Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-03

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school will give a Mother Goose enter
tainment in Grange hall wednesday af- |
ternoon from $3.50 to 6 o'clock.
The degree team of Brattleboro camp,
Modern Woodmen of America, will hold
a fancy drill and masquerade in the near
future, probably in Grange hall.
Dealers in hunters supplies say that
business has been good since the open
season on coons and foxes began. They
say that shells are selling well and those
who have guns to let have had numerous
calls for firearms.
Slides showing the freight wreck at
White River Junction, May IA, when five
men were killed, including Edwin f. Ken
dali of this town and II. II. Fairman of
Vernon, were displayed at the Empire
treatre Wednesday,.
A free public lecture on Christian Sci
ence will be given by Frank II. Leonard,
c.. s. b., a member of the board of lee
tureship of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, Boston, in the Auditorium Mon
day evening, Nov. 10, at s o'clock.
Following the accident to the "owl'
train Saturday morning which blocked
the main line tracks several hours the
engine OF the afternoon freight jumped
the track on the West River branch rails
and tied up traffic more than an hour.
A. w. j. wilkins, auctioneer, will con-
duct an auction sale for Willard Bill,
jr., on the Bill farm in Westmoreland
next Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Six
teen head of cattle, farming tools,
household furniture and other personal
property will be sold.
The first stereopticon lecture of the
season in the Universalist church was
given Sunday evening before a large
audience. More than 100 slides depicit-
ing THE social and political world in
Christs time" were shown to Illustrate
Rev. L. +. Trout's lecture.
Having been leased by James A.. Hoad-
ley, the Armory apartments will be clos
ed Nov. 10, when the work of completely
renovating every room will begin. Mr..
Hoadley will repaint, repaper and put
each room In excellent condition. 1t is
expected that the apartments will be
ready for occupancy about Dec. /.
A gravel train has been at work this
week unloading gravel along the en-
bankment of the Boston & Maine tracks.
When the water in the Connecticut river
was lowered to allow the flashboards at
the dam to be cleared the water went
out rapidly and the force wore away a
large quantity of gravel from the EN-
bankment. Repair work also has beer
done near Putney, where damage re-
suited from the same reason,
Several successful rummage sales have
been held recently in the Emerson
building on Elliot street. The Congre.
g%ational women made about $175. They
sold a large number of Sunday schoo
: chairs which will be replaced by new
; ones. The Baptist women and the Uni
v~ersalist women netted about 800 fo
> each of those two societies and the Epis
! copal women cleared about $40. A salt
is now being conducted by the women o
: the Methodist church.
1 Department President Nina NJ. Slough
ton of South Royalton inspected Sedg
: wick Woman's Relief corps Monda,
l evening. The meeting was well ATTENDED
I and after the inspection a social hou
i was enjoyed. On Tuesday morning mem
bers of the local corps went by auto
t mobiles and carriages to Putney, wher
a meeting of district 8 was held. Deput.
Patriotic Inspector Goodwin of Wen
= River made an official inspection, assist
o ed by Deputy State Vice President ID
j p. Goodenough of this town.
{ Some of the Brattleboro grocers hav
A increased the price of coffee and other
will raise the price as occasion demands
a Within the past six months coffee ha
advanced several times at wholesale, OF
@ account of a short crop, but until re
Gently the retail price has remained tn
same as before. Retailers now find |
necessary to charge more in order t
make any profit. Storekeepers believe Il
c a possibility of a drop in present whole
sale prices and are inclined to wait be
fore giving any big orders. Travelin
n statesmen for the wholesale people hav
consequently found themselves wit
= short orders.
n a remarkable record for speed and ac
e curacy was made by Charles l.. Swer
last month Mr.. Sven is the boy VIII,
: at the Valley fair last year. demon
= strated the Gregg system of shorthan
o used by the characterization bushes
2. college. He entered the CHAMPIONSHIP
= contest held at Buffalo last month an
n wrote 237 words a minute for five min
utes with but three errors. This recor
was made in competition with In
worlds best reporters. Considering tn
o fact that Mr.. Sven is but IS years oil
and began the study in a night schoC
d less than three years ago, 1t is a wonder
full achievement.
The sign of the cross is the subjeC
of the stereopticon lecture in the Cent?
Congregational church next Sunday even
ing. This is a vivid story by Wilso
Barrett of the time of Nero and tn
a Christian martyrs. Bishop Truron sale
when the Sign of the cross reache
us we knew its kindred touch and tn
story found itself a home. We than
Wilson Barrett for his work, his sue
10 cess seems to be ours, his sue
cess is the molner or plays that i've, an
ideas of life hat make men live" TIL
% thrilling interest of this story and til
artistic beauty of the slides will max
q, this one of the best lectures in tn
course. The lecture will be given by tn
pastor. 1t will begin at 7.3O p. m, an
. close before S.45.
t, scotland of romance and history" wi
Ig be the subject of the stereopticon lectur
y In the Universalist church Sunday ever
ID ing at Z o'clock. The views are the fines
revealing the grandeur and beauty
Scottish scenery, giving glimpses of tn
highlands and lowlands and includin
~, visits to Edinburgh, Glasgow and oth'
+ cities and to the islands Iona and Staff
The lecture deals with places connecte
~ with Scottish history, romance, leger
!, and literature. Views are shown assC
- ciated with the historical character
~ William Wallace and Robert Bruc
y, Scenes are pictured, associated with S
~ Walter Scott and his writings, especial
- "The Lady of the Lake" and with II
"a beloved Scotch poet, Robert Burns. A
=. invitation is extended to all.
e, Driftwood which had collected again
D. the fashboar ds extended up the river
ne quarter of a mile above the power sta
~ ton in Vernon Sunday, and the wat,
In the lake was therefore drawn off
r.. give opportunity for clearing away II
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