Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-27

Representatives of the II. A.. Manning
company of Springfield, Mass, are cam
wasting the town and making up the d.
rectory for 1912.
Herbert S. Sherwin has bought b. f.
Sawyer's house on Washington street in
Keene. Mr.. Sherwln's son, George "A.
Sherwin, a bank clerk in Keene, who was
recently married, will occupy the house.
The Woman's club will hold its next
meeting Wednesday afternoon in the
Congregational chapel. 1t will be a trav-
ell afternoon with papers by five club
members describing recent trips abroad.
There will also be music.
A large steel engraving depicting the
landing of Columbus, from the painting
by John Vanarlyn, has been hung in the
knights of Columb rooms. TIL orig
inal painting is in the rotunda of the
capitol at Washington, d. C.
A gang of Italians are working on the
incline from Vernon street to the freight
yard. Frames for a concrete retaining
wall have been placed and the concrete
is being poured in. At the point near
the water tank a fill will be made.
d. r.. Patterson guessed the lantern
that was lighted at 4 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon and placed in Robbins & Cowles's
window would burn II hours and So min
utes. His guess was nearer han any
of the others entered and he was given
a Liberty lantern. The lantern burned
is hours and five minutes.
Miss Mabel futile and Fred B.. Whid-
den were married Saturday afternoon in
~Lindenhurst by Rev. r. NJ. Houghton.
They were unattended. Miss futile had
been for the past four years bookkeeper
at the New England Telephone & Tele-
graph exchange and Mr.. Whidden is en-
ployed in the Estey Organ company's
shops as tuner.
An order has been placed this week
by the Twin State Gas q Electric COM
pany for 20-candle-power tungsten amps
to replace the 16-candle-power incandes-
cent lamps on the arches over Main and
Elliot streets in order to carry out a de-
cision of the bailiffs to have the arches
lighted every night as reported in The
Phoenix last Friday. AS soon as the
lamps arrive, which probably will be
early next week, the change will be
made.
Rev. Josiah Strong, d. D., edits "The
Gospel of the Kindgom,' the course of
study used by Miss Cabots class and the
Brotherhood ella IS of the Congregations
Sunday school. He is also chairman of
the national advisory committee of the
American Institute of Social Service,
which publishes the course of study. Rev.
James II. Ecob, who will lecture in the
CONGREGATIONAL Cnufcn sunday evening al
7.30 O'Clock on The religion of socia'
service" is engaged by this committee as
the official lecturer of the American In
stitute of Social service. He comes high
ly recommended.
Judge William r.. Daley and Attorney
c.. NJ. Miller, the latter representing tn,
states attorney, went Monday to Towns.
hen9, where Guy Howe appeared befor,
Judge Daley charged with petit larceny
from Era1 TiNEarr,nra hfC II,
Howe was charged with taking a small
sum of money from Mr.. Livermore anC
upon pleading guilty was fined 500 anC
costs, amounting to $2S. 95, which h,
paid. On their way home Judge Dale,
and Mr.. Miller stopped at the Rice farm
where John Naughran was arraigned
charged with cruelty to animals. TIL,
case was continued to oct. 81, when tn,
respondent will appear in the municipa
court here before Judge Daley. He wa
released on $50 bail, which was furnish
ed by him employer, Mrs. Russell Tyson
Henry Bond of Tyler street, who re
Gently came from Greenfield, Mass, t
this own to live, has just given $4,000 t
the First Baptist church of Greenfield
The society is erecting a new church O
Federal street which it is expected wi
cost about 1925, 900. Mr.. Bond is one c
the prominent laymen of the Baptis
denomination, an excellent speaker an
a fine type of man, as Brattleboro pee
pie have learned. In referring to tn
gift the Greenfield Recorder says: M
Bond makes the gift wholly without re
strictions, and his generosity is deepl
appreciated, not only by the members {
) the Baptist church but by the town as
whole, which is benefited by the additio
| of a handsome church edifce. The gil
is indicative of Mr.. Bonds lively interes
= in the church of which he was formerl
an active member"
! Although the rainy weather interfere
somewhat with the attendance at tn
Z 18th anniversary observance of f.
, Fenton & Co. Saturday afternoon a goo
. number responded to the invitation
call at the store to note the progre
made by the firm since it started
/ business in the Ullery building, oct. 2
1899. The store was decorated prettil
with flowers, palms and crepe paper
. green and yellow streamers attractive'
{ arranged. L~eitsinger's orchestra was
the bargain basement and provided mi
= sic during the afternoon and evenin
n Refreshments were served and everyor
who called at the store was presentt
- a souvenir. The women were give
Japanese art pictures, the men receive
= cigars and leather change holders al
: the children We're given rolo-volos al
souvenir buttons. Mr.. Fenton receive
II during the day a large number of COZ
Sldlulhloly ltltSIdlIS lIOlH llIlIiS III 80
ton, New York and other cities wit
e whom he does business, and also recei'
e ed flowers from several of those firms.
The 18th annual meeting of distri
s No. 10 was held Friday evening vii
n West River Rebekah lodge No. 81
the town hall in Newfane. There w;
e a large attendance from Brattlebor
South Londonderry and Weston. An e.
cellent chicken-pie banquet was serv,
from $50 to Z o'clock. The program
e published in full in The Phoenix Oct.
d was given, the Rebekah degree being e.
emplifed by Dennis Rebekah lodge n
l of this town in a very credita BILE wa
s Grand officers present were Mrs. Franc
II f. Stone of Springfield, president of t
e state assembly; Mrs. Louise
d Boyce of Barre, secretary of the sta
assembly; Mrs. Alice A. Landry
If Brattleboro, past president; Francis
n Perry OF Brattleboro, grand represent
d tive. also r. w. Tabor of this tow
If past grand master of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Lizzie Maria (Bixby) Douglas, c
widow of Edward NJ. Douglas, died in h
home or Spruce street Saturday afte
noon about l o'clock, after an illness
Us several weeks. During the summer 81
y, went to Hartford, Conn, and there u
lie derwent an operation which gave on
al partial relief. Since returning to h
O. home she had been confined 10 bar n,