Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-13

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A hot turkey supper will be served at
the annual fair of Protective Grange oct.
20.
Mr.. Wales offers special inducement for
women to join the Tuesday evening
class in Grange hall, oct. II. Attention
Is called to his advertisement in another
column.
All persons having bills against the
Valley fair association must present them
by Nov. 1, otherwise they will not be
paid out of this years receipts, but will
be held over until next year.
The committee appointed in the Better
Brattleboro campaign to solicit funds for
a clubhouse for boys and girls are maxi
ing plans for a general canvass of the
town with a view to raising the desired
sum of money, $50, 900. A nucleus of
about 800, 900 was subscribed before hot
weather came, and the balance doubtless
will be forthcoming.
A beautiful display of the northern
lights was seen by many residents about
$50 o'clock Tuesday evening. The cleo
trical glow, now dull, now brilliant,
sometimes in massive columns and again
in slender streaks, lighted up the entire
northern sky and made a panorama
which was beautiful and impressive dur
ing the few minutes in which it was WISH
BILE.
Daniel Cavanaugh, 70, died in his home
on Maple street Wednesday morning
about $50 o'clock after a weeks illness
with brights disease. He was born in
county Kerry, Ireland, and early in life
began work as a farmer. About 81 years
ago he married Bridget O'Connor, and
they and their two children came to this
country IA years ago last June, coming
directly to Brattleboro. Since then he
had followed q life of ratiranant boipu
of a homeloving and quiet temperament,
and had been a respected member of the
community. He was a devoted member
of st. Michael's Roman Catholic church.
He leaves his wife, one son, John Cav
anaugh of Little Falls, N. Y, and five
daughters, Mrs. John Lillis, Mrs. Frank
Phelps, Miss Agnes ~Cavanaugh, Miss
Anna Cavanaugh, all of this town, and
Mrs. Thomas Lillis of Springfield, Mass.
Solemn high mass was held this morning
in st. Michael's Roman Catholic church
and the burial took place in the Roman
Catholic cemetery. The bearers were
Francis Hagan, Job Long, William Mar
tin and Patrick Fenton.
A suit to recover for medical services
has been filed in the county clerks Office
by DR.. F. l.. Gilbert of Grafton against
julius l.. Grover of that town. DR.. Gill
bert has a bill of about $500 on account
of treatment of Mr.. Growers minor son,
Henry Grover, which he seeks to recover
with costs. The amount of the suit is
$1,000 and it is brought through Gibson
e Waterman's Office. The boy was hurt
on a Boston q Maine train in Brattle-
borO Sept. %, 1907, and the father sued
the railroad company for $40, 900, alleg-
ing that a trainman elected the boy from
a car, causing his leg to strike against
the railing of the car platform. 1t is
understood that the boy started to get
on the train sooner than the brakeman
thought he should, whereupon the brake
man pulled him off. The boys leg was
cut off in "A hospital and the bone was
removed up to the hip. Subsequent to
the bringing of the suit the company
made a substantial settlement with
Grover.
Island park pavilion was well filled
Friday evening, when the upper classes
of the high school entertained the fresh
man class. In previous years the soph-
ignores had entertained the entering stu
dents, but this year the classes of 1912,
1913 and 1914 co-operated in making the
evening memorable for the first year pu-
pills. Only the members of the school,
the teachers, parents and a few friends
were present and the evening was spent
largely in dancing. Leitsinger's orches-
ira furnished music. Miss Elizabeth
Spalding of Stamford, Conn, who for
merly was teacher of first year history
anu dSSlSldHl Ill III commercial utpdII-
ment here, was a guest of honor. All did
their best to make the evening pass
pleasantly and everything possible was
done to make the freshmen realize that
they were expected to feel at home in
the school building. The entire pavilion
was opened and while the guests We're
not dancing a large number awaited
themselves of the opportunity to enjoy
the bOXball alleys. During the evening
refreshments were served free to the
freshmen.
a large automobile truck with a gaud-
lily painted box body came into town
Wednesday afternoon. Signs painted on
both sides advertised 'Raymond's Worlds
Largest Living Geological Exhibit" Car
rol c.. Raymond, proprietor, obtained a
permit to entertain the people with a
glimpse of his geological wonders The
show opened that evening near the Brat
tleboro House, and for a small pecuniary
consideration one could see king
Crown" a golden gorilla from Timbuc-
too, standing four feet and six inches
tall and weighing 20 pounds. Then
there was Baby Bennie," a ring-tailed
o-rang-outang; Little Martha" an In
dian blue faced monkey, a gila-monster
from the heated plains of Arizona, one
touch of whose fangs are fatal: all sorts
of snakes, including a sacred hooded
cobra from India, which readers of Kip
ling almost felt like shaking hands with,
having met him so many times in mar
%ratives, and a Siberian grave robber
from South America. Mr.. Raymond said
he was coming back in the spring with
three automobiles and more wonders. He
went from here to his home in Salem,
Mass, having been on the road with the
exhibit since April.
The committee appointed by the Bet
ter Brattleboro league to arrange for
carrying on the tuberculosis work in
town, now in charge of the tuberculosis
committee of the Woman's club met in
the Mutual Aid association headquarters
on Canal street Friday afternoon and
considered the situation from various
points of view. Charles G. Staples was
elected chairman of the committe and it
was decided to close the camp on the old
Guilford road Nov. |. All agreed that
the work ought to be done at less eX-
pense than is necessary under present
conditions and that If possible it ought
to be transferred to the grounds of the
Memorial hospital. Arrangements will be
made for the care of the present patients,
and no doubt some plan will be worked
out for establishing the work on a per-
manent and satisfactory basis, but just
what that plan will be remains to be
determined in future meetings. John r.
Howard of Boston, secretary of the trus-
tees of the Thompson trust, was present
at the meeting Friday. 1t is believed
that the Thompson trust will assist gem
erOusly in carving on the work if the
tomn choug N diunnuition TO do tho riuht