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

ternoon at o'clock.
A public telephone has been installed |
in the town clerks office for the con-
venlence of patrons. The call number Is
Si2O. Any person may call up the office
free of charge, but calls from the office
will be charged for at the regular public
pay station rate.
The burial of Felix Conwell. who died
| Friday morning, took place Sunday af-
ternOon in Morningside cemetery after
| prayer In the home on Vernon street at
| 2 o'clock The bearers were Archie
Stockwell, John Fredette, william G.
Shaffner and t. d. Wilson.
The advanced sale of reserved seat
tickets for the grand stand at the Valley
fair will begin at the box Office Friday
evening, Sept 90, at Z o'clock and will
continue through Saturday and Monday.
They will be on sale on the grounds dur
ing the days Of the fair. Persons out of
town may secure reserved seat tickets
by addressing W. II. Perry, Brattleboro.
The Boston firm of IIolbrook, Cabot &
Rollins has received the contract to COM
plete the new dry dock In the Brook
lyn navy yard. Two other contracting
firms have quit the work. The contract
price is $2,OG7,2G7. The dock will be zoo
feet long and 10 feet wide and will be
able to take In the largest battleship
built or planned. The Brattleboro con-
nections of Mr. IIolbrook and Mr. Cabot
H''' '' ''N'' AliNNi'St W tuC dNdiuIIb VI
this contract
The first football practice for the high
school squad was held Friday afternoon
on the old golf grounds. Coach O. H.
Hughes was in charge and some sharp
| preliminary work was carried out
About % men were out, and 1t is ex-
pected that about 10 more will respond to
the call 1t Is probable that two good
teams will be picked from this squad. No
games with other schools have been ar
ranged until early I'm October, but regu-
lar practice will be held from now on
James Grady, who had been in the en-
poy of the Central Vermont Railway
company IS years, 81 years as yardmas-
ter in the local yard was discharged By
the company Sept without any reason
being given. At the time OF the strike
l Mr. Grady went out with the men. and
when the strike was declared Off Station
Agent T.. j. Guthrie sent for him to re-
sumo his work. The yard at that time
was badly mixed up, but Mr. Grady soon
D Strengthened out the matter and every
. thing was running smoothly when, with
out warning, he received his discharge.
i | Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. Grady by
= his friends, as they know he Is an eff
i ticient yardmaster.
, \ head-on collision without very ~cri-
GUS consequences took place lu tn. Brat
p teboro freight yard sunday afternoon.
The regular ~outhbuund freight WAS
at South Vernon instead of az Bruur-
hur1 and it was just pulling put of the
y yard when Ia" Central Vermont switch
IL ing engine came mp the line. The engines
s. We're $50 close upon each other That q
p collision was unavoidable and they cam.
d together with a crash which shook un
n the train crews badly. TN, switching
81 engine was ia charge of Engineer Elmer
u Pearson, and Conductor William AuJcr-
Il son WAS I'm charge of the train. one
Il brakeman sustained some bad scratches
Il on his face by being thrown against the
=" side Of the CuhopSv. but none pr tho
y. others wcr" injured. Tho switching
y. engine was damaged considerably and
- traffic was delayed about two hours
d The stone foundation for the cannon on
% the common was broken recently and
e steps were taken this week by the Sc
o lcctmen to have the damage repaired. 1t
10 Is believed that the cannon was lifted on
It one side and allowed TO drop heavily OH
n the stone causing il to crack The can
non was placed In its present position by
SedgWick post 6. \. r., in cooperation
ir with the town officials. 1t was arranged
10 between members Of the Grand Army post
e and the selectmen to have IL moved to a
Is position squarey in front OF the monu-
n ment When il was placed first 1t was
Is set to one side in order that the walk
II might occupy the central position il
,e VIII present a much better appearance in
,e the centre and the walk viii be changed
n to a new position at one side Col. c. II
- Bond, who was one OF the committee
st from the post who assisted in getting the
ID cannon and placing 1t originally, will SUI
70 pervise the change.
IS Two good sized audiences saw "Bey.
lie erly,' Naturalization OF McCutcheon'
re novel; performed in the Auditorium sat.
r. urday afternoon and evening, and they
b regarded the play easily the best Of.
he ferng OF the season thus far The cas-
q ] al g.
Of every way, the costumes and scenery
re were attractive and the acting was de
IN void Of the sta giness' that character
Of ICES many performances, the portraya
m seeming to reveal the real sentiment o
IN those taking part. Marie De Trace played
r the role Of Beverly Calhoun and the par
ne of Prince Dantan, known as Baldos III,
n mountaineer, was taken by Harry c
v Keenan,, both Of whom gave entire salts
faction. The comedy work was done fl
a very entertaining way by Josephin,
Of Phillips as Aunt Fanny, Beverlys maid
r and the three other roles of Importance
~ Princess Yetive, Gen. MaranX and Col
n, onel QuinnoX, were handled ably by Elsi,
V. Walton, Dudley Arthur and Hamilton c
Y, Parks respectively,
$ Carl S. Hopkins, who was given al
Is appointment recently by Secretary OF
pT State Guy w. Bailey as an agent for tn,
r. collection of automobile license money
u has raised a question regarding the ne
D. cessity of automobile drivers, other thar
IL the owenrs, securing Vermont licenses
g when they are to remain in the stat,
e, more than the 10 days limit allowed b,
ee statute to nonresident owners. 1t wa
ne thought here that in case an owner from
er another state came into Vermont anC
IN took out a license before the conclusion
d. of his 10 days of grace his chauffeur
he would not have to take out an operator
as license. Attorney General j. G. Sargen
d gave an opinion that the operator woul,
ne be obliged to take out a license II he wa!
IN to run the car more than 10 days in tn,
ne state. It Is believed that there are man,
in residents in the state who have no
r registered secured operators Ii
he censes. The system Of having a collecto
IN here is working in a satisfactory way
ID more than 800 having been collected b,
al Mr.. Hopkins as agent
tie DR. H. d. Holton, secretary Of the stat
board of health, returned Monday from
. Milwaukee, where he attended the an
=, nual meeting of the American Publ,
~ Health association. 1t was a very bus,
- session for DR.. Holton as he was chair
~ man of the committee on journal in ad
~ ditiOn to being on the executive committee
ie by virtue Of being an eX- president of tn,
~ association, he being president in 1902
a. As the result of the report of the journa
n, committee 1t was voted to embody tn,
III papers read at the annual meeting In ;
- monthly journal instead Of having then
~ published in a large volume each year
III The journal win contain much valuabl,
lr health material besides the papers anC
rs VIII be of interest to general readers I