Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-18

Rev. r. NJ Houghton will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock
The next regular meeting of the sun
shine society, branch one, will be held
with Mrs. Lillian Royce at the Colonial,
Friday, Oct. 25, at $3.50 o'clock
The ladies of the Centre church will
serve chicken-ple supper in the vestry
Thursday, Oct. "a, from to 8. A short
entertainment will be given after the
supper.
The ladies' association of the Con-
grega tional church will hold a sewing.
meeting in the chapel Wednesday at 2
o'clock to sew for the missionary box
Those having clothing for a girl of II
or boy of 10 are invited to send it to
this meeting.
The Canal street birthday club met
Monday with Mrs T. Ia Burnett in
honor of Mrs clifford G.. Maynard. Mrs
Maynard was presented gold thimble
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard AMI two daugh-
ters will go tomorrow to Burlington to
live, Mr.. Maynarj's headquarters being
in that city.
Grand Chancellor Homer C. I.add and
Grand Keeper of the Records and Seals
{. NJ. Wiley of Barre were here Satur-
day on business connected with the local
lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Mem
bers prophesy a busy winter for the local
organization. Tentative plans were made
for the coming seasons work.
Peter Blake of Bellows Falls, formerly
of this town, who was driving F. A.
Larrow's valuable horse, Baby Jack"
when the horses neck was broken at the
turn at the old mill on the road to
Spofford lake last week. has made ar
rangements with Mr.. Larrow whereby he
will make restitution for the death of the
animal.
During the progress of the world
series games between the Red Sox and
the Giants this week good sized crowds
have gathered outside T.. j. Fenton &
Co.'S window where the scores were
displayed by innings. The largest crowd
assembled Wednesday afternoon and
when the card showed that Boston had
won from New York by a score of 3-2
cheer went up. Local sympathy was
with the Red Sox.
Richard Pollicas horse. which was
injured recently by being dragged by a
street car, died Friday night. The ac-
cident happened in front of The Palms
on Canal street. Mr.. Polica had backed
his wagon across the street railroad and
when he heard the car coming he start
ed to clear the track but before he
could do so the car struck the wagon
dragged some distance.
w. f. Dawes, 80, is in the Memorial
hospital with two fractured ribs and a
wound eight inches long in his scalp.
He is enjoyed by the Holbrook, Cabot &
Rollins corporation on the railroad job
While working at the cut near Gonyer's
boarding house in Hinsade Sunday noon
a 40foot bank caved in and he was
caught by the falling dirt. He was at
cd nv Tlr
with his family in Hinsdae
The Aborn Opera company will be
seen at the Auditorium Saturday, Nov
?, in its much talked of Partisan version
of Balfes greatest work THE Bohemian
Girl Among the features mentioned
are Balfes well-known melodous
ballads sung by notable singers
an unusually rich scenic outfit a scene
in which a score of horses are employed
that supplies all the thrills of melo-
drama, number of circus acts of ex-
ceptional merit and a ballet.
a large amount of work on the new
sidewalk construction has been done this
week by Contractor j. G. Connors's men,
Tuesday morning Il gang of 35 began
tearing up the old concrete walk in front
of Crosby block. At 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning the old walk had been re-
placed with cement and tomorrow the
planks to the entrances of the building
Will be removed The walk was laid
from the Brattleboro Trust companys
office to the corner of Elliot street in
about IL hours. The men are now work
ing in the Fort Dummer Heights section
The grade of Moreland avenue has been
reduced and the material that has been
removed has been used for sub grading
on Oak Grove avenue
- ha yIaIJ
ers of the Morningside Cemetery asso-
citation was held Monday afternoon in the
office of DR.. c. S. Clark. There was a
larger attendance than at any former
meeting and the reports of the di-
rectors showed that they had had
busy year. because of the bust
ness which was transacted by
them with the railroad companies and
with the Fort Dummer Mills corpora
ton. The treasurer's report was highly
satisfactory and showed that the asso-
citation was progressing. These officers
were reelected: Pres, Dr. S, Il. Law
ton; vice pres, DR.. \. l. Miller; sec, Su-
san f. Clark treas, DR.. c. S. Clark and
5. b. Emerson; directors, Dr. Clark. f.
w. Childs, Hayes Bigelow, DR.. Lawton
and DR., Miller.
Rally day was largely attended in the
Unversalst church Sunday, both at the
Rev. ID. f.. Trout preached on Interest
in the word of God" taking his text
from Acts 49, A, The regular order was
dispensed with in Sunday school, and
the graduation of Miss Marion Simondss
class from the primary to the junior
department took place. the class being
seated on the platform. Certificates were
presented the graduates by Rev. Mr..
Trout. Before the graduation the prim-
airy department gave recitations and
songs and Miss Gertrude Plummer rem
dered piano selection. The entire
school studied the lesson together Mrs.
|. ID, Bailey, superintendent, conduct
ing a blackboard exercise. Every mem
Der of the adult Bible class was present,
besides visitors.
The case against Brattleboro camp,
Modern Woodmen of America, by Miss
Jennie Bushee, proprietor of the Brat
tleboro House, was heard in the munich
pal court Monday afternoon Miss Bush
ee claimed that the camp owed her $40
for the board of Frederick Seeley, who
was here about two years ago canvas
sing for members to the order, and for
which he told her the camp was re-
sponsible. C, l.. Cobb, clerk of the CAMP
and Spencer w. knight consul, testi-
fled that Seeley was here on a commits
sion basis and that the camp was not
responsible for his debts although at
different times money had been voted
to aid him when he spoke of financiaI
difficulties. Judge W.. r. Daley ordered