Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-22

Rev. Il. S. Harrison will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The next meeting of Sunshine society,
branch 1, will be held with Mrs. Frank
E. Barber, Western avenue, Friday
afternoon, Dec. 20.
Beauseant commandery, *. T., will
hold its annual Christmas observance at
10 o'clock Monday to exchange sentiments
with the most eminent grand command
er, william W Mellish.
No lecture will be given In the Univer-
salist church Sunday evening, because of
the union Christmas cantata to be pre-
sented In the congregational church.
The following Sunday, Dec. 81, the sub
ject of the lecturetw be California"
Illustrated with coloredt slides.
The annual meeting Of the Home Sun
shine society will he held in the Home
for the Aged Tuesday. Dec. 26 at 8
o'clock. The meeting will be followed by
the usual entertainment and Christmas
tree. Friends who wish to send gifts are
asked to do so by TUESDAY forenoon, at
the home.
A buck which evidently had been in
jured by. logs was found on the river
bank near the Snowflake canning factory
Saturday and States Attorney F. E.
Barber was notified. He In turn notified
Game Warden Henry j. Allen, who shot
the deer. 1t was a small animal and
not very fat.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buzby,
who were married recently, called upon
them In their home on South Main street
Saturday evening and enjoyed a pleas
ant time. Mr.. and Mrs. Buzby were
presented several gifts, among them be-
ing a silver sugar she'll, berry SPOON, and
salad fork. Refreshments were served.
A telephone alarm called the chemical
wagon to a small blaze in the house of
r.. r. Jones on Cedar street Wednesday
evening about 6.45 o'clock. By the time
the wagon arrived the fire had been ex-
ttnguished. a very small amount of dam
age was done by the blaze which was
caused by the o~verturnlng of a lighted
lamp.
The annual meeting of Leo council, K.
c., was held Wednesday evening and
these officers were elected: G.. X, G. F.
Mann; d.. G.. X, j.. A.. Austin; fin. Sec,
p. NJ. Ferriter; rec. sec, F. A. Dunleavy;
treas, j. j. Austin; chan, DR.. F. II.
O'Connor; adv, NJ. l.. Guiheen; l. c., c.
w. Smith; o.. c., John Mccarthy; trus-
tees, H.. b. Haus, J.. p. Ferriter, M.
Austin, jr. The council will hold a
bazaar about Feb. l.
A building about 20 feet square on that
part of Frederick Holbrook's estate
known as the Scott farm was burned Fri
day afternoon. 1t was erected for use as
a tool house, but was occupied as a
dwelling by a dozen Italians employed
on the farms. The fire probably started
from an overheated stove during the abb
sence of the Italians. a bucket brigade
was formed and with water taken from
the pond nearby the vegetable cellar I'M
der the building was saved. The loss to
Mr.. Holbrook is estimated at $500 and
the Italians lost their personal effects.
The structure will be rebuilt.
Chief-of-Police Wilson was called to
Highland street Saturday morning to ar
rest a young man named Powers who
suddenly lost control of himself and was
throwing furniture about promiscuous-
ly in the house where he was being
cared for. He had been at the Retreat,
but recently his mother, who was with
him here, decided to nave him cared for
elsewhere. Chief Wilson took him to
the Retreat in a carriage, but as he was
not a patient there he was not admitted
and Mr.. Wilson placed him in the po-
lice station and then tried to get the Sc
lectmen to commit him to the Retreat,
but as he was not a aXpayer here the
selectmen thought the case did not come
under their jurisdiction. Powers remain
ed in the police station until Tuesday,
when he was taken to Hatfield and
placed in a hospital,
A pole which is one of several on Ell
lot street used to carry a 500-volt line
from the Estey organ shops to Col. ]. G..
Estey's residence, a single iron wire
from the shops to his home and a pair
of electric light wires, fell across Elliot
street about noon Sunday and traffic was
held up. carriages and automobiles be-
ing forced to take other routes. The
pole was old and had been set in the
ground only about two feet, and the
strain of carrying the two heavy electric
cables and the lighter wires caused it
to give way. Yesterday it was arranged
to have Mr.. Estey's lines and the electric
light wires placed upon the telephone
company's poles on the opposite side of
the street. The wires are now suspend
ed from poles which are bending under
the increased weight and from trees.
George Washington Bailey, undaunted
by his defeat at the hands of Fritz Han
son, the wrestler, last evening issued
another challenge to the welterweight,
following the one he issued Nov. 80. The
local strong man evidently thinks he can
hold off the Swede better than he did
the night before Thanksgiving, when he
was thrown twice In less than 60
minutes. Here Is Mr.. Railey's def;
George w. Bailey will meet Fritz Han
son at any time he desires on a basis OF
20 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
to the loser, and feels so confident of
winning that he will place a side bet of
$50 If Hanson desires. Bailey has been
training with Paul Lavoie for the past
month and is in excellent condition, hay
ing reduced his weight to a5 pounds
1t is known that Hanson is willing to
meet the strong man and it now appears
that the only thing necessary Is for the
articles to be signed, the money posted
and a date chosen for the match.
A wrestling match that should prove
interesting will take place in the Audi
forum Christmas night, hen Fritz Han
son, who is champion welterweight OF
the world, will meet John Kilonis. mid
dleweight champion of Greece, who is
known as the lion" Those who lave
seen Kilonis work say hat the name
does not belle him. He is about 20
pounds heavier than Fritz, but lost to the
latter in two straight falls In Cla
two weeks ago. After that match he
claimed. he was suffering with injuries
and asked for another match. The bout
Monday night is the result. Kilonis Is a
~rough-and- tumble; man and Hanson has
shown local followers OF the sport that
he, too, can "~rough-it" when necessary
and Monday night there should be plenty
OF excitement. Hanson won from Ed.
Adamson of Chicago in Hartford Friday
night in two strs1sht falls. the first in
80 minutes and the second in 20 minutes.
In speaking of the match a Hartford
newspaper said that Hanson was always
a favorite in that city and that there
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