Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-06
THE VERMONT PHGNIX, BRArrLEBoRo, FRIDAY, OCTOBER {, 1911

son building Oct. 10, 20 and 81.
Rev. Il. s. Harrison of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service at
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
Rev. E. @. S. Osgood made the closing
address at the Deerield conference We'd
nesday, the theme under discussion be-
ing, Religion and Science"
Brattleboro lodge, N. e. o. p, will con-
fer the degree on a class of candidates
at the regular meeting next Wednes-
day. Refreshments will be served. The
women are requested to carry cake.
The 39th annual meeting of the sur
vivors of the First Vermont Cavalry will
be held in Hyde Park, Oct. 10. Capt. H..
e.. Streeter probably VIII attend the re-
union. All Vermont cavalrymen are in
vited.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Bar association will be held in Montpelier
Nov. Z, the first day of the November
term of the supreme court. The exam
nation of candidates for admission to
the bar also will begin Nov. Z instead of
Oct 3. Judge James NJ. Tyler of this
town is president of the association and
a member of the board of managers.
Rally day was observed by the Meth
odist Sunday school Sunday morning in
place of the regular session. Appropriate
exercises were given. r. 7. Watson of
Mount Hermon gave a very interesting
talk on The Bible, it's value for indi-
vidual study, class work, and its use in
the Sunday school" The attendance
was 10 and the collection was 5000.
Mr.. Watson also spoke at the evening
service.
Next Sunday will be observed as rail-
~ day in the Universalist church, at
both the church service and the Sun
day school session. The pastor will
preach a SprmOn on the now pmphaSie Of
religion, Social service" In the Sunday
school there will be a surprise pro-
gram. Rally day buttons will be given
to members present. The Offering will
go toward the picnic fund. All members
and friends are urged to be present to
make it a real rally.
Henry DeBell was very much pleased
with the treatment he received at the
hospital in Brattleboro, where his eye
was removed by the same surgeon who
a few hours before treated Mr.. Eustis,
who lost his eye coming down the noun
tain when in town to lay the cornerstone
of the Austine Institution. On learning of
Mr.. DeBell's intention to walk home, Mr..
Eustts handed him a dollar, making him
promise to buy a ticket and ride, which
he did, and he says he shall always keep
the change as long as he lives, for Mr..
Eustis called him 'brother. ''-tAshuelot,
n. H., correspondence in keene Evening
Sentinel.
Several members of the Telephone EN-
ployes' Association of New England will
go this evening to Springfield to attend
a meeting of the association. 1t is
planned to change the constitution of
the association so that telegraph en-
ployees may join it. which is a bene-
fit and social society for the male en-
ployes of the New England Telephone
q Telegraph Co. Since the Western
Union Telegraph company is now con-
trolled by the American Telephone &
Telegraph company a movement has
been started to allow the telegraph OPP
orators, linemen and others in the en-
ploy of the Western Union to join the
association.
Agents of the Central Vermont Rail-
way company began Tuesday a tour of
! the system from st. Johns to New Lon
don to secure Photographs of points of
historical interest or scenic beauty. The
| trip is being made by special train in
charge of j. w Hanley, general passen-
ger agent, accompanied by j. F.. Cork,
= official photographer of the Grand Trunk
| Pacific railway, and Cy Warman, writer
and poet, who is in the Grand Trunk ad-
vertising service. This is the beginning
of a plan of. the Central Vermont and
I Grand Trunk to exploit the resources of
e the system in New England and is part
of a policy that is expected to develop
t those resources and the business of the
1 territory.
r In the regular session of the probate
, court Saturday, Judge A. F. Schwenk
presiding, the following business was
transacted: An authenticated copy of
q the will of George w. Convey of Keene,
having property in Brattleboro, was filed.
The will of Dolly Whitcomb of Whiting
ham was presented by C. S. Chase. The
y petition of C. r. Jones, trustee of the
: estate of Mary A. Adams, to sell real
: estate was allowed. The final account of
G.. Z. Hubbard, administrator of the es-
{ tate of Porter G. Hubbard of Whining
l ton, was allowed. The final account of
Il w r. Phillips, executor of the estate of
| Anne p. May, was allowed. The final
II account of Calista II. Bangs, executrix
y of the estate of Herbert l. Bangs, was
o allowed. The will of DensmOre w. Blood
= of Dummerston was presented by H.. G..
Barber. The final account of John f.
II Gale, administrator of the estate of
S Charles +. Rutterfield of Marlboro, was
allowed and a dividend of "a per cent
t ordered paid unpreferred creditors. F. d.
e +. Stowe was appointed administrator
o and c. S. Hopkins and A.. w. j. wilkins
e were appointed appraisers and commits
sioners of the estate of Lucy A. LeRay.
e A young man who had been employed
n by several people in Brattleboro in the
n last few months was arrested at the Re-
It treat Tuesday evening by Chief-of-Polic
e Wilson. He was brought 10 tne ponce
= station and Wednesday morning had an
e interesting half hour with the states
n attorney. There were two charges of
h larceny hanging over the boy, who is
e about II years old. and he was given his
o choice of appearing in court and an
p swering to the charges or leaving the
state. Persons from whom it is alleged
he stole the goods preferred to give him
a chance to get back on the straight and
narrow path If he saw fit to take it, 1t
was put plainly to him that the state had
the goods and could deliver them If he
a wanted to stay and it took only a few
"a minutes for him to decide that a seat in
the smoker of the first train going south
E was better than a cell in Newfane Jail
The chief took him to the station and
gave the conductor transportation for
the youth to a city outside the state.
~ Property alleged to have been stolen
y was found in the boys grip, and other
missing property was found in the Brat
d tleboro House, where he was employed a
"a short time ago, near the place In the
kitchen where he worked.
lie Since the arrest of several automo-
n bile drivers two weeks ago for not obey
n ing the automobile laws of the state
IF owners of machines are paying more at
= tention to the statutes regarding vehi
IT cles and have come to the conclusion