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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
"rhe Fortune Hunter" Sept. Fl.

Winchell Smiths new comedy, THE
Fortune Hunter" produced by Conan q
Harris has broken all comedy records in
New York and Chicago Will be seen here
ON Thursday, Sept. q. 1t combines met
ropolitan and bucolic types with fidelity
and humor, tells a charming story and
reaches the heart as well as the ris bles
OF the lookers-on.
Nathaniel Duncan, a city bred young
man, whose wealthy father after buying
him an expensive education, loses his
money and dies. Henry kellogg. a sue
cessful broker. hits upon a scheme
whereby Nat is to win a million.
He provides Nat with beautifully tail
ored clothes and sends him TO Radville,
Pa, to win an heiress. Kolog's theory
Is that all the young men in small
country town who are worth while go
to the big cities and prosper. Only the
drones or the good -fornothings remain
behind. Rather than marry any of these,
the daughter of the richest man In town
will fall into the arms of an attractive
stranger. Nathaniel promises to eschew
| tobacco in any form, quit drinking.
! forget how to swear. attend church reg
| ularly, study diligently and get a job
Nathaniel finds the heiress all ready
and every prophecy OF Kellogs Is proven
| true, Nat actually becomes engaged "a
| the daughter OF the rich banker OF Rad
| ville but good luck intervenes and
| saved them both, Meanwhile he has
| learned to work and to really love, but
| the object OF his love is the daughter OF
| the poor druggist and inventor, whom
Duncan sets on his feet and makes pros
porous and happy. In the end he Is re-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
MARRIAGES..

In Brattleboro, Sept. u, by Rev. r.
NJ Houghton, Frank DIN Packard and
Mrs. Catherine E. Gary, both of Hins-
dale, N H.
In Springfield, Mass. Sept. I, by Rev.
Father Thomas Smyth, Edward V. Nc
Cullough and Miss Ellen c. Anderson of
Bratteboro
In Newfane, Sept. II, by Rev. F. M
and Miss Lillian May Chase of Newfane.
In Wilmington, Sept. 8, by Rev. A,
ALBERT. Oscar Ware of Wilmington and
Miss Alta Pease of sBfattleboro.
In West Townshend, by Rev. Alfred
Cornell, Albert Peacock and Miss Ella S.
Craigne, both of West Townshend.
In Williamsville, Sept. ID, by Rev o.
E. Newton, Horace w. Goodell and Mrs.
Helen Hall Ashwell. both of Brattle-
boro.
In Arlington, Sept. g. by Rev. s, H.
Watkins of St. Adams. Earl Wayne
Goodell of Readsboro and Miss Elva Lii
liam Brownson of Arlington.
In South Windham, Sept. 6, by Rev
w. j. Vile, Collins Hammond and Bertha
Mead, both of Chester, N. Y.
In Springfield, Mass. Sept. 6, by Rev
| w. l. PhelOn, Maurice M Parker ano
| Miss Susan Carleton.
In Amherst, Mass, Sept. IL, by Rev. c
S. Walker, Norman A Blodgett of Graf
ton and Miss Maude A. Hibbard of Am
| herst.
In Norwichtown, Conn. Sept. 8. by
Rev. c. A. Northrup. Robert Oliver
| Mitchell of Brattleboro and Miss LII
liam Edith Manning of Norwchtown.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

