Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-09

lions Will be very acceptable.
Dr. Henry ID. Holton has received $25
to be credited to the Red Cross fund for
the Chinese famine sufferers.
The next regular meeting of the
Ladies' Enterprise society will be held
next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. F.
Z. Hopknson on Cherry street.
f. f. Mather and force of men have
been cutting ice on the Centrevile pond
and putting 1t I'm the creamery ice house
About 100 tons were necessary to fill the
house.
number of persons interested lin
wrestling are planning to attend the
match between DR.. Roller and Mort
Henderson in Greenfield Monday night.
Fritz Hanson will meet Yankee Rog
ers in Greenfield Feb. 26.
While Seectman ]. G.. Stafford was
cutting the limbs from the trunk of
tree that had been felled Wednesday
afternoon the log rolled and he was
thrown to the ground. His side hit one
of the limbs and a rib was fractured.
The funeral of Romance G. Rice was
held in the home of his son, Albert r.
Rice. at IL Green street Friday at
o'clock. Rev. d. f. Trout, pastor of the
Universalist church, officiated and the
burial took place in the Cutting ceme-
terry in Wilmington. Relatives acted as
bearers.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Baseball association will be held Wed
nesday evening, Feb IA, in knights OF
Columbus hall. The board or directors
of the association hope that on that
evening they may be able to give a def
mite statement of the rent to be charged
the coming season for the basepaH
ground by the Island Park company.
l.. f. Holden, agent for the Buick
| automobile, has something interesting TO
| say about that make of car In an adver-
| tisement in this paper. Mr.. Holdens
| experience with his own car gives him
some good talking points. He has run
| il over Is, 900 miles and never has broken
| any part of it and never has had to stop
on the road 10 minutes except to change
| tires.
A special conclave of Beauseant COM
mandery, No. T. knights Tempar, will be
| held this evening in the Masonic tenn
pie. The Order of the Temple will be
conferred This will be the night of the
annual inspection. and Right Eminent
| Sir George F. Root, grand commander of
Vermont and other grand officers will be
present. A banquet will be served at 10
| o'clock.
| A regular meeting of the Windham-
Union of Congregational ministers
was held in the parlor of the Congrega-
tional church Monday. Rev. w. F. Whit
comb of Claremont conducted the devo-
tons, John r. Howard of Northfield,
Mass, gave paper on the social survey
of Windham county, Rev. A. E. Martin
of Wilmington spoke of the work of the
| Grange and Rev j. A. Beardslee of
| Springfield gave a paper on ideal COM
munity work.
Girls from the overall shop had a very
peasan evening Monday in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. Knowlton of "a
| Central Street. The guests of honor were
Clarence A. Knowlton and bride of Hart
ford Conn. Mrs. Knowlton of Hartford
who was Miss Louise H. Green, was en-
ployed in the overall shop before leaving
| town a year ago. Her former shopmates
| presented her a half-dozen solid silver
teaspoons and she received other beauti-
full gifts from those present. Cake and
| coffee were served.
Franklin & HATS repertoire company
with Nellie Frankyn, a dainty soubrette
as the star, will play in the Auditorium
| the week of Feb 10, with the exception
of Thursday, Feb. %. This company Is
new to Brattleboro, but 1t enjoys ar
excellent reputation and comes with ar
entirely new set of plays which arr
produced with special scenery and effects
The company includes several high as'
vaudeville artists. who will give exhi
billions between the acts. The opening
piece is the southern comedy drama
Kentucky Sue" and on wednesday ant
Saturday matinee performances will b'
given.
Judge William r. Daley rendere,
Tuesday his decision in the case of L
B. Yauvey against Jacob Sava, whic
was tried before him Feb. g. He ordere
the defendant to pay the PLAINTIFF 81
and interest at per cent, amounting t
, about So, from March /, 1908. Mr.. Yau
vey sued Mr. Sava, who conducts
( junk business here, for $40 and inter
r est for "a horse which he sold to Saw
l the first week in March, 1908. Saw
claimed that the plaintiff warranted tn
/ | animal but this was denied. Mr. Yau
D vey bought the horse in Boston 70
= about $75 and had him shipped herr
e which cost So more. He kept the AM
n NAL in his stable three weeks and the
i sold him to Sava for $40 Sava used hir
i II weeks and during the 18th week drov
n him to Wilmington, and while in tina
town the animal fell in the shafts an
it was necessary to kill him.
more interesting discussion of tn
negro problem never was heard in Brat
tleboro than was given Sunday mornin
o by Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury. of Boston
u field representative of the America
# Missionary association and one of tn
o most acceptable lay speakers in the Con
n gregational denomination. Mrs. Wood
L bury spoke in the Centre church in plac
n of Rev. r. Nj. Houghton, and tear
= smiles and laughter gave evidence {
: deep interest on the. part of the congre
! cation as the speaker told of her wor
o and incidents in her experience. Sh
Q took to task John Temple Graves. VIII
: for Is years has been suggesting tn
It colonization or deportation of the ne
II groes, and showed how utterly absur
y and impossible either scheme would b.
/, If a line were drawn through the midd
e of the United States from North Dakot
e to Texas and the negroes now in tn
n country were placed west of the liz
8 they would populate that section a
It thickly as it is populated today and q
y many would be left over as there al
e inhabitants in New England; and the
II are increasing at the rate of 400 ever
5, "a hours, AS showing that the negro ha
o as much right to be in this country q
o has the white man, Mrs. Woodbury. sal
n that the first shipload of negroes frol
= Africa landed here a year ahead of tn
y Mayfiower In a very forceful way 81
d told of the invaluable work OF the Amer
J. can Missionary association, PARTICULAR
in the mountains of the South