Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-22

'ANN 'N'E
class, are requested to meet in the chap
ell Sunday morning at 1918 to march into
the church.
The Twin state Gas & Electric COM
pany made a new contract Friday with
the 'selectmen of Hinsdale for lighting
that town. The terms are given in the
Hinsdale correspondence of this paper.
c.. T. Connors, representing the Spring.
field. Mass, board of trade, came here
Monday to solicit subscriptions from the
members of the local board of trade for
Western New England" If a certain
number of subscriptions are secured here
a portion of the magazine will be devoted
each month to Brattleboro and vicinity.
Hon. ]. Wilder Fairbank of Boston will
give a lecture in the Centre Congrega-
tional church Saturday, Sept. 80, on
Dickens as l recall him. using 1875
beautiful colorgraph lantern slidNs. There
is special interest in Charles Dickens just
now because of the approaching centen-
Mai of his birth.
In the local Methodist church Sunday
a rising vote of protest was taken
against the acceptance of the honorary
presidency of the international brewers
conference by Secretary Wilson of the
agricultural department in Washington.
The protest was in the form of a resolu-
ton which will be forwarded to Presi-
dent Taft.
The w. c. r. U. will hold their first
regular meeting following the summer
vacation Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the rest room. As plans for the com
ing year and the appointing of dele@
gates to the state convention will be a
part of the business it is hoped that the
member will feel interested to attend
the meeting.
While Charles LaFay was working on
-1..,., 90 INa1gh 2 Dfap'G chair Ghnn
Monday morning his hand was carried
under the rollers and badly injured, two
fingers being severed just back of
the nails. He was taken to DR.. F. II.
O'Connor's office and after the wound
was dressed was carried to the Me-
mortal hospital.
The licensing of public -conveyances to
the fair grounds next week will be in
charge of the Valley Fair association in
stead of the village. Licenses and num-
bers may be obtained at the box office
in the town hall building Monday and at
the ticket office on the grounds fair
days. All persons carrying passengers
will be required to take out licenses.
The last of the log drive is expected to
pass down the river within the next four
or five days. The rear Of the drive is
below Putney today. Several teams drove
through town Wednesday carrying the
SQIIult0 VI Alt l'Sllltis Cht bbNlll was
pulled by eight horses and instead of
having wheels was provided with rum
ners. Another was hauled by six horses.
M wagons crossed the bridge and made
camp i'm lIinsdale.
The bids for the construction of the
proposed addition to the Brooks library
building We're opened Saturday by the
trustees. Pellet x skinner of this town
were awarded the contract. \ description
of tn, t1,ptt,EsI g11itfpn vs. - rtthlieGa1 in
The Phoenix several weeks ago. Prepar-
atorY work was begun Monday and the
Contractors promise to rush the work so
that the addition will be closed in by
Thanksgiving.
Twelve of the aged women in the
Home for the Aged We're entertained
in the home of Mrs. julius J. Estey We'd
nesday afternoon, being given the free
dom of the house. They were sent for
and carried pack to the Home in Col. j.
Gray Estey's automobile, and were at
Mrs. Estey's two hours, thoroughly en-
joying and approaching the hospitality
shown them. Piano selections were
rendered and refreshments were served
w. ]. Pentland, who has charge of the
decorations for Valley fair week, reports
that the merchants and others on Main
and Elliot streets responded generously
to his solicitations for funds with which
to carry out the decorations. 1t is
| planned this year to nave each pole from
Bridge street to the town hall building
and a short distance up Elliot street
capped with a 10-foot pole, extending
five feet on each side, parallel with the
ground and draped with flags. From the
top piece banners of red, white and blue
will be suspended close to the poles and
brought down to within a few feet of
the ground. The electric arches which
We're used last year will be put in COM
mission again on Main and Elliot streets.
A reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert O..
Mitchell, who We're married in Norwich
town, Conn, last week, was rendered
them Wednesday evening in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Smith on Cedar
street. The house was decorated prettily
with autumn leaves and asters. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell were assisted in receiving
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank a. Shaw, while
ID. Vernon Wells assisted at the piano.
The following program was rendered:
Piano solo, Miss Marion Bartlett; selec-
tion, male quartet, ID. V. Wells, Leroy
Burdett, Rev. f. A, Wells and Earl
Sweet; piano duet, Miss Doris Smith and
Miss Marion Bartlett; reading, Frank A.
Shaw; violin duet, Earl Sweet and Ma
son Sharp with piano accompaniment by
d. Vernon Wells; selection by quartet;
piano solo, Miss Doris Smith. Two pic
lures and a dozen solid silver teaspoons
were presented Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
by Mr.. Shaw and Rev. Mr.. Wells in be-
half of the company and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell responded ittingly. Cake and
coffee were served
A new place of amusement probably
will be opened tomorrow night in the
American building, in the store formerly
coupled by G.. A. Gibbs's five and ten
cent store. The Island company have
hired the store for an Electric Arcade
and hope to have 1t ready TO open to-
morrow evening. The store has been
completely renovated and reprinted and
workmen are engaged in installing a
new system of electric lights. When
these are installed more than 1000 candle
power will be used to illuminate the in
terror and exterior of the arcade. The
equipment will be run by electricity and
Will consist Of 81 of the latest and best
penny novelty machines. There will be
monographs, with minute
music, puncling bags, punching machine,
a tug OF war machine, picture machines
and all sorts of devices and p~arapher-
MALTA that 20 to make up an amusement
enterprise of this kind. \ mechanician
arrived from New York Wednesday even
ing and has been h~ustling to get the ma
chimes ready for the opening. The Ar
cade will be a special attraction to Val
ley fair visitors.
While Pernard Colburn, 3, son of Mr..
and Mrs. V. A. COlburn, was chasing his
two-year-old brother, Frank, across the
bridge at the Western end of Elliot street
about ~ o'clock Tuesday he stubbed his
toe and fell, rolled under the railing of