Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-21

rave Dougnt FRANK Wallen'S dory.
Rev. f. s. Harrison of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service at
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The annual meeting of the woman's
Exchange was to have been held Monday,
but was postponed because Of the death
Of Frederic I. Swift, husband Of the presl-
dent.
An addition is being built on the east
end Of C. c. Fitts's house on Oak street.
which will enlarge the kitchen and base
ment and provide an additional room up
stairs.
The regular meeting of Sunshine So
ciety, Branch 1, will be held Thursday
afternoon, April %, with Mrs. John c..
Dewitt 40 Canal street. AS the meeting
will be observed as international day, 1t
Is hoped there will be a good attendance.
The women of the Unitarian church
will serve supper in Wells hall wednes-
day evening, April 26, at $40 o'clock. A
meeting of the Woman's Alliance will
follow at 7.45, when several papers on
1.-THE Episcopal church" will be read by
members of that denomination.
Deputy Organizer d. w. Finn, who is
here in the interest of the Loyal Order
of Moose, has secured about 80 names of
prospective member In Brattleboro and
vicinity. He expects within a few weeks
to hold the first meeting of Brattleboro
camp with a membership of so or more.
This has been a fair week for makers
OF maple syrup and sugar but not as
good as last week, when the weather was
warm. A good quantity of syrup and
sugar has come into town and the quality
has been excellent. The price dropped
this week to 20 and 25 cents a pound at
retail.
when Mrs. Gilbert Mcclure of Guilford
came, to town Saturday with her weekly
supply of eggs, 60 dozens. she brought one
of unusual size. 1t was of the Rhode
Island Red variety, measured SH inches
in circumference one way and 6A inches
in circumference the other way and
weighed nearly four ounces.
The new chemical engine responded to
a still alarm Tuesday afternoon for a
brush fire on a bank on Union hill. 1t was
the new engines first run but no records
were broken as several minutes were con-
sumed after the call was received In Sc
curing permission by telephone from Chief
Engineer H.. w Sanders to take the new
apparatus to the fire. No damage was
caused by the blaze.
Many people took advantage yester-
day of the opportunity to hear Will
liam Schuster sing. He is appearing
in the Empire theatre three times each
day for three days beginning yesterday
afternoon. He sings at 4. s and 9.15
o'clock. Among the songs which he will
sing today and tomorrow are, "A son of
the desert Am l." Heart bowed down
from The Bohemian Girl" grand opera
selections and Scotch ballads.
A. A. Whitman of Westmoreland su-
perintendent of the Cheshire county farm,
has written the secretary of the Valley
Fair association that he will have a large
agricultural exhibit at the next fair. Mr..
Whitman has made several exhibits in
the agricultural building. always attract
ing much attention.. but on account of
the distance from home he has not come
regularly. The management is glad to be
assured that he will make an exhibit this
year. He asks for his former space.
The trustees of the Austine Institution
met Monday night in the Vermont Ma
tional bank to look over architects plans
for the new building. Four plans were
examined. one by Paul r.. Henkel of New
York. formerly of this town. Mr.. Henkel
was present. returning the following day.
The trustees will meet again this week
and will make a selection within a few
days. Bids then will be called for so
that there may be no delay in beginning
the construction work. Sufficient stone
for the foundation have been gotten out
on the premises, the Winchester farm on
Maple street.
George whitney Prouty and Miss Eliza
Jane Biddle. both of this town, were
| married April 5 in Baldwinsville. Mass.
by Rev. Luther NJ. Keneston, formerly
pastor OF the Congregational church in
| West Brattleboro. The only guest pres
ent was Miss Eva Copeland of Greenfield.
| After staying a short time in the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
| seph r. Biddle of Springfield. Mass, for
r,arI. 80 tht, tnu.p thats on M HhnTn md
are now keeping house in the Benson
house in Centreville. Mr.. Prouty. who
is a son of George b. Prouty of West
Brattleboro, is a conductor on the Brat
tleboro street railroad.
An outline of a lecture or sermon on
tuberculosis, prepared for use on tubercu-
losis day and other occasions by the Ma
ticnal Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis is being sent
this week to all the ministers in Vermont
by DR.. H. d. Holton of this town secre-
tary of the state board of health. 1t
opens with the statement that tubercu-
losis is a communicable, preventable and
durable disease and then divides the sub
ject into 10 subdivisions. as follows:
What tuberculosis does; what tubercu-
losis is; p~redisposing causes: immediate
causes; commonest early symptoms: tu-
berculosis in children; how tuberculosis
may be treated and cured; how tubercu-
losis may be prevented; what is being
done to prevent tuberculosis; how you
can help. . Each of the 10 subdivisions is
divided further, touching every phase of
the subject.
f. Thomas Richards of Pawtucket. a
representative of the B. S. Smith Con-
struction company of that city, the con-
tractors who will build the Fort Dummer
Mills cotton factory, came to town
Monday and remained until Wednesday
making preparations for excavating for
the foundation for the factory. He de-
voted his time largely to securing figures
with a view Of sub-letting the contract for
certain parts of the work. and the firm
Will decide at once whether to sub-let the
work or do 1t themselves. Mr.. Richards
visited the site of the factory and turned
a few shovelfuls OF dirt In order to deter
mine the condition OF the ground. He
found a little frost, but not enough TO
interfere with digging. and 1t Is expected
that within a week 30 to 40 men with
teams will begin operations. A concrete
foundation will be put in and as soon as
there Is opportunity for carpenters and
masons to work, which will be within
three weeks, the number of men will be
increased to about 100. The contra ctors
plan to have the mill up so that a begin
ming on installing the machinery may be
made by Aug. /. The new mill will re-
quire in its construction about a mile and
a half of 12-inch by 16-inch tlmbers. Mr..
Richards expects to come here again
soon.
A CURE "FoR" ALL.