Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-27

The Salvation Army VIII hold rum
mage sale in Retting building on High
street Oct. 2, 3. and 5.
j. Il. Halls Bible class will hold a
social Tuesday afternoon, Oct. l. at
o'clock with Mrs. Arthur A. Chamber
lain at "a Birge street. 1t is hoped that
every member will make special effort
to be present.
An electric sign has been suspended
across Elliot street in front of the
Princess theatre The sign Is about 10
feet long and three feet high and shows
the name of the theatre in letters In
outline about foot in height.
L. j. Strong and Flora e. Strong,
owners of the Townshend Inn, adver-
tise that property for sale by auction
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3, in order to
adjust unsettled business between the
owners The hotel has been doing an
excellent business this season. Details
of the sale are given in another column
in this paper.
Miss Nettie Bowie was surprised
pleasantly Monday evening in the home
of Mrs. C. T.. Lockwood, when eight
young women friends called to help OBJ
serve her birthday anniversary. Miss
Bowie was remembered with gifts and
the evening was spent in playing 500.
Miss Bessie Kendall was awarded first
prize, WITS. freu DpduiuiuS StNOhu piiNC'
and Mrs. Clyde V. Chamberlin was CIV
en- the consolation prize
The case against John Shea, alias
Blackstone, who appeared before the
| September term of the Suffolk county
| (Mass) superior court, was placed on
| file when he came up for trial last
| week. Shea is the man who was arrest
| ed here during the Valley fair last year
| and was given from five to six months
| for vagrancy. He was arrested In Brook
| line, Mass. for a similar offence and the
| Brookline police claimed that he had
served eight of the last II months in
| jail.
The Windham County House in New
| fame was opened Tuesday to persons
| who wished to obtain meals. For the
| past several months Landlord Earl Da-
| Wis has not been furnishing meals at
| his hosiery, the Newfane Inn taking
the boarders. Mr.. Davis conducted a
| livery business and Landlord Smiley of
| the Inn kept out of that business. When
| Sheriff G. e. Mann assumed office he
| decided that 1t would be for the best
| interest of the county to have the coun-
| ty house furnish meals and he instruct
| ed Mr.. Davis to reopen the dining room.
Eight diners partook of the MONDAY
meal Tuesday.
The National car which was stolen
| from Manley Brothers recently has been
brought back to Brattleboro by a man
| sent from their garage to the Toy Tav-
| ern hotel in Winchendon, where the car
was located last week Monday by a tel
| ephone message sent to Mr.. Manley by
| James Boyce proprietor of that hotel
| The thief, w. c. Jones of England, Is
now in Fitchburg awaiting trial. The
| Packard car which Jones left at Man
ley Brothers for repairs at the time he
took the National from their garage be-
longs to Charles Lawson of New York
| city. Manley Brothers identified Mr.
| Lawson as owner by wiring to the Sec
rotary of state of New York giving the
| number of the car. Manley Brothers
have communicated with Mr.. Lawson
A big crowd gathered on Main street
| Monday night to hear the last concert
| of the season by the first regiment band
| 1t was the best concert of the season
| and the most noteworthy number
| rendered here in years was the cor
| net duet, Concert Polka" Losey, play
ed by Sewall Morse and Carl Leitsinger
The work of these two soloists, who
rank high in their profession, was a re-
markable example of triple tongue play
ing and was done in absolute precision
Responding to the applause of the au-
| dience, they played 1.-THE Rosary
which was exceedingly beautiful and
impressive. The concert demonstrated
anew the advantage of the Brooks
House balcony -oyer all other places In
town as a place for producing musca
effects most pleasing to the listeners
Contractors and other employers OF
unskilled labor in town say there Is q
scarcity of that class of help. With cold
weather but a few months away con-
tractors who have jobs that they wan
| finished before winter are looking fol
men who can handle the pick and SHOW
| ell and manage a wheelbarrow, but theil
| efforts are usually without result as
| all laborers are busy At present there
is a contractors agent here who will
| pay bonus of from 80 to 81 a head or
every unskilled laborer who is brought
to him. He sends them away to con-
tractors in other states. The majority
are sent to New York state, and ne re-
ceives about twice the bonus he give:
for the workmen. His efforts to gel
help affect the local contractors ant
their work is being held back. There
are several jobs here that should bt
| 1t Is probable that workmen will have
to be brought from other cities ant
towns to complete the work.
A meeting of Andrew Jackson chap.
ter, Daughters of 1912, was held in the
|
urday. Eight members were present
Miss Della Sherman, vice president, pre-.
sided in the absence of the president
Mrs G. B. White who was detained
on account of illness. A discussion o.
| the bylaws was held and refreshment:
were served. This was the time for the
| regular annual meeting and election o.
officers but by order of Mrs. Slade Of
New York, president of the national or.
sanization, the time for the annua
meeting has been changed from Sep.
TENDER to May, The present officers will
continue to serve until that time. Be-
sides the president and vice presiden
already mentioned the present board o.
officers includes Mrs. c. H. Thompson
secretary, Mrs. C. II. Richardson, treas
urer, Mrs, III. f. Weatherhead, chap.
lain, Mrs. Frank GIBSON, auditor ant
the councillors are Mrs. e. r. Bemis
Mrs Levi Fuller, Mrs. T. w. Bruce, Mrs
Fred Holden, Miss Allie Morse and Mrs
| j. G. Stafford
Miss Kathleen Long Stewart, daugh
ter of Mrs. Mary A. Stewart of thi!
town. and Frank Young of Putney were
married Monday morning at o'clocl
in the rectory of St. Michaers Roman
Catholic church by Rev. Father M. ]
| Carmody, who used a single ring ser