Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-16
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A union no-icense rally win be held
in the Auditorium Sunday night, March
3, the Sunday before town meeting day.
Grand Patriarch L. F. Jones of Island
Pond will visit Oasis Encampment at a
special meeting Thursday evening, Feb.
%. lunch will be served.
c.. F. Richardson has closed his gro
Gerry store in the basement of the Judge
building and it will be occupied by Ora
milford as a meat market. Mr.. milford
will open the market tomorrow.
f. A. Larrow bought the stable on
Flat street near the Dewitt Grocery
companys. building Wednesday from H.
G.. Barber. He expects to open a livery
stable there within the next few months.
Cablemen have been splicing the cable
this week that was run in conduits on
Main street to a point near the high
school and on Elliot street as far as
Church street about two months ago.
This cable was needed because of the
large number of telephone subscribers
recently added to the list in town
One of the carding machines at the
Fort Drummer Mills was started Saturday
and three others have been started since
then, but not to regularly. Two
other cardng machines have been made
ready, making six in all which are ready
for business. Work on the other ma
chinery is going forward but 1t is not
known just when the looms will be start
ed
Mrs. Idb Billings Haynes, 81. died in
her home in Roslindale, Mass, Feb. 7.
She was the wife of Julian c. Haynes
assistant city auditor of Boston, to whom
she was married about 81 years ago in
this town. She was at one time employ
ed by the Estey Organ company, and
since her marriage had visited friends
No FINN IalI
Saturday and the burial took place in
Forest Hills cemetery.
Tax Collector w. A. Shumway's set
Element With the selectmen for the past
year shows the following figures: total of
1911 town tax $52,S0755, paid the town
$4,000, leaving $S07.55 uncollected; full
amount of the 1911 town school tax $6401
paid $6201, leaving 5000 uncollected: sus-
pended town tax of 1910 collected, $60.32;
suspended town school tax of 1910 col
lected. So. OF the uncollected 1911 town
tax of $S07.55 it is estimated that about
$500 is collectable and that about 1925
of the uncollected 1911 town school tax
of 5000 is collectable.
The "mentioner'' has been busy the
past few days with respect to the va
cancy on the board of selectmen caused
by the death of John Calvin. An cleo
ton for a term of three years will take
place at the annual March meeting
Several persons have been suggested,
mostly without their knowledge, but the
only man seriously considered thus far
is Judge Fred B. Pier. Judge Pier is
recognized as being eminently qualified
for the position, being a man of sound
judgment and having had experience in
town affairs before coming to Brattle-
boro to live. He says he is always ready
to do his part and that while he would
serve If the town desired he would not
enter any contest and would not be a
candidate in the sense of seeking office.
Plans for the pageant of missions to
be given in the Auditorium Wednesday,
Feb 2S, are well under way and re-
hearsals will begin at once. Fred c..
Adams will have charge of the chorus.
About $50 people will take part in the
chorus and the various scenes. The
motive in producing the pageant here is
to furnish an object lesson of missions
at work in foreign lands. That a large
number may avail themselves of the OPP
portunity, the admission fee will be as
low possible with a special rate for
children. Whatever is cleared above
expenses will be devoted to some object
of general interest. Tickets will be sold
by the women of the various churches
and will also be on sale at Roots phar
macy and at Mr.. Stockwell's store in
West Brattleboro.
No verdict was rendeded in the case
Ol lut Sldle against OSSle GTOuly Oh Hal
ifax, charged with violating the deer
law, which was tried Thursday and Fri
day of last week. Late Friday after
noon, after being out more than an
hour, the jury reported a disagreement
and a new trial was set for next We'd
nesday before Acting Judge Ernest ]
waterman The first trial was held ir
Brattleboro. but it is uncertain when the
next one will take place. Attorney C. s
Chase, counsel for Prouty, has filed a
notice with the court that the respon-
dent claims the right to have the next
trial take place in Halifax, under a pro-
vision of the statutes that allows a re-
spondent to be tried in the town in
which the allegeded offense was COM
united. Prouty waived that right pre-
vious to- the first trial, and States At
torney f. e. Barber claims that the
waiver holds good until verdict has
been reached, either for conviction OF
acquittal. The matter will be argued be
fore Acting Judge Waterman.
The largest audience this season and
one that was equal In numbers to any In
recent years in the Auditorium enioyed
Mutt and Jeff' "wednesday evening.
These two characters. lifted bodily from
series that have been running several
years in "a number of daily newspa pers,
are1dust as funny on the stage as they
are on paper. Roger Gray played the
part of Mutt and Shorty Dewitt was
Othello Montgomery Jeffres, better
known as Little jeff" Their character
izations of the parts were exceedingly
amusing and every minute they were on
the stage the audience was either laugh
tng or trying to get its breath In or
der to have another laugh Louis Kelso,
Arthur Elton and the other male MEM
pers' OF the cast were good. Anita Arliss
ana frankie Stewart had difficult parts
ana played them well, while the other
women were above the average The
chorus, both women and men, did all
their work with life and vivacity that
was refreshing. The scenery was all
new, anording good examples of stage
handicraft. The first act was supposed
TO take place on tae lawn before the
clubhouse of the Saratoga race track, the
second was on the deck of the steam
ship "Insurgent," and the last was be.
fore the palace of the Nickadorian pres
ident at Valayo. The song hits of the
piece were When | dream of you by
Dorothy, who was Miss Airline Boiling
Tale OF the mermaid" by Jessie. who
was Miss frankie Stewart, and chorus
and Just a little smile" by Jack. i'm
personated by Louis Kelso. The action
OF the comedy hinged around the move
ments of Mutt and JEFF and they made
ample use of every opportunity offered
to Inject plenty of action into their
work.