II. H. Dimes went to Worcester yes
terday to stay a week.
Miss Helen Fenton has returned af-
ter 10-days vacation at Lake Cham
plain.
Charles Coburn of White River juno
ton is visiting Mrs. Coburn at f. j. La
Duca's.
Miss Louise Rabbit returned yester-
day after two weeks vacation at Cape
Elizabeth, Me.
Miss Nellie and Miss Matilda Donahue
nave returned after a three weeks visit
in Rutland and Windsor.
C. s. Hemenway will return tomorrow
to Hartford, Conn, where he will be
employed by the Pope Mfg. Co.
Miss Emily Shea and Miss Ruth Dan
yew returned Friday after seven
weeks visit in Rutland with Miss Shea 5
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dona-
hue.
Mrs. William Chip returned yester-
day to her home in New Haven, Conn,
after two months visit with Mrs. hor-
ace French. Miss Janette Gates of Put
ney was a guest of Mrs. French a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fisher have return
ed to their home in Leominster after a
few days visit with her sister, Mrs. F
c. Sargent Mrs. Charles Reach OF
White River Junction visited Mrs. Sar-
gent Saturday.
Bernice Walker, 4, and Clinton Walk
err, 2, entertained 10 little children We'd
nesday afternoon in their home on Clark
| street, in honor of their birthday ami
versaries. Games We're played and re-
| freshments of sandwiches, ice cream ant
| cake were served Each child was pre-
scented a bag of candy. Bernice anC
Clinton received many pretty presents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Sept. II. Timothy
Aher, 81.
In Brattleboro. Sept, TO- John L. New
man, 20.
In Brattleboro. Sept. 10. Clinton James
Franklin, "a. ~
In Brattleboro. Sept IA. Miss Augusta
Adeline Fox, 81.
In Brattleboro, Sept T. Miss Hattie
Fisher, 40, OF Townshend.
In West Dummerston Sept Q, Lila L.,
SO, wife of w. b. Leonard.
In Dummerston, Sept. 10, Densmore
Wilson Blood, r.
In Wilmington, Sept. 10, Henry Rice,
81 .il
In Wilmington, Sept. 4, William QUINN
70.
In Mortified. Mass. Sept. s, jeremiah
Campbell 81
In West Townshend, Sept. 7. Ora d.
Howe. 80.
Parker so years 22 days.
In Chesterfield, N. H., Sept. 8. James
II. Stearns, 6s, OF Brooklyn. N Y, a
native of West Brattleboro,
In Jacksonville, Sept Z. Franklin j,
In East Jamaica, Sept. 10. John L.
Howard. r.
In West Halifax, Sept. 10. Mrs Grace
(BidwelD Worden, 81 wife of Fred Wor-
den.
In Pittsburg, Pa, Sept, 10, infant son
of Prof. Hugh and Abbie j. Prouty)
| Kahl
In Athol. Mass, Sept. ., Mrs. Eliza
| Thayer, formerly of Townshend,
In Alberta, Canada, Sept IL. Mrs. Ed
ward Palmer, formerly OF South Vernon
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
SOUTH WINDHAM.
Death of Andrew J. Parker.

Andrew Jackson Parker, who died in
this town Sept. 9. was born in Peterporo,
N. H.. August IS, 1929. He was a son of
Mr.. and Mrs William Parker and the
last of the family He married Mary
Selfridge of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia,
who survives him. They celebrated their
golden wedding five years ago One
daughter was born to them, who died In
infancy A few years ago they adopted
a son. Del, who lives at South London
derry Thirty-six years ago they came
here, buying the farm which has since
been their home. and which they sold the
past summer. Mr.. Parker had been a
highly respected citizen. or generous
disposition he had been help to the
unfortunate as far as he was able. Sew
eral have been given home and care in
their last days through him. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker have given home to the
Puffer children, as well as their love.
Mr.. Parker had love for gardening, In
which he took much pride, and ne had
been successful exhibitor at the fairs.
When he was so years old he dug III
bushels of potatoes in one DAY Ills
statistics on meteorological conditions mad
been published each year in The Phenix
for years
The funeral was held in the home Mon
day and was largely attended. Mrs. Grid
ley of Londonderry oficiated. assisted by
Rev. s. l.. Vincent. Those present from
out of town were Frank o. Loring OF
Milford, N. H., Mrs, Calvin Walker, q
niece, Mr. and Mrs. Del Parker and chile
of South Londonderry, Mrs. James Moore
and b. b. Prentiss of Townshend, The
bearers were Asahel Upham, IL. w
Stowel. w. G.. Adams and l.. f.. Jenlson
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Sept. IA, son, Arthur
Carleton, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. wilkins
In Dummerston, Sept. IA, a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon f. Crosby.
In Wilmington, Sept 4, son to Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Nilante.
In Wilmington, Sept l, a daughter to
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Hall.
In Wilmington, Sept 8, son to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Stearns.
In Bellows Falls, Sept. II, son to Mr.
and Mrs. Erwin Frost
In Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 10. son tc
Prof. Hugo and Abbe j. Prouty) Kahl
In New York city, Sept. 8, a son, Wild
er Bryant, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Merse-
reau and grandson to Mr.. and Mrs. w
c. BRYANT of West Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
Miss Amelia Walker was at home over

