club Friday evenin
Sept. go at O'Clock in the Rest ROOF
A special effort will be made to int
est the high school girls as well as Il
young women in the stores, shops al
offices.
Thekla Emily Ebbghausen. H. daug
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebbighause
died Monday evening of infantile paraI
sis in the home of her parents near L
New Hampshire end of the Little riv
bridge. She had been i'll with the disea
little more than a week and it W
known several days before her dea
that she could not live, as the paraly.
had extended from her arms and le
through her body until almost no m
ton was possible She was born Ju
*, 1899, in the house in which she die
and she had lived there ever since S
attended the BratthbOro schools and W
in the sixth grade Canal street buiIdir
this year. She had attended the schC
only few days when she became i'll a
the paralysis developed quickly aft,
wards. In school she was bright a
popular and her death deeply sadden
all her schOOlmates. Besides her pa
ents she leaves a sister and four brot
ers. The funeral was held Wednesd
afternoon at o'clock in the home a
was private owing to the nature of
disease. Rev. d. f. Trout pastor
the Universalist church. OBLIGATED a
the burial took place in Mornings
cemetery.