Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

Saturday evening.
Rev. r. NJ. Houghton will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
The Womans Exchange will hold a
Christmas sale of needlework, baskets,
hand painted cards, home made confec-
tonery, etc, at the rest room Saturday
from 10 a. m, to p. m.
DR.. Edward Curtis, a. who died in his
home in New York city Nov. 2S, was
brother of Mrs. Ellie Charler, whose
husband formerly owned the George e.
Crowel house, Lindenhurst. Or. Curtis
was q brother of the late George Will
liam Curtis.
e II. Harris has sold his interest in
the painting and decorating business of
Harris & Haverty to Thomas T. Hav-
erty, his partner, and has gone to work
in Springfield, Mass, for the company
which has the contract to decorate the
interior of the new city hall.
Miss Marguerite Haus, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry b. Haus, of Walnut
street, fell from the bottom step at the
rear of their home Tuesday afternoon
and struck on the concrete walk. Her
right ankle was dislocated and she will
be confined to her home some time
The Congregational Sunday school
voted Sunday to send 500 to Rev. An
tonic Arrighs Italian evangelical
Sunday school in New York for use in
the Christmas festivities, also to send a
box of clothing and gifts for the child
rem. o. b. Hughes was elected chair
man of a committee to look after the
box.
In the Centre church Sunday night
large congregation saw some excellent
views of the pyramids, Sphinx and va
rious other pictures of Cairo and Egypt,
many of them taken by Rev. r. NJ.
Houghton on his trip in Europe One of
the pictures showed Rev. Mr.. Hough-
ton and two other members of the par
ty on the top of one of the pyramids,
and another showed him on the back of
a camel The lecture next Sunday night
will have particular reference to Jeru-
salem The audiences this year are
much larger than those a year ago.
Mrs. Mary Hodgkins and Miss Minnie
Hodgkins went into a strip of woods on
Prospect hill Wednesday to pick ever
greens and returned with a fair-sized
bunch of mayflowers and buds. From
several sections of the town reports have
come of women who have picked dan
deons and buttercups during Novem-
Der and this month. Not only has the
weather been mild in this section of the
COUNTY. but up to and including this
week many reports have come from
correspondents of The Phoenix about
spring and summer flowers being picked
by residents of the various towns.
The two performances of MY Gin
derella Girl" in the Auditorium Satur-
| day gave general satisfaction, but the
audiences were not large. The company
| was excellent as a whole, but the par
| ticuar star was Knox Wilson, comedi-
an. in the role of Schmidt, a stranded
| musician. The way in which he created
| business for the Purple Pig hotel by
| breaking bottles in the road Travelled
by automobile parties, and his original
| ity in performing the various duties
from porter to chambermaid after the
strike of the help caused much amuse-
saxophone solo. Grace Kennincott, Maud
| Williams and Harry PAUL. acted and sang
with good taste, and the chorus though
small was attractive and did good
work.
Only one case of diphtheria has been
reported to Health officer Henry Tuck
er this week-Horace Welcome of "a
| South Main street. Arthur Graves of {
Church place is i'll with chicken pox, the
only case reported this week. Mumps
| have been reported at the Clapp farm
Miss Louise Waite being ill., William
Ryan, who has been i'll with diph.
iberia in his home at l Canal street
| now has the humps This disease has
been reported in the homes of II. II
Dimes of "a Clark street, Charles Aller
on Central street and Mrs. Mary J. Cor
borino at IS Grove street. Whoopnf
cough has been reported in the home O.
]. A. Amdon, 127 Elliot street, and il
West Brattleboro at j. w. Starks's, L
II. Johnson's, F. H. Waldron's and En-
cry NIiller's.
1ox hat
and Waldo Wells was tried before JUS
tice Frank D. e. Stowe Tuesday. TIL
esta blished facts were that the two mel
went into the bakery business and tina
Mr.. Mixer put in $135 in cash. Afte
they had been in business a few week
the partnership was dissolved, Mr.. Mix
err withdrawing and Mr.. Wells contin
uing the business The question at issu
was as to the terms of the dissolution
Mr., Mixer claimed that Mr.. Wells as
sumed the debts and agreed to pay hin
back the $135. Mr. Wells claimed tina
as condition of his assuming the debt
Mr.. Mixer agreed to leave the S135 in thu
business. Mr.. Mixer sued to recover tn,
money. Several witnesses were exam
ined F. f. Barber appeared for Mr.. Mix
err and C. S. Chase and Harrie B. Chas
for Mr.. Wells. Mr.. Stowe reserved de
cision.
positions was rendered delightfully."- in tn
Union entertainment course Tuesda
evening by a trio consisting of Leon Val
Vliet, 'cellist, Miss Ruth Ivy, violinist
and Mrs. Francis p. Blake of this town
accompanist. The concert was given IL
the First Baptist church and was lis
tened to by fair sized audience, whicl
showed its satisfaction with the work o
the musicians by generous applause, t.
which there was a willing response. MI
Van Vliet produced some wonderful
sweet and pure tones and all his rendi
lions had the finished touch of tru
artist. The audience was greatly please,
with the work of Miss Ivy. She dis
played marked musical apprecat ton a
well as technical ability, to which he
personal grace gave an added charm i
program of this nature much depend
upon the accompanist. Mrs. Blake me
the requirements fully and completely
With no opportunity to become accus
toned to the other players, Mrs. Blak
certainly did herself credit to the pleas
ure of her Brattleboro friends Not on
of the trio ever had played with eithe
of the others until the day OF the con
cert
1t has been established by a popula
short STORY writer that pigs Is pigs,
and Judge w r. Daley Is wrestling wit
problem in which he will be called up
on TO show that "heifers is heifers.
The question was brought to his atten
tio, "Wednesday morning in DummeratO