Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The Minor house on North street has
been bought by L. E. Holden and he
will move it to some other location.
A good sized number of dancers at
tended the Thanksgiving dance given by
Elijah Wales in Grange hall last even
ing. Leitsinger's orchestra furnished
music.
1t is important that all who intend to
attend the board of trade banquet return
the reply postcards sent out by the COM
mittee in order that the management of
the Brooks House may know how many
to cater for.
The degree team of the Greenfield
(Mass) lodge of odd Fellows will come
to Brattleboro in a special train Monday
evening, Dec. II, to visit Wantastiquet
lodge and to confer the first degree. The
meeting will be held in Festival hall.
The newly-nstituted Valley lodge,
Knights of Pythias, will hold its meet
ings in the Knights of Columbus hall for
the present. The lodge voted this week
to make the initiation fee $40 for the
remainder of the year and to have an
nual dues of So.
Marcus r. Robbins has sold his we'll
known dairy farm TO Miss Mary r. Cab
OF of this town and Frederick Holbrook
of Boston. The Robbins family will re-
main on the farm until spring. They
have made no definite plans for the fu-
ture
Although the name of George L. Dun
ham, of the firm of the Durham Brothers
company, has benn mentioned as pos
sible candidate for representative from
tbs town it is yet too early for him to
make any definite statement as to
whether he will allow his name to be
used He never seriously considered the
matter and probably will not for several
months, and then only at the solicitations
of friends.
The preliminary contests in the Ma
sonic bowling tournament will finish We'd
nesday evening. Several of the contes-
tants have not rolled their strings ana
those who do not finish will have their
games forfeited. Following are the win
ners in the classes to date: Class b, W.
H. Buzby; class d. c. F. Cain; class H.
A. l.. Pettee; class F, c. F. Bingham,
class H, A. B. Jordan; class X, "A. r
Simonds; class L. L. c. White; class \,
F. p. Barber. W. H. Buzby has the
| highest average, SO lO-ll ana mas the
| highest single string, 1O4.
An old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinner
was served to eight elderly ladies in the
! Mutual Aid headquarters yesterday
| afternoon and after dinner they were en-
| tertained by the members of Mrs r. u
| Sargent's Sunday school class OF the
| I'niyerSaliSt church. Dinner was SerNeu
at - o'clock and then music consisting
of vocal and piano selections, was tur-
nished by the members of the class At
| the conclusion of the afternoon enter
tainment everyone present formed cir
Gle and sang AUD lang syne, ma king
a fitting climax to the affair. The tur-
KEY. sweets, fruits and everything con-
nected with the dinner were provided py
friends of the women. The fruits were
the gifts of the Sunshine society ana
each member of Mrs. Sargents class
brought a basket Of fruit.
George E. Fox, manager of the AUDI
forum, sustained a shock In the Audi
forum last evening shortly after
O'Clock and Is now confined to his homt
in a serious condition. few minutes
after s o'clock Mr.. Fox went to the stage
from the box Office and talked rev
minutes with John NJ. Birch. AS th'
curtain went up he left the stage anC
went through the basement, intending t
J go to the office. A few minutes late
III. E. Harris, who was in the box or
! fee. heard a noise at the door TO TN
? basement on the opposite side OF the cor
ridor from the box ONCE. Going to IN
2 door he found Mr.. Fox lying on IN
2 landing at the top of the basemeh
stairs, with his legs and feet on IN
stairs. He summoned help and Mr., Fo
5 was taken to his home on Prospee
Y street In a coupe and DR.. f. H. OCon
s nor was called to attend him. His broth
er. Clifton II. Fox, who manages tn
e Star bowling alley for the Island Amuse
y ment company, of which Mr.. Fox Is
r member, was called home hurriedly. Nj
e Fox had a comfortable night and sleI
= a short time.