Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05


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The odd Fellows will hold the seventh
dance in the series Friday night, Jan r.
Letslnger's orchestra will furnish music
as usual.
Sedgwick post and Woman's Relief
corps and invited guests will meet in
Grand Army hall Wednesday evening,
Jan 10, for joint installation of officers.
Refreshments will be served.
The members of the Brattleboro
branch of the Woman's Alliance are in
vited to meet in the home of Mrs. John
ID. Barrows, High street, Friday even
ing at 73O o'clock. A full attendance Is
earnestly desired.
While the patrons of the Empire
theatre were enjoying a moving picture
film Monday afternoon the picture ma
chine stopped and despite the efforts of
the operator to remedy the difficulty the
rest of the performance was not given.
The management gave the persons in the
audience tickets good for another per-
Torrance.
In addition to the private car Flor
encia," built expressly for the John W.
Vogels Big City Minstrels and said to
be the handsomest and costliest car ever
constructed for a theatrical manager.
the organization requires special bag
gage car for the elaborate scenery, cal
cium and electrical effects which will
be used in their performances at the Au-
ditorium tomorrow, Saturday, matinee
and night.
Miss Constance de Clyver Edison of
New York city, whose marriage to
Charles l.. Seeger, jr.. of that city took
place Dec. %. is granddaughter of the
late Prof. Ellie Charlier, who was pro-
prietor of a famous boys school in New
York and spent the summers at Linden
hurst, Brattleboro, which he owned Mr.
and Mrs. Seeger are devoting their lives
to music, he being a composer and con-
ductor and she professional violinist.
Christie b. Crowell. district deputy
grand master, has plans well under way
for the annual meeting of the Free Ma
sons of the Eighth Masonic district of
Vermont, to be held in the Masonic tenn
pie in Brattleboro Friday Jan. 49, In
the afternoon the first degree will be
conferred by Unity lodge of Jackson
Vile, and the lectures will be rehearsed
by Social lodge of Wilmington. The
ladies' of Bingham chapter will serve the
banquet. In the evening Blazing Star
lodge of Townshend will confer the third
degree.
Attorney C. NJ. Miller and o. r.
Hughes went to Townshend the latter
William Sparks, constable and tax col
lector. against George Rogers, A. r.
Marsh, trustee, which was to recover
three years taxes, amounting to about
$1i. The town had trusteed for funds in
the hands of Mr. Marsh. Dennis Jones
also claimed the funds. and the issue
really was as to whether the town or
Mr. Jones was entitled to them. Mr.
Miller appeared for the town and Mr.
Hughes for Mr. Jones The hearing
took place in the Townshend Inn before
Justice +. NJ. Butler, who decided
against Rogers but reserved decision as
to who could hold the funds giving the
attorneys a week in which to submit
briefs covering the law points involved
This was Mr.. Hughes's first case.
John W. Vogels Big City Ministries
nave reached the summit of perfection
a monument to the march of prog. =
sive minstrel enterprise. The show is
conducted on broad and liberal ba-
sis, the company containing the leading
lights of minstrelsy, the cream of laugh
producers and the pick of high class
novelty entertainers, presenting a pro-
gram entirely different from all other
minstrel organizations, and a welcome
relief from the old and threadbare
methods so long in use by similar enter
prises. The public's wants have been
l..
who has acquired recognition for the
advancement and further development of
minstrelsy, receiving the praise and
steadfast financial support of all lovers
of amusement. This famous organlZa- =
ton will be seen in the Auditorium to-
morrow, Saturday. matinee and night.
A free. imposing spectacular street pa =
rade will be given at noon.
a quiet wedding took place Tuesday
at noon in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred w. Putnam, when their daughter,
Miss Rose Osborn Putnam, was married
to Capt. Walter Orrn Cooley of Com
pany |, LIST Vermont regiment. Rev. Roy
Nj. Houghton of the Congregational
church performed the ceremony using a
double ring service. Only the immedi-
ate relatives of the bride and bride
groom were present and the wedding
was very simple. The couple were UNI
attended The bride wore a green cor
duroy travelling gown with hat to match
ana carried bouquet of violets Fol-
lowing the ceremony a luncheon was
served and Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley went
on the afternoon train to New York,
sailing for Bermuda Wednesday morn
ing. They will be away about two
weeks and upon their return will live in
the house recently occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. r. l.. Greene on Green street The
VI rue Is an dtlrdCllNe young woman VINO
has taken an active part in local social
affairs. Capt. Cooley, formerly regimen
TAI quartermaster sergeant, is assistant
superintendent of the Estey Organ COM
pany's plant
The beginning of the year 1912, at mid
night Monday morning. marked the
passing of the United States circuit
courts, tribunals as old as the nation
and more prominent in the early days
of the republic than the supreme court
In explaining the meaning of the abol-
ishment of the circuit courts United
states Judge j. l.. Martin of Brattle-
boro said this week that 1t meant simply
the consolidation of the work of both the
circuit and district courts, but the same
Judges have done the work heretofore
so the change does not involve more
work or alter any judges Jurisdiction
Some circuit court clerks. some of them
exceedingly competent men of long ex-
perience, have lost their positions by
reason of the new judiciary code, but
in Vermont Clerk F. S. Plat of Rutland
Is not thrown out of office, having been
clerk of both courts. Since the circuit
court of appeals was created there has
been no practical need of the circuit
court and good lawyers have been puz-
zled to know whether to bring case in
the circuit court or the district court
No opposition to. the present code was
made, the judges agreeing that the
change was desirable.