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

Leo council, Knights of Columbus,
took in $1126.9O above expenses at the
bazaar held last week
There will be a dance in Knights of
Columbus assembly hail. Market build
ing, Monday night, Feb. 4, to which the
public Is invited. Music will be furnished
by Leitsingers orchestra.
The rooms of the Vermont Wheel club
now present very attractive appear
ance. The walls have been decorated.
new draperies placed at the windows and
the reception room furnished with hand
some mission furniture.
Arthur Fisher of Lancaster. N. H.. for
merly OF this town, was fined IS and
costs, amounting to s4O.42, for neglect Of
his family by Judge w. r. Daley in the
municipal court Friday afternoon In O.
hearing for temporary alimony pending
a petition for divorce Judge f. l.. Wat
erman ordered him to pay 81 a week
toward the support of his family.
1t is probable that the management of
the Empire theatre will show in the near
future film taken at the Curtiss Avia-
ton. shool at San Diego, Cal, and Irah
ID. Spaulding will be seen running along
the ground in the grass cutter" in
which he has been taking lessons Last
week representative of a film company
took moving picture film of the
grounds of the school and Irah was ask
ed to give an exhibition in the machine.
In letter to a friend he says he is
making fine progress.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Dewitt Grocery company was
held at the companys building on Flat
street Saturday forenoon. These officers
were elected: President, ]. A. Muzzy of
Jamaica; treasurer and manager d. p
~ N
Wilson of Brattleboro; directors, j. A.
Muzzy, d. p. Dewitt and w. s. Hol-
land of Brattleboro and A L. Wheeler
of WardSboro The two other STOCK
holders, F. A. Dewitt of Newfane and
F. B. Pier of Brattleboro, were present,
and after the business meeting the seven
had dinner at the Brooks House
Letters were received this week by
States Attorney F. E. Barber and the
board of selectmen complaining that
drivers of sleighs and seds in many
cases were not using bells on their har-
ness or sleighs and that at least two
! citizens had narrowly escaped injuries
| from being run down by teams that had
| no bells to give warning of their ap-
| proach. The selectmen will look up the
| law and see what can be done under the
| statutes to compel the use of bells. Driv-
| ers also complain that motormen do not
| sound bells before reaching the in
| tersections of street and that 1t Is diff
cult for a driver who has his cap pulled
| over his ears to hear a car approa ching
If the bell is not sounded
The following officers of Daniel F.
| Curtin camp, No. 3, United Spanish
American War Veterans were installed
Friday evening by Past Commander j
Harry Estey: Commander, H. w. Cot
terrell; senior vice commander w. A
Belden; Junior vice commander. d. A
| Cavanaugh; officer of the day, NJ. j
Sherry; officer of the guard, w. F
Toomey; trustee, John F. Long; adju-
tant, L. H. Slater; quartermaster
George Cain; chaplain, Bert o. Ware
historian, John F. Long; surgeon. E. j
Waterman; sergeant major, E. F
Young; quartermaster. F. C. Dunklee
color sergeant, ]. II. Estey; musician,
]. Clune The state encampment will
be held in Brattleboro next June.
The next meeting of the Woman.
club, gentlemens night, will be held II
the First Baptist church wednesday
evening at o'clock, when Irving Bach
eller will lecture on THE Cheerful
Yankee" Mr.. Bachelor is widely known
through his "Eben Holden" "D'ri anc
l." Darrell of the Blessed Isles ant
his latest book. Keeping up with Liz
Zie." He Is a lecturer who is described
as witty, eloquent, stimulating and
master humorist He touches the cru
cial points of New England characters
tics-folk lore, homely experience ant
public service. His lecture Is not onl,
full of fun, but full of poetry and sounC
philosophy. He will set forth the quain
customs and folklore of the peopl,
among whom he was born, and he will
describe the curious adventures which
had shaped their character. The tall
leads into a humorous tale with a eli
ha Late he
bers of the club will be admitted oil
their membership tickets.
A peddler of glasses and writing pa
per barely escaped arrest Tuesday night
through the fact that the train which H.
boarded started just as Chief Of Polio
George Wilson was examining his bag
I gage. The man came to town tina
morning and was very insstent in som
of his methods. Glasses for which hi
first price was 81 he sold for whateve
he could get, some selling as low at 2
cents. The fact that he was in tow
came to the attention of Henry F. Jor
dan, president of the Vermont board o
optometry, and he notified Chief Wilson
at the railroad station just before tn
train started The man was seen o.
the train and Chief Wilson went in an
asked to see the contents of the man
valise. The stranger took up all tn
time possible in fumbling over his gr
and finally opened 1t just as the trail
started If the officer had been sur
of his man or if there had been anothe
minute to spare Mr.. Peddler would hav
appeared later in court.
Mrs. Charles Truax, 70, sister of Mrs
j. NJ. Perkins and Mrs A. w. Rock
well of Brattleboro, died in her home 1
ST. Paul. Mimi. Thursday, Jan. Is, O
heart disease. She had not been feelin
we'll for few weeks, but her deaf
came suddenly. Her maiden name wa
Leora Kenney and she was born i
Guilford, a daughter of George w. an
Roxanna (Tyler) Kenney. She lived 4
Guilford until her marriage to a MI
Wilder, when she went to East Prince
ton Mass. After her husbands deaf
} she lived in Brattleboro short tim
with her sister. the late Mrs Orio
$ Clark. About IA years ago she and he
second husband. Charles Truax of 81
Paul, came to Perkinsville, where the
lived two years. then returning West
The funeral and burial took place Sat
urday. Besides her husband Mrs. Tru
ak leaves two sons, a brother Georg
w. Kenney of Rutland, and six sisters
Mrs. Matilda Jones of Detroit, Mrs. NJ
G. Robinson of New York. Mrs. I. NJ
Holllster Tolle of Stratford, Conn, Mrs
George p. Sheldon of Hopedale Mass
and Mrs, Perkins and Mrs. Rockwell.
]. Eugene Rogers. who bought tn
John Calvin stove store and plumbin
) business last week and resigned as agen
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