Miss Amelia Walker was at home over
Sunday from New Haven.
Mrs. Mollie b. Huntington and daugh-
ter, Marjorie, are visiting relatives in
Nashua, N II.
Julius L. Leach has returned to his
duties in the post office after three
weeks vacation spent mostly in Canada.
Mrs. ]. d. Barrows and son, Clarence,
returned Monday to their home In Bat
tie Creek, Mich. after a weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. w. Dorr Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pelham returned
Tuesday to Hatfield after several days
visit with Mrs. M. ]. Larrabee. A. A.
Larrabee of Orange has visited there this
week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15
AUDITORIUM NOTES.
"The Girl In the Taxi" Coming to
the Auditorium Tomorrow, Saturday
NlQht,

The press and the public of Paris, Ber-
lin, New York. Chicago, Boston and
other cities where The Girl in the
Taxi" has been presented are unanimous
in acclaiming it as the greatest laugh
producing entertainment ever devised for
the delight of theatregoers who go to
the playhouse to be amused. The long
runs which The Girl in the Taxi has
scored in these large and discerning
amusement centres are infallib1e en-
dorsements of the plays powers to de-
light the spectator. The Boston Globe
said The Girl In the Taxi" is one of
the merriest shows that ever set the
fremont theatre rocking with laughter
The house was packed to the last inch
of standing room and at very snort IN
tervals roars of merriment swept across
in gales, completely stopping the dia-
logue at times" THE Girl In the Taxi
will be seen in the Auditorium, tomor-
row, Saturday evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-15

leased from his bargain by kellogg; the
rich girl breaks the engagement and he
gets the girl of his choice and a fortune
through her fathers invention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Dr. Wyeth on Typhoid Fever

In the article by Dr. John A. Wyeth on the need of a national health de- partment with physician as secre- tary in the cabinet, which appears in another column of The Herald the eminent medical authority has a good deal to say about typhoid fever. As the article in question is free from technical language, it can be readily understood by the general public. Aft CT setting forth striking statistics Dr. Wyeth stresses the discovery of med ical research in the prevention of ty- phoid infection by vaccination with anti-typhoid serum. The entire article is not only of high practical value, but the average layman will find it ex- tremely interesting.
 pr. Wyeth is one of Alabama's sons who has greatly distinguished him. self in New York. He is recognized the world over as one of Americas S foremost surgeons and physicians. He is the founder of the New York Polyclinic Medical School and hospital, the first post graduate medi- cal school established in America. He is the author of many medical books, and few men have contributed so largely to medical science. Whatever he writes, therefore, about typhoid fever, or any other disease, should be read with especial attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Maurice Maeterlinck

One of the five Nobel prizes of each year goes 10 the person who "in liter ature has provided the most excellent work Of an idealistic tendency" The Belgian playwright is perhaps a good selection, for the world is not full of great idealistic writers.
 Maete-lick was born at Ghent in 1862, and in his active years he has written no little poetry, more essays, and many more plays. While to the few in the ranks of culture he has long been well known, yet to the many he did not become known until he wrote The Blue Bird" and it was translated and put on the stage of many countries. There will never be an admission that the Nobel prize was bestowed because of The Blue Bird" yet there is no one who believes that Maeterlinck would have secured a Nobel prize this year if he had not written that highly idealistic play. Anyway, the prize is bestowed on a man of genius, and the Nobel list will be great one if its dreamers never fall below the Maeterlinck standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14

| From the New York Times.
 The discovery by Prof Percival Lowell of the first frost of early au-
 tumn on the planet Mars marks a long step in advance for American astron- | omical science. One has to get up very | early in the morning to discover the first frost on any part of our own
 planet, but it has long been known that
 Professor Lowell finds in his observa- tions of Mars food and drink, and sleep as well. Few of his rivals could dis cover a blizzard or an earthquake on
 Mars A slight coating of hoar frost on
 part of the surface of a planet 40,0O0,-
 900 miles distant. more or less, he de-
 tects readily. and he can even estimate the time that elapsed between sunrise
 on the planet and the dissipation of the frost.
 It may be that there are beings on Mars wise enough to know frost when one comes upon them. Probably if the inhabitants of that planet can build a system of irrigation canals, which covers it's entire surface, they know more about fros.5 and all other
 natural phenomena than we do. The
 proud inhabitants of this enlightened
 neighborhood are told, when they are threatened with a water famine. that
 they cannot tap a river which runs be-
 yond an imaginary border line between
 states. Professor Lowells ability to see
 hoar frost on the distant planet and
 measure its extent proves conclusively
 his ability to see the canals. Thus his
 new discovery is something of frost
 for his rivals who have been denying the existence of the canals
 The new discovery opens the way to endless speculation. If the presence of frost on another planet can be detected In our observat tories, there is much more there that may be discovered when the machines are properly ad- justed We are glad to feel that we have pinned our faith to Professor
 Lowell from the first, have done our
 best to silence his envious detractors, and believed in those canals though lacking the visual powers to dis tin guish them even in the photographs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Medicine Hats Cold Nor'wester

Heralded by rain or sleet and high winds the first touch of winter came at the opening of this week, and men shivered in overcoats, and women and children stayed, as a rule, within doors. 1t cannot be said that the cold wave is unreasonable, for the records show a killing frost is due in this latitude on the average on November 12.
 Nevertheless the first ice forming weather of the season is an event and all faced it as they would have faced real disaster And yet there were no crops in the fields that it could harm. It may have lessened by a trifle the last picking for Christmas money only, but even that is doubtful. A boil that had not begun to open before the cold wave of Sunday began to appear was a slow and backward boil indeed, and there HdS very lltlle Soou iliit ih ie' Some damage to the sugar cane crop is reported in Louisiana. Other than that no harm was done, and the wealth CT is seasonable It was ushered in with a mild blizzard, and it began to show its icy teeth almost as soon as it arrived In the southeast such weather is accounted temporary, and to some extent undeservable, and it's early departure is always anticipated. In Vermont or in Minnesota, on the other hand, it may have come to stay. That is what latitude does. Latitude is kind to the southeast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
HOW LEW FIELDS BEGAN

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Lew Fields was telling how he entered the theatrical world:
 ."Weber and went together to the Allen Street School in New York. We were lit tie kids from the East Side and pals rom the moment we laid eyes on each other. Pooling around doing stunts as boys will, you know. we discovered that we could sing a little and that we could dance in manner that made the other kids howl with delight. So we decided to make them pay for their fun.
 we opened a theatre in cellar and charged an admission fee of cents.
 And postage stamps said the visitor. He heard and smiled.
 .'Yes," he said "we took those in lieu of money sometimes. and with them sent out announcements of what we could do- or thought we could do-to various pow CTS that were. We heard from one of them, Binnell. Ever hear of him?"
 .Ie was an old circus man. The F T. Barnum of B years ago. He had sort of variety house and he made. us an of fer We took him up before he had time to clear his throat-and made good.
 After that. of course, nothing would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14

presidential situation. year ago I had scarcely heard of Underwood. My atten- ton was first called to him as a great na- tional character when he entered upon his work as house leader In Congress.
 T meet many men who are just begin ming to appreciate the fact that this Ala bamian is high class presidential timber Democrats are now talking favorably of Uunderwood; many are earnestly boost ing him, and no one says aught against him. He Is one of the few politicians of positive convictions and downright cour age who seems to have no enemies. The republican party had that sort of man in President Mckinley. A year before Me- Kinley was nominated no one thought he would ever turn out to be the great man he was. Something like that will proba- bly, happen in Mr. Underwood's case. He has turned out to be a statesman and great leader and would make, no doubt, a most excellent President. I have been voter about 20 years, and have always voted the democratic ticket. It would certainly give me great pleasure to vote in 1912 for MT. Underwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
Women Voters in Los Angeles

Those who had been led to believe that the women of Los Angeles do not appreciate the gift of suffrage should let the fact that 65,527 women in that town have secured registration as voters sink into their respective minds, and proceed to guess again. The population of Los Angeles is 315,198, and if we apply the mas culine rule of one voter to five in- habitants, we would have in Los An- geles 63,o39 women voters, and yet 65,527 of them are registered.
 It is plain at any rate that the new privilege has been warmly welcomed, and it remains to be seen how long the privilege will be considered a duty. In other cities the duty part of it has, to some extent, ceased with the departure of the novelty of the privilege. All will go well in Los Angeles if all the women voters con- tinue to consider suffrage duty as well as a privilege, and that part of the reform remains to be worked out in the promising city in the irriga- tion belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
CAN THE REPUBLICANS wINe

From Leslies Weekly.
 Could MT. Taft be elected in 1912 by any majority which would at all approach that of 1900, 1904 or 1908? Could any republican carry the country next year by anything like the margin which was rolled up three years ago? An answer in the affirma- tive would be hazardous. MT. Taft is far better equipped for the office now than he was in 19oS but the current has turned against his party. The current was de- cidedly against his party in 1910, when republican House of 43 majority was dis placed by democratic House of over GO majority. and when a republican majority of 2S in the Senate was reduced to 8. The victories of the socialists in many local elections in the spring of 1911 and the tri- umph of the democrats in many towns which have commonly been carried by the republicans indicate that the demo- cratic current is still running strong.
 It is well for the republicans to face the facts. As the country has seen in the recent fight in the Senate between the in- surgents and the regulars, the split In the republican ranks continues. The revolt began in the discussions on the Payne tariff bill in the extra session two years ago and it has continued ever since. II ragged in the primaries of 1910 and was felt at the polls. In the eection of that year the republicans were party divid- ed against themselves. and the inevitable happened. Nobody was surprised at the result of the election last November. All the old discipline and cohesveness had
 
 which the republican spellbinders con- plained in the congressional campaign of l 1890 repeated itself in that of 1910. Will | the sequence of 1892 reappear in 1912? General Harrison, who was in the White House in 1S90 had made an excellent President He was able, patriotic and balanced Chief Magistrate, but at the polls in 1892 he was overwhelmingly beat en by Cleveland. Possibly the parallel of 20 years ago will not carry itself out this | time The republican defeat in 1910 was not so studpendous as it was in 1890, when 1 a democratic majority of over 150 was rolled up in the House. Not nearly sc much discord exists among republicans l now as did then Personally MT. Taft ;s more popular than was General Harrison
 Moreover. the chances for his reelection
 look brighter now than they did six months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
WHEN SHAKESPEARE WENT TO
 LONDON

From lecture What to Expect of
 Shakespeare" by J. J. Jusserand before
 the British Academy.
 Shortly after he had reached his ma jority Shakespeare came to London, very poor, having received but a grammar school education, upheld by no protectors. The son of a tradesman, he reached the huge capital where one of his Stratford compatriots was established as a grocer, another as printer. For some years he disappears, and when we hear of him again he is beginning to be known as an author. Having come to the city with no trade of his own, he had obviously soon discovered that he was better fitted to write plays than to sell groceries, and to compose books than to print them. He was apparently still in Stratford in 15S5-G; six years later London dramatsts are feeling jealous of the new play-mender or maker, five years after that he is a wealthy man, and purchases New Place, the finest house in Stratford, built by its most famous citizen, former Lord Mayor of London. He was then 33. Pronpti- tude is the salient trait of such a career When he died Shakespeare left 37 plays; Racine only 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
FISHERMAN'S LUCK

From Tit-Bits.
 The lady bather had got into a hole, and she couldn't swim. Nor could the young man an the end of the pier; but when she came up for the first time and he caught sight of her face he shrieked
 Help"
 A burly fisherman sauntered to his side.
 ''Wots up?" he hoarsely cried.
 My wife! Drowning! I can't swim! Twenty pounds for you if you save her,'
 In a moment the fisherman was in the sea. In another moment he was out of it with the rescued lady bather. Swelling with expectation, he approached the young man again.
 'Well, what about the 20 auid?' he asked.
 But if the young mans face had been ashen before, 1t was now deadly pale as he gazed upon the features of the recov- cred dame.
 "Y-e-s, I know!" he gasped. But wher I made the offer I thought 1t was my wife who was drowning, and now-now it turns out it was my wife's mother.'
 The fisherman pulled a long face
 Just my luck!'' he muttered, thrust ing his hand into his trousers pocket How much do I owe you?"