Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-25

Attorney Orrin b. Hughes has decided
to open an office in Brattleboro for the
practice Of his profession.
The Ladies' Enterprise society will
hold their next regular meeting with
Mrs. F. p. Hopkinson at 3 Cherry
street.
There will be no rehearsals for THE
Pied Piper" Saturday, Nov. 2, when the
Aborn Opera company will appear in
the Auditorium.
Charles Ransom Tracy and Miss Ger
trude Purcella Howes were married by
Rev. Delmar e. Trout In the home of
the bridegroom at 10 Green street,
Tuesday evening at s o'clock. They will
live In Brattleboro.
The 49th annual meeting OF the Re-
union Society of Vermont officers will
be held in Montpelier Friday, Nov. l.
A public meeting will take place in Rep
r~esentatives' hall in the evening, when
Clarke c. Fits of this town will give
an address.
Mrs. Harriet b. Howard, d%ressmaker,
has received news of an injury, although
not serious, to her son, Charles Howard
who is an army officer stationed near
Portland, Me. He was shot accidentally
during rifle practice. but has been able
to return to his duties.
In order to lend realism to the several
great scenes, a band of real gypsies, a
troupe of horses, whirlwind acrobats,
etc, have been introduced into the pro-
auctions of Balfe's famous opera 1.-THE
Bohemian Girl" which the Aborn opera
company will present in the Auditorium
on Saturday evening of next week. ,
The N. f. o. p. fair will be held in
Red Mems hall Wednesday evening Oct.
30. Fancy articles, aprons, candy and
grabs will be sold from attractive
booths. Mrs. E. ID. Wilson will have
charge of an entertaining program be-
tween s and 8 o'clock. Wales and Dugan
will furnish music for dancing after
the entertainment.
The board of selectmen have decided
to place cross-walks of tar construction
at the corner of Main and Elliot streets,
across Main street about opposite the
Brattleboro Trust company's office, from
the corner of High street to a point near
w. II. Geddis's store and across from
the post office. There were walks at
these points before the new work was
done on Main street.
The radiator on John c.. Howe's auto
mobile was damaged slightly Sunday af-
ternoon at the north end of the high
way bridge across the Deerfield river at
Cheapside, below Greenfield, when it col
lided witt a car owned by II. NJ. Har-
low of Turner'S Falls. Mr.. Harlow's car
CdIHt tHTOuBn the DTluSe at a IaSt rate
and struck Mr.. Howe's car before it
could be turned out of the way. Mr..
Harlow's car was so turned that the
front wheels went over the bank wall
on the west side of the bridge, but it
stopped without throwing out the pas
sengers. Nobody In ether car was in
jured.
A force of men started yesterday to
wash Main street with a hose, but
80 ~-- H. Al
Houghton, president of the board of
trade, went to Selectman j. f. Mellen
Wednesday and asked that the street
be washed, and told him that a citizen
had volunteered to pay the cost. 1t
costs about $50 to wash the street and
the selectmen have hesitated about do
ing 1t before cold weather. Requests
have come to the board to wash the
street at least three times a week
during the spring, summer and fall, but
Selectman Mellen said that would cost
about 5000. He doubts whether the ma
jority of the citizens would favor the
purpose. The street has been badly in
need of attention some time.
Mrs. Sarah C. CMiller) SHAY W., SIS, wife
Of Charles E. Shaw, died early Saturday
morning in her home in Orange, Mass,
after an illness of two years which re-
suited from an injury to her side in a
railroad accident. She was q native of
Brattleboro, a daughter of the late Ma
than W. and Sophia c. Miller. She had
many friends in Orange, where she lived
about 80 years, and was a kind and SYM
pathetic neighbor, especially devoted to
her family. Besides her husband she
leaves two sons, three grandchildren,
one brother, Henry ii. Miller of Brat
tleboro, and four sisters, Miss Minnie S.
Miller, Miss Gertrude Miller and Miss
Phila e. Miller of High street and Mrs.
T 1T H. 90 DA
funeral was held Monday afternoon and
the burial took place in the Central
cemetery, Orange. There were many
beautiful floral remembrances. The
Misses Miller and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
H. Miller attended the funeral.
A still alarm for fire was telephoned
from the Brattleboro Retreat Monday
evening about $50 o'clock. The call re-
quested that the department make all
haste to the institution. The combina-
ton wagon was hitched and went on
its way and then the hook and ladder
wagon was hitched up. In front of
Leonard & Roess's store the latter
wagon nearly collided with the wagon
of A. w. Roel, superintendent of the
Retreat farm, who drew out from the
sidewalk just as the heavy piece of
apparatus came along. Mr.. Pellerin, the
driver, put on his brakes and pulled in
his horses just in time to miss the
farmers wagon. The fire was in the
fourth story of the main building and
was In the women's quarters in the east
wing. The department remained there
about 80 minutes after putting out the
small blaze which was caused by an
inmate who ran about the corridor with
a blazing broom and finally pokej it
into a partition.
Several persons have asked the ques-
ton as to who is to receive the benefit
of the course of entertainments of
which the first is the lecture by DIR.
Harvey w. Wiley tomorrow night. The
answer is: The whole town. This is not
a m~oney-making scheme. but an effort
on the part of the young people of the
various churches to provide wholesome,
elevating and instructive Entertainment
for all. If a profit is realized this year,
which will not be possible without the
hearty cooperation of all, it will be APP
piled to next years course. Even If
some cannot attend all the entertain
ments they can help maintain Brattlebo-
ro's boast of culture by supporting the
enterprise and buying course tickets,
which may be obtained at w. F.. Roots
pharmacy, j.. l.. Stockwell's store or at
the door tomorrow night. Besides the
Wiley lecture there will be an orchestral
concert, a dramatic monologue depicting
Lincoln by Benjamin Chaplin. the Schu-
bert male quartet with reader and a