Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-29


church served an excellent chatting dish |
supper in Wells hall Tuesday evening.
After the supper there was social and
flower sale.
The Hertzberg brothers have opened a
wall paper store and painting establish
ment at s High street. In addition to
their line of papers and painters sup
plies they will carry foreign postal cards
and Swedish books.
The golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Putnam of Guilford will be cele-
brated informally in the home of their
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Berry Of 81 Main street. Monday.
Relatives will be entertained all day and
friends are Invited to come from to
p. m.
The class day appointments have been
announced in the high school this week.
They are as follows: Presidents address,
Harold +. Staples class orations Charles
f. Ramsdell, jr,; class songs. Helen l..
Hopkins and Charena r. Hall; ivy ora
ton, Harold f. Johnson; ivy ode, Miriam
\. Howard; class history, Mary f.
Austin; class prophecy, Maud A. Brown;
class will, Clarence f.. Merrill. The
exercises will take place Monday, June
20.
First Baptist church. read a very learned
and carefully written paper on Some
fundamentals to the understanding of
Browning's poety" before the Brattleboro
Woman's club Wednesday afternoon. The
annual meeting of the club will be held
Wednesday of next week al $50 o'clock,
in the Congregational chapel. Every
member is urged to be present to hear
the reports Of work done during the year
and to vote for officers for the next club
year
All danger of any further spread of
diphtheria seems to be at an end No
more cases have developed since the first
two and the time for any cases to devel-
op from those has passed, although both
cases are under quarantine. After the
real danger Of Il spread of the disease
was over number of parents of school
children began to keep their children out
of school for fear they might contract
the disease. The school department was
considerate for their fears for few days
but when the practice continued this
week forbearance ceased to be a virtue
and the truant officer was sent after the
children. They all came in.
After many solicitations for their re-
turn Manager George E. Fox has secured
| Phil OFT and his comedians for We'd
| nesday and Thursday Of next week at
! the Auditorium. They will present The
man and the mummy" Wednesday night
| and THE Boston belle" Thursday mat
| inee and night. For a popular priced
musical attraction theatre patrons will
! not recall a more enjoyable entertain
ment, a snapper or more .comely chorus
| of girls, a more original number Of bright
| songs, a more pleasing line Of comedy,
or a more amusing fun-maker than Phil
OFT. Mr.. Oft is one of the best laugh
| producers on the stage. He is a very
| clever actor, original and funny. The
! company presents each piece in one act,
! keeping the audience in an uproar two
hours continuously.
While playing ball with some boys
| Tuesday afternoon including his son.
| Ernest, Judge f. w Gibson stepped on
his sons left foot in such a way that
the boys leg was broken just above the
knee. The boy, who is nine years old,
was playing with a few companions in
his yard on Oak street when his father
Joined them, and all were having a fine
time when the accident happened. The
Gibson boy batted the ball pitched by
his father and ran to the base. Judge
Gibson attempted to tag him with the
ball, accidentally stepping on his foot
| just as he turned at the base. The leg
was twisted as the boy fell, causing the
fracture. Hurry calls were sent for
physicians, and in a few minutes three
were in attendance. The fracture was
reduced. and an X-ray photograph of the
break was taken the next day. Although
the injury is painful the boy is making
good progress toward recovery.
Health officer Henry Tucker has issued
new licenses to all the milkmen of Brat
tlebOro except Andrew j. Swanson Of
Fairview street. Mr.. Swanson was told
by DR.. Tucker last year that he would
be required to remodel his stable \
license was given him pending repairs
on the stable, but nothing was done
through the year. DR.. Tucker recently
visited the place again and repeated his
demand for more sanitary stable. He
refused to issue a new license and he
warned Mr.. Swanson that If he sold milk
/ without license he would be open tC
prosecution DR.. Tucker decided to give
him a reasonable time in which to make
the change before making complaint
against him. Mr. Swanson continues tc
furnish milk to his customers Dr.
Tucker has not inspected all the stables
of milkmen although he took samples OF
milk from ALL With the exception Of a
few samples which showed dirt the re-
port of the analysis was good.
County Fish ana Game Warden r. l.
Frost is much disturbed over complaints
which have come to him concerning Ira
Burns Of Newfane, who is acting as game
warden in that town. Mr.. Burns never
has been appointed deputy game warden
ana his only claim to the Office so fan
as Mr. Frost knows comes from the
fact that his name was published in the
Brattleboro papers in the tentative list
Of appointments for deputy wardens in
the various towns in Windham county
When the list was published objections
to the appointment of Mr. Burns came
to Mr.. Frost from a number of promi-
nent Newfane people, and he never was
recommended to the state commissioner
Of fish and game, II. G. Thomas OF
stowe. The complaints which have come
to Mr.. Frost since the opening of the
fishing season charge that MIR. Burns has
been taking trout away from fishermen,
| especially from boys, without any legal
right to do so. Mr.. Frost has written
him stating his position in the matter
and directing him to take no further
action in the capacity of game warden.
The Brattleboro Free library has added
| a group of books to its collection this
| week which will prove of great benefit
| to the farmers and gardeners of this
locality. 1t has been the intention of the
| trustees for some time to select a special
list of the best books along agricultural
| lines and put them in circulation. The
books which were bought were selected
Burlington and some valuable sugges-
tons were made by f. L. Houghton OF
Brattleboro. Among the general books
| which will prove most useful are num-
Der by Prof. l.. II. Bailey Among them
are his Pruning Book" Nursery
Book" principles of Agriculture, "
principles OF Fruit Growing" The
Horticulturist's Rule Book" plant
| Breeding" and several others. These in
addition to the encyclopedia of Agricul-
ture and Horticulture" edited by Prof
Bailey. make a valuable reference library
in themselves. Another important book
| in the new grOuD is the 'prOc eedinRs of