Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08

in waiting after the dance.
The executive committee of the Civic
Improvement league will meet at DR..
H. ID. Holton's next Wednesday evening
at 7.3O.
Miss Ruth Barg of Springfield will
sing at the service in the Swedish Bu-
theran church Saturday evening. She
also will take part in the meetings Sun
day at 1890, and 100
Misses Hawley and Bane had a pro-
nounced success at their concert given
In Seminary hall, Townshend Wednes-
day evening. AS a result they will prob
ably go there every week for piano and
voice teaching.
The annual foreign missionary thank
Offering meeting of the ladies' association
Of the Centre Congrega tional church will
be held in the chapel Friday evening at
$3.50 O'Clock. A social hour will follow the
meeting. Every woman In the Parish is
urged to be present
The Springfield board Of trade has sent
invitations to members of the Brattle-
boro board of trade to attend a meeting
of the Massachusetts state board of trade
in Springfield next Wednesday. The
meeting will be held in the armory at
2.30 o'clock. Luncheon will be served at
the Hotel Kimball at / o'clock.
SCRUB IOOIDdll team llneu up against
the high school players on the island
yesterday afternoon, but didn't get a
'1ook-in." Most of the game was played
in the rain and the students won IS to
o. The star of the scrubs was Randall,
clerk at the Brooks House. The same
teams probably will play again at an
early date.
Rev. d. E. Trout announced to the
Universalst Sunday school last Sunday
that Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Shurteff had
presented about 30 books of miscellane-
Gus subjects to the Sunday school libra
ry. vote of thanks was rendered the
givers. Mr.. and Mrs Shurtleff will go
tomorrow to Winthrop, Mass, where
they will make their home with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Patchett.
Rev. DIR. John r. Cow went We'd
nesday to Fair Haven, this state, which
was his first parish, to officiate at the
marriage of James Blaine Wheeler of
Rutland and Miss Frances Lucinda AL
len of Fair Haven. The ceremony was
performed in the Baptist church, where
30 years ,ago DR.. Cow off1ciated at the
marriage of the brides father, Charles
r. Allen, cashier of the Allen National
bank of Fair Haven.
A real touch of winter was felt Sat-
urday and Saturday night for the first
time this fall. Rain fell Friday after
noon, but Saturday morning the mer-
curry was lower than 1t had been since
last winter. The day continued cold and
during the night a brisk north wind
added to it's severity. Ice formed in the
cutters and on still water everywhere.
TIL wind came from the north all day
and heavy garments were worn by most
people
In the service at the Home for the
Aged last Sunday afternoon Rev. Roy NJ.
Houghton gave in condensed form an ac-
count of his experiences in the Holy
Land, making d very interesting story
and giving a new meaning to some of the
New Testament passages These ex-
periences will be given in more extended
form in the series of Sunday evening SER
vices in the church, the first of which
was given as an Introductory lecture be-
fore a large congregation last Sunday.
Jarvis Burrows, 81, of Vernon was
arrested Monday afternoon and brought
before Judge w. r. Daley by Sheriff
c. f. Mann. Burrows was charged with
drunkenness and the case against him
was continued to Nov. 8. Attorney A. F.
Schwenk went surety for him in the
sum of 800. Burrows was arrested last
April charged with assault and after
several contnuances he was placed on
probation, Aug. 5, for period of six
months after he had pleaded guilty to
the charge and was fined $50 and
costs. Upon payment of costs he was
given probation If he is found guilty
of drunkenness he will be liable for the
offense for which he is on probation.
A horse owned by F. A. Larrow was
killed Sunday afternoon on the Putney
road when a shaft on Joseph Whelans
carriage penetrated it's lung and heart.
C. A. Allen and a young woman had
hired Mr.. Larrow's horse and We're OPP
posite one of the buildings on the Brad
ley farm when they saw Mr.. Whelan's
horse approaching at what they say
was a fast clip. Mr.. Whelan was driv
ing. Mr.. Allen turned into the side of
the road as far as he could go but the
shaft of the other carriage hit the
animal wounding il fatally. Mr.. Lar
row was notified and Mr. Whelan
went to his livery stable and, it is said,
acknowledged responsibility for the >ac-
cident.
The annual harvest day at the Home
for the Aged will be observed Wednes-
day. Nov 10, from 10 a. m. to p. m.
Each member of the visiting committee
is asked to feel individually responsible
for the success of the day Each men,
Der is urged to be present accompanied
by at least one friend. This invitation
is extended to the entire public. old and
young, and contributions of all kinds will
be very gratefully received. Everything
is acceptable and useful at the home,
from glass of jelly to a barrel of -four.
Table linen, towels, etc, are always
needed and money in small or large
sums will be accepted gladly A good
attendance on harvest day is an indi-
cation that the public has an interest in
this worthy institution and its family,
which of itself is most gratifying.
A hearing will take place in Brat
tleboro next Thursday before Chancellor
F. NJ. Butler of Rutland on the motion
of the orator for an interlocutory in
junction in the case of the Hooker
Corser q Mitchell company of this town
against the proprietors of the Mohawk
Overall company of Schenectady, N Y,
formerly with the Brattleboro concern.
In the hearing in this town recently be-
fore Chancellor f. l.. Fish of Vergennes
the Brattleboro company asked for an
injunction restraining the Mohawk COM
pany from employing certain persons
whom 1t alleged We're enticed away from
the orator company and from making
goods similar to those made by the ora
tor company and from selling to a list
of alleged customers of the local con-
Germ, the list numbering about 1000. The
chancellor denied the petition, and the
orator has brought similar petition be-
fore Chancellor Butler, which will be
argued next week. C. C. Fits and r. C.
Bacon will appear for the orator and w