Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-03

Inc CluD WHICH was IOTHltu ItCeIllN VI
employees of the Holstein- Friesian office
held a Halloween social in the rest room
Tuesday evening. Old fashioned games
were enjoyed and refreshments were
served.
The Epworth league held a Halloween
social in the parsonage Tuesday evening.
This social is an annual affair of the
league and the one this year was largely
attended. Games, music and refresh
ments were enjoyed until a late hour.
The Y. p. L. of the Baptist Bible school
gave a Halloween social Tuesday evening
which was well attended. The usual
Halloween stunts were enjoyed and
games were played. Musical selections
made up part of the evenings entertain
ment and refreshments were served.
A meeting of those interested in form
ing a branch of the knights of Pythias
here was held Friday evening in the
Brooks House. Plans were formulated
and a petition will be acted upon by the
state officers and it is probable a local
lodge will be instituted within a short
time.
The Brattleboro Water Works company
began this week to lay the water pipes
on Fairview street which were petitioned
for several months ago by the residents
of that section of the town. The men are
having difficulty in digging because a few
feet below the surface they have en-
countered water which continues to flow
into the trench from an underground
source.
Road Commissioner d. r. Perry has
had a gang of men at work on western
avenue repairing a stretch of road from
a point opposite the houses erected the
past summer by f. S. Hall to Spruce
street. This is state road work and Mr.
Perry will make a trap rock road along
this stretch. About four carloads OF
trap rock will be used in making the
Improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Denning have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth f. Den
ming, manager of the local office of the
Postal Telegraph company, to Thomas
II. Sisk, prescription clerk in Roots
pharmacy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Sisk of New London. The wedding will
take place at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
in st. Michael's Roman Catholic church.
Appeal papers have just been filed in
the county clerks office in the suit of
Ezra Barney against Leonard Garfield,
both of Londonderry. The plaintiff al
leges that the defendant shot his dog
maliciously, killing the animal, and he
sued for $50. At a hearing Justice p. r.
Holt found for the defendant to recover
costs of Sc cents. The plaintiff has APP
pealed through his counsel, f. w. Gibson.
l.. r. Pierce of South Londonderry is at
torney for the defendant.
A lawsuit for $15, 900 for alleged aliena,
ton of affections, which was on tria
several days in Keene, ended Saturda!
int disagreement by the jury, who were
out about 80 hours. Herbert G.. Barbet
of his town assisted Joseph Madden o
Keene in behalf of the plaintiff. TIT
suit was brought by Elmer A. Watkins
against William o. Hutchins. 1t is un
derstood that the jury stood seven TO
the defendant and five for the plaintiff
Mr.. Madden stated this week that tn
case probably would be tried again.
a suit involving some land in Somerse
which Il. A. Eddy of Stratton consider!
to be his own and to which he has claim
ed title 2S years has been brought b!
Charles S. Chase of this town. Mr.. Chas,
alleges that since Oct. 10, 1905, Mr., Edd.
has trespassed upon his land and Gu
down and carried away 10000 spruc'
trees, 1000 hemlock trees and 20O0 balsan
trees, aggregating 800, 900 feet of lumber
and he sues to recover the value, $250O
The suit is returnable at the next Apri
term of the county court. Mr.. Eddy ha
cut over the land in question twice in tn
past 2G years. The question is as t
where the line between Mr.. Eddy's lam
and Mr.. Chase's land runs.
The annual meeting of the Freme cir
Gle of the Unitarian church was hel
yesterday afternoon in the home of Mrs
]. NJ. Tyler. The reports of the officer
for the past year were read and a graf
!, flying report of the fair held in Fest
val hall in September showed that So
. was Melted. Work for the coming yea
was planned and these officers wer
= elected: Pres, Mrs. f. b. Smith; vic
! pres, Mrs. f. @. S. Osgood; sec. an
=, treas, Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler; executive com
l. .g,t NJ. n I~efo,l.aAlr ATrC L
! *. White, Mrs. c. w. Durham. Mis-
Elizabeth Frost, Mrs. G. L. Foster, Mrs
William Whittemore, Mrs. j. NJ. Ad
ans, Mrs. George w. Norcross, Mrs
. John d. Barrows, Mrs. S. E. awton.
> A company of 40 clever people %selecte
with the care and skill of long expert
r ence, constitute the personnel Of tina
t merry musical extravaganza, THE Ca
and the Fiddle" which Charles A. Sello
r will present in the Auditorium tomorrow
$ matinee and night. This weird comb
nation of Nightmares and musical com
S edy is an uproariously comical piece
chasing away care and sorrow an
smoothing the wrinkles from achin
brows. There are 20 scenes, aboundin
in tricks and illusions which illustrat
q the Mother Goose rhymes. The come
dams are said to be among the best o
the road. Among the most treasure
u - tlllltlolllS that "l. w ltldlI
are those speaking of the unusual free
dom from suggestiveness of every pal
of his production.
Manager Henry e. Whitney has abol
completed arrangements with local play
= ers to represent the Independents In ba.
ketball this winter and the team will be
e gin practice soon for the opening gam
A schedule is being arranged which wi
r call for games with Bellows Fall
o Springfield, Keene, Greenfield, Turner
Falls and other Massachusetts, teams. NJ
whitney will try to put a strong teal
d on the floor and probably will have SON
n of the players that have represente
n Brattleboro in former years. Below
Falls, Springfield and Kenne will hay
" practically the same teams as last yea
e although Bellows Falls will lose the sci
= vices of Kelley, who fell several weel
e ago while working on a telegraph pc
O near the Bellows Falls dam and lande
k on the rocks below. He is in a hospit;
# In Boston and 1t is said that he will /
q unable to play basketball again. Kelle
q has appeared here a number of time
h He was a quick man on the floor an
8 had a good eye for making baskets.
d A hearing was held in the selectmen
room in the town hall building Frida
evening in regard to the proposed e,
= tension of Blakeslee street. Blakeslt
IS street has been laid out from Pine sire,
south to the road which leads west fro