Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08

dates Monday evening.
A concert and dance will be held in
Grange hail Thanksgiving night with mu-
sic by Jetsinger's full seven piece or
chestra.
A hearing on a bill to compel vaccin-
alton among children was scheduled for
last night in Montpelier, but It was
postponed two weeks. Some Bratteboro
persons will attend.
The meeting of Brattleboro chapter,
d. A. r.. which was to have been held
Thursday, Nov IA. necessarily has to
be postponed one week. A more detailed
notice and date of the meeting will be
published next week.
All who are interested in the Monies
sori system of training for young child
rem are invited to the kindergarten
rooms in Emerson block Monday after
noon, Nov IL, from 3 to o'clock, to
inspect the Montessori material which
recently has been added to the regular
kindergarten equipment.
Franklin Carr, so a laborer who had
been employed on the power construction
work along the Deerfield river, was ar
rested by Chief Of Police George Wilson
Monday night and Tuesday morning
pleaded guilty to the charge of drunken
ness before Judge w. r. Daley. He was
sentenced to is days at the county Jail
as he did not have IS with which to pay
a fine.
John Connel of Chesterfield, who was
indicted by the grand jury of the October
term of the superior court on the charge
of violating the liquor laws, was before
Judge Chamberlain in the superior court
at Keene Friday, when he pleaded guilty
to the charge, which was a subsequent
offence. He was sentenced to five months
in jail and to pay costs of court and a
fine of 800.
The laborers on the sidewalk job left
town Friday afternoon for their respec-
tive homes. Contractor j. c. Connors
who went to Schenectady Thursday to
remain over election day, returned yes
terday afternoon for a few days stay.
The tools and other articles used on the
work have been stored in the shack near
Elm corners, where they will remain I'M
til work is resumed next spring.
An automobile with a Massa chusetts
number skidded on Vernon street near
the north end of the ledge Tuesday after
noon and the rear end crashed into the
fence board was splintered, but the
machine did not go over the ledge as a
few onlookers feared 1t would. There is a
bad place in the road about opposite the
end of Hudson street, and the driver at
tempted to slow down from a fast rate
of speed in order to turn out.
Giacomo Puccini's beautiful Madam
Butterfly" will be the only grand opera
offering in the Auditorium this season.
The Aborn English Grand Opera COM
pany, which Is to produce it here Nov.
IA, is the largest organization in the
world giving opera in English. The
company which will come here is the
same one appearing in the larger
cities-Boston, Chicago, Washington,
Baltimore, etc.-and Brattleboro and
Bennington are the only favored towns
in Vermont. Surely no one should miss
this musical and artistic treat.
The meeting of the Brattleboro wom-
ans club Wednesday afternoon was we'll
attended by an audience who listened
with great interest to Mrs, w. S. Was
son, president of the state federation Of
Womens clubs, who spoke upon THE
place of the federation In the new Yer
mont" Mrs. w. S. Bassett, with Mrs
A. p. Carpenter accompanist, sang two
solos which were heard with much pleas
ure. Tea was served by the social COM
mittee, and an opportunity was given for
meeting new members. The club has
reached its limit in membership. ESQ., and
seven names are on the waiting list.
Under the heading Prepared a float
in one night the current issue of New
England Telephone. Topics says: "On
in Brattleboro on Sept g. the plant de-
partment determined to be represented
by an entry. They prepared the decora-
lions during the evening and the float
was ready for the parade at 10 o'clock
the next morning. Subscribers sets were
connected to a hand generator, and
were operated by a boy under the seat
of the wagon. Combination Man Darling
and Wire Chief Shaw were on the box
seat. The float which made a fine ap-
pearance, received much applause along
the line of parade" Accompanying the
item is a halftone picture of the float.
fair sized audience attended the Pro-
gressive rally in the Auditorium Friday
night, but on account of bad weather
there were many vacant seats The
speakers Rev. Fraser Metzger of RAN
dolph Mrs. George II. Rublee of Cornish,
n. H. and Judge cambridge Colby of
New York, made interesting addresses
and were given enthusiastic applause.
This was the first appearance here of a
woman as a political speaker. She re-
garded Mr.. Wilson as too much of man
of books to be President and Mr. Taft
to have too much of a judicial tempera-
ment to be in the executive chair, but Mr..
Roosevelt-well, he was ideal, a man of
the people. Lest The Phoenix be charged
with overlooking an important detail 1t
may be said that she wore black skirt
which appeared to be velvet, without
much fullness, long silk SASH figured silk
waist arm length white kid gloves, black
picture hat with white feather and black
veil hanging to the shoulders. Judge Col
by was the most effective speaker, pune
tuating his address with witty remarks.
A bullet from a rifle came so close to
Hubert Halls head Tuesday afternoon
about o'clock on High Lawn street that
he plainly heard it whiz through the air,
He Is son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hall.
He was startled to hear the bullet go
past him and strike the foundation of
Mrs. Lucia Kimballs house on Crosby
street. Hurrydng home, the young man
told his mother what had happened and
an investigation showed the mark of the
slug on the foundation. Mrs. Kimbal
notified Chief Police George Wilson
and the board Of selectmen and Wednes-
day morning the chief went to Mrs. Kim
balls home and was shown the mark.
The direction from which the bullet came
led to the belief that the person who shot
the rifle was in Esteyville and Chief
Wilson went to that section of the town.
He secured information which convinced
with a gun Tuesday afternoon were re-
sponSsible and he rounded them up. They
denied having a rifle, but he warned them
not to discharge firearms in the village
limits.
Despite the rain Friday evening the au-