Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-11

dav school will hold a fair OF the nations
i'm Festival hall March 8.
The annual supper and sale OF the
books of the Green Street Book cluo wac
held at Freeman SCOTS on OAK street
Wednesday night
wednesday was Ash Wednesday. Mass
was celebrated at O'Clock III ~
Michael's Roman Catholic church anu the
blessing Of the ashes took place bVe.y
Friday evening during Lent there WIN ue
the stations of the cross and benedietion
at 1870
The woman's exchange will hold a spe-
cial food sale IN the rest room tomorrow
afternoon for the benefit Of the rest room.
Every person interested, whether menu
Der or not, is asked to contribute 1000.
There will be special music from to g.
and Mr.. Barber win be present with ms
Victor Victrola.
The newly formed Springfield, VT, Attn
letlc club basketball team defeated Bel
lows Falls Athletic club In Springnelo
Thursday night 29 to "a. Hal March ane
Carl EMS were forwards for Springfield,
and they led their side in scoring with
four and five baskets respectively. while
Ralph cakes of this town was high scorer
for Bellows Falls with four
Friendship circle held its annual meet
ing in odd Fellows hall yesterday atter-
noon. These officers were elected; Pres
Mrs Ida Evans; vice presidents, Mrs'
Jennie Moran and Mrs. Ellen Lockwood;
sec Mrs. Ida Sargent; treas, Mrs Ida
ellison; directors, Mrs. Susie Cook Mrs.
Nellie Cooper, Mrs. Ada Amidon, MIS-.
Susie Davis and Mrs. Mary Young.
The members of Company ], Vermont
National Guard, are expected to be or
dered to participate in the maneuvers In
conjunction with the militia OF New York
state and a detachment of regulars at
Pine Plains the coming summer. An
nouncement has been made that the New
York department has invited the Yer
mont troops to be present and the invi-
tation has been accepted. but there Is
one condition governing the matter and
| that Is the disposition by the United
States Senate of the bill for an appro-
| priation which was introduced In the
House and passed. orders relative to the
spring inspection will be made in a few
| days.
The w1ndham Congregational ministers
meeting was held in the parlors Of the
Centre church Monday morning. Two
able and interesting papers were pre-
scented. Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton gave
review on DIR. Gordon's recent book, RE
| ligion and Miracle" 1t was not difficult
task to get each members opinion on
the old and new theology. Rev. N. s.
| n \.
| Jefferson's Character OF Jesus" Both
papers brought forth a very spirited dis
cusson from all present. Ten members
were in attendance, as follows: Revs.
GOodhue, King. Mcintyre. Houghton,
Moore, Cornell. Whitcomb. Lewis, Lefevre
and j. c. Clark.
Raymond Eames.. 49,. son of Mr., and
| Mrs Horton flames of Guilford street.
sustained a fracture Of one leg Monday
evening by slipping on the sidewalk in
| front Of l.. II. Barber's music store on
High street. He fell heavily and was
unable to rise. but when he was taken
| to Thomass drug store and examined by
two physicians he showed such grit that
| the physicians were deceived into thinking
that no serious injury had resulted from
| the fall. He was taken to his nome. and
in the morning it was evident he was
more seriously hurt than the superficial
examination showed His physician de-
cided that the leg was fractured and the
boy was taken to the Memorial hospital.
He is reported TO be doing well.
| Col. Theodore s. Foster, SO, who had
| been customs inspector in Boston many
| years. dropped dead while engaged in his
| work at the freight house of the Fitch
1 burg division of the Boston K Maine rail-
that he was born In Brattleboro. went to
| the front in the Civil war as captain OF
| Company B. .'21st Vermont regiment"
| was seriously wounded at the battle of
| Roanoke island and was discharged for
/ disability Dec. l6, 1862 when he held the
/ rank of lieutenant colonel. He leaves a
son and two daughters. There was no
2lst Vermont regiment there is no record
| OF an omcer by the name of Theodore s.
i Foster serving with the Vermont troops,
and none of the old residents interviewed
remember such a man.
A phenomenon was noted in various
| parts OF the county In tne snow which
fell Thursday night OF last week.
| Three or four inches below the top was
about an inch OF snow which mad a
brownish cast as though mixed with dust.
| and persons who shoveled snow the next
| morning observed what appeared to be
dirty streak running through it. The
| streak was noticed on roofs of buildings
near the sidewalks and everywhere where
the different layers Of snow could be seen
together. Taken by itself the brownish
layer appeared nearly white and 1t was
only by comparison with the pure white
| snow that its peculiar color became no.
ticeable. The layer in question appeared
| to be little coarser and to have more
! OF an Icy formation than the other snow.
| which may account for its apparent tint
The many persons In Brattleboro and
| elsewhere in New England who came Ia
| his excellent work as an evangelist will
be pleased to read the following from the
Congregationalist and Christian World OF
| Saturday: Rev. Edgar f. Davidson IS
an evangelist of good repute, having for
number of years conducted services In
| different places to the satisfaction OF our
churches. He has recently been working
with Rev. F. r. Shipman of Andoyer,
Mass. going thence to Gloucester. He has
| Deen caused considerable annoyance by
| a despatch In the papers rejecting un-
| Iavorably upon another evangelist. in
| Piqua, o., whose name closely resembles
| MS. The resemblance In name Is so close
! that II IL but just to the Davidson whom
many OF us know and respect TO make the
| distinction known"
Suit for divorce on the ground of dasar-
ton was filed at Reno, New, Friday by
| James Galley. one of the vice presidents
of the United States Steel corporation.
| No mention is made OF the common nro.
perty. and 1t is presumed therefore thai
a satisfactory settlement has been made
| and that there will be no contest on Tine
part of the defendant Julia Gardner
| Gayley, whose residence is in New York
| MT. Gayley and another man and three
women stayed at the Brooks House the
night OF Aug. 10. and he was interviewed
Dy newspaperman, to whom he said ne
| ana his Wife had separated because thav
| could not agree and that very likely q
divorce suit would be filed soon. His wife
was in Italy at that time. He bought a
farm in Dummerston several wears aRo
with the intention of erecting a sumner
resluehce thereon and the family nave
| been summer visitors I'm Brattleboro ana
Putney. Mr.. Gayley is having a S95 aoO
residence built on lot which he recent,
| bought in the residence aeetfon ~ porS