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

thursday AFTERNOON, feD y, at sou o CLOCK
Ing.
The Lyric theatre was closed Friday
afternoon the new owners transferring
the apparatus to the Empire theatre.
Lyman H. Howes moving pictures,
coming to the Auditorium Saturday, Feb
II, will be seen both afternoon and
evening
The Cardinals of Brattleboro defeated
the Ramblers of Bellows Falls in a swift
game of basketball in the latter town
Tuesday evening, the score being 20 to
10
John Equi has sold his interest in the
fruit store, operated under the name of
John Equi & Co, to Noah and Tony
RECALL who have been managing the
store for him the past 16 months.
The name of the new odd Fellows hall
has been changed to Friendship hall. A
Waiting party will be held there tonight,
60 which adj are invited. Leitsinger's or
chestra will play and Alison Dugan will
sing some of his latest songs.
meeting for mothers will be held in
the chapel of the Congregational church
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 8, at $3.50 o'clock
There will be a talk followed by discus
sion on THE feeding of young children"
All mothers in the town are cordially in
vted.
Road Commissioner d. T. Perry and a
force of men spent the greater part of
Saturday washing out the cutters and
cleaning the paving on Main street with
a hose. The snow and rain of Sunday
renewed the necessity for cleaning the
street.
The Tampa (Fla.) Morning Tribune OF
Sunday. Jan. %, contained commune
cation from A. II. Harvey of this town
over a column in length. 1t was headed
"A Tourists Impressions" and was an
appreciatve letter regarding the attrac-
tiveness of Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Har-
Vey were members of a party of 50 from
various states who visited Florida re-
Gently
As next Tuesday is the first Tuesday
i'm the month Bingham chapter, o. T.. S.,
will hold its usual social after the busI-
ness meeting Entertainment will he
furnished by DR.. A. l.. Pettee with the
aid of his Victor Victrola, after which
cards and dancing will be in order Music
for dancing will be supplied by the Victor
Nictrola, which will be a novelty here. \
large attendance is hoped for.
The Grange Dramatic club held its
annual meeting Wednesday evening.
These officers were elected; Pres, f, II.
Spauding, jr.. vice pres, Miss Alvena NJ
Walker; sec, Miss Clara Eames; treas,
Mrs II. w. Sargent; property man, Fred
f. Clark; entertainment com, Mrs. S.
w. Edwards, Mrs. V. H. Winchester,
Ralph Thayer; auditors. Dorr Allen, II.
w. Spauding, A. E. Atwood business
com, A. E. Miller, II. w. Sargent
In the annual meeting of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
held Tuesday evening in the Brooks
library. the membership for the past
year was reported to be 90 and the
income $7312. These officers were elect
ed: Pres, Charles II. Pratt; sec. and
treas, f. Q. s. Osgood; agent, Henry j.
Allen; to fill vacancies on the board of
directors, Rev. F. A. Wells George II.
Hall. Miss Maria Stedman of West Brat
tleboro and John T. Wright of Vernon.
Postmasters have received notices from
the post office department to the effect
that postmasters and clerks are forbidden
TO answer telephoned inquiries in rega I'd
20 mail. The reason for the order is said
to be that it Is not always possible to
recognize the voice, so that the post
master or clerk cannot at all times be
certain as to the identity of the person
at the other end who is making the in
quiry as one authorized to receive such
information.
The growing law practice of H. G. and
+. r. Barber has made it necessary for
them to secure additional room and they
have leased the room directly over their
Ohices IN CrSpy DOCK ms VIII give
them just double their present office
space. The room will be repaired
throughout, including new hardwood
floors, new electric fixtures and redec-
Grating, and it will be ready for occu-
pancy in three of four weeks. 1t will be
used for library and work room and
will be reached by means of stairwa V
running from the present offices.
Next Sunday will be observed as
4 al.
the Congregational church. The theme
of Rev. Roy NJ. Houghtons sermon fill
be, "a Crusade of Brotherhood" The
various departments of the Sunday school
will meet together for a brief program
commemorative of Lincoln memorial sun
day In the evening at : o'clock in the
church. there will be a stereopticou
lecture entitled "A birdseye view Of the
work of the American Missionary Asso-
citation" All are invited 10 this lecture
which has been arranged for by the
Young Womens association.
A large force of Central Vermont Ia
borers and lnemen set up donkey
engine in the old barn on top of the
Iedge opposite the passenger station
Wednesday morning preparatory tC
carrying out the order of the public SER
vice commission to abolish the crossing
on Depot street by building an overpass
near the station. gang began I,
pick the frozen earth on the ledge while
another gang raised and placed in po-
sition the derrick that had been lyine
on the ledge several months. The pole
OF the derrick is large and the work OF
placing the steel guy ropes in suitable
places took the greater part of the after.
noon. Telegraph service was interfereC
with during the afternoon as the guy
ropes were lying across the wires fol-
several minutes at different times.
Streeter's big variety show of vaude
Vile and pictures opened a three days
engagement in the Auditorium Yesterday
There was a large attendance in the even
Ing and the show was thoroughly enjoyed
Harry Mantell made a hit as an entertain
err especially In his character dialect imi-
tations. Dacey and Donaldson kept the
audience In an uproar with a real coined '
sketch. They are a clever pair MarcouX
and Coyne, in dancing comedy specialties,
also had a taking act. The pictures are an
good. including western scenes of edu-
scsti0nal value and sprinkling of comedy
There Is daily change of pictures, and
for Saturday afternoon and evening a
double bil'' Is announced including q
Wild West show. The excellent enter
tainment and the low prices will I'M
hOubtedly bring out packed houses each
evening. There will be matinees both to-
day and tomorrow
There Is much talk in the press nova
days about the prospect of war between
the United States and Japan. The Hob
sonites are constantly inspiring glaring
head lines, and about once a month they
may be expected to appear. a few weeks