Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-03


Thursdays sleep, worked the chiefs de-
gree on four candidates, after which a
chicken-pe supper was served.
Rev. c. II. Merrill, d. d., of St
Johnsbury will preach in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday. The sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper will be OBJ
served.
Carl Schoring has begun to rebuild
his house in North Hinsdale which was
destroyed by fire last February The
masons have finished work on the base
ment and lumber has arrived for the
construction of the house.
Several motor boats have been placed
in the river in the past few days.
Charles Cakes, c. p. Spencer and Hayes
Bigelow put in boats last week. Ernest
Harris. Fred II. Harris and Charles A.
Harris put their boats in the water
Sunday
Pauline Smith. 4, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert A. Smith, died of diph-
iberia in the home of her parents Sun
day morning. The burial took place in
Putney Sunday afternoon She was the
second of the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Smith to succumb to this disease with
in a week. Her brother, Paul, died the
previous Thursday.
Chief Engineer Fl. w. Sanders's record
of fires in the village from April l. 1911,
to April l. 1912, shows IL box alarms
and Is still alarms, a total of 80 calls
with a property loss of less than $4,000
The most serious fire was on School
street the night of Aug. IL, when the
old Methodist church building was dam
aged about $250O The other losses ranged
from $40 to 1862.
DR.. II. d. Holton, secretary and ex-
ecutive officer of the state board of
health, announces that the board has APP
pointed May as cleaning-up day. In
making this announcement DR.. Holton
suggests that all househoders, town and
city officials can promote a more sani-
tary Vermont by cleaning up their back
yards, streets and winter dumping
places He says that the extending of
the duties of Arbor day for this purpose
has met with the most cordial approval
of the governor
One of the most successful card par
| ties of the season was given Friday
night in the banquet hall in the Masonic
temple by the ladies of Bingham chap
ter, o. e. S. Straight whist was played
at IL tables and bridge at Is tables. Re-
freshments were served in the small
banquet hall. Mrs. Fremont Hamilton
and Clarence Reed were the prize win
ners in bridge and Mrs. Rollin Brown
and A. P. Carpenter in straight whist
Mrs. o. F. Benson Mrs. L. L. Durham
and Mrs F. r. Vaughan were the com.
mittee in charge.
| Wanted-Immedately the arrest of Q
| few automobilists for overspeeding be
| fore some serious accidents take place
Some frghtful exhibitions of fast driv-
| ing may be seen daily on Main street oil
| on almost any other street of the viii
lage. One chauffeur in particular ha!
been noted who drives with extrem,
recklessness at high speed, APPARENT.
| without any regard to the rights o
others who happen to be on the high
ways. This man narrowly escaped col
lisions on Main street and on the Put
| ney road within a week. There ar,
| several others who will bear watching
| The infliction of few fines at this tint
might have a very salutary effect.
THE Purple Widow. a musical satire
| on bequeathed husbands, will be pre-
| scented in the Auditorium tomorrow
| bargain matinee and evening perform
ances, with Loretta Crawford as tn,
purple widow, looking for a victim, ,ant
| Billy Carlton as Heinie Smaltz, the lead
| ing man. Two hours of successive shock:
| of pleasure are guaranteed by the man
agement Among the musical number!
| are an opening medley of popular hits
81 got you Steve,' THE phone bel
rang" 1914 march," 81 want to go tt
the ball game" 'If 1 had the world t.
| give" Take me back to your garden o.
love" THAT mysterious rag" "Eccen
trio dance" 'Id like to live in Love
| land with a girl like you," Grand fl
male" Wherever this company has ap.
| pearej it has been received with enthu
siasm. 1t is a funfest of jollity, abound
| ing in intricate dances and tuneful mel
| odies
Four dispositions were taken befor
Notary Public C. M. Miller Saturda.
morning in regard to the train wrecl
"sideswiped" and freight cars and pas
senger cars damaged Alfred B. Jor
dan. Ernest R. Bemis, w. F. Saxtol
and John J. Clarity testified as to Ger
tain incidents the morning of the ac
| cident. Mr.. Jordan made photograph
| of the scene of the accident and CAV
his deposition to that effect. Mr.. Bemi
testified as to the speed of the trail
| just before it hit the freight cars whicl
were standing. on a siding, Mr.. Saxtol
told of the position of a switch shortl,
| after the accident, which he said wa
thrown to danger, and Mr.. Clarity sub
Stimulated Mr.. Saxton's testimony. At
torneys E. j. Waterman and w. Z
Smith appeared for the Boston e. Main
railroad and Attorney II. d. Cohen o
the office of Richard ]. Donovan of New
York city, which has entered suits TO
20 persons claimed to have been injure
in the wreck, appeared for the plain
tiffs
New ordinances were adopted in
meeting of the full board of village bail
ifs in Chairman III. G. BARRIERS offic
| saturday night, pursuant to authorit!
of Act No. 232, Acts of 1894. One is tina
no building in the village now standing
or being erected or hereafter erecte,
shall have any roof or covering othe
than tile, slate, tin, copper, iron or othe
| incombustible material authorized b.
the building inspector. This does no
mean that the present single roofs will
have to be changed for other kinds, tn
intent of the bailiffs being that whel
the roofs are ready to be re-covere
some incombustible material shall b
used. Nothing will spread fire NOR
quickly than single roofs. Another or
dinance Is that all buildings in the vii
lage limits now standing or being erect
ed or hereinafter erected" which are t.
be used as garages or stables for auto
mobiles shall be made fireproof to tn
satisfaction of the building inspector
The ordinances went into effect imme
diately upon their adoption Saturda,
night penalty of not exceeding $40
is provided for violation of them.
In the regular session of the probat
court Saturday afternoon, Judge A. F
Schwenk presiding, business in the fol
lowing cases was transacted: The will
of Phila M. Wheeler was presented an,
allowed and Robert F.. Wheeler an
Charles N. Wheeler were appointed ad