Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

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on Pleasant street.
A spread for the members of the Yer
mont Wheel club was given Wednesday
evening to about IS. Although such
large number was not expected enough
steamed clans had been provided and
everyone had a good time.
About one-half of the big fill near the
Cascade brook has been completed this
| week by Gilman & Son, who are work
ing on the new road into town from the
south. This fill is one of the most diff
hcult parts of the work called for In the |
contract, and progress Is necessarily |
slow.
| Quonektacat tribe of Red Men served |
its annual coon and venison supper I'm |
Red Mems hall last evening and from |
70 to 80 had delicious repast. Past |
Sachem j. E. Melen presided and call
ed on W. w. Gibson, j. c. Howe, H. X
Lawrence, d. f. Shea and George 5.
Pratt, each of whom made post -prandial
remarks.
The Central Vermont workmen who
nave been building road from the
freight yard level near the freight house
northward on a gradual rise to Vernon
. street have completed n cement retain
, ing wall on the freight yard side to
point about half way between the freight
, house and the water tower. Workmen
, are blasting off the top of the ledge near
where the new road will join Vernon
street but the lower section of the road
has been finished.
Fourteen babies from one year up to
| five years of age were rendered a recep-
5 | ton by the officers of the ladies circle
| of the Universalst church yesterday af-
e | ternoon from to 5 o'clock. Besides the
babies about 80 grown-ups were present
e | and during the afternoon tea and waters
= were served to them, Mrs. c. l.. Stick
$ ney and Mrs. c. A. Harris pouring and
e Miss Ruth Sargent serving. Candy and
e animal crackers were provided for the
little ones. Mrs A. f. Roberts played the
piano.
n The annual foreign missionary thank
|. offering meeting of the women of the
n Congregational parish held in the
n church yesterday afternoon and was at
y tended by about 80 women. The offering
n amounted to 10 and more is to come
= Those who wish may put their offerings
:. in envelopes and place them on the
g plates at the Sunday morning church
d service. Miss Florence NJ. Hemenway
;e gave report of the annual meeting of
J. the Woman's Board of Missions recently
s. held in Norwich, Conn, which she at
N tended a Vermont delegate. Tea was
ID served.
9 Next Tuesday evening will be ancient
i landmarks " night in Columbian lodge,
No SO, f. & A. NJ. All the offices will
lie be filled by the veteran Masons of the
of boro lodges. Past Grand Master Kit
lie tredge Haskins will act as worshpful
es master and the wardens' chairs will be
al filled by William II. Vinton and j. Hen
IT ry Pratt Other old-timers will also
IS have a part in the work. The meeting
he will be of great interest to all mem
e: bers of the craft and it is expected thai
ld the attendance will be the largest OF
re the season.
ne Cards issued by Mr.. and Mrs. Benja
al min Y. Stephenson have been received
ch announcing the marriage of their daugh
he ter. Miss Marguerite Stephenson, t.
ne Frank Leon Willis, in Winchester
o. Mass, Nov, IS. Mr.. Willis is a son o
w. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur NJ Willis. VIII
We're residents of this town about 8
as years ago. For the past 80 years Mr.
a Willis has been a member of the Boston
he Globe staff. Frank l.. Willis is an ex
on pert accountant and a nephew of G. H
If Smith of this town. Mr. and Mrs VIII
ha lis will be at home at 100 Linden street
av Allston, Mass, after Jan. /.
lin In its report of the performance O
as THE Black Fox" by the same com
Use pany which will begin a three days en-
lot gagement in the Auditorium next Thurs
ne day the Barre Times of Tuesday sal
VS. that the play, the star and the com
nd pany proved a delight and reveal ton
ne The Times also said: Nothing of S
'es fine a quality as The Black Fox prove
" ne was expected from a SO-called re
eu pertoire show, but the clean cut hig
,ill grade acting almost ipstantI,, oo,nh+ -
OH favor of the audience. The intense 81
lence in the wonderful last act was
lay tribute paid only to the best work see
ink on the local stage"
'i,c Joseph Stedman of Green street. for
~ merly employed by the Vermont Printin
"a. company, was witness in the murde
'n n trial of Bertram G. Spencer in Spring
'u s field. Mass, Saturday. He lived
ihu Lebanon. Conn, when Spencer lived ther
lar lar and said he often saw Spencer in tn
the latter's school days playing about NJ
eu- Stedman's fathers store. which stoo
ere near Spencer's fathers store Mr.. Sted
nm mans father was harness maker and h
'rt' kept store for horse goods. The wit
X. ness stated that he had made a clos
OF examination of the boy Spencer, and thu
en- he had noted a peculiarly ferocious e,
ont preston of his countenance and a wi
ent look in his eyes. The district attorne
os- asked the witness If he had said anythr
on that he wanted to take back, and II
witness replied that he did not ever!
NJ thing he had testified to was the trut
no and he never took anything back an!
rob way.
100 With two days remaining of the op,
'ip season for deer the indications are tn
da the seasons record will equal that
ON last year in Windham county. La
YER year the open season was six days loi
ms and both bucks and does could be XII
nth ed lawfully. This year the open seas
nee is 10 days long. ending at o'clock I
ia morrow night, but only bucks may
Ia shot. The hunters have seen maj
lem does, and it is apparent that the tot
ure number of deer running wild in t
OF county is as large as it was year as
" Reports from The Phoenix correspon
,ey ents last week showed that up to We
II, nesday night more than 100 bucks HI
reu been shot. Reports this week add Ii
the number. making a total of more thu
'aS' 200 at the present time. Some 80 Bra
tleboro men have secured trophies wi
men their rifles. Besides those mention
in last week the list includes II. r. Ra
ga dali, DR.. C. r. Aldrich, Chester SargeI
ga DR.. Il. r. Lynch, j. l.. Spaulding, l..
ing. Barber Zone of the handsomest spec
Hiss mems brought to town, Perry Gallu
of Arthur Chamberlain, Arthur Weld. A
of thur Wilson, Roy Jones, C. w. Wild,
heal George Hawkins, j. II, Allen, Clayt
title Coane and and Harry Bemis
IS good number of hunters still in Z
dge woods and more reports may be expect
clay before the season ends.
The large percentage of the stock of I
- Fort Drummer Mills. BrattlebOrO's ne