Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-30

Rev. Henry Lamb of West Brattle-
boro will lead the devotional services in
the Centre Congregational chapel at
7.SO tonight.
The name of the new moving picture
theatre on Elliot street which will open
about Sept. 10 will be THE Princess"
The chairs have arrived and the car
penters have about finished the interior
work.
William c.. Bryant has sold his farm
on the Sunset lake road, through the
William c.. Horton agency, to Mrs. LIZ
| zie A. Ranney of Cambridge, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward ID. Ranney will occupy
| the farm.
Two automobiles containing members of
| the Wilmington Forest and Stream club
| came to Island park Monday and spent
| part of the day there. They made ar
| rangements for a large party to come
| to the park later in the season.
The board of, selectmen will hold
| hearing on the petition of several cti-
zens asking for "a sewer from the juno
| ton of Crosby and Highlawn streets,
| along Hlghlawri ,street to a point oppo-
| site the land of John II. Ryder, Tuesday
evening at O'Clock. Highlawn street
| recently cut through the called
| Stewart Pratt property, south of West
ern avenue.
|
| specifications to 10 contractors who
| have signified their desire to bid on the
construction of a cement bridge to take
| the place of the present "Hertzberg"
bridge on the brook road. The bridge
| will have two arches, one 35 feet, IL
| inches, the other "a feet, one inch The
| bids will close Sept. 7. The present
| bridge Is in poor condition and a new
structure Is absolutely necessary
|
| by the Civic Improvement association at
the spring on Elm street. The water
| from this spring Is especially good and
| many persons go there each day with
| receptacles and carry a supply home
| The association is also having a drink
| ing trough for horses placed at the juno
| ton of Elm, Frost and Flat streets to
| do away with the one that has been
there several years and which was too
| small in circumference and very shallow
| not allowing a great amount of water to
be stored In it.
| Leon |. Leader, superintendent of E.
| l.. Hildreth & Co.'S printing establish
! rnent, has bought the printing business
| of william II. Gleason, Winter HILL
Mass. and will take possession early
| next month. Mr.. Leader has had a
| wide experience in the printing business,
having held executive positions in New
| York. the middle West and Massachu
| sets He came to Brattleboro from
| Lynn. Mass, about five years ago
Among local organizations he is a MEM
Der of Wantastiquet lodge, I. o. o. F.,
and Protective Grange.
The auction sale of produce. stock
| farming tools, ETC., advertised to take
| place Tuesday by Lewis II. Lynde of
| Dummerston, administrator of the
Francis II. Morse estate on Dummerston
| hill, did not take place. Mrs. Morse, who
| has been i'll and unable to care for her
| self, asked the probate court to APP
| point Frank E. Barber as her guardian,
also as guardian of her young daughter.
Mr.. Barber thought the property ought
| not to be Sold as there was enough
| money on deposit to pay the bills. He
| brought a petition in the probate court
| and Mr. Lynde was summoned before
| the court to show why an order should
| not be issued restraining him from sell
| ing the personal property. Such an or
der was issued, also an order directing
Mr.. Lynde to pay the widow $25 a month
during the settlement of the estate
About $50 men attended the annual
meeting of the Spofford Lake Fish and
Game league which was held in the
grove at Silverdale Friday. In the bust
ness meeting E. C. Robertson of Hins-
dale was elected president and b. c.
Thatcher of Chesterfield secretary treas
bake was served in the old rink build
ing. The menu included clans. chow
der, fish, corn, potatoes and other edi-
bles. Excellent music was furnished by
the First regiment band of Brattleboro.
John Kuhlke of Brooklyn, a summer
resident at the lake, presided in the alb
sence of the president. Among the
speakers at the post prandial exercises
were Rev. Mr. Tilton, Judge Ormond and
Mr. Westgate of New York, Edwin ID.
Mead of Boston, Col. George b. Leigh
ton of Dublin, ]. E. Benton of Keene
and William j. Reed of Westmoreland.
Another case of infantile paralysis is
being treated by DR.. w H. Lane, the
patient being Robert w. Blood of Dunn
merston, a farmer and exhibitor of Nor
mandy cattle at the Valley fair. Two
weeks ago Monday DR.. Lane was called
to see Mr.. Blood who is AZ years old
and who was not feeling we'll In a few
days he seemed to be all right, but
later he began to be blind. Dr. Lane
saw him Friday, and at that time Mr..
Blood scarcely could distinguish the form
of objects held before his eyes. Then
both legs began to be affected, and
while Mr.. Blood can use them a little
their control is seriously impaired. His
right arm also is badly affected. DR.. Lane
has read much on the subject of infant
lie paralysis and has Investigated the
disease, but this is the first case he ever
heard of that began with blindness. The
Houghton child on Vernon street, who
had the disease recently, Is improving,
but the use of one leg may not be fully
restored.
| Petty thefts and malicious mischief by
| small boys have been causing much an
noyance to boat owners on the island
| The youngsters get into the boats and
| experiment with the machinery and cleo
| trical apparatus and steal small articles
| lying in the boats. The interior of the
| "Swastika" owned by Bert s. Wood,
| recently was covered with lubrica ting oil
| by a boy bent on mischief. Carroll Wood
| found a boy in his boat one day last
| week and after giving him a severe lee
| turing found that the machinery had
| been tempered with to such an extent
| that 1t took several hours to re-adjust
| It, The outlet of a barrel of lubricat-
| ing oil which had been bought few
| days before by c. II. Grant for use In
| his auto-truck and which was standing
| In the granite shed on the island was
opened and he lost practically the en-
tire contents of the barrel. Special Of
icer Birch has been notified by the boat
owners and plans are being made to
trap the youngsters.
John Shea. alias John Blackstone, was
arrested this week in Brookline, Mass,
for vagrancy and held for the Septem-
Der term of the county court. Shea is