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

Edwin Putnam. 81, who died in Wendell
Depot, Mass, Wednesday,, was a brother
vof Mrs. Joseph Titus of Brattleboro.
Every member of the board of trade is
urged to attend the annual meeting, to
be held at s o'clock this evening in Fes-
ttval hall.
Henry r. Brown has sold his hand
some pair of black driving horses to A.
C. Moody Of Mortified and has bought
a pair of bays of F.. A. Larrow.
The First Regiment band will give a
concert in front of the town hall from
100 to 2.30 tomorrow, preceding the
matinee performance of "Charley's Aunt"
which begins at 2.30.
The Burlington Free Press announces
the sale by j. G. Ullery of Brattleboro of
the encyclopaedia of m Biography
to =. c. Dodge of Randolph and M. c.
Reynolds of Burlington.
"Charley's Aunt was presented before
an appreciative audience on the stage at
the Retreat Monday night by the company
of local talent who prepared 1t for the
Auditorium stage for the benefit of he
First Regiment band.
f.. A. Larrow has leased the barn at
the Richardson homestead, Is High
street. and will conduct his sales stables
at. that place. He has about 30 horses
at the stables now, including a carload
received from Michigan the first of the
week.
A special meeting of Protective Grange
will be held Wednesday evening. 1t will
be neighbors' night and Broad Brook
Grange of Guilford will furnish the pro-
gram. Supper vii be served. for which
all the women are requested to con-
tribute food.
A second linotype machine, a new
-. NTolI NJ : Log IAnn ~
stalled in the Il. l.. Hildreth & Co. print
ing establishment this week. This makes
four Iinotypes in use in Harmony build
ing. the other two being in The Phoenix
composing room.
Fred II. Harris won sixth prize, a vase.
in the tournament of the Springfield,
Mass, shooting club Wednesday in a
field of 30 contestants. He broke 1863 out
of 300 clay targets. ]. B. Sanders of AL
Oany, N. Y, was the first prize winner
with a score of 1856.
Samue Henry Story, rs. a printer known
as the hermit of Claremont. was burned
TO death in his office in Claremont Fri
day noon. Apparently he was asleep on
his sofa when some of the furniture
caught fire from an overheated stove,
At one time he was employed in The
Phoenix office.
A concert by the University of Vermont
musical clubs will be given in Grange
nall on Friday night of next week from
8 to 10 o'clock, followed by dancing until
10 o'clock. The proceeds will be devoted
20 the High School Athletic association
and the Dial. Tickets may be obtained
of any of the high school students. The
program will consist of two parts of
eight numbers each and will be made up
of selections by the combined clubs, the
instrumental club. the glee club, a double
quartet and readings.
The executive committe of the Valley
Fair association voted yesterday to give
prizes of 500, SIS, $40 and IS to the
Oranges making the best exhibits in Ag-
ricultural hall at the coming fair. Prizes
of $40. IS and SO will be offered to the
schools making the best exhibits. A COM
petent judge will do all the judging in
the building, taking the place of commit-
tees who nave done 1t heretofore. No
premiums in this department will be
awarded unless the exhibit is shown by
the grower. 1t was voted to engage c. F.
Pike of Windsor as starter and f. D.
Harpin of Windsor as presiding judge of
the races. The contract will be awarded
soon for building about 30 new stalls for
exhibition horses.
The Brattleboro Woman's club observ-
ed it's annual children's day Wednesday
afternoon. A large audience of children
tho 80 80 Pc nv ~ AibAi tAia
listened to DR.. Charles A. Eastman of
Anarchist, Mass, a Sioux Indian and grad
uate of Dartmouth college and Boston
university, who told his sorry, "An indian
boyhood," in an extremely interesting
way. DR.. Eastman is fitted to tell this story
because Notwithstanding his training
in the white mans ways, he remains an
Indian at heart. He depicts the primitive
life of the Indian from childhood to man
hood, telling how they early are taught
love. the great love for everything;
taught self control and strength of char
acter through silence; taught the beauty
and nobility of generosity. His descrip-
tion OF how the little children are taught
the different languages in nature, the
language of tracks and of sound, was told
an such simple language as to hold the
attention of his audience.
The annual conclave of Beauseant COM
mandery, No. 7. knights Templar, was
held in the Masonic temple Wednesday.
Major c.. Houghton, eminent commander,
read a very interesting report of the
years activities. The c~ommandery Is in
A prosperous condition and has the names
of 165 Sir Knights on it's membership
roll. Officers were chosen as follows:
Major G. Houghton, E. c.; George NJ.
Clay. Gen. Winfred II. Lane, G, g.; Fer
ris II. Vaughan, p~relate; Charles II.
Niles. S. W; Jesse f. Jaynes, j. W;
liitd y. hui Ol, lItdS., FTdnh w
Nichols, rec; Farley F. Crown, standard
bearer; L. L. Durham. asst. standard
bearer; w. A. Shumway, sword bearer;
w. j.. Pentland, jr., warder; O.. f. Ran
dali. Sd guard; +. H.. Putnam, asst. Sd
guard; C. b. Crowefi. I'd guard; f. Wales.
asst. I'd guard; j. E. Brockington. LIST
guard; l.. II. Houghton, asst. LIST guard
w. b. Vinton. armorer; j. A. Taylor, SEN
tinel: william II. Vinton. trustee; X. p.
harrington, organist; F.. II. Crane, mu-
steal director; William Robertson, rep. for
Putney; j. II. Kidder, rep. for Whining
ton; o.. f.. Randall trustee permanent
fund for term of 8 years; Frank B.. Put
nam, corporator OF building association
for a term of three years.
The following program for woman's
foreign missionary jubilee meeting to be
held here next Tuesday has been arrang-
ed: 1890 a. m, devotional service, Bap-
fist chapel; 2.15 p. m, UNCONVENTIONAL
rallies: Baptist church, Mrs. f. S. Knight
presiding. Miss Agnes Whitehead speaker
Congregational church, Miss Florence
Hemenway presiding, Mrs. Eta d. Mar
den, speaker; Episcopal church, Mrs. NJ.
i. Davis presiding. Miss Gertrude Ste
wart speaker; Methodist church, Mrs. w.
A. Moore presiding. speaker to be an
nounced; Unlversalist church, Mrs. Emily
Edwards presiding, speaker to be an
%noUnced; $50 p. m, mass meeting Bap-
fist church, Messages from the field >"
speakers Miss Stewart. Miss Whitehead
and Mrs. Marden; 3.45 p. m. children's
story hour, Congregational church, Mrs.
Frank t.. Perry presiding; 6 p. m, jubilee
supper Congregational chapel, Mrs. Charles
II. Thompson presiding, short speeches