Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-17
BRATTLEBOR

BRATTLEeoRo.
The odd Fellows will hold the next
dance of the series next week Friday
evening.
A. +. Roberts & Co, have had a Metz
ger protected awning placed in front OF
their store in the Crosby block this
week.
j. o. Frost will sell his herd of thor
oughbred Jersey cattle at auction at
his home in Vernon next week Thurs
day at 1 o'clock.
Lyman Streeter has bought the bar
Der shop formerly owned by him, near
Bessett's lunch room, and John Larrow
has opened a shop in the old Baptist
church building on Elliot street.
Horizons agency reports sales of Mrs.
Jessie NJ. Jones's property on Washing
ton street to Mrs. Minnie c. Betterley of
Dummerston, possession to be given at
once; also a fine building lot on Clark
avenue. Mrs. Betterley plans to occupy
the Jones house later.
Rev. II. II. Wikoff of San Francisco
will give a stereopticon lecture this (Fri-
day) evening at 7.3O in the Congrega-
tional church. His subject is pilgrims
of the Pacific There will be no charge
for admission and no collection asked
for. Everybody welcome.
Eight members attended the meeting
of the Brattleboro Ministerial union
Monday in the chapel of the Congrega-
tional church. Rev. f. G.. S. Osgood
read a paper entitled AN old time min
%ister," and Rev. DIR. j. r. Cow preached
a sermon which was followed by a dis
c%ussion.
Brattlebor chapter, d. A. r. has issued
a booklet containing a report of the pro
ceedings at the dedication of the marker
on the site of Fort Bridgman in Vernon
Jnoa 81 II coOtainc the addresses and
papers in full and a picture of the
marker. Copies may be bought of the
regent, Mrs. w. F. Root, or the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. j. l.. Stock
well.
A meeting of the newly organized
story tellers' league was held in the par
lor of the Congregational church last
evening and plans were discussed for the
work of the class. The next meeting
will take place next Wednesday evening
at 7.30, when the first chapter of DR.. T..
p. st. Johns book, Stories and Story
Tellers," will be taken up. After that
time the class will meet every two
weeks. All interested are invited to at
tend.
In about another week the work of
grading the southern end of South Main
street will be completed by Road Com
missioner D.. II. Perry's men and then
Crosby q Parker, contractors, will begin
to lay the rails for the extension of the
Brattleboro Street railway. The rails will
extend from the junction of Pine anG
Central streets along Pine street to South
Main street, thence to the top of the
hill where the roads to Guilford and Yer.
non begin.
Clyde Horton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Walbridge Horton, broke the large bone
in his left arm below the elbow Satur.
day afternoon, being borne to the
ground while playing with a football OF
the island grounds previous to the Brat
tleboro-N Northampton game. He was tax.
en- to the Memorial hospital and the frac,
ture was reduced by DR.. II. +. Green,
and DR.. c.. r.. Aldrich. Several year!
ago he broke his leg while playing will
other boys.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder
of Fort Drummer Mills will be hel,
tomorrow at II o'clock in Festival hall
The reports of the officers for the pas
year will be read and the progress of tn
corporation will be reported. A clerk
treasurer and nine directors will be elect
ed and the question of amending a by
law to allow the annual business meet
ing to be held the third Saturday il
January each year instead of the thir,
Saturday in November will be voted up
on.
Mrs. Minnie G. Mountain, NJ. D., O
Montreal gave an interesting talk Mon
day afternoon in the meeting of the w
c. Y. u, on "A sound mind and a SCUM,
body that contained many helpful
hints. Mrs. Mountain Is well known Il
this locality having practiced here Is o
16 years ago. The next meeting of tn
w. c. 7. u. will be held in the home o
Mrs. Frank f. Perry and she will rea,
a paper on what can we do for on
children in the day and Sunday school
and on the street,"
Linemen employed by the Twin Stat
Gas d Electric company changed the 1G
candle-power incandescent lamps in tn
arches across Main and Elliot streets 70
2O-candle-power tungstens and Wednes
day night they were lighted for the frs
time. AS announced in The Phoenix sew
eral weeks ago this work was done un
der a contract between the bailiffs an
the Twin State company whereby tn
lamps in the arches will be lighted ever
evening from shortly after 6 o'clock unit
after 10 o'clock throughout the year, eX
cept during the summer months when
Will not be necessary to light them $
early.
Majestic Niagara, the scenic wonde
of America will be the subject of tn
stereoptlcon lecture in the Universalis
church Sunday at Z p. m. Every yea
many people from all parts of the worl
stand In W and mystery before tn
beauty and grandeur of this glganti
waterfall. Beautiful colored slides wi
picture the glory of this natural won
der, the rushing, foaming waters an
their leap over the high precipice to tn
gorge below. There will be views of Tn
American and Horseshoe falls by moon
light and sunset and in winter garb. c
Prospect park, Goat Island, Cave of tn
Winds, Victoria park, Whirlpool rapid
and other interesting sights. All tn
slides are colored, and the finest eve
shown in the Universalist church., an
people know the high standard OF view
and lectures the past two years.
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