Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-06

open Monday, Sept g.
Rev. e. @. s. Osgood will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday
afternoon at 3 O'clock
After the regular meeting of Pro-
tective Grange Wednesday evening
social hour was enjoyed, during which
games were played and refreshments
were served
Brattleboro chapter, d. A. r., will hold
its September meeting with Miss Mary
e. Smith in Guilford next Thursday. All
those desiring transportation accommo-
dations are asked to notify Mrs. w. H.
Richardson of High street on or before
Tuesday.
Miss Florence NJ. wellman supervis-
or of grades, will hold office hours Sat-
urday, Sept. Z. from to IL and to 4,
and Monday, Sept. g. from to IL In the
high school building. Pupils who have
been tutored this summer will be ex-
amined and all new pupils should re-
| port at this time for registration and
not walt until Tuesday
The train from the north which is
due here at All o'clock did not arrive
| until after $50 Tuesday evening. A
| freight wreck near Westminster block
| ed the rails and the train was sent
| around through Keene. The $50 came
| over the regular route. but was about
| 30 minutes late. The report was crcu-
lated that the All train was the one
that was wrecked and many persons
who had relatives and friends on it
| went to the station and made anxious
inquiries.
An alarm from box "a Saturday even
| Ing called the fire department to a fire
in the home of Henry T. Akley on FL
| liot street. The blaze was beneath the
| floor of the second story and was dis
| covered in time to prevent much dam
| age. The firemen tore a hole in the
| floor where the smoke could be seen
and used the chemical. 1t is not known
| how the fire started as there was no
| chimney within eight feet of the blaze
but it is supposed that rats and matches
had something to do with it.
Earl Weatherhead of Schenectady, N.
Y, formerly of this town, has written
| to his brother, Cratus Weatherhead,
| that burglars entered his room Thurs
| day of last week and stole much per-
sonal property. Besides stealing a suit
| of clothes and other wearing apparel
the thieves took his gold watch, class
| PIN necktie pin and other jewelry At
the same time the thieves entered an
other room in the house and stole prop
| erty belonging to another man. Detec-
| tives are working on the case.
Following is the meteorological rec
| ord for the month of August, taken at
| F. r. Vaughan's, 16 High street, at an
| elevation of 312 feet: Maximum temper
| allure, plus &c. QSth and 25th) minimum
temperature, plus 40, Q7th); mean tenn
| perature, plus GA; maximum barometer,
3O.S1 inches, d7th); minimum barometer,
1851, (2Sd) mean barometer, 29.99; clear
| days, {; prevailing wind. SOUTH precip-
| itation, 5.31; precipitation last year, 310;
precipitation for year 1872 1886 inches;
precipitation to Sept. l, 1911, 1924 inches
excess this year, GAP.
Mrs Emelie Randall Rogers. IS, Sec
ond wife and widow of Henry II. Rogers,
| Standard oil and copper magnate, died
early Friday morning at South Vernon
| in her private car, Sunset, attached to
| the White Mountain express. Mrs Rog-
| ers had suffered several years from
| heart disease and after having a sink
| ing spell at Breton Woods Thursday
| expressed a wish to return to her home
| in New York city. She was a native of
| Fairhaven, Mass, and was married IS
| years ago to Mr.. Rogers, who died in
1909. She was left mansion in New
| York and a trust fund of 81, 5OO,O 900, from
| which she drew an income of 100000 a
| year.
| The funeral of Aanson d. McNall,
| who died Aug. %. was held in the home
| of his daughter Mrs. George A Stone,
on Myrtle street Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Dr. ]. r. Cow officiating.
| A. l.. Maynard sang two selections.
| The bearers were j. A. McNall o. 7.
Dodge. Harland Hicks and Charles Hub
| bell. The burial took place in Prospect
| Hill cemetery. Those from out of town
| who attended the funeral were George
| McNall of Fairfax, Mrs. Charles
McNall of Morrisville, Mr. and Mrs.
| Harland Hicks of Essex Junction, Mr.
md NTrC Ivra, l. IInt
| ton Mr.. and Mrs. Almer McNall of Bos-
ton, Mrs. Mary Farnsworth and Mrs.
| Harlie Rogers of Westford.
The Empire theatre, which has been
owned by C. l. Gibbs and j. l.. Wheel
| er the past three years, went under a
new management Monday, when w. A
| Wesley, who manages moving picture
theatres in White River Junction and
| Gardner took charge of the house The
new management has leased the theatre
| from Gibbs x Wheeler and will conduct
| it until the lease expires With Frank
| OLeary. the manager, came a new corps
| of employees. Francis Blake, who has
been singing the illustrated songs, has
gone to the theatre at White River juno
ton and there are three singers here
Bob Fourier, who left here last spring
to go to Gardner and who has been
singing at White River Junction, has
| returned and with him are Jack Shee-
han of Gardner and Miss Louise Rem
ington of Montreal. Miss Blanche Nc
Donald, who has been playing at Mr.
Wesley's theatre in Gardner, is the
pianist. Thomas Hopkins, who has been
moving picture machine operator for the
FORMER management, is connected with
the theatre, but william Dora of Gard
ner is the new operator
The chief of police hopes that the
JAIL sentences given four young men
Tuesday morning will prove effective
toward the suppression of the gang of
thieves who have been robblng gardens
and hen-roosts in this locality a large
part or the summer Residents of West
Brattleboro have been robbed with reg
ularity the past three weeks and the
thieves not only have taken fruit and
vegetables but they have raised havoc
with the gardens. At the farm of w.
H. Ames on the Guilford road the rob-
bers took many potatoes and in stealing
them evidently tried to fool the owner.
Instead of pulling the plants they dug
under the surface of the hill and cut
the potatoes from beneath the ground,
leaving the vines standing. At the farm
of N. N. Newell about all the corn in
MS garden was stolen. Many hen-roosts
nave been visited. but it has been the
rule to take only one or two broiers
ana not make wholesale robbery.
with chicken, corn and potatoes on
their menu the thieves have been en-
Joying the best of food 1t Is supposed