Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
BRATTLEBORO.

The will of the late Herbert f. Brooks
bequeathes $500 to the Unversalst soci-
ETY. of Bratteboro in memory of his
wife, the late Georgianna Barrett Brooks.
Lucier & Bissel of Northampton have
leased quarters in the Judge building, up
stairs where they will open a shop for
vulcanizing and repairing automobile
tires.
The Green Street Book club met in the
home of f. A. Richardson Tuesday even
ing and enjoyed a creamed fish supper.
Later in the evening the annual sale of
books was held and good prices were
brought. About 30 were present.
In "Seven Days" the comedy that is
coming to the Auditorium March 15 there
is a roof garden scene that is a triumph
in stage production and theatric effect.
The scene shows the roof of a house on
Riverside Drive at night. overlooking
New York city and the Jersey shore
across the Hudson.
A novel banquet will be held March 10
in North Adams, when 81 men from all
parts of the country who have l.ade bal
loon ascensions from that city will be in
Vited to attend reunion. William H.
Richardson of Brattleboro and Carl Bond
and Verne Adams of Wilmington are
among those who are eligible and have
been invited to attend the banquet.
Judge Charles II. Robb of Washington,
ID. c., will deliver the graduation ad-
dress before the senior class of the Brat
tleboro high school in the Auditorium on
Tuesday evening, June 20. Judge Robb
attended the high school two years in the
class of 1887 and completed the course in
Brattleboro academy. He practiced law
in Bellows Falls after leaving Brattle-
boro. He is now a Justice of the SUI
preme court of appeals of the District
of Columbia.
A naturalization court was held before
Judge j. l.. Martin in the American
building saturday, when several Brattle-
boro residents were made American cti-
zens. y good joke was perpetrated in
nocently upon Brattleboro's first select
man. The court was asking one of the
candidates for citizenship variety of
questions as to laws and their makers,
and one of them was: "Who makes the
laws for Rrattleboro?" Promptly came
the answer: John Calvin"
A report has been current to the effect
that the Brooks House was interested in
having the town vote license at the COM
ing town meeting, in the hope of taking
out a hotel license A representative of
The Phoenix asked f. c. Crosby, owner
of the hotel, last night as to the truth
of the rumor, stating that his answer
would be published. Mr.. Crosby said
license even if the town goes license.
That ought to be conclusive enough"
a mass meeting in the interest of no.
license will be held in the Auditorium
Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock, to which
all citizens are invited. The committee
have secured list of speakers not Otter
heard on the public platform. and it will
be well worth the while of every voter
Whatever his attitude toward the license
question may be, to attend the meeting.
Leitsingers orchestra will give a half
hour concert beginning at 7.30, and other
music will be provided. There will be
no services in the churches that evening
Judge w. II. Taylor has rendered a
decision in the suit of Chase & Daley
against DR.. e. S. Niles, which was
brought to recover for legal services, al
lowing them to recover the amount of
their specification, with interest, amount
ing to S299.25, and costs. Chase & Daley
were counsel for DR.. Niles in his suit
against the estate of his sister Adora
Niles Carlton. The court finds that the
amount charged was agreed upon. DR.
Niles declined to pay, his ground being
that the plaintiffs were negligent in the
conduct of the litigation, In that they
did not advise him that the judgment
which they might secure in this case
could not be used in collecting his claim
In the states of Massa chusetts and New
York. Upon this ISSUE" the court says
the burden is upon the defendant, anG
we fail to find that he has made out
grounds of his claimed defense"
julius l.. Grover of Grafton has brought
suit against the Boston & Maine Railroad
company this week to recover damages ir
the sum of $4,000 on account of iniurie,
which his son, Henry, now 10 years old
received in Brattleboro Sept. 25 1907. anc
whlch hecessitated the amputation of tn,
boys right leg. The father alleges tina
on the date mentioned, after steppin.
upon car which was part of a traii
waiting in front of the station a train
man laid hands on the boy Violently an,
e)ected him, causing his leg to strik,
against the railing of the platform will
such force that 1t was injured and ha,
10 be amputated and some of the bon,
removed 1t is understood that when tn
train backed down to get a load of mas
sengers the boy started to get on soone
IMAM the brakeman thought he Shout,
Whereupon the brakeman pulled him off
MT. Grover says he has been put I,
great expense and is liable for the main
tenance of the boy until he becomes 3
years old. A. =. CARPENTER and r n
bacon are counsel for Mr.. Grover. !
suit for $4,000 in behalf of the boy wa,
brought last August.
In a meeting of the Subscribers 70 IN,
baseball fund in the county clerks Of
nee wednesday evening the organizatio,
OF the Brattleboro Baseball association
was perfected and a constitution and by
laws were adopted The committee an
pointed at "A former meeting to draft ,
constitution and bylaws, consisting n
H. {. Rice, c. w. Cleveland M Austin
Jr., j. F. Ferriter and II. r. Eddy. wa,
elected board of directors and the di
rectors organized by electing these of
hcers: President, II. c. Rice: vice pres
ldent, j, F. Ferriter; clerk II. f. Eddy
treasurer, Glenham Jones. They decide,
TO collect 90 per cent of the subscription,
10 the baseball fund on or before Apri
i. The fund now amounts to about S1G00
subscription book has been placed +,
the hands of the treasurer in the Brattle
poro trust company's office, and II I,
hoped that good number of contribu.
tions or 80 or more may be received. Ne
EQUATIONS are in progress for a competent
ana experienced manager who will h,
able TO take full charge of the team
The league will be made up of fom
teams one from Springfield. vt. anC
'Charlestown, one from Bellows Falls. on,
from keene and one from BrattIeboro
and representatives from those towns will
get together within two weeks to or.
ganize the league, The season will begir
saturday, July /, and continue until La,
Dor day each team playing four games
a week, two at home and two away from
home.