Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-03

lHe year, WE'RE Hplcus
fire engine thawed out the hydrant
in front of the Brattleboro House and one
on Harris place Wednesday afternoon
The date of the district Masonic meet
ing, announced to be held Feb. "a in
Bellows Falls, has been changed to March
3.
The hose team will hold the seventh
of its series of dances in Grange half
Thursday evening Leitsinger's orchestra
will play
The Cardinals of Brattleboro and the
Rambers of Bellows Falls will play the
rubber game of their series Tuesday
evening between the periods of the game
between Bellows Falls and Keene. Each
team has won one game
Rev F. A. Wells. pastor of the Meth
odist church, will give a series of six
addresses on the general topic, Ancient
men I'm modern guise." The first will be
delivered next Sunday evening at Z
o'clock on abraham. the insurgent.'
All members of Sedgwick Womans
Relief corps are requested to meet In
Grand Army hail next Thursday after
noon for social time A short enter
tainment will be. given and games will be
played, followed by supper and the regu-
lar meeting in the evening.
Nehemiah Boynton, d. D., of Brooklyn
moderator of the national Congregational
council, will give an address In the
church. While DIR. Boynton comes under
the auspices of the Brotherhood the
public is cordially invited to the meeting.
The King & Lynn Stock company
closed its engagement here Saturday
evening, presenting THE girl and the
outlaw" Friday evening Monte Cristo'
was presented ably to a crowded house
and Saturday afternoon the Auditorium
was well filled, THE boy detective" be-
ing the attraction.
While Ruth Edna one of the members
of the King and Lynn stock company
which appeared in the Auditorium last
week, was practicing dance in her room
at her boarding house on Elliot street
Thursday she slipped and injured her
head She did not appear in any of the
performances here after the accident
The board of resident Philippine COM
mssioners in Washington, of which Maj,
+. w. Childs of this town is secretary,
will come to Boston Monday to be guests
of the chamber of commerce and to
board of trade. They will go to Man
chester, y. H., and New York city be-
fore returning to Washington.
The new chair shop of Felch & Pier is
nearly ready for opera ton. An elevator
is being installed and many new pieces
of machinery are in place and more are
ready to be set up. 1t was planned to
start the factory about December 10, but
the work of repairing the boiler, INSTALL
ing new machinery and making improve
ments to the factory caused delay.
The members of the Grand Army and
Woman's Relief corps are invited by the
r,,fp
tend the lecture by c. NJ. Russell in lhc
Universalist church Sunday evening; sub
ject The story of the Civil war The
lecture will be illustrated by many
stereoptcon views. All members are re-
quested to meet in the vestry at Gas.
Seats will be reserved.
Thomas Cunningham of Wilmington
appeared before Justice r. C. Bacon
Wednesday morning charged with drunk
enness. He was fined So and costs, but
as he had no money he was sentenced
to Is days in the county jail in Newfane.
AS Judge Haskns's resignation as mu-
nicpal judge was sent to the governor
to take effect Feb /, it was necessary
to bring Cunningham before a justice
of the peace,
G. O. Abbott & Son opened their new
market in Grange building Wednesday
| afternoon for inspection by the public
| Many old and new friends and customers
| visited the store and enjoyed a cup oil
Woods coffee which was being demon
strated. The display of meats and deli
cacies in the newly installed display case
attracted much attention and elected
words of praise a majority of the visi-
tors were women and they exhibited
much interest in the new refrigerating
plant Extra clerks were on duty.
The basketball game arranged between
the Runabout a. G. of Bellows Falls and
the Crescent a. c. of Keene to be played
in Festival hall next Tuesday evening
has aroused much local interest Both
teams have played here and are composed
of men who play a swift, clean game
Each team has won two games in a series
and the game here will decide the winner
The management of both teams have
| announced that they will put their best
men on the floor that evening and the
local fans will see an interesting contest
Manager Whitney of the Independents
had a game arranged for Tuesday even
ing, but gave way to the Bellows Fails
and Keene teams.
Testimony was heard by Judge f. I.
Waterman and a decree made in the of.
flee of County Clerk II. D. T.. Stowe Mon
day in the petition of Mrs. Minnie Cobb
for temporary alimony pending action By
the county court on her petition for 9
divorce from sim j. CObD of South Lon
donderrY. The testimony was that Mrs
| Cobb left home with her son last week
and went to Townshend to stay tempo.
| rarily with relatives. Previously she ar.
| ranged to work for Mrs. l.. j. Stronl
| in the Mclrose in Brattleboro as much a.
she was able, her i'll health not permit
| ting her to work all the time 1t wa.
| shown that Mr.. Cobb did an extensive
! business in dealing in cattle and owned
| several farms and some lumber, but tn,
| defense claimed that if his obligation,
| were paid he would be worth only $120
| to $500, although the plaintiff AYERS tina
| her husband is worth $4,000 The count,
court will be asked to decree a part o.
| the property to Mrs. Cobb When the
| petition was brought an injunction wa!
| served upon Mr. Cobb restraining hin
from disposing of any of his property
| but at the hearing Monday Mr.. Cobb
asked that the injunction be modified Sc
| that he could carry on his cattle bust
ness. Judge Waterman decreed that Mr.
Cobb pay to the county clerk Sc weel
| until the trial of the divorce petition anC
! $50 additional before April l, which make.
practically SO a week. The injunction
| was not disturbed. so far as 1t relates
| to the home place, but II was removed
| from the other property upon the films
| Of bond of $1,000 by Mr. Cobb, Attorney
| II. G. Barber appeared for Mrs. Cobb
and Attorneys r. c. Bacon and NJ. p
Davis for the defendant.