Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-08


a hardwood floor is being laid in the
store of j. sutherland Co, and other
alterations will be made in the store.
The annual encampment of the YER
mont National Guard will be held at the
state camp ground near Fort Ethan AL
len Sept. II to 90, inclusive.
Main and Elliot streets were lighted
last evening with the new lights that
workmen have been installing the past
10 days Their are 16 lights on Main
street and three on Elliot street.
Leo council knights of Columbus. will
hold exemplification of the second degree
Sunday evening in their hall. Grand
Falls Will have charge OF the degree. a
Knight NJ J. Lawlor and staff of Bellows
class of 20 will take the degree.
The fall term of the Franklin county
court will convene in St. Adams Tues
day, Sept. II. Judge Il. l.. Waterman of
this town will preside. The docket shows
30 cases assigned for trial by jury, max
ing possibility of a long term.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' as
ISOLATION of the Congregational church
will be held in the church parlors
Thursday, Sept. IA, at $3.50. At that time
reports will be accepted from the Of
ficers and committees Every woman of
the congregation is invited
Ceedings of the Boston and Maine Rail
road company against land owned In
New Hampshire by the Leander Thomas
estate of Brattleboro will be held in the
town hall in Hlnsdale Sept. q. The land
is needed for the railroad company's
right of way from South Vernon to Brat
tleboro on the east side of the river.
Brookss comet, discovered by Prof.
w. r. Brooks of Hobart college June 20,
/ 10 tha wi
continue to approach the earth until
about Oct Is 1t may be seen in the
constellation Cygnus, about three de-
grees north of Alpha, the top star of the
| Northern Cross, directly overhead about
1870 o'clock at night. Its movement Is
| northwest and as it Is travelling in a
parabola it probobly never will appear
| again.
THE Newlyweds and Their Baby"
which will be seen at the Auditorium
Sept IA teens with catchy songs and
| dances, in fact, there is not another mu-
| steal play on the road that can lay claim,
! to as many brilliant song hits prominent
| among the many are Cant You See l
| Love YOU" "Sweitzer Bride" Jig Along
| Mr.. Jigger," Every Baby u, is a Sweet
| Bouquet" Love Time" Girls Who
Want to Go Upon the Stage" "Mamselle
/ Fiji" "Boogie Boo" in ALL there are six
| teen bright and tunefu songs interpo-
| lated. The company numbers 6OR peo-
| pie, IS per cent of them girls.
George Schmitt of Rutland, the avia-
/ tor who made a failure in attempting Ia
fly in a biplane at the Valley fair, fell
/ 80 feet at the Central Maine fair in
Waterville Friday, but escaped serious
! injury. He struck an "air pocket, -
| causing his machine to drop suddenly
the rear catching in some high electric
| wires. The biplane was damaged badly
Just before going to Waterville Schmitt
made a hit in Medina, N. Y, flying II
minutes at a height of 500 feet and 2;
minutes at a height of 1000 feet The
chamber of commerce voted him into
membership and he was given the free
dom of the city.
Louis PLAT, Russian who has been
canvassng for subscriptions for a mag
azne, was arrested Wednesday evening
by Deputy Sheriff c. f. Mann, charged
with the larceny of two Boston terrier
pups from r. b. Thomas of Nrpst Gull
ford. He appeared before Judge W. r
Daley that evening and was released on
$500 bail after pleading not guilty to the
charge. Miss ]. Il. Bushee of the Brat
tleboro House became surety for his APP
pearance yesterday afternoon when he
again appeared before Judge Daley and
testified that he found the dogs beside
the road a long distance from the home
of Mr.. Thomas. Witnesses testified that
the dogs belonged to Mr.. Thomas and
Judge Daley fined him 80 and costs,
amounting to 1850, which he paid. Mr..
Thomas recovered one of the dogs,
which PLAT had given to Miss Bushee
as a present.
About 200 persons attended the third
annual basket luncheon and field day
held under the auspices of Bratteboro
camp, Modern Woodmen of America on
the fair grounds Monday morning and
afternoon. Special cars We're run to the
grounds and there was a good sized
crowd present when the sports began at
10 o'clock. Following are the events and
the winners High jump, LIST, b. d.
Cady, height feet, in; shot put, LIST,
G. w. Bracket, I'd, Earl Howe distance,
"a feet, in; discus throw, LIST, V. John
son, I'd, II. E. Harris, distance, 81 feet,
10 in; 50-yard dash and return, list, C.
NJ. Bracket, 2d, b. d. Cady, time 13
sec: 50-yard three-legged race, 1st
Waldo and Cady, I'd, Ellis and Lithcote,
time sec; potato race, list, h. d. Cady,
I'd, e. Davis half-mile relay, Roy Miner
vs. Arthur Wilder Charles Clancy and B.
ID. Cady, was won by the relay team in
min 13 sec. Miner finished in 2 min.
10 sec; 1O0-yard dash, LIST, Earl Howe,
I'd, Robert Angler. time IL seconds; tug
of-war between Modern Woodmen and a
picked team was won by the Woodmen in
two pulls. ReXford Benson captained the
Woodmen team and Will Mellen the
picked team. Ofcials Clerk of course,
Spencer knight; starter, Warren Hyde;
judges, Waldo Wells, H. +. Harris. An
exhibition drill was given by the degree
team and a watermelon contest for the
members of the team was won by
| Charles Clancy A baseball contest be-
tween the married men and the single
men was close and was won by the
| latter by the score of IS to 16. f. Cham
| pany and c. NJ. Bracket were the hat
terry for the married. men and Walt
Spear and A. L. Snow for the single
men. The umpres We're Knight and
| Harris. Arthur Wilder was awarded the
81 gold piece and Clifford Timson the IS
| lamp.