Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-12
Gbs Dsrmont 4benis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTlEBORO.

North Main street early uhs ioihi"e'
The gross receipts of the Brattleboro
post office for the year ending March
81. were SAC, 1926, which was $229S17
more than for the previous ~ months.
The net revenue to the government the
past year was $26,2S5.4S
The Woman's club will meet wednes-
day afternoon in the Congregational
chapel The subject will be "Our state
institutions" and the speaker will be
Mrs. p f. Hazen of st. Johnsbury, who
has been on the board of examiners OF
state institutions.
one of the notable dramatic events of
the season is the coming to the Auditor
ium next wednesday, when England
great character actor William Hawtrey,
and his distinguished London company
will present the laughing success of two
continents, Dear Old Billy" a clean ana
wholesome farcial comedy in three acts
by w. II. Risque.
The annual meeting of the womans
exchange for the election of officers Will
DE held in the rest room Monday AFTER
noon at $50. Reports will be given and
action will be taken on the proposed
amendment to the constitution so that
five members of the governing board
shall constitute a quorum. The board
will meet at o'clock.
About IS couples attended the waltz
ing party given by Spaulding and Marion
In Grange hall Monday evening. for
which Leitsngers orchestra furnished
music. The prize waltz was entered by
a large number of couples and the prize
of a IS gold piece was awarded by the
Judges f. H. Minis, Michael Dunn and
Alcide Marion. to James Clune and Miss
Helen Clune.
John Brennan, an electrician at the
Fort Dummer Mills, was so severely
burned about the face yesterday morn
ing while workings at the mill that IL
was necessary to remove him to the
Memorial hospital. He was working at
a switchboard and had in his hand
pair of pliers which came in contact
with a switch that was part of 800
volt circuit The contact made by the
pliers caused a short circuit and the
flash enveloped his face, badly burning
it, His burns were dressed by DR.. w. II.
Lane.
The auction sale of the Hardware and
Wooodenware company's property, sched-
uled to take place in Worcester today,
was postponed to April 20, by Judge j.
l.. Martin this week. r. b. Fentress of
Baltimore, who bid off the property at
the first auction SALE has appealed from
Judge Martins decision not to confirm
the sale and the appeal is set for hear
ing next October. Meanwhile no reason
is known why the property will not be
sold April 20, Mr.. Fentress failed this
week in an effort to secure a stay of
the auction proceedings.
Mrs. Fremont Hamilton is i'll with
diphtheria in her home and John Warren
Hamilton, her son, is in the city hos
pital in Bath. Me-, i'll with the same dis
ease John w. Hamilton, who is stu
dent in Bowdoin college, came home re-
Gently on vacation and returned Mon
day of this week. On Tuesday he was
taken ill with diphtheria and was taken
to the hospital. His mother became i'll
Wednesday afternoon, and doubtless she
contracted the disease from him. Both
have the disease in pronounced form, but
are doing well. Eight or nine college
students out of 40 in the d. K. E. fra
ternity house at Bowdon have had
diphtheria, and a few weeks ago Mr..
Hamilton took 1000 units of diphtheretic
anti-toxin.
A meeting of the real estate committee
of the West River Valley association was
held in the County House in Newfane
Tuesday. Those present included Pres
j. II. Ware of Townshend j. H. Under
wood of Newfane, George Briggs of
Wardsboro and F. H. Willard of Towns
bend. Harry Knight of Jamaica was
made a member and it was decided to
appoint other members in Wndham and
to have the names of all residents of the
valley who have property for sale, as
they are preparing a list of pieces OF
available real estate in order to be ready
to answer enquiries in response to adj
vertisements and they hope that all per-
sons having real estate for sale will no
tify them at once. Blanks to be filled
out may be secured from any member of
the committee or from the secretary, H.
G. Rice of Brattleboro.
A petition is being circulated by Sec
rotary c. S. Hopkins of the board of
trade and signed by n large number of
business men and other residents which
will be presented to the Boston & Maine
railroad. 1t reads as follows: I'VE
hereby petition and ask that you kindly
arrange so that the southbound train
now leaving South Vernon at SOB a. m.
be run enough earlier so as to connect
with or become part of the express train
leaving Greenfield at a. m. and ar
irving at New York about noon, or, run
the O'Clock train a little later from
Greenfield so that the SOB South Vernon
train can connect with this express at
Greenfield" If the railroad authorities
act favoraby on the petition it will be
much easier for residents of this locality
to get to New York and return. With
the night service a person could leave
this town shortly after o'clock in the
morning, have the afternoon in New
York city and return that evening.
The cast for the First regiment band
play which will be presented May 16, II
and IS has been selected. The play is
Augustus Days "A Night on in four
acts. The cast is as follows: Justinian
Babbtt professor of ancient history in
the Camptown university, Myron p.
Davis; Harry Damask, his son-in-law, r.
G.. Chace; Jack Mulberry, in pursuit of
fortune, under the name of Chumley,
Fred C. Adams; Lord Mulberry, in pur-
suit of Jack, j. p Ferrter; Marcus
Brutus Snap, in pursuit of fame and
fortune under various legitimate aliases,
Fred c. Cressy; Prowl, usher a the
university Harold Putnam; Mrs. Fan
tippa Babbitt, professor of conjugal
management in the professors house,
hold, Mrs. C. B. Crowen; Nisbe, the
youngest imp" of the household. Miss
Mary F. Cox; Angelica Damask the
eldest, Mrs. c. b. Hunter; Susan, the
"brassiest,'' Miss Daisy Wells. The time
of the piece is recently" and the place
nearby" There are four acts, the
first third and fourth being the pro-
fessor's study and the second the re-
ception room at Damask's.