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

The second floor of the Gray building
on the east side of the square has been
leased by Photographer II. c. Bristol for
his studio. He has this week moved his
business from the quarters occupied by
him the last five years in Fuler's drug
store.
Miss Hattie NJ. Baker, teacher of
French and German in the high school,
has resigned and accepted position in
the schools of Somerville, Mass. Her
place will be taken by Miss Bertha
Mead who comes here from Norwood,
Mass. Miss Genevieve Neyland also has
resigned from the third grade in No.
building and will teach in Aver, Mass.
The Runabout a. c. of this place and
the Crescent A. C. of Keene will play
their rubber game in Festival hall in
Brattleboro Tuesday night. The Runa-
bouts have defeated the Crescents 80 to
is and 40 to 81, and the Crescents have
defeated the Runabouts 10 to IA and 20 to
II. These teams are playing fast basket
ball and a good game is guaranteed.
Saturdays high wind caused some
damage in this locality, but the most
peculiar result was the unroofng of
southbound freight car under full head
way on the Boston & Maine line just
north of here. 1t landed intact in Scott
Lombard's meadow near South Charles
town and the car and its freight reached
here minus the covering, but otherwise
in good condition.
The new management of the Union
picture theatre which occupies Union
hall has made an arrangement with the
selectmen for the use of Banquet hall on
the evenings when Union hall is other
wise engaged by the militia or other
parties. small fire proof room has
been erected outside the middle south
window of Banquet hall for the picture
machine to be operated from and with
hat hn l,a1l fu dot for hn
purpose.
A health farm for the treatment of
disease by the open air and back to
the soil treatment has been established
on the old farm of Robert Elwell in
Langdon. 1t is under the direction of
Prof Edward Wharton, who has had
wide experience, being five years pro-
fessor in the University of Florida. Mrs
May C. Wharton, NJ. D.. graduate of
the University of Michigan, is the
physician in charge and the enterprise
bids fair to fiji decided want for all this
locality.
Miss Margaret l.. Blake, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Blake of West
minister Terrace who has been abroad
since October l, reached Boston Wednes-
day and is expected at her home today.
Miss Blake has had an extensive trip on
the continent in company with a cousin
of Mrs Blake and three other young
women. lneN went VIA GlDralIdI, ana
sailed last week from Naples direct to
Boston. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake have been
in Boston most of the week to meet
the party.
The village trustees have reelected
the old heads of departments for the
coming year as follows Chief of police,
w. S Severance; w. c. Chamberlain,
night patroman; jay H. Lawrence, SUI
perintendent of streets, sewers and
water; John p Mccain. chief of fire
department. with David Lawlor, and Mi
chacl Manning as his assistants; j. b.
Crandon, superintendent of the fire
alarm system; d. l.. Snow. Michael Law
lor G. a. Miller T. J. Bagley and
James Bobb. special policeman.
The date for the charity ball by st.
Charless Council Knights of Columbus
is February 90. and an active canvass
for the sale of tickets is being made.
The income from this ball is to be turn
ed over to the Woman's club committee
on establishing a hospital. The club
are theoretically at work upon the en-
terprise in many different ways and are
meeting with success. The idea strikes
the people a whole Very favorably and
it is probable that a mall cottage hos
pital will be arranged for within a few
months.
A.'C. Wilson, wife Of the rector of Inn
manuel church. died in the rectory Sun
day morning. He was a native of the
Province of Quebec. coming here to live
with Mrs. Wilson last September. when
his health was causing much anxiety.
He was railway mail clerk i'm the Do
minion postal service. being one of the
oldest in the employment of the govern
ment when he resigned last year. The
body was taken to Phillipsburg East
Que, Monday for burial, accompanied
by Rev. and Mrs. Wilson. The funeral
services at the rectory at 1870 o'clock
We're in charge of Rev. w. C. Bernard,
rector of St. Lukes church of Chester
| The proposed sale at auction of the
! dam across the Connecticut river here,
| and other property of the Bellows Falls
! Canal company, to be held in Russell
| Memorial Hail." in the village of North
| Walpole on Feb. 81, as advertised by the
| tax collectors of the town Of Walpole
! seems somewhat of sarcasm as the
| owners of the canal property are the
| heirs of the late Hon. William A. Rus
sell, who donated to the town the build
! ing, and of whom it is a memorial"
The legal complications calling for the
! forced sale arises from the listers of
Walpole doubling the former valuation
of the company's property in that town
upon which the taxes are based. The
! company refuse to pay the added taxes
! and so the collector advertises the prop
erty to be sold for taxes. The company
| are decided they will contest the matter
in the courts and Gen Frank S. Streeter
of Concord will represent them in the
coming litigation