Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-02

The next meeting of the Brattleboro
branch of the Woman's Alliance Will be
held in the home OF Mrs. John Barrows,
High street, this evening at 7.30 o'clock
Tafey Mauch, cornet solost. who often
played with the First Regiment band,
died Sunday in his home in Allston,
Mass, after an Illness of year. He
was connected with the Fitchburs band
Is years and had played with the Boston
municipal band and orchestra. He leaves
a wife, two daughters and a son.
Miss Virginia Jondro gave party to
her young friends in her home at 3
South Main street Friday evening, the
occasion being her 18th birthday anniver-
sary. She was the recipient of many
handsome gifts, among them sapphire
ring with two settings of diamonds, given
by her parents. The evening was spent
in pleasing way, refreshments being
served.
A party of about 25 from the Clawson-
Hamilton commercial college went on
sleigh ride Friday evening and attended
the Universalist church fair and supper
in West Chesterfield. They started in a
tour,horse sleigh, but on account OF a
breakdown they we're obliged to walt an
hour on the road while two other teams
were sent for. They had a good time.
however, and started home at midnight.
Life in many lands will be the SUBJ
ject of the stereopticon lecture in the
Universalist church at Z p. m. The lee
ture and views will present interesting
conditions of different people in interest
ing countries. Beautifully colored slides
will illustrate this fascinating journey,
which is biographical as well as geo.
graphical, treating of the life and
scenery of various countries. There will
be special music by chorus of children.
The public is welcome.
pair of horses belonging to A. F.
Robbins and hitched in his milk sleigh
ran away Monday morning. In going
down Main street the sleigh collided with
L. l.. Whitneys public sleigh in front Of
Crosby block, but no damage was done.
The horses continued down Main to
Elliot street, the sleigh hitting the curb
ing on the south side of Elliot street
and being nearly overturned, W. j.
Pentland, jr., stopped them at the
corner of Harmony place.
The billiard tournament between Capt.
| c. r. Crosbys and Capt. c. A. McRea' 5
| teams at the Vermont Wheel club end
| ed Tuesday, the Crosbytes being "a
points ahead. There were IL men on
each side, and the Crosby adherents won
eight victories and sustained four de-
| feats. In the last two games the scores
were as follows: b. w. Hall (McRae) de-
| feated II. f, Harris so to AZ, and H. E.
| Whitney Crosby defeated Dr. A. L.
Pettee (McRae) so to Ss. The losers will
! furnish a supper to the winners at an
early date.
A suit for alleged malpractice, asking
| for damages in the sum of $4,000, has
| been filed this week in the county clerk s
| office by Edward E. Dovion of Whining
ton against Dr. Stephen F. Dunn of that
town. II. G. & F. E. Barber are counsel
| for the plaintiff Dovion alleges that on
June 81 1911, he injured the thumb and
forefinger of his left hand and that
through the negligence of the surgeon
his hand was not restored to as good
| a condition as 1t ought to have been
| The members were amputated and the
plaintiff thinks the thumb ought to have
been. saved. The suit is returnable al
| the April term of the country court.
The Lyman H. Howe moving picture:
attracted two good sized audiences tC
the Auditorium Saturday and gave en-
tire satisfaction. The program was Of
generous length, the pictures particularly
enjoyable and educational, and the me-
chancal effects excellent. Mr.. Howe Is
without a peer in the moving spcturt
business, and the remarkable views
which he presents, secured at great cost
and often much danger, bring to ones
sight faithful reproductions of notable
scenery, incidents and achievements botf
in this country and in remote parts Of
the ld,-and, the best of it is they are
better and more interesting every year
The annual meeting of the Unversals
church was held last evening and the
reports fors the past year were read. Al
bills have been paid and there is bal
ance in the treasury. During the yeai
the church lost six members by death
and two by letter, SO Joined the church
and IS were christened. Mrs. j. Foster
Stearns was elected clerk for another
year and the committee on resolutions
was chosen, consisting of Miss Minnie
F'agg, Mrs. Larkn Amidon and Rev. d
f. Trout 1t was voted to hold the an
nual roll call Thursday evening, April
II, and the chairmen of committees were
chosen as follows: Supper, Mrs. M. E
Sooper entertainment. Mrs. George f
Warner; Invitation, Miss Ada A. Mason
Bert L. Perry of Wardsboro hai
brought suit through Chase & Daley
office this week against r. b. Jaquith o
Weston and Frank A. Walker, william
w. Stickney, John G. Sargent and r.
Hathorn of Ludlow to recover $4,000 II
1904 Mr. Perry sued the O'Brien Lumbe
company to recover balance claimed t.
be due on a contract for saving lumber
The companys property was attached
and in order to have the attachment re
lea sed the company gave bond of $4,000
suit Several other suits were brough
between the parties and last spring
final decree was rendered allowing MI
Perry, Milon l.. Perry and Philura A
Perry $4,000 and interest. Deputy Sheriff
j. w. Melendy was unable to find an
property of the company with which I
satisfy the decree, so Mr.. Perry has sue
the bondsmen.'
Probably the largest audience attending
the Sunday evening institute In the Con
, | grega tioal church was present last sun
|, day, when the closing lecture of the Sc
, ries was given by Miss Lillian " Whit
ing. art instructor in the public schools
whose subject was Some great paint
ings." The church was well filled an
at the close Rev. Mr.. Houghton ex
pressed the sentiment OF all when h
said that the lecture was the best Of
an art subject that he ever heard. Ante
rs stereopticon views were shown, bein
reproductions of the WORLDS creates
| paintings, ancient and modern. The
, covered a wide variety of subjects, large
, ly Biblical, and the dominant character
istics of the artists were pointed out b.
the speaker. who showed wide know
ledge of the subject. The slides showe
. some of the best known works OF Leon
, ardo da Vinci, Titan, Raphael, Mcclellan
gelo. Rembrandt Reynolds. Millet an
various other renowned artists.
The marriage of Frank Henry Fiel
of Schenectady, N. Y, formerly of thi
town, and Miss Alice Ruhamah Phillip
of Rrattlehoro took place Monday morn