Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-27

Another supper for members will be
given by the Vermont Wheel club Fri
day evening, Feb. 81
The Ladies' Enterprise society will |
meet with Mrs. E. A. Foster on Organ
street Wednesday afternoon.
The odd Fellows will give the eighth |
dance in the series tonight, Friday Both |
halls will be open and the same music |
will be furnished
In the discussion of the railroad bill at
Montpelier Mr.. Bean of Newport charged
the Central Vermont with overcharging
one mile between South Vernon and Brat
tleboro. He said this charge meant an
income of $4,000 a year.
The bill exempting the Masonic tenn
pie from taxation has been passed by
both branches of the legislature and has
been signed by the governor. 1t ex-
empts the property so long is it Is used
entirely for Masonic purposes.
Hiram Currer, 70. a machinst who
went from this town to Manchester, N.
r.. % years ago, fell dead from heart dis
ease while on his way home from work
in Manchester Monday night. He leaves
Il wife and son.
Streeter's progressive pictures and
vaudeville feature, which made a big hit
here earlier in the season, will return to
the Auditorium with an entirely new
entertainment for an engagement of
three nights and three matinees, begin
ming Thursday, Feb. g
The comedy, Jane" will be presented
by the Criterion club of Boston at the
Auditorium on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary /, for the annual gentlemen's
night of the Woman's club. Tickets may
be bought from several of the club men,
bers, also at the box office on Wednes-
day evening.
The annual meeting of the Grange
Dramatic club will be held at O'Clock
next Wednesday evening, when officers
will be elected. After the business ses-
sion short entertainment will be given,
to be followed by dance. All members
! of the club and all members of the Grange
are urged to be present.
Clarence NJ Miller, who was admitted
to the bar last fall after studying three
years i'm the office of Gibson e Water
man. and who has filled a responsible po-
stion in the office of the Hostein- Fries
ian association the past two months, has
been engaged by II. c. and F. f. Bar
Der to assist them in their extensive law
practice. lie will enter upon his new
duties Feb /. He will be associated with
the Mcssrs. Barber in their general Of
flee work. will assist them in securing
evidence, in preparing cases and in pro-
cedure before the courts
"'rhe birth of our nation" will be the
subject of the stereopticon lecture in
the Tnversalist church Sunday at I p.
m The lecture will deal with the for
nation of the nation. the Declaration of
Independence and its signers. The pic
lures of many of the signers and those
who guided the destiny of state in its
infancy will be seen. The lecture and
views are of great historical value to
the true American. America" and
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" will be
, sung. w. II. Gay will lead the singing
and will render a solo. The public is
invited
, Past Commander j. Harry Estev will
= install the following appointive and cleo
tive officers Of Daniel +. Curtin Camp,
No. 3, Spanish American War Veterans,
in the hose house on Elliot street this
evening" Commander, James j. Cum
mings: senior vice commander Herbert
w. Cottrell: junior vice commander, VIII
e \. Belden officer of the day. Daniel y.
= CaVanaugh; officer of the guard. Leila nd
II. Slater; trustee, J. Harry Estey; adJu-
= tant +. |. Swift; Quartermaster. George
Cain; chaplain, w. +. DunleVY; historian,
Capt. w. II. Haigh; surgeon, j. Harry
5 Estey: surgeon major, f. C. Dunklee;
/ quartcrmaster sergeant, Charles II. Davis;
!, color sergeants, j. j. Clune, Luther II.
Y Miller; musician, Charles l.. Young.
I An interesting game of basketball will
. be played in Festival hal Tuesday even
= ing Feb T. when the Runabout A. c. of
: Bellows Falls and the Crescent a. C. OF
. Keene will meet to play off the tie in
: their series of games. The series now
, stands two wins for each team and nat
urally both are anxious to win the next
( | game These two towns always have
! been jealous of their athletic laurels in
j. ! all lines of sports. There is also a strong
rivalry between them That adds interest
e ! to almost any contest in which represen-
,1l,t
t cents won the first game of the pres
n cnt series IL to II, and then the Runa-
f bouts won 50 to IS The next game
e went to the Keene team % to II and
d Bellows Falls won the fourth 40 to 81
e Both teams are composed of young mer
= who play a clean game.
y. Farmers and lumbermen have beer
:, smiling the air for snow for the past
+ several weeks. but none has fallen sirc'
a ! early in the winter. Lumbermen who
% are anxious to draw lumber from the
: woods say that it has been many years
Il since there has been such a scarcity o
a snow Local industries which use native
Il wood in their products hope that snow
4 will fan and enable the woodmen to hau
n in the lumber as they are approaching
q the end of their supply and wish to ge
% in enough to last until next winter. /
is impossible to get the lumber out OF
wheels the rough going over the frozer
ground would rack a wheeled VENICE II
" pieces in a short time. Several woods
II men up the West River valley early il
u the season made up their minds to hau
II the wood into Brattleboro on sleds rathe
- than pay the freight, saying that the!
~ could make n greater profit on their lum
- | Der This year hardly a log has com,
=" into town. which is in striking contras
. | with former years.
re Preparations have been made for
s. stereopticon lecture of unusual eXcelenc,
n I'm the Congregational church Sunday
Il evening, when w. T.. G. Nazro, struc
e tural engineer and welfare manager 70
e the Plymouth Cordage company of Plym
e outh, Mass, will speak on 1.-The hous
y ing of employees" When the Brother
q hood class finished the study of chile
= labor 1t secured owen r. Lovejoy secre
IS tary of the national child labor com
= mttee, to give a stereoptcon lecture oil
II the subject, and he was received will
= great interest Mr.. Nazro's address will
y be no less interesting and 1t has beef
II decided to invite all members of tn,
Bratteboro board of trade. Mr. Nazrt
# formerly was assistant park commits
s sioner of Boston. He was awarded tn,
o gold medal at the Milan exposition. IL
J. competition against the world, for work
It ing out plans for housing $50 famihe!
e on plot of land of given size and 70
= providing for them suitable entertain
a ment and educational facilities Hi
: views Will present conditions